Contentbank.org was created to spur the development
of online content and tools produced for and by low-income
and other underserved communities.
Contentbank exists as a project of The Children's Partnership
(TCP), a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. TCP
undertakes research, analysis, and advocacy to place the
needs of America's nearly 70 million children and youth,
particularly the underserved, at the forefront of emerging
policy debates. The hallmark of The Children's Partnership
is to forge agendas for youth in areas where none exist,
to help assure that disadvantaged children have the resources
they need to succeed, and to involve more Americans in the
cause for children.
The director and senior staff of Contentbank.org
were based at Blue Ridge during its early formative stages.
The project continues to thrive, with three main goals:
1. To identify what online
content low-income users need, examples of what exists,
and what still needs to be created;
2. To make it easier for community-based organizations and
the individuals they serve to create their own content;
and
3. To encourage the public and private sectors to develop
useable content for low-income and underserved Americans.
