Partnership Services

The Center for Digital Equity works with employers, funders, companies, and cities to design collaborations that go beyond standard partnerships. As a trusted backbone organization, CDE aligns governments, nonprofits, employers, and funders around shared digital opportunity goals.

Our nationally recognized model strengthens community-led solutions, builds local infrastructure, and delivers scalable programs grounded in coordination, workforce development, and community trust. All collaborations are designed for replication, sustainability, and long-term impact.

Ways We Work Together

Partners work with CDE in a few core ways — often combining direct support and collaborative delivery. Whether you’re investing in workforce skills, coordinating local ecosystems, or launching multi-site initiatives, we co-design approaches that meet real needs and deliver measurable results.

Service Option

Digital Navigator Access Pass

One-on-one Digital Navigator support for employees or participants who need help using technology for work, health, and everyday life.

Support is available in flexible blocks of 50, 100, or 200 hours of Digital Navigator time, delivered in person or virtually.

• Support with workplace tools and benefits platforms
• Help with onboarding, upskilling, and digital confidence
• Support for everyday technology needs

Community Delivery and Scaling Partnerships

Strategy, coordination, and delivery support for organizations investing in digital opportunity across communities, regions, or systems.

Partners typically engage through one or both of the approaches below.

Service Option

Implementation & Impact

Often used by corporate CSR teams and multi-site partners, CDE serves as a trusted delivery partner by embedding Digital Navigators into community organizations, coordinating implementation, and converting investment into measurable outcomes grounded in community trust and visible at scale.

• Navigator staffing and program management
• Launch and onboarding toolkits
• Branded reporting and impact dashboards
• Multi-site or multi-year coordination

Service Option

Community Infrastructure

Often used by foundations and municipalities, CDE works with funders and cities to design and launch community-led digital opportunity ecosystems supported by coordination, staffing, and long-term planning — building durable local infrastructure beyond short-term funding cycles.

• Ecosystem scans and readiness assessments
• Community roadmaps and pilot design
• Multi-organization onboarding and coordination
• Monitoring, evaluation, and replication planning

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Not ready for services yet? Start by becoming a partner.

Many organizations begin by joining CDE as a partner to learn, connect, and collaborate. Partnership offers a low-barrier way to engage with our network and explore deeper collaboration over time.