[wny-digital-equity-list] wny-digital-equity-list Digest, Vol 9, Issue 1

Tue Nov 11 23:17:15 EST 2025

*So glad* to learn about the launch of the survey. I've just returned home
after a more than month-long hospital stay, and am (very) glad to see the
Coalition is still going. I have just applied for a job that could utilize
the survey in outreaching to potential clients, so here's hoping I am
selected. Are Coalition meeting notices posted here, in the digest, now?
Happy Holidays, everyone. Stay safe.

*Sincerely*,
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>    1. Survey Launch and Community Event (Don Matteson)
>    2. Re: Survey Launch and Community Event (Heidi Ziemer)
>    3. Your assistance needed: WNYDEC Regional Digital Literacy
>       Survey (Don Matteson)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:14:10 -0400
> From: Don Matteson <dwm at thetowerfoundation.org>
> To: wny-digital-equity-list at wnydigitalequity.org
> Subject: [wny-digital-equity-list] Survey Launch and Community Event
> Message-ID:
>         <2A31AB28-0CDB-44FF-98DD-313704231B1D at thetowerfoundation.org>
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> Good afternoon, WNYDEC!
>
> I?m pleased to let you know that we?ve finalized the digital
> literacy survey, and it will be going into the field tomorrow morning
> (November 1) at a community event in East Buffalo.
>
> Tomorrow?s event is called East Side Forward: Full Charge Ahead, and
> will run from 10am to 2pm at Northland Workforce Training Center. Learn
> more here:
>
> https://www.buffalorising.com/2025/10/east-side-forward-full-charge-ahead/amp/
> .
>
> I?ll be sending out an email later today asking for your help both
> fielding the survey with the people you serve and making connections to
> other organizations that can help share the survey in the community.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Don
>
>
> Don Matteson - Chief Program Officer
> The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation
> 2351 North Forest Road - Suite 106; Getzville, NY 14068
> (Voice) 716-689-0370 x207
> dwm at thetowerfoundation.org
> Twitter: @towerdwm
> http://www.thetowerfoundation.org
>
> Schedule a call or meeting with me at: https://calendly.com/donmatteson
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:33:06 -0400
> From: Heidi Ziemer <ddum60 at gmail.com>
> To: Don Matteson <dwm at thetowerfoundation.org>
> Cc: wny-digital-equity-list at wnydigitalequity.org
> Subject: Re: [wny-digital-equity-list] Survey Launch and Community
>         Event
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> This is great news Don! Is anyone sending out a press release or is that
> not really necessary for this? If you like, I can let Mark Boyd know about
> this.
>
> Heidi
>
> On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 3:14?PM Don Matteson <dwm at thetowerfoundation.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Good afternoon, WNYDEC!
> >
> > I?m pleased to let you know that we?ve finalized the digital literacy
> > survey, and it will be going into the field tomorrow morning (November 1)
> > at a community event in East Buffalo.
> >
> > Tomorrow?s event is called East Side Forward: Full Charge Ahead, and will
> > run from 10am to 2pm at Northland Workforce Training Center. Learn more
> > here:
> >
> https://www.buffalorising.com/2025/10/east-side-forward-full-charge-ahead/amp/
> > .
> >
> > I?ll be sending out an email later today asking for your help both
> > fielding the survey with the people you serve and making connections to
> > other organizations that can help share the survey in the community.
> >
> > Warm regards,
> >
> > Don
> >
> > Don Matteson - Chief Program Officer
> > The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation
> > 2351 North Forest Road - Suite 106; Getzville, NY 14068
> > (Voice) 716-689-0370 x207
> > dwm at thetowerfoundation.org
> > Twitter: @towerdwm
> > http://www.thetowerfoundation.org
> >
> > Schedule a call or meeting with me at: https://calendly.com/donmatteson
> > --
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:16:32 -0400
> From: Don Matteson <dwmatteson at wnydigitalequity.org>
> To: wny-digital-equity-list at wnydigitalequity.org
> Cc: Mark Glasgow <mark at clementinegoldgroup.com>
> Subject: [wny-digital-equity-list] Your assistance needed: WNYDEC
>         Regional Digital Literacy Survey
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> Hi everyone ?
>
>
> Sorry to clog up your inbox today!
>
> As you likely know, we're moving forward with a regional digital
> literacy survey through Clementine Gold Group. The data collection
> period runs early November through mid-January, and we need your help
> making sure we reach respondents across all eight counties. The goal of
> the survey is to provide a community-level descriptive overview of the
> state of digital skills in Western New York -- information that's not
> currently available from any other source.
>
>
>
> ### What we're asking from you
>
> First, if your organization can distribute paper surveys and maintain a
> secure drop box for completed responses, let us know. Clementine Gold
> Group will provide the surveys, boxes, and instructions. Respondents get
> entered into a drawing for one of three $200 Walmart gift cards (with
> drawings on November 20, December 12, and January 16).
>
>
> Second, we need you to make strategic introductions. Think about
> organizations in your network that serve our priority populations -
> people with disabilities, low-income residents, rural residents,
> seniors, veterans, non-native English speakers, formerly incarcerated
> individuals, and racial/ethnic minorities. I've linked to a [list of
> potential partners](https://wnydec.link/survey-partners), but you have
> the deep local knowledge about who has the relationships and reach we
> need to build a credible evidence base about digital skills in our
> communities. If you?re able to make the connection, please go ahead
> and copy me on the email.
>
>
> If you can ***connect Clementine Gold Group with two or three solid
> partners by November 14*** (sample template below), that gives us time
> to coordinate early in our data collection process. If you can name a
> potential partner but can?t broker the introduction, please add them
> to the list using [this form](https://wnydec.link/partner-form).
>
>
> ### What?s Next
>
> Mark Glasgow (mark at clementinegoldgroup.com; copied here) and his
> colleagues at Clementine Gold Group will handle logistics with you and
> any partners you introduce. As noted above, I?ve included an  email
> template below that you can adapt for those introductions.
>
>
> Please let Mark know (and copy me) if your organization can distribute
> surveys directly, and which partners you're planning to reach out to.
>
>
> Warm regards,
>
>
> Don
>
>
> ????
>
> E-Introduction Template:
>
> Subject: Introduction: Partnering on WNY Digital Literacy Survey
>
> Hi [Partner Name],
>
>
> I'm pleased to connect you with Mark Glasgow from Clementine Gold Group
> (CGG). CGG is conducting a regional digital literacy survey on behalf of
> the [Western New York Digital Equity
> Coalition](https://wnydigitalequity.org). I think your organization
> would be a strong partner in this effort, and we?d appreciate your
> help.
>
>
> The Coalition is surveying about 1,200 residents across Western New
> York?s eight counties to build the kind of community-level evidence
> about digital skills that we don't currently have. We're focusing
> particularly on populations most affected by digital exclusion: people
> with disabilities, low-income residents, rural residents, seniors,
> veterans, non-native English speakers, formerly incarcerated
> individuals, and racial/ethnic minorities.
>
>
> The results will strengthen our grant applications, give us more
> credibility when we advocate for resources, and help us design programs
> based on actual needs rather than assumptions. Given your work with
> [specific population(s)], you're well-positioned to help us reach people
> whose experiences should be part of this picture.
>
>
> The survey is mostly paper-based, voluntary, and completely anonymous.
> If you're interested, Clementine Gold Group will provide printed
> surveys, a secure drop box, and collection instructions. Respondents
> will be entered into a drawing for one of three $200 Walmart gift cards.
> Data collection runs early November through mid-January with gift card
> drawings on November 20, December 12, and January 16.
>
>
> I'm copying Mark (and Don Matteson, Facilitator for the WNY Digital
> Equity Coalition) here so you can connect directly. Mark, [Partner Name]
> works with [brief description] and has strong relationships in [relevant
> community/population] within [county name(s)] County(ies).
>
>
> Please let me know if you have questions.
>
>
> [Your name]
>
>
>
>
> --
> Don Matteson - Facilitator
> WNY Digital Equity Coalition
> dwmatteson at wnydigitalequity.org
> wnydigitalequity.org
> @wnydigitaleqty
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