What #OaklandUndivided does

#OaklandUndivided is a nonprofit, coalition-based digital equity organization founded in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to address the home connectivity gap for Oakland public school students. It operates as a citywide movement led by the Oakland Public Education Fund in close coordination with Oakland Unified School District, Tech Exchange, the City of Oakland, Oakland Promise, Oakland Housing Authority, and a network of community-based organizations. Its service suite comprises device distribution (refurbished computers and Chromebooks), student internet connectivity (hotspots and broadband subsidies), multilingual tech support and digital literacy training, community outreach via phone banking and events, and policy advocacy at the CPUC and California legislature. The organization also runs a community data research program — in partnership with HubbleIQ and OUSD — that embeds a proprietary speed-test browser extension on district-loaned computers, yielding de-identified performance data across 18,000+ Oakland locations and producing empirical evidence of digital redlining that has shaped state funding decisions.

The underlying technology stack is narrow but distinctive: a browser-extension-based internet performance measurement layer coupled with OUSD-distributed hardware, generating the data corpus that supports both advocacy and program targeting. The revenue model is philanthropic and governmental rather than commercial; there is no pricing for end beneficiaries because devices, connectivity, and tech support are provided free of charge. Funding comes from private foundations (Gilead Foundation, Amazon, Kapor Center), state grants (notably CPUC's $15M Oakland Connect award and SB 156), federal programs (Emergency Connectivity Fund, NTIA/BADEC), municipal sources (City of Oakland, Oakland Housing Authority), and individual donors. The customer segments served are Oakland Unified School District students and families, residents of historically redlined Flatland neighborhoods (West Oakland, Fruitvale, East Oakland), low-income residents eligible for federal broadband subsidies, and public housing tenants. In 2025 the organization announced a strategic refocus on student connectivity as its core mission, while broader community connectivity work is being transitioned to a relaunched East Bay Broadband Consortium covering Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties.

Name

#OaklandUndivided

Legal name

#OaklandUndivided

Website

https://oaklandundivided.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

#OaklandUndivided is a 2020-founded Oakland nonprofit coalition that delivers free devices, home internet, tech support, and broadband advocacy to Oakland Unified School District students, families, public housing residents, and historically redlined Flatland communities, funded by philanthropic and government grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Equity Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Access & EdTech for Equity (Low-cost Learning, Skills Platforms) (BPAGALAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Inclusion & Public Tech Access Training (Device/Internet/Basic IT) (EDAAAFAE), Foundational Computer & Device Literacy (EDAAAIAA)

Keywords

• Digital equity services
• Device distribution programs
• Student broadband connectivity
• Community tech support
• Digital inclusion advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Grants and Donations: Funding from private foundations (Gilead Foundation, Amazon, and others) and government grants at federal, state, and local levels to support device distribution, broadband infrastructure advocacy, and community outreach programs.
2. Government Funding: Federal pandemic relief dollars, state broadband infrastructure funding (SB 156), and city/county digital equity allocations supporting middle-mile and last-mile broadband expansion projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

#OaklandUndivided is a nonprofit citywide digital equity coalition that distributes refurbished computers and Chromebooks, provides home internet access and hotspots to Oakland public school students, delivers multilingual tech support and digital training through Tech Exchange, and conducts outreach and policy advocacy to expand broadband infrastructure. All services are provided free of charge to Oakland students, families, and underserved residents.

Product overview

#OaklandUndivided is a citywide digital equity movement, not a traditional technology product company. It operates as a coalition offering a suite of interconnected services: device distribution (refurbished computers and Chromebooks through Tech Exchange), student internet connectivity (hotspots and broadband access), multilingual tech support and digital training, community outreach via phone banking, and policy advocacy for broadband infrastructure. The organization also conducts research through internet speed testing partnerships to document digital exclusion patterns in Oakland neighborhoods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tech Support Services Multilingual technical support, digital training, and broadband adoption awareness services provided to under-connected Oakland students, families, and community organizations through founding partner Tech Exchange.
• Device Distribution Program Program that distributes refurbished computers and Chromebooks to Oakland students, families, schools, and community organizations to provide home computer access for students.
• Community Outreach and Phone Banking Outbound phone banking and community engagement services to contact families, assess technology needs, and connect underserved Oakland households with device, connectivity, and ACP enrollment resources.
• Community Data and Internet Performance Study Research service partnering with HubbleIQ and OUSD to collect internet performance speed test data across Oakland neighborhoods, documenting digital exclusion patterns to support advocacy and policy reform.
• Policy Advocacy Legislative advocacy service aligned with the California Alliance for Digital Equity (CADE) to advance digital equity through device acquisition, broadband access, and digital literacy initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000+ Oakland public school students maintained home connectivity for three+ consecutive years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and leadership.

• Oakland Public Education Fund (EdFund)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead fiscal sponsor and founding partner of #OaklandUndivided, coordinating coalition efforts and funding management for digital equity initiatives in Oakland schools.
• Tech ExchangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner leading tech support movement since 1995. Refurbishes donated computers and distributes to families, schools, and community organizations with comprehensive digital training, broadband adoption support, and multilingual tech support.
• Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner providing district-wide infrastructure for student connectivity programs, device distribution, and internet performance data collection through partnership with HubbleIQ.
• City of OaklandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner supporting broadband infrastructure investment, municipal broadband planning, and coordination with city departments for digital equity initiatives.
• Oakland PromisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner contributing to cradle-to-career digital equity vision expanding #OU's mission beyond students to connect 90% of 36,000 disconnected Oakland residents.
• Kapor CenterleadershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership partner providing advocacy support and digital equity champion resources for closing the digital divide in Oakland communities.
• Oakland Housing AuthorityleadershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership partner led by Executive Director Patricia Wells, launching a $2M+ initiative to connect public housing residents to free high-speed internet.
• HubbleIQcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing proprietary speed test technology integrated into OUSD district-loaned computers to collect internet performance data across Oakland neighborhoods.
• California Alliance for Digital Equity (CADE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner#OaklandUndivided aligns its legislative priorities with CADE, a powerful coalition of local and statewide advocates advancing digital equity through device acquisition, broadband access, and digital literacy initiatives.
• El TímpanoleadershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity media partner conducting participatory research with Oakland's Spanish and Mam-speaking residents to capture barriers to internet access and amplify community voices in policy advocacy.
• Common Sense MedialeadershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership partner supporting digital equity research and community engagement to document barriers that keep Oakland families disconnected.
• Oakland Public LibraryleadershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership partner serving as trusted community hub and cornerstone in digital equity work, leading ACP enrollment efforts by meeting families with culturally responsive support.
• EveryoneOnleadershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership partner joining Day of Action in Sacramento to advocate for policy to combat digital discrimination and secure critical funding for the middle mile.
• Homies EmpowermentleadershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership partner contributing to Day of Action advocacy in Sacramento alongside CBOs from Oakland for broadband investments.
• Bay Area Digital Equity Coalition (BADEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of 28 agencies serving Oakland, San Francisco, and Contra Costa maximizing impact of decades of digital equity work through regional coordination and investment.
• East Bay Broadband Consortium (EBBC)leadershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParallel and complementary effort to #OaklandUndivided ensuring that connectivity lifts everyone in communities. Working with partners in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EveryoneOn: National digital inclusion nonprofit connecting low-income households to affordable internet and devices — directly comparable mission, partner in #OU's Day of Action advocacy, and operates the same 'connectivity + device + digital literacy' service model at national scale.
• Tech Exchange: Founding partner of #OaklandUndivided that provides device refurbishment, tech support, and digital literacy training across Oakland. Operates the same core service stack (devices + connectivity support + training) for the same Oakland target population.
• Kapor Center: Leadership partner of #OaklandUndivided focused on closing the digital divide in Oakland and other under-resourced communities; operates the SMASH and Oakland Promise-adjacent ecosystem and shares the digital equity advocacy + tech access mission.
• California Alliance for Digital Equity (CADE): Coalition partner that aligns with #OU on legislative priorities and statewide digital equity policy. Operates in the same advocacy/policy domain and shares the digital inclusion, broadband access, and device acquisition agendas at state level.
• PCs for People: National nonprofit distributing refurbished computers and low-cost internet to low-income individuals — directly comparable device-distribution + connectivity service model serving similar demographics in multiple states.
• East Bay Broadband Consortium (EBBC): Parallel regional coalition absorbing #OU's broader community connectivity work across Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties; comparable mission (community broadband adoption and digital inclusion) with overlapping partner ecosystem.
• Human-I-T: Nonprofit that refurbishes donated technology, distributes devices, and provides digital literacy training to underserved communities — direct peer on the device-refurbishment + connectivity + training service stack.
• Bay Area Digital Equity Coalition (BADEC): Coalition of 28 agencies that secured the $12M NTIA grant and includes Oakland partners; operates in the same digital equity coalition domain at a broader Bay Area geographic scope.

Broad incumbents

• National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA): Awarding body for #OU's Digital Inclusion Trailblazer recognition; national trade association advancing digital equity through affiliate organizations. Comparable in mission scope (digital inclusion advocacy and coalition-building) but operates as an umbrella rather than direct service provider.
• ConnectHomeUSA: NTIA-led federal program partnering with public housing authorities to connect residents to broadband — directly comparable to #OU's Oakland Housing Authority partnership model for 1,117+ households, but operating federally across many cities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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