The Digital Equity Accelerator

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Applications opening soon for the 2025 Accelerator for nonprofits advancing digital equity in Greece, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Spain.

About the Accelerator

As society becomes more digital, people without access to technology and digital fluency are increasingly locked out of economic and social opportunities. The Digital Equity Accelerator helps nonprofits that are working to advance digital inclusion scale their impact. Since 2022, the Digital Equity Accelerator has served 27 nonprofit organizations across nine countries, helping expand the reach of participating organizations by more than 8.1 million. In 2025, the Digital Equity Accelerator will focus on supporting nonprofits in Greece, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Spain.

The Digital Equity Accelerator offers selected organizations USD $100,000 capacity-building grants, HP technology (~USD$100,000 value), and a six-month, virtual program including training, mentorship, and technical consultations, designed to help strengthen capacity and scale digital equity impact.

Who can apply?

Local nonprofits and NGOs that are working to advance digital equity in Greece, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Spain are invited to apply for the 2025 program

Who can apply?

Local nonprofits and NGOs that are working to advance digital equity in Greece, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Spain are invited to apply for the 2025 program

Meet our past Accelerator cohorts

Impact stories

Chapter One

2024 Accelerator organization, Chapter One, is closing the reading gap in elementary schools with one-on-one support.

Mobile Pathways

2022 Digital Equity Accelerator cohort alum, Mobile Pathways, leverages the power of technology to assist people seeking asylum.

HP announces 2024 Digital Equity Accelerator Cohort

Selected nonprofit organizations are helping accelerate digital equity for historically disconnected groups.

Fourth Wave Foundation

Meet Fourth Wave Foundation, an alum of the 2022 Digital Equity Accelerator focused on helping children with disabilities gain access to education in India.

TIME's Team of the Year

HP’s Social Impact Team is named TIME’s 2023 Team of the Year, presented by Smartsheet, in recognition of the team’s work to accelerate digital equity.

2023 Impact Report

See outcomes of the 2023 Accelerator program and read testimonials from participating nonprofit organizations.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Digital Equity Accelerator offers selected organizations USD $100,000 in unrestricted grant funding from the HP Foundation, HP technology (valued at about USD $100,000), and a six-month, virtual program including training, mentorship and technical consultation designed to help strengthen organizational capacity and scale digital equity impact.

The 2024 Accelerator program runs for about six months (April-September) and the initial reporting period extends into October. Organizations should expect representatives to engage in the program for about 10-12 hours per week during the program period, including participating in virtual workshops, technical training, mentoring, counseling, and reporting. There are additional opportunities throughout the program year to connect and share information with other Accelerator participants, access a broader network of support, and participate in activities to increase the visibility of your work and organization. Representatives should plan to participate in at least in-person meeting at their respective in-country HP office. From November 2025 through October 2026, the representative would be expected to participate in alum activities such as reporting and storytelling opportunities. As with any program, the more you engage in the opportunities that are made available, the more value your organization will get from the program.

HP is committed to ensuring people are ready for the future of work with access to quality education and the digital skills that drives learning and economic opportunities. As the digital economy grows, the gap between those who have access and those who do not widens. Nonprofit organizations deliver essential on-the-ground support and are uniquely positioned to remove barriers to access. Yet many nonprofit organizations face their own barriers to resources—time, staff, budget—which can challenge their ability to scale fast enough to meet ever-growing needs. The Digital Equity Accelerator is one essential way we are driving progress toward our goal to accelerate digital equity for 150 million people by 2030. By investing in strategic nonprofit organizations, we can help scale capacity and advance innovative approaches to bring digital equity to those who are historically excluded.

We request reporting on direct and indirect reach at baseline (1 year period prior to participation), 6 months and at 18 months after starting the program. We also request reporting on additional quantitative or qualitative information on participant outcomes and impact, but we do not have a list of required indicators given the variation in programming across non-profits working on digital equity.

In general, we are interested in the overall organization reach with digital equity related programming, unless your participation in the Accelerator will be limited to staff from a specific program within a larger organization with minimal interaction of staff working on, or supporting, other programs. We do not request reporting of participant reach from other programming your organization may provide that does not pertain to digital equity.

Indirect reach refers to individuals not interacting directly with your program, but who are served by the hardware, connectivity, skills or knowledge acquired by your direct participants. For example, if you provide training to teachers on digital tools that they use in their classroom, the students who benefit through their education are considered indirect reach. If you provide digital skills training to an individual who is able to attain employment as a result of that training, their household members benefit from that economic opportunity and are considered indirect reach. The indirect reach can be estimated using average classroom size or household size, or can be reported based on program data, if available.

We ask for a breakdown of participants reached across priority groups that have been identified due to their historical exclusion from digital tools and programming. Growth in participant reach across these priority groups is how the Accelerator measures its contribution to digital equity. Priority groups include women and girls, participants with disabilities, aging populations, and other historically disconnected or marginalized groups (e.g., based on race, ethnicity, or other factors based on local context), as well as the educators and healthcare providers that serve these priority groups. We recognize that participants are defined by multiple identities and may fall into more than category of priority group. We ask non-profits to report on their priority group breakdown based on the category that best describes their target participant group(s).

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Digital Equity Accelerator

A program of HP Inc. and the HP Foundation

Applications opening soon for the 2025 Accelerator for nonprofits advancing digital equity in Greece, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Spain.

About the Accelerator

Who can apply?

Local nonprofits and NGOs that are working to advance digital equity in Greece, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Spain are invited to apply for the 2025 program

Who can apply?

Local nonprofits and NGOs that are working to advance digital equity in Greece, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Spain are invited to apply for the 2025 program

Meet our past Accelerator cohorts

Impact stories

Chapter One

Mobile Pathways

HP announces 2024 Digital Equity Accelerator Cohort

Fourth Wave Foundation

TIME's Team of the Year

2023 Impact Report

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you define digital equity?

What do selected organizations receive through the Digital Equity Accelerator program?

What is the estimated time commitment for organizations participating in the Accelerator program?

Why is HP investing in the Digital Equity Accelerator program?

What are the reporting requirements for the Digital Equity Accelerator?

Are you requesting the number of people reached by the organization overall or for a specific digital equity program?

What do you mean by indirect reach?

What do you mean by priority groups?

Questions about the Digital Equity Accelerator or application process?

Please email us at digitalequityaccelerator@hp.com

Qualified organizations must meet the following:

Hold active legal registration as a not-for-profit organization

Be capable of receiving funding from a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) organization

Perform majority of work in support of people and communities in Greece, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Spain

Be committed to advancing more inclusive and equitable access to education and economic opportunities

Focus primarily on benefiting people that face the biggest digital divide, namely women and girls, people with disabilities and aging populations, historically disconnected and marginalized groups, and/or educators practitioners

Assign a primary contact for the Accelerator program that possesses fluency in English (note: The Accelerator program curriculum, mentoring, and communications are delivered in English language only)

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