{"id":5999,"date":"2019-04-25T10:46:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T10:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northbridgetech.org\/public\/?page_id=5999"},"modified":"2020-12-17T17:58:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T17:58:57","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northbridgetech.org\/public\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; id=&#8221;About Us&#8221; row_name=&#8221;About Us&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;curve&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-1-percent&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We provide secure, accessible, capacity-building technology \u2014that\u2019s good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We provide it within the context of a dynamic cooperative<strong>\u2014that&#8217;s IMPACT!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Northbridge Technology Alliance is an innovative 501(c)(3) nonprofit technology cooperative that builds the capacity of social justice leaders. We share a common goal of advancing society through the principles of systemic equity and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>Our technology is tailored to the unique needs of those working within social justice. Our principled members, staff, and volunteers come together to build member-driven, open-source, end-to-end encrypted, and affordable software solutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Visit our<a href=\"https:\/\/northbridgetech.org\/public\/apply-for-membership\/?tab=Overview\"> Membership<\/a> page for more information about where your dues go and how you can join our growing cooperative.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-3-percent&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;top&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-border-radius=\"none\"><div class=\"inner\"><img data-shadow=\"none\" data-shadow-direction=\"middle\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"220\" width=\"274\"  data-animation=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/northbridgetech.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NB_vertical_rgb-1-e1562775957762.png\"  alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;5%&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;5%&#8221; id=&#8221;missionvision&#8221; row_name=&#8221;Mission &amp; Vision&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-1-percent&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;padding-1-percent&#8221; 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column_padding_position=&#8221;top-bottom&#8221; centered_text=&#8221;true&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ededed&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][nectar_icon icon_family=&#8221;fontawesome&#8221; icon_style=&#8221;default&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; icon_padding=&#8221;20px&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-cogs&#8221; icon_size=&#8221;70&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;\">Technology is a means to, not a measure of, progress.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;padding-5-percent&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;top-bottom&#8221; centered_text=&#8221;true&#8221; 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25 teams<\/p><\/div><div id=\"ctl-story-6793\" class=\"ctl_hide\"><div class=\"ctl-popup-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2>Nexus Collaboration Suite pilot launch &#8211; 25 teams<\/h2><div class=\"story-posted-date\">June 10, 2015<\/div><div class=\"story-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"year-2017 odd past-year\"><div class=\"ctl-story-year\"><span class=\"rm_year\">2017<\/span><\/div><div class=\"ctl-story-title\"><p class=\"story_title\">Nexus Web Meet official launch &#8211; 60 teams \/ 300 users<\/p><\/div><div id=\"ctl-story-6794\" class=\"ctl_hide\"><div class=\"ctl-popup-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2>Nexus Web Meet official launch &#8211; 60 teams \/ 300 users<\/h2><div class=\"story-posted-date\">June 10, 2017<\/div><div class=\"story-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"year-2018 even past-year\"><div class=\"ctl-story-year\"><span class=\"rm_year\">2018<\/span><\/div><div class=\"ctl-story-title\"><p class=\"story_title\">Nexus Web Meet Tech Grant awards to 15 local, regional and national social justice teams<\/p><\/div><div id=\"ctl-story-6795\" class=\"ctl_hide\"><div class=\"ctl-popup-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2>Nexus Web Meet Tech Grant awards to 15 local, regional and national social justice teams<\/h2><div class=\"story-posted-date\">June 10, 2018<\/div><div class=\"story-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"year-2019 odd past-year\"><div class=\"ctl-story-year\"><span class=\"rm_year\">2019<\/span><\/div><div class=\"ctl-story-title\"><p class=\"story_title\">Nexus Web Meet mobile client launch while new co-op feature ideas pour in<\/p><\/div><div id=\"ctl-story-6796\" class=\"ctl_hide\"><div class=\"ctl-popup-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2>Nexus Web Meet mobile client launch while new co-op feature ideas pour in<\/h2><div class=\"story-posted-date\">June 10, 2019<\/div><div class=\"story-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"year-2020 even past-year\"><div class=\"ctl-story-year\"><span class=\"rm_year\">2020<\/span><\/div><div class=\"ctl-story-title\"><p class=\"story_title\">What&#8217;s next? 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Join us and you get to write the next chapter!<\/h2><div class=\"story-posted-date\">June 10, 2020<\/div><div class=\"story-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"height: 100px;\" class=\"divider\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;7%&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;7%&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;20&#8243; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; centered_text=&#8221;true&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Board of Directors<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"height: 20px;\" class=\"divider\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_column_inner enable_animation=&#8221;true&#8221; animation=&#8221;grow-in&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<div class=\"team-member\" data-style=\"bio_fullscreen\">    \t<div class=\"team-member-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/northbridgetech.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/div>    \t<div class=\"team-member-overlay\"><\/div>    \t<div class=\"team-meta\"><h3>Kathy D. Flint<\/h3><p>Interim President, Founder, CEO, Northbridge Tech. Alliance; Univ of Chicago, M.S.<\/p><div class=\"arrow-end fa fa-angle-right\"><\/div><div class=\"arrow-line\"><\/div><\/div>    \t<div class=\"nectar_team_bio_img\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/northbridgetech.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Untitled-design-1.jpg\"><\/div>    \t<div class=\"nectar_team_bio\">Prior to founding Northbridge, Kathy served in a variety of Fortune 500 corporate software engineering and leadership roles. She is a tireless advocate for harnessing technological innovation to the service of social progress. When not coding, leading volunteers, speaking, or fundraising for Northbridge, Kathy enjoys playing the cello and figuring out how to be the mother of two brilliant teenagers in Evanston, Illinois.<div class=\"bottom_meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kathyflint.com\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"icon-default-style fa fa-address-book-o\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div>    \t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner enable_animation=&#8221;true&#8221; animation=&#8221;grow-in&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<div class=\"team-member\" data-style=\"bio_fullscreen\">    \t<div class=\"team-member-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/northbridgetech.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/leader_do.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/div>    \t<div class=\"team-member-overlay\"><\/div>    \t<div class=\"team-meta\"><h3>Dimeji Onafuwa<\/h3><p>Principal, MEJI Design Consultancy; Carnegie Mellon, Ph.D.<\/p><div class=\"arrow-end fa fa-angle-right\"><\/div><div class=\"arrow-line\"><\/div><\/div>    \t<div class=\"nectar_team_bio_img\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/northbridgetech.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Untitled-design-3.jpg\"><\/div>    \t<div class=\"nectar_team_bio\">Dr. Dimeji Onafuwa is a designer, researcher, and consultant with over 15 years experience in transition design, design strategy, UX research, service design, social design as well as new approaches to design thinking and practice. 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Flint founded Northbridge Technology Alliance in order to realize her vision for bringing technological innovation into the service of social progress. In 2013, she shifted her professional focus from the corporate sector to the non-profit sector in order to lead Northbridge to its full potential. Prior to founding Northbridge, Kathy served in a variety of Fortune, 500 corporate software engineering and leadership roles. Most recently she was positioned with U.S. Bancorp as a Development Manager for Internet and Electronic Payments, where she led enterprise-scale software engineering, architecture, and security efforts supporting $5 billion in electronic financial transactions annually. 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