Opportunities | Exposure | Capability
Goal: Digital Capability
Digital capability is the term we use to describe the skills and attitudes that individuals need if they are to thrive in today's world. At an individual level we define digital capabilities as those which equip someone to live, learn and work in a digital society.
Digitally Forward empowers women teaching them the digital skills they need to be successful. The ability to navigate technology is crucial for academic, career, economic mobility, and economic independence. With these skills they will be able to move onward and upward in both their life and careers.
We teach critical thinking and problem-solving through hands-on fundamentals of technology and Microsoft Office suite of products. The self-paced learning program is a combination of individual practice and group learning. In-person and virtual conferencing sessions allow the women to not only develop and gain the skills they need today, to get higher paying jobs but also to be prepared for a virtual work environment.
5 Broad Categories of the Digitally Forward program:
Upskilling
Working Remotely
Communicating Virtually
Learning Digitally
Collaborating Efficiently
Each module includes:
Providing Microsoft Office specialist training to help them advance economically and move up the economic mobility ladder
Review of content and certification prep
Mock tests with Microsoft Office Training
Teaching logical and analytical skills
Developing persistence and perseverance required for problem-solving
Group collaboration session on skills development and debrief of individual practice work
Zoom Conference with a group of young women from Charlotte, Lincolnton, Gastonia, and Winston-Salem, NC
Team
Janet Webster - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Janet Webster is a software engineer who works and lives in Charlotte, NC. She manages the websites and intranet for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Janet has always believed in giving back where and when she can. She gives to FFG women and children because she knows that girls and women are more harshly affected by our societal pitfalls and that when women are empowered, they can do the most good for those around them.
Sahana Mantha - Co-Founder, FFG
Sahana is the Co-Founder of FFG. Sahana invests in marginally-housed single mothers and children by helping them become increasingly digitally aware, savvy, and capable so they can live, learn, and work in the digital society.
Candace Jackson - bank of America
Candace has been with Bank of America for 20+ years working in Operations, Project Management, and Business Support. She a passionate about economically empowering women and invests in FFG as a Digitally Forward coach specifically helping participants use their digital skills to become financially savvy.
Bhavika Kumar - HR Consultant
Bhavika Kumar recently relocated to North Carolina. While she started her career in the legal industry, she now works in the world of human resources. She’s excited to be a part of FFG to economically empower marginally-housed single mothers and help them become digitally savvy and digitally capable.
SailesH Mantha - Wells Fargo
Sailesh is a global business technology leader at Wells Fargo. As the father of two daughters, Sailesh is passionate about economically empowering women and helping them navigate technology, crucial for academic, career, economic mobility, and independence.
