BROADCASTS.com

b'National Community Development Services (NCDS) leads multimillion-dollar economic development fundraising drives, and the firm is partnering with Craig Settles to bring NCDS\\u2019 success to broadband. Both believe that there are more people and organizations than communities realize that are able and willing to financially support broadband deployments to their communities.\\n\\nNCDS President Tom DiFiore presents highlights of the firm\\u2019s methodology that has raised over $1.6 billons for 500 communities in 46 states. Mr. Settles consulting expertise, philosophy and thought leadership in broadband strategy dovetails with NDCS in a four-step service that opens broadband funding opportunities as well as helps networks\\u2019 long-term financial successes.\\n\\nMany communities let the \\u201clack\\u201d of money stymie their broadband dreams. Mr. Settles\\u2019 and NCDS\\u2019 lead communities through a creation orientation to produce an asset that boosts the economy, increases local government efficiency, improves healthcare delivery and transforms education. In addition, NCDS leaves a system in place to facilitate other community economic development fundraising projects.\\n\\nThese combined services draw their origins from \\u201cShow Me\\xa0the\\xa0(Hidden) Money for Community Broadband,\\u201d Mr. Settles\\u2019 recent Community Broadband Snapshot Report.'