Sponsors

Through the support of sponsors and partners, NetSmartz is able to help keep kids and teens safer on the Internet. We appreciate our current sponsors and acknowledge their generous contributions. To learn how your organization can benefit by becoming a NetSmartz sponsor, contact Amber Lindsay at 703-778-6466 or alindsay@ncmec.org

Cox Communications, Inc. has partnered with the NetSmartz Workshop by providing over $25 million in air-time to run NetSmartz Public-Service Announcements on Cox cable networks.

Comcast has partnered with NetSmartz by providing $1.6 million in air-time to run NetSmartz Public-Service Announcements within communities where Comcast does business.

Computer Associates has played a vital role in providing financial support and CA software solutions to help NCMEC find missing children and prevent child sexual exploitation. In 2004, CA helped to roll out the CleverPath Portal to NCMEC's Exploited Child Unit, Case Analysis and Support Division, and the NetSmartz Workshop to assist with day-to-day operations.

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) believes that the Internet holds tremendous potential for our nation's youth and urges families to explore and take advantage of its incredible benefits.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) offer programs and services to promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence.

The Compaq Computer Corporation, the new HP, is a supporter of both the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Boys & Girls Clubs of America and was active in helping to establish an on-site studio at NCMEC. High-end, 3-D Compaq workstations power the NetSmartz Studio which speeds up the animation-production process. Their involvement also helped in the creation of the NetSmartz web site.

The CyberTipline handles leads from individuals reporting the sexual exploitation of children. The U.S. Congress has funded these initiatives for reporting child sexual exploitation.

The Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) is an international, independent organization that empowers the public, especially parents or guardians, to make informed decisions about electronic media by means of the open and objective labeling of content.

Through funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention a national network of 45 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces has been established to coordinate investigations of computer facilitated crimes against children. In January of 2003 the ICAC Training and Technical Assistance program was established to enhance their effectiveness of the ICAC Task Force program by providing training and technical assistance to federal, state, and local law-enforcement agencies working to reduce the victimization of children by individuals and businesses who seek to exploit them through the use of computer and electronic technology.

KidToon Films, which distributes G-rated matinee movies to theaters throughout the country, has partnered with the NetSmartz Workshop to show Internet safety cartoons before feature films in April, June, August, and October. Read press release.

Microsoft launched the Get Net Safe Tour in Washington, DC on May 16, 2006. The Get Net Safe Tour is a grassroots effort designed to raise consumer awareness of computing security and Internet safety. In partnership with government, non-government, and industry leaders, the tour will bring training and education to 12 U.S. cities.