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Member Corner
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Membership
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TechBridge
(an affiliate of the NPower Network), Microsoft and TechSoup
have partnered to create the Microsoft Direct Donation Program (MSDDP).
As a TechBridge Member, a nonprofit can request donations
of Microsoft software directly through the
TechSoup website. Members are
eligible for the Program once every 2 years, as long as they are
engaging/have engaged TechBridge on a project within the last
12 months. Eligible nonprofits can order up to 6
titles and 50 user licenses.
Thanks to Microsoft's
generosity TechBridge has facilitated the donation of over $6m in
donated software since 2001.
To
get your software, contact Alissa Cook.
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Need
Volunteers?
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As a Member you have
access to technically-skilled corporate volunteers, who can help you
with projects such as coaching on computer skills or staffing a
computer lab. Please contact Monique Wilson to discuss
opportunities.
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Currently
TechBridge has over 100 Members. Click here to learn more about how to become a Member
and all the benefits it brings with it! |
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Events
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TechBridge Technology Education Series:
IT Tools and Tips to Increase Workplace
Productivity
Tracking, Sharing &
Creating Business Information
Thursday, August 21,
2008
Session 1: 9:00AM to Noon
Session 2: 1:00PM to
4:00PM
Hosted By: Cobb Works
Register
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our recent sessions? Click here to catch up on how to make IT
successful in your organization and how to keep you data secure in
the event of a disaster. |
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Special Offers
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Blackberries
Available!
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Thanks
to a generous donation from Federal Home Loan Bank of
Atlanta, we have available
12 Blackberries
7230/T-Mobile.
They will be distributed on a first come basis
to nonprofits who can make good use of them (limit two per
organization). To make a request, please email Monique
Wilson by August 12.
Note: Chargers not supplied and
nonprofit responsible
for service hook-up.
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Email
Hosting!
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Want a more robust
email service?
TechBridge's Hosted Exchange email enables
nonprofits to use the full functionality of Microsoft
Outlook, including
- Email
- Shared calendars for
scheduling
- Global address lists
- Public folders to share
documents
- Access via the internet
- Email/data
recovery
Plus, our hosted solution means you dont
have to worry about buying or maintaining a server!
Sign
up by September 15, 2008 and get the 1st month at no cost to
you! |
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Founding Sponsor of
NPower
Network
TechBridge
& the 13 NPower Affiliates, supported by Microsoft, have
provided tech services to 5,000+ nonprofits
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Questions
or Suggestions?
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Contact
Alissa
Cook
Director of Client Development
acook@techbridge.org |
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TechBridge
1100
Johnson Ferry Rd, Ste 670
Atlanta, GA
30342
404.879.5412
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Atlanta
Education Fund Leads The Way |
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Atlanta Education Fund
is an independent education organization focused
on accelerating and sustaining student achievement
in public schools by enhancing the community's capacity to
lead, support, monitor and advocate for effective education
reforms.
After
transitioning to a new leadership team, an initial assessment of
their infrastructure identified that they had an outdated and
unsecured server and that their network was running very slowly thus
inhibiting their progress. "As a start-up nonprofit, it does not
make sense to hire someone to manage and maintain our systems," said
Melissa Solomon, Operations Director, Atlanta Education Fund (AEF),
"Nor does it make sense to purchase a lot of hardware that we would
then have to store, backup, update and secure." TechBridge
presented various options to the group, and AEF chose a virtual
environment.
"A completely virtual environment allows our
team to be out in the community where they need to be with the
technology that allows them to be the most effective." said
Solomon.
TechBridge created AEF's infrastructure and
transitioned all team members' laptops and smart phones to the new
system within a couple of days. Using Hosted Exchange, AEF staff can
access email any place that has an Internet connection. TechBridge's
hosting services gives AEF flexibility, reliability, and business
continuity, all at a cost-effective price. This leaves AEF open to
focus on what they do best: education reform and community
engagement. Read the full
story.
AEF recently
rounded out their infrastructure by signing up for TechBridges
Scheduled Services program - an ongoing, regularly-scheduled
preventative computer, network and printer support at an
all-inclusive, fixed price to maintain a stable and productive
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MedShare Wins Technology Award |
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L to R: Alton Adams, Partner, Accenture and
A.B. Short, Co-Founder and CEO, MedShare International
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At the TechBridge
Digital Ball on May 10, 2008 in front of 1,200 guests,
the 2008
Technology Innovation Award, given by Accenture,
was awarded to MedShare International.
MedShare International
redistributes unused medical supplies and equipment to developing
nations and economically-challenged regions in the
U.S. To
prevent indiscriminate dumping of supplies, an automated,
customized, precise web-based inventory cataloging and ordering
system was needed. MedShare partnered with GA Tech's School of
Industrial Engineering to resolve the inventory management challenge
via technology similar to that used by food banks. The result was an
online inventory system, updated every three hours, enabling
recipients to see available resources. The online system allows
MedShare to spend less time entering orders, and more time
determining specific needs of hospitals so appropriate equipment and
supplies are sent in a timely manner.
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We also congratulate
our two finalists, American Cancer Society and Southwest Christian
Care, who also received a Judges Honorable Mention.
Click to watch or read more about these
three organizations.
We salute all
2008 applicants for using technology to further their
mission in our community. Applications for the 2009
TechBridge Technology Innovation Award will be
accepted beginning in September 2008.
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TechBridge
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TechBridge Welcomes New
Clients/Members
TechBridge welcomes
the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation as our newest Scheduled
Services client! And, we welcome AidAtlanta and The Link
Counseling Center as our newest
Members.
TechBridge
Welcomes New Board Members
We welcome the
following individuals to the TechBridge Board of
Directors. We appreciate their leadership and contribution to
TechBridge's continued
success:
Patience
Allan-Glick, Vice President, Strategic Markets, Benevolink
Dave
Faupel, Vice President, Business to Business, The Haystack
Group
James
Franklin, Portfolio Director, Avanade
Reggie
Hammond, Vice President, Exervio
Steve
Nichols PhD, CTO, Georgia Technology Authority
Ellen
Ray, Partner, King & Spalding
Tech Tip of the
Month
Uploading
Pictures in Easy Edit
Having
problems uploading your pictures in Easy Edit? Here are some tips to
get your pictures live in a jiffy!
In order to access the picture files already uploaded to your site,
you must click "Select Server File". Once clicked, you will then be
prompted for your credentials. If you have a FTP site set up with
TechBridge, you must use your FTP site credentials to log in. If you
do not, please contact TechBridge Support. To upload pictures from
your local machine, or from your local network, click "Select New
File". You can fine-tune your login procedure by clicking the
"Advanced" button on the login credentials popup. Be sure that your
new picture is the same size as the one you are replacing or you'll
need to resize it first.
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| Volunteer
Spotlight |
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 Frank
Pitchford, AGL Resources
The
collaborative volunteer program, which kicked off in March
2008 between TechBridge and Cobb
Works, is designed to train adults
in basic and intermediate computer skills. Frank answered
our call for volunteers to not only develop a curriculum,
but also to teach the course.
Consistency
in the
attendance of computer coaches for each class is invaluable, and
Frank was there at the beginning and for every class thereafter
- serving as both an instructor and coach, filling in at
short notice when other instructors were called out of
town.
Beyond
his involvement with Cobb Works, Frank also volunteers
with Computers for Youth, Atlanta,
coaching 6th
grade students of low income schools and their parents during Family
Learning Workshops, where students are equipped with a computer to
take home and the skills to know how to use it.
We thank
Frank for his involvement -
his personality, skill
and patience in working with adults and kids shines through
each time he volunteers. It's only thanks to the commitment and
enthusiasm of folks like Frank that TechBridge is able to provide
its Member nonprofits with these technical resources they
need.
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| Sponsor
Corner |
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 TechBridge is pleased
to highlight Accenture, Presenting Sponsor of
the Digital Ball 2001-2008 and Technology Innovation Award
2002-2008.
Not only does Accenture support TechBridge
financially, but it is also donating consulting time to help
TechBridge with projects such as market analysis, quality
review of our hosting infrastructure, and continuous
improvement on our service delivery approach. Accenture
is committed to ensuring that through TechBridge, our clients
reap the benefit of their world class skills and experience.
To learn more about Accentures corporate citizenship
initiatives, please visit www.accenture.com/community.
"Accenture
works with TechBridge and other NPower affiliates across the US
because of our shared vision of fostering innovation. Technology has the power to
transform society for the better and TechBridge works to make this a
reality for nonprofits in Georgia."
Craig Ramsey, Atlanta
Managing Director, Accenture
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