Happy Holidays!

TechBridge thanks you - our sponsors, clients, and volunteers - for your generous support in 2009.  We look forward to partnering with you in 2010!

Beyond the servers....

The TechBridge Knowledge Center is the 911 Help Desk for the nonprofit community's technology issues.  In 2009, the Knowledge Center handled over 13,000 trouble tickets from nonprofit clients with just two dedicated TechBridge staff members.

Gateway Center, a TechBridge client since 2005, offers homeless individuals an opportunity to disconnect from the issues that contributed to their homelessness by connecting them with the specific services they need to move toward self-sufficiency.

When the Knowledge Center heard that Gateway had a Santa issue, they took care of that too.  Pictured left is Knowledge Center Team Lead, Roger Whitehouse, visiting with a client in the women/children's facilities at the Center.

TechBridge is proud to partner with each of its nonprofit clients to provide services to the homeless, to children, to families, and to individuals in need. We thank our sponsors and the tech community for making that possible.

TechBridge News

New TechBridge Clients
In the past month, TechBridge has welcomed two new clients into Managed Services, our comprehensive, regularly-managed preventative information technology support service offered at a cost-effective, fixed-fee price.  The nonprofit organizations are:

- KIPP: Runs a national network of no-fee, open-enrollment, college-prep public schools with a track record of preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life.
- CDC Foundation: Helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do more, faster by forging effective partnerships between CDC and individuals, foundations and corporations to fight threats to health and safety.

Complimentary Nonprofit Tech Consultations
On April 8, 2010 TechBridge will be a host for the NonProfit Technology Network's (NTEN) Day of Service, to be held in conjunction with the NTEN Technology Conference (http://nten.org/ntc). This is an opportunity to receive a complimentary, two-hour consultation with a volunteer technology consultant on subjects including:
- Online fundraising
- Web maintenance tools
- Web site redesign: what do you need to think about?
- Using social networks to reach more people
- Database assessment and options
- Or identifying your technology needs!

If you or a nonprofit you work with could benefit, please fill out our online survey at http://tinyurl.com/techbridgenten. If selected you will be contacted before January 14 with more information!

TAG 2010 Georgia Technology Summit

The 2010 Georgia Technology Summit will focus on the economic climate of today's workforce. Mark your calendars and plan to join TAG for a fast-paced, energy-driven symposium on "Innovation: Economic Transformation" fueling Georgia business March 24, 2010, 7:30 AM at the Cobb Galleria Center. Early Bird Registration is now open.  Don't miss the opportunity to be recognized as one of the Top 40 Innovative Companies, where your company while be invited to participate in the Company Showcase at the Summit, click here to apply.

 
TechBridge is pleased to highlight Microsoft, NPower Network Founding Sponsor.

Not only does Microsoft support TechBridge financially, but it has also donated millions of dollars in Microsoft software to nonprofits in Ga, and has donated hundreds of hours in volunteer consulting time to help TechBridge with its hosting infrastructure, technology strategy, client issues, and opening the doors of the Microsoft Technology Center to TechBridge staff and clients.