July 2005
At a Glance - Clients Served - Since Inception 141 - Websites Hosted - 100 - Client Members - 90 Upcoming Events Technology Education: Succeeding With Online Fundraising Sponsored by  Groundspring Wednesday, Sept. 21st 11:30am-2:30pm Location: TBD  More Information 2005 Client List 24/7 Gateway Center Advocates for Bartow's Children Alliance Theater Atlanta Enterprise Center Atlanta Habitat for Humanity Atlanta Women's Foundation Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Brain Tumor Foundation Camp Kudzu Center for Puppetry Arts The Chris and Merry Carlos Horse Park at Chastain CHRIS Kids Communities In Schools Of Atlanta Community Health Charities of Georgia Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Fernbank Museum of Natural History Gate City Day Nursery GA Association of Homes & Services for the Aging Georgia Health Decisions Georgia Shakespeare Georgia StandUp Girls on the Run Golden Key International Honor Society Healthcare Georgia Foundation Interfaith Outreach Home Jewish Family & Career Services Kids in Need of Dreams Lutheran Towers Ministry Venture Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Partnership for Community Action Project Open Hand Refugee Family Services Serve Management Group Southface Energy Institute Student Aid Foundation The Giving Tree The Joy House   TechBridge & the 13 NPower Affiliates, supported by Microsoft, have provided tech services to 4,500+ nonprofits In Depth Making Distance Learning a Reality TechBridge and Healthcare Georgia Foundation Nonprofits are born from a vision of fulfilling human needs and improving communities through service.  Healthcare Georgia Foundation's vision is to expand its role as a grantor to become a facilitator of education and information sharing among its grantees. "Our commitment as an organization is to have a continuous presence with our nonprofit health agencies, providing support, technical assistance, training, capacity growth building, and networking." - Dr. Gary D. Nelson, Foundation President The Foundation engaged TechBridge to develop a strategy to initiate distance learning services.  TechBridge conducted the technology research and facilitated meetings and product demos with the Foundation to provide a concise, yet comprehensive, range of distance learning tools that can be delivered both live and on demand. "Throughout the project, the Foundation and TechBridge have developed a deep level of trust, thanks to the discovery that we've taken together. We now understand the value of engaging a consultancy to help us streamline the evaluation and selection process in choosing vendor organizations for our projects." Read the complete story... click here   Building Technology From The Ground Up At 24/7 Gateway Center   When the new 24/7 Gateway Center opens its doors to Atlanta's homeless, the facility will come online powered by state-of-the art technology thanks to TechBridge, a nonprofit supporting nonprofits with technology solutions.   "Having the right technology in place and operational when we open our doors is critical to Gateway's immediate and long-term success. TechBridge brought essential technical knowledge and expertise to the table and helped us build a solid technology infrastructure that will serve us for years to come." - Vince Smith, Director of the 24/7 Gateway Center   Read the complete story... click here   The Southern AIDS/HIV Prevention Initiative Pfizer Foundation has chosen TechBridge to provide technology services to 19 organizations as part of the Southern AIDS/HIV Prevention Initiative. Services delivered will include website assessment/development and training.   "A key goal of the Southern HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative is to remove technology barriers that might hinder an HIV/AIDS agency's ability to provide services. TechBridge has an established record of success in helping nonprofits maximize their use of technology and is very well-suited to help us implement the technology assistance element of our program." - Erica Weinberg, Program Officer for the Pfizer Foundation   Read the complete story... click here Get Involved! Click to: Read the latest TechBridge news Forward this news- letter to a friend Get involved with Digital Ball 2006 The 2005 Digital Ball Presenting Sponsor Sponsor Corner   TechBridge is pleased to highlight Lanier Worldwide, Inc., a premier Sponsor of the 2005 Digital Ball. A wholly owned subsidiary of Ricoh Company, the Americas sales and marketing unit of Ricoh Company, Ltd., a $17.1 billion global manufacturer of digital copiers/printers, Lanier helps its customers succeed by understanding their unique document management needs.  The company delivers systems and services that increase efficiency, reduce costs and improve document workflow.  Lanier's award-winning solutions include digital multifunction products (color and monochrome), printers (color and monochrome), multifunction facsimile, scanners, digital duplicators, and wide format systems, as well as facilities management and outsourcing services. Lanier distinguishes itself through DOCutivity, a unique methodology used to develop innovative solutions to achieve business results.  The company has also earned industry-wide recognition for its customer service driven philosophy, Customer Vision.  In keeping with its determination to serve its customers, Lanier is equally focused on community involvement.  The company is a key contributor within the communities where its employees work and live and strives to uphold a positive image of the free enterprise system. Lanier's current philanthropic initiative is focused in four key areas that align with the company's strategic values: overall community, healthcare, education and IT.  Recipients of Lanier's corporate support include United Way (overall community), Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (healthcare), Junior Achievement (education), and TechBridge (IT). Throughout its 71-year history, Lanier has embraced technology to improve business processes.  Its employees in Atlanta and around the globe are working to make its customers more efficient, more agile, and more effective than ever before, and staying abreast of technology is the key.  Lanier is proud to help Atlanta-based nonprofit organizations improve their technology through TechBridge.  "TechBridge provides an invaluable service here in Atlanta," says Ann Franks, VP/CIO, "They make it easy for Lanier to donate technology and expertise that nonprofits need to grow and thrive." For more information about Lanier, click here.
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