TechBridge Supporters Raise Impact with 5th Technology House in Partnership with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity
TechBridge Press Release
April 23, 2009

Atlanta – April 23, 2009. Atlanta-based TechBridge, a nonprofit dedicated to helping other nonprofits use technology to increase capacity to serve our community, is pleased to announce that construction is starting on its fifth Technology Habitat for Humanity House. Continuing a legacy of proactive and tangible impact in our community, twelve TechBridge corporate supporters have joined together to build a new home for a deserving Atlanta family. Construction will begin on April 24, 2009 at the home’s site on Lawton Street in Atlanta. The project is slated for completion on June 13, 2009.

Corporate sponsors for TechBridge’s 2009 Technology House with Atlanta Habitat include: AGL Resources, CCCi, The Coca-Cola Company, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, GE Energy, LexisNexis Risk & Information Analytics Group, NASCO, Pyramid Consulting, Sapient, Southern Company, Synergis and Vertex.

Through a sponsorship program facilitated by TechBridge, the corporate sponsors contributed more than $75,000 to build the technology community’s Atlanta Habitat house and will each provide volunteers to complete the project. In keeping with the technology theme, the home will be outfitted with a family laptop upon completion, donated by GE Energy.

“A Habitat build is a great way for IT professionals to network and for companies to promote team building all while doing tremendous good in our community,” said TechBridge CEO, Kathleen Kurre. “TechBridge is proud and honored to facilitate this project and showcase the generosity of the technology community in such a tangible way.”

About TechBridge
TechBridge is an Atlanta-based nonprofit with one mission – to help nonprofits use technology to increase capacity to serve our community. We focus on technology enabling nonprofits to focus on their mission. TechBridge has provided IT consulting, hosting and outsourcing services to hundreds of nonprofits, helping them harness the productivity gains long since enjoyed by the corporate sector. As an affiliate of the NPower Network, TechBridge has facilitated the donation of millions of dollars of Microsoft software and connects the needs of nonprofits with the skills and financial resources of the technology community. The Digital Ball, TechBridge’s signature fundraiser, brings together our technology community to celebrate the impact technology can have in strengthening the Atlanta community. For more information, please visit www.techbridge.org.

About Atlanta Habitat for Humanity
Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, one of more than 1,600 U.S. affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing affordable housing to Atlanta’s working families. Since 1983, volunteers from corporations and from faith-based and civic organizations have worked in partnership with qualified homebuyers to construct affordable, green, quality homes in Atlanta, which are then purchased through no-interest, no-profit loans. From 1983 through 2008, Atlanta Habitat built more than 1,000 houses in the City of Atlanta and Fulton County. Since 2008 Atlanta Habitat has been able to serve families in 10 metro Atlanta counties. For more information about Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, please visit www.atlantahabitat.org or call 404-223-5180.

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Contact Information:
Carrie Bates, Director of Corporate Relations
404.879.5404 • cbates@techbridge.org