TechBridge Celebrates a “Decade of Delivering” by Helping Nonprofits use Technology to Serve Their Communities |
Atlanta – April 20, 2010. TechBridge, a nonprofit that provides affordable technology services to help other nonprofits do more and serve more people, is celebrating its 10th year of delivering technology to the community. Along with the decade celebration, TechBridge is also pleased to announce that Atlanta’s premier technology event, the Digital Ball, is now sold out thanks to sponsorships and donations from Atlanta’s technology community. In addition to the generous sponsors, a record number of IT executives have committed to hosting this year’s event. “So much has changed in technology in the last ten years but the one constant has been the need of nonprofits and our commitment to enable them,” said Kathleen Kurre, CEO of TechBridge. “For a nonprofit like TechBridge to not only survive but flourish for ten years speaks to the strength of our community support and to the growing technology requirements of the nonprofits we serve. The Digital Ball provides an opportunity to celebrate the partnership between TechBridge, nonprofits, and the technology community, who enthusiastically continue to invest funds, resources and volunteer time in TechBridge.” Ten years ago, TechBridge started helping small nonprofits build websites and develop their technology plans. Today, with the continued support of the Atlanta technology community, TechBridge hosts over 200 websites, and maintains the infrastructure for nearly 50 nonprofit organizations impacting millions of people. Now, moving into more transformative services, TechBridge is bringing together donated technologies, skills-based volunteers and agile deployment methodologies to significantly increase the access to and impact of technology in the nonprofit community. For the 10th annual Digital Ball, TechBridge is well on its way to raising over $1 million dollars in cash and in-kind donations to support its mission. Support from the technology community includes a presenting sponsorship from Accenture (a sponsor for all 10 years of the Digital Ball) and marquee sponsorships from The Coca Cola Company, First Data, Savvis and Dell. The theme of Celebrating Momentum highlights this year’s Digital Ball with a fond look at the past successes and a keen eye toward the goals of the future. 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 connect the needs of nonprofits with the skills and financial resources of the technology community. The Digital Ball, TechBridge’s signature annual fundraising gala brings together Atlanta’s technology community to celebrate the impact of technology and skilled volunteers can have in strengthening our community. The occasion draws a who’s who crowd from Atlanta’s technology and business communities and will mark its tenth year on Saturday, May 8, 2010. For more information about TechBridge and the Digital Ball, please visit www.techbridge.org. # # # Contact Information: Carrie Bates, Director of Corporate Relations |
