Tech Impact Stories

Technology Planning

Revolutionizing Care for Atlanta's Homeless

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NPower Atlanta/Techbridge provides a robust technology infrastructure to a new Homeless Care Center.

Focusing Resources On Community Programs

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Thanks to technology planning, the YMCA of the USA is able to redirect time and resources to its programs.

Keeping the Door Open to Legal Services for the Homeless

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Technology planning helps one organization move offices without disruption and serve their clients better than ever.

Technology Leadership and Planning Workshop

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Anne Sherman, Associate at the TCC Group, was looking for a partner to help design and conduct a workshop on technology leadership and planning.

Infrastructure Support

Inspiring New Ways of Reaching the Community

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For one NPower Charlotte Region client, technology is truly for the birds -- or more specifically, for the birds of prey. How have some technology upgrades helped the Carolina Raptor Center deliver their mission?

Working Together for Young Scholars

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A technology collaboration gives DC students access to the technology they need to succeed.

Who Will Take Care of Me?

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The Family center approached the NPower NY office at a time the organization had 1 main IT person and was looking for support for a newly created division that was to reside in the Brooklyn office.

Increasing Operating Efficiency at “Atlanta Education Fund”

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With the transition to a new administration, the Atlanta Education Fund's leadership wanted to ensure that they had a solid infrastructure.

IT Support for Common Ground

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A customer of NPower since 2001, Common Ground did not have a dedicated IT staff person in house. Instead, one employee with an interest in technology accepted IT responsibilities in addition to the staff member's regular, full time job.

New Network for Global Visionaries

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Several years back, Global Visionaries came to NPower Seattle, asking for some minor assistance with installing software and printers.

Solutions for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing

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The Community Service Center for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing realized that getting their technology systems in order needed to be a high priority for the organization.

Better Technology for Community Addition Services

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Community Addiction Services of Indiana wanted to develop a more efficient and up-to-date technology infrastructure to manage its operations, facilitate information sharing and track client information.

Technology Overhaul Makes Women’s Organization More Efficient

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Like many nonprofits, Our Place's technology had grown organically over time.

Server Upgrade for a Safer IT Infrastructure

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Experiencing problems with its network and knowing it was a result of the server being overworked, the staff at the National Employment Law Project (NELP) was nervous that their inability to properly backup and save important files would someday come back to haunt them.

Realigning Technology Infrastructure for Foundation Grantees

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Robin Hood's Management Assistance team (MA team) was constantly being bombarded with urgent requests from grant recipients for assistance on a wide range of technology issues.

Web Solutions

Providing Quality Care and Information

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A web redesign gives an adult day-health provider a better way to communicate, thanks to NPower Seattle and a talented volunteer.

Enabling Safe Access to a City Park

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A low-cost, innovative web site redesign allows citizens to advocate for free and safe access to a new city park.

Supporting Families With Special Kids

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A new web site informs and empowers families of kids with disabilities and special health care needs.

Indy Area Camp for At-Risk Youth Receives Tech Upgrade

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Jameson Camp in Indiana was having much of its IT work done by volunteers. While the generous efforts of those volunteers were greatly appreciated, at times the service was inconsistent, and did not always meet the organization's needs.

Improving Marketing and Communications via the Web

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta shifted their marketing focus to recruiting more volunteers and donors. To communicate more effectively with the community, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta decided to launch a more professional looking and informative web site.

Connecting a Furniture Bank to Donors

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The Dallas Furniture Bank wanted to communicate more effectively with donors and member service organizations by improving their Web site's capacity for interaction, mainly through adding online forms.

Vehicle Donation Program

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Central Dallas Ministries (CDM) wanted to draw more attention to the program and increase calls about the opportunity to make a contribution.

Creating a Website to Promote Online Community Tip Sheets

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Michael Rosen, Vice President for Finance and Administration at the Citizens Committee for NYC, was increasingly concerned that the assistance being provided by the Citizens Committee to their neighborhood based block associations was being
lost in piles of paper.

Streamlining the Screening of Uninsured Residents

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Having just received a large federal grant to increase access to health care for residents of SW Brooklyn, Lutheran Health Care's Jim Stiles pulled together a coalition of nearly 400 community-based and faith-based organizations to help him solve one of the community's most intransigent problems.

A Better World for Developmentally Disabled Children

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Ms. Brown is the parent of a severely developmentally disabled child in Brooklyn. Her child faces a number of serious barriers in life, including difficulty progressing in a traditional educational setting and limited employment options as an adult.

Database/CRM

Neighborhood Agency Receives Database Upgrade

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Unfortunately, the Neighborhood Self Employment Initiative data-management system was unable to keep pace with the organization's rapid growth.

Technology Provides Access to Food Stamps

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The recent downturn in the economy, and the ripple effect of 9/11, has left an increased number of New Yorkers vulnerable to hunger.

 

Software

Arts and Science Council eCampaign System

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The Arts and Science Council (ASC) enlisted the help of NPower Charlotte Region to rewrite its eCampaign fundraising system. The ASC needed a system that would allow companies to solicit their employees for personal financial pledges and gifts that would support the arts and cultural community.

Charlotte Crossroads Collaboration

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Crossroads Charlotte selected NPower Charlotte Region to create the program management and collaboration platform for its countywide expansion.

Transforming Operations Through Technology

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What do NPower, the Chemical Dependency Center (CDC) and Microsoft have in common? They partnered to help CDC transform their business.

Connecting Art to Life

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SAM brings a high caliber of art within reach of the public. Its staff needed a high caliber financial reporting tool within reach of their capacity and budget.

Other Technology Consulting

Teaching tech skills through an innovative program

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An Arizona organization helps students and parents build computer skills by combining in-person and technology-based training.

Leveraging Relationships to Achieve Community Value

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A relationship with NPower Atlanta/TechBridge opens up a new world of opportunity for an organization and the people it serves.

NPower MI Model Provides Low Touch, High Impact Tech Support

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The NPower Michigan Managed Services Model Provides Nonprofit Low Touch, High Impact Tech Support

Helping Girls Inc. Inspire and Educate Young Women

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After joining Girls Inc., Jan Figueira, CEO, figured out quickly that she needed to do something about the state of technology in their offices.

Helping Habitat for Humanity Build More Homes

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Executive Directors are busy folks, perhaps none more so than Tim Block, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia. Whether it's time spent with important donors or time spent on job sites around the city, Tim relies on mobile communications to keep on top of work back at the office.

A New Foundation for HomeSight

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A state-of-the art computer network designed by NPower helps HomeSight keep home ownership a possible dream.