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	November 30, 2010
Supporting TechBridge makes a great Christmas present! Make a Christmas gift to TechBridge on behalf of your clients. Supporting a cause IT Leaders care about is a win for everyone! Or simply click here to make a personal donation to TechBridge, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your support enables us to provide hundreds of nonprofits with the technology services they need. We appreciate the trust that you place in us to make your investments really count.	2011 Digital Ball – Record Response! Identified by many as Atlanta's 'Technology Event to Attend', the 2011 TechBridge Digital Ball will be held on Saturday May 7 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis and co-chaired by Maryann Goebel, CIO Fiserv and Dave Barnes, CIO UPS. This signature gala draws the who's who from Atlanta's technology and business communities and celebrates their spirit of philanthropy. The Ball is on track to sell out earlier than ever before – sponsorships are already more than 60% sold out. TechBridge is honored to announce that Accenture will serve as the Digital Ball’s presenting sponsor. TechBridge also welcomes back marquee sponsors, The Coca-Cola Company and First Data, and major supporters AT&T, Fiserv, IBM, Microsoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Verizon – along with new major supporters: 3i People, OnX, and Prosys Information Systems.
Get Connected Be the first to hear about TechBridge news, events, supporters and opportunities! Join us today!		Check out the Digital Ball supporting companies and IT Executive Hosts or download a brochure detailing sponsorship levels and benefits. Sign up today while there’s room and join us at our December 9 reception! L to R: John Seral, CIO GE Energy; Cindy Tierney, CIO Beazer Homes; Dave Barnes, CIO UPS. View more photos from Digital Ball 2010 and photos from the Digital Ball 2010 Reception Series
Go Green Handheld Wireless Recycling Solve the challenge of what to do with outdated handheld wireless devices while benefiting TechBridge, our community, and the environment at the same time. TechBridge partners with NextFone to recycle wireless handheld devices - securely scrubbing all data, at no charge to you. All proceeds benefit TechBridge. Signing up is easy! Click here to read more or contact cbates@techbridge.org. Questions or Suggestions? Contact Carrie Bates Director of Corporate Relations cbates@techbridge.org TechBridge 1100 Johnson Ferry Rd, Ste 670 Atlanta, GA 30342 404.879.5412 www.techbridge.org	TechBridge News Changes on the TechBridge Board TechBridge is proud to welcome to its Board of Directors: Ray Benedick, VP IT, The Home Depot; Aaron deSouza, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP; and Frank Fuerst, CEO, B2B Technologies. TechBridge is also proud to announce that James Franklin, Vice President of Professional Services, Omnilink has succeeded Cindy Tierney, CIO, Beazer Homes as the Chair of the TechBridge Board. Technology Education Series TechBridge is pleased to announce the conclusion of its successful 2010 Technology Education Series, sponsored by The Home Depot and Motorola. The TechEd Series provides affordable, high-quality educational seminars and a forum for peer-support to encourage nonprofits to integrate technology into their business. The three seminars in 2010 provided education to 120+ individuals from 90+ nonprofits on subjects including: social media; mobile devices and applications; and cloud computing. Many thanks to seminar sponsors Savvis and Smartsoft Mobile Solutions, Inc. TechBridge appreciates the support of the technology community and looks forward to another outstanding series of seminars in 2011 - sponsorship opportunities are now available. Contact Carrie Bates at cbates@techbridge.org. Volunteer Atlanta Union Mission December 1, 6:00pm to 8:00pm December 8, 6:00pm to 8:00pm Coach residents of the Atlanta Union Mission on basic computer skills. Click here to see more details and to sign up. If you have ten usb/flash drives you could donate, the residents would appreciate it! Computers for Youth Saturday, December 11, 2010 Coach sixth graders and their families on setting up their own donated pc and using the installed educational software. Click here to see more details and to sign up. Random Hacks of Kindness December 4-5, 2010 Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is all about using technology to make the world a better place by building a community of innovation. RHoK brings software engineers together with disaster relief experts to identify critical global challenges, and develop software to respond to them. On December 4-5, 2010 RHoK is hosting its third hackathon – a global gathering of hackers in many locations around the world, coming together in real time for a marathon codejam weekend - coding around problems relating to natural disaster risk and response. Sign up today! Sponsor Corner TechBridge is pleased to highlight Accenture, Presenting Sponsor of the Digital Ball 2001-2011 and Technology Innovation Award 2002-2011. Not only does Accenture support TechBridge financially, but it also donates considerable consulting time to help TechBridge with technology projects. Accenture is committed to ensuring that through TechBridge, our clients reap the benefit of their world class skills and experience. To learn more about Accenture's corporate citizenship initiatives, please visit www.accenture.com/community. "Accenture works with TechBridge and other NPower affiliates across the US because of our shared vision of fostering innovation. Technology has the power to transform society for the better and TechBridge works to make this a reality for nonprofits in Georgia." Craig Ramsey, Atlanta Managing Director, Accenture
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