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Thank You for Supporting
2007 Digital Ball! |
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 We are pleased to announce that the TechBridge
Digital Ball, presented by Accenture, once again exceeded budget and
sponsorship goals.
The gala event held
Sat May 5, 2007 at the Georgia World Congress Center brought 1,170
technology, business and nonprofit leaders together for an evening
of dinner, dancing and visually stunning performances. Yes, we
really had stallions in the ballroom!
Ninety-seven
corporate sponsors gave more than $1.1m in cash and in-kind
donations to the Digital Ball to fund TechBridge operations and its
nonprofit technology programs and services.
The event was
co-chaired by Kristin Kirkconnell, SVP and CIO, AGL Resources and
John Seral, VP and CIO, GE Infrastructure. Kirkconnell will be
joined by Jean-Michel Ares, SVP and CIO, The Coca-Cola Company as
the co-chairs of next year's event.
Summing up his
two-year term as Digital Ball co-chair, Seral said, "Community
involvement is key to business success and TechBridge has become a
focal point for community service activities for technology
professionals. I call upon all of Atlanta's technology leaders to
join us in ensuring that the Digital Ball continues its track record
of success."
Click here to read attendees' thoughts on
the Ball kindly gathered by our friends at TechLINKS.
And for those
wondering, our ever-thoughtful production partner, the MAVERICK
group|EVENTSTYLE coordinated the donation of the horse ring
flooring to The Atlanta Community ToolBank for recycling.
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TechBridge Technology
Innovation Award |
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TechBridge
and Accenture Congratulate the Winner and Finalists of the Sixth
Annual TechBridge Technology Innovation Award
Juvenile
Justice Fund and Fulton County Children's Advocacy
Center
These
two nonprofits collaborated to achieve amazing results. Their
efforts symbolize innovation and progressive thinking - hallmarks of
the Technology Innovation Award.
Together
they developed a Child Abuse Case Tracking Information System to
centralize and share vital info about Fulton County's abused and
at-risk children with a myriad of medical, legal, educational and
law enforcement professionals.
This interagency case-tracking system is the first of its
kind in Georgia and it ensures that abused and neglected children
quickly get the help they need.
L
to R above: Kimberly
Borna, Juvenile Justice Fund; Terri Morton, Fulton County Children's
Advocacy Center receiving their award from Mark Hawn, Global
Managing Director, Sales Effectiveness, Accenture.
Two
finalists were also selected from a group of 28 impressive nonprofit
nominees for the 2007 award given by Accenture. Congratulations to
Bobby Dodd Institute and The Well Project for their innovative use
of technology to achieve their missions.
Given
by Accenture, the award provides over $45,500 in TechBridge
consulting services, Microsoft software and cash to the winner
and over $16,500 in TechBridge consulting services, Microsoft
software and cash to each finalist.
Click
here to read more about winner and
finalists technology projects, and hear from the winner directly by
clicking here.
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Get
Involved! |
Volunteer |
Members
of the TechBridge Corporate Partner Program* are invited to join
us:
Coach
Seniors on Computers
Lutheran
Towers, Midtown
Upcoming
dates: Mon. May 21, Mon. June 11 and Mon. July 9 from 6-8pm
Sat.
June 16, Sat. July 7, Sat. July 28 from 10am-12pm
New
volunteers, please complete online Volunteer Application by clicking
here. Folks who've volunteered before simply
send an email to jhiggins@techbridge.org
Be
sure to click here to see our volunteer opps for
2007. Check often, new opportunities are added frequently!
*The
TechBridge Corporate Partner Program is available to employees of
sponsors at the $10,000 giving level and above. The program
offers opportunities for individuals to volunteer their time and
technical skills of all levels to make an impact within the
community.
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Click here to read recent CIO
Magazine article "A Gift That Keeps On Giving to Your Career:
Volunteerism" featuring Becky Blalock, CIO, Southern
Company.
Click here to read about TechBridge in Federal
Home Loan Bank of Atlanta's newsletter. |
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Donate Used
Technology
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E-DRIVE
Keep
our environment clean by donating your used computers, printers or
monitors.
Saturday
May 19th, 8am to 4pm
Sandy
Springs Recycling Center
470 Morgan Falls Rd, Atlanta, GA
30350
770-551-7766 |
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Sponsor
Corner |
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 TechBridge
is pleased to highlight The Home Depot, Terabyte
sponsor of the Digital Ball for the fourth consecutive
year.
"The
Home Depot has a long history of giving back to the community," says
Dave Kardesh, Vice President IT - Corporate Systems. "The work done
by TechBridge is an especially good fit with our hands-on service
philosophy. We are proud that our contributions will build stronger
nonprofits."
The
Home Depot contributes volunteer hours by participating in
TechBridge's Corporate Partner Program. Through this unique program,
the technical skills of employees are matched with the technology
needs of the nonprofit community. Volunteers work side-by-side with
TechBridge in initiatives including coaching students in technical
skills, dismantling computers for recycling, and implementing
programs to evaluate the technical needs of smaller
nonprofits.
TechBridge
was proud to be one of 24 local nonprofits to
receive a
$20,000 unrestricted grant from The Home Depot as part of the
company's inaugural "We Build CommUnity"
celebration, recognizing innovative programs and
collaborative partnerships that impact the local Atlanta
community.
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TechBridge
News |
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Your
support enables TechBridge to deliver critical technology services
and solutions to Georgia's nonprofits at affordable rates. In
2006 TechBridge provided services to over 180 nonprofits, saving
them an estimated $843,000.
New TechBridge
Clients
Kennesaw
Mountain Historical Association, Midtown Assistance Center,
SisterSong, Wesley Community Centers, The Frazer Center, Georgia
Network to End Sexual Abuse, Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance, It
Won't Happen to Me, National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention, PAWS Atlanta, Senior Services of North
Fulton.
Rebuilding New
Orleans
Nonprofits
Ten
organizations will take part in TechNOLA HITS, created in
response to a need for basic, secure IT infrastructure. NPower's
Atlanta-based affiliate, TechBridge, is hosting a shared server
where a number of small New Orleans nonprofits pool technology
capabilities, accessing email, the Web and office
applications. Click
here to read
more.
TechBridge
Board of
Directors
We
welcome the following new Board Members and appreciate their
leadership and
contribution:
Chris
Jones, General Manager, SE District, Microsoft
Corporation
Dave
Kardesh, VP of IT, Corporate Systems, The Home
Depot
Jeff
Harvey, SVP and General Manager, SAP
America
John
Yates, Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin,
LLP
Judi
Vitale, President, Women in
Technology
Nicole
Rudd, Assistant Vice President/Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill
Lynch
Roosevelt
Giles, Chairman and CEO, Information Management Systems,
Inc
Vince
Smith, Director, Gateway
Center |
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 TechBridge
& the 13 NPower Affiliates, supported by Microsoft, have
provided tech services to 4,500+ nonprofits.
TechBridge
-- 1100 Johnson Ferry Rd, Suite 670, Atlanta GA 30342 -- 404.879.5412 |
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Megabyte Sponsors |
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AGL Resources
Alston
& Bird LLP
Birlasoft, Inc.
ChoicePoint, Inc.
Coca-Cola
Enterprises, Inc.
Daugherty Business
Solutions
Deloitte
Equifax
GE Energy
InterContinental
Hotels Group
Magenic Technologies
Scientific Atlanta, A
Cisco
Company
Seagull Software
Silverpop
Smith & Howard
Tata
Consultancy Services
The Madison Henry Group
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Sponsors |
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Alliance
Data
ASAP
ATDC
Atlantic Trust Private
Wealth
Management
Avanade
BMC
Software
Cbeyond
Compuware Corporation
Cox Enterprises,
Inc.
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DLA Piper
EMC
Executive
Alliance
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Atlanta
Federated Systems Group
Gadfly
Geller and Linowes
Families
Hunter Technical Resources
Imlay Investments,
Inc.
Infosys Technologies
Ltd.
Intellinet
KnowledgeStorm
Lehman Brothers
Manhattan
Associates
MD&E, Inc
Mellon Private Wealth
Management
Metasys Technologies, Inc.
Modis
Morgan Stanley
Private Wealth
Management
nuBridges
Oracle
Procuri, Inc.
Protiviti,
Inc.
Pyramid Consulting, Inc.
Randstad
Sapient
Satyam
Computer Services
Southern Company
Spherion Professional
Services
Group
Staffing
Technologies
T3i
Tatum LLC
The Last Detail
Marketing
Services, Inc.
The North Highland
Company
The People Network, Inc.
TIBCO Software Inc.
Time
Warner Telecom
Trusted Network Technologies
Turknett
Leadership Group
Turner Broadcasting System
UPS
Wipro
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