Atlanta - July 14, 2005. TechBridge, a nonprofit supporting nonprofits with technology solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a contract with the Pfizer Foundation to provide Web site development services and technology training to 24 HIV/AIDS services organizations located across the Southeast. The services are valued at approximately $43,000.
The technology assistance program is part of the Pfizer Foundation’s Southern HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative, a grant program for small to midsized nonprofit HIV/AIDs community-based organizations in nine southern states. TechBridge will deliver an array of services including developing custom websites, providing do-it-yourself Web site development tools and conducting assessments of existing agency sites. TechBridge will also coordinate training classes for Microsoft Office and other PC applications for the HIV/AIDS group staff. TB is partnering with New Horizons Computer Learning Centers to offer the training.
“A key goal of the Southern HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative is to remove technology barriers that might hinder an HIV/AIDS agency’s ability to provide prevention, treatment and support services,” said Erica Weinberg, Program Officer for the Pfizer Foundation. “TechBridge has an established record of success in helping nonprofits maximize their use of technology and is very well-suited to help us implement the technology assistance element of our program.”
“The Pfizer Foundation’s foresight and generosity is enabling TechBridge to extend its mission to a highly deserving community of nonprofits,” said Jack McMillan, CEO of TechBridge. “We are proud to be working with Pfizer to help HIV/AIDs organizations leverage technology in their fight against the disease.”
The agencies receiving TechBridge services through this initiative are:
AID to Inmate Mothers - Montgomery, AL
AIDS Care Services - Winston-Salem, NC
AIDS Resource Council - Rome, GA
Baton Rouge AIDS Society - Baton Rouge, LA
Chatham Social Health Council - Pittsboro, NC
Community-Based Learning Alternatives Center, Inc. - Smithfield, NC
Family Services of Greater Baton Rouge - LA
Health Outreach Project, Inc. - Atlanta, GA
HIV Services, Inc. - Vicksburg, MS
International AIDS Empowerment, Inc. - El Paso, TX
Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network - FL
Methodist Healthcare Foundation/Community HIV Network - Chattanooga, TN
Mujeres Unidas Contra el SIDA, Inc. - San Antonio, TX
Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services - Columbia, SC
Rural Women's Health Project, Inc. - Gainesville, FL
Sembrando Flores - Homestead, FL
South Mississippi AIDS Task Force, Inc. - Biloxi, MS
Southeast-Georgia Communities Project - Lyons, GA
Southwest Louisiana AIDS Council - Lake Charles, LA
For more information about the Pfizer Foundation’s Southern HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative, please click here.
About The Pfizer Foundation
The Pfizer Foundation, Inc. is an independent charitable foundation established by Pfizer Inc in 1953. The Foundation's mission is to promote access to quality health care and education, to nurture innovation and to support the community involvement of Pfizer people. For more information click here.
