Apparo Announces Fifth G.A.I.N. Cohort with 6 Charlotte Nonprofits- Powered by Lowe’s
On Tuesday, October 28th, 2025, Apparo announced the six nonprofits that were selected to participate in the fourth cohort of Apparo’s G.A.I.N. Program. Apparo’s G.A.I.N. (Growth, Agility, and Innovation for Nonprofits) Program provides nonprofit participants with the tools, training, and other support they need to implement and sustain their technology and process improvements. G.A.I.N. delivers a one-year journey of technology and process improvement to a cohort of nonprofits to help them overcome their technology challenges and simultaneously amplify their nonprofit impact. The G.A.I.N. program is generously sponsored by Lowe’s.
On Tuesday, leaders from participating nonprofits in the fourth and fifth cohorts and their corporate mentors gathered at the Apparo office for introductions, to celebrate concluding the work completed in the forth cohort, and to discuss the journey ahead.

Apparo celebrated the completed of GAIN’s 4th Cohort and the beginning of GAIN’s 5th Cohort – powered by Lowes.
Apparo is thrilled to welcome the following nonprofits to their one-year G.A.I.N journey:
- Caterpillar Ministries
- Eagle Rock Camp
- FeedNC
- The Go Jen Go Foundation
- Latin Americans Working for Achievement (LAWA)
- Sustain Charlotte
The following mentors will support organizations in this cohort:
- Lisa Carter
- Bill Hammelman
- Brad Richmond
- Ross Feldman
- Matthew Galimi
- Jean Pierre (JP) LeJacq
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