The Technology Foundations for Nonprofits program wraps up with our 3rd cohort of organizations on an 8-week educational journey
Apparo recently celebrated wrapping up our third initiative to support United Way of Greater Charlotte (UWGC) nonprofits. These nonprofits are members of one of two UWGC initiatives:
- Unite Charlotte – providing not only funding but also capacity-building initiatives, to local grassroots organizations advancing racial equity and addressing economic mobility.
- United Neighborhoods – changing the odds in disinvested communities through resident empowerment and partnerships with lead partner agencies in each community.
Over the course of this 8-week technology empowerment program led by Apparo, participants:
- Grow their knowledge of the value and importance of prioritizing technology planning and implementation into nonprofit infrastructure and business processes
- Learn about basic technology infrastructure
- Develop insight into how business cloud platforms can support their mission
- Gain a basic understanding of digital marketing
- Establish a clear idea of best practices for donor cultivation and stewardship
- Understand the purpose and benefits of having a donor management system
- Know the available technology resources
Our third nonprofit cohort gathered in early 2023 to celebrate embarking their technology journey.
They participated in 4 workshops:
- Technology Foundation Overview
- Business Cloud-Based Productivity Platforms
- Basics of Digital Marketing
- Donor Strategies and Management Systems
Participants are also matched with a skilled technology volunteer mentor for advice and guidance on any technology or business process-related questions, challenges, or needs.
Unite Charlotte’s 3rd cohort of nonprofits wraps up their Technology Foundations work with their mentors.
Nonprofit participants:
| Reggie | Singleton | The Males Place Inc |
| Andrea | King | Esther’s Heart for Transformation Ministry, Inc |
| Marylou | Kohut | Esther’s Heart for Transformation Ministry, Inc |
| Frankie | Knox | Historic Hoskins Coalition Group |
| Heather | Kendall | Caterpillar Ministries |
| Tonia | Faison | Team Trublue |
| Kristina | Cruise | Books with Color, Inc. |
| Lawrence | Gordon | Books with Color, Inc. |
| Charlitta | Hatch | Books with Color, Inc. |
| Juanita | Pipkin | BarreBelle |
| Noel | Pipkin | BarreBelle |
| La Becky | Roe | Lets Talk About It-The Autism Center, Inc. |
| Jessica | Gibson | Just do it Movement INC. |
| Isa | Moore | Just do it Movement INC. |
| Taka | Morris | Just do it Movement INC. |
| Akeliah | Stewart | Center 360 |
| Gary | Crump | Men of Destiny |
| Winston | Earle | Men of Destiny |
| Beverly | Davis | A Brighter Day Outreach |
| John | Jennings | Favar Ministries |
| Michelle | Jennings-Anderson | Jennings O’Neil Career Academy and Workforce Development |
| Veronica | Washington | Life Project |
Volunteers:
| Dunia | Alsaffar | Bank of America |
| Eryana | Bailey | Bank of America |
| Kamal | Bhargava | |
| Barb | Doyle | SEI |
| Montgomery | Drummond | CapTech |
| Austin | Emser | AvidXchange |
| Michael | Ifkovits | Method |
| Michele | Juliana | RSM |
| Colin | Lafever | ZL Technologies |
| Steve | Maykowski | |
| Kavitha | Nair | Bank of America |
| Raj | Pandiri | Bank of America |
| Yogesh | Raghuvanshi | Bank of America |
| Desiree | Rogers | Capstone Companies |
| Manas | Srivastava | |
| Diana | Valdes | Coca Cola |
| Jillian | Walsh | Huron Consulting Group |
