Apparo’s Technology Foundations for Nonprofits program supports 4th cohort of organizations on an 8-week educational journey
Apparo’s fourth initiative supporting United Way of Greater Charlotte (UWGC) nonprofits is now underway. These nonprofits are members of one of two UWGC initiatives:
- Unite Charlotte – providing funding and 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.
Throughout this 8-week technology empowerment program led by Apparo, participants will:
- 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
Apparo’s fourth cohort of United Way of Greater Charlotte nonprofits begin the Technology Foundations program.
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.
Nonprofit participants and mentors meet to begin their 8-week technology education journey.
Nonprofit Participants:
| Achieving Success On Purpose | Nalo Coban, Kareem Puranda |
| BFIT Big Dreams Youth Inc. | Brendan May |
| Caterpillar Ministries | Sarah Fortner |
| Changing Lives Outreach Center CDc | Cynthia Terry |
| Education Over Debt Foundation | Sheena Hogue |
| Erika’s Closet | Traletta Banks, Shaquita Stevenson, Thermon Sellers |
| Evolutionary Aquatics | Nadine Ford, Benetta Bellamy, Kelli Belsches, Eric Bellamy |
| For The Struggle, Inc. | Stacy Hamilton |
| Frankie Mae Foundation | Jaleesa Richardson |
| Generational Wealth Educators | Jasmine Hall, Melayne Hammond |
| Kings Growing Kings – Hard Grinderz | Howard Glover, Veronica Y. Glover |
| Pathways NC Inc. | Tatia Seward |
| Peoples Private Learning | Braielyn Peoples |
| She Built This City | Hatisha Mike |
| Smithville CommUNITY Coalition | Dawne Kakitsis, Dammah Chisholm |
| StriveCLT | Gwen High |
| TruSolace Counseling and Wellness Center | Reneisha Black, Angela Silver, Lakia Black, Ticola Ross, Jacquelyn Garcia, Whitni Wilson-Wertz |
| Youth Style Fitness INC | Kim Olige |
Volunteers:
| Tech Mentor Name | Company |
| Alicia Melton | Hylaine |
| Ankur Singh | Accenture |
| Brian Adams | Bradberry Street LLC |
| Bryan Cassidy | Comcast Business |
| Chris Long | SIM Charlotte |
| Colin Lafever | ZL Technologies |
| Dennis Norman | Cox Communications |
| Eric Nagel | N/A |
| Jason Massie | |
| Jeffrey Lyon | TheCyberWild |
| Jim Foley | Northwood Ravin |
| Kamal Bhargava | |
| Kelsey Ballesteros | Foundry Commercial |
| Lesley McKendrick | T-Mobile |
| Manas Srivastava | |
| Markus Hill | Rodgers Builders |
| Nate Pawlicki | N/A |
| Prathap Kathirvel | N/A |
| Samuel Ty | Duke Energy |
| Shailendra Kumar | N/A |
| Tommy Nichols | Power Up USA |
| Victor Pinott | Rodgers Builders |
