Apparo’s Technology Foundations for Nonprofits program wraps up 5th cohort of organizations that were on a 10-week journey to build on the technology skills they learned last year.
Apparo’s fifth initiative supporting United Way of Greater Charlotte (UWGC) nonprofits wrapped up on April 22, 2025. The 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.
Through Technology Foundations 201, nonprofits met and were provided the following components:
- 1 orientation session
- 4 Educational Workshops:
- Tech Essentials 201
- Cybersecurity Best Practices 201
- Digital Marketing with an Optional Peer Connect Meeting following the Workshop
- AI (Artificial Intelligence) Overview
- 4 1-on-1 meetings with their mentors
- 1 wrap-up session
The objective of this program was for the participating nonprofits to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed decisions about their digital strategies and the technology tools available to support their specific missions.
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Participating Nonprofits |
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Achieving Success On Purpose |
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BFIT Big Dreams Youth Inc |
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Center 360 |
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Changing Lives Outreach Center CDC |
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Evolutionary Aquatics |
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Generational Wealth Educators |
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HARD GRINDERZ KINGS GROWING KINGS |
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Healing Vine Harbor |
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Just Do It Movement Inc |
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Let’s Talk About It – The Autism Center, Inc. |
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Money Magnets Club |
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Peoples Private Learning (PPL) |
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StriveCLT |
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TruSolace Counseling and Wellness Center |
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UMBA Bright Stars, Inc. |
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A GIVING HEART PROJECT, INC. |
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Tech Mentor |
Company |
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Renee Carroll |
Regions Bank |
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Madhusudhana Reddy Mopuru |
Duke Energy |
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Bill Noel |
N/A |
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Mark Edwards |
N/A |
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Georgia L. Carroll |
Regions Bank |
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Erik McGee |
Honeywell |
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Brandon Kraycirik |
N/A |
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Steve Gillam |
Fiserv |
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Jason Guess |
Duke Energy |
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Lindsay Denny |
Flow Control Group |
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Shaunie Archer |
Honeywell |
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Howard Bentley |
N/A |
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Edgar Louis Vanterpool |
Compliancy |
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Malavika Kalani |
N/A |
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Sandra Gaston |
N/A |
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Phillip Mahuwe |
Elevate Digital |
