The 2025 Caresource and Impact Health Technology and Data Foundations 101 Cohort wraps up
Apparo partnered with CareSource and Impact Health to offer a 4-month cohort program focused on Technology and Data Foundations for nonprofit organizations from Asheville, NC area. In 2 cohort sessions, participating nonprofits gained the knowledge and skills to make more informed decisions about their digital and data strategies and the technology tools to support their specific missions.
Apparo kicked off the CareSource/Impact Health Technology Foundations 101 cohort in March 2025.
Congratulations to the nonprofits who completed Technology Foundations 101
Apparo wrapped up the Technology Foundations 101 portion of the cohort at the end of May, concluding a series of workshops and mentor meetings designed to help participants build knowledge and skills to make more informed decisions about their digital strategies and technology tools. Congratulations to the following nonprofits for completing the cohort!
- Bounty & Soul
- Four Square Community Action Agency
- Mission Ministries Alliance
- Restoration House WNC
- Smart Start of Transylvania County
- WNC Lighthouse Inc
- Macon Program for Progress
- Thrive
Skilled Volunteers make the magic happen
Apparo partnered with 9 skilled volunteers to conduct 1-hour sessions on topics including data metrics and collection strategies, data reporting and analysis, and using AI to assist in storytelling. Our volunteers include:
- Michael Jacobs, Salesforce
- Tony Patel, Mauser Packaging Solutions
- Dennis Norman
- Mohit Das, Lowe’s Companies
- Dhruv Jani
- Amara Morris, Sapphire Blu Security LLC
- Cornell Emile, Amped Data
- Jim Youse
- Nicholas Farmer, RTS Labs
Eight Nonprofits completed Data Foundations 101
Apparo continued their partnership with Impact Health and CareSource to offer a 9-week Data Foundations 101 Cohort Program for 8 nonprofit organizations in Western North Carolina. Participating nonprofits gained the knowledge and skills needed to make more informed, strategic decisions about their data—empowering them to better support their unique missions.
Educational workshops covered topics such as:
- Core data concepts and tools to help nonprofits confidently navigate today’s digital landscape
- How to identify and collect meaningful data aligned with organizational goals
- Practical skills for organizing, managing, and reporting data using spreadsheets
- Techniques for analyzing data and crafting compelling stories to share impact
- Privacy and security basics to help safeguard sensitive data, build internal confidence, and maintain client and donor trust
In addition to the nonprofit and volunteer benefits offered through the program, each participating nonprofit received access to Apparo’s Data Maturity Model self-assessment. Working with a dedicated mentor, organizations reviewed their results to clarify strengths and gaps, prioritize areas for growth, and identify actionable next steps to advance their data strategy.
Nonprofits who completed Data Foundations 101:
- Bounty & Soul
- Four Square Community Action Agency
- Mission Ministries Alliance
- Homeward Bound of WNC
- Working Wheels
- WNC Lighthouse Inc.
- Caja Solidaria
- Thrive
- Equal Plates Project
Thank you to our skilled volunteers for Data Foundations 101!
- Michael Jacobs, Salesforce
- Tony Patel, Mauser Packaging Solutions
- Dennis Norman
- Mohit Das, Lowe’s Companies
- Dhruv Jani
- Cornell Emile, Amped Data
- Faith Kemboi
- Jim Youse
- Adam Silva
- Amara Morris
- Nicholas Farmer
- Karen Cramer
- Mike Halsema
- Eric Hoffman
Congratulations to the 8 nonprofits who completed Data Foundations 101 in September 2025.
