Apparo and Truist successfully completed a Technology Foundations cohort educating nonprofits on keeping up with rapidly changing technology.
Sponsored by Truist
Apparo, in partnership with Truist, completed a 10-week Technology Foundations Program for 10 nonprofits from Truist Foundation’s Inspire Awards grantee finalists and semi-finalists. Participating nonprofits gained the knowledge and skills to make more informed decisions about their digital strategies and the technology tools to support their specific missions.
The Technology Foundations program featured a 4-part educational workshop series that helped nonprofit teams overcome their tech-related and business process challenges. In addition to the workshops, nonprofits were matched with 2 skilled Technology Mentors that provided ongoing support and guidance throughout the program.
The Truist Technology Foundations nonprofit cohort wraps up.
Congratulations to the Nonprofit Technology Foundation Cohort Participants:
- Carina
- Centro Community Partners
- Encore Employment Enterprises, Inc.
- Entryway
- Founder Forward
- Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership Inc.
- International Literacy and Development
- Lifecycle Building Center
- Synergies Work
- The Network of Jewish Human Services Agencies
Cohort topics included:
- Intermediate technology essentials, including technology planning, backup strategies and cloud solutions
- Maximizing time and productivity with Artificial Intelligence
- Optimizing team collaboration through cloud platforms
- Digital marketing strategies to increase visibility, reach and engagement
- Advancing cybersecurity strategies and skills
Thank you to our Technology Mentors from Truist:
- Yashvardhan Rathi
- Brian Edwards
- Keith Deininger
- Hemachandra HD
- Alexandria Bynum
- Sumathi Ramachandran
- Marc Burger
- Angela Scholl
- James Saint-Hilaire
- Michael Stoyanov
- Brian Krezel
- Ragini Pasupuleti
- Michael Zamora
- Brett E Lowder
- Roger Poore
- James VanPelt
- Rochelle McNally
- Michael Fortney
- Vernon Brown
- Kevin J Reinstein
Following each workshop, nonprofits met with their Technology Mentors to discuss how best to apply workshop findings to their specific nonprofit. They also completed Apparo’s Tech Maturity Model and got guidance and recommendations from the results.
And a final huge thank you to our volunteer speakers:
- Cybersecurity: Christopher Jones, 2Bware
- Digital Marketing: Sam Spaulding
- AI: Joe Fuqua, Truist
For more information on Apparo’s Cohorts, visit our website here.
