Tech Impact Stories

When Community of Hope obtained Federally Qualified Health Clinic status in 2006, the organization’s growth blossomed, and Kelley Sweeney McShane, Executive Director, knew she needed help implementing the right technology.

In 2008, Peace X Peace won one of NPower’s Annual Technology Innovation Awards, for their Global Network platform. Their prize included a comprehensive assessment of their technology conducted by NPower. The assessment identified several areas where improvements were needed and provided detailed and actionable recommendations.

Through a referral from another NPower client, Threshold contacted NPower for assistance. NPower staff performed a comprehensive assessment of all hardware and software and made a series of recommendations, highlighting items by cost and priority.

Award winning nonprofit Urban Alliance turned to NPower for help when they had to move on short notice and to recreate their entire tech infrastructure from scratch. NPower’s expertise in working with  nonprofits meant that we were able to help them find the right solution within their budget while minimizing any disruption to their operations.

Volunteers of America Chesapeake, the local affiliate of Volunteers of America, engaged NPower to help them move from a hosted Microsoft Exchange environment to the cloud based Microsoft solution. This move helped VOA to save more than $54,000 annually.

By outsourcing IT to a knowledgeable and long-standing partner, CAAB was able to stop focusing on their IT and focus on what it does best – manage, recruit, train volunteers, and earn more refunds for residents of DC!

This Tech Impact Story examines how NPower set up the computers and network at all 13 USO-Metro locations on military bases, at airports, and in military hospitals in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

Girls on the Run Northern Virginia (GOTRNOVA) turned to NPower to help them determine how to cost-effectively meet their current and future technology needs. NPower recommended Google Apps, which saved GOTRNOVA $7,500 in potential hardware and software costs while also providing a reliable email and groupware environment.

Like many nonprofits, Our Place's technology had grown organically over time.

Managing the technology for a multi-site organization was a real challenge for Goodwill and left them with no time to be proactive or think strategically about their IT. It became clear to Goodwill’s management that as a complex and growing organization, they needed leadership around critical technology related issues.

Long time support and technology investments improves case productivity and morale for the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless staff and volunteers.