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Letter from the President - Spring has Sprung!
Apply today for the 2008 Technology Innovation Award
It's Hard to Run a Nonprofit | Learn from the Best!
Technology Overhaul Makes Women's Organization More Efficient
May Tech Tip - Keeping your Network Stable and Secure: Benchmark 5


Letter from the President

ImageSpring has Sprung!

Spring is finally here and while the pollen is a little annoying, I have to say that this is my favorite time of year in DC. The cool breezes, longer days, and bright sunny skies simply can’t be beat. It’s also a great time for getting back in shape, starting a new project – in short, feeling fresh and new.

Speaking of new, we’re excited about several changes here at NPower.

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Apply Today for the 2008 Technology Innovation Award (TIA)

ImageAre you using technology to improve your fundraising, membership or advocacy results? Then we want to hear from you!

Apply today for the 2008 Technology Innovation Award!

The TIA recognizes nonprofits whose innovative use of technology is enabling them to achieve greater impact in our community.

Thanks to our generous sponsors, two winners will each receive $1,000 in cash and a consulting and software package valued at $35,000! Four finalists will get to present their innovations to our great panel of judges.

Register for our FREE webinar on May 29 to learn more about the Award. Good luck!


It's Hard to Run a Nonprofit | Learn from the Best!

ImageHere are some great resources available to nonprofits. Check them out!

The Center for Nonprofit Advancement is offering this FREE event about best practices in nonprofit management.

Maryland Nonprofits has a great line up of classes for the summer.

Network for Good has several sessions coming up for their webinar series on how to manage technology work for your organization. You’ll leave the series as a technology leader, a valuable role for any nonprofit career.


Technology Overhaul Makes Women's Organization More Efficient

ImageWe admire our clients and sincerely appreciate the opportunity to provide them with the technology consulting and IT support they need to train our workforce, empower young people, clean up the Potomac, and more.

Our Place, DC now has a stable and secure technology environment which better enables them to provide support to women who are or have just been in the criminal justice system. Read this case study on how we became their trusted technology partner.


May Tech Tip - Keeping your Network Stable and Secure: Benchmark 5

ImageCheck Your Firewall

Any organization that has a persistent connection to the Internet must have a hardware based firewall in place to protect from unauthorized users gaining access.

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