2009 Technology Innovation Awards, presented by Accenture
NPower Greater DC Region and Accenture are again partnering to present the 5th Annual Technology Innovation Awards (TIA) to nonprofits in the Greater DC area whose innovative use of technology enables them to more effectively fulfill their missions. Award applications are judged by Accenture and a panel of judges from the local business and nonprofit communities.
We are happy to announce that the winners in each of the two budget categories are:
See Press Release | November 13, 2009
Budget size $500,000 - $2,000,000
Horton’s Kids, for an extensively customized Salesforce database to manage and view profiles of their children’s medical, family, and academic history.
Budget size Over $2,000,000
Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, for developing an open-source, web-based IT infrastructure to facilitate systems integration across independent healthcare entities.
Two winning nonprofits will each receive an NPower Technology Assessment that includes a site visit; interviews with appropriate staff members; a survey of the state of your organization’s technology including hardware, software, connectivity, security, and back-up procedures; and a written summary with specific technology recommendations. The presenting sponsor, Accenture, is underwriting NPower’s consulting services. Winners will also receive free Microsoft software, including operating systems and Office products, through the NPower/Microsoft Direct Donation program.
Questions can be directed to Matthew Coffman at matthew@npowergdcr.org or (202) 234-9670.
Past Award winners include:
2008 Peace X Peace, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
2007 RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
2006 DC LEARNs
2005 Higher Achievement
“It was a great honor to receive the NPower Greater DC Region 2008 Technology Innovation Award. Technology is a fundamental part of what we do at Peace X Peace: multiplying the power of women by the power of leading-edge communications technology to promote women’s solutions for peace. This prestigious award testifies to our success in connecting women across many different cultures for intercultural dialogue and peace action. Thank you for this recognition!”
Patricia T. Morris, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Peace X Peace
“We are all extremely proud to have received NPower’s Technology Innovation Award. It recognized the years of hard work it took to create our global data warehouse and acknowledged our achievements in leading the fight against pediatric AIDS. It meant a lot to everyone who was involved in the project – the Foundation got a big morale boost with our win. This honor is a reflection on us all and it was MUCH appreciated!”
Mark Reilley
Director, IT
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
“RAINN was awarded the 2007 Technology Innovation Award from NPower for our use of cutting-edge technology to help victims of sexual violence online. Thanks to this prestigious recognition by NPower and its partners, and the helpful prizes that came with it, RAINN was able to expand the services we offer through the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline, providing even more victims with live anonymous help online. We commend NPower for its continued dedication to helping nonprofits achieve greater impact in our community.”
Scott Berkowitz
President and Founder
RAINN, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
