NPower PA Contributes to Article on Getting Started with Blogging Software
Idealware, 06/28/2006
NPower PA contributed to a joint effort by TechSoup/CompuMentor and Idealware which studied the most popular blogging software and evaluated it from a nonprofit perspective. Blogs are often seen as way for people to share their personal stories, but blog can also be used to tell your organizaton's story. "Whether showcasing your work, offering behind-the-scenes glimpse into your nonprofit, highlighting the people you serve, or advocating a particular point of view, a blog can be a "powerful and influential" communication and public-relations tool for your organization."
NPower PA Receives SEI-Eastern University Nonprofit Excellence Award
Yahoo! Finance, 04/06/2006
The SEI-Eastern University Award for Nonprofit Excellence was presented to NPower PA Executive Director Lisa Shulock. The award is given each year to a nonprofit organization that displays excellence in program innovation, strong leadership, evidence of measurable impact upon the community, and strong financial management. The Award for Nonprofit Excellence is a $5,000 grant funded by SEI (http://www.seic.com) .
Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice.org
TechSoup, 03/28/2006
For a while, nonprofit organizations' choice of office suites was limited to Microsoft Office or...Microsoft Office. But in the last couple of years, a viable open-source option has emerged: OpenOffice.org. Should you consider OpenOffice? Will it make sense for your users and organization? What are the differences between these two office suites?
NPower ED Lisa Shulock Moderates Wharton Panel
10th Annual Wharton Technology Conference, 02/24/2006
The panel, entitled "From Grassroots Non-Profits to Corporate Giants: The Impact of Technology on Social Well-Being and Change," discussed the role that technology currently playsin improving living standards, education, health care and social well-being on a global level.
NPower PA Covered in Philadelphia Business Journal Article on Corporate Citizenship
Philadelphia Business Journal, 11/28/2005
Although capacity building can be a tough concept to grasp, Lisa Shulock, NPower PA's executive director, said business people understand the importance of the organization's work. "I can't tell you how many corporate people I run into who say, 'My husband or my wife or my son or my daughter works at a nonprofit and so I understand how challenged they are technologically,'" she said.
NPower PA Participates in Report on Online Donations
idealware.org, 11/16/2005
The report walks through the available software tools to accept credit card donations from an existing website, with considerations, guidelines for choosing, recommended vendors, and detailed reviews of nineteen different tools.
NPower PA Awarded $25,000 Grant from Phoenixville Community Health Foundation
The Phoenixville News, 08/05/2005
NPower Pennsylvania took in $25,000 to establish a Technology Grant Fund to support the technology needs of emerging grass-roots nonprofit organizations within the PCHF service area.
NPower draws praise from local nonprofits
, 05/14/2004
A Philadelphia Business Journal story recounting NPower PA's first year.
