The recent swine flu scare got me to wondering what we would do here at NPower if a real epidemic did occur. How would we support our customers? Could we keep operating even if we weren’t able to make it into our offices physically?

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Is your nonprofit effectively using technology to fundraise, communicate, advocate, or even change the world?

Now in its fifth year, the TIA recognizes nonprofits in the Greater DC area whose innovative use of technology enables them to more effectively fulfill their missions. Two nonprofits will each receive an NPower Technology Assessment and free Microsoft software.

The deadline to apply is June 12, 2009.

To learn more about the Awards, register for a free webinar to obtain tips on how to write a strong application, visit us at www.npowergdcr.org/tia.

Looking for an affordable fundraising system? Start here! Idealware and NTEN, with the support of NPower, are thrilled to announce a new Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems.

This study is broken up into two different reports. The first, the Consumers Guide, is an overview of what donor management systems do, recommendations based on needs, comparison charts, summaries of systems, and a directory of consultants. The second, Detailed Reviews, provides six-to-eight-page reviews of the top twelve systems.

View the FREE report here.

This month, WUSA9 has launched Do Good DC, an easy to use free web service that nonprofits can use to reach more people and get them involved in their cause.

Nonprofits can enter information on events – volunteering opportunities, donation needs, and more – offering the thousands of WUSA9 monthly visitors great ways to get involved with YOUR NONPROFIT!

It’s FREE- zero cost. It’s EASY- no technology required. It’s QUICK and SIMPLE-just type and enter information.

Learn more and join today!

If your organization is like most, you have an overwhelming amount of data, old and new. Those pictures of the kids from last summer’s vacation are probably not mission critical, but a loss of even a month’s worth of accounting files, donor lists, and case management records could spell DOOM!

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