We were very excited to join with 100 of our nearest and dearest friends on November 12th for NPower’s annual “A Celebration of Technology,” and to honor the winners of the 2009 Technology Innovation Awards. The event was held at the beautiful Waterview Conference Center. Many thanks to Corporate Executive Board – it truly has the best view in town! This event celebrates the important work NPower is doing in our community and showcases the innovative use of technology by area nonprofits. Every year, the judges are amazed by what these smart nonprofit organizations are able to achieve with so few resources.

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We're delighted to announce the two winners of the 2009 NPower Greater DC Region Technology Innovation Awards (TIA), presented by Accenture.

The winner with an annual budget of less than $2 million, Horton’s Kids is being recognized for an extensively customized Salesforce database to manage and view profiles of their children’s medical, family and academic history.

The winner with an annual budget of more than $2 million, Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County is being recognized for developing an open-source, web-based IT infrastructure to facilitate systems integration across independent healthcare entities.

Each organization will receive a “full suite” of technology services valued at $35,000 including a strategic technology consulting plan from NPower Greater DC Region (underwritten by Accenture) and up to $25,000 in Microsoft software.

The Awards were announced at NPower's annual "A Celebration of Technology" on November 12th, at the beautiful Waterview Conference Center, hosted by the Corporate Executive Board in Arlington, VA.

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Is your technology driving you crazy? Then join us at the Center for Nonprofit Advancement next Wednesday, December 2, 1:30 - 3:30pm for Developing a Technology Plan That Moves Your Organization Forward.

We'll help you to create a technology plan that supports your organization’s mission, goals and strategies.

Learn more and register today.

According to the Climate Savers Computing Initiative, "Don't use a screen saver. Screen savers are not necessary on modern monitors and studies show they actually consume more energy than allowing the monitor to dim when it's not in use."

Instead turn on the power management features built into your computer. When enabled, power management places your monitor, hard drives and computer into a low-power “sleep” mode after a period of inactivity. A simple touch of the mouse or keyboard “wakes” the computer, hard drive and monitor in seconds.

Find step-by-step instructions and more ways to reduce computing energy use here.