Apparo - Business and Tech Solutions for Nonprofits

Atlanta-based #nonprofit Wellspring Living came to Apparo for help with their volunteer management system. The nonprofit provides trauma-informed recovery services for victims of sex-trafficking. ?? Sponsor, Saia Inc. provided the nonprofit a Salesforce Configuration Assessment. As a result of this assessment, participants, Kerrionne Phillips and Victoria S., will be able to improve the volunteer data collection, management, and reporting for the nonprofit. ?? Thank you to the skilled #volunteer team including Thien Dang, Sara P., Rekha Savant, Eric van Staalduinen, Makayla Shipp, Kari Zimmer for donating your time on this project. And also, to Jessica Schreiber Wheeler of ECHO Technology Solutions. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eyp8r4bR #techforgood #configuration #capacity #assessment Sarah Friday Carrie Bates Hastings

SHINING HOPE FARMS recently needed guidance on questions about their HIPAA compliance. Apparo's Chief Technology Partner Stephanie McKee connected nonprofit participants Jessamyn Farrell and Kristen Kannen with skilled volunteer Andrew Mabe to help them with this Tech Therapy engagement. Find out how your #nonprofit can get involved with Apparo here: https://lnkd.in/enXHhtTZ #socialgood #techforgood #volunteers

Don't have your tickets for Apparo's CXO Tech Insights yet? What are you waiting for? ??? Space is limited and we are selling out fast! Don't miss this opportunity to hear about how #AI is transforming the way we work and use #technology. This amazing panel of experts will include Matt Barrington from EY, Sukai Crook from Honeywell, Darrell Thompson from Coca-Cola Consolidated, and Samantha Williams from Sonoco. Come hear as they discuss with moderator Mark Richter of WalkMe? AI maturity, experience fragmentation, #adoption and #proficiency, and much more. The IT Entrepreneur Blue Diamond Award ?? will also be announced. You do not want to miss this one! ? When? November 13th from 5:30 PM-7:15 PM ??? Where? Kingsmen Software (now Sparq) ? Register here: https://lnkd.in/eQpmaHyR #techforgood #events #cxos #cios

G.A.I.N. powered by Lowe's Companies, Inc. kicked off their fourth #cohort last week. This is a one-year journey where six #nonprofit organizations will receive #technology tools, training, and #mentorship to amplify their nonprofit impact. Read here: https://lnkd.in/e7EWvS4z Nonprofit participant Anne Rose Mautner of The Kindness Closet, Inc is working with #volunteer mentor Matthew Galimi. Penny Aronson of Community Free Clinic of Cabarrus County is working with mentors Bill Hammelman and Josh Glassberg. Willmarie Davila Austin of Habitat for Humanity Cabarrus County is working with mentor Ross Feldman. Jolon Shields and Kellie Witherspoon Cartwright of MeckEd are working with mentor Rebecca DePasquale. Bethany Morrison of Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte is working with mentor Macharia Lamar. Heather Gardner of Union County Crisis Assistance Ministry is working with mentor Brad Richmond, MBA. ?? Thank you so much to our volunteers!

?? Our most recent Knight Foundation Art + Tech Expansion Fund cohort program just wrapped up! Nonprofit participants in this program received one-on-one mentor hours and attended educational workshops to help them with #tech essentials, #cybersecurity, #ai, and their #digital footprint. ?? Thank you to our #nonprofit participants: Hector Vaca of Abre La Boca Photo, Anne Low of ArtWalks CLT, Peter Leo, Ed.D of Carolina Voices, In memory of Eternity Philops, CarlosAlexis Cruz of The Nouveau Sud Circus Project, Will White of ThatWillWhite, Titus Brooks Heagins and Kay Tuttle of The Light Factory, Jillian Longsworth and Corey Mitchell of the Theatre Gap Initiative. ?? Thank you to our #volunteer #mentors: Kelsey Ballesteros of Foundry Commercial, Howard Bently, Lindsay Zandy, Mark Edwards of Movide Product Management, Jim Foley of Northwood Ravin, Justin F. of RSF Solutions, Chris Long of Society For Information Management (SIM) Charlotte Chapter and Colin Lafever of ZL Technology Check out how you can volunteer with Apparo: https://lnkd.in/gc2RV8Yu Allison Lavallee

Thank you to Carla Milton,PMP for providing Tech Therapy for our Apparo Marketing team. Recently, she helped update some of our Power Point branding. Tech Therapy is a first stop for many #nonprofits working with Apparo. Find out more about Tech Therapy here: https://lnkd.in/d2mkvq7f #Techforgood #powerpoint #volunteers

?? Wow! Our third cohort of G.A.I.N. powered Lowe's Companies, Inc. #nonprofits saved 1300 in staff hours that they can use toward amplifying their missions. Incredible. This week we celebrated the wrap-up of the third cohort of our G.A.I.N. program. The 6 nonprofits, Greater Matthews Habitat for Humanity, COMPASSION TO ACT INCORPORATED, Urban League of Central Carolinas, Charlotte ToolBank, Ada Jenkins Center, SHINING HOPE FARMS spent the last year on an incredible #technology journey. Thank you so much to the skilled #volunteer #mentors who help make this work possible. And a huge thank you to Lowe's for your ongoing support of this program which is making such a difference in our community. Read G.A.I.N. stories here: https://lnkd.in/gnxbNx-k #techforgood #grants Allison Grant Kristen Reed

Apparo recently partnered with MetLife Foundation for a 10-week "Technology Foundations for Nonprofits" cohort program to help #nonprofits gain knowledge and skills to make more informed decisions about #digital #strategies and #technology tools to support their #missions. ?? Thank you so much to MetLife for supporting our mission! Ten nonprofits including Art-Reach, Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia, Dress for Success Tampa Bay, Eno River Association, FIRST JAMAICA COMMUNITY AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Ruth's Refuge, The Community Empowerment Fund, University Neighborhood Housing Program, and Van Cortlandt Park Alliance will benefit from #cybersecurity, digital #marketing, technology essentials, and #generative #ai workshops, as well as 4 individualized #mentor meetings and so much more! Thank you to the #volunteers from Metlife: Dan Salazar, Stuart Rosner, Tim M. Edwards, Gregory S., Subramanian Mahadevan, Jatin Chauhan, Derek M. Jennings, Michael Wesson II, and Harshal Kulkarni, as well as Kamal Bhargava of Google Cloud. Find out how your company can help nonprofits amplify their missions: https://lnkd.in/gJ5iQGA9 Kristen Reed

?? Congratulations to The Lantern Project, the 2024 Charlotte Mission Possible Award Winner. The Mission Possible Award is graciously sponsored by Accenture. The Lantern Project is dedicated to eradicating human trafficking, enslavement, and exploitation. As a winner of the award, their nonprofit participant Simon Arkley will work with a skilled #volunteer team including Simon Pfister, Marcel Verolme, and Aran Belady to identify and implement a new learning management system. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e6jNdA2s #techfodgood #nonprofits #grants Wes Slocum Kendra Neary

Recently, Apparo staff had a wonderful time attending the Opkalla Summit, a Tech Summit that provides educational sessions and demos. Opkalla has been a longtime supporter of Apparo's missions to amplify nonprofits through #technology advice and resources. At the Summit they were kind enough to honor us with a generous monetary donation, and Julian Jacquez of BCN matched their donation. ?? Thank you so much for your continued support that will allows us to reach even more #nonprofits. ?? Learn more about Apparo: https://apparo.org/ *Photo ?? credit to DeOren R. Robinson