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Twelve stellar organizations were selected from two hundred high-quality proposals received in 2001-2002 to share a total of $200,000. TechGrants awards these grants on a national basis and names awardees through a highly competitive proposal process. A clear goal of bridging the Nonprofit Digital Divide is a prerequisite at the heart of each successful proposal. Awardees were chosen for their passionate focus on projects that will bring quality technology resources to selected nonprofits, showing that effectively deployed technology can greatly impact nonprofits’ ability to achieve their mission. The 2001-2002 awardees were:
| 1. | Boys & Girls Club of Pierce County, WA (www.bg-clubs.com) |
| 2. | Colorado Environmental Coalition, CO (www.ourcolorado.org) |
| 3. | Community Technology Centers' Network, MA (www.ctcnet.org) |
| 4. | Community Technology Institute, WA (www.cvm.org) |
| 5. | CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, CA (www.compasspoint.org) |
| 6. | Education Cooperative, MA (www.tec-coop.org) |
| 7. | The Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits, MN (www.mapnp.org) |
| 8. | Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition, NE (www.ndvsac) |
| 9. | Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (N-TEN), CA (www.nten.org) |
| 10. | ONE Northwest, WA (www.onenw.org) |
| 11. | Privaterra Project (CPSR), CA (www.cpsr.org) |
| 12. | SeniorNet, CA (www.seniornet.org/php) |
"I am proud to be affiliated with TechFoundation because of their mission and their creativity in fulfilling that mission. It is rare to see an organization accomplish so much good while conserving resources so well. The programs TechFoundation has in place have greatly aided the nonprofit community in its use of technology."
Brian Allain, Board of Directors, TechFoundation
Nuno Meireles
placement at Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion (IBA)
As network administrator at IBA, Nuno's responsibilities ranged from IT help desk support and troubleshooting IT problems to setting up IBA apartments for network accessibility. He is a graduate of the Katharine Gibbs School in Providence, Rhode Island and is certified in PC Network Operations and Support and A+.