February 7, 2002 | Read Time: 1 minute
NPower is going national. The Seattle nonprofit organization, which provides technology assistance to other charities, has announced six new affiliates in cities across the country. The Microsoft Corporation, in Redmond, Wash., made a commitment of $10-million in cash and $15-million in software over five years that has made the expansion possible (The Chronicle, September 21, 2000).
Each NPower affiliate will receive up to $250,000 per year from the company for three years, plus Microsoft software.
Three affiliates are already existing groups that provide technology services to charities: CompuMentor, in San Francisco; TechBridge, in Atlanta; and Technical Assistance for Community Services, in Portland, Ore.
The other three affiliates are newly formed organizations:
- NPower Indiana, in Indianapolis, was founded by the Central Indiana Community Foundation in cooperation with local technology companies and nonprofit management-assistance organizations.
- NPower Michigan, in Detroit, will provide services to charities across the state, and plans to open offices in Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids by year’s end. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in Battle Creek, Mich., is also providing money to the new organization.
- NPower NY, which opened its doors 10 months ago, helped match nonprofit organizations in lower Manhattan with technology companies offering equipment and assistance after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
NPower’s goal is to create six more affiliates by the end of next year.
For more information: Go to http://www.npower.org.
