Tech Impact
Overview
NPowerPA is the Philadelphia affiliate of the NPower network, a charitable organization that provides technology services and support to other charitable organizations. NPower's mission is to ensure all nonprofits can use technology to better serve our community.
The NPower Network was founded in Seattle in 1998 to address the lack of technology resources and training available to nonprofits. Following the initial pilot in Seattle, Microsoft Corporation agreed to sponsor eleven new NPowers in cities with matching funds from local sponsors. NPower Pennsylvania (NPower PA) is an independently incorporated affiliate of the NPower Network and was founded in 2003 with funds from Microsoft Corporation and a matching grant from The William Penn Foundation. Since that time, NPower PA has attracted the independent support of over 100 foundations and corporations.
NPower exists because technology can be a great aid to nonprofit organizations, allowing them to improve their impact and serve more of our community but, without the proper support, technology can become a hindrance. NPower unlocks the potential of technology for nonprofit organizations by providing them with the support, guidance, and training they so desperately need at price points they can afford.
NPower PA's team of technology consultants provides affordable technology services to over 375 organizations in the greater Philadelphia region. To learn more about NPower's services click here: NPower's Services
"BASICALLY WE'RE THE TECHNOLOGY GURUS FOR 375 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION. WE TAKE CARE OF THEIR TECHNOLOGY SO THEY CAN FOCUS ON MORE IMPORTANT THINGS, LIKE THEIR MISSION. WE ALSO HELP THEM USE TECHNOLOGY MAKE A BIG IMPACT."
About ITWorks
ITWorks is a program of NPower PA and supports its mission by providing a flow of well-trained technologists to its nonprofit clients and corporate partners.
ITWorks seeks to address the gap in internship and job training opportunities for the 73,000 identified Out of School Youth (16-24 year olds who are neither in school nor employed) in the greater Philadelphia region. These individuals are at high risk for lifelong poverty, commonly living on wages below $10,000 per year. ITWorks offers these individuals 16-weeks of training in Information Technology (IT) and then places graduates into internships in Philadelphia’s nonprofit, business and public sectors.
ITWorks is a joint partnership between the United Way of Southeastern PA, Drexel University, and NPower PA.
"WE GIVE YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE WORKING IN DEAD-END JOBS, OR NOT WORKING AT ALL, A CHANCE AT A CAREER IN IT. THEY RECEIVE TRAINING AND AN INTERNSHIP INSIDE SOME OF THE BEST CORPORATIONS AND NONPROFITS IN THE REGION."
Our Impact
Collectively NPower's services impact entire communities, from the youth that live in them to the nonprofit organizations that serve them. NPower is working to create stronger communities.
"WE BELIEVE THAT STRONG COMMUNITIES REQUIRE STRONG NONPROFITS AND STRONG YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE ON THE PATH TO A BRIGHT FUTURE. WE'RE HERE TO CREATE BOTH."
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The NPower network is now 10 years old and has proven successful in markets as diverse as Seattle, Atlanta, Charlotte, New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC. The network has collectively served thousands of nonprofit organizations and has become a well-respected bellwether in the nonprofit community for capacity building and nonprofit technology.