Lisa's Farewell
Tue, 07/08/2008 - 3:04pm — LisaAs with all good things, sometimes key people leave and move on to other experiences. Sadly, I will be leaving Teaming for Technology Colorado on July 18, 2008 to pursue other challenges and opportunities in our community. T4T has been a wonderful and exciting community project and I have been incredibly lucky to have been a part of something so wonderful. Thank you to our IBM sponsor and to our community partnership with Pikes Peak Partnership, without which we could not have continued. Thank you to all the nonprofit organizations that have made T4T a worthwhile program.
July Calendar, News, and Technology
This month's T4T calender, a volunteer introduction, and antivirus and webhosting suggestions. . . all delivered to your email box or RSS aggregator.
Qualmless Antivirus for Anyone
by Brian Choc, 06/29/2008I was recently informed that some IT consultants advise their nonprofit clients to use free-for-personal-use antivirus software at their organizations. While perhaps well-intentioned advice, theft is arguably not the best software policy for a nonprofit organization. Further, nonprofits have access to some incredibly discounted and legitimately free antivirus options. So rather than exploring ethical quandaries, let's instead take a more practical look at a handful of common antivirus options available for nonprofit, commercial, and home use.
Volunteer Spotlight: Jeff Steel
Wed, 06/18/2008 - 10:02am — EmilyT4T volunteer, Jeff Steel, brings a decade of technology experience to T4T and the Colorado nonprofit community. As one of T4T's most popular instructors, Jeff has taught classes ranging from MS Excel to an Introduction to Office 2007.
Our Calendar, Tech Tips, an Intro. and WCG update
This month, consider backups and document management, an introduction to a T4T volunteer regular, and a new rice project on the World Community Grid. Of course, check the calendar ... June classes are filling up quickly.
Volunteer Spotlight on Tricia Haas
Thu, 05/22/2008 - 4:13pm — LisaIf you are an MS Office user in Colorado Springs and, like many of us, know just enough to get into trouble, then we'd like to introduce you to some of the brilliant volunteers at our software training program. Tricia Haas is one of our generous volunteers who are experts in their fields and willing to share their knowledge and skill sets with us.
Nutritious Rice for the World
Wed, 05/14/2008 - 12:10pm — kelda
On May 12, volunteers on the World Community Grid started crunching the numbers on a new project. Nutritious Rice for the World is an ambitious and long-term project to help farmers breed better rice strains. Currently, farmers can only select for traits that are readily apparent. The Nutritious Rice research team hopes to be able to place biological markers that would allow farmers to breed rice with more complicated traits, such as nutritional content or the ability to thrive in different environments.
TechLaunch Updates, Announcements, and Classes
This month brings TechLaunch finalists and selection committee announcements, some greener computing ideas, a GoodWill partnership, and a general assortment of T4T classes.
TechLaunch Selection Committee 2008
Fri, 04/25/2008 - 10:02am — EmilyThe TechLaunch Selection Committee plays a vital role in helping Teaming for Technology Colorado select qualified organizations to receive computer hardware and training through the TechLaunch grant program.
TechLaunch finalist applications and site visit notes are reviewed by all members of the TechLaunch Selection Committee. Once complete, the input from the Selection Committee and representatives of T4T and IBM are compiled and the 2008 grant recipients decided.
T4T Teams Up with Goodwill Industries
Fri, 04/25/2008 - 9:25am — EmilyTeaming for Technology Colorado is partnering with Goodwill Industries International, Inc. to provide an intensive three-hour MS PowerPoint training session to Goodwill Industries Marketing and Communications Directors during their Colorado Springs conference in late July.
