What Is a Nonprofit Networking Organization?

The nonprofit networking organization is a relatively new option available online for individuals, communities, and companies. It outperforms older methods of networking that were available before the Internet. Without charging a fee, these organizations make it easy for people in a community or industry to stay in touch.

Many different types of individuals or groups can use nonprofit networking organizations. There are business groups, technology groups, and education groups, for example. These different organizational sections cater to the needs of their respective groups.

One of the main purposes of the nonprofit networking organization is to promote a sense of community within each group. Being a part of things is good for morale, and it is a good way to keep up with innovations. A sense of community is achieved in several ways.

First of all, forums allow members to discuss topics of interest to them. These nonprofit networking organization forums are specific to the needs of the groups. Educational groups might have forums on ways to increase literacy through the use of technology, or business groups might have forums on the best ways to improve a company’s image.

Also, nonprofit networking organizations offer events announcements. Members of the group can define and describe an event that is coming up for that group. They can provide links for members to follow to see details of the event. Then, they can offer an invitation to members of the community. This provides a social networking experience in which members may meet in mutual physical locations to participate in group activities.

Another feature of a nonprofit networking organization is that it is a resource for information to be given to members of the group. Members may be able to publish white papers on subjects that would be of interest in their group. They can provide scholarly approaches to problems within the group or industry. This makes everyone more knowledgeable. It gives the experts in the group a chance to share their knowledge.

Social networking sites are used by nonprofit networking organizations to keep members in touch and informed. It is not uncommon for such an organization to feature links to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others. This gives members further chances to interact and contact each other.

You may be using a nonprofit networking organization to help you find employment in an industry, to get the latest information about your business, or just to stay in touch with the community. No matter what reason you have for joining, a nonprofit networking organization can help you become a part of something greater than yourself.

TechAmerica Receives Record Number of “Spirit of Endeavor” Awards Nominations

Southeastern Software Association Set to Present Their 1st “Impact” Awards

ATLANTA, GA – TechAmerica Georgia today announced it has received 85 nominations for the 2010 “Spirit of Endeavor” awards, given annually to recognized outstanding individuals and companies in the technology industry.

This year TechAmerica Georgia has partnered with the Southeastern Software Association’s (SSA) which is launching its first annual “Impact” awards to recognize innovations in software products and solutions that have had a significant impact on business technology.

The 2010 “Spirit of Endeavor” and “Impact” honorees will be announced during a breakfast ceremony from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., December 3, 2010, at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center.

“We have received an incredible group of nominees for the 2010 “Sprit of Endeavor” awards, and a record number.” said Jonathan Pine, CEO, Renova Technology and Chair, TechAmerica Georgia. “As always, the judges will have to make some tough choices. Congratulations and best of luck to all of the nominees.”

“We are very pleased at the amount and quality of the nominations for the first year of the “Impact” awards.” said Kevin George, Chair, Southeastern Software Association. “We appreciate the technology community’s support of the Impact Awards and look forward to the honoring the nominees at the banquet.”

Below are listed the nominees for the 2010 Spirit of Endeavor Awards:

Outstanding Leadership

Joseph Jackson, Arrow

Albert Woodward, Business Computer Applications

Sean Murphy, Canvas Systems

Alan MacLamroc, CDC Software

Paul Hernacki, Definition 6

Andrew Ibbotson, Digital Assent

Michael Haley, Edge Solutions

Bryson Koehler, IHG

Tim Aligheri, Jackson Healthcare

Mike Mondelli, L2C

Eric Ringwall, L7 Technology Partners

Bob Renner, Liaison

Gary Palgon, NuBridges

Bill Nussey, Silverpop

Scott Burkett, StarPound Technologies

Eric Shepcaro, Telx

Tim Smith, Thompson Technologies

Jay Forman, Toomah

Ted Davis, Utility Associates

Leadership in Technology Education

Apogee

Arrow

Co-Thrive

StarPound Technologies

TechExec Networks

WIT

Technology Innovation

Ella Dyer, Abundant Closet

Susan Gilbert, Apogee

Norm Geddes, Applied Systems Intelligence

Stephen Jesdas, Arrivu

Joe Jackson, Arrow

Richard Blackwell, AVWorkz

Rachel Orston, Co-Thrive

Michael Haley, Edge Solutions

Ginger Ackerman, Jigsaw Meeting

Bob Renner, Liaison

Greg Evans, Ligatt Security International

Richard Cope, Nanolumens

Scott Burkett, StarPound Technologies

Richard Cobb, Terrago Technologies

Jay Forman, Toomah

Jason Shapiro, Transaction Tree

Ted Davis, Utility Associates

Musaddeq Khan, Verdeeco

MH Lines, Version One

Technology Entrepreneur

Norm Geddes, Applied Systems Intelligence

Stephen Jesdas, Arrivu

Charles Comerford, Atlanta Network Solutions

Albert Woodward, Business Computer Applications

Greg McGraw, CRE Secure

Michael Haley, Edge Solutions

Jeff Hilimire, Engauge

Dennis McLynn, HighPoints Learning

Ginger Ackerman, Jigsaw Meeting

Mike Mondelli, L2C

Greg Evans, Ligatt Security International

Richard Cope, Nanolumens

Matt Hyatt, Rocket IT

Jay Forman, Toomah

Ted Davis, Utility Associates

Emerging Business

Abundant Closet

Arrow

Co-Thrive

Edge Solutions

Erollover

Fiberlight

ICStand

IHG

L7 Technology Partners

Omnilink

Peak10

SoloHealth

The Rainmaker Group

Toomah

Verdeeco

VersionOne

Cool Technology

Applied Systems Intelligence

Arrivu

AVWorkz

Digital Assent

EMS Technologies

ICStand

IHG

Jigsaw Meeting

Nanolumens

Toomah

Version One

The Sponsors of the 2010 “Spirit of Endeavor” awards are: Burnette Insurance, CresaPartners, Definition6, EMS Technologies, Habif, Arogeti & Wynne and Maloy Risk Services. For additional information on the Spirit of Endeavor Awards, including event registration please visit http://www.tagonline.org/Spirit-of-Endeavor.php.

About the Technology Association of Georgia:

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is a leading technology industry association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of the state’s technology industry. TAG provides leadership in driving initiatives in the areas of policy, capital, education and giving, and also brings the technology community together through events, initiative programs and networking opportunities. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 27 affinity groups, or societies, including Women in Technology (WIT). Additionally, TAG’s charitable arm, the TAG Education Collaborative, is focused on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG’s community website at www.TAGthink.com.

About The Southeastern Software Association

The Southeastern Software Association (SSA) is one of the country’s premier networking and professional development organizations for high-tech and software professionals. SSA presents nationally-known speakers, selected for their ability to help executives, managers and entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Participating at SSA events is a valuable way for members to advance their careers and meet potential business partners. SSA is one of the South’s oldest technology organizations and was the largest of TAG’s three founding organizations, along with WIT and B&TA in 1998. The SSA Board of Directors is a who’s who of Atlanta technology companies and executives, and membership encompasses the dynamic diversity of software companies doing business in Georgia.

 

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Technology Association of Georgia Selects Whoop to Provide Mobile Applications for members

Atlanta, GA – By their very natures, Technology Association of Georgia’s (TAG) members are always on the forefront of technology advances.  That’s one of the reasons why TAG chose Whoop’s mobile platform to enable TAG staff to create cross-platform applications to communicate with members, member companies and the technology community in Georgia.

Whoop’s creative studio enables organizations like TAG to quickly and easily develop mobile applications just once for the majority of smart phones on the market, compared to other solutions TAG reviewed that require a separate application be written for each major mobile device platform.

“As part of our mission, TAG is committed to lead the way in using the latest technology to increase membership contact and drive involvement in technology in Georgia,” said Melanie Brandt, COO, TAG.  “We currently have over 11,000 members, and the majority of them have smart phones. Whoop provides a means to put important TAG communications directly into members hands, instead of having it get lost in email overload.”

“The TAG staff liked that they can build mobile applications themselves and publish them across platforms including iPhone, Android and Blackberry,” said Mark Morel, CEO, Whoop.  “They also liked that our business model allows them to create as many applications as they need for all of the different TAG initiatives - all for one low fixed monthly fee. When organizations have that type of ease and freedom to build applications internally, mobile can become an extremely effective medium in their overall communications strategy.”

About TAG The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is a leading technology industry association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of the state’s technology industry. TAG provides leadership in driving initiatives in the areas of policy, capital, education and giving, and also brings the technology community together through events, initiative programs and networking opportunities. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 27 affinity groups, or societies, including Women in Technology (WIT). Additionally, TAG’s charitable arm, the TAG Education Collaborative, is focused on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG’s community website at www.TAGthink.com

  

About Whoop. Whoop is the easiest, fastest and most affordable way to produce and publish rich mobile applications across multiple platforms that run on virtually any mobile device. Whoop’s unique do-it-yourself web-based studio environment gives enterprises complete, unfettered mobile channel control, reduces app production costs by up to 90%, exponentially expands app scalability and discoverability, and substantially enhances end user engagements. For more information, call +1-877-88Whoop or visit www.whoop.com.

 

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Technology Association of Georgia’s International Business Society Presents: The View from Berlin: A Window into Emerging Technology Markets around the World

Atlanta, GA – Technology Association of Georgia’s International Business Society hosted their November meeting The View from Berlin: A Window into Emerging Technology Markets around the World, Wednesday, November 17, from 5:30-8:30pm at the UPS headquarters located at 55 Glenlake Parkway in Atlanta.

The guest speaker was Alexander Koelpin, Head of Business Unit Media, ICT & Creative Industries. Koelpin holds two masters degrees in European Studies from Exeter University, Great Britain, and in Sociology from Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland.  He also holds a postgraduate degree in economics from Freie Universitaet in Berlin.

Dr. Lutz Görgens, Ph.D., Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany and Dean of the Atlanta Consular Corps, was a special guest and opened the session with an overview of the current state of the German economy and Berlin’s resurgence as an economic engine of growth.  Görgens, a native of Dusseldorf, Germany, is the official representative of the German government to the Southeastern United States.   

During his career, Görgens has worked as a desk officer for the Federal Foreign Office in Bonn, Germany, and later as first secretary and head of the Economic Section for the Germany Embassy in Mexico. He later became a deputy consul general in Boston, head of the Economic Section in the German Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, and head of the European Internal Market Affairs Unit of the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin.

The moderator for the event was Mark Pierson, President of Pierson Global, an international business development consultancy that enables U.S. companies to successfully enter global markets and non-U.S. companies to enter the U.S. market. Pierson Global also assists technology companies, government economic development agencies, international chambers of commerce and trade organizations in their efforts to find clients and business partners and to develop strategic alliances.

 “The Technology Association of Georgia’s International Business Society Board (IBS) is delighted and honored to have such a distinguished and expert group of EMEA/German leaders participating in our final 2010 event. We appreciate Pierson Global’s Mark Pierson for moderating this session and for his continued efforts in supporting the IBS as a board member,” said Senour Reed, Chair International Business Society and Director of Marketing for Jabian Consulting. “The IBS has been very fortunate to have a group of board members that are dedicated to bringing forward high impact global events and we look forward to a most informative and enlightening evening of discussion, debate and audience participation all hosted by our 2010 venue sponsor, UPS.”

The International Business society event was focused on what happens when an emerging market in Europe becomes a global technology hotspot, and what lessons can be applied to your business.

About International Business Society

International Business society’s goal is to make our members and guests feel welcome in any language. We help facilitate vital economic development platforms between the Technology Association of Georgia and the Georgia international business community. Our seasoned board of volunteer business leaders works with other TAG societies, International Consulates, International Business Chambers and the public sector to promote international business in Georgia.

About the Technology Association of Georgia:

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is a leading technology industry association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of the state’s technology industry. TAG provides leadership in driving initiatives in the areas of policy, capital, education and giving, and also brings the technology community together through events, initiative programs and networking opportunities. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 27 affinity groups, or societies, including Women in Technology (WIT). Additionally, TAG’s charitable arm, the TAG Education Collaborative, is focused on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG’s community website at www.TAGthink.com.

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Georgia Technology Association Congratulated 2010 Excalibur Award Winners

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) recognizes City of Marietta, Tech Exec Networks, InterContinental Hotels Group,

Darton College, NCR as leaders in effective technology utlitization

Atlanta, GA – The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) announces the recipients of the 2010 Excalibur Awards, recognizing Georgia’s technology-enabled companies that demonstrate exemplary competency in using technology to excel in their industry. Awards were presented during the sixth annual Excalibur Awards ceremony, Oct. 22, 2010, at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, Ga. Hal Lawton, president of online for The Home Depot, keynoted the event addressing the importance of embracing technology in an organization. Lawton used the ongoing changes to The Home Depot’s online site, which now features a Savings section, a For Pros section, and a How To section with Quick Tips, Project Guides, Project Calculators, and even an iphone app as an example of a customer-oriented approach to the effective utilization of technology.

Awards were presented to companies in four categories: Small to Mid-Size Company, Large Company, Educational and Creative. This year’s award recipients include:

·       Small to Mid-Size Company – City of Marietta and Tech Exec Networks, Inc.

·       Large Company – InterContinental Hotels Group

·       Educational – Darton College

·       Creative –  NCR

“All of the 2010 nominees showed a strong commitment to leveraging technology within their organizations,” said Tino Mantella, president of TAG. “The winners stood out among the entries as shining examples of how organizations of all sizes and across diverse industries can use technology to drive bottom-line results.”

Nominees for the Excalibur Award were judged on a variety of criteria including the scope of the problem solved, creativity of the technology-enabled solution, return on investment and business results.

Community support of the 2010 Excalibur Awards included:

Gold Sponsors                                 

Capgemini

       

Silver Sponsors                                

Cisco

Global Payments

Jabian ConsultingPRIMUS Software

Pyramid Consulting

Verizon Wireless

Bronze Sponsors   

Ariba

Cbeyond

Cox

Equifax

ExactTarget

Global Speak

Manhattan Associates

MediumBlue

NCR

NeboWeb

RIM

Telx

Thomas E. Noonan

Turner

VueLogic

Wipro

About the Technology Association of Georgia:

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is a leading technology industry association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of the state’s technology industry. TAG provides leadership in driving initiatives in the areas of policy, capital, education and giving, and also brings the technology community together through events, initiative programs and networking opportunities. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 27 affinity groups, or societies, including Women in Technology (WIT). Additionally, TAG’s charitable arm, the TAG Education Collaborative, is focused on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG’s community website at www.TAGthink.com.

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