About NPower NY
Our Guiding Philosophy
Our vision is a thriving nonprofit sector in which all organizations have access to the best technology resources and know-how and can apply these tools to help create healthy, vibrant, thriving communities.
Our mission is to ensure that all nonprofits can use technology to expand the reach and impact of their services.
We are passionate about the work of nonprofits. Every NPower NY service offering, strategy and value is informed by and evaluated on what helps nonprofits succeed at achieving their missions.
We are committed to providing the highest quality, ensuring that all nonprofits can access and afford superior technology assistance rivaling that available in the private sector.
History
NPower NY began offering services in the spring of 2001. We are the second oldest and the largest affiliate in the NPower Network, a national network of local nonprofits that help other nonprofits use technology to better serve their communities. In addition to Microsoft Corporation's visionary and founding support of the NPower Network, NPower NY's lead start-up contributors also include: Accenture, Altman Foundation, J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation, and the Robin Hood Foundation.
Overview
As the largest nonprofit technology advisor and provider in New York, NPower NY has developed and honed its expertise in delivering high-quality, low-cost technology solutions to the nonprofit sector. Currently in its fourth year of operation, NPower NY delivered over 10,000 hours of hands-on technology assistance in 2004 and has a membership of over 500 nonprofits and other stakeholders from throughout the city. NPower NY also operates a groundbreaking workforce development program called Technology Service Corps (TSC). TSC is a twelve-week training program that helps young adults develop a unique set of technical and professional skills, provides them with mentoring from NPower NY's consulting staff, and engages them in hands-on service to the community.
