- Program Civil Society
- Program Area Strengthening Civic Space
- Grant Amount $100,000
- Grant Period January 1, 2005–December 31, 2005
- Location Detroit, MI, United States
- Geographic Focus Michigan
About this grant
This grant will enable NPower Michigan – an affiliate of the NPower national network based in Seattle – to help nonprofits use technology to provide better services to their communities.Funding will support activities that include offering technology assessments and planning, hands-on assistance, skill-building classes, technology libraries, and other educational resources and training; working with the national office to initiate service delivery models for communities of color; and building a network of organizations to share practices, nonprofit applications, and full-range of service and technology information.During the past year, NPower Michigan contracted services with more than 250 organizations; hosted two e-philanthropy days; and distributed its quarterly newsletter to more than 3,000 organizations and 5,000 individuals.