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Technology Grant Recipients |
This program remains suspended for 2010. The recipients, guidelines and application form are included here for future reference, in the event the program can be revived as asset values recover from their current depressed levels. The following grants were made in 2008.
Adventure Science Center, $8,100
To purchase 15 computers to replace older workstations.
Affordable Housing Resources, Inc., $8,675
To purchase and install a new telephone system to replace a 15-year-old system that is inadequate.
American Assn of Refugee & Immigrant Women, $1,200
To develop the agency's first website to more effectively serve clients.
American Parkinson Disease Assn., Middle TN Chapter, $975
To purchase a laptop computer and software to replace an older model which is no longer working.
American Roots Music Education , $725
To purchase upgraded software to replace an outdated version and a new monitor to replace an older, ineffective one.
Autism Society of Middle Tennessee, $1,765
To purchase a laptop and desktop computer as well as two printers, software and a TV/DVD player to keep pace with a growing staff.
Belmont Mansion Association, $2,500
To upgrade the website to more effectively serve visitors, donors and customers.
Book 'EM , $3,000
To purchase a server and desktop computer to replace older, inadequate technology currently in use.
Books from Birth of Middle Tennessee, $1,500
To purchase a laptop computer, software and installation to be used for community presentations and onsite registration.
Camp Marymount, $4,650
To purchase a color printer to reduce outsourcing costs and a new phone system to replace an older, ineffective one currently in use.
CASA, $5,525
To purchase four desktop computers, memory and software upgrades, a color laser printer and a new laminating system to replace aging equipment and reduce marketing expenses.
Christian Women's Job Corps , $2,275
To purchase a firewall, Donor Perfect Online fundraising software and a laptop computer to assist staff working at various locations and to reduce outsourcing expenses.
Citizens For Affordable Housing , $640
To purchase a television with DVD and VCR, a color deskjet printer, a four-line phone and installation to accommodate staff and improve service to clients.
Community Resource Center $9,605
To purchase a new server, three desktop computers and software to replace older, unreliable equipment.
CommunityNashville, $6,000
To purchase a server and configuration to keep pace with growing staff.
Comprehensive Care Center, $6,250
To purchase a progressive scan camera, video capture cards, installation and training to improve communication with doctors at remote locations and provide improved service to patients.
Council on Aging of Greater Nashville, $5,615
To purchase a new phone system, a computer, software and printer to replace outdated equipment and software.
Creative Artists of Tennessee, $1,600
To purchase two desktop computers and software licenses to keep pace with growing staff.
Daystar Counseling Ministries, $1,100
To purchase Quickbooks accounting software to streamline inefficient systems currently in place.
Developmental Learning Center, $3,500
To purchase four computers and a networked printer to be used by teachers and counselors.
Dismas Inc., $3,000
To purchase three desktop computers and one laptop computer to upgrade staff's computers and to meet the needs of an expanding staff.
Dominion Financial Management, $3,000
To purchase a new phone system to replace an older, ineffective system.
Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee, $2,600
To purchase event management software to improve fundraising efforts.
East Nashville Cooperative Ministry, $2,000
To purchase two desktop computers, a laptop computer, a server and software to equip an office that currently has one computer with an obsolete operating system.
Easter Seal Society of Tennessee, $10,000
To purchase accounting software that will tie into fundraising software -- a system upgrade that will save an estimated 20 hours a week in the accounting department.
Exchange Club Family Center, $4,150
To purchase a desktop computer, a patch panel, and an upgrade of fundraising software to accommodate growing staff.
Faith Family Medical Clinic of Nashville, $8,375
To purchase four laptop computers, four desktop computers, increased memory. software, hardware and labor to accommodate new medical software and to replace outdated equipment.
Family Foundation Fund, $2,350
To purchase a desktop computer, an all-in-one printer and a laptop computer to replace older equipment and improve visibility to potential donors.
Fannie Battle Day Home, $3,600
To purchase a laptop computer and laser printer along with software modules to promote greater administrative efficiency.
Fifty Forward, $7,000
To upgrade an email server and add a new server that would allow staff to share various documents and tasks on an internal network.
Friends of Radnor Lake, $1,650
To purchase a laptop computer and flash drive, upgrade and train staff on GIS and GPS technology and to upgrade memory on a desktop to provide for portability and to keep technology current.
Gate Communications, $6,935
To purchase a desktop and laptop computer, software, a projector and a camcorder to replace outdated equipment and improve training and service to clients.
Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee, $7,500
To purchase 10 computers to replace older, unreliable ones.
Grace M. Eaton Day Home , $8,500
To purchase a new telephone system to replace an older one that is ineffective.
Guardianship and Trust Corporation, $5,300
To purchase software and a new telephone system to update outdated equipment to better serve clients.
High Hopes, Inc., $1,550
To purchase software designed to help ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations and to purchase a computer and multifunction printer.
Hope Clinic for Women, $7,750
To update the network cabling system and consolidate equipment to keep pace with growth and to eliminate problems with current networking system.
Hospital Hospitality House, $3,900
To install a keypad security lock on the residence as well as a camera/intercom system with two monitors to strengthen security.
Humanities Tennessee, $2,655
To purchase a new phone system to replace one that is 10 years old.
Interfaith Dental Clinic, $3,200
To purchase an additional user license for fundraising software and a new server to keep pace with a growing workload.
Jefferson Street United Merchants Partnership, $900
To purchase a laptop computer to be used for presentations.
King's Daughters Day Home, $3,950
To purchase a desktop computer and childcare software to be used for record keeping and state reporting and a laptop computer and projector for staff training and community presentations.
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, $1,800
For on-site training on data management software.
Magdalene, Inc., $7,000
To purchase five desktop computers, inventory management hardware and technology to strengthen Thistle Farms revenue-producting capabilities.
Matthew 25, Inc., $3,500
To replace a 15-year-old telephone system which no longer meets the organization's needs.
McNeilly Center for Children, $6,800
To buy various software, a digital camera, a desktop computer for the program staff, and fundraising software, support and training for a new development department.
Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee, $2,150
To buy a laptop computer for the executive director, a desktop for development.
Middle Tennessee Mental Health and Substance Abuse Coalition, $1,300
To buy a laptop computer and image editing software for use in community outreach programs, to maintain data on art and artists, and for various other purposes.
NAAEYC, $1,500
To purchase an LCD projector and an inkjet printer to be used for training purposes.
Nashville Adult Literacy Council, $6,950
To develop a database system to track volunteers, students and their progress, resulting in more cost-effective and efficient reporting and data maintenance.
Nashville CARES, $10,000
To upgrade staff training infrastructure by adding an interactive multimedia platform.
Nashville Children's Alliance, $6,500
To buy fundraising software and related training to equip the development program properly.
Nashville Civic Design Center, $3,875
To buy two desktop computers to replace obsolete models and to develop a new website that can be maintained by staff.
Nashville Conflict Resolution Center, $1,400
To purchase a laptop computer and various types of software to outfit the first full-time, paid employee.
Nashville Film Festival, $3,725
To buy a portable editing suite to produce various programming and promotional materials.
Nashville Homeless Power Project, $2,525
To buy two desktop computers and two laptop computers to be used by staff members.
Nashville Jazz Workshop, $4,000
To develop and configure a web-based system to track constituent relationships.
Nashville Rescue Mission, $8,350
To purchase 10 desktop computers and ten 19' monitors to replace outdated equipment.
Nashville Safe Haven Family Shelter, $3,500
To buy four new desktop computers to replace outmoded and inefficient equipment now in use.
Nashville SEES, $1,850
To buy a desktop computer to monitor financial data, a shared storage drive, a digital projector, a color laser printer, and a digital camera to help track clients.
Nashville Shakespeare Festival, $2,475
To buy a portable credit-card system for donations and a laptop computer and projector for use by the artistic director for performances and constituency presentations.
National Kidney Foundation of Middle Tennessee, $6,000
To purchase a new server, six desktop computers and software to replace outdated equipment.
Nations Ministry Center, $1,200
To purchase email marketing software and a laptop computer for use by the program director.
Native American Indian Association, $650
To buy a desktop computer to replace outdated equipment now in use.
Nurses for Newborns Foundation of Tennessee, $5,100
To purchase a color laser printer, booklet finisher, paper cutter and laminator to be used for printed materials.
Parents Reaching Out, Inc., $1,225
To purchase a digital camera and laptop computer to capture photos of volunteers and events for use on website.
Park Center, $5,425
To purchase six desktop computers and a laser printer to be used by the housing staff so they no longer have to share computers.
Pastoral Counseling Centers, $6,375
To purchase a new server to accommodate medical software for HIPAA compliance, four desktop computers and one laptop computer to accommodate growing staff and longer office hours.
PENCIL Foundation, $4,000
To redesign the website to improve communications with partners, volunteers, parents, donors and teachers.
People's Branch Theatre, $1,600
To purchase a laptop computer and various software to be used for community presentations and administrative functions.
Preston Taylor Ministries, $1,500
To purchase a reading assessment software program that would ease coordination of student information maintained at nearby elementary schools.
Progress, Inc., $5,500
To purchase a projector and screen and five computers to be used in an employee training room.
Project for Neighborhood Aftercare, $2,600
To purchase a telephone system to replace an ineffective system currently in place.
Reconciliation Ministries , $7,150
To replace an antiquated phone system and to replace a desktop computer and server to accommodate newer software.
ReConstruct , $4,100
To purchase three Apple MacBook computers, a laser printer and accounting software to upgrade older and less efficient office technology.
Renewal House, Inc., $1,650
To buy a scanner and to replace two outdated desktop computers in the central office.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville, $2,445
To buy three desktop computers to replace outdated equipment utilized by key personnel and one scanner.
Saddle Up!, $4,600
To buy three desktop computers to replace obsolete equipment, a camcorder for training and marketing, a laptop computer for presentations, and a color laser printer.
Siloam Family Health Center, $7,500
To hire a consultant to research and recommend a combined practice management and electronic medical record system.
Special Olympics Tennessee, $775
To purchase a digital camera, a 15' digital frame and additional memory to be used for the website and publications.
Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition, $2,200
To purchase an all-in-one printer, memory upgrade, a landline telephone and installation, a laptop computer and software to set up an office after using borrowed equipment for several years.
Tennessee Environmental Council, $7,000
To purchase and configure a server and related hardware to faciltate the maintenance and backup of data in the context of organizational growth.
Tennessee Foreign Language Institute Fund, $5,950
To purchase two transmitters, two microphone headsets, 10 receivers, 20 headsets, a carrying case, Adobe desktop publishing software and a video camera to allow for simultaneous interpretation and to reduce outsourcing expenses.
Tennessee Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders Foundation, $1,225
To purchase a desktop computer, an additional phone and installation to improve administrative efficiency while this organization continues to grow.
Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association, $750
To purchase a computer to improve the efficiency of data management from 37 member campuses across the state.
Tennessee Justice Center, Inc., $6,800
To purchase a new mail server to manage office e-mail.
Tennessee Repertory Theatre , $2,250
To replace three desktop computers that were destroyed by flooding.
Tennessee Wildlife Federation, $7,855
To purchase a new server and software to replace an older server that is near maximum capacity.
Tennessee Women's Theater Project, $3,000
To upgrade the website to include marketing, online donations, sales and inventory and a mailing list.
The Arc of Davidson County, $8,550
To upgrade to a newer version of accounting software since the version currently in use is no longer supported by the vendor.
The Bridge Inc., $750
To purchase a camcorder, a portable tripod kit and accessories to increase visibility and fundraising and to be used for staff training.
The Housing Fund, Inc., $7,500
To purchase an upgraded version of loan servicing software and training for six employees who will use the software.
The Jason Foundation Inc., $8,500
To purchase a new server to replace a five-year-old server that is no longer efficient given the increasing demand for online seminars.
Travellers Rest, $3,400
To purchase a desktop computer, laptop computer, digital projector, publishing and database software upgrades to accommodate growing staff.
Trust for the Future, $3,525
To purchase a laptop computer, desktop computer, graphics software, a laser printer and a monitor to bring marketing publications inhouse and to increase organization's visibility.
Vanderbilt Center for Health Services, $3,875
To purchase four desktop computers, a monitor and updated software to improve service delivery due to the addition of new programs.
Vanderbilt Susan Gray School, $5,850
To purchase eight desktop computers to replace outdated computers used by the lead teachers.
Wayne Reed Christian Childcare Center, $6,050
To purchase a new phone system to replace an older and ineffective system, a desktop computer for a new employee and a headset for portability purposes.
You Have the Power, $1,200
To purchase a laptop, including setup, to replace an older model that no longer works.
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