Please Remember #GivingTuesday

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For many, the true meaning of the holidays rests not in what we receive in presents, but in what we give to others, especially those in need. #GivingTuesday was started in 2012, and is one way the nonprofit and online communities have worked together to promote charitable giving during the holiday season. At IT4Causes, we … Read more

Give up your old computers for a great cause!

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Let’s give back for a great cause! Just a reminder that at our upcoming Holiday Happy Hour event IT4Causes will be working with Tech for Troops to hold a computer equipment donation drive on November 24th 2015 at the Tin Pan Restaurant and Listening Room 5 -9pm. Join us for an exciting event of FUNdraising … Read more

Awesome new volunteer opportunities to use your IT skills!

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At IT4Causes, we’re re-inventing IT volunteerism while we’re serving local nonprofits.  Here are a couple of new opportunities for you to consider! Business Systems Analysts We have an on-going project to implement a social services case management system using a cloud-based process management tool. We are seeking assistance in documenting current business process, identifying reporting … Read more

Upcoming Nonprofit Events

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Happy Friday! IT4Causes believes that an important part of our duty is to evolve with our community of other nonprofits. Here are a few upcoming events we are excited to participate in next week: The 2015 Richmond Nonprofit Summit will be held November 10th, 2015. This event is hosted by Nonprofit Learning Point, marking its 20th … Read more

Holiday Happy Hour!

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Holiday Happy Hour Get into the giving spirit with us! IT4Causes invites you to join us for a fun night of networking and entertainment. We are excited to host a fundraising event on Tuesday November 24, 2015 at The Tin Pan Restaurant and Listening Room starting at 5pm. Happy hour food and drink specials will … Read more

Welcome Jade Andrews, our newest intern!

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Hello! My name is Jade Andrews. I am the new Nonprofit Management Intern at IT4Causes. I would like to start by expressing how excited I am to be a part of the great team at IT4Causes! I am a senior at Virginia Commonwealth University pursuing my Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies, as well as a double minor … Read more

Value of Donations

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    By Mindy Tanner Value – the importance, worth, or usefulness of something (Oxford Dictionary).  When you donate to IT4Causes you know that your donation is helping great nonprofits get great IT at a fraction of the price. IT4Causes uses skilled volunteers, community donations, and lower rates to provide an average of 92.1% savings to … Read more

Giving is good for the Giver

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By guest blogger Dalhia Cavazos I recently read a article at greatergood.berkeley.edu about the benefits of giving. It is not only good for the world, the country and/or the community; it also has tangible benefits for the giver. These are some statistics from the article Giving makes us feel good. In a 2006 study, Jorge … Read more

Founding Funders Speech

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<To Be Read in the Voice of Benjamin Franklin> Two score and Eight weeks ago, a man set forth the proposition that nonprofits should not suffer the unwieldy yoke of ineffective information technology, but that through their common business processes and universal need for great data, a collaboration might spring forth, with vision and process, … Read more

Looking for Academic Year 2015-16 Interns!

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School’s back in, so what are YOU doing to keep developing the practical skills and experience that will make you stand out with top employers when you graduate?  More importantly, are you building your professional network outside of campus to help you land a great job when you finally get that sheepskin?  Since one of … Read more

In Today’s Media: ConnectVA, RTD, and more.

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Monday, August 17th has been a busy day for us in the office! Between our official 501(c)3 designation and preparing for future events, it’s a wonder we haven’t spent a fortune at the coffee shop across the street. ConnectVA posted a Spotlight on our CEO and Founder, Tom Anderson, which you can read here. And the … Read more

Throwback Thursday – From Maps to Apps

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Do you remember rotary phones, baud rates, or punch cards? (Maybe not😊) Technology has brought about huge shifts in how we do things in just the past few decades. As part of a new blog series, IT4Causes will take you back once a month or so to how some things used to be done and how … Read more

Making the Most of Your Internship

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Internships are awesome, even if you do end up getting paid in chump change …or not at all (which will probably be the case for most you come across). No, really! Internships pay you back in a priceless form: experience. It’s the perfect practice course for the adult world. My current internship with IT4Causes not … Read more

90+% Off! How IT4Causes Makes Great IT a Bargain for Nonprofits

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Information technology can get expensive very quickly! From strategy consulting to project management to hardware and software costs, the price is often insurmountable for small- and medium-sized nonprofit agencies, who end up suffering with inferior systems. IT4Causes helps solve this problem in several ways, so let’s walk through how we do that. We’ve done a … Read more

Volunteer Spotlight: Emily Cowdrey

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My name is Emily and I volunteered with IT4Causes. There is often more than one event on the horizon for this organization but volunteering is easily balanced with full time work. I helped organize a volunteer extravaganza where non-profits were introduced to skilled volunteers. The attendees were featured in the shooting of a new video … Read more

We’ve Joined Club 501(c)3!

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We are beyond excited to announce that our application for 501(c)3 status has been approved and we are officially a certified tax exempt organization. We want to extend our gratitude to the members of our board; George Welch, Michael Pirron, and Terry Sherman.  And also thank Won-Suk Choi for his counsel on our legal matters, … Read more

Setting Sail for Lighthouse Labs

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IT4Causes has applied to Lighthouse Labs Accelerator program. This is Richmond’s premiere incubator program for nurturing new, tech-based startups. If accepted into the program, IT4Causes will receive $20,000 to help us grow, co-working space among the other chosen start-ups to help each other flourish, invaluable mentoring sessions from some of RVA’s best business and start-up leaders, and participation in a launch day where we will present our ideas to potential investors, the media, and the community.

Through this innovative program we seek to hone the Information Technology services we provide, learn to advertise our work better, and to strengthen our strategies to benefits the RVA community. This will help us immensely in promoting our cause and helping Richmond become a better place, but we need your support! Go to the link below to follow our page on the F6s site, which will show the Lighthouse judges that you support us!

https://www.f6s.com/it4causes2015?fb_ref=app_share

Partner Spotlight: The Beacon Tree Foundation

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Beacon Tree was founded in 2008 by parents Tom and Diana Leahy who were motivated by their own children’s struggles with clinical depression. Unfortunately, there is still a stigma associated with mental health which can make it hard for children to get the resources they need. For the parents who do get past the stigma, the mental health field … Read more

Collaborative Case Management Initiative

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We’ve all had this experience: You go to your doctor and fill out the forms. Your doc says you need to see the specialist, so (hopefully) you make the appointment, show up, and the first thing you have to do is fill out more forms, asking you for the same information. In your anxious state, … Read more

Networking Nuggets

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This week, IT4Causes intern Koren Dodd provides some insight into the art of Networking. Working at IT4Causes has exposed me to a variety of networking groups like Career Prospectors, Synapse, IT4Causes’ volunteers, and more. IT4Causes is all about networking, and we are always working to connect with new agencies that would like to improve their … Read more

Meet Our New Intern, Michael Musatow!

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Michael, better known as Moose, is currently enrolled at VCU. He is a rising senior studying Creative Advertising and Strategic Advertising, and pursuing a certificate in Product Innovation. Moose is the newest non-profit management intern to join our ranks. He will be focusing on branding and marketing, but will also be involved in partner-agency relationships, events, and business development. … Read more

Volunteer Spotlight: Mindy Tanner

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IT4Causes enjoys the support of great volunteers. Today’s Volunteer Spotlight is on a member of IT4Causes’ Marketing and Branding Advisory Group-Mindy Tanner. Mindy, who started volunteering with IT4Causes in October of 2014, has a background in communications and currently works for Royall & Company. She also volunteers and takes classes at the Visual Arts Center … Read more

Partner Spotlight: Children’s Mental Health Resource Center

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IT4Causes has been working with the CMHRC to improve their case and donor management systems. We are proud to be helping them achieve their noble mission of improving the lives of families and children who are suffering from mental health problems. Currently, 1 in 5 children have mental health problems which demonstrates the need for … Read more

Partner Spotlight: Friends of Barnabas

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One of IT4Causes partner agencies is Friends of Barnabas (FOB), a faith-based organization that improves the lives of children in the impoverished areas of Honduras by not only providing high quality sustainable medical care but by also enabling the communities to become self-sufficient through community health training. You know what they say: “Give a man … Read more

Your Night at the RVA Creativity Awards

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It was a cool, breezy night. The Bolling Haxall house stood tall and inviting against the Richmond skyline. The windows glowed with a warm atmosphere with joyous shadows passing to and fro. Upon entry, you could see the Lego building voting station and the registration table. Friendly staff hand you a name tag, lego pieces … Read more

Tech Corner: Top 10 Due Diligence Questions for Cloud Hosted Solutions

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At IT4Causes, use of cloud-based solutions for common problems is a cornerstone of the strategy that we advocate with our small and midsize nonprofit partners. We’re in the process of selecting solutions for both Donor Management and Case Management, and of course we’re doing due diligence to make sure the vendor solutions pass muster. Here’s … Read more

Help Us Celebrate at the RVA Creativity Awards!

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This Thursday, the 21st, RVA’s most creative ideas and projects are coming together for a night of celebrations, we want you to join us! IT4Causes is a proud finalist at the 2015 RVA Creativity Awards. Everyone is welcome to come have some fun, vote for a project (hint, hint) and enjoy some refreshments. The event … Read more

Meet our new intern Koren Dodd!

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A recent graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, Koren studied Religious Studies with a certification in Community Development. Koren will be helping out as a nonprofit management intern, working on things like marketing and branding, events, business development and partner agency management. Koren and the other staff here at IT4Causes work hard to provide stable, secure, … Read more