Technology is a mission-critical investment that can stretch your scarce resources farther and accelerate your organization’s impact. By thoughtfully integrating technology into your operations, communications, fundraising, and service delivery, you can fundamentally shift the way you deliver your mission and serve your community.
The Hartford Foundation's Nonprofit Support Program is now offering technology support to organizations that:
- are a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit;
- are located in the Hartford Foundation's 29-town region;
- and have an annual budget of under $300,000.
HOW THE PROCESS WORKS:
1. Complete a Technology Assessment Survey
To be considered for a Small Organization Technology Grant or other resources, you must complete a brief online survey assessing your current technology systems and capacity.
Click here to complete the survey
2. Work with a consultant to identify solutions
Once the survey has been submitted, your organization will be matched with a consultant for up to 3 hours of consultation. The consultant will review your survey results, help you identify tech projects that are most critical for your organization, and estimate implementation costs.
To assist you with implementation, we have developed implentation plans for some of the most common technology projects:
3. Improve your organization's technology with Hartford Foundation support
Catchafire
Organizations can register for a Foundation-sponsored membership with Catchafire, an online platform that matches skilled volunteers with nonprofits.
Need to stretch your dollars farther to accomplish your much needed technology projects? The Hartford Foundation has partnered with Catchafire to match skilled professionals who wish to donate their time, with nonprofits who often can’t afford to pay to hire expert talent. Using a user-friendly online platform, nonprofits post projects, and select skilled, professional volunteers. Consider utilizing a Catchafire volunteer to help with select elements of your project implementation. More information about available Catchafire technology projects can be found here.
You can also learn more about how Catchafire works by watching this 2 minute video.
Small Organization Technology Grant
Some organizations may be eligible to apply for a Small Organization Technology Grant to implement one or two technology projects.
Please note that not all organizations will be eligible for grant funding. Grants are reviewed individually, and priority is given to organizations that most closely align with the Foundation’s strategic priorities.
Organizations with operating budgets under $300,000 are eligible to apply for up to $10,000. Most grants will not be awarded at the maximum.
Statewide organizations or those serving a region beyond Greater Hartford are eligible to apply for an amount that is proportional to the percentage of services provided in the Hartford Foundation’s region.
Download the budget template here for submission with the grant request.
Contact Amy Studwell for more information on how to access and utilize these resources.
