Nashville Tech Story (12/28/09)
NASHVILLE TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL INITIATES TWO TECHNOLOGY FUNDS
Technology Scholarship Fund and Technology Community Fund Established within The Community Foundation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Nashville Technology Council today announced the creation of two charitable funds to support the needs and opportunities of our local technology community. The Nashville Technology Council has asked The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to oversee these funds on behalf of the Council and the community.
Technology Scholarship Fund – TThe Fund will endow permanently, one or more scholarships benefiting Nashville high school seniors, entering two or four-year degree programs in pursuit of an education in fields related to the creation, innovation, installation or maintenance of technology.
Technology Community Fund – The Fund will support charitable projects and initiatives to improve and enhance technology in Middle Tennessee. Grants from this Fund will be used to support the work of local nonprofit organizations as they broadly educate, inform and equip the community of Nashville and its citizens for the technological needs and opportunities of the decades ahead.
“The use of technology in business and our personal lives is growing dramatically. Unfortunately, our community is not producing enough technology graduates to meet the technology needs of the future,” said Andy Flatt, CIO of HealthSpring and Board Chair for the Nashville Technology Council. “Our hope is, by establishing these funds, we will able to encourage more students to pursue degrees in technology and be able to support local community efforts for years to come.”
If you are interested making a contribution, please mail your check out to:
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
PO Box 440225
Nashville, Tennessee 37244
Please indicate in the subject line either the Technology Scholarship Fund or Technology Community Fund of The Community Foundation.
About the Nashville Technology Council
The Nashville Technology Council is an exclusive, 501(c)(6) not-for-profit membership organization devoted to helping the Middle Tennessee technology community succeed. Since its formation in 1999, membership has grown to more than 385 organizations.
About The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee oversees more than 720 charitable funds. In the past 18 years, The Community Foundation has distributed more than $460 million to its nonprofit partners. It is located at 3833 Cleghorn Avenue, #400, Nashville, Tennessee 37215. For more information, call 615-321-4939 or visit www.cfmt.org.
