South Bend Technology Resource Center- TRC

01/16/2024

Our New Year's Resolution is to fill our space with activities that help members of the South Bend community access technology to collaborate and learn together! You can help us achieve that goal by providing your feedback in our survey. Submit your thoughts by January 26th to influence our priorities, link in the comments below!

12/01/2023

In two weeks, we will have Madi Rogers and Patrick McGuire from Civic Innovation at the City of South Bend presenting our final workshop of our current series. You can bring your lunch to enjoy while learning about grant writing as well as do some networking with other nonprofit leaders!

RSVP on Eventbrite to save your spot and receive reminders about our workshop.

11/02/2023

In one week, we will have our final Nonprofit Workshop of the 2023 season! Thank you for those who attended previous events and supported programming at the TRC.

We're excited to announce that we will be welcoming a new speaker: Patrick McGuire who will be speaking on data collection and presentation! Patrick, City of South Bend Tech Equity Manager, has recently helped the City secure grants from the National League of Cities and the Affordable Connectivity Program to break down access barriers.

Please welcome Patrick and bring your lunch next Thursday to learn more about these programs and how you can use data to secure grants for your organization!

10/27/2023

Bring your lunch and learn more about securing a grant for your organization on November 9th! Our fall Nonprofit Workshop series ends with a presentation from Madi Rogers, Director of Civic Innovation at the city of South Bend, on data collection and analysis for grants.

Finding grants and telling your story is not enough to bring the money home. You also have to show the grantor that you know how to effectively use the money they will be providing your organization. In this session, Madi will share some best practices in collecting data that matters as well as tools to create convincing displays.

Save the date by RSVPing to our event, found in the comments.

10/12/2023

UPDATE: Due to session feedback, today's Nonprofit Workshop has been canceled. Information from this presentation will be included in our November session Nonprofit Workshop: Data collection and analysis for grants.

10/05/2023

We are 1 week away from part two of our grant writing series! Please welcome our guest, Madi Rogers! As Director of Civic Innovation, Madi has worked with many different teams to assist with bringing in millions of dollars to fund their initiatives. Recently, she helped the Office of Sustainability secure nearly $2mm.

This segment will focus on storytelling in grant writing. It isn't enough to put your application into the fold, you need to stand out and convince the grantor that your project will have an impact. Join us at Nonprofit Workshop: Storytelling For Grants next Thursday at 11:30 a.m. to learn how to do this well from a veteran grant writer!

09/20/2023

Thank you to our guest, Scott Sandberg from the St. Joe County Public Library, at least week's Nonprofit Workshop for teaching our audience resources available to them as they look for grants! Here are ✨ FOUR KEY TAKEAWAYS ✨ that our TRC Manager gleaned from the presentation.

1. 📝 Understand what you are looking for first by creating a wish list of projects and how much you need to fund resources needed for that project.

2. 🔑 Get familiar with the databases available to you such as Grants.gov and identify keywords that would make your application stick out.

3. 🤔 Understand what the philosophy of the grant funder are. Ensure your goals and values align before getting too far down the road.

4. ⏲️ Ensure that your team has the capacity to gather any data needed for the application or formal reporting. Some grants are provided as reimbursements so you may need to have capital up front.

If you want to continue to learn more about grant writing, the second part of our series is coming up on October 12th! Head to our events tab to receive more information about our next workshop.

09/11/2023

This week at the TRC, we have opportunities to learn and collaborate!

SB Academy and our Nonprofit Workshop are programs put on by staff members to help educate and empower our community members. You can sign up on Eventbrite!

NIMBA is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting diverse businesses, providing awareness of resources and opportunities to help them further develop and grow. Swing by on Friday to learn more or ask questions.

09/05/2023

Our team is happy to announce the launch of our next Nonprofit Workshop: the Grant Writing series! This series is being kicked off with a special guest from the St. Joseph County Public Library, Scott Sandberg.

As a Research Librarian, Scott is a great resource to our community with years of experience and he will be teaching attendees the many resources available to those who are seeking grants. If you want to learn where to find grants and how to secure them for your organization, this is the workshop series for you!

07/03/2023

Join us next Monday, July 10, 10-11:30 AM, for the second session in our series, Small Business Solutions! Session 2 will introduce participants to main advertisers in the online space, including Google and Facebook. Through effective use of these tools, your business will be able to reach a wide range of likely customers. Take your marketing to the next level!

This session is free and will be extremely helpful for any business owners, employees, or community member looking to learn valuable digital marketing skills! RSVP at our eventbrite, linked here.

Join us for a session on digital marketing and effective use of online advertisements!

06/14/2023

Join us Wednesday, June 28th for Self Made, Self Taught featuring Rachel Mospan, owner of Rachel Mospan designs! Rachel owns her own interior design company and aims to give busy families elevated home interiors. We are incredibly excited to invite the public to listen to her inspiring story of entrepreneurship at the TRC (1165 Franklin St. Suite 100) -- June 28th, 12-1pm! Bring a lunch and stay for conversation! RSVP for this free event on our eventbrite:

Join as as Rachel Mospan, owner of Rachel Mospan Design, speaks running a business and designing elevated home interiors for busy families!

06/06/2023

Email your groundhog pictures to us at [email protected]!