1.) Philadelphia Beehive User Report
2.) Agency of the Month: Universal Companies
3. ) Featured Beehive Section of the Week:  Health
4.) Featured Website of the Week: One Book, One Philadelphia
5.) First Stadium Grants to be Awarded
6.) Tech Tip
7.) Job Opening at PEC

1.) Philadelphia Beehive User Report

Over a year ago, Teaming for Technology at United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania launched the T4T Digital Inclusion Program that has promoted our local Philadelphia version of the Beehive (www.thebeehive.org/philly). The Beehive is a website developed by One Economy Corporation, a non-profit organization based in Washington DC. This website contains extensive information and resources about the things that matter to people: money, health, jobs, school and family. The Beehive targets low to moderate income families looking to improve their quality of life. Through streamlining social services information, the Beehive provides a central online location to access important information seamlessly amongst commercial and social service providers.
We have recently complete a report based from data collected from users at 13 Community Technology Centers (CTCs) throughout the region. To view the report, visit http://www.uwsepa.org/team4tech/research_reports.htm

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2.) Agency of the Month: Universal Companies

This month's agency of the month is Universal Companies. Universal Companies has provided members of the South Philadelphia Community a plethora of resources since their inception in 1993. They have built schools, built homes and provided their community with a number of workforce and economic development programs. Universal has been utilizing T4T's resources. They are currently taking advantage of our on- site training option. They are committed to having their staff become International Computer Drivers License certified. Universal also took advantage of T4T's free hardware distribution on March 5th and have involved themselves with other Teaming for Technology programs.  Check them out at www.universalcompanies.org.

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3. )Featured Beehive Section of the Week:  Health

We have had unusually warm weather this week, which may mean that spring is near and with that comes allergies! The Beehive provides great information if you, like many others, encounter sinus problems, allergic reactions to pollen, and more. Go to the Health section, click on "Health Topics," click on "Injuries, Sickness, and Disease," and this will lead you to more detailed information on allergic conditions (under "Common Conditions"). www.thebeehive.org/health/

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4.) Featured Website of the Week: One Book, One Philadelphia

http://libwww.library.phila.gov/onebook/obop04/index.htm
One Book, One Philadelphia is a program with a goal of promoting literacy and community by encouraging all Philadelphians to read and discuss a single book. Visit the site for more information on this exciting series.

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5.) First Stadium Grants to be Awarded

The Philadelphia Foundation said last Monday it plans to award in June the first round of grants from the fund established to receive the $60 million in contributions that the Eagles and Phillies will make as part of the lease requirements on their new stadiums.

The first round of grants will come from the Strategic Investments in Youth component of the Fund for Children. The fund was established to receive the $1 million contributions that the Eagles and Phillies are each required to make annually for the next 30 years.

The first round of grants will be $500,000 and will go to nonprofit organizations that actively engage youth in their decision-making processes. Community organizations that provide services for children in Philadelphia may apply for the funding.

The foundation anticipates awarding up to $1.5 million from the fund this year.

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6.) Tech Tip

What is spyware? According to WhatIs.Com,

“Spyware is any technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge. On the Internet, spyware is programming that is put in someone's computer to secretly gather information about the user and relay it to advertisers or other interested parties.”

Usually spyware is a result of installing third party software. Do not fret. There is a way to diagnose and remove these resource hogging programs. Install and run Ad-Aware by Lavasoft from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/. Run the program, scan your system, and remove all programs which Ad-Aware finds. Removing these programs increases the efficiency at which your computer runs and helps improve Internet surfing.

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7.) Job Opening at PEC

The Manager of Information Systems position has become available at PEC due to Al Hughes leaving PEC at the end of this month. Qualified applicants who are interested in applying and who meet the expectations below should forward a cover letter and resume to my attention. Thank you, Rebecca
Essential Functions of the MIS job include:

Responsibility for deployment, maintenance and documentation of Windows NT 4.0/2000 Network infrastructure consisting of Microsoft Exchange 5.5/2000, SQL 2000 and XP workstations.

Support and maintenance of Windows 2000 environment with basic user manangement, adds, changes and deletes.

Ability to maintain Cisco wireless LAN to multiple locations required.

Daily management and maintenance of all 3 servers and services including: Windows 2000, Exchange, SQL, Symantec Anti-Virus, AV updates, backup jobs, and tape rotations within Tapeware.

Support several local offices of about 90 diverse staff users total with responsibility for local desktop support, as needed.

Purchase, install and maintain all computer hardware and software as necessary.

Management and maintenance of several standard PC images will need to be maintained, so familiarity with Powerquest Deploy Center is necessary.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION:

1. At least 2 years of experience implementing, managing, securing and documenting LAN/WAN environments.
2. Certifications and degrees such as MCSE 2000, Cisco CCNA are preferred not required.
3. Industry accepted security certification and college degrees preferred.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

1. Knowledge of IP addressing, routing, is a must.
2. Experience with Cisco PIX Firewall, Symantec Antivirus, Tapeware and Fundware accounting software.
Visit them at www.pec-cares.org.

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