Housing Development Alliance

Hazard, KY, November 10, 2010: Microsoft values software donation to the Housing Development Alliance, Inc. at approximately $40,000.00!

My name is Wm. David Woods. I am Director of Finance of the Housing Development Alliance, Inc. I have been employed by the organization in that capacity for nearly two-and-a-half years.

I am privileged to work with individuals who are so dedicated to providing housing to individuals within Perry, Leslie (where I call home), Knott, and Breathitt communities. In addition, I am privileged to be active in the spaces within which a number of the organization’s strategic initiatives are unfolding. It is likely that many of my future blogs will talk about those initiatives. However, since my headline snagged your attention with talks of a rather large software grant from a rather large international corporation, I guess that I should talk more about that right now.

HDA, Inc. is in the process of upgrading its information technology infrastructure. The upgrade process began a few months ago; however, the pace hastened last month with a resolution from our Board of Directors (and veiled threats from my co-workers) to proceed. We hope to have the new information system in place by the end of the first week of December of 2010.

In addition to much faster workstations, flatter and much larger monitors, and a new server, we received a number of significant software grants. Although Microsoft is the largest donor, we also received important grants from Symantec, Staff Manager, Palo Alto Software, and Adobe. I have not yet received donated asset valuation letters from the other companies, but I am sure that the aggregate market valuation of their products will be equally substantial.

The staff at the Housing Development Alliance, Inc. would like to thank our software vendor partners for their contributions to our continued success. It is likely that these software programs will further quicken our expansion, leverage our operational efficiencies, and strengthen our commitments to our communities. It is with great acclaim that I take my hat off to these companies and their efforts to strengthen capacities in the communities that we serve.

David

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