PHILIPSBURG:--- The Foresee Foundation’s NPOwer Academy is inviting local non-profits to participate in two practical workshops designed to strengthen how organizations communicate, collaborate, and safeguard important information using Google Workspace and Microsoft Teams.
Many NGOs on St. Maarten are small, volunteer-driven, and experience frequent changes in
their boards. As a result, essential documents such as notary papers, Chamber of Commerce
extracts, meeting minutes, and financial reports often get misplaced or remain inaccessible.
These workshops were developed to help organizations make the step toward using a secure,
shared digital workspace where such information can be safely stored and easily accessed by
authorized board members and volunteers.
Both Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 provide professional solutions that go beyond email, offering powerful tools for communication, file sharing, and teamwork. The upcoming
sessions will introduce NGOs to each tool separately, and they can get a sense for which platform is right for their size and needs. Google Workspace, which is simple, cloud-based, and ideal for smaller organizations; or Microsoft Teams, which offers a more advanced and integrated environment for medium-sized NGOs looking to expand and access tools like Office 365.
The Introduction to Google Workspace session will be led by Sahar Thomson on Tuesday,
November 4th, 2025, while the Getting Started with Microsoft Teams for Non-profits session
will be facilitated by Delano Samuel on Wednesday, November 5th, 2025. Both sessions take
place from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM and are hands-on, participants are asked to bring their
Laptops.
“Having a shared digital workspace is one of the simplest ways NGOs can build continuity and
transparency,” says the NPOwer team. “When information is secure and accessible,
organizations can focus more on their mission and less on searching for lost files.”
Anyone in the NGO community can register at https://bit.ly/2024-NPOwer-Workshops. For
more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or follow @npowersxm on Facebook. You
can also join the NPOwer Announcements WhatsApp group via bit.ly/NPOwerWhatsAppGroup.