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Websites about nonprofits and technology
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| Important Links |
| Pacer Center |
The mission of PACER Center is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents. |
| CTC Net |
CTCNet provides resources and advocacy to improve the quality and sustainability of community technology centers and programs at the local, national and international level. CTCNet works together with its member organizations to provide networking, capacity building, program development, and partnership opportunities. |
| Microsoft Accessibility |
Accessible technology enables opportunity for people of all abilities to scale new heights and achieve goals they never thought possible. Make your computer easier to use with accessibility options in Microsoft products. |
| Naturally Speaking |
ScanSoft is the world's premier supplier of speech and imaging solutions that help facilitate information exchange within and between the world's leading companies and their customers. |
| IntelliTools |
IntelliTools®, Inc., a pioneer in learning solutions for the diverse classroom, has been producing award-winning classroom tools for preK-8 education for over 25 years |
| Boardmaker |
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| AlphaSmart |
AlphaSmart, Inc. delivers affordable technology solutions designed to reduce the cost and complexity of computing for customers worldwide. |
| Premier Software Offer |
To enrich and improve the lives of millions of people worldwide by making information truly accessible through the use of affordable technology. |
| Alliance for Technology Access |
The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a network of community-based Resource Centers, Developers, Vendors and Associates dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assistive, and information technologies. |
| Consultants |
| Alliance for Technology Access |
ATA and its members provide consulting on assistive technology and making your website, technology, and programs accessible for people with disabilities and functional limitations. |
| CompassPoint Nonprofit Services |
With offices in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, CompassPoint Services is a nonprofit consulting and training organization. They provide nonprofits with the management tools and concepts necessary to best serve their communities. |
| CompuMentor |
CompuMentor provides various technology services utilizing consultants and volunteers to nonprofit organizations in the Bay Area. They also maintain a list of independent consultants that they can refer you to. |
| OnTap |
An online resource managed by CompassPoint that lists consultants in the Bay Area who specialize in working with nonprofits. |
| Tech Underground |
The tech underground is a network of independent technology professionals offering consulting/support services to nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area and Internet hosting services to the world. |
| TechFinder |
A searchable, online directory of individuals and organizations that provide technology products and services to the nonprofit sector. |
| Donor Management Software |
| Community TechKnowledge online solution |
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| Donor Perfect by Starkland Systems |
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| DonorWorks by Starsoft Technologies, Inc. |
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| Ebase |
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| Exceed by Telosa |
800-676-5831, Palo Alto CA |
| Fundraising Software Directory |
Free Listing of 38 Fundraising Systems for you to compare and contrast. |
| Giftmaker Pro by Campagne Associates |
800-582-3489, Nashua, NH |
| Paradigm by JSI Fundraising |
800-521-0132, Boston, MA |
| Results/PLUS by Metafile Info. Systems |
800-638-2445, Rochester, MN |
| Funding |
| Community Technology Foundation of California |
The Community Technology Foundation of California (CTFC), incorporated in 1998, promotes social justice, access and equity through community technology. CTFC grants are made possible through the Community Technology Fund, and funding partnerships with the Marguerite Casey Foundation, and The California Endowment. The Community Technology Fund is a 10-year, $50 million fund of CTFC established from the merger of SBC and Pacific Bell and its resources are directed towards underserved community in California. |
| TechNews |
A link to "Developing a Technology Plan: Key to Getting Needed Funds," an article by Radha Pillai, Manager, Agency Relations United Way of New York City. |
| The Foundation Center |
Offers funding and nonprofit resource libraries in New York, Atlanta, San Francisco, Cleveland, and Washington DC that you can visit and an informative and in-depth website. |
| General Technology |
| Accidental Techies website |
This website is the online companion piece to this book. All of the links from this resource section and all of the worksheets in the appendices are included at the site. |
| Cnet |
Cnet is a site similar to ZDNet (see the bottom of this section), with lots of reviews and learning. |
| Glossary of computer terms |
This is where to go when somebody tells you that your IRQs are conflicting on the PCI bus and you have NC (no clue) what that means. |
| Information Technology Professional's Resource Center |
A good source of general information for IT professionals. |
| Npower |
NPower is a network of independent, locally based nonprofits providing accessible technology help that strengthens the work of other nonprofits. |
| Tech Soup |
Tech Soup is set up to be the portal to the nonprofit technology world. It also contains links to TechSoup Stock, formerly known as Discount Tech. |
| TechSurveyor |
TechSurveyor was specifically developed to help nonprofits inventory and manage their technology. By using TechSurveyor with a TechAtlas account, nonprofits can keep track of assets and technology planning with ONE account for their organization. |
| ZDNet |
One of the largest sites for reviews, articles, and how-to information about technology. They publish many major computer magazines such as Computer Shopper and PC Magazine. |
| Information Technology Polices |
| ENTEC |
ENTECH began as the Technology Initiative of the Nonprofit Management Fund (http://www.nonprofitmanagementfund.org/enter.html), a foundation located in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The Technology Initiative was created to perform proactive, independent assessments of nonprofits' technology needs, particularly in the context of a grant request to improve the technical capacity of the organization. They created an IT policy template which generates a customizable document. |
| N-TEN Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network |
N-TEN’s resource listings includes technology service providers, articles, and sample technology policies for nonprofits. |
| Nonprofit Application Service Providers And Resources |
| Convio |
Constituent relationship ASP for nonprofits. |
| Get Active |
Communications service ASP for nonprofits. |
| Kintera |
Donor management and event fundraising ASP for nonprofits. |
| Nonprofit Matrix |
Guice to ASPs and portal providers for the nonprofit sector. |
| Tech Soup |
Resource list with asp evaluations. |
| The eNonprofit: A Guide to ASPs, Internet Services, and Online Software |
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| Tips, Newsletters & Listservs |
| “Dummies” eTips |
The "Dummies" books are some of our favorites – and the tips are good, too! |
| Accidental Techies Discussion List |
E-mail discussion list for the "accidental techie" at nonprofit organizations. Once you subscribe, you can post questions and provide answers & recommendations to others. |
| Apple Support Update |
Newsletter from Apple Computer, includes security updates and other software changes and announcements. |
| LangaList |
Newsletter with general computing information: Windows, Linux, firewalls, notice of important patches, news about patches that might not work as advertised. |
| Microsoft Office Tips |
It’s not a newsletter, but it’s a good place for Office 2000 and XP tips. |
| PC Show and Tell |
An electronic library of thousands of tutorials that "show" and "tell" you, step-by-step, how to use and maximize popular products for today's electronic world. They have over 35,000 "shows" on over 100 applications. Point your users in this direction if they need to know how to do something. |
| S'more Access |
CompassPoint runs the free email list S’more Access, which is intended for members of the nonprofit community who are using and/or designing Access databases. Members are invited to post questions and share solutions to technical issues dealing with Access database development. To subscribe to S'more Access, send an email to: smore-access-subscribe@topica.com |
| Tech Republic |
You have to sign up for Tech Republic, but it's free and they offer really good tips. |
