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Website & Technology
Frequently Asked Questions
  1. Model standards of practice of employing technology.
  2. The Evolution of Website development in the nonprofit sector.
  3. You don't need to have a Website to raise money but it helps.
  4. Online donations without fret or regret.
  5. How to work with online affiliate programs.
Links & Resources

Technology Assistance for Nonprofits

  • Tech Soup
    A great online library for nonprofit technology information. Probably the best place to start your search.
  • TechRocks
    Offers Ebase a free donor database programm and has a number of consultants to assist nonprofits implement their technology. 
  • CompuMentor
    San Francisco based nonprofit organization whose mission is to act as a bridge to the information age for schools and organizations serving low-income communities.
  • Nonprofit Fundraising Resources
    The most comprehensive list of online companies, charity malls, auction sites, and affiliate programs for nonprofits.  
  • Nonprofit Toolkit
    Online magazine offering technology news and advice for nonprofits. 
  • Benton Foundation's Best Practices Toolkit
    Resources to help nonprofits use technology effectively.  
  • TechNews from United Way of New York
    Bi-monthly online newsletter about technology and how nonprofits can better use it.  
  • Tech Portal
    Searchable database of companies and foundations that award grants for technology, computer equipment and training. 
  • Technology Tip Sheets
    Jayne Cravens offers advice on how to use technology to improve your operations. 
  • Tech Library for Nonprofits
    Examples of technology in use by nonprofits, reviews, links and more.  
  • The Charity Mall Report
    An overview of the types of sites currently offering charity malls, and what services they offer.  Included are details of site services, reviews, and ratings of each site.  

Internet Service Providers

  • DCAnet
  • jBanner
    Designs cool banners for your website for only $24.95!  
  • MSDN Online
    Request assistance from MSDN Online, a Microsoft-sponsored community of Web developers.

Web Site Applications

  • MyComputer.com
    Offers you a complete set of intelligent Web tools. No matter what you hope to achieve online, we are here to provide the tools you need to manage, enhance, promote and profit from your business Web site.
  • Nonprofits Tech. Enterprise Network
  • TuCows (free software)
  • 7/24 Link Checker - a great service that ensures there are no dead links on your site.  Their free trial is awesome, and their cost is reasonable.
  • Isyndicate.com 
    offers free content from more than 1000 sites. It's yours for the taking! Content providers cover the gamut so there should be something for everyone.
  • StickyTools.com
    Offers free interactive content for webmasters. Highlights include: Newsfeeds, Financial Calculators, Portfolio Management, Music, Nutritional Guides, and Site Promotion. 
  • Inxight's InteractiveSite Map

Web Applications/Software

  • Nonprofit Software Index
  • www.convio.com A Relationship Management System that features several "modules" that allow groups to run fund-raising campaigns online, quickly update Web sites or update new content to keep users coming back, set up "community" features such as chat rooms and surveys, handle event registration or even set up an e-commerce storefront.
  • www.eTapestry.com - Internet-based application that enables nonprofit organizations to efficiently manage their donor database from remote locations without incurring the significant up front and ongoing cost associated with traditional database management systems. One of the unique features of eTapestry.com is the ability to fully integrate its functionality into an existing organization's Web site. eTapestry.com staff handles all maintenance, data storage and customers can access their information. Offers its base system free of charge to nonprofit organizations with fewer than 1,000 donor records.
  • www.pledgemaker.com - A nonprofit fundraising software product, now fully email enabled to allow Internet integration, member tracking, and a complete Intranet tool to allow virtual staff collaboration on projects.
  • www.socialecology.com - Their DonorLinkIT service is one of a suite of web-based tools designed specifically for nonprofits that brings together and manages contacts, database, email, and web forms, giving you a powerful, complete communication system for donor management.
  • www.seeuthere.com - A full-service provider that specializes in event management, and then branches out to membership management, secure credit card transactions, members profiling and more. Try out their free event email invitation service.
  • www.NetLedger.com - Founded by Oracle boss Larry Ellison, they are a provider of a Web-based accounting solution for small businesses. 
  • www.3rdSector.net - Provider of e-business technology tools for the nonprofit sector. They offer online tools for accounting, payroll, e-commerce, community, intranets, donor management, Web hosting and Web design.
  • www.networkforchange.com - An ASP that builds online community Web sites for nonprofits and others. You can build a custom Web site, stream in content from several news channels, get free Web hosting, and then add tools for people networking, chat, Web discussion forums, events directory, job listings, an online store with credit card processing, online fundraising, search and more.
  • www.charityweb.com - A service that allows a nonprofit to accept donations from its Web site via credit card, check, or electronic funds transfer. Fees as low as 39 cents per transaction. They also offer shopping cart services.
  • www.entango.com - A service that specializes in secure credit card processing for nonprofits. They handle all the Internet merchant account setup.
  • www.givingcapital.com - A Philadelphia-based company that offers secure credit-card processing tools for a flat 5% fee per transaction, and no other fees.
  • www.4charity.com  - A for-profit that provides tools and services for nonprofits to support online fundraising, donor and volunteer management and communications. Tools are integrated seamlessly into a nonprofit's website and may be purchased separately or as a suite. 4charity also provides Internet consulting services for web design and development of customized web-based solutions.
  • www.helping.org  - Run by the AOL Foundation at a nonprofit, their credit card vendor takes a 2% fee on contributions, but they take no other fees. Directory of 600,000 nonprofits. They offer a "Donate Now" button that you can add to your Web site for direct access to your personalized giving page.
  • www.locuspocus.net  - This service allows an advocacy organization to recruit and mobilize members via the Internet. Their core service allows a group to send customized, actionable content to individual members with links, customized faxes and emails to contact appropriate companies or elected officials. Organizations can develop and manage campaigns virtually, sending reports on response rates, who participated and who received messages. LocusPocus powers Environmental Defense's online infrastructure.
  • www.ezboard.com  - Free Web forums and message boards. Recently selected by Helping.org for their national nonprofit online discussions.
  • www.Zoomerang.com  - Offers a free online survey service for limited use and a 30-day lifespan, or an upgrade to a fully-featured version that costs $200 per year.
  • www.volunteermatch.org  - A provider of volunteer matching tools that can be seamlessly integrated into a nonprofit Web site to create a volunteer recruitment center. They also offer a national Web portal.

Nonprofit Software

Research on Nonprofits & Technology 

W.K. Kellogg Foundation
At their website you can print and/or download their entire 63-page report entitled E-Philanthropy, Volunteerism and Social Changemaking.

 
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