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Achieving sustainability

Finding and using technology

Writing effective newsletters

Some long-
established Cape Cod nonprofits

Advocates for nonprofits

Finding grantmakers

Fund-raising 

Management resources for nonprofits

News

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page last updated August 04, 2007

Finding and Using
Technology

 

Activism on the Net

 

Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School

The Berkman Center is a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. We represent a network of faculty, students, fellows, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and virtual architects working to identify and engage with the challenges and opportunities of cyberspace.

 

CharityChannel.com

 

CivicSpaceLabs

CivicSpace Labs is a funded continuation of the DeanSpace project. We are veterans of the Dean campaign web-effort and are now building the tool-set of our dreams. We are busily completing work on CivicSpace, a grassroots organizing platform that empowers collective action inside communities and cohesively connects remote groups of supporters.

 

C3TV, Cape Cod Community Media Center

 

CCBNonprofits.com

"Founded in 1991, Consistent Computer Bargains, Inc. is a leading authorized reseller of name brand computer technology to nonprofit and charitable organizations. Our mission is to provide the best tools available and assist nonprofit organizations in accomplishing their mission without stretching their budgets – when they need them."

 

CitySoft

Boston, January 15, 2004 -- CitySoft, the leading provider of Internet software to nonprofit organizations, associations, and educational institutions, today announced immediate availability of specific vertical configurations for its Community Enterprise platform.

 

 

CompuMentor

We're a nonprofit organization specializing in technology assistance for community-based organizations and schools. Through our consulting practice, we offer technology planning, implementation, and support services. CompuMentor is also the home of TechSoup.org, the technology website for the nonprofit sector.

 

Democracy in Action

 

ePhilanthropy Foundation

 

Through volunteer labor and donations of money, material and services, the ePhilanthropy Foundation creates educational programs grounded in the ePhilanthropy Code of Ethical Online Philanthropic Practices. 

 

Deborah Elizabeth Finn, Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector

 

Fund-raising comparison software tool

 

Homestead for Nonprofits

We know that nonprofits are looking for a Web site solution that is easy-to-use, flexible, manageable and cost-effective.  That's why we've built Homestead.
       It is a tool that allows you to build and manage a Web site all by yourself! You don't need to hire an expensive Web site consultant or a professional designer. 
       Best of all, we give nonprofits a special discount! 

 

Internet Nonprofit Center

Excellent resource for ideas for fund-raising. Also contains an amazing amount of helpful information for nonprofit management and operations.

 

UNDP-APDIP: International Open Source Network  ("Software freedom for all")

 

IT Resource Center

The IT Resource Center helps nonprofit organizations use computers. Founded in 1984, the nonprofit Center provides comprehensive technology planning, training and support services to more than 400 organizations each year.

 

Massachusetts Division of Business and Technology

"DBT is responsible for attracting, retaining, and spreading economic prosperity throughout the state."

 

Network for Good

Network for Good is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using the Web to help people get more involved in their communities -- from volunteering and donating money, to getting involved with issues they care about.

Nonprofit blog list

 

Nonprofit Open Source Initiative (NOSI)

"Bridging the gap between the nonprofit and open-source communities."

 

NPOGroups

Group communications and list service for nonprofits:  "No ads.  No spam."

 

NPower.org

NPower is a growing network of independent, locally based nonprofits dedicated to one thing: Putting technology know-how in the hands of nonprofits.  NPower's mission is to ensure all nonprofits can use technology to expand the reach and impact of their work.

 

N-TEN

The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (N-TEN) seeks to help nonprofits make more effective use of technology to advance their missions. N-TEN supports the people who provide technology services to the nonprofit sector by creating opportunities to identify peers and develop professional support networks, share information and resources, and work collaboratively on a range of projects.

 

 

 

Partnership for Effective Nonprofits

This site offers an array of resources for nonprofits looking to raise money via the Internet. 

 

Planetwork 

Planetwork explores how the creative application of digital tools – visualization technologies, software, and the Internet, among others – can open new possibilities for positive global change.

 

 

 

 

Summit Collaborative:  "Helping Nonprofits Used Advanced Technology to Build Power"

 

TAG:  Technology Affinity Group

"The Technology Affinity Group (TAG) seeks to advance the capacities of philanthropic organizations through the use of technology. TAG, an affinity group of the Council on Foundations, is an open forum for the greater foundation community."

 

Technical Development Corporation

Technical Development Corporation, founded in 1968, is a nonprofit consulting and research group dedicated to providing the nonprofit sector with the business and management skills critical to operating effectively.
        We work with organizations, agencies, and foundations across the sector.  TDC believes that the nonprofit sector plays a vital role in society, giving tangible support to some of our country's most cherished ideals and enhancing the quality of our lives.

 

TechSoup

The technology place for nonprofits.  

 

University of Richmond, Nonprofit Resource Center, Technology Resources

A comprehensive and up-to-date list of technology information Web sites geared to nonprofits.