Organizational Effectiveness - Technology Resources
PND Special Issue: Organizational Effectiveness - Technology and Training Resources
CompuMentor
http://www.compumentor.org/
San Francisco-based CompuMentor works to provide technology
resources — including person-to-person services, low-cost
software, technology planning, and a mentoring program —
to nonprofits and schools serving low-income communities.
Among its many offerings, the CompuMentor Web site provides
information for nonprofits interested in developing a
Community Technology Center in low-income or disadvantaged communities.
NPower
http://www.npower.org/
Through a partnership with Microsoft, Seattle-based NPower
helps communities around the U.S. to develop their own
independent NPower affiliates. NPower
New York is the first of these affiliates to offer
services, which include technology training and consulting
in a range of tech-related areas.
Network for Good
http://www.networkforgood.org/
A nonprofit collaborative founded by the AOL Time Warner
Foundation and AOL, the Cisco Foundation and Cisco Systems,
and Yahoo!, in partnership with over twenty nonprofit
foundations and associations, Network for Good aggregates
online content and technology resources to help nonprofits
increase their capacity, reach new audiences, and build
Internet strategies.
TechFoundation
http://www.techfoundation.org/
The Cambridge-based TechFoundation works to bridge the
nonprofit digital divide by providing nonprofits with access
to the technology, expertise, and capital they need to
enhance their effectiveness. The organization's initiatives
include a business-to-nonprofit distribution channel for
discounted and donated hardware, software, and services;
an IT job corps that matches recent college graduates with
corporate IT mentors and nonprofit sponsors; and an informal
luncheon series for nonprofit executives interested in how
technology can benefit their organization.
Technology Works for Good
http://www.technologyworks.org/
Founded in 1998, Technology Works for Good is committed
to helping nonprofits in the Washington, D.C., area adopt
information technologies to deliver vital programs and
services.
TechSoup
http://www.techsoup.org/
A Web-based resource center from the folks at CompuMentor
that offers a broad range of information and technology
solutions for small and mid-sized nonprofits.
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