So I decided to write another brief overview, this one about Nonprofit Technology. This is great timing because I just wrote the chapter about nonprofit technology for Sage's new Handbook: Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations due out next spring.
Overall great nonprofit technology websites
- Tech Soup offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology needs by providing free information, resources, and support.
- Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network is the membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals whose members share the common goal of helping nonprofits use all aspects of technology more effectively.
- NTEN has Affinity Groups groups.nten.org where anyone can post nonprofit technology questions, find technology consultants and learn great technology tips.
- My favorite groups are: 501techclub-sf@groups.nten.org (there are groups for practically every metropolitan area) nten-discuss@groups.nten.org & accidentaltechies@groups.nten.org. There are also groups about blogging, social media and other np tech topics.
- NPower a network of locally based nonprofit organizations that provide comprehensive, high-quality and affordable technology assistance to other nonprofit groups nationally.
- Tech Soup's Healthy and Secure Computing Program Use this workbook to find steps and recommendations for creating a healthy and secure computing environment and establishing a sound technology infrastructure at your nonprofit.
- PC Magazine Computer Hardware, Software Reviews, Downloads, News and Opinions
- Tech Soup Stock A site that provides donated software for your nonprofit organization
- Idealware provides candid Consumer-Reports-style reviews and articles about software of interest to nonprofits.
- Social Source Commons a place to share lists of software tools that you already use, gain knowledge and support, and discover new tools.
- Downloads.com Free Software
- The eNonprofit: A Guide to ASPs, Internet Services and Online Software
- General Technology Fundraising Resources Robert Weiner provides fundraising resource links about donor databases, e-mail marketing, newsletters, online fundraising, online privacy, social media, spam, technology planning and more.
- The 2008 Online Fundraising Survival Guide: 12 Winning Strategies to Survive and Thrive in a Down Economy
- Online Fundraising Handbook: Making the Most of the Web and E-mail to Raise More Money Online
- Nonprofit Technology Conference The event to learn about nonprofit technology hardware, software, professional development and to connect with nonprofit techies.
- Penguin Day is a day long conferences where non-profit organizations explore the range of issues and options involved using Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS). The host of Penguin Day, Aspiration also organizes a variety of other nonprofit technology events including the Nonprofit Software Development Summit, Managing Technology Projects, eAdvocacy trainings and more.
- Netsquared is a two-day meeting that brings together the minds of unlikely allies from different professional fields including: leaders in philanthropy, corporate philanthropy, engineering, media and world-class innovators driving the development, distribution and use of social technologies for progressive change.
- Other Nonprofit Technology Events listed on Tech Soup's Website
- Accidental Techie: Supporting, Managing and Maximizing your Nonprofit's Technology by Sue Bennett
- Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission: A Strategic Guide for Nonprofit Leaders eds Katrin Verclas, Holly Ross, Allison Levine
- Nonprofits and Technology: Emerging Research for Usable Knowledge eds. Kevin Rafter and Michael Cortez.
- NTEN has a variety of reports available for download on their website My favorites are the IT Staffing Reports, and Nonprofit Social Network Survey
- Idealware and Tech Soup also have a variety of articles and reports available for download on their websites.
- An Overview of Social Media for Nonprofits presentation by Beth Dunn
- The Social Media Starter Kit for Nonprofits: We are Media
- Social Media as a Fundraising tool presentation by Emily Davis
- How much time should nonprofits spend on Social Media? (Slide 18 & 19) presentation by Beth Kanter
- Return on Investment for Social Media blog post by Beth Kanter. Beth also writes about everything you ever wanted to know about Social Media on her blog.
- Using Social Media in Your Nonprofit: Overcoming Objections by Debra Askanase
- Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age book by Allison Fine.
- Blogs in the Nonprofit Sector: Should your nonprofit launch a blog? Overview by Nancy Schwartz
- The top nonprofit technology bloggers listed on twitter, these bloggers provide amazing technology tips and resources: John Kenyon, Michael Stein, Beth Kanter, Michelle Murrain, Laura Quinn, Rebecca Leaman, Allison Fine, Michele Martin, Peter Campbell, Holly Ross, Britt Bravo, Deborah Elizabeth Finn & NetSquared Blog (please forgive me if I forgot someone).
- 26 Charities and Nonprofits on Twitter
- A beginners guide to Facebook for Nonprofits by Wild Apricot
- Early History of Nonprofits and the Internet by Jayne Cravens
7 comments:
Thanks so much for including me. I suggest you might want to also include the WeAreMedia project and wiki http://www.wearemedia.org
Great resource, Heather. Thanks.
~ Maya Norton
The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy
Thanks for including mentions of TechSoup in your list of resources.
Just to add to the list, TechSoup also has a great nonprofit tech blog (http://blog.techsoup.org) and an active community of discussion forums (http://www.techsoup.org/community) with professional nonprofit consultants, IT administrators, and accidental techies asking and answering questions all day long.
Another individual blogger you could add to your list might be Robert Weiner. (http://www.rlweiner.com/blog/)
Thanks for compiling a great list!
This is great Heather! I'll try to follow up with a similar list on nonprofit marketing soon!
Thanks so much for including me, Heather! This is a great list of resources -- and not just because I'm mentioned ;-).
-- Robert
Great list! Could I make a suggestion of Lasa's ICT Knowledgebase http://www.ictknowledgebase.org.uk
Thanks, Ian @ Lasa
Great resources! Also events.org, a non profit event management software company, does free online registration and online donation pages for other non profits. They really helped my budget this year!
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