Local

The Urban Conservancy's Technology Training
www.ucno.org/projects/tech_training.html
For a small fee, the Urban Conservancy trains local neighborhood groups to effectively use Internet technology & marketing to promote information sharing & empower their communities. In addition, they provide a full year of services, including a basic website & e-mail list server.

General

Techsoup
www.techsoup.com
The biggest technology resource for nonprofits with tools like worksheets, articles, some online training, and helpful community boards.

Jayne Craven's Technology Tip Sheets
www.coyotecom.com/tips.html
Accessible answers to many questions on nonprofits and technology, including planning, developing a database, designing and promoting a web site and"Tech tip sheets."

About.com's Technical Computer Support for NPOs
nonprofit.about.com/od/npotechnology/
Collection of links for help with computers, webpages, getting online and more.

Nonprofit Tech Library
www.tech-library.org
General tips and resources such as personal answers to posted questions and step-by-step how-to's.

Purchasing Computer Hardware & Software

Consistent Computer Bargains
www.1computerbargains.com
Provides 30-70% discounts on many software titles (Adobe, Corel, Lotus, Macromedia, McAfee, Microsoft, and Symantec) to nonprofit organizations. CCB also has special pricing with Acer, Compaq, IBM, and HP for hardware discounts.

TechSoup Stock
www.techsoup.org/stock/Default.asp
Offers nonprofit discounts (up to 90%) on Microsoft and Lotus software. This service is an expansion of CompuMentor's software distribution program. [Requires registration]

Gifts In Kind International
www.giftsinkind.org/default.asp
Several software companies (Adobe, Attest, Autodesk, Lotus, Microsoft, Symantec, and Novell) coordinate their giving programs through Gifts In Kind. [annual membership fee]

Real Networks
www.realnetworks.com/company/giving/donations.html
RealNetworks donates the following software (RealPlayer 8 Plus, RealJukebox Plus 2, ) to support fundraising events, such as auctions. They also donate one-year licenses to the 100-stream RealSystem Server 8.0.

Training

nonprofitlearning.com
www.nonprofitlearning.com
Offers four week courses on topics such as fundraising on the Internet, online marketing and online research.

TrainingPoint
www.trainingpoint.org
Provides free technology curriculum to download for technology trainers and users.

Isoph Institute
www.isophinstitute.com/
Isoph Institute offers online courses in technology planning, web development, and computer applications.

Technical Assistance and Tools

Summit Collaborative
www.summitcollaborative.com/strat_tech_ervices.html
Summit's primary services include technology planning and evaluation, Internet presence and web site strategy.

Benton Foundation Best Practices Toolkit
www.benton.org/publibrary/toolkits/stratcommtool.html
The Toolkit contains a collection of "tools to help nonprofits make effective use of communications and information technologies." It includes communications planning, organization profiles ("share your story"), leaders commenting on communications trends, Peer2Peer Learning, and a "Funders' corner."

Listservs & e-newsletters

By the Cup
www.techsoup.org/news/btc_archive.cfm
By The Cup is a weekly publication by TechSoup.org, that includes technology news and resource information organized by different technlogy themes.

Dot.Org
www.dotorgmedia.org/Team/Involved.cfm
Monthly e-mail newsletter on selected topics such as ASPs, online advocacy, fundraising and Internet presence. They present case studies, effective practices, techniques and tools to help nonprofits maximize their Internet presence.

Tech4Impact
www.coyotecommunications.com/tech4impact.html
Monthly e-mail newsletter that covers technology tools, resources and best practices. As well as what cultural and financial conditions, legislation, and other factors influence technology use by nonprofits.

NPTalk
www.ombwatch.org/article/archive/96/
The NPTalk Discussion List focuses on how nonprofit organizations use information technologies in their public policy activities. This moderated discussion list is distributed in digest form at most once a day to subscribers.