Where Can We Find Help with Information Technology

Summary:

There are several organizations maintaining websites focused on the technology needs of nonprofits.

TechFinder offers a categorized index to thousands of assistance sources. There's also a facility for entering a ZIP-code to identify nearby suppliers and organizations.

http://www.techfinder.org

N-TEN (Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network) is a membership organization concerned with nonprofits' access to and use of technology.

http://www.nten.org.

TechSoup is a website devoted to advice and information about technology developed with nonprofits in mind.

http://www.techsoup.org to find out more.

TechSoup Stock is operated by TechSoup to provide a channel for donations of software and other technology supplies to nonprofits. Registration is required and there are often small processing fees.

http://www.techsoup.org/stock/

NPower is a national network of local technical assistance providers focused on the needs of nonprofits. NPower centers offer workshops, reduced-fee consulting, online information and other services. (The facility at TechFinder will locate NPower centers if there's one nearby, and other resources if there isn't one.)

http://www.npower.org.

Idealware "provides candid reviews and articles about software of interest to nonprofits, centralized into a website. Through product comparisons, recommendations, case studies, and software news, Idealware allows nonprofits to make the software decisions that will help them be more effective."

http://www.idealware.org