Technology training and technical assistance

For nonprofits

Helping nonprofits become more effective is what these groups think is the best use of technology.

• Center for Nonprofit Management is an educational organization whose mission is to help schools enhance instruction through technology integration and other innovative methods.
• Columbia Learning Center offers computer use and classes, nonprofit Internet access and Web Pages, laser printing, scanning, photocopying, faxing, digital camera, tutoring, and more.
• Environmental Support Center strengthens grassroots environmental nonprofits with training and organizational assistance, donations of technology, fund-raising loans and other services.
• NPower helps nonprofits utilize technology. Services include consulting, training, and volunteer matching.
• Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) is the membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals.
• TechBridge offers technology consulting and resource location services to other nonprofits.
• Tecschange "Technology for Social Change" based in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, provides recycled computers, services of skilled volunteers, and computer training to nonprofit groups in the Boston area and around the world.
• Techsoup offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology needs by providing free information, resources, and support.

For individuals

Donating computers and training people to use them can improve their chances of finding a job and leading a successful and productive life.

• Computer Empowerment Project strengthens communities and individuals by bridging the technology and education gap in under-served areas.
• Digital Sisters offers programs that empower young girls and women of color to be fluent users, inventors of technology, providers of content, and academically enriched.
• MOUSE is a catalyst for the integration of technology and education, empowering students and schools to succeed in the information age.
• Women in Technology International (WITI) aims to help women advance by providing access to - and support from - other professional women working in all sectors of technology.

Assistive technology for people with disabilities

Some of the most exciting advances in computer technology have been in aiding those who may be physically handicapped, deaf, or blind, and these organizations provide training and aid for these groups.

• Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers services for the visually impaired including counseling, rehabilitation training, assistive technology center and orientation and mobility instruction.
• Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawaii is statewide, nonprofit committed to ensuring access to assistive technology for persons with disabilities via information and training on devices, services, and funding resources.
• Center for Accessible Technology (CforAT) has grown to become a consumer-based technology resource and demonstration center for adults and children with disabilities, families, teachers, and professionals.
• DREAMMS for Kids Assistive Technology Clearing House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that specializes in assistive technology for children with special needs.

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