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Technology
Welcome to our general subject guide about technology. Here you'll find links to a wide range of resources about technology on our site and around the world.
If you know of a resource that you think we should add to our collection, please send an e-mail to editor@charityvillage.com with the details.
Articles | Resource Web Sites | Online Publications | Organizations | Educational programs | Conferences/Seminars | Associations | Consultants | Services/Products | Book Reviews
Articles
From the Research Section of the Library at CharityVillage®:
- Distance Learning
- Online Fundraising and Community Building
- Online Training
- Technology Issues
- Other Research Articles
Resource Web Sites
- Bridges.org
Offers a variety of toolkits, guides, assessments, and other resources to help nonprofits bridge the digital divide.CharityVillage
Canada's supersite for the nonprofit sector. You are currently accessing a directory within the CharityVillage site.Includes links to online dictionaries, encyclopedias, translators, style guides, and other communication tools.- Coyote Communications
Offers a guide for companies interested in doing pro bono work or donating other services to nonprofits, as well as several tip sheets for nonprofits on such topics as internet outreach, web development and maintenance, and using database software.- Digital Divide Network
Offers a range of information, tools and resources that help practitioners stay on top of digital divide developments, including a national directory of over 20,000 digital divide-related services around the US, including places where citizens can get free Internet access and IT training.- Directory of Internet Organizations
A directory from the Internet Public Policy Network (IPPN) that includes complete contact listings and brief descriptions for over 675 non-profit groups, trade associations, government, and academic institutions that work with telecommunications, electronic commerce, and community technology issues.- eGrants.org - Online Fundraising Training Center
The center assists in training nonprofits in the art of using technology to help build relationships.- eNonprofit: A Guide to ASPs, Internet Services, and Online Software
Created by CompassPoint, this publication offers an overview of the online software tools available to nonprofit organizations through Application Service Providers (ASPs), including a directory of providers, a guide to selecting an ASP, and tips on how to plan for successful implementation.- ePhilanthropyFoundation.Org
Offers a collection of tips, guides, and other resources related to ethical online philanthropy.A resource web site developed by Dr. Gillian Kerr and her associates that is dedicated to providing you with the information technology tools to run your organizations as inexpensively and effectively as possible. The site includes articles and links to resources to help with technology and information management, including many free web-based services.
- iComm
Provides Internet accounts, net resources and assistance to nonprofit organizations.- ItrainOnline
A technology resource center for people who want to learn how to use the Internet effectively for social justice and sustainable development.- IT Resource Guide for UK Charities & Non-Profit Organisations
A UK-based site that lists IT products and services specifically for the voluntary sector and also has a series of on-line guides to IT topics of interest to the sector.- Making the Net Work
Making the Net Work offers 'how to' guidance for those aiming to get their organization or neighbourhood online, or to create community technology or learning access centres.- Network for Good
Offers a collection of tools, articles, links, and other resources to help nonprofit organizations increase capacity, reach new audiences, and build Internet strategies.- Nonprofit Matrix
A helpful resource site from HJC New Media that explains the ins and outs of charity portals and Application Service Providers (ASPs).- Nonprofit Tech
Offers a variety of free and fee based services to the nonprofit community, from software development to answers to your general computing needs.- NPower's Tech Surveyor
A free tool that makes it easy to gather detailed info about your organization's computers, servers, networks, printers and other peripherals, and key software. It can also profile the technology skills of your organization's staff.- Online Volunteering
Offers tips and guidelines for organizations interested in involving online volunteers, as well as information for those who want to explore the possibilities of online volunteering.- Strategic Technology Toolkit
Includes fact sheets, tools, templates, and other resources to help you assess, plan for, implement, and evaluate technology tools and strategies within your organization.- TechSoup
TechSoup collects, analyzes, organizes, prioritizes, and presents the best of the best in technology resources and information for nonprofits.- TechSoup Stock
TechSoup Stock distributes donated and deeply discounted technology products to eligible nonprofits, charities, and public libraries across Canada, including brand-new software from Adobe, Intuit, Microsoft, Symantec, and more.- Other Online Resources at CharityVillage
Online Publications
- By the Cup, a free, monthly publication of TechSoup.org that includes tech news and resource information for nonprofits.
Connect from Canada's National Adult Literacy Database. This publication is all about technology and adult literacy and includes reviews, resources and technical tips amid many useful articles.
- NFP TECHNO, is published monthly and circulated free to anyone interested in keeping abreast of the technology involved in the effective management of charities, associations, professional bodies, trades unions and similar organizations.
- NPowerLine, published six times a year by NPower, this helpful publication covers a wide range of technology issues that affect nonprofits.
- Sophist (The) is a quarterly online journal from the Isoph Institute that offers its own take on learning technologies and the nonprofit sector.
- Tech News, a bimonthly publication of the United Way of New York, featuring articles and resources related to nonprofits and technology.
- Wired Nonprofit (The), for nonprofit professionals who want to maximize their web sites, conduct donor research, manage databases, and cultivate donors online. Published monthly.
- Other Online Publications at CharityVillage
Organizations
- CanadaHelps.org (National: Toronto, ON)
A registered charitable organization that provides a secure and fully bilingual e-giving solution to all Canadian donors and charities free of charge. Charities can enable their own websites to accept donations, and donors can give online quickly and easily.- CompuCorps Mentoring
A nonprofit technical assistance group helping volunteers and nonprofits work together to solve computer and internet problems. Visit our site to volunteer or to get help with your computer needs.- eBiz Toronto
eBiz Toronto demonstrates leadership and stimulates growth in the education, promotion, and adoption of e-business in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).- iComm
A nonprofit offering free, high-quality Internet services and support to other nonprofits, community organizations, and charities in Canada and around the world.- National Capital FreeNet
A free, nonprofit, service that provides 24-hour connection to information and interaction with participating organizations in the Ottawa area. It is an electronic community centre, public square, and information fair.- Toronto Free-Net - Toronto's Community Internet
Nonprofit Internet service provider (ISP) for the GTA, offering affordable high speed connections, 56K dialup services, webhosting, as well as web solutions for the nonprofit sector.- Web Networks
A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the highest quality, most cost effective electronic communications tools to the social change community and nonprofit organizations across Canada. It assists groups in creating successful online strategies from simple navigation to intranetworking to Internet promotion.- Other Nonprofit Neighbourhood listings
Educational Programs
CharityVillage Campus
Links to educational programs, courses, and opportunities related to the nonprofit sector.
Conferences/Seminars
Associations
As Canada's leading association for Internet marketing and sales professionals it provides a forum for education, discussion and networking. Its mission is to serve as a forum for Canadian decision makers to learn, share and contribute to the understanding of best practices and emerging trends within the Internet marketing and sales field.
CADE is a national association of professionals committed to excellence in the provision of distance education in Canada.
A Canadian non-profit telework association dedicated to promoting telework in Canada. Members include individuals, corporate bodies (small, medium and large), academics, and governments (at all levels). They come from dozens of countries.
A nonprofit organization committed to promoting the growth and development of the information technology industry in Nova Scotia. As the voice of the industry, we achieve our goal by developing industry skills, sharing ideas and information, building alliances, and promoting IT opportunities and events.
- ICTA --- International Commission on Technology and Accessibility
A volunteer network of experts in various fields, mostly relating to technology and accessibility, including rehabilitation engineers, accommodation service specialists, assistive technology researchers and developers, employment equity policy analysts, access standards developers and others from governments, academia, the private sector and the community, in both Canada and the United States.
- IIMA --- International Internet Marketing Association
An association of people working on internet marketing programs and e-commerce business processes.
- SIP --- Society of Internet Professionals
An international, not-for-profit organization of professionals, businesses and organizations involved with the Internet. Its mission is to enhance educational and professional standards for the Internet industry.
- Other Professional Associations listed at CharityVillage
Consultants
- Computer Maintenance, Support, Networking
- Computer Software Training
- New Media Consultants
- Online Learning
- Technology Planning & Evaluation
- Web Site Design, Development, Maintenance
- Marketplace at CharityVillage
Services/Products
Book Reviews
- Nonprofit Internet Strategies
- Technology And The Future Of Fundraising
- Other Book Reviews at CharityVillage
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