Descriptions for Nonprofits and Technology

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TYPE: Web page
URL: http://www.voicenet.com/~cranmer/recycling.html
CONTACT: Barry Cranmer (cranmer@voicenet.com)
COMMENTS:
A good place to check if you have a computer you'd like to donate to a nonprofit organization, or if you work for a nonprofit in need of computer equipment. Links to groups around the country who match donated computers with worthy recipients are included.

TYPE: Web page
URL: http://www.fas.org/pub/gen/fas/cp/clips.htm
CONTACT: Michael Panetta and John Pike (fas@fas.org)
COMMENTS:
This site boasts CyberClips, a biweekly review of the best in current reporting (many periodicals are monitored) on emerging trends, online services, and development of interest to the nonprofit and activist communities. Back issues are also archived here.

TYPE: Web page
URL: http://www.impactonline.org
CONTACT:
COMMENTS:
Impact Online provides information on how nonprofits can get online and begin fundraising. Presented here is a basic plan for how nonprofits can get set up with technology; also notable are survey results on the topic of technology for social change. Numerous volunteer opportunities from most states are also online.

Nonprofit-Net (discussion list)

TYPE: E-mail discussion list
ADDRESS: nonprofit-net@nonprofit.net (to post)
SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listproc@nonprofit.net; use 'subscribe nonprofit-net ' in message body
CONTACT: Hubris Communications (hubris@gcnet.com)
COMMENTS:
A new (November 1995) discussion list, unmoderated, which aims to cover all topics relating to use of the Internet by nonprofit organizations. Subjects can range from the use of the WWW for research, mechanisms for distributing information on the net, and current resources. Posting may be done by list participants only. Because this list is still so new, traffic is light: several messages/week.

Nonprofit Software Plus Online

TYPE: E-mail newsletter
SUBSCRIBE: Send e-mail to kathylou2@aol.com; ask to be added to mailing list.
CONTACT: Kathy Neidlinger, editor (kathylou2@aol.com)
COMMENTS:
A newsletter which links nonprofits with information technology resources and products; includes information such as software reviews, what various pieces of software are meant to accomplish, and hardware requirements.

TYPE: Web page
URL: http://www.weizmann.ac.il/~xlacha1/organize/organize.html
CONTACT: Omer Zak (xlacha1@wizard.weizmann.ac.il)
COMMENTS:
The main part of this document seems to be a sort of FAQ for the now-defunct mailing list ORGANIZE which was dedicated to Jewish nonprofits. Not only for Jewish organizations, detailed here are answers to what nonprofits can gain through using the Internet.