TechSoup - The Technology Place for Nonprofits

Sure, ReadyTalk is great for webinars like our TechSoup Talks series , but you can also use it to learn daily tasks. Say you have a complicated procedure everyone has to learn. You can set up and record a Web and audio conference in which the subject matter expert shares her desktop and talks the host through the process. Then you can store the recording on a local computer for anyone to replay.

We know all too well — from being on the poor end of the nonprofit spectrum in the past — that "basics" like having a brochure Web site and a tool to help send out email blasts to lists can be hard to come by when you've got no money, no training, and no technical staff in your sometimes-all-volunteer organization. With that in mind, here are a few highlights from a presentation on building Web sites without money.

The event is over, but the conversation continues. Join in the discussion on how your organization can save paper and money.

Don't spend your limited dollars on printing your annual reports and marketing materials, half of which will end up in a storage closet and eventually be dumped. It's not difficult to create electronic versions of annual reports and marketing materials that can be emailed, posted on Web sites, downloaded as PDF documents, or printed on demand when necessary.

TechSoup's Security Corner is your place for all your questions about security in your nonprofit. Check out our security articles, blog posts, and alerts from around the Web all in one place, as well as popular security solutions available from TechSoup Stock.

The MaintainIT Project is pleased to announce the latest Cookbook, Planning for Success, a guide for the overworked librarian. This free online resource brings together current ideas and best practices for planning, building, and managing your library's computer technology. Librarians around the country contributed on topics ranging from security solutions and strategic maintenance practices, to community building experiences involving Web 2.0 tools and vital partnerships. And best of all, like all MaintainIT materials, it's FREE.

The right donor management software can make a big difference in your ability to raise funds. We asked six different nonprofit technology experts about donor management software that have worked well for their nonprofit colleagues.

NonprofitCommons.org has a new look! Check out our updated blog for the latest events and news on nonprofits making a difference one pixel at a time.

Do you have a mobile innovation idea for good? Participate in the 2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge, brought to you by NetSquared and the Global Development Commons. The deadline for Project submission is Friday, November 28, 2008. Don’t miss out on this opportunity. Register to submit a Project. Visit the USAID Project Gallery to view, comment on or star a Project. 

What's In a Name? The entire world if you ask us. With the help of countless individuals, corporations, foundations, and other nonprofits, we've dramatically expanded since our inception in 1987. We've grown in service offerings and in the technology solutions we provide. On a much larger scale, we've grown in our abilities, our scope and our reach.