Technology Support
This page is filled with resources to help you use technology to your advantage. Learn about new programs for nonprofits, online trainings, and technology trends. If you have any technology related questions or have resources you'd like to share, please email Kara Williams, CNE's IT Manager.
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Free Help for Nonprofits!
There are a number of organizations with virtual skilled volunteering programs. Do you need a new logo or help with your website? Check out the below organizations. ALL FREE FOR NONPROFITS!
Highlighted Tech Must Reads
NEW 6th Annual "Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey Report
Published by NTEN, these are the results compiled from data from 1000 nonprofit professionals. The results include data on salaries, outsourcing, organizational structure and other aspects of nonprofit technology practices.
2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report
Published by NTEN, Common Knowledge and Blackbaud, this report provides insights for nonprofits, foundations, media and nonprofit-focused businesses about the most important behavior and trends surrounding social networking as part of nonprofits' marketing, communications, fundraising, program and IT services.
2012 The State of the Nonprofit Cloud:The Results of a Study of Nonprofit Use of Cloud Software
In the second half of 2011, NTEN set out to look at the “State of the Nonprofit Cloud”. What they found was that it's somewhat... foggy.
Getting Social Media Right: A Short Guide for Nonprofit Organizations
This report lays out a rubric we call the "Seven C's" of social media: Cause, Communication, Community, Collaboration, Costs, Capital, and Competition. By challenging yourself to ask questions around the Seven C's, you can quickly begin to organize your thinking about social media, and plan or revise your approach so that your social media efforts create real value for your organization.
Free and Discounted Stuff!
Google for nonprofits: Free or discounted version of Google Apps for your organizations, including FREE Adwords advertising. Premium branding and increased uploads on YouTube. Free licensing for Google Earth, SketchUp, and Maps API.
Techsoup: Technology products at huge discounts for nonprofits.
Good 360: Free software for nonprofits
Online Nonprofit Tech Training
The below organizations offer GREAT trainings on IT related subjects. TechSoup offers FREE webinars. NTEN and idealware usually charge a fee. Don't forget to check out their recorded webinars which are usually cheaper. Access the training calendars of each of the below by clicking on the logo.
Must Read IT Blogs
Beth Kanter - Social Media Guru with a blog entitled - How Networked Nonprofits are Using Social Media to Power Change.
ReadWriteWeb - Top stories in technology
Occam's Razor - Online marketing, analytics blog of note
CNE's Tech Blog Archive
Cool Tools - FREE
Speedtest - Is your network slowing you down? Use this tool to check your network speed.
Prezi - Wow them with beautiful, dynamic presentations.
Twitter Counter - Check out your Twitter stats using this cool tool.
Wordle - A tool for generating "word clouds". Words that appear more frequently in your text have greater prominence in these word pictures.
Visually - Create an infographic using your Twitter account.
Jibjab - Create fun videos
Answer Garden: Add your answer and watch it grow! Easy to embed on your website.
Try it out!
