| Title | Summary | Date | Topic Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualmless Antivirus for Anyone | I was recently informed that some IT consultants advise their nonprofit clients to use free-for-personal-use antivirus software at their organizations. While perhaps well-intentioned advice, theft is arguably not the best software policy for a nonprofit organization. Further, nonprofits have access to some incredibly discounted and legitimately free antivirus options. So rather than exploring ethical quandaries, let's instead take a more practical look at a handful of common antivirus options available for nonprofit, commercial, and home use. | 06/29/2008 | |
| A Few Good Web Hosting Providers | What to consider when deciding where to host your site -- nine nonprofit Internet specialists share some of the Web hosting providers that have worked well for them, and some tips for hosting everything from a basic website to a powerhouse web application. | 06/10/2008 | |
| Better Organization through Document Management Systems | Learn how DMSs can help you create and locate content more efficiently. | 05/27/2008 | |
| CYOB - Cover Your Own Backup | There are many things in this world that we don’t want to think about, things like insurance and taxes, that are just inevitable. On that list for most people is computer back-up and recovery. In order to help you sleep at night, this article will discuss considerations and options for keeping your nonprofit up and running in the event of data loss or a complete hard drive loss. | 05/22/2008 | |
| Green Computing | With April 22nd so recently behind us, it's the perfect time to review your Earth Day Resolutions! Of course you need to use computers and printers in your efforts to make a difference, but there are ways to reduce both the cost and the impact of your computing. Here are a few ideas for using less energy and producing less waste over the lifetime of your equipment. | 04/29/2008 | |
| Using Wikis for Internal Documentation | Documenting your organizational procedures can be a big help, but this information often languishes in obscurity and goes slowly out of date. Jeremy Wallace talks about how wikis - easily editable websites - can help. | 03/18/2008 | |
| 10 Tech Tips to Go Green | If you count yourself amongst the growing population of people seriously concerned with environmental issues like global warming then you will want to read these ten tech tips on how to go green without giving up your technology. | 01/29/2008 | |
| Should Your Organization Use Social Networking Sites? | Are social networking sites like MySpace or FaceBook likely to be a good fit for your nonprofit's goals? Brett Bonfield outlines some guidelines to help you decide if social neworking is right for you. | 01/08/2008 | |
| Enewsletter Planning and Tools | There is, unfortunately, no perfect, one-size-fits-all solution for email newsletters or other mass email. Here we explore different options so you might avoid common pitfalls and select the most appropriate tools and techniques. | 12/30/2007 | |
| Educational Software Matrix | The following table lists a variety of educational computer games and online activities for youth, many of which are available for free. | 11/13/2007 |