PA311-2011

This is a blog from the president of Yele Haiti. He is updating the general public on the success of the organization and things that may need a little more work. This is a great way to visualize how technology has affected the world of non- profit.

This article covers accounting in non-profits fairly comprehensively.

This article covers donor database implementation for a non-profit. Giftworks was endorsed for ease of use. Administrators are happier with a more customized solution when its possible. Microsoft Access was criticized because it seems less directed toward the non-profit sector. It was interesting to note that the competition for donor dollars is increasing. A highly integrated database clearly outperforms segmented data. The online database with a trained rep might be the best choice of all.

This article discusses why government is moving away from providing IT directly to its employees in exchange for identifying the proper services to empower employees. The government realizes that owning the equipment personally isn't paying off for them. This may be more true for the government than other sectors. The same changeover seems to be occurring in the nonprofit sector.

A promising report on a potential reduction in spam traffic. I'm very under impressed on any supposed actions to reduce spam so far. My opinion is that email boxes are exactly backwards because every company believes it is an imperative function. No, I believe every email should require a pre-authorization which big business will fight to the end.... This strikes me as politically motivated

This website provides information for non profits in New york and also gives good information about New York NP IT.

Good websource about Non profits in New hampshire including IT and other info.

Great article on the future of government IT.

The U.S. isn't the only giving nation in North America.

This article is about an organization called ConvergeUS that was started to help bring technology to non-profits.

Nonprofit continue to progress in the 21st century

Maybe saving coupons can go to a good cause.

Some helpful tips for if/when you have to register a domain name for your nonprofit's website, and it's already taken. Creative names are worth money, and people are happy to squat on them for as long as possible. These are just a few ways to help get around it.