Here you will find the very best of technology solutions for non-profits. In most cases these solutions are also great for small businesses as well.

NetRaising

Need a new website that does everything you need it to do and won't cost a bundle? Talk to Kurt Deutscher over at NetRaising. The folks at NetRaising specialize in custom-built websites using ExpressionEngine, a very flexible and powerful Content Management System (CMS). CMS allows you to easily edit your site, add new pages and features, and have complete control over the content.

NetRaising specializes in non-profit websites - starting at $189 a month (with a 2-year contract) they will build you a new site and modify, maintain and support it. I have never heard of such a great deal before.

Check out NetRaising's Advantage Program for Nonprofits...

Google Apps

This application suite from Google includes email, calendar, contacts, shared documents, sites and more. A powerful enterprise messaging and collaboration platform that is totally hosted. Honestly, this is the really the only competition that Microsoft Exchange has. It comes in 3 editions: the Standard edition, which FREE as in beer, the non-profit edition which is free for IRS 501(c)(3) orgs and includes most of the features of the Premier edition ($50 per user/year). The non-profit edition adds 25GB mailboxes, full Outlook Sync, advanced data migration tools, flexible email routing, and an ad-free gmail interface. Premier includes all of that plus Postini anti-spam features.

Apply now for your free Google for Non-Profits - must be a 501(c)(3)...

FreeGeek

Free Geek’s mission is to recycle technology and provide access to computers, the internet, education and job skills in exchange for community service.

They have a large stock of reasonably modern computers available to grant to non-profits here in Portland - just ask them here: http://www.freegeek.org/about/grants/

They also have a mandate from the State of Oregon to recycle old computer equipment and dispose of it in an environmentally-sensitive way. Take your old computer stuff to them - here are the details: http://www.freegeek.org/donate/what-we-take/

Salesforce.com

The pioneer of software-as-a-service and cloud computing offers hosted CRM solutions and databases for companies large and small. It's hugely popular, well supported, and the SalesForce foundation offers 10 free Enterprise licenses to non-profit organizations.

DreamHost Web Hosting

Great, cheap, unlimited web hosting - SSL certs for $15, tons of features, flexibility and tools. It's also free for non-profits...

Combine this with Google Apps and Salesforce and you've got a comprehensive, FREE suite of software tools and web services for your non-profit organization.

TechSoup.org

If you are a 501(c)(3) non-profit, you're crazy not to get all your software and some of your hardware from TechSoup. They are the official donation clearinghouse for Microsoft, Symantec, Adobe, Cisco, and a number of other big names. A simple order process and quick order turn-around means this one is a no-brainer. Can you say licenses for MS Office 2010 for $20 $31? Can you say Microsoft SBS 2011 Standard for $35? Check it out, people!

Register today....