Resources for Nonprofit Organizations and Trade Associations

Accept Donations on Your Website and More

Network for Good, an independent, 501(c)(3) organization, was founded by the AOL Time Warner Foundation and AOL, Inc.; the Cisco Foundation and Cisco Systems, Inc.; and Yahoo! Inc., in partnership with over 20 nonprofit foundations and associations. Network for Good aggregates content and resources from these leaders, organizes them and makes them available in one comprehensive, easy-to-use destination, which also helps to expand the reach, effectiveness and pervasiveness of all of Network for Good's nonprofit partners.

Network for Good is the first coalition of its kind to help nonprofit organizations become more effective and efficient. Network for Good will help them further their mission by integrating the full power of the online medium into their own operations such as fundraising, recruitment and advocacy. This new ePhilanthropy portal also incorporates many of the tools and resources of Helping.org, which pioneered online giving and volunteering. Helping.org (previously listed in this space as the primary resource for nonprofits) was used as a foundation to build the Network for Good Web site.

"Bridging the Gap between Non-Profit and Open Source"

The SQL Clinic Complete Intranet Solution features: Administrative Tools; Built In DBA Utilities; Complete Clinical Chart; Documentation; Email Alerts; Reports and Reminders; Intake and Placement Tracking; Integrated DSM IV; Quality Assurance Instruments; Purchase Orders; Unit (Shift) Logs; and Work Orders

The site notes: "Open Source Software is computer software that is made available free of restrictions on use or modification, and at no cost, to anyone who wants it. The developers of free software get satisfaction by providing a service to other people. This is the philosophical basis for the SQL Clinic Project.

"SQL Clinic Developers design software for the non-profit sector, in particular, social service agencies that serve persons in need. We design Open Source, or Free, Software because we feel the idea of 'intellectual property' has no place in the public sector. 'Intellectual Property' fosters competition over cooperation. We feel that cooperation, more than competition, benefits software with a social service mission."

Free and Reduced Cost Products and Services

Join the Gifts In Kind International network of 300 plus affiliates and gain instant access to products and services including office equipment and supplies, technology products and services, educational materials and sports equipment, building materials, emergency relief products, and a range of other products and services that help improve communities.

Leading companies depend on Gifts In Kind International's years of free product philanthropy design and management experience. Donor partners, including 40% of the Fortune 500, contributed more than $600 million dollars in newly manufactured products, goods, and services last year through Gifts In Kind International and its affiliates to meet critical needs.

All nonprofit organizations with appropriate documentation are invited to register with Gifts In Kind International to receive a wide range of products and services through Gifts In Kind International and its more than 300 affiliate programs worldwide. The array of products and resources available through Gifts In Kind International include technology/training, office supplies, education & recreation, consumer products, and more. Visit www.giftsinkind.org to register.

Software Companies' Commitment to Nonprofits

Adobe Philanthropy Program
www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/philanthropy/main.html
The Adobe Philanthropy Program offers product donations, cash grants, and volunteer support to qualified nonprofit organizations in the U.S. For information about the Adobe Philanthropy Program, please visit the Adobe Community Relations Web site. .Adobe's Product Donation Program is administered through Gifts In Kind International (see above), which assesses a small fee per donation to recover its donation management and shipping costs. Nonprofit organizations do not need to be registered members of Gifts In Kind International to receive Adobe software donations.

Corel Corporation
www.corel.com
Hospitals, museums, libraries & non-profit organizations with over 1000 employees: call 1-888-267-3548, ext.5717 or email corporate@corel.com to inquire about Corel software and services.
Hospitals, museums, libraries & non-profit organizations with under 1000 employees: call 1-877-70-COREL (1-877-702-6735) or email clp@corel.com to inquire about Corel software and services.

Macromedia
www.macromedia.com
Macromedia pledges a commitment to the communities in which it works. Some of the ways the company fulfills its social responsibility include software donations — over $4 million donated to a host of nonprofit organizations in the last fiscal year.

Microsoft Giving Program
www.microsoft.com/giving/nprog.htm
Created in 1983, the Microsoft Giving Program is one of the first philanthropic efforts in the high-tech industry. The company's worldwide charitable efforts are focused on increasing access to technology for disadvantaged communities, as well as supporting community organizations in the areas of education, human services, civic development, the arts and the environment. Microsoft gave more than $25 million in cash and $79 million in software to more than 5,000 nonprofit organizations last year.

Reduced Price QuarkXPress Passport™ Software
www.quark.com/products/xpress/purchase/discounts/nonprofit.html
Quark offers IRS-recognized non-profit organizations a discount on QuarkXPress Passport™ software, the multi-language version of QuarkXPress™ software. To apply for a non-profit user discount, you must complete the Charity Purchase Order Form and provide the following documentation: the organization's formal mission statement, the sales tax exemption certificate, your organization's non-discrimination policy, which includes sexual orientation, software piracy policy, and Internal Revenue Service 501 (c)(3) designation letter.

Service Bureaus that don't cringe at PC files

PubCom knows that a number of our DC-based nonprofit organizations have difficulty finding service bureaus to output their work, either because they're using Windows-based systems and/or non-standard software (like Microsoft Publisher) to complete publications, reports, technical documents, etc. We've found some metropolitan-DC area printers and service bureaus who can handle the challenge — check out the results of our survey.