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INDEX
General
Search Engines/Directories
Oregon/Portland General Info
Political
News
Hardware/Software
Web Hosting and ISPs
Activist/Organizing
Tools & Info
Newsgroups/Discussion Lists/Mailing Lists
Technology Assistance Providers
| Name | URL | Comments | My Top Favorites |
| NPO Groups | http://npogroups.org/ | FINALLY! Cheap discussion list service. Built on open source, run by nonprofit, for nonprofits. | Gilbert Center | http://www.gilbert.org/ | Lots of good info on online fundraising. Join the NonProfit Online news list. | TechSoup | http://www.techsoup.org | Great resource for all things tech/non-profit related | Social Ecology | http://www.socialecology.com | Developed DonorLink, an amazing web-based database designed to help you build relationships with stakeholders | Astro 2000 | Web-based system allows campaigns to make the most of their voter files | One/Northwest | http://www.onenw.org/ | Technology assistance for Northwest conservation organizations | X-PAC | http://www.xpac.org/ | A Portland-area group dedicated to building a new generation of activists and community leaders | General Search Engines/Directories <<back to index>> | google.com | http://www.google.com | Amazing what a search engine can do when it's ACTUALLY a search engine, and not an advertising engine. | Ask.com | http://www.ask.com | Allows you to ask any question. When you don't know where to start. | About.com | http://www.about.com | Experts on lots of different subjects create good lists of resources | Yahoo Oregon | http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/Oregon/ | Oregon-only version of popular directory | Political Information | http://www.politicalinformation.com/ | Search engine for all politics-related stuff, not updated very often, though. |
| Oregon/Portland General Info <<back to index>> | CraigsList | http://www.portland.craigslist.org | The popular portal from the Bay Area has expanded. Now in Portland! Find and post housing, jobs, events, etc. | Portland City Search | http://www.portland.citysearch.com/ | Good for searching events for tabling, petitioning, etc. |
| Political <<back to index>> | Congress | http://thomas.loc.gov/ | Most comprehensive guide to congressional legislation | Oregon Secretary of State | http://www.sos.state.or.us/ | Election law, information and results | Multnomah County Board | http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/cc/ | Links to commissioners, schedule, etc. | City of Portland | http://www.ci.portland.or.us/ | Links to mayor, city council, etc. | Project vote-smart | http://www.vote-smart.org/index.phtml | Political campaign expenditures, hard-hitting non-partisan coverage | Open Secrets | http://www.opensecrets.org | Wanna find out which of your neighbors contributed to a campaign? Here's the place! Also, top contributors, much more information. |
| News <<back to index>> | RollCall | http://www.rollcall.com/ | Stay on top of capitol hill | Christian Science Monitor | http://www.csmonitor.com/ | Always an interesting perspective | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com | Must sign up as a member, but it's free | Oregonian | http://www.oregonlive.com | Can sign up for daily updates | Washington Post | http://www.washingtonpost.com | News from inside the beltway | Alternet | http://www.alternet.org | Alternative news source |
| TruthOut | http://www.truthout.com/ | Another alternative news source |
| Hardware/Software <<back to index>> | ||
| Free Geek | http://www.freegeek.org | Based in Portland, FREE GEEK is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that recycles used technology and provides computers, education and access to the internet in exchange for a few hours of community service |
| CompuMentor | http://www.compumentor.org/ | A bay-area organization that provides technology resources to nonprofits and schools serving low-income communities. Good place for discounted software. |
| DiscounTech | http://www.techsoup.org/DiscounTech/ | The place to find discounted softwrae for nonprofits |
| Web Hosting and Internet Service Providers <<back to index>> | ||
| Next Generation Hosting | http://www.nghosting.com/ | A 5mb site costs $5.95 a month. They will waive the set up costs if you send them a note and say you are a non profit. |
| PEAK Internet | http://www.peak.org/ | Provides legitimate non-profit organizations, who make a positive contribution to the community, with complimentary web hosting services |
| Crystal Tech | http://www.crystaltech.com | $9.95 a month for 50Mb and 5 email addresses |
| Your Site | http://www.your-site.com | Basic
service is $5/month if paid year in advance, $7/month if paid monthly. 50Mb, 25 mailboxes. |
| Nonprofit Solutions | http://www.nonprofitwebsites.org/ | Web Hosting |
| eNonProfits | http://www.enonprofits.org/ | Provides free & cost effective Internet, and Technology related services to nonprofit organizations, including: Web Hosting, Web Design and Development, E-Fundraising and Information Systems Developments, Network Administration & Security and other Services. |
| CI Host | http://cihost.com | C I Host is a Web Host that TechSoup recommends. They will provide free domain name registration. 24 hour technical support. |
| Cyber-NY | http://nonprofit.cyber-ny.com | An online marketing company that works with non-profit clients such as the United Nations Development Programme and the New York Special Olympics. |
| Activist/Organizing Tools and Information <<back to index>> | The Democracy Center | http://www.democracyctr.org/ | Interesting stuff on ballot measures | IGC | http://www.igc.org | Internet's Progressive Gateway | The Midwest Academy | http://www.midwestacademy.com/ | One of the nation's best training organizations | Alliance for Justice | http://www.afj.org/ | Very good resource on laws concerning C3/C4/PAC | Benton Foundation | http://www.benton.org/Practice/Toolkit/advocacy.html | Activist Toolkit | NetAction | http://www.netaction.org/training/ | Virtual Activist Training Guide | TechSoup | http://www.techsoup.org | An incredible resource list for software, hardware, consultants, strategies, etc. | Npower | http://www.npower.org | NPower's mission is helping other non-profits use technology to better serve their communities. | TechRocks | http://www.techrocks.org | Foundation-funded organization that works with non-profits to develop e-advocacy campaigns | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network | http://www.nten.org/ | A membership and advocacy organization for people who work in non-profit technology | Linc Project | http://www.lincproject.org/toolkit/ | A capacity building program nonprofits that work with low income housing groups. The site includes an excellent technology toolkit. | The Progressive Technology Project (PTP) | http://www.progressivetech.org/ | Seeks to build stronger grassroots organizations by exploring and supporting the effective use of information technology. | Foundation Center | http://fdncenter.org/ | Look for technology funding! | Technology Affinity Group | http://www.tagtech.org/ | Group of people that work in non-profit technology |
| Non-Profit Express | http://npxpress.com/ | News and information on non-profit and philanthropy. Has a great tech section mostly focused on the application of Internet technologies |
| COMM-ORG:
The On-Line Conference on Community Organizing and Development |
http://comm-org.utoledo.edu | Discussions, white papers, resources and site tools for community organizing |
| Project Alchemy's CTSI Training Docs | http://projectalchemy.org/csti/ | A very thorough group of documents that focus on technology assessment and planning process, and using e-mail and the Web to communicate, collaborate, and organize. |
| Organizer's Collaborative | http://organizenow.net/links | Big ol' list of links to organizing info |
| Independent Sector | http://www.independentsector.org/ | To promote, strengthen, and advance the nonprofit and philanthropic community to foster private initiative for the public good |
| Back-End | http://Back-End.org | Open Source Content Management System, with
built in eAdvocacy modules. A built in ePetition, eAction (fax/email), events calendar & bibliography. |
| Newsgroups/Discussion Lists/Mailing Lists <<back to index>> | IGC | http://www.igc.org/igc/gateway/index.html | Internet's Progressive Gateway; Hook up with activists | CNRG | http://www.cnrg-portland.org | Portland-area discussion list (very active) of people who work in non-profit related fields. | Yahoo Groups | http://www.yahoogroups.com | Set up your own discussion group here, or find ones to join | OneList | http://www.onenw.org/onelist/ | An email newsletter published by ONE/Northwest (Online Networking for the Environment), designed to serve as a source of technology information for the Northwest conservation community. | WIN-TAP | http://www.communityforum.net/mailm | Women in Non-Profits, Technology Assistance Providers |
| Technology Assistance Providers<<back to index>> | ||
| INC-OREGON | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/INC_Oregon/ | The discussion list of a group of independent non-profit consultants in Oregon--not necessarily all technology related. |
| TACS (Technical Assistance for Community Services) | http://www.tacs.org | Portland-based organization that provides management consulting, technical assistance, and training to community-based nonprofits. |
| Netcorps | http://www.netcorps.org 541-465-1127 | A technology assistance provider based in Eugene |
| Oregon Public Networking | http://www.opn.org/ | A technology assistance provider based in Eugene |