Charity Web Resources
Our full library of charity resources:
E-Collaboration ~ E-Commerce ~ Email ~ Faxing ~ Internet Access ~ Learn ~ Newsletters ~ Online Data Storage ~ Scheduling ~ Stuff ~ Tools ~ Universal In-Boxes ~ Web Site Analysis
Also see: Click Donating ~ Effective and Inexpensive Web Sites for Charities (Article) ~ Fundraising ~ Links ~ Meta Tag Tutorial ~ News ~ Volunteers ~ Web Designers ~ Web Hosts
This is a collection of resources that may be useful for non-profit organizations. These services are free or a low-cost high-quality option.
= Recommended service
CommTouch Messaging Free
Yahoo Mail Free
E-Collaboration
Intranets.com Free standard version; document management, calendar, discussions, polls, bookmarks, address book, announcements, news
Yahoo Groups
E-Commerce
Also see our Fundraising page for credit card acceptance for donations and similar services
Clickbank Accept credit cards free, Full Cost per transaction works out to about 12%, AFTER you've made the sale
eMartCart free (logoware) shopping cart service designed for use with PayPal
PayPal free credit card acceptance, up to $100 in sales per month
SSHost.com (Simple Solutions) $14.95/mo for secure hosting and a shopping cart, plus merchant account fees
Hosting
Bigstep.com Free, have to use page builder, fee for conducting credit card transactions
FreeMerchant.com Free, have to use page builder, fee for conducting credit card transactions
StoreSense.com $49.95/mo, fee for conducting credit card transactions
(You can use these services for your catalog only, and therefore the page builder limitations are a moot point)
Faxing
Jfax.com $12.50/mo
Internet Access
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EarthLink $19.95/mo. unlimited access
eisa.com 16.95/mo. unlimited access
Freei.net free unlimited
NetZero free unlimited
Learn
Click2Learn
Learn2.com Proprietary plug-ins required
VideoProfessor free online or CD-ROM lesson, learn how to use Word or Windows, or get the most out of the net
Newsletters
About.com Newsletter Publishing
Bravenet offers a free service (among others) for creating online newsletters that go straight to your Bravenet hosted mailing list
Internet Nonprofit Center - Newsletters
PostMasterDirect.com rent mailing lists
Online Data Storage
X:drive Free
Scheduling
ScheduleOnline Free
Yahoo Calendar Free
Stuff
CompuMentor discount software and computer assistance for nonprofits tracks donor, member, activist and volunteer information
eBase free database software for nonprofits
Equipment Connection Online "connects" buyers and sellers of used adaptive equipment
The Nonprofit Software Index
Tools
- Check out the Top Rated Site for Webmaster Tools!
freemerchant free online catalog and shopping cart
WebTrends Free site stats
Universal In-Boxes
eFax Free; In - Direct Dial Phone, Fax; Out - Fax
Onebox Free; In - Phone with 4 digit extension, Fax, Email; Out - Email
UReach Free; In - Toll Free Phone with 4 digit extension, Fax, Email; Out - Email, Fax
Web Site Analysis
SiteTracker Free
WebSideStory Free
WebTrends Free