The “Grants
for Non-Profits” Index summarizes grants
recently made available to non-profits to support
their missions, increase technology innovation,
and promote efficiency through technology. Many
major software manufacturers and hardware corporations
have made giving to non-profits a high priority
in their organizations, which means now is the
time to open up and utilize offerings available
to your group. Grants for efficiency through
technology are available for community development,
civic betterment, disabled or elder assistance,
education, faith-based social service providers,
grassroots organizing groups, health-care agencies,
recreation organizations, social service providers,
technology centers and youth/after-school groups
or services. In addition, non-profits will find
grants that cut across all sectors.
These grants are available for non-profit-
business-education or community partnerships.
They support IT training for the non-profit
organization, whether staff or clientele and
back the need for graduating skilled workers,
retraining employees, and helping displaced
workers meet such special challenges as employment
that will equip them to work until retirement.
Timely profiles of grant/funding/resource opportunities
for technology for non profit organizations
are assembled in the “Grants
for Non-Profits” Index.
Recent Excerpts from Technology
Grant News:
“Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) Winner
– America's Second Harvest Creates WAN for 200
Affiliates to Distribute Food”
http://www.ntia.doc.gov
e-mail: top@ntia.doc.gov
http://www.secondharvest.org
Contact: Dan Delaney
Tel.: (312) 263-2303
America's Second Harvest obtained a Department
of Commerce NTIA Technology Opportunities Grant
to put in a Wide-Area Network (WAN) for their
200 affiliates (main distribution points nationwide).
Hewlett-Packard did an online application for
them for companies to donate product through
direct online application. The donation website
is: http://www.ResourceLink.org
. Instead of a truckload of cereal staying
in Boloxi, Mississippi, the cereal company can
notify Second Harvest, and Second Harvest can
notify their affiliates and make arrangements
for immediate shipment point-to-point. The product
donators are already seeing a 6 figure savings
on a monthly basis from savings in food inventory
storage costs…”
“SBC Excelerator Technology Grants Provide $9
Million To Build Technology Infrastructure for
Non Profits”
“The SBC Excelerator competitive technology
grants program will provide $9 million in grants
to help non profits fully integrate technology
into their ongoing operations and community
outreach. SBC Excelerator competitive grants
range from $2,500 to $25,000. Examples of qualifying
projects include the following:
- Internet Access - Networked, high-speed
access to the Internet and e-mail.
- Data Networking - Network connectivity to
enable easy sharing of database applications
and information systems.
- Online Outreach - Interactive web-based
applications that support activities such
as service delivery, volunteer recruiting,
e-fundraising, etc.
- Staff Technology Capacity - Technology training
programs for nonprofit staff members.
- Pooled Technology Resources - Programs that
work to address the technology needs of multiple
nonprofits, e.g. technology circuit riders
(mobile, skilled technology consultants) and
application service providers. Non profit
technology training providers will also be
considered in this category. To qualify, providers
must be non profits themselves and exclusively
or primarily serve the non profit community.”
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