Nonprofit Bridge

Spent some time recently at the Foundation Center (a great resource for information about nonprofits) and scanned articles from the Chronicle of Philanthropy.  (While the web is wonderful, sometimes it’s nice to be able to read through a written publication.)  Below are some organizations using technology in interesting ways, some which have been around for many years and others that are new:

1. Change.org – 2007 – social network for variety of causes
2. Donors Choose -  2000 – helps school teachers
3. Genocide Intervention Network – 2004 – end genocide
4. Give Meaning – 2005 – donations for specific projects
5. Invisible Children – 2004 – helps kids in northern Uganda
6. Kiva – 2005 – small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries
7. Nothingbutnets – 2006 – ‘send a net to save a life’ in Africa
8. Rednoseday – 1988 – comic relief in UK & Africa
9. Takingitglobal – 1999 – online community for young people
   

Also see Squidoo’s list of the 59 Smartest Organizations Online, which includes some of the above nonprofits.

These are great examples of how to raise money and support social causes with technology in new and exciting ways.  Take a look.