Non-profit resources (was Re: list confrontations, was: [thelist] Org Chart?

[Tamara Abbey]

At 09:00 AM 5/2/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>I think Michele brings up a good point that shows the other side of the
>coin.. Sometimes, people really can't afford to pay for software, even
>that 'just $30' shareware. Its not that those people are wasting their
>time trying to find something for nothing. When you have nothing to
>begin with or aren't making money on the project, the one thing its
>possible to be liberal with is one's time..

I had replied privately to Michele about non-profit resources, but since 
this thread keeps going, I went ahead and did a little digging on my old 
machine.

For true non-profits with the appropriate documentation, in the US it's a 
501(c)3, there are a lot of groups and organizations that will donate 
software, hardware and more. If you want a particular piece of software for 
a project, then you may want to contact the company and see if they have 
any type of program available and what the guidelines are for getting that 
software/hardware/tool.

Also, there are places like http://www.guidestar.org/ which was recommended 
on another list, and http://www.giftsinkind.org/ which is international and 
was referred to me by a software maker when I wanted their product, but not 
enough to pay $20 on ebay for a pirated copy.

Most of these places do charge registration and/or administration fees, 
but, most non-profits I know usually do have at least /some/ budget for 
these things.

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