Study the topics in this section further by visiting the following related websites.

Web Basics

The Web At-a-Glance

Internet for Beginners Glossary

Alternative Browsers 

CNet.com Browser Ratings 

Internet Software Recommendations: OneNorthwest.....provides general software recommendations.

SearchEngineWatch maintains a list of all major search engines with detail explaining their functions and features.

10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained, Brad Templeton

Copyright Law in the United States, Bitlaw: A Resource on Technology Law

Copyright on the Internet, Franklin Pierce Law Center

The Copyright Website

General Information about Copyrights, Oppedahl & Larson Patent Law

United States Copyright Office 

GetNetWise a group of articles on how to protect your privacy while online.

TRUSTe TRUSTe is an independent, nonprofit privacy initiative dedicated to building users" trust and confidence on the Internet. Their website provides information to both businesses and consumers on a wide variety of Internet privacy issues.

The TRUSTe Privacy Resource Guide Includes a Model Privacy Statement in both Word and HTML format for you to modify to suit your needs.

Website Services

The Corporation for National and Community Service RSS Help

What is RSS and How do You Use It?

Safari RSS

10 Reasons Nonprofits Should Use RSS

All About RSS

What's RSS and Why Should I Care About It?

RSS Readers

RSS for Nonprofits

Volunteer Recruitment Websites 

Join Senior Service Now!

VolunteerMatch

GuideStar

Volunteer Solutions

SERVEnet

Google Grants - Designed for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, Google Grant recipients use their award of free AdWords advertising on Google.com to raise awareness and increase traffic.

Online Photo Resource Guide - provides information about how to post your photos on the Web. 

The Microcontent News Blogging Software Roundup - also from Corante, outlines the various types of blogs and specific software options for each. 

Use Online Surveys to Get the Feedback You Need

Write More Effective Survey Questions

Using the Web for Fundraising,  Marketing, and Recruitment

Internet Outreach and Use for Not-for-Profit & Public Sector Organizations

Request Marketing (Jakob Nielsen) 

The Nonprofit Resource Center - Fundraising
Links to fundraising and grantwriting resources, consultants, donor management software, philanthropies, and planned giving resources. A mix of resources about both online and off-line giving.

Fundraising Resources Annotated list to some of the best fundraising resources on the web.

The Foundation Center This "gateway to philanthropy on the world wide web" maintains a database of more than 70,000 private and community foundations in the U.S. Also includes breaking philanthropy news, a "learning lab" with a course on proposal writing, and much, much more.

The Grantsmanship Center Directory of articles related to proposal writing/grant seeking.

TechGrants
This monthly newsletter alerts nonprofits to tech funding and product opportunities.

Sample Fundraising Letters
Includes a sample requesting support for an event, as well as a general fundraising letter. 

dot.orgEssentials: Online Journal - Offers nonprofits practical methods for Internet marketing. The journal includes articles, online workshops, and resources that provide specific actions nonprofit professionals can take to improve online efforts.

Grantmakers Online
Annotated list of links to Online Giving resources.

Tech Soup: Funding
Links to TechSoup's thought provoking articles on online fundraising, as well as links to success stories, resources, and specific questions about online donations.

Online Fundraising Resources Center
This collection of online fundraising resources includes excerpts from the book Fundraising and Friend-Raising on the Web, a series of essays on the changing online fund-raising scene, and teaching materials from classes and presentations.

ePhilanthropy Foundation
Dedicated to fostering the ethical use of the Internet for philanthropic purposes. Sign up to receive their free e-mail newsletter, ePhilanthropy eZine.

About.com's Fundraising On the Web
Categorized, briefly annotated links to information to help you raise money on the Internet.

OneNorthwest: Online Donations - Accepting Credit Cards on Your Website
Article intended to give you the knowledge you need to begin moving forward into the uncharted terrain of online fundraising.

How Can the Internet Help with Fundraising?
Presents statistics that show that the Internet helps lower costs and improve retention of donors.

Discountech, the place where nonprofits can go to get deeply discounted software, is offering a Verifone/NPC Credit Card Processing Terminal and Electronic Printer. The bundle includes a donated VeriFone terminal, an electronic printer, and a credit card processing account from National Processing Company (NPC) so that you can accept credit card donations online.

Association of Fundraising Professionals Internet Transaction Guidelines
Detailed article discusses important issues involving relationships between nonprofits and providers of Internet services. Includes practical advice about the many points to consider when negotiating a contract with a provider of online donation services.

The Nonprofit Matrix - List of Online Donation ASPs
Your online guide to ASP and portal providers for the nonprofit sector.

Website Development

Tech Soup: The Stages of Site Development
This article explains common stages nonprofit websites go through - from a basic "brochure" model all the way to a fully developed online community. Gives insight into the many potential uses of a sophisticated website.

Web Developer's Toolkit
Great links to tutorials and resources for beginning and intermediate website developers. From the CD version of Fundraising and Friend-Raising on the Web: A Handbook for Libraries and Other Non-Profit Organizations

hitdonate.net: a website design guide for online fundraisers
Informative site offers considerations for maximizing the fundraising potential of your website. Includes examples of websites with effective online giving appeals.

10 guidelines for web design from Making the Net Work

OneNorthwest's Web articles - offers lots of information from writing for the web to hosting a website

Section 508 - is a US government site that explains what the Section 508 Accessibility rules are, and how to ensure that your site complies with them.

The List at Internet.com - selector allows for finding hosting companies by a variety of criteria

Web Hosting Companies Reviewed at Epinions.com - provides reviews of various hosting companies by actual customers

How Do I Find the Right Web Host? at TechSoup.org - goes into more detail about what to look for in a web host 

Domain Names for Beginners - answers common questions and dispels myths about domain purchasing, ownership, and use. 

Selfpromotion.com - is perhaps the most friendly and helpful resource available for normal people who want to improve their site's search engine visibility.

Search Engine Submission Tips - from SearchEngineWatch.com is an excellent source of up to date information about how to make your site more appealing to search engines.

AllSearchEngines.com - offers comprehensive lists of major search engines plus specialized search engines, so you can ensure you're being linked to from pertinent sites. 

HTML Tutorials

Novice: 

Introduction to HTML (at CWRU) - goes into a bit more detail than the NCSA Guide
Writing HTML (at Maricopa) - is another very useful tutorial

Some Experience:

Advanced:

Webmonkey - HTML reference
WebDeveloper.com - HTML reference
A List Apart - provides informative "hands-on" explorations of web design issues from an aesthetic and technical point of view.
WS_FTP Pro - popular FTP client for Windows users
Fetch - a popular FTP client for Macintosh users
 

E-mail

The Gilbert Center: The Gilbert E-mail Manifesto
This is a short article about why your e-mail strategy can be more important than your website. Includes links to more in-depth articles on related topics.

E-mail Leads the Conference Communications Stream
Article from Clickz Today about how to market a conference via e-mail. Suggestions could also be applied to marketing any one-time event.

The Mailing List Gurus Page
A resource for finding, participating in, creating, and managing Internet mailing lists, from the authors of The Internet For Dummies.

E-Mail Marketing
A complete e-mail marketing service from Microsoft Small Business Solutions for one low yearly fee.

Yahoo! Groups
This free service from Yahoo can be used to send e-mail newsletters as well as share files, create calendars, and much more.

Topica
This free service allows you to send e-mail newsletters or create a discussion board online.

Sparklist
This company bills itself as "The high performance e-mail list publishing experts." 

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