3 great (free) tools for nonprofits

07.15.08

Internal communications

Google Apps

Google Apps lets organizations keep all their email, documents and calendars in one place.  You can even create an intranet and collaborate on spreadsheets and presentations with their easy-to-use tools. The premium edition, with support and unlimited accounts, is available free to US nonprofits. Canadian orgs can still use the basic edition, with 100 user accounts, for free.
Go to Google Apps »

Web and blogging

Movable Type
Long the choice of the Serious Blogger, MT made two big leaps this year. It's always been free to personal users, but now it's officially open source. With improved support for full web content management, MT powers quite a few big-name sites.
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Social networking

Facebook causes
Launched in Canada earlier this year, Facebook Causes uses the ultra-popular social networking site to turn charitable giving into a social activity. Every time a supporter donates, recruits a friend, or joins a new cause, all their friends read about it.
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