CompuMentor
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CompuMentor, founded in 1987 as The CompuMentor Projectis a non-profit that provides technology assistance internationally to other non-profit organizations. Based in San Francisco, CompuMentor offers a wide range of programs and services that help nonprofits and schools use technology to achieve their missions. Among other things, CompuMentor runs TechSoup.org, a technology website for the nonprofit sector and TechSoup Stock, a technology product philanthropy service for nonprofits.
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[edit] History
CompuMentor was created in 1987 after current president Daniel Ben-Horin discovered The WELL, the first community on the web. He proposed "to help those who needed it, and they accepted." Officially called The CompuMentor Project, it began with volunteers and 2,500 dollars. Today, CompuMentor has over 110 employees, an annual budget of about $13.5 million, and assists tens of thousands of non-profits.
[edit] TechSoup.org
TechSoup.org, is a website targeted at nonprofits that provides how-to's, community and other resources around the use of technology in nonprofit organizations.
[edit] TechSoup Stock
TechSoup Stock, originally known as DiscounTech, is a technology product philanthropy service for nonprofits which launched in January 2002. It is the exclusive U.S. distributor of Microsoft product donations, and helps to connect nonprofits and libraries to over 240 products from 25 donating partners.
