PlanterApps

http://www.churchplanterprofiles.com

Church Planting Assessment

The Church Planter Profiles online pre-assessment center allows you to discover your potential as an effective church planter. The free Initial Screening Assessment© is based on your experience prior to starting a new church, and will indicate your experience level compared to other potential planters and those who have become successful church planters. The complete assessment process utilizes standardized diagnostic tests and online surveys to provide a more holistic picture of your potential as a successful church-planting candidate. The complete assessment includes ELI Initial Screening Assessment, Portrait Predictor, Golden Personality Profile, Spiritual Gifts Assessment and a 360 Survey. Your completed assessment may also be used by your church planting agency to determine next steps or may be forwarded by you to a church planting assessment center for further evaluation.

Cost:  Initial Basic Screening is Free.  Full profile screening is $79.

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http://www.planterapp.com

Self-Assessment Tool

PlanterApp is designed to aggregate the results from leading self-assessment tools allowing you to more easily see your personal themes as you seek to learn more about yourself and your unique gifting.  This website is a place to record, store and compare your personal results from a number of personality and other assessment tools. Each tool has its strengths and will reflect a different aspect of who you are. In isolation, none of the instrucments provide a complete picture of your entire self. Instead, its the aggregate picture that is created by integrating the results of numerous different instruments within a single dashboard. PlanterApp seeks to provide a tool for this aggregation.  PlanterApp facilitates the creation of a comprehensive church planting application for you to use with networks and denominations.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://www.newchurches.com/tools--resources/most-popular-downloads/

Free Church Planting Resources

NewChurches.com (Ed Stetzer and Passion for Planting) provides one of the most comprehensive libraries of resources anywhere.   Their online launch plan checklist, equipment checklist, and demographic reports are used by thousands of planters each year.   Their online launch plan management system (Converge) is the only tool of its kind.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://twitter.com

Social Networking

Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as followers. Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends or, by default, allow open access.   Twitter is ranked as one of the 50 most popular websites worldwide.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://converge.cc

Project Management

Converge is an online launch plan creation and management tool.  Converge is a full featured project management system that’s intuitive, easy to use, and right at your finger tips. You'll get more accomplished in less time while leveraging the best of online social networking and project management tools.  The system is endorsed by Ed Stetzer and used by a growing number of networks and denominations.

Cost:  Basic system is Free.  Pro version is $99.

 

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http://www.youtube.com

Online Video Sharing

YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos. System uses Adobe Flash Video technology to display a wide variety of user-generated video content, including movie clips, TV clips, and music videos, as well as amateur content such as video blogging and short original videos. Most of the content on YouTube has been uploaded by individuals, although media corporations including CBS, the BBC, UMG and other organizations offer some of their material via the site, as part of the YouTube partnership program. Unregistered users can watch the videos, while registered users are permitted to upload an unlimited number of videos. Registered users maintain their own unique library of video content. One of the key features of YouTube is the ability of users to view its videos on web pages outside the site. Each YouTube video is accompanied by a piece of HTML, which can be used to embed it on a users own web site.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://www.facebook.com

Social Networking

Facebook is a global social networking website. Users can add friends, send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. Additionally, users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region.  Facebook has a number of features with which users may interact. They include the Wall, a space on every user's profile page that allows friends to post messages for the user to see; Pokes, which allows users to send a virtual "poke" to each other (a notification then tells a user that they have been poked); Photos, where users can upload albums and photos; and Status, which allows users to inform their friends of their whereabouts and actions. A user's Wall is visible to anyone who is able to see that user's profile, depending on privacy settings.

Cost:  Free

 

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www.vimeo.com

Online Video Sharing

Vimeo is an online library for the videos you make. Use Vimeo to upload and share videos with anyone, watch great videos, meet new people, and explore the world of personal video. With a click of a button, Vimeo lets you share a video (or albums of videos) with anyone you want. You can choose exactly who views your videos, and you can post videos on other sites like Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, or Digg.  Vimeo also supports HD videos.

Cost:  Free for basic.  Pro verision for $9.99 per month (or $60 per year)

http://mail.google.com

E-Mail

Gmail is a free, advertising-supported webmail, POP3, and IMAP service provided by Google.  It is simple to use with all the power of other email clients.  Gmail's spam filtering features a community-driven system: when any user marks an email as spam, this provides information to help the system identify similar future messages for all Gmail users.  Gmail Mobile is a version of Google's Gmail email service. It is a free service, developed to provide access to Gmail from mobile devices such as cell phones, or smartphones.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://calendar.google.com

On-Line Calendar

Google Calendar is a free time-management web application.  The interface of Google Calendar is similar to desktop calendar applications such as Microsoft Outlook or iCal on Mac OS X. It supports view modes such as weekly, monthly, and agenda.  Events are stored online, meaning that the calendar can be viewed from any location that has Internet access.  Google Calendar can be synchronized with mobile devices (e.g., BlackBerry, Palm, iPhone, Pocket PC) or with PC applications (e.g., Microsoft Outlook) via third party software, and natively with Apple's iCal.  While users are not required to have a Gmail account, they are required to have a Google Account in order to use the software.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://www.feedburner.com

RSS Feeds

Feeds are a way for websites large and small to distribute their content well beyond just visitors using browsers. Feeds permit subscription to regular updates, delivered automatically via a web portal, news reader, or in some cases good old email. Feeds also make it possible for site content to be packaged into "widgets," "gadgets," mobile devices, and other bite-sized technologies that make it possible to display blogs, podcasts, and major news/sports/weather/whatever headlines just about anywhere. FeedBurner provides custom RSS feeds and management tools to bloggers, podcasters, and other web-based content publishers. Services provided to publishers include traffic analysis and an optional advertising system. Users can find out how many people have subscribed to their feeds and with what service/program they subscribed with.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://voice.google.com

Online Phone and Voice Transcription

Google Voice gives you one number for all your phones -- a phone number that is tied to you, not to a device or a location. Use Google Voice to simplify the way you use phones, make using voicemail as easy as email, customize your callers' experience, and more. Google Voice isn't a phone service, but it lets you manage all of your phones. Google Voice works with mobile phones, desk phones, work phones, and VoIP lines. There's nothing to download, upload, or install, and you don't have to make or take calls using a computer. Google Voice will let you define which phones ring, based on who's calling.  Possibly the most powerful feature of Google Voice is that it can be used with your existing cell phone to setup voice transcription voice mail. When you miss a call on your cell phone (or other designated phone), the voice mail will be transcribed and sent to you by email and / or text message to read.  Other services like You Mail and Jott charge for this same service.

Cost:  Free

 

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www.flickr.com

Online Photo Sharing

Flickr is an image and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community platform. In addition to being a popular website for users to share personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers as a photo repository.

Cost:  Free.  A fee based pro version is also available.

 

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http://picasa.google.com

Online Photo Sharing

Picasa & Picasa Web Albums make it easy for you to organize and edit your digital photos, then create online albums to share with friends, family & the world.  View full-screen slideshows, see your pictures arranged on a global map, enjoy video playback, and more. Publish your favorite photos online with one click.  Create online photo albums to share with friends and family, or public albums for the world to see. Get notified when your "Favorites" post new photos. Improve almost any picture with Picasa's one-click fixes for common problems like red-eye, color, and lighting. Or, use tuning and effects to make your best photos look even better. Picasa Web Albums provides 1 gigabyte of free storage -- that's enough space for 4,000 wallpaper-size photos.  Picasa is owned by Google.

Cost:  Free

 

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www.mozilla.com

Web Browser

The Firefox Web Browser is fast, secure, and fully customizable way to surf the web. Firefox "add ons" (or extensions" allow additional functionality to be plugged into the browswer (thousands of add ons are available).

Cost:  Free

 

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www.wordpress.org

Website / Blogging Software

WordPress is the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on millions of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day. You download and install WordPress on your own server. It is completely customizable and can be used with thousands of free templates, themes and plug-in widgets (small plugin applications that run from your blog page). WordPress is a simple and powerful way to get a web site up and running.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://www.blogger.com

Web Site / Blog Software

Create a blog using a simple "turn key" solution. Share your thoughts, photos, and more with your friends and the world. It's easy to post text, photos, and videos from the web or your mobile phone. Unlimited flexibility to personalize your blog with themes, gadgets, and more.

Cost:   Free

 

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http://www.lookup.ws

Website Hosting

Inexpensive web hosting plans and domain names.  Manage all your domain names and web sites in one simple yet powerful online account.  Lookup has several hosting plan options.  Within each hosting plan, setup numerous web sites.  Accounts include standard add-on applications such as WordPress, Joomla, etc.

Cost:  Plans range from $3.99 per month to $14.99 per month.

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http://www.evernote.com

Productivity

Evernote makes it easy to remember things big and small from your notable life using your computer, phone, and the web. 1. Capture Everything: Chances are, if you can see it or think of it, Evernote can help you remember it. Type a text note. Clip a web page. Snap a photo. Grab a screenshot. Evernote will keep it all safe. 2. Organize It: Everything you capture is automatically processed, indexed, and made searchable. If you like, you can add tags or organize notes into different notebooks. 3. Find It Fast: Search for notes by keywords, titles, and tags. Evernote magically makes printed and handwritten text inside your images searchable, too.

Cost:  Basic is Free.  Premium is $45 per year (or $5 per month)

 

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http://www.skype.com

Video/Voice Calling

Skype is an online telephone service provider that offers free calling between subscribers and low-cost calling to people who don't use the service. In addition to standard telephone calls, Skype enables file transfers, texting, video chat and videoconferencing. The service is available for desktop computers, notebook and tablet computers and other mobile devices, including mobile phones. A number of companies, including Skype, produce dedicated Skype phones. Included in the free service is an application that can be downloaded to any computing device running Windows, Macintosh, Linux, or Windows Mobile operating systems. A function called SkypeOut enables calls to regular telephones; these calls are charged to a prepaid account or to a flat-fee annual subscription. Users may also purchase a dedicated phone number for use via Skype.

Cost:  Basic Skype to Skype calls are Free.  Dedicated phone number with unlimited US calls to non-skype users is under $100 per year.

 

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http://www.faxage.com

Online Fax Service

FAXAGE is a leader in Internet fax services. They offer email to fax, fax to email, and web based faxing at a low cost.  Your FAXAGE account is setup immediately when you register online.  You can start sending and receiving faxes in your email instantly!  You are given a personal fax phone number applicable only to you (a local or toll free number).  You receive faxes via your email.  You send faxes via your computer from anywhere you have internet access.

Cost:  Less than $5 per month basic service plus low price per page to fax

 

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http://www.hipcast.com

Audio and Video Podcasting

Whether you've got a mobile phone or a web browser, Hipcast.com makes it easy to upload, record over the web, or phone-in audio and video. With Hipcast you don't need to know any of the technical details about how it works. You just click and publish. Hipcast takes care of the rest. Hipcast supports most major weblog software and services, including MovableType, Blogware, Typepad, WordPress, Blogger, pMachine, LiveJournal, and many others. Video podcasts are also here! With Hipcast, it's just as easy to add video to your podcast as it is audio, and most podcast readers, even iTunes, support video files in podcast feeds. You can record and email the video directly from your phone. If your phone doesn't support email, just upload and publish the recorded video.

Cost:  Plans starting at $4.99 per month

 

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http://www.constantcontact.com

Contact Management (E-Mail)

Constant Contact helps small businesses, associations, and nonprofits connect with their customers, clients, and members.  Easily create and send group emails to your mail list.  Constant Contact has email templates or you can create your own custom templates.  Build, grow and maintain your own email list.  Maintain multiple email lists and select which lists to use for each email.  Track your results including how many emails are delivered, how many are opened (by name), and how many links are clicked (including which ones).  Schedule your email to send at any time.  Pricing is based on number of contacts in your mail list.

Cost:  Plans start at $15 per month.  Non-profits receive 30% discount by prepaying for 12 months

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www.paypal.com

Online Payments

PayPal is a fast, safe way to pay and get paid online. The service allows members to send money without sharing financial information, with the flexibility to pay using their account balances, bank accounts, credit cards or promotional financing. With more than 78 million active accounts in 190 markets and 19 currencies around the world, PayPal enables global ecommerce. PayPal is an eBay company.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://www.salesforce.com

Contact Management

Leading service provider of online contact management software.

Cost:  As low as $5 per user per month.  Non-profits are eligible for a limited number of free user accounts

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http://www.icontact.com

Contact Management (Email)

iContact is a leading on-demand email marketing service. iContact allows organizations of all sizes to easily create, send, and track email newsletters, RSS feeds, surveys, and autoresponders.

Cost:  $9.99 per month and up.  Non-profits receive a 20% discount.

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www.eventbrite.com

Online Event Registration System

Eventbrite is the leading provider of online event management and ticketing services. Eventbrite makes it easy for anyone to implement online registration for events of any type and size. Eventbrite is free if your event is free. If you sell tickets to your event, Eventbrite collects a small fee per ticket. The Eventbrite service includes features and tools to create and easily personalize a custom web page for your event, the tools you need to spread the word about your event and maximize attendance, the ability to sell tickets and collect money online.

Cost:  Free for free events. Small transaction fee for paid events.

 

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http://www.jott.com

Productivity / Voicemail Transcription

Jott Assistant is a voice-to-text transcription service which allows its users to call a toll-free telephone number and speak (up to 15 seconds for basic version, 30 seconds for pro version). The speech is then transcribed to text. The message can be sent back to oneself, turned into a reminder, sent to a contact or group, or sent to a third-party "Jott link" such as LiveJournal. Transcribed messages can be delivered to recipients via email, text message, or both.

Cost:  Basic is $3.95 per month.  Pro is $12.95 per month. 

 

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http://www.livestream.com

Video Streaming

One click streaming from your camera or desktop. Chat with viewers and promote your channel on twitter.  Mix multiple camers, graphics, and YouTube.  Launch your own Web TV channel in minutes.  Transition between live cameras and video clips to produce your own unique TV program.  Uploading your videos, importing clips (i.e. from YouTube), and recording original broadcasts is simple and easy to manage. Customize the player to fit your brand and then embed it on your website. Alternatively you can use your free channel page on livestream.com for an instant destination. Work with multiple cameras and production teams in real-time, from anywhere in the world.

Cost:  Basic is Free

 

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http://www.carbonite.com

On-Line Back-Up

Affordable, reliable, secure and easy-to-use online backup hard drive storage service.  Carbonite installs a small application on your computer that works quietly in the background looking for new and changed files that need to be backed up.  It looks and feels just like part of your computer, and is integrated with your operating system.  When your computer is idle, Carbonite automatically backs up your new and changed files.  You don't have to do anything.  When you're using your computer, Carbonite goes to sleep so it will never slow you down or interfere with your internet connection.  If you accidently delete or lose files, it takes just a few clicks on your desktop to get them back.  If your computer hard drive is damaged, you can restore all your files from a new computer via the Carbonite site.

Cost:  Approximately $55 per year (10-50% off coupons often available via google search)

 

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http://www.hootsuite.com

Twitter Client

Hootsuite is simply the most powerful online Twitter client we've found.   If you take the best of all the other clients and combine them into one you have Hootsuite.  At the heart of Hootsuite are "tabs" (like in a browser).  Each tab can have up to 6 custom columns.   Columns can be organized into views for your Twitter friends, news, search terms, keyword tracking - whatever you like!  You can grab code from HootSuite to easily embed Twitter search columns in your blog or website or you can automatically feed your RSS to your Twitter stream. Make Twitter posts at any time of day using the HootSuite tweet scheduler. Pre-schedule anything you like, from radio programming to birthday well-wishes. Or, tweet live! Click the search bar in Hootsuite to see current trending topics, to search keywords, or monitor your brand. Save any search as a column. Easily view users' details without being taken to a separate window. Click on their username or avatar to view an in-screen popup to view their detailed bio, follow them, or add them to one of your groups.

Cost:  Free

 

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www.kayak.com

Travel Reservations

KAYAK is a travel search site. Like a search site, Kayak helps you search the net. Like a travel site they have flights and hotels. Unlike most travel sites they don't actually sell plane tickets, hotel rooms, or anything else. Instead, they help people find the best travel choices easily by searching the data from hundreds of travel sites at once. KAYAK lets you compare options, and when you find something that fits your budget and tastes, you book it where you want: at the airline site, from the hotel, or from a travel agent.

Cost:  Free

 

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www.instantconference.com

Audio Conferencing

InstantConference is a free reservationless, on-demand telephone conferencing service that can be used instantly, reliably and securely. All you have to do to set up a user account is provide your email address. You do not need to provide any information regarding your conference, including the date and time or estimated number of participants; your account is available on demand 24/7. Everyone who calls the assigned InstantConference number and enters the unique access code will be connected instantly. Each user obtains a unique call in number and access code. Up to 150 people can join each call for up to 6 hours.

Cost:  Free

 

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www.freeconference.com

Audio Conferencing

Reservationless Standard is a free telephone conferencing service that can be used instantly and securely without the assistance of an operator. To get a reservationless number, sign up and receive a dedicated dial-in number and access code. You do not have to provide any information regarding your conference, including the date and time, estimated number of Participants, Dial-in Number, Participant Access Code, etc. Everyone who calls the same Dial-in Number and enters the same Participant Access Code at the same time will be connected together. For a small fee, SharePlus Desktop Sharing is an add-on web conferencing product that lets you share any applications, presentations, photos, websites and more on your desktop safely and securely.

Cost:  Free (Desktop sharing can be added for small fee)

 

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http://www.biblegateway.com

Online Bible

The Bible Gateway is a tool for reading and researching scripture online -- all in the language or translation of your choice! It provides advanced searching capabilities, which allow readers to find and compare particular passages in scripture based on keywords, phrases, or scripture reference.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://www.youversion.com

Online Bible

LifeChurch.tv developed this online Bible to enable community and collaboration around the Bible and its application to our lives. YouVersion allows you to organize important content; share thoughts, links and videos; and collaborate with others.  YouVersion seeks to engage people into relationships with God as they discover the relevance the Bible has for their lives.  There are numerous BIble translations available. In addition to the web browser based program, there are also applications for mobile devices.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://www.tripit.com

Travel Reservations

TripIt organizes travel plans into an itinerary that has all of your trip details in one place. Simply forward confirmation emails to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and TripIt will automatically build an itinerary for your trip that you can access anytime, either online or from a mobile device. Add maps and directions, travel notes, photos, recommendations and more. Access your itinerary any time online, via mobile device, calendar feeds or social sites. Share itineraries with family, friends, and co-workers to keep them in the know and connect with them on the road. Get mobile alerts or emails about flight delays, cancellations, and gate changes. Get the best options for alternate flights to your destination, including flight status and open seats. Add people like your spouse or assistant to your Inner Circle, and they can automatically access all your trip details.

Cost:  Basic is Free.  Pro version is $69 per year.

 

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www.hotwire.com

Travel Reservations

Hotwire is a leading discount travel site that offers low prices you won't see anywhere else. They have special relationships with major travel providers to help them fill airline seats, hotel rooms, and rental cars that would otherwise go unsold. Their posted price model makes it easy to find a great deal without bidding or guessing while getting prices much lower than available directly through the travel providers.

Cost: Free

 

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www.priceline.com

Travel Reservations

A Web-based travel shopping site where buyers submit the price they are willing to pay for airline tickets, hotel rooms, vacation packages and rental cars. If a vendor in the system agrees to the price, the transaction is completed. Purchased tickets are non-refundable but can often be obtained at 50% of the normal rate.

Cost:  Free

 

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www.ebay.com

Online Store

An online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide. The majority of the sales take place through a set-time auction format. There are also "Buy It Now" sales. Most transactions are paid via Paypal. Ebay maintains a feedback rating system so that prospective buyers and sellers know the rating of those whom they make transactions. Ebay is like a huge online classified ad section with searchable listings for virtually anything.

Cost:   Free to use

 

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www.woot.com

Online Store

Woot.com is an online store and community that focuses on selling cool stuff cheap. Woot sells one item per day until it is sold out or until 11:59pm central time when it is replaced with the next day's item. Each item sold is in stock and typically ships within 2-3 business days. Most daily items are offered at less than half its price on other online sites. You can purchase up to 3 of the daily items. Shipping is $5 regardless of the item.

Cost:   Free (simply pay for the items you purchase)

 

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www.techsoup.org

Non-Profit Discount Buying

TechSoup.org offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology needs by providing free information, resources, and support. Nonprofits can access donated and discounted technology products, generously provided by corporate and nonprofit technology partners.  Working with corporate donors, including Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, and Symantec, TechSoup provides nongovernmental organizations, nonprofits, libraries, and community-based organizations with the latest professional hardware, software, and services they need. These information and communication technology (ICT) donations are available alongside educational content, such as articles, webinars, and nptech community forums. As of June 2009, TechSoup Global has served more than 101,000 organizations, distributed more than 4.9 million technology donations, and enabled nonprofit recipients to save more than US$1.4 billion in IT expenses.  Qualified non-profits apply for a free account via TechSoup and then monitor for hardware and software offers.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://www.tigerdirect.com

Online Shopping

TigerDirect.com was established to serve the needs of computer users. They've become one of the top computer and computer-product retailers. You'll choose from brand name computers typically at the lowest price available. They carry an inventory of motherboards, processors, hard drives, optical drives, cases and much more. Check out their prices before purchasing technical equipment.

Cost:  Free to use

 

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www.macmall.com

 

www.pcmall.com

Online Shopping

MacMall sells Macintosh computers, Mac accessories, Mac software, iPods, iPod accessories and consumer electronics to consumers and businesses. MacMall is a brand of PC Mall. MacMall Is the #1 Apple Direct Reseller. They sell more Apple-branded products than any other direct Apple reseller.

PC Mall is a sister company for PC sales.

Cost:  Free to use

 

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http://www.zoho.com/

Computer Software

Zoho.com is a comprehensive suite of award-winning on-line business applications. Customers use Zoho to run their business processes, manage their information and be more productive while at the office or on the go, without having to worry about expensive or outdated hardware or software. To date, Zoho.com has launched 19 different applications — from CRM to Mail, Reports, and Wikis.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://www.openoffice.org

Computer Software

OpenOffice, is an office application suite available for a number of different computer operating systems. It is distributed as free software.  The source code was released with the aim of reducing the dominant market share of Microsoft Office by providing a free and open alternative. OpenOffice provides free alternatives to Microsoft Word and Excel.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://feed.informer.com

RSS Feed Aggregator

Professional service that blends and converts RSS and Atom feeds to other formats for publishing.  A "digest" is an aggregation of RSS feeds. Simply select a template design for your digest.  Customize it.  Add RSS feeds.  Publish the digest in the form appropriate for your intended use.  For example, the digest can be output in HTML format so you can plug it into your web site.

Cost:  Free. 

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http://reader.google.com

RSS Reader

Google Reader is a Web-based aggregator, capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds online or offline.

Cost:  Free

 

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http://www.newsgator.com/

RSS Feed Reader

One of the best RSS readers available.   Products include FeedDemon for Windows and NetNewsWire for Mac.  Newsgator also has clients for mobile devices such as iPhone.

Cost:  Free (small fee to upgrade and remove ads)

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http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Audio Editing

Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing audio files. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.

Cost:  Free

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http://www.itunes.com

Music and Video Management Software

iTunes is a free application for your Mac or PC. It organizes and plays your digital music and video on your computer. It syncs all your media with your iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV. And it's a store on your computer, iPod touch, iPhone, and Apple TV that has everything you need to be entertained. Anywhere. Anytime.

Cost:  Free

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http://www.quicktime.com

Video File Format and Player

QuickTime is a multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, media clips, sound, text, animation, music, and interactive panoramic images. It is available for Mac OS classic (System 7 onwards), Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Cost:  Basic player is free.  Pro version is $29.99

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http://www.dimdim.com

Web Conferencing

Dimdim lets anyone deliver synchronized live presentations, whiteboards and web pages and share their voice and video over the Internet - with no download required and nothing to install. One click to share your microphone & webcam, computer screen, docs, website, whiteboard, public & private chat.  Webinars & audio conferencing with free recordings & embeddings.

Cost:  Free for up to 20 participants.  Fee based upgrades available.

 

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http://www.posterous.com

Web Site / Blog Creation

Posterous lets you post things online fast using email. Send virtually anything (text, images, mp3, pdf, video, etc) via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and Posterous will instantly post the content to your web site / blog (it recognizes you by the email addresses you've registered with your account). You setup a free account by sending your first email to " This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ." Posterous asks you to confirm you were the sender and automatically setups up your account. There are many nice templates and you can customize your site including using your own domain name.

Cost:  Free

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http://www.dreamhost.com

Web Hosting

Free web hosting for non-profits.  This discount applies to a single hosting plan per non-profit, hosted within only one account, for US-based 501(c)(3) organizations. Domain registrations are not included. Groups must be able to furnish DreamHost with an IRS-issued 501(c)(3) determination letter to qualify.

Cost:  Free

 

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