Cash for Non-Profits

Many non-profits host their websites through a local hosting provider.  Did you know that you can cut your costs by up to $10 or more per month or more by switching to a national provider?  Some of this is because just 5-10 years go, websites were expensive, with domain registration costing up to $100 a year, and hosting costing $20-50 a month.

 Some non-profit charities haven’t shopped around for the best rates and are still paying someone locally a premium to host their website.

Is local website hosting better? No, not really. You’re not going to be able to drive down the street and take your website home with you if something bad happens anyway, so in my experience a 24/7 customer service center at a large hosting company is typically more efficient than most smaller hosting companies, and your output cost is much less. The only exception to this rule is if you’re doing something strange with your website.

Here are my favorite hosting services. I’ve used all of them and recommend them with two thumbs up.

Tags: computer advice, website advice, website hosting

Non profits on a shoe string budget are often looking for ways to save money.  If you’re not familiar with “open source software”, it’s a great way to make your buck go further.  Open source software, including firefox / mozilla, open office, and linux are all free alternatives to software packages, including Microsoft Office / Microsoft XP.  Google words like “freeware, open source” or best free software fro Microsoft.  And, if you haven’t already be there, be sure to check out Techsoup.com to see what kind of discounts you can qualify for on software updates and purcahses. 

Tags: computer advice

Don’t want to build your own “affiliate” shopping mall to collect donations. Sign up with aGoodCause.com and you can start getting donations without the hassle of a website.

Tags: Fundraising, online donations, online fundraising

Wish you could earn donations any time someone searches the internet? Now you can! Just register your charity or nonprofit through www.goodsearch.com and few cents will be deposited into your account every time you, someone in your office, your friends, or anyone else who loves your cause.  So, sign up today, spread the word, and start earning those pennies!!! 

Tags: Fundraising, online donations, online fundraising