What is ePhilanthropy?

EPhilanthropy, or online philanthropy, is using the Internet and technology to manage your nonprofit fundraising, volunteer, and advocacy efforts.

Network for Good, TechSoup, and other organizations are working to help nonprofits understand the role of technology in their ephilanthropy efforts.

Below you will find resources about how technology is shaping the way nonprofits accomplish their missions.

• Network for Good focuses on helping nonprofits work with technology to increase their capacity, reach new audiences, and build Internet strategies.
• TechSoup bills itself as the "technology place for nonprofits" and covers everything from technology planning to Web building to funding.
• The ePhilanthropy Foundation is devoted to is an organization devoted to fostering secure, private, and ethical online philanthropy and published the Code of Ethical Online Philanthropic Practices.
• ONE/Northwest's Characteristics of an Online Organization looks at what it takes for your organization to fully integrate online communications into the way you work and communicate with your membership, colleagues, the public or the media.
• Guidelines for Organizations offers ten simple and straightforward guidelines developed by Terry Grunwald of Making the Net Work to help nonprofits understand and use online technology effectively.
• Michael Stein's Six Ways to Maximize Your Focus on Content offers straight-forward steps to drive your online efforts.
• "Using .coms to enhance your .org" by Benton Foundation's Monica Williams, is an overview of recent commercial efforts to provide online services to nonprofits.