October 21, 1999 | Read Time: 1 minute
Compumentor, a non-profit organization in San Francisco that helps other charities make better use of technology, has received a $150,000 grant from the Surdna Foundation, in New York, to build a comprehensive Web site on non-profit technology.
One of the main goals of the site — which is scheduled to go on line next spring — will be to provide the background information that non-profit groups need to make informed technology decisions. For groups that need additional assistance, the site will feature a searchable directory of organizations around the country that provide low-cost or recycled computer hardware or that offer consulting, technology volunteers, and training for charities.
Non-profit managers will be able to order donated or discounted software through the site, and discuss non-profit technology issues in on-line forums. There will also be links to other Internet resources that focus on technology use by charities.
Mark Liu, program director at CompuMentor, says that the organization is talking with the AOL Foundation about how the two organizations’ new Web sites can work together. “We don’t see them as competition,” he explains. “We see them as being complementary. We just haven’t worked out how.”
