Internet Strategy on the Cheap: Tools and Resources

Submitted by Britt Bravo on October 17, 2008 - 2:21pm

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Tomorrow, October 18th, Eric Leland of Leland Design, and I will be presenting about, "Internet Strategy on the Cheap" at the San Francisco Bay Area Nonprofit Boot Camp.

We've compiled a list of Tools and Resources to share with participants, and thought that you might enjoy seeing it as well. This is by no means a comprehensive list, so please add your suggestions in the comments!

All of the Nonprofit Boot Camp sessions will be recorded and available on the Craigslist Foundation's Nonprofit Boot Camp Podcast.

TOOLS AND RESOURCES

Places to find reviews of tools and training

TechSoup http://www.techsoup.org
Idealware http://www.idealware.org
Aspiration http://www.aspirationtech.org
CompassPoint http://www.compasspoint.org
NTEN http://www.nten.org

Web Site Hosting

Electric Embers http://electricembers.net
Pair Networks http://www.pair.com
Thinkhost http://www.thinkhost.com

Domain name registration

MyDomain http://www.mydomain.com
Register.com http://www.register.com
Network Solutions http://www.networksolutions.com

CMS (Content Management System)

Design

Logoworks http://www.logoworks.com
99designs http://99designs.com
Flickr photos with Creative Commons Licenses (free): http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
iStockPhoto: http://www.istockphoto.com

Online Donations

Network for Good http://www.networkforgood.org
ChipIn http://www.chipin.com

E-newsletters

Feedblitz http://www.feedblitz.com
Emma http://www.myemma.com
Constant Contact http://www.constantcontact.com

Donations and mailing lists

Democracy in Action http://www2.democracyinaction.org
Convio http://www.convio.com

Analytics

Google Analytics http://www.google.com/analytics
Site Meter http://www.sitemeter.com
Stat Counter http://www.statcounter.com

Manage and/or Advertise Events

Blogging Platforms

Blogger.com: http://www.blogger.com (Free software and hosting)
WordPress.com: http://wordpress.com (Free software and hosting)
TypePad: http://www.typepad.com ($4.95-$$89.95/month. Hosting included)
WordPress.org: http://wordpress.org (Free software. You have to set it up yourself and pay for web hosting)
MovableType.com: http://www.movabletype.com (Higher Education & Non-profit license for 5 authors, $195. Includes support for first year. Need to set it up yourself and pay for web hosting).

Podcasting Hardware

Olympus Digital Recorders $125-$200 on Amazon
Samson Zoom H4 Handy Digital Recorder. About $270 on Amazon.com. Built-in mike
MicroTrack 2 by M-Audio. About $270 on Amazon. Comes with a microphone, or you can buy a better quality one. Need headphones to monitor sound.
Electro-Voice Microphone 635A. Use with MicroTrak. $120 on Amazon
Headphones. You can usually use any kind of headphones (Walkman, iPod, etc.). Professionals use Sony Pro MDR-7506 Headphones. About $100 on Amazon.
Logitech ClearChat Pro USB Headset. Use when recording with Skype. $42 on Amazon

Skype Podcast Recording Software

Skype http://www.skype.com (Skype to Skype is free. You can pay monthly, or as you go if you call from Skype to a phone).
Ecamm Network Call Recorder for Skype $14.95 (for Mac) http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/
HotRecorder for Skype $19.95 (for PC) http://www.hotrecorder.com
Powergramo for Skype $14.95-$34.95 (for PC) http://www.powergramo.com

Podcasting Editing Software