eTapestry Nonprofit Software, a Blackbaud Company and Managed Desktop Application Hosting saves time and money.

Any software can be installed or accessed using Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to consolidate and secure all your business applications and data in a bandwidth independent environment that is accessible from anywhere. This eliminates local IT costs including hardware procurement, network setup, maintenance, software installation, upgrades, license fees, complex integrations, and installation expenses.

For example, the eTapestry software solutions are web-based. In 1999 they released one of the first ASP software applications built especially for nonprofits. Known today as “software as a service”, this new fundraising database idea was designed to cost less to operate, be easier to use, and relieve the IT burdens associated with typical software.^{1 Read more}

PG Calc Nonprofit Software, a PG Calc Inc. and Managed Desktop Application Hosting saves time and money.

Any software can be installed or accessed using Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to consolidate and secure all your business applications and data in a bandwidth independent environment that is accessible from anywhere. This eliminates local IT costs including hardware procurement, network setup, maintenance, software installation, upgrades, license fees, complex integrations, and installation expenses.

For example, the PG Calc software solutions are client/server or web-based. They seek to support their thousands of clients with expertise and excellence in products and services for charitable gift planning and planned gift administration. They value every opportunity to respond readily and flexibly to them so that the needs of their programs can be met. At the same time, they strive to create a personal relationship and to work in partnership with every client for the benefit of his or her organization’s own mission.^{1 Read more}

PhilanthrAppeal Nonprofit Software, a FundTrack Software and Managed Desktop Application Hosting saves time and money.

Any software can be installed or accessed using Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to consolidate and secure all your business applications and data in a bandwidth independent environment that is accessible from anywhere. This eliminates local IT costs including hardware procurement, network setup, maintenance, software installation, upgrades, license fees, complex integrations, and installation expenses.

For example, the PhilanthrAppeal software solutions are client/server or web-based. Since 1994 FundTrack Software has been focused on bringing simple to use, feature rich, and affordable donor management software solutions to the nonprofit community. Our software is used by hundreds of nonprofit organizations throughout the United States. We design our fundraising software to include all the necessary tools needed to perform a development department’s daily and analytical requirement.^{1 Read more}

SchoolAuction.net Nonprofit Software, powered by Tofino Auctions and Managed Desktop Application Hosting saves time and money.

Any software can be installed or accessed using Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to consolidate and secure all your business applications and data in a bandwidth independent environment that is accessible from anywhere. This eliminates local IT costs including hardware procurement, network setup, maintenance, software installation, upgrades, license fees, complex integrations, and installation expenses.

For example, the SchoolAuction.net software solutions are web-based. SchoolAuction.net is a service of Tofino Auctions, the premier provider of targeted benefit-auction software solutions.They are  a software company who likes to help non-profits with their fundraisers.^{1 Read more}

Today in Washington the Obama Administration announced the new plan to deal with the so called “toxic assets” that have been at the root of the economic crisis. To free up lending, this new program plans to attract private investors by offering low-cost loans from the FDIC and the Federal Reserve. The way the program would work is that a private investors would purchase of a bunch of bad mortgage... (more...)

In a video on President Obama’s Web site Recovery.gov (http://www.recovery.gov/) the president promises that “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be carried out with full transparency and accountability.” This new Web site will be the centerpiece of that effort. President Obama describes how we can track the Recovery Act’s progress. He promises to disclose full details in a... (more...)

Denver, Colorado – President Barack Obama signed the $787 billion economic stimulus package in Denver today after the Senate passed its version of the bill late Friday. We have been waiting, what seems like ages, for news of the plan passing meanwhile each day brought news of further job cuts and business failures. In his weekly radio and Internet broadcast, Obama said, “I will sign this... (more...)

Wow! This year’s Super Bowl was the kind of heroic turnaround that Americans just love. Coming from behind, the Pittsburgh Steelers went back to an old type of play, go left, go right, find someone open, pass the ball and run. Using their resolve, the Steelers charged ahead at the last minute to win their sixth Superbowl against the Arizona Cardinals in Tampa with a 27-23 victory. According to MSNBC,... (more...)

As the tsunami of job cuts continues in the American marketplace, economists’ predictions are making the year 2009 look pretty bleak. Major American companies like Home Depot, Sprint Nextel, Caterpillar, and Pfizer, announced thousands of job cuts today and it looks like the trend is expected to continue for the next six months. While the news is bleak there is a silver lining to this cloud. Prime... (more...)

As a result of the economic conditions, many nonprofits are facing unprecedented economic conditions that will affect philanthropy. In the next few days, we will each have to make our own call on who best represents our goals. When Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama debated on the campus of the University of Mississippi, they were asked by moderator Jim Lehrer of the NewsHour on PBS about what fiscal... (more...)