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ABA Legal Technology Resource Center

Annotated Guide to Technology Resources for Nonprofits and Legal Associations
Website Development and E-Commerce

Guide Topics

Benton Foundation--E-Commerce
The Benton Foundation offers "E-commerce and Nonprofits: Three Case Studies," which provides practical guidance and advice to organizations seeking to incorporate e-commerce practices into their ongoing operations, including three short case studies of organizations that have adopted e-commerce.

Charity Village
Charity Village offers an online tutorial to assist nonprofits in the creation and marketing of effective web sites.

Coyote Communications--Web Development and Maintenance for Nonprofits
Coyote Communications, a consulting service for nonprofit and public sector organizations, provides various tip sheets related to web site development, including creating a web development timeline, writing for web sites, finding and choosing a web designer, choosing a web site host, maintaining a web site and marketing a web site.

Equal Justice Network--Innovations and Ideas from Legal Services Web Sites
The Equal Justice Network describes the experiences of a number of legal service organizations that have tried innovative features on their web sites. For example, a description of Central California Legal Services describes their experience using free maps on its web site, while a description of the National Health Law Program focuses on their experience with online fundraising options.

Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits (MAP)
The Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits (MAP) primarily works with nonprofit organizations in Minnesota. The site is a good starting point for assembling resources on web sites and e-commerce. Make sure to visit the "E-Commerce--Doing Business on the Web" and "Building, Managing and Promoting Your Site" links.

Pine Tree Legal Assistance Technology Projects
Pine Tree Legal Assistance is a nonprofit corporation that provides legal assistance to Maine residents. The organization has posted online a variety of documents related to planning its legal services web site, including a Functional Design Document and Technical Architecture Document. A key feature of the Pinetree Legal Assistance project is its use of open-source software, which allows other programs to take what the Project develops in Maine, replicate it, and build on it in other states.

TechSoup Web Building Resource
TechSoup offers lots of articles, tips and tricks for the nonprofit sector--including a list of web developers and services for building a web presence.

The Nonprofit Organization's Guide to E-Commerce [book]
Book published by White Hat Communications in September 2000 and written by Gary Grobman.

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