A quarterly magazine offering a comprehensive listing of the latest research, publications, and resources that can be used from early childhood through adulthood.

Focus on Basics is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the study of adult learning and literacy. It is dedicated to connecting research with practice…making adult basic education research more relevant to the field.

Web Sites for Administrators and Staff

Online Educational Programs

These articles are from techsoup.com. Their experts help you build an accessible Web site and use assistive technology more effectively.

Technology Services & Projects Resources

Internet Connections

The Internet is an important way to communicate with the world. These articles help keep your system safe, and also helps you choose appropriate providers. These articles are from techsoup.com.

Five Tips for Secure Wireless Web Surfing
http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/connections/page5998.cfm

How to sidestep security threats when surfing on a public network
Anti-Spyware Toolkit http://www.techsoup.org/toolkits/antispyware/page7080.cfm

Learn how to prevent and remove spyware with this collection of articles, resources, and software.

How to Switch Internet Service Providers
http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/connections/page5115.cfm

Management Software

Finding the right applications to fit your needs can be a difficult task. TechSoup's Software section aims to make that task easier. These articles are from techsoup.com.

Free Software, Handpicked for Nonprofits http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/software/page6176.cfm

Microsoft Office 2007: An FAQ for Nonprofits http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/software/page6173.cfm

Eleven Tips for Troubleshooting Software http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/software/page6149.cfm

Windows Vista: An FAQ for Nonprofits http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/software/page6113.cfm

Backing Up Your Data http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/software/page6089.cfm

Tools and strategies for protecting your organization against data loss.

15 Ways to Use Software to Improve Your Knowledge Management http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/software/page5908.cfm

Shared Wisdom: Top-Notch Free Software http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/software/page5832.cfm

Check out freeware applications that other non-profits are putting to good use in the real world.

Technology Planning

Create a plan to help you think through your priorities in order to use technology in a way that directly furthers your mission. These articles are from techsoup.com.

Is Your Organization Prepared for a Disaster? http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/page7054.cfm

Staffing for Technical Support http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/page5779.cfm

Shared Wisdom: Learning from Technology Mistakes http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/page5729.cfm

A Nonprofit's Guide to Green Printing http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/page5675.cfm

Learn eco-friendly ways to make your print projects, the earth—and your nonprofit—look good.

Robin Hood Marketing - book excerpt http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/page5667.cfm

Winning marketing formulas to help you sell your cause.

Ask the Right Questions to Develop Your RFP http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/page5515.cfm

Use Your Strategic Technology Plan as a Fundraising Tool http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/page5499.cfm

Selecting the Right Technology Vendor http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/page5072.cfm

Calculating Your Technology Budget http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/page4748.cfm

Technology Funding

The following articles discuss ways to fund your technology needs. These articles are from techsoup.com.

Online Fundraising Tactics: What Works? http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page6917.cfm

Get Other Nonprofits' Advice on Fiscal Agents http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page6704.cfm

Open directory Capaciteria allows organizations to find and rate fiscal agents.

Charity Badges: Turn Your Supporters into Fundraisers http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page6666.cfm

Find out how you can use charity badges to raise money or awareness for your cause.

Ask TechSoup: Open-Source Tools for Fundraising? http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page5934.cfm

Search Engines Help Nonprofits Raise Funds, Get Publicity http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page5652.cfm

Want to Cultivate New List Members? http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page5665.cfm

Find out the best way to raise funds with new list subscribers.

Tips for Highly Effective Fundraising http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page4791.cfm

How Technology is Funded: The Basics http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page4808.cfm

How accidental techies can help the fundraising prospects for an organization.

Six Ways Nonprofits Can Leverage Technology Investments http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page5039.cfm

Lay the foundation for effective and compelling technology requests to funders.

How One Non-Profit Raised Millions on the Web http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page4906.cfm

Online Donations: Sorting Out the Chaos http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page5223.cfm

Ten Tips for Funding Technology http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page4794.cfm

Writing a Winning Grant Proposal http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page4793.cfm

Building a Great Case Statement Funding Planner http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page4752.cfm

Use this sample worksheet to help articulate your vision and get technology to fund your proposal.

FAQ: Strategic Grant-Writing for Technology http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page4805.cfm

How to make your case when seeking funding for advanced technology.

Core Themes Related to Grant Seeking and Technology http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page5029.cfm

How to think strategically about funding your information technology needs.

Using the Internet

These articles and resources will help you effectively use the Internet to further your nonprofit's mission. These articles are from techsoup.com.

Seven Ways Nonprofits Can Use Podcasts http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page7085.cfm

Suggestions for creating compelling podcasts out of your everyday work.

Promote Your Organization with an e-Mail Signature http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page7032.cfm

Nine Lessons for Would-be Bloggers http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page6724.cfm

Nine More Lessons for Would-be Bloggers http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page6726.cfm

Virus FAQ’s

http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page5261.cfm

Learn how viruses work, how to prevent them, and how to get rid of them.

Tech-Savvy Communications: A Toolkit for Nonprofits http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page6681.cfm

A guide to developing and delivering an effective message for your nonprofit.

A New Way of Organizing Online http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page6652.cfm

14 e-Mail Dos and Don'ts http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page6175.cfm

Marketing Wisdom http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page6025.cfm

Volunteers

Shared Wisdom: Recruiting and Managing Volunteers http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/volunteers/page6010.cfm

Organizations talk about the tools they use to keep volunteers informed and engaged.

Web Page Accessible

These articles are from techsoup.com. Their experts help you build an accessible Web site and use assistive technology more effectively.

Ensure Your Web Site is Accessible http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/access/page6087.cfm

How to test your Web site for accessibility problems.

Four Web Accessibility Myths—Busted http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/access/page5784.cfm

Other Sites Suggested by Affiliates

American Library Association

http://ALA.org

Browse for High interest – Low level reading

Grant Station

http://grantstation.com

Membership is costly, but it is discounted through techsoup.org at different times of the year. Offers ideas on different funding sources, as well as a toolkit for grant writers.

National Institute for Literacy

http://nifl.gov

offers facts on literacy statistics, and other publications on a number of literacy topics

Websites for Literacy Teachers and their Students

Basic Literacy

Life Skills

GED Prep

American Culture

ESL

Math

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Index