Make sure your new technology choices are really the solutions you need.

By David Mckenna

“The Internet provides for a far richer set of opportunities for nonprofits to engage with their donors than traditional methods,” says Dan Geiger, Groundspring.org’s executive director. “It can be a lot more cost effective.”

That’s because ASPs can be used to take care of so many jobs. Personnel at nonprofits can use an ASP at will without having to install and manage software systems. The ASP people keep the software they use up to date, process transactions and handle e-mail for the nonprofit — all for a reasonable fee.