TechSoup Sees Upside for Nonprofits in Downturn

In light of the depressed economy and high unemployment, Ben-Horin has begun exploring the idea of establishing a "technology peace corps," with TechSoup serving as matchmaker between skilled technologists looking to volunteer and nonprofits in need of systems help.

"This idea makes a lot of sense to me," Ben-Horin said. "People are talking now about public service. There might be funding we could get from the stimulus package. There is a field of people who want to help on a technological level, but right now it's totally aggregated. It's like when a disaster hits, everyone wants to help, but there is no coherence to bringing everyone together."