TechSoup Sees Upside for Nonprofits in Downturn

TechSoup also is on its way to becoming the nation's clearinghouse for U.S. grant makers who want to fund organizations in other countries. The charities would be certified by TechSoup after meeting a set of 501c (3) equivalency standards being worked out with the Internal Revenue Service.

"We have a formal application in to the IRS to create a standardized methodology for approving equivalency determination for charitable organizations," said Masisak. "These are steps we will go through to make sure that money going across the border is really going to a charitable endeavor." TechSoup was selected as the repository agency by the Council on Foundations through a competitive bidding process.