Free Software for Non-Profit Organizations

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER

From: "Thomas G. Tate" Organization: Extension Service, USDA ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Thu, 7 Apr 1994 15:38:54 -0700 (PDT) From: John Brueck To: usnonprofit-l@rain.org Subject: Free Software for Non-Profits (fwd)

Thanks to Laurie Anderson, Carnegie Library of Research Pittsburg PA

Abstracted from: Grassroots Fundraising Journal Dec 1993

Free Software

Many computer companies donate computer software to non-profit organizations. Here is a partial list of companies that provide free software to all types of nonprofits. For application forms, contact the company's corporate giving or public affairs department. For a more comprehensive list of companies that award computer software and hardware grants, see The Nonprofit Computer Sourcebook, published by The Taft Group,(800) 877-TAFT, and The Directory of Computer and High Technology Grants, published by Research Grant Guides, (407) 795-6129.

Some other companies with equipment and software grant programs include:

Atari Corp., Sunnyvale, CA; Control Data Corp,, Minneapolis, MN; Data General Corp., Westboro, MA; Dlgital Equipment Corp,, Maynard, MA; Hewlett-Packard Co,, Palo Alto, CA; IBM Corporation, Purchase, NY; Lotus Development, Cambridge, MA; Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL; NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH; Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT; Prime Computer; Inc., Natick, MA.

Contact Available Software

--------------------------------------------------------------------- BorlandInternational dbase III Plus 1800 Green Hills Road dBase IV Scotts Valley, CA 95067 Sprint (408) 439-1800 Framework IV Quattro Pro Paradox 3.5

Broderbund SoftwareCompanion 17 Paul Drive Graphics I.ib, San Rafael, CA 94903 Kid Pix (415) 382-4400 PrintShop

Claris Corporation FileMaker Pro 5201 Patrick Henry Drive MacDraw Santa Clara, CA 95052 MacWrite (408) 987-7000 AppleWorks 3.0 Appleworks

Gifts in Kind America Lotus 700 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 300 Microsoft Alexandria, VA 22314

Computer Associates (703) 836-2121

Egghead Discount Aldus

Microsoft Corporation Word One Microsoft Way Works Redmond, WA 98052 Excel (206) 882-8080 MS DOS

Novell, Inc. Netware Lite 890 Ross Drive Netware 386 Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (415) 747-4048

Software Publishing Professional Write 3165 Kiser Road Professional Write PIus Santa Clara, CA 95051 Harvard Projects Manager (408) 450-7331 Professional File Harvard Graphics 3.0

The Software Toolworks Multimedia PC 60 Leveroni Court CD ROM Novato, CA 94949 (415) 883-3000, ext. 520

lnformation compiled by: Nonprofit Management Strategies

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