Recently, folks in the Affinity Groups, our online community platform, discussed recommendations for simple web design and asset management tools -- certainly stuff that could be useful to any nonprofit technology organization. Participants in the DC area 501 Tech Club had a candid discussion about applications that can help create quick and easy websites. Solutions that were mentioned:

• Installing the wide range of full featured content management systems (CMS) in order to automate a lot of work associated with creating and maintaing a website
• Microsoft's Office Live, which is easy to use yet only fully supported on Internet Explorer
• The open source Wild Apricot, Square Space, and Site Kreator toolsets, which are supported on a wide range of platforms and browsers
• Possible free website creation tools provided by one's domain hosts
• A recent article by Idealware that may be worth checking out for more recommendations

Gavin Clabaugh, board member emeritus of NTEN and CTO at the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, was named one of the 50 most influential people in the nonprofit sector by the Nonprofit Times. This honor is bestowed to those individuals “for the impact they have now and for the innovative plans they are putting in place to evolve the charitable sector.”

In addition to Gavin, Daniel Ben-Horin, President of Compumentor, was honored again this year for his innovative work with Compumentor and Techsoup.

Both are very dear colleagues and friends, and we congratulate them for the recognition of their great work in the NPTech field!