TOOLBOX FEATURE: Creating a Website http://www.toolbox.creative-capital.org/articles/webhowto
Building a website for your artwork may seem like a daunting or expensive proposition,
but it need not be; many might be surprised to find that simply with a personal
computer and email account through a standard provider like AOL or Earthlink,
they already have the ability to set up a suitable website. This tutorial does
not give all the information necessary to set up a website, but outlines
five steps necessary for creating one.
Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center http://www.harvestworks.org/
Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center is a non-for-profit organization founded
in 1977 to cultivate artistic talent using electronic technologies. Harvestworks'
programs provide the artist with production studios, grant opportunities, education,
communal lab practice and distribution. Their 2000 square foot facility is designed
so artists and students can gain an understanding of how to use digital tools
as well as how to conceptualize a project. Located in New York City, Harvestworks
offers a creative environment where artists learn new technologies, create art,
and exhibit new works in an integrated way.
NPower New York http://www.npowerny.org/
NPower New York is a technology service organization for New York nonprofits,
with services available to all 501(c)3 charitable organizations within New York
City's five boroughs, with the exception of grade schools and houses of worship.
A membership organization, it uses a sliding scale for annual dues (from $150
to $500, based on your organization's budget) and offers many free services to
non-members. Members-only services include: access to in-kind donations, advance
access to technology tools, discounts on consulting and training (including database,
network, and website design), discounts on hardware through group purchasing,
discounts on scheduled support (visiting technical troubleshooters for organizations
with limited technical staff), scholarships for technical training, technology
forums, reference library, and volunteer matching. Free services to non-members
include: referrals to technology-grant foundations, website links about technical
needs, fundraising, and volunteer help, pro-bono "Days of Service" where
volunteers help non-profits with computer issues, quarterly newsletter.
Tech Soup http://www.techsoup.org/
TechSoup is "the techonology place for nonprofits." They offer articles
on nonprofit discounts (on computers and software, web and software training,
and more), technology planning, hardware, software, using the internet, web building,
consultants, technological training, computer networks, internet connections,
databases, online fundraising and fundraising software, Community Technology
Centers, and product reviews. Also non-technologically based articles on how
to find & use volunteers. Special resources include message boards, nonprofit
stories, career advice, and technical support. TechSoup offers an email newsletter,
and past issues are archived online.
