Re: [DDN] Charity Advantage?
Folks,
If you are paying more than $100 per year for web hosting, then you are
paying too much. I volunteer with a little nonprofit that provides web
hosting to others. the hosting comes with access to a control panel where
you can do whatever you want. it is easy to learn and works.
This is a good little revenue stream for a small nonprofit organization. The
group I am connected with (The Charlotte Folk Society) makes roughly $1000 a
year by reselling web hosting to small nonprofits at low rates. The
aggregate provides them with the revenue, plus they have their own site
hosted for free. Engaging in reselling is easy to set up and manage. The
Folk Society does no advertising for clients and we have 10. We're looking
at adding some tiered services to lower the price even more to individual
organizations and microbusinesses.
The fact that the organization is unclear about its status is a big red
flag. That they charge so much so you can add pages... is ludicrous on its
face. $35 per month -- if THEY do all the heavy lifting MIGHT be acceptable.
But for YOU to do itno way.
My $0.02.
Steve Snow
Stephen Snow, MA, National Certified Counselor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Where love stops, power
www.commcure.com begins, and violence
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Artist-Blacksmith Assn. of N. America (www.abana.org)
Assn. For Community Networking (www.afcn.org)
Charlotte Folk Society (www.folksociety.org)
Int'l Society for the Study of Dissociation (www.issd.org)
Int'l Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (www.istss.org)
Si Kahn (www.sikahn.com)
One Special Christmas (www.onespecialchristmas.org)
American Counseling Association (www.counseling.org)
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From: Tim Gemelli [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group
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Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [DDN] Charity Advantage?
I don't believe they are, as I cannot find them in Guidestar (which lists
all registered nonprofits. It also seems like alot of money $35 just for
web hosting!
Tim Gemelli
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RE: [DDN] Charity Advantage?
Thanks to everyone who has responded to this request. You have confirmed
my initial feeling that this was not something I wanted to post on my
blog!
Siobhan
Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS
Community Outreach Liaison
National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region
Creighton University Health Sciences Library
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
402-280-4156/800-338-7657
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen
Snow
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 5:14 AM
To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group
Subject: Re: [DDN] Charity Advantage?
Folks,
If you are paying more than $100 per year for web hosting, then you are
paying too much. I volunteer with a little nonprofit that provides web
hosting to others. the hosting comes with access to a control panel
where
you can do whatever you want. it is easy to learn and works.
This is a good little revenue stream for a small nonprofit organization.
The
group I am connected with (The Charlotte Folk Society) makes roughly
$1000 a
year by reselling web hosting to small nonprofits at low rates. The
aggregate provides them with the revenue, plus they have their own site
hosted for free. Engaging in reselling is easy to set up and manage. The
Folk Society does no advertising for clients and we have 10. We're
looking
at adding some tiered services to lower the price even more to
individual
organizations and microbusinesses.
The fact that the organization is unclear about its status is a big red
flag. That they charge so much so you can add pages... is ludicrous on
its
face. $35 per month -- if THEY do all the heavy lifting MIGHT be
acceptable.
But for YOU to do itno way.
My $0.02.
Steve Snow
Stephen Snow, MA, National Certified Counselor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Where love stops, power
www.commcure.com begins, and violence
704.569.0243 and terror. -- CG Jung
--
GROW BY GIVING: VOLUNTEER
Artist-Blacksmith Assn. of N. America (www.abana.org)
Assn. For Community Networking (www.afcn.org)
Charlotte Folk Society (www.folksociety.org)
Int'l Society for the Study of Dissociation (www.issd.org)
Int'l Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (www.istss.org)
Si Kahn (www.sikahn.com)
One Special Christmas (www.onespecialchristmas.org)
American Counseling Association (www.counseling.org)
N.C. Counseling Association (www.nccounseling.org)
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- Original Message -
From: Tim Gemelli [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [DDN] Charity Advantage?
I don't believe they are, as I cannot find them in Guidestar (which
lists
all registered nonprofits. It also seems like alot of money $35 just
for
web hosting!
Tim Gemelli
Principal
{ www.eNonProfits.org }
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Re: [DDN] Charity Advantage?
I use a web hosting company, which I've had for 5 years, which charges
$50/YEAR, with a $25 startup fee, and offers more email accounts, more
storage, and equivalent support to this $35/mo+69 startup fee offer...
Doesn't sound like a deal...
Regards, Fred
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On May 9, 2005, at 11:28 AM, Tim Gemelli wrote:
I don't believe they are, as I cannot find them in Guidestar (which
lists all registered nonprofits. It also seems like alot of money $35
just for web hosting!
Tim Gemelli
Principal
{ www.eNonProfits.org }
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From: Terry Mar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group'
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 10:00 AM
Subject: RE: [DDN] Charity Advantage?
Does anyone out there know if Charity Advantage is a nonprofit or a
For
profit organization?
There is nothing on their website that clearly states what they
really are.
They say some pretty ambiguous things, like:
We want to thank the following foundations for their continued
support of
nonprofits:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
But they really don't say that they received grants from these
foundations.
They also say:
NP Online Action would not be possible without the following
companies:
Cisco, MicroSoft, Dell, Yhaoo
But again they do not specifically say that they received grants or
just
purchased/use this technology.
The only thing that is clearly spelled out is the following:
Commitment by Recipient: One-time program administration fee of $59.
And,
Monthly budget of $35 for website hosting and maintenance. Maintenance
enables your organization to add new web pages and update content on
existing pages any time.
Any comments?
Terry
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 10:44 AM
To: DIGITALDIVIDE (Digital Divide)
Subject: [DDN] Charity Advantage?
Has anyone heard of Charity Advantage?
http://www.charityadvantage.com/ They
are now accepting proposals for tchonology and service program to
improve
technology and build networks within US based non-profit agencies.
Siobhan
Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS
Community Outreach Liaison
National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region
Creighton
University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE
68178
402-280-4156/800-338-7657
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site)
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RE: [DDN] Charity Advantage?
I checked on line for California Fundraising Trusts and more specifically for non profit organizations based on the ZIP code for Charity Advantage in Fallbrook California. Both searches resulted in zero hits for Charity Advantage, Inc. I suspect they are a for profit organization dealing with non profits through the Internet and doing so at reduced rates. Anyone else know more? I did receive an email from one of their officers earlier since we do basically the same line of services at a state-wide level and I wrote to them to offer to collaborate. Harold Smith, Director CyberSkills/Vermont -Original Message- From: Terry Mar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 10:00 AM To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: RE: [DDN] Charity Advantage? Does anyone out there know if Charity Advantage is a nonprofit or a For profit organization? There is nothing on their website that clearly states what they really are. They say some pretty ambiguous things, like: We want to thank the following foundations for their continued support of nonprofits: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation David and Lucile Packard Foundation But they really don't say that they received grants from these foundations. They also say: NP Online Action would not be possible without the following companies: Cisco, MicroSoft, Dell, Yhaoo But again they do not specifically say that they received grants or just purchased/use this technology. The only thing that is clearly spelled out is the following: Commitment by Recipient: One-time program administration fee of $59. And, Monthly budget of $35 for website hosting and maintenance. Maintenance enables your organization to add new web pages and update content on existing pages any time. Any comments? Terry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 10:44 AM To: DIGITALDIVIDE (Digital Divide) Subject: [DDN] Charity Advantage? Has anyone heard of Charity Advantage? http://www.charityadvantage.com/ They are now accepting proposals for tchonology and service program to improve technology and build networks within US based non-profit agencies. Siobhan Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] Charity Advantage?
I don't believe they are, as I cannot find them in Guidestar (which lists all
registered nonprofits. It also seems like alot of money $35 just for web
hosting!
Tim Gemelli
Principal
{ www.eNonProfits.org }
- Original Message -
From: Terry Mar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 10:00 AM
Subject: RE: [DDN] Charity Advantage?
Does anyone out there know if Charity Advantage is a nonprofit or a For
profit organization?
There is nothing on their website that clearly states what they really are.
They say some pretty ambiguous things, like:
We want to thank the following foundations for their continued support of
nonprofits:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
But they really don't say that they received grants from these foundations.
They also say:
NP Online Action would not be possible without the following companies:
Cisco, MicroSoft, Dell, Yhaoo
But again they do not specifically say that they received grants or just
purchased/use this technology.
The only thing that is clearly spelled out is the following:
Commitment by Recipient: One-time program administration fee of $59. And,
Monthly budget of $35 for website hosting and maintenance. Maintenance
enables your organization to add new web pages and update content on
existing pages any time.
Any comments?
Terry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 10:44 AM
To: DIGITALDIVIDE (Digital Divide)
Subject: [DDN] Charity Advantage?
Has anyone heard of Charity Advantage? http://www.charityadvantage.com/ They
are now accepting proposals for tchonology and service program to improve
technology and build networks within US based non-profit agencies.
Siobhan
Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS
Community Outreach Liaison
National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton
University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178
402-280-4156/800-338-7657
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site)
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http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide
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RE: [DDN] Charity Advantage? Net Cruiser Technologies Inc.
Their domain is registered to Net Cruiser Technologies Inc. out of PA. A search on Google turned up some government sites listing their program and links to out of date Urls, a few of which are archived. About Net Cruiser Technologies, Inc. http://web.archive.org/web/20030306224741/http://www.charityadvantage.co m/nctcompany.htm http://tinyurl.com/bp86u $35/mo would get you some very nice shared hosting these days, and this amount would be considered pretty expensive by today's standards. You are right though, it does smell kind of fishy. Corporate info follows. Kelvin --- PA - Dept of State http://www.dos.state.pa.us/corps/site/default.asp Entity Type PENNSYLVANIA BUSINESS CORPORATION Entity Name NET CRUISER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Entity No. 2809123 Filing Date 04/02/1998 Letter of Consent No Address 127 FENNERTON RD PAOLIPennsylvania USA 19301 County Chester JurisdictionPA Purpose BROAD Limited Authority No Corporate Officers Updated Date04/02/1998 President DAVID EPSTEIN Secretary - Treasurer - Vice-President - Instrument History Doc TypeMicrofilm# Micro# StartMicro# End Filing DateComments ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT-BUSINESS 218 616 617 03/03/2000 ADR NCFR: SAMSON MARKETING INC ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION-BUSINESS 9825649 649 04/02/1998 - -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terry Mar Sent: May 9, 2005 7:00 AM To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: RE: [DDN] Charity Advantage? Does anyone out there know if Charity Advantage is a nonprofit or a For profit organization? They also say: NP Online Action would not be possible without the following companies: Cisco, MicroSoft, Dell, Yhaoo But again they do not specifically say that they received grants or just purchased/use this technology. The only thing that is clearly spelled out is the following: Commitment by Recipient: One-time program administration fee of $59. And, Monthly budget of $35 for website hosting and maintenance. Maintenance enables your organization to add new web pages and update content on existing pages any time. Any comments? Terry ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
RE: [DDN] Charity Advantage?
Does anyone out there know if Charity Advantage is a nonprofit or a For profit organization? There is nothing on their website that clearly states what they really are. They say some pretty ambiguous things, like: We want to thank the following foundations for their continued support of nonprofits: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation David and Lucile Packard Foundation But they really don't say that they received grants from these foundations. They also say: NP Online Action would not be possible without the following companies: Cisco, MicroSoft, Dell, Yhaoo But again they do not specifically say that they received grants or just purchased/use this technology. The only thing that is clearly spelled out is the following: Commitment by Recipient: One-time program administration fee of $59. And, Monthly budget of $35 for website hosting and maintenance. Maintenance enables your organization to add new web pages and update content on existing pages any time. Any comments? Terry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 10:44 AM To: DIGITALDIVIDE (Digital Divide) Subject: [DDN] Charity Advantage? Has anyone heard of Charity Advantage? http://www.charityadvantage.com/ They are now accepting proposals for tchonology and service program to improve technology and build networks within US based non-profit agencies. Siobhan Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] Charity Advantage?
I had the same reservations. Full disclosure would be appreciated. Laura Waterman Wittstock Minneapolis, MN USA On Monday, May 9, 2005, at 09:00 AM, Terry Mar wrote: Does anyone out there know if Charity Advantage is a nonprofit or a For profit organization? There is nothing on their website that clearly states what they really are. They say some pretty ambiguous things, like: We want to thank the following foundations for their continued support of nonprofits: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation David and Lucile Packard Foundation But they really don't say that they received grants from these foundations. They also say: NP Online Action would not be possible without the following companies: Cisco, MicroSoft, Dell, Yhaoo But again they do not specifically say that they received grants or just purchased/use this technology. The only thing that is clearly spelled out is the following: Commitment by Recipient: One-time program administration fee of $59. And, Monthly budget of $35 for website hosting and maintenance. Maintenance enables your organization to add new web pages and update content on existing pages any time. Any comments? Terry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 10:44 AM To: DIGITALDIVIDE (Digital Divide) Subject: [DDN] Charity Advantage? Has anyone heard of Charity Advantage? http://www.charityadvantage.com/ They are now accepting proposals for tchonology and service program to improve technology and build networks within US based non-profit agencies. Siobhan Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. Laura Waterman Wittstock Minneapolis, MN 612-387-4915 www.laurawatermanwittstock.com http://laurawatermanwittstock.blogspot.com/ ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
