Online Tools for Service Providers

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Technical Assistance for Community Service (TACS): A training and consulting service for non-profit organizations.

Tech Soup: Offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology needs by providing free information, resources, and support. They also offer a product philanthropy service called TechSoup Stock.

Vision Action Network-Washington County: The Vision Action Network is a private non-profit organization committed to the promotion and support of collaborative community-based problem solving in Washington County.

National 211 site: The national United Way and AIRS have teamed up to provide information about the status of the 2-1-1 calling service at the national level.

AIRS: The Association of Information and Referral Systems is a national entity dedicated to promoting information and referral as a profession.

Northwest AIRS: The Northwest affiliate for AIRS.

Snopes: Before you forward an email that appears good intentioned with an incredible story that instructs you to "read and share" with everyone you know, check Snopes to see if the story is really a hoax or an urban legend.

Hoax Busters: The CIAC Internet Hoax and Chain Letter pages describe hoaxes and untrue chain letters found on the internet.

Meeting Wizard: Getting a group of people together at the same time can be a real challenge. This free online scheduling and invitation service may be the solution for which you were looking.

US Postal Service Zipcode Lookup: Trying to find a zipcode? Here you can search by street address or city name.

Mirriam-Webster Online: Looking for just the right word? Mirriam-Webster provides an online dictionary and an online thesaurus.

Alta Vista's Babel Fish Translation Tool: Use this online tool to translate a block of text or an entire web page to another language.