Daniel Ben-Horin is the Founder and co-CEO of TechSoup, which he created in 1987 as “CompuMentor” by tapping volunteer resources on the WELL, one of the first online communities.
In 2007, TechSoup is one of the most comprehensive nonprofit technology assistance institutions in the world, employing a staff of 150 and deploying a budget of over $18 million. It conducts a range of major programs on the international, national and the local level, including the operation of its nonprofit technology Web site TechSoup and its distribution service for technology product donations, TechSoup Stock. TechSoup’s newest programs are TechSoup’s NetSquared initiative to help nonprofits worldwide use new Internet-based tools such as blogging and podcasting to extend their reach and impact, and TechSoup Global, its program aimed at building NGO capacity worldwide.
In addition to guiding the evolution of the organization, Ben-Horin speaks and writes frequently on issues related to the underserved's access to technology. He also serves on the board of the Nonprofit Finance Fund. Since 2004 ,The Nonprofit Times has been including Ben-Horin on its annual list of the 50 most influential leaders in the U.S.nonprofit sector.
Prior to founding TechSoup, Ben-Horin was a journalist, contributing to publications including The New York Times, The Nation, Mother Jones, Harper’s Weekly, Redbook, and many others.
On the lighter side, Daniel Ben-Horin was the subject of a "Boss" Interview in the Technology section of the New York Times on November 26, 2007. The interview was done by longtime Times contributor, Perry Garfinkel, who wrote the first national media story, also in the Times, about CompuMentor in November of 1988, and who more recently wrote " Buddha or Bust: In Search of Truth, Meaning, happiness and the Man Who Found them All."
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