Nonprofit organizations in the IT world aren't immune from the slumping economy. One Laptop Per Child, which provides inexpensive laptop computers for children in developing countries, cut its staff by 50 percent with the remaining 32 workers receiving reduced salaries. Despite the cuts, founder Nicholas Negroponte vowed to forge ahead with efforts to develop a sub-$100 laptop. OLPC is widely credited for breaking open the growing netbook market and has delivered laptops to 500,000 children around the world.
