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My work provided me with one of these as their standard standing solution. It's not motorized, but it has pistons to assist raising/lowering that makes it relatively easy. Changing positions takes about 30s as I have to move my keyboard and mouse from the keyboard tray to the adjustable work surface.

The only cons are that it takes a bit of time to get set up correctly as you have to place a couple of stop screws to set the maximum height. It's also a little difficult to adjust the horizontal spacing on the monitor mounts (I have a 2-display setup). Other than that, it works great!

Best desk I've ever had. So good I bought a second one for home use.

Want to stand? No problem. Want to sit? Go ahead, it takes five seconds to adjust.

It's nice and solid, is made in the USA, and comes pre-assembled.

http://www.ergodesktop.com/

This is why I got my department to buy me a GeekDesk a couple of years ago.

We've been using Kangaroo desks. We went to them after trying out a few Ergotron sit-stand desks that were just too flimsy.

We've got about a dozen now and there have been nothing but positive reports including a few that have lost weight (not a controlled study). The best tool we've found for making sure the desk gets used is to have your PC read off the time every half-hour as a reminder to switch. I don't have one of the desks, but I use the half our reminder to get up and move around if I haven't recently.

It's a standing desk from ErgoDesktop that trivially converts to a sitting desk - turn one knob and push it down, or raise it back up.

It lets me stand most of the time, and sit if I want to.

http://www.ergodesktop.com/

I have one of these and like it a lot. Turns any desk into a sit/stand desk, and the tray is nice and large: http://www.ergodesktop.com/content/kangaroo-pro-junior/

Of course other people like it a lot, too, so it's a month backordered. You can usually find the Ergotron WorkFit-Ses in stock.

...makes a line of inexpensive desktop conversions for sit-or-stand. I too work for a non-profit and the price was decent enough that I was able to justify the purchase on health grounds. I love mine and would never go back to just sitting.

http://www.ergodesktop.com/products

No, I'm not affiliated with them in any way - just a satisfied customer.

I have been using this stand-up desk for the past eight months. http://www.ergodesktop.com/content/kangaroo-0 I am basically a middle-aged guy that doesn't exercise much, and has been sitting at my desk job for nearly 30 years. Even when I did exercise regularly it helped some but not a lot, even after going to a trainer. Before I switched I was starting to feel like my body was turning into Jello(tm). I noticed things going down hill at age 25, but those last few months before switching were like I was melting away into a heap of goo (insert dramatic sound). As all this research shows the sitting all day long sabotages anything you do in gym. Anyway, I am not going to claim it has turned me into Charles Atlas, but I do feel much better at the end of the day. Sure, I am tired but it's a good sort of tired. It's not a substitute for exercise, you should still work out. The first month was hard but it got easier over time as leg and back muscles started to work more and more efficiently. One interesting side effect is I really have come to dislike sitting anywhere, on the couch, even lying in bed. After I'm awake I'm outta there. My cholesterol numbers have improved a lot, even on top of the statin, and triglycerides have improved, basically everything is working better. Another interesting side effect is my biceps have gotten noticeably larger, go figure. I haven't lost any weight, I probably just ate more to make up for the increase in metabolism. Just do it.