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Getting the board on board with nonprofit technology changes

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from our friends at ParsonsTKO Selecting technology for a nonprofit or social good organization can take significant time and effort. Depending on the size, reach, and impact anticipated from a technology change, engaging the board of directors is often critical to your success. Let’s dive in.

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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

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How do you go about developing the technology skills of your staff? In this post, I will briefly explain how to pinpoint which technology skills folks need, assess current skill levels, provide training that doesn’t stink, and nurture a technology-positive culture where tech skills are a priority.

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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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These functions put facts in the hands of CEOs, boards of directors, and any other leader who, in an increasingly competitive environment, must take off their rose-colored glasses and see that their pet pony is actually a nag. The intersection of technology with the human touch is an area I’m going to explore in future posts.

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Follow Your Donors to Leading Technology

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Director of Marketing. With online giving on the rise , it behooves nonprofit leadership to focus on embracing technologies for more effective fundraising. Change Management Fundraising Management mobile fundraising online fundraising Fundraising' Elissa Everett. Your future supporters are standing by.

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To BYOD or Not to BYOD: One IT Director's Take

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Director of Technology Infrastructure. Some welcome it as a way for their users to get the latest technology without causing a major hit to the IT budget, while others take a very stern NIMBY approach. Darren Schoen. Broward Center for the Performing Arts. You need to be prepared for the BYOD conversation.

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Confessions of a Former Nonprofit IT Director: Dos and Don'ts

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Just a reminder that this column is meant to be a humorous and insightful “behind the scenes” take on what the people who are formally or informally responsible for technology at your organization are thinking and feeling. As always, no executive directors or board members were harmed in the writing of this article.

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Case Study: Artist Trust Applies Lessons from the Nonprofit Technology Leadership Academy

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An arts organization develops a technology plan to help meet diverse constituent needs. We really needed to think about how we should be investing in technology to align with our strategic goal to reach people statewide from our small office in tech-savvy Seattle," explained Margit Rankin, executive director. Kimberlee Roth.

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