Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JANUARY 27, 2009

For a couple of years now we've been seeing talk of Green IT, and as early as 2007 management consulting giants Gartner and McKinsey were addressing Green issues as a major issue facing IT managers. These include virtualizing your servers to use fewer boxes, and using your technology to minimze travel.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

Let’s face it; every day we use our smartphones and mobile technology to get through daily and simple tasks, from finding information, to exercise, to learning new languages, even finding the nearest grocery store. Gamification is a great motivator when research, information technology, and graphic design- all align. Target Audience.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2011

Last week, Gartner “the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company” issued a press release around the results of a worldwide survey of CIO’s in the commercial sector. The survey identified cloud computing as the top technology priority for CIOs in 2011. Author: Tad Druart.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

If there are too many unanswered questions about the impact of the technology platform, better to wait until others have been able to deliver tangible value. Moderate Approach: Understand the argument for an early investment but will also insist on a sound cost/benefit analysis when new ways of doing things are not yet fully proven.

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Nucleus

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

A critical and accelerating – but easily-addressable – problem Former Gartner Research VP (and Director of World Wide Technologies for American Express) Jim Sinur recently wrote an op-ed piece with direct application to the member industry.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

"As the use of virtual environments for business purposes grows, enterprises need to understand how employees are using avatars in ways that might affect the enterprise or the enterprise's reputation," said James Lundy , managing vice president at Gartner, Inc. 90% restrict usage to business purposes only.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In contrast, non-CRM-platform-based AMS systems simply do not have the funds to keep up with future-forward technologies, including mobility, predictive analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI). How innovative is the technology? Look for technology with a strong track record and reputation for technology innovation. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

This word cloud is from a virtual workshop I facilitated asking participants what the barriers to effective virtual meetings are: technology, engagement, connectivity, and participation. Aside from technical issues, the biggest problem is engagement. Test your technology before the meeting and resolve any technical issues.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Remote work and reduced budgets due to COVID-19 have only magnified these issues. According to research firm Gartner, 99% of cloud security failures and resulting data loss will be the customer’s fault through 2025. There’s no doubt that the pandemic has changed the perception of technology for many nonprofit leaders.

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Is the technology meant to improve efficiency serving as a barrier to strategy development? Technology can pose as many productivity challenges as it solves, according to a Gartner/Deloitte report. This is the exact productivity issue we’re trying to address. It is the perfect place to start a portfolio review session.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

It's time to catch up on some of the nonprofit technology trends and news once again. I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy new infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends for the sector. Here's the latest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Gartner's Technology Hype Cycles : I created that diagram based on the Gartner's theory and have seen it come into play over and over again. Facebook and Twitter (yes a social network too) are suffering from scaling issues , as a result, their sites have a great deal of downtime or latency. Fatigue or Plateau?

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Want to know what’s on the horizon for association technology in 2020? But when it comes to association technology trends, you don’t necessarily have to look far into the future to see the road ahead. And, while they may stumble a bit along the way, they shouldn’t be afraid to take the next steps to future-forward technology.

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