Managing technology to meet your mission: a strategic guide for nonprofit leaders

With contributions from the top experts in the nonprofit tech field, this book will provide nonprofit decision makers with the information they need to make smart, strategic decisions about technology. Unlike other books, The Tech For Good Guide will hone in on how to manage technology in an organization and offer practical advice on critical subject matter unfamiliar or mysterious to many in nonprofits. Making decisions about technology frequently involves a significant commitment of financial and staff resources, and the results of thosedecisions, good or bad, can tangibly impact an organizations ability to carryout it mission effectively and efficiently. Decision making about technology often acts as a litmus test for the efficacy of organizational decision makingin general. While many of the steps are similar to non-technology related strategic decision making (including needs assessment, comparing solutions and well-thought out implementation of systems), the results of technology decisionsfrequently result in highly visible and impactful outcomes, both positive andnegative. Given the fact that most nonprofit leaders have little experience in technology, and that it can be an intimidating subject, this book, by improving one's ability to make technology-related decisions, will effectively improve the decision making processes across any organization. The Tech For Good Guide will ground readers in the foundations of Information Technology (IT) as well as prepare them for the future, showing them how technology can be strategically deployed in their organizations to better accomplish their missions.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-34365-4
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 320
• Fecha Publicación: 02/04/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés