Search

The Three C’s of NPTech

Loading...

Flash Player 9 (or above) is needed to view presentations.
We have detected that you do not have it on your computer. To install it, go here.

0 comments

Post a comment

    Post a comment
    Embed Video
    Edit your comment Cancel

    Notes on slide 1

    2 Favorites & 1 Group

    The Three C’s of NPTech - Presentation Transcript

    1. The Three C’s of NPTech Contacts, Communications, Cash A presentation to the CTC VISTA Project January 19, 2007 http://organizerscollaborative.org/presentations
    2. Before We Begin . . .
    3. Before We Begin . . . Challenge People, and especially organizations, are slow to understand new technology
    4. Before We Begin . . .
      • Challenge
      • People, and especially organizations, are slow to understand new technology
      • Strategies
      • Find peer organizations to demonstrate impact
      • Make sure to talk about technologies in lay terms
      • Link technology solutions to achieving mission
    5. Before We Begin . . .
    6. Before We Begin . . . Challenge Non-profits, especially small ones, are reluctant to spend money on technology
    7. Before We Begin . . .
      • Challenge
      • Non-profits, especially small ones, are reluctant to spend money on technology
      • Strategies
      • Educate yourself about ROI and then educate the NPO
      • Find sources of inexpensive software and hardware
      • Link technology solutions to achieving mission
    8. Before We Begin . . .
    9. Before We Begin . . . Challenge Non-profits, of all sizes, often have no plan for their information and communication technologies
    10. Before We Begin . . .
      • Challenge
      • Non-profits, of all sizes, often have no plan for their information and communication technologies
      • Strategies
      • Educate yourself on the tech planning process
      • Get leadership (program manager, ED, board) enthusiastic about creating a plan
      • Use Npower’sTechAtlas ( http://www.techatlas.org ) to get quick handle on needs
      • Link technology solutions to achieving mission
    11. Before We Begin . . .
      • Challenge
      • Non-profits, of all sizes, often have no plan for their information and communication technologies
      • Strategies
      • Educate yourself on the tech planning process
      • Get leadership (program manager, ED, board) enthusiastic about creating a plan
      • Use Npower’sTechAtlas ( http://www.techatlas.org ) to get quick handle on needs
      • Link technology solutions to achieving mission
      • BE PATIENT
    12. Contacts
    13. Contacts
      • Nonprofits are about people - members, constituents, funders, legislators, donors
    14. Contacts
      • Nonprofits are about people - members, constituents, funders, legislators, donors
      • Your ability to succeed is related to your ability to manage and understand the people you are connected to.
    15. Contacts
      • Nonprofits are about people - members, constituents, funders, legislators, donors
      • Your ability to succeed is related to your ability to manage and understand the people you are connected to.
      • This is where Customer (or Constituent) Management Relationship (CRM) tools come into play.
    16. Contacts
      • What makes a CRM a CRM?
      • Holistic
      • Consolidates
      • Coordinates
      • Improves data integrity
    17. Contacts some examples
      • CiviCRM - http://www.civicrm.org
      • Web-based, open source, based on Drupal or Jamoola, free, needs some tech skill
      • Salesforce - http://www.salesforce.com
      • Used by for-profit sales folks, have free NPO program, web-based, have support
      • ODB - http://organizersdb.org
      • Open source, free, based on VB (works like MS Access), PC platform only
    18. Contacts
      • Demo CiviCRM 1.6
      • http://demo.civicrm.org/drupal/
    19. Communications
    20. Communications
      • Clearly outreach, marketing, and internal / external communications are important
    21. Communications
      • Clearly outreach, marketing, and internal / external communications are important
      • This may be one of the easiest ways to get NPOs on board with technology
    22. Communications
      • Clearly outreach, marketing, and internal / external communications are important
      • This may be one of the easiest ways to get NPOs on board with technology
      • Three important areas - email, web, graphic design
    23. Communications some examples - EMAIL
      • Eudora - http://www.eudora.com
      • Free email client, small ads included
      • Gmail - http://www.gmail.com
      • Web-based email, integrates discussion groups, chat and other collaborative tools
      • Constant Contact - http://www.constantcontact.com
      • Web-based, mass mailing system
      • Worldmerge - http://www.coloradosoft.com/worldmrg
      • Creates personalize, merged email
    24. Communications EMAIL
      • Demo Constant Contact
      • http://www.constantcontact.com
    25. Communications some examples - WEB: HOSTING
      • Dreamhost - http://www.dreamhost.org
      • Has nice control panel, free for NPO
      • Community Software Lab - http://www.thecsl.org
      • Free web hosting & low-cost software dev
      • Grassroots .org - http://www.grassroots.org
      • Free web-hosting, program for web design
    26. Communications WEB: HOSTING
      • Demo of Dreamhost
      • http://www.dreamhost.com
      • Free hosting for NPOs at Dreamhost
      • http://wiki.dreamhost.com/index.php/Non-profit_Discount
    27. Communications WEB: Content Management System (CMS)
      • A CMS facilitates document control, auditing, editing, and timeline management. A Web CMS provides the following key features:
    28. Communications WEB: Content Management System (CMS)
      • A CMS facilitates document control, auditing, editing, and timeline management. A Web CMS provides the following key features:
      • Templates can change quickly
    29. Communications WEB: Content Management System (CMS)
      • A CMS facilitates document control, auditing, editing, and timeline management. A Web CMS provides the following key features:
      • Templates can change quickly
      • Content is easy to edit
    30. Communications WEB: Content Management System (CMS)
      • A CMS facilitates document control, auditing, editing, and timeline management. A Web CMS provides the following key features:
      • Templates can change quickly
      • Content is easy to edit
      • Features can build upon each other
    31. Communications WEB: Content Management System (CMS)
      • A CMS facilitates document control, auditing, editing, and timeline management. A Web CMS provides the following key features:
      • Templates can change quickly
      • Content is easy to edit
      • Features can build upon each other
      • As web standard changes built in
    32. Communications WEB: Content Management System (CMS)
      • A CMS facilitates document control, auditing, editing, and timeline management. A Web CMS provides the following key features:
      • Templates can change quickly
      • Content is easy to edit
      • Features can build upon each other
      • As web standard changes built in
      • Manage workflow -- often with multiple users
    33. Communications WEB: Content Management System (CMS)
      • A CMS facilitates document control, auditing, editing, and timeline management. A Web CMS provides the following key features:
      • Templates can change quickly
      • Content is easy to edit
      • Features can build upon each other
      • As web standard changes built in
      • Manage workflow -- often with multiple users
      • Manage documents
    34. Communications some examples - WEB: CMS
      • Wordpress - http://www.wordpress.org & http://www.wordpress.com
      • Primarily a blogging system, easy to use, many plugins
      • Drupal - http://www.drupal.com
      • Lots of functionality, community building potential, needs intermediate to advanced tech skill to setup, large npo user community
      • Joomla - http://www.joomla.org
      • Similar to Drupal, level of entry easier
    35. Communications WEB: CMS
      • Demo of Wordpress
      • http://www.grassrootsradioxii.org
    36. Communications some examples - GRAPHIC DESIGN
      • Inkscape - http://www.inkscape.org
      • Free, vector-based illustration software
      • Gimp - http://www.gimp.org
      • Free, photo editing tool
      • Impress - http://www.openoffice.org
      • Presentation app part of free office suite
      • Vista Print - http://www.vistaprint.com
      • One of many low-cost printing services
    37. Cash
    38. Cash
      • As important as people, financial resource are crucial for a stable NPO. Here are three areas to look at how technology can help:
    39. Cash
      • As important as people, financial resource are crucial for a stable NPO. Here are three areas to look at how technology can help:
        • Transactions
    40. Cash
      • As important as people, financial resource are crucial for a stable NPO. Here are three areas to look at how technology can help:
        • Transactions
        • Bookkeeping
    41. Cash
      • As important as people, financial resource are crucial for a stable NPO. Here are three areas to look at how technology can help:
        • Transactions
        • Bookkeeping
        • Fundraising
    42. Cash some examples - TRANSACTIONS
      • Network for Good / Groundspring http://www.networkforgood.com
      • http://www. groundspring .com
      • Credit card donation services (free & customized versions)
      • Pay Pal - http://www. paypal .com
      • Linked to bank account, no NPO status required - low fees
      • Merchant Account - various site - one is http://www.echo-inc.com
    43. Cash TRANSACTIONS
      • Demo of Network for Good
      • http://www.ltc.org
      • Demo of Groundspring
      • http://www.organizerscollaborative.org/donate
      • Demo of Paypal
      • http://www.compartners.org/donate
    44. Cash some examples - BOOKKEEPING / BUDGETS
      • Quickbooks for Nonprofits
      • http://www.techsoup.org/stock
      • Accounting software made affordable via TechSoup donation program
      • Calc - http://www.openoffice.org
      • Free spreadsheet app part of office suite
    45. Cash some examples - FUNDRAISING
      • CiviContribute - http://civicrm.org/civicontribute
      • Module works with Drupal / Jamoola and CiviCRM to accept and track donatoins
      • Charity Badge - http://promotions.yahoo.com/giving
      • Using the power of social networking to build financial resources
      • Echo Bat - http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/729
      • Module for Drupal 4.6 that tracks donations visually
    46. Cash FUNDRAISING
      • Demo of Charity Badge - http://promotions.yahoo.com/giving
      • Demo of Echo Bat - http://www.organizersdb.org
    47. Some Key Resources
      • TechSoup - http://www.techsoup.org
      • NTEN - http://www.nten.org
      • DotOrganize Tool Crib - http:// toolcrib . ning .com
      • Organizers’ Collaborative - Tech Tips
      • http://organizerscollaborative.org/techtips
      • RSS - NPTech
    48. Some Additional Resources
      • Bryght - http://www.bryght.com
      • Online hosting of Drupal
      • CTCNet - http://www.ctcnet.org
      • Lots fo resources for community tech including access for all grants
      • Alliance for Tech Access - http://www.ataccess.org
      • Resources for ensure equality of access for those with disabilities
      • More Graphic Design Resources:
      • http://www.photofiltre.com
      • http://www.ironfonview.com
      • http://www.xnview.com
    49. My Contact Info
      • Felicia M. Sullivan
      • Organizers’ Collaborative
      • 14 Beacon Street - Suite 707
      • Boston, MA 02108
      • [ v ] 617.720.6190
      • [ e ] [email_address]
      • [ w ] http://www.organizerscollaborative.org

    + FeliciaFelicia, 3 years ago

    custom

    1232 views, 2 favs, 1 embeds more stats

    Contacts, Communications, Cash

    A presentation to more

    More info about this document

    © All Rights Reserved

    Go to text version

    • Total Views 1232
      • 1221 on SlideShare
      • 11 from embeds
    • Comments 0
    • Favorites 2
    • Downloads 0
    Most viewed embeds
    • 11 views on http://organizerscollaborative.org

    more

    All embeds
    • 11 views on http://organizerscollaborative.org

    less

    Flagged as inappropriate Flag as inappropriate
    Flag as inappropriate

    Select your reason for flagging this presentation as inappropriate. If needed, use the feedback form to let us know more details.

    Cancel
    File a copyright complaint
    Having problems? Go to our helpdesk?

    Categories

    Tags

    Groups / Events

    -->
    Search
    RSS Feed
    What's new?

    © 2009 SlideShare Inc. All Rights Reserved