Life As An Accidental Techie

Andy Wolber [email_address] www.NPowerMichigan.org Life as an Accidental Techie

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what you hope to learn today
It’s all about you …

88% of nonprofits spend less than 4% of their budget on technology. Source: Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management Study, 2006.

How Many IT Staff Per 100 Employees? HMO Government For profit Nonprofit Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mass. Department of Education, 1998.

Technology adoption identification correlates with spending Source: NTEN 2006 Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey Report.

Typical client 15 employees Early adopter = $50,250 Average = $23,340 In trouble = $13,005

Time Spent on IT Functions Source: NTEN 2006 Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey Report.

Almost 75% of time: Desktop support Infrastructure I.T. Management

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Help Desk 24 x 7 x 365

By Joni Podolsky By Sue Bennett

On-site technician $60 - $150 per hour

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www.auslogics.com/en/software/system-information

Update.Microsoft.com

Office.Microsoft.com

http://secunia.com/software_inspector/

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

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TECH ESSENTIALS: Purchasing Guide www.npowermichigan.org/resources/ 1. Computer $1,200. 2. Software 80. 3. Printer 500. 4. Backup 400. 5. DSL 500. 6. Wireless router, firewall and print server 100. 7. Domain email and website 10. 8. Fax 100. 9. Training 200. 10. Smartphone $1,500. $4,590.

Cost Per Page Laser 3-5 cents Inkjet 10-35 cents Networked copier <2 cents Color laser 7-9 cents Source: http://www.jeffersondavis.k12.ms.us/Departments/InformationTechnology/FAQs/tabid/72/Default.aspx accessed on 8/9/2007.

reviews.cnet.com

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Email
Calendar
Contacts
Tasks

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http://www.google.com/nonprofits

www.zoho.com

NAS Device (Synology Disk Station 207+, $340) plus 2 hard drives (Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm, 500Gb, $130 x 2)

www.mozypro.com

TECH ESSENTIALS: Purchasing Guide 1. Computer Per person (5 years) 2. Software Per person (upgrades vary) 3. Printer Per ten+ users (4 years) 4. Backup drives Per office (3 years) 5. DSL Annually 6. Wireless router, firewall and print server Per office (3 years) 7. Domain email and website Annually 8. Fax Per office (4 years) 9. Training Per person, annually 10. Smartphone Per person (2 years)

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Life As An Accidental Techie

by Andy Wolber on May 12, 2008

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