Ever wonder if the emerging technologies you hear about will affect nonprofits? Chances are they already have. Let’s recap 2015 breakthroughs and look ahead to learn how things such as wearables, artificial intelligence, drones and 3D printing may directly affect your organization. The Powertools for Nonprofits conference provides an educational forum for nonprofit professionals, volunteers and board members, offering ideas on how to leverage resources, strengthen organizational effectiveness and improve the quality of life for all.

1. technology
Implica(ons
for
Nonprofits

2. innovation implications
• general
exposure
to
technologies
• where
to
find
what’s
trending
• define
“emerging”
technologies
• what
are
nonprofit
technologies
• 2015
technology
breakthroughs
• looking
ahead
to
the
near
future
• the
effect
on
your
organiza(on

3. general exposure to technologies
• mobile
dona(ons
• wearable
devices
• ar(ficial
intelligence
• twee(ng
• cloud
compu(ng
• responsive
design
• drones
• hackathons
• fuel
cells
• gene(c
engineering
• high
speed
transporta(on
• 3D
prin(ng

4. where to find what’s trending
• news:
gartner,
forrester,
mit,
and
standford
• business
magazines:
forbes
and
inc.
• tech
news
blogs:
– Mashable
hLp://www.mashable.com
– TechCrunch
hLp://www.techcrunch.com/
– TheNextWeb
hLp://www.thenextweb.com/
– The
Verge
hLp://www.theverge.com/
– arstechnica
hLp://arstechnica.com/
– VentureBeat
hLp://www.venturebeat.com/
– SlideShare
hLp://www.slideshare.net/JeffFrey4

5. define “emerging” technologies

6. define “emerging” technologies

7. define “emerging” technologies

8. what are nonprofit technologies

9. what are nonprofit technologies

10. what are nonprofit technologies

11. 2015 technology breakthroughs
• mobile
dona(ons
• wearable
devices
• ar(ficial
intelligence
• twee(ng
• cloud
compu(ng
• responsive
design
• drones
• hackathons
• fuel
cells
• gene(c
engineering
• high
speed
transporta(on
• 3D
prin(ng

13. Much
More
than
Fitness
Trackers

25. 2015 technology breakthroughs
• mobile
dona(ons
• wearable
devices
• ar(ficial
intelligence
• twee(ng
• cloud
compu(ng
• responsive
design
• drones
• hackathons
• fuel
cells
• gene(c
engineering
• high
speed
transporta(on
• 3D
prin(ng

26. looking ahead to the near future

27. looking ahead to the near future

28. looking ahead to the near future

29. looking ahead to the near future

30. looking ahead to the near future

31. looking ahead to the near future

32. the effect on your organization
• heightened
expecta(ons
–
ex.
mobile
dona(ons
• “metoo”
technology
–
have
to
push
past
it
• brainstorm
breakthroughs
–
specific
to
your
org
• saving
money
–
passive
and
proac(ve:
hackathon
• many
startups
looking
for
proof
of
tech
/
funding
• who
can
you
partner
with
–
Sherwin
Williams
• (e
everything
back
to
audiences,
needs,
use
• don’t
let
tech
languish
to
long
plateaued

33. innovation implications
• general
exposure
to
technologies
• where
to
find
what’s
trending
• define
“emerging”
technologies
• what
are
nonprofit
technologies
• 2015
technology
breakthroughs
• looking
ahead
to
the
near
future
• the
effect
on
your
organiza(on

34. technology
Implica(ons
for
Nonprofits
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