As organizations strategize about adopting new technologies an appreciation for the degree of openness and resistance to technology embedded in the existing organizational culture is helpful.
Help and Knowledge Is Closer Than You Think
Recommended technology-related websites, electronic newsletters and listservs that have nonprofits in mind.
Mission-Driven Technology Planning
Mission and people guide technology planning rather than machines. Several leaders describe their successful planning experiences.
The Digital Divide
Peter Miller, Dirk Slater, and Candy Taaffee orient readers to the defining issues (access, training, and content) and the associated strategies.
Developing a Presence on the ‘Net: An Interview with Michael Stein
Michael Stein demystifies what it means to weave hardware, software and human-ware into successful communication and advocacy campaigns.
e-Fundraising
This article cuts through the buzz and offers a sobering and refreshing analysis.
The Oversight Fallacy
In a thought-provoking challenge to traditional understanding of boards, the author argues that insight is more effective than oversight as a governance strategy.
Practice Makes Perfect — or at Least Able To Do the Job
FROM THE ARCHIVES:
Kim Klein shares how an intended request for $10,000 was instantly diminished to $1,000 because she had not practiced her “ask”—an important lesson for all. Klein is a guru par excellence in the matter of raising money precisely because she integrates into her training an acknowledgement of our own emotional reactions to THE ASK. This cautionary tale should send you straight to the bathroom mirror for a little practice time.
Top 15 Things Executive Directors Need to Know about Technology
A humorous translation of techno-babble.
Charitable Remainder Trusts: Everyone (But the IRS) Benefits
Tom Raffa simplifies the basics of the ever more prevalent charitable remainder trust.
Truth-Telling: Building Authentic Relationships to Unleash Human Potential
Erline Belton teaches truth-telling as a basic value and guiding principle to unleash the untapped human potential in high performance groups.
Oh Yes, Nonprofits Can and Do Advocate for Legislation!
Lobbying by “charities,” nonprofits exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, is legal and encouraged by Congress.