Event Details

We know that information technology touches many aspects of our work in nonprofits. From accounting to programs to fundraising, we use technology to organize and analyze data, to communicate and deliver services. In this session, we’ll examine the role of information technology in supporting the essential functions, business processes and mission of a nonprofit organization.

Skill Takeaways:

• Explain the role of information in supporting the essential functions, business processes and mission of a nonprofit organization
• Understand basic technology terms (IT, ICT, LAN, Data, etc.)
• Describe managing information vs. managing technology

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(Please note this is the first webinar in the 7-part NTEN Technology Leadership Series.)

Presented by:  John Kenyon, a nonprofit technology and internet strategist, who has worked with nonprofits for over 18 years providing advice, teaching seminars and writing articles about technology. Along with Michael Stein, he wrote The eNonprofit: a guide to ASPs, internet services and online software. He served as Training and Consulting Manager at Groundspring.org/Network for Good before returning to private practice in 2005. John’s practice concentrates on strategic uses of appropriate technologies with a focus on leveraging the internet. In 2008, John authored the Effective Online Communications chapter in the NTEN book Managing Technology to Meet your Mission. He is an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco and has been a featured speaker across the US, England, Australia and online. More information and updates are available at www.johnkenyon.org.

Event Materials

• The Work System Method: Connecting People, Processes, and IT for Business Results By Steven Alter
• Systems Analysis & Design Fundamentals: A Business Process Redesign Approach By Ned Florencio Kock
• Managingnonprofits.org: Dynamic Management for the Digital Age By Ben Hecht and Ray Ramsey
• Technology Management to Build Capacity and Create Sustainability Report on Community Clinics Initiative