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TECHTOOLSGETTINGTHEMOSTBANGFORYOURBUCK
Presented by Deron [email protected]
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Themighty pencil—besttechnological toolever!
Technology assistant at the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
• Technology tinkerer for over 25 years
• Advertising & design print carrer
• Motion picture production career
• Road trip for change!
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The center serves as an information center on effective practices in nonprofit organizations, a statewide network for nonprofit board and staff members, and an advocate for the nonprofit sector as a whole.
Every Dollar Stretched!
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AGENDA
• WHO ARE YOU?
• 70/30 TCO
• TECHNOLOGY POLICY
• BACKCASTING
• LIGHTNING DEMO
• CAVEAT
• CONCLUDING REMARKS
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Hey,let’stakeaPollWhatisthestateofyourtechnologyinfrastructure
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BREAKITDOWN•CloudServices:
GoogleOffice365
•On-PremiseFileServer•SneakerNet
•Devices:DesktopSmartPhoneTablet
OrgEmployeeCount:
Lessthan1010-2525-5050-100Over100
•SocialMediaTwitterLinkedInFacebookPinterestInstagramTumblr
•CRMHubspotSalesforceVolgistics
•Surveys/PollingTwitterSurveyMonkeyDoodle
•OperatingSystemsWindowsMacOSXLinux
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ahtheoftused“TCO”The 70/30 Principle
Of Total Cost of Ownership
Whatever the cost of technology, it’s only 30% upfront,
70% is over time.
• TECHSOUP
• TECHNET
• LYNDA.COM
• YOUTUBE
• SLIDESHARE
DevelopyourownKnowledgebase
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• SOFTWARE UPDATES
• OPERATING SYSTEM UPDATES
• VIRUS PROTECTION
• UTILITIES
RegularMaintenance
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DEVELOP A TECHNOLOGY POLICY
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Maybe you work for a large organization that has it’s own Technology Department. If so, more than likely, there’s a policy that already exists.
Does it end there?Absolutely not! Develop a departmental policy that contextualizes that org policy to fit the processes of your department. And if you don’t have an existing policy to contextualize, let’s develop one.
S.M.A.R.T.Isitreally?
Specific, Measureable, Assignable, Realistic, Time-Related
• One person’s specific is another’s useless detail
• What are you really Measuring?
• What criteria do you use to define “realistic”?
• What criteria are we using to determine deadlines?
When you step back, doesn’t it seem rather arbitrary
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ConsideranalternativeLookingattheentireprocessasawhole
• Define clearly what is your Org mission
• Define what your department's mandate
• Describe the processes within your department
Questions:1) Does the processes you have help you achieve your mandate?
2) Can we simplify or remove steps?
3) Do we really need any “tech tool” to improve your processes?
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Once you answer the previous questions then you can start to think about technology solutions.
Allthetechnologyintheworldwon’thelpifthesystemisbroken.Improveprocessesfirstthenconsiderwhattechnology(ifany)isworthacquiring.Thenyoucanlooktowardmeetingyourdepartmentalmandateandinturnhelpyourorganizationfulfillitsmission.
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Backcastingnotyourgrandfather’sforecast
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LightningDemoStreak for Gmail
WiggioLibreOffice
LastPassHipChat
Inky emailUnroll.me
NameChangerFastStone Image viewer
LinkedInSlideShare
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Trendingvs.OpportunityDon’t get lulled into the Ohs and Ahs of a new technology.
What’s trending may not be an actionable opportunity.
How can you tell the difference? You just learned the basic idea of Systems Thinking.
Apply that to figure out your Technology Policy which then guides you in your decision-making.
TECHTOOLSGETTINGTHEMOSTBANGFORYOURBUCK
Presented by Deron [email protected]