Wired for Good

Strategic Technology Planning for Nonprofits

Preface

THE INTEGRATION of information technology (IT) into many of our daily activities has dramatically changed the way we live. It has altered the way we communicate, conduct business, and access resources. The computer has made it possible for us to increase our efficiencies and productivity, and the Internet has collapsed time and distance on a global scale. Information technology has done for the economy and the world's social infrastructure what no other new technology has done since the industrial revolution. Knowledge and information have arguably become the most valuable commodities in this new information-based economy.

For nonprofits, having access to appropriate IT tools is critical to their success in this new environment. Faced with a volatile economy, changing demographics, shifts in governmental and private funding priorities, ... read full excerpt from Wired for Good: Strategic Technology Planning for Nonprofits ebook