Community IT Innovators - Tech Funding, Think Outside the Box
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This free webinar on technology funding took place on Thurs., Sept. 27 from 12:30-1:30 pm EST. It focused on how organizations can think outside the box about funding their technology projects. David Deal , CEO of Community IT Innovators, provided an overview of how to think about IT not as an extra one-time expense, but as an integral part of ongoing operating expenses to be included in every grant application. David Krumlauf , Chief Technologist at the Pierce Family Foundation, talked about nonprofit tech funding successes and failures, and share tips of how to get funding for your technology projects.
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Community IT Innovators - Tech Funding, Think Outside the Box
- 1. Community IT Innovators Webinar Series Technology Funding Thinking Outside the Box Presenters: David Deal David Krumlauf September 27, 2012
- 2. Webinar Tips • Ask questions Post questions via chat f • Interact Respond to polls during webinar ff • Focus Avoid multitasking. You may just miss the best part of the presentation : )
- 3. David Deal, CEO, Community IT Innovators ddeal@citidc.com Washington, DC-based IT consulting and services firm serving nonprofit organizations. David Krumlauf, Chief Technologist, Pierce Family Foundation david@piercefamilyfoundation.org Chicago-based grantmaking organization focused on nonprofits working in housing and homelessness.
- 4. Poll Which best describes your role in your organization?
- 5. The Problem
- 6. Poll Approximately what percentage of your technology funding (acquisition, implementation, maintenance, training) comes from technology-specific grants?
- 7. Foundations Need to Change Long-term nonprofit success is associated with grant support that is: 1. unrestricted 2. multi-year 3. capacity-building Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? 2011, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
- 8. Foundations Need to Change Types of Foundation Giving, 2003-2011 General Operating Expenses, 20% Program Expenses, 80% Highlights of Foundation Giving Trends, 2011, Foundation Center
- 9. Foundations Need to Change Foundations Giving NO Multi-Year Grants 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2004-2006 2008-2010 The Philanthropic Landscape, 2012, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
- 10. BUT… Nonprofits need to change, too!
- 11. Nonprofits Need to Change
- 12. Nonprofits Need to Change
- 13. Nonprofits Need to Change All foundations Foundations that fund capacity building Foundations that “frequently support technology and information systems development” Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? 2011, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
- 14. Paying for Overhead Study, The Center on Philanthropy at IU
- 15. Poll What are the biggest challenges for you in getting technology funded?
- 16. Foundations need to change AND Nonprofits needs to change
- 17. Common Mistakes
- 18. Common Mistakes Open Source NAS GB CMS VPN ICT Relational Database RTO WAN 4G 3G Ultrabooks 4G-LTE Private Cloud RAM CRM
- 19. Common Mistakes
- 20. Sustainable IT Funding Include IT costs in all organization and program budgets a. Who doesn’t need a computer, software, Internet, network to do their job these days? Allocate the IT costs accordingly. b. Software or services charged on a per- seat and recurring (vs up-front) basis makes it easier to include IT costs with personnel costs.
- 21. Sustainable IT Funding Cover most ongoing IT costs through operating budgets a. It’s just part of the cost of running the program/organization b. Think about total cost of ownership, including training & support • $110-$130/month/workstation is an industry average for supporting a single workstation in an office environment
- 22. Sustainable IT Funding Seek funding for additional, well-articulated IT initiatives a. Requires some thinking and prioritization of technology initiatives b. Must articulate a logical connection to the results you’re trying to achieve • see Summit Collaborative report at Techsoup, “How to Cost and Fund ICT”
- 23. Resources • From the Foundation Center: – GrantSpace online learning community: http://grantspace.org – “Grants for Information Technology” annual e-publication – Foundation Directory Online (for finding funders): https://secure1.foundationcenter.org/fdo/signup/ • “How to Cost and Fund ICT,” by Summit Collaborative & found at Techsoup.org: http://www.techsoup.org/binaries/files/How-To- CostFund-ICT_web.pdf • Nonprofit sustainability & technology funding, by TCC Group: http://www.tccgrp.com/knowledge/capacity.php • Blogs and articles on technology funding: http://www.nten.org
- 24. Where do I start? • Learn and connect. • Know what you have. • Know what you need and why you need it. • Know how to ask. • Know who to ask to get what you need.
- 25. A Technology Prioritization Pyramid
- 26. Learn and Connect • Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) – http://nten.org – NTEN Discuss Group – NTEN Book: Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission: http://goo.gl/ekp9S • Idealware: http://idealware.org • TechSoup: http://techsoup.org • MAP Tech Talk: http://goo.gl/pG6oh
- 27. Create a Technology Plan • Include end-users, program, finance & IT staff • Inventory equipment, software & skills • Sample Technology Plan: http://goo.gl/aUwKU including training • Skills survey: http://techskillssurvey.wikispaces.com/ • Upgrade & replacement schedule • Budget & approval/buy-in
- 28. Create a Technology Plan • Implementation • Tracking & evaluation
- 29. Grant Applications • Include technology plan summary • Include small tech grants in program grants • Break up large technology needs into manageable pieces • Matching grants • No “geek speak” • Charity How To - Grants Hot Sheet: http://goo.gl/Y8aAa
- 30. Potential Funders • Get to know your funders: site visits, lunch meetings or office visits • Individual donors • Local businesses • Foundations
- 31. David Deal, CEO, Community IT Innovators ddeal@citidc.com Washington, DC-based IT consulting and services firm serving nonprofit organizations. David Krumlauf, Chief Technologist, Pierce Family Foundation david@piercefamilyfoundation.org Chicago-based grantmaking organization focused on nonprofits working in housing and homelessness.
- 32. Additional Resources Technology innovations that are being funded: • Techsoup’s Local Impact Map • Applications for Good competition Discounted services and equipment for nonprofits: • Techsoup • Consistent Computer Bargains • CDW • Office 365 • Google Apps for Nonprofits • Salesforce Foundation
- 33. Upcoming Webinar Oct. 18: Cloud Showdown Office 365 vs. Google Apps f d Presenter: Matthew Eshleman Director of Professional Services Community IT Innovators d
- 34. Next Steps • Connect with us - Twitter, Google+, Linkedin and Facebook. http://www.citidc.com • Provide feedback – Short survey after you exit the webinar. Be sure to include any questions that were not answered. • Missed anything? – Link to slides & recording will be emailed to you.