Four principles to keep in mind when thinking about technology at a nonprofit. Futures Conference, Oct 18 2012

1. HOW I LEARNED TO STOP
WORRYING AND LOVE THE TECH
Jane Zhang and Tierney Smith

2. ABOUT TECHSOUP CANADA

3. OUR TEAM

4. GETTING TO KNOW YOU…
Name & organization
What’s your organization’s
biggest tech challenge?
What do you want to get out of
this session?

5. WHAT’S YOUR PASSION?
Flickr: Thompson Rivers

6. PRINCIPLES FOR BEING A ROCK STAR
 Get staff buy-in
 Focus on your “killer app”
 Fit your culture
 Go deep

7. GET STAFF BUY-IN
 If technology
doesn’t solve staff’s
needs, they won’t
use it
 Involve staff in the
process

8. FOCUS ON YOUR “KILLER APP”
 Focus on the 2-3
features that
people will
actually use
 Expect to say “no”
pretty often

9. FIT YOUR CULTURE
 Pick tools that support the culture and workflow of
your organization

10. GO DEEP
 When you find a tool that works well, go deep.
 Explore & learn about more features

11. QUESTIONS?
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