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I'm an Executive Director now, so I have a new-found (and acute) understanding of just how complex that role is. 

At a small organization like NTEN, a leader has to be ready to do just about everything, from fundraising to janitorial services.  I'd been at NTEN for five years before I took the ED job, so I was lucky enough to know what I was doing -- mostly.  But there are giant swaths of the job description I've had to learn from scratch.

Fortunately, the technology part wasn't one of them, but I can relate to the nonprofit leaders out there facing crucial decisions about technology everyday, and who have little idea how all this stuff works. 

That's why we're so excited about our book, Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission: A Strategic Guide for Nonprofit Leaders. The book was written by NTEN members for nonprofit leaders struggling to find technology sea-legs. 

The book will come out in March 2009. You can pre-order your copy on Amazon or purchase a copy from us for only $30 with your NTC registration, starting next week.  We'll drop it in the mail to you when it's released. 

My favorite thing about the book is that it was written by you, our members:

PART ONE: PLANNING AND PEOPLE.

• Chapter 1: Mission First: Achieving IT Alignment (Steve Heye).
• Chapter 2: Managing Technology Change (Dahna Goldstein).
• Chapter 3: Measuring the Return on Investment of Technology (Beth Kanter).
• Chapter 4: How to Decide: IT Planning and Prioritizing (Peter Campbell).
• Chapter 5: Finding and Keeping the Right People (James Weinberg, and Cassie Scarano).
• Chapter 6: Budgeting for and Funding Technology (Scott McCallum, and Keith R. Thode).

PART TWO: THE TOOLS.

• Chapter 7: The Foundation: Introduction to IT and Systems (Kevin Lo, and Willow Cook).
• Chapter 8: Where Are Your Stakeholders, and What Are They Doing Online (Michael Cervino)?
• Chapter 9: Effective Online Communications (John Kenyon).
• Chapter 10: Donate Now: Online Fundraising (Madeline Stanionis).
• Chapter 11: Where Will We Be Tomorrow (Edward Granger-Happ).

Of course, there's so much left to be said -- and we're pretty sure you all want to say it!  Keep your eyes peeled for a wiki in the coming weeks, where you'll be able to add your two  cents to the conversation and enrich the experience of the book for the entire community.