We know that information technology touches many aspects of our work in nonprofits. From accounting to programs to fundraising, we use technology to organize and analyze data, to communicate, and to deliver services. In this session, we’ll examine the role of information technology in supporting the essential functions, business processes, and mission of a nonprofit organization.

Skill Takeaways:

• Explain the role of information in supporting the essential functions, business processes and mission of a nonprofit organization
• Understand basic technology terms (IT, ICT, Systems Analysis, Data, etc.)
• Describe Managing information vs. managing technology

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Presented by:

JOHN KENYON has been helping nonprofits for over 15 years by providing advice, teaching seminars, and writing articles about technology. In the late 90’s he was Information Technology Director at San Francisco’s Management Center. Along with Michael Stein he wrote both The eNonprofit: a guide to ASPs, internet services and online software and the Nonprofit Quarterly article "A Decade of Online Fundraising". John recently served as Training and Consulting Manager at Groundspring.org/Network for Good, helping organizations effectively leverage the Internet, before returning to private practice in 2006. He is an adjunct professor for the University of San Francisco’s Masters of Nonprofit Administration degree program and has been a featured speaker at conferences across the US, in England and online.