Nonprofit software selection today is about more than price, features, support and ease of use. Leadership and IT managers face new issues in blending organizational culture, mission and strategy with technical and business choices. This workshop will explore a series of five general considerations

reflecting what's new on the web and in technology generally:

--security and privacy versus convenience and cost

--identity and visibility of one's own web site versus identity in and through social media

--intensity of inernal tracking contacts, donors and clients versus peer and network organizing models

--improving one's own data versus exchange of data with others

--private content for supporters and partners versus free public content

Session Takeaways:

1.  Selecting software today is much more than price and features

2.  Navigating issues of organizational culture in embracing new technologies

3.  Developing a self-assessment framework for approaching software decisions

Level: Intermediate