Technology Planning

Top 5 benefits of technology planning for nonprofits
By: Connecting Up Aus... - Posted on: 22 February 2012
Planning your technology is an important step when it comes to your nonprofit. John Kenyon, a highly-respected nonprofit technology educator and strategist explains why.
Managing Your Organization’s Technology Assets
By: ConnectingUp - Posted on: 12 September 2008
Inventory and track technology assets efficiently to save your organization time and money
Tips for Standardising your IT Infrastructure
By: ConnectingUp - Posted on: 16 July 2008
By: Chris Peters July 7, 2008
Do I Need a Server?
By: ConnectingUp - Posted on: 8 October 2007
Your small nonprofit organization is growing. You have more staff, more computers, more printers, and more documents to save. It might be time for a server to help unify and manage the information technology in your office. The term "server" can mean many things. It can refer to the hardware itself, the operating system that runs on it, or a piece of software that provides a specific service, such as delivering email or a hosting a Web site. Often, a server is a high-performance computer that uses specialized software or operating systems to store data and centralize resources across an office. By: Henry Kumagai  
ICT Equipment Replacement Strategy
By: ConnectingUp - Posted on: 8 October 2007
This article examines the reasons for regular replacement of ICT equipment and looks at the timescales, costs and considerations you need to budget for. By Morgan Killick (source: icthubknowledgebase.org.uk)
Tech Binders: Your Organisation's Tech Brains
By: ConnectingUp - Posted on: 13 April 2007
When it comes to your organisation's technology, there's an awful lot of stuff to remember. The more useful technology you incorporate into your organisation's work, the more service providers, usernames, passwords, and other info you're going to have to keep in order. By: LINC Project
Developing a Backup Strategy
By: ConnectingUp - Posted on: 5 September 2006
{mosimage} Having a good data backup strategy can guard against data loss, support compliance with Data Protection regulations and protect your organisation from disaster.
Selecting the Right Technology Vendor
By: ConnectingUp - Posted on: 1 June 2006
NPower's guide to navigating the decision-making process Source: NPower Network Choosing the right technology vendor is critical to the success or failure of many nonprofit IT initiatives. Yet many organizations underestimate the time and effort it takes to make a well-informed decision. This indispensable, illustrated guide from NPower will help you understand and think through the critical steps in the vendor-selection process, from assessing feasibility, gathering requirements, and researching and refining your options to evaluating and selecting vendors, managing implementation, and handling support and maintenance.
Calculating Your Technology Budget
By: ConnectingUp - Posted on: 1 June 2006
Instructions to help you design an IT budget By: Lasa Editor's Note: Although the Technology Budget Calculator uses pounds (£) to illustrate typical costs, you can substitute these for any currency. This worksheet also assumes you're calculating in VAT (Value Added Tax), a type of sales tax. If you live in a country that doesn't require VAT, simply use the amount listed in the "Organisational total per annum" cell to determine your annual technology budget. Organizations need to have a realistic annual budget for IT. This article provides instructions for using our downloadable Excel spreadsheet to provide you with a simple way to calculate your IT budget.