Tactical Tech Planning (6-Part Tech Impact Web Series)
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Tactical Tech Planning (6-Part Tech Impact Course) Offered in Partnership with: Tech Impact |
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Does your technology need major upgrades? Where do you start…especially if you don’t have a technical background?
This course will guide you through a comprehensive assessment of your organization’s technology needs. By the end, you will have a practical, prioritized, written plan for improvements.
The experience includes six live online classes led by a team of expert instructors. Each week you will complete homework assignments and participate in in-class discussions and activities.
To get the most out of your training investment, two people from your organization may wish to participate, including the person with primary responsibility for technology and the person who has authority to approve technology expenditures and changes. Allow up to two and a half hours for homework after each session.
*As a CAE Approved Provider educational program related to the CAE exam content outline, this course may be applied for 5 credits toward your CAE application or renewal professional development requirements.
Registration to be completed via Tech Impact's website – use discount code PA2021 for 20% off!
Tech Impact will send the access code and dial-in information for the webinar to the email address you use to register. All registered participants will have access to recordings and slide decks for each session.
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Who Should Attend:
This course is primarily designed for small- to medium-sized nonprofits at a low-to-medium level of technology maturity. However, organizations of all sizes and stages have benefited from this experience. If you have any questions about whether the course is right for you, please don’t hesitate to contact Tech Impact’s Training Program Manager, Amanda Bingham, at AmandaB@TechImpact.org.
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Course Schedule: All sessions take place from 1:00 PM-2:00 PM ET.
Pre-Work: Introduction to the Planning Process (Prior to November 9 course start date) Let’s set the stage for a great learning experience. Complete your pre-course self-assessment, learn the difference between tactical and strategic planning, and form your technology planning committee.
November 9: Infrastructure and Security After introductions and an overview of the course, we’ll dive into hardware best practices, choosing the right software programs and platforms, and how to audit your security infrastructure. You’ll learn how to answer such questions as:
November 16: Data Management You don’t need to be a data scientist in order to make smart decisions that lead to better outcomes for your nonprofit. Here, we’ll cover what it means to be a data-informed organization, along with the tools and platforms to help you. Most importantly, we’ll help you learn how to make sense of data and how to use it to strengthen your organization.
November 23: Technology for Digital Marketing, Outreach, and Fundraising Whether you are trying to raise money, educate, recruit, or persuade, technology can help. A nonprofit’s digital communication toolkit includes its website, email strategy, social media platforms, messaging, and reporting. In this session, we’ll cover how to create effective communication goals that can determine your strategies and tactics. We’ll also review your website functions and structure, email tools and strategy, and social media use.
November 30: Technology for Program Service and Delivery If you’re in the habit of thinking of technology as a back-office utility, it’s time to consider the many ways it can directly help you advance your mission. In this three-part lesson, we’ll cover:
December 7: Technology Strategy and Governance Technology strategy and governance is the way you align technology decisions and practices with your organization’s mission. Strategy relates to the way you align technology decisions with your organization’s mission through roadmaps and blueprints of your overall approach to technology. Governance refers to practices and policies that state how technology should be used. In this session, well cover:
December 14: Creating Your Tactical Technology Plan Now that we’ve covered the five main areas of technology in nonprofits, you’ve likely identified multiple projects and improvements you want to make. In this last session, we’ll provide frameworks to help identify essential projects and ways to prepare yourself and your project for funding requests. At the end, you’ll put the final touches on your Technology Action Plan and review your next steps.
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About the Instructors: Eric Leland, Founder & Director, FivePaths Eric Leland has spent 15 years working with progressive organizations and businesses tackling online and offline technology challenges. Eric is a founding partner of FivePaths, a technology firm that brings unparalleled strategic technology consulting, information architecture, and web CMS and CRM platforms development expertise to each project.
Melanie Meyer, Tech Advisor, Tech Impact Melanie Meyer works directly with nonprofits to help elevate their technology use to further their mission. Melanie has a 20-year history working with a nonprofit for the overall strategic direction of technology, systems and processes, marketing, communications, and event management.
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About Tech Impact’s Idealware: Idealware is a program of Tech Impact, a nonprofit on a mission to use technology to better serve the world. As the authoritative source for independent, thoroughly-researched technology resources for the social sector, our publications, assessments, and training resources save you time and money by providing impartial guidance that gives you the knowledge and confidence you need to decide what’s best for your organization. Learn more at www.techimpact.org and visit our Technology Learning Center at www.techlearningcenter.org.
PANO is proud to partner with Idealware to make these programs available to nonprofit professionals in PA. PANO members, don’t forget to use discount code PA2021 for 20% off the registration fee! |
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