Getting Nonprofit Done Online

Getting Nonprofit

Done Online

September 12, 2010

Presented by: Matt Mansfield

Leverage the Web

Chicago COUNTs - September 12, 2010 2

This session is about

online software, sites

and tools for nonprofits

Introduction


Session Overview

Advantages of getting nonprofit done online

Strategies for getting nonprofit done online

Barriers to getting nonprofit done online

Questions and answers


Caveat

Online solutions are

NOT a silver bullet!


Advantages of Getting

Nonprofit Done Online

Getting Nonprofit Done Online


Overarching Advantage

Getting things done online not only

saves you time and money, but it

exponentially increases those savings

by enabling you to change the way

you get things done in ways that were

not previously possible


Advantage 1

Getting things done online allows you

to work more efficiently by helping

you focus on your most important

tasks when they need to be done and

allowing you to automate or delegate

less important tasks


Advantage 2

Online sites offer you

tools and features to

manage your processes


Advantage 3

When you get things done online,

you can literally run your business

from anywhere as long as you have

a device (computer, phone, etc.) that

can connect to the Web


Advantage 4

You can still work

collaboratively even though no

one is in the same room or

even working at the same time


Advantage 5

Working online offers you the

lowest cost of ownership, both in

time and money, for software,

data storage and more


Advantage 6

Online vendors typically offer

one free version or, at the

very least, a 30-day trial offer


Advantage 7

Online sites and tools provide

time savings by offering both

faster setup and learning

times than offline alternatives


Advantage 8

Connectivity and integration

is part of the mix because

the Web is the where you

are getting it done


Advantage 9

Getting it done online allows you to

focus on what your organization

does rather than what it needs in

order to do what it does



Strategies for Getting



Strategy 1: All-In

● Choose an online solution which can be used to manage all of your processes end-to-end

● Examples:

● Blackbaud

● ACSTechnologies

http://www.blackbaud.com/products/overview.aspx

http://www.acstechnologies.com/organizations/product


Strategy 2: Integration

● Choose one or more online solutions which can be integrated directly or via data export/import

● Examples:

● DonorPerfect

● AWeber

http://www.donorperfect.com/fundraising-software/nonprofits/enterprise-nonprofit-fundraising-software.asp

https://www.aweber.com/users/parser


Strategy 3: Stand Alone

● Choose one or more online solutions where each serves a specific purpose

● Examples:

● Evenbright

● Shiftboard

http://chicagocounts.eventbrite.com/

http://www.shiftboard.com/industries/volunteer-management/volunteer-management.html



Barriers to Getting



Barrier 1

It's too expensive


Barrier 2

It will take too much of our staff's time to switch


Barrier 3

It ain't broke



Questions and Answers

Getting Nonprofit Done Online

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