The Nonprofit Technology Toolkit for Everyone

Welcome to your introductory lessons on nonprofit technology! In this three-course series, we’ll cover the basics of what role technology plays in supporting and delivering our mission-focused work. We’ll then look at the individual skills necessary to understand and manage our technology tools and processes, and offer a self-assessment to see where you might want to build up your own competencies.

We’ll wrap up the bronze badge with an exploration of what it looks like when we’re effectively using and managing our technology, and introduce a way that we can leverage our approach to see the benefits of digital equity and digital maturity in our nonprofits.

Let’s jump in on our first lesson: “What is technology?”

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In this lesson, we'll jump in on an overview of what technology is and what it looks like in your non-profit.

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Now that you have some basics about nonprofit technology, let's take a look at why it matters.

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In this lesson, we'll look at the five skills needed to build technological capacity. Remember: skills can be learned, practiced, and developed over time, so if you feel that you have a little (or a lot of!) room for improvement, know that you're on the right track!

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In this lesson, we'll bring together our learning on what effective technology capacity looks like, and how can we measure it.

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In this lesson, we'll explore how to measure technology effectiveness in your nonprofit.

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Welcome to the silver badge lessons on nonprofit technology! Now that we’ve looked at what role technology can play in supporting and delivering your nonprofit’s mission, and how technology is a key lever in our overarching sustainability, we’ll look at how we can activate this knowledge. In this three-course series, we’ll explore how you can support your nonprofit’s digital maturity as an individual and as a member of the team. We’ll look at seven ways you can put these practices into place, and then explore a goal-setting model that will help you build your technology approaches for long-term success.

Let’s jump in on our next lesson: “Activating Your Own Technology Efforts”

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Let’s start with activating your technology efforts and go beyond the focused skill-building we talked about in our bronze lessons. We’ll look at more deeply exploring your motives for improvement, managing innovation, and understanding others.

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Now that we have a little bit of foundation in your technology efforts, let's think about how we can apply this to your organization.

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In this lesson, we'll look at how to put technology efforts into practice with a look at how to design and elevate your facilities management approaches in your nonprofit.

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In our consideration of how to build up your own capacity in developing and supporting effective technology at your nonprofit, we’re going to consider the principles behind goal-setting.

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Setting goals to improve your nonprofit’s overall technology efforts looks and feels different than setting goals as an individual.

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Welcome to your final lessons on nonprofit technology! In the gold badge, we’ll consider how you and your team can get–and stay–motivated to build and improve your technology practices. We’ll take a moment to reflect on and review all that we’ve covered in this topic, and then you’ll have the opportunity to complete a personal learning plan. This learning plan challenges you to consider how you’ll put your learning into practice over the next three to six months in a tangible way.

Let’s turn our attention now to how to develop your motivation surrounding your organization’s use of technology!

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In this lesson, we'll look at how motivation can be supported in building technology efforts in your organization.

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In this lesson, we're going to discuss how we can inspire others to get personally motivated about nonprofit technology efforts, especially those who may be resistant.

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In this final teaching lesson on technology, we're bringing together all our learning into a capstone video on how we can grow from everything we've covered thus far!

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