Comments on: Lack of Time, Money, and Expertise Prevents Adoption of New Tools http://dotorganize.net/report/death_of_training/ Sat, 17 May 2008 09:25:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Dan Bassill http://dotorganize.net/report/death_of_training/#comment-54 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:29:10 +0000 http://dotorganize.net/report/death_of_training/#comment-54 a) major resistance from upper management - if technology is not integrated into the strategic thinking and mission of the organiztion, the resources for technology and the use of technology will always be less than needed b) hi turnover rates in non profits exacerbate training and expertise issues, not just in using technology, but in building capacity to achieve mission c) lack of consistent funding and the challenges of achieving consistent funding is a contributor to high turnover rates We need to be innovating ways we can work together to build much larger public understanding of these issues, if we're to put the constantly improving tools to better use in more organizations. a) major resistance from upper management - if technology is not integrated into the strategic thinking and mission of the organiztion, the resources for technology and the use of technology will always be less than needed

b) hi turnover rates in non profits exacerbate training and expertise issues, not just in using technology, but in building capacity to achieve mission

c) lack of consistent funding and the challenges of achieving consistent funding is a contributor to high turnover rates

We need to be innovating ways we can work together to build much larger public understanding of these issues, if we’re to put the constantly improving tools to better use in more organizations.

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