From Strategy to Tools Adoption: Recommendations to Fill the Gaps

Why don’t social change groups, especially those with smaller budgets, have the online tools and resources they need? It’s not for lack of trying. Millions of dollars have been poured into nonprofit technology projects in the past 10 years. Some have flopped completely, and some have succeeded in solving a specific piece of the online technology puzzle. These efforts have led to some significant accomplishments, such as training and capacity building for a particular community, providing commercial software at heavily discounted prices, or live convenings that build communities of practice around host of technology issues.

Despite these successes, many organizations still struggle, some severely.

We believe there is no single solution for overcoming all of the technology obstacles outlined in this report. Rather, the sector requires a comprehensive, interrelated approach that helps organizations develop smart strategies, and effectively implement technologies that support those strategies.

dotOrganize offers the following conclusions and recommendations in the hope of encouraging dialogue, innovation, and allied efforts among our peers and colleagues. In addition, in the coming year, dotOrganize plans to undertake specific projects that fulfill some of the recommendations identified.

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