In terms of tech adoption and usage, the public sector is between 5-10 years behind the private sector. Here is an overview of the major factors affecting this tech lag.

1. The Nonprofit
Technology Gap
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Pam Mangan

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Non profits are, on average, between
5-10 years behind the private sector in
terms of technology adoption and
usage.
(salesforce, NTEN)
Expertise Money
Much of this can be explained by the lack of these
two resources:

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Expertise
A major shift in the ways that nonprofits
receive their funding has increased their need
for organizational management (including
digital strategy).
Without a solid digital strategy, nonprofits are
likely to have issues with selecting the ideal
software solutions (features vs cost vs
usage) as well as short-sighted, one-off
solutions.

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Money
Even though there has been a shift towards
organizational management, nonprofits are
rated based on the percentage of funds that
are spent directly on programs.
This can make it difficult to spend a
considerable amount of funds on “overhead”
costs.
Re-Framing the budget
Capital Campaigns

5. 5
Trends in the Right Direction
More scalable nonprofit
tech solutions
secondary degrees
in nonprofit management
Greater Donor
Education
Continued growth
in the nonprofit
sector
Emergence of tech-
based nonprofits

6. Resources
If you want to volunteer:
thevolunteercenter.net (annual board match)
Idealist.org
volunteermatch.org
If you want to learn more:
Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice
By Michael J. Worth
charitynavigator.org
thenerdynonprofit.com
philanthropedia.wordpress.com
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