Information & Technology

Implementing Your Backup Strategy- "Ensuring that your critical data is backed up regularly is essential for keeping your organization up and running, no matter what happens. This article will help you implement an effective backup strategy, with tips on what to back up, and how to choose local and remote backup solutions." (TechSoup Global)

Why Your Nonprofit Needs to Consider Project Management: "developing a resilient system for completion of tasks at your nonprofit is one of the most important foundations to any successful organization." A formalized project management framework can help your organization with success in fundraising events, marketing campaigns, IT upgrades or implementation, office moves, and program research. (TechSoup)

Choose the Right Donor Management Software Through TechSoup - Most of the donor management offers available through TechSoup are for smaller organizations that have fewer than 1,000 records. Almost all of them are online or cloud-based software that you access by logging in via the Internet, though a few you can install locally on your organization's systems.

"ts governance™ was designed to help executive directors, board members, and senior staff manage cyber risk within nonprofit organizations. The introduction helps nonprofit leaders understand the risk landscape and their role in managing cyber risk, part one explains how to lead the organization toward an improved cybersecurity posture, and part two introduces The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Cybersecurity Framework1, which is a widely used, free methodology for managing cybersecurity."

Cognizant's 2015 white paper "Selecting a Software Solution: 13 Best Practices for Media and Entertainment Companies" is relevant to organizations beyond the intended audience of the entertainment industry.

Use these resources as a starting place to shape your conversations with internal stakeholders and avoid the common pitfalls of adopting new software.

Crowdfunding is a great way to raise funds for a specific project or campaign, but it is not always a long-term solution for every organization. Before you join the crowdfunding frenzy, it is important to ask yourself the following question: Is crowdfunding right for your nonprofit? (CauseVox)

Is Crowdfunding Right for Your Nonprofit?

In Fall 2012, Charity Dynamics and NTEN partnered to develop a first-of-its-kind donor engagement survey, which sought to understand how people prefer to engage with nonprofits across traditional and digital media. The results of the study unequivocally clarify the importance of being a donor's #1 nonprofit of choice: Nonprofits that establish themselves as a donor's favorite charity are more likely to receive greater support from the donor—not just in terms of financial contributions, but also through sharing information, volunteering, event participation, and issue advocacy.

Lee Painter, principal at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, presented this webinar to help your organization identify cybersecurity trends and tactics hackers are using, recognize common email phishing attacks and information security weaknesses, and outline strategies to mitigate risks related to phishing, ransomware, and other costly data breaches.

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Check out this collection of resources on telecommuting including sample policies and things to consider and should be addressed before implementing a policy at your organization. (North Carolina Telework)