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Technology planning is a lot like an endless journey into foreign lands. The tools of navigation are wonderful and varied, but when we’re about to head into risky terrain, there is nothing as useful as a great big Stop Sign. There are a lot of great models that will tell you what you need to do for successful technology planning, including our own Communication Centered methods. But in this workshop, we’re going to focus on what not to do. Why? Because year after year, everywhere we look, nonprofits are continuing to do it wrong. We all need to take a hard look at what we’re doing – and what we’re planning on doing – and fix the mistakes that will undermine our work, sometimes for years to come. That’s what we’ll be doing in this 90 minute workshop, in which we’ll teach you how to:
- identify the warning signs that a new project will fail in some important way
- know if your organization is ready to do tech planning right and if not, how to get ready
- change your management systems to dramatically increase technological agility
- develop frameworks and disciplines that keep future projects on track
- create a common vision and an objective framework for technological success
If you’re tired of the frustration of the endless parade of solutions, hype, and anxieties that seem to be the entire landscape of contemporary technology, if you want to extract your projects from the clash of personalities, if you want to know how to avoid the enormous mistakes that we all seem to be making, then this workshop is meant for you.
This seminar is taught by Michael C. Gilbert, the author of Frictionless Fundraising and The Email Newsletter Marketing Model, the editor and contributing author of 21st Century Fundraising Resources, 2nd Edition, the Editor of Nonprofit News, the Founding President of the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network, and a long time coach and consultant on matters related to information and effectiveness in work and civil society. Michael has helped over 1000 organizations build their communication resources, has conducted over two dozen studies of nonprofit communication practices, and is the Editor of the Journal of Networks and Civil Society. For more information about Mr. Gilbert, please see his bio.
Our pre-packaged online seminar here consists of a 90 minute session.
Live Online Seminars: These are presented at a scheduled date & time, broadcast live, and include live Q&A time with the instructor. Live online seminars presented by The Gilbert Center are open registration seminars, which means that anyone can attend. You can read the technical requirements and other basic facts for live online seminars.
On-Demand Online Seminars: On-demand means you can attend at a time that is most convenient for your schedule. Each one consists of the recording of the most recent live presentation for you to watch, and comes packaged with a phone consultation with the instructor so you can ask questions about the seminar materials and how they can best be put to use in your particular situation. You can also read technical requirements and other basic facts for on-demand seminars. The list of seminars available on-demand is listed down the right-hand side of that same page.
Private Sessions: If you have a group of people to whom you would like to offer training, please consider our private packages. You can hire us to present any of the seminars listed on this site, or custom sessions, for your group privately; online or in person at your location. Read example package outlines here. Please contact us with any questions you have, or to discuss scheduling a seminar for your group.
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