Technology can make our work easier and more efficient. However, picking the right tool for the purpose at hand can be a challenge. In a 2019 workshop I shared strategies for assessing and tracking the effectiveness of such tools.
I presented an in-depth look at selected technology tools that can assist organizations to work together, and that can be helpful in facilitating shared activities.
Workshop resources
Here are a number of workshop resources from the session, including slides, documents and links to additional reading and resources.
Presentation outline:
What are you doing now?
What’s working? What’s not?
What areas do you want to discuss/focus on (project management, Outreach/marketing (including social media), Sharing client info/referrals, Shared document/content creation, shared communication/group communication, others
POST approach (People, Objectives, Strategy, Technology –
Common pitfalls and how to avoid themEPOCH overview as an example of a collaborative tool for nonprofits and business volunteers
Presentation and discussion of specific tools (partially based on earlier question of areas they want to discuss, including reference to Idealware’s Project Management tool report
