Technology Planning
The Right Time to Retire Your Computer
You’ve probably noticed your computer getting slower, or even louder, over time. While some change in speed isn’t cause for concern, you may have started to think about replacing your device. There are a few ways to tell when it’s time to replace your computer before you get that final blue screen of death, and… Read More
Technology Planning
What to Consider When Creating Your Tech Budget
When your nonprofit purchased computers, servers, and basic software you might have thought you had covered your technology needs. However, there are many issues, small and large, that can increase your tech costs year after year. Nonprofits often don’t have large IT budgets or dedicated internal IT staff, so it can be difficult to make… Read More
Tech Tips
What’s a CRM and How Do You Pick the Right One?
Customer Relationship Management systems (CRMs) are software tools which allow organizations to track potential sales and manage customer information. Although your nonprofit probably doesn’t sell anything or have traditional customers, a CRM can still help you manage donations and member information. By using a CRM you can keep all your data in one place, run… Read More
Products and Services
10 Reasons to Take a Proactive, Rather than ‘Break-Fix,’ Approach to IT Support
Eddy Guerrero, IT Director For years, small to mid-sized organizations followed a simple pattern when it came to managing their IT environments: Wait ’til something breaks, then call somebody to fix it. One could argue that this “reactive” approach had its advantages. Common wisdom says that “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” right? If… Read More
Tech Tips
Network Failures: 10 Ways You Can Avoid Mishaps and Manage Risk
By Eric Harris, IT Director, Tech Networks of Boston The network is down! These four words can set off panic attacks in the workplace. Workers and managers stress about missed deadlines, and IT leaders scramble to figure out the problem and fix it. Network failures do happen. But they don’t have to be regular… Read More
Technology Planning
The top 5 reasons to start 2018 with an IT security strategy
2017 was filled with privacy and security fiascos. To start 2018 with a simple, effective, IT security strategy is an excellent New Years resolution and gives your Executive Director peace of mind. Better yet, your peers will tell you this was the best and most fun IT security budget they ever spent. This list is… Read More
Technology Planning
A Blueprint for Strategic Technology Planning
Stephen Byrne, Tech Networks of Boston Without a blueprint, architects have no way to convey key information about a planned building such as its size, building materials, and positioning of features. Builders rely on blueprints to guide them through the entire construction process. For an organization’s technology strategy to be effective, the blueprint must… Read More
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