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Paying for Technology
 
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Hosted by: Misty
 
Hosted by: Misty
  
* Bake tech into programmatic activities, not as a seperate silo
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* Funding Struggles:
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Finding funding and sponsorship
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Increase org capacity to fundraising
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Eager to fund tech by funders; but no sustained funding
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technology not easy to update
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get money for development platform side
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tech development in house vs paying
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digital literacy for low-wage workers; how can we get a grant
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* Things to Consider:
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**Bake tech into programmatic activities, not as a seperate silo
  
* Role-techmanager - decision maker at organization to help navigate tech decisions, someone familiar with your work and technology, not necesssarily developer or IT
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**Role-techmanager - decision maker at organization to help navigate tech decisions, someone familiar with your work and technology, not necesssarily developer or IT
  
* Multiple partners - collaboration pays
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**Multiple partners - collaboration pays
  
* Tech programming from a leadership development perspective
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**Tech programming from a leadership development perspective
** Digital literacy
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***Digital literacy
** digital security
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***digital security
** language
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***language
** youth
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***youth

Revision as of 19:34, 13 August 2015

Paying for Technology

Hosted by: Misty

  • Funding Struggles:

Finding funding and sponsorship

Increase org capacity to fundraising

Eager to fund tech by funders; but no sustained funding

technology not easy to update

get money for development platform side

tech development in house vs paying

digital literacy for low-wage workers; how can we get a grant

  • Things to Consider:
    • Bake tech into programmatic activities, not as a seperate silo
    • Role-techmanager - decision maker at organization to help navigate tech decisions, someone familiar with your work and technology, not necesssarily developer or IT
    • Multiple partners - collaboration pays
    • Tech programming from a leadership development perspective
      • Digital literacy
      • digital security
      • language
      • youth