IT doesn’t have to be so complicated or scary, but it can seem like it if you don’t have any experience in this area. My goal is to make this subject easier to understand so that you can make better decisions for your organisation’s IT investments.
Here is where I share free resources to help you and your organisation – all IT in Plain English.
5 Tips for a Non-Technical Manager in charge of IT
Are you a non-technical manager in charge of your IT function? I was also in this position about twenty years ago and it didn’t go well.
Your Not for Profit probably sucks at change management
Good change management costs money and takes up resources. However, the cost of not making this investment could be significantly higher.
My big pet peeve with software vendors
My pet peeve is when software vendors purposely use vague language because they don’t want to lose a potential client. Still, this does a complete disservice to Not for Profits, which are usually on tight budgets and don’t often have strategic IT expertise in-house.
Manual processes are killing your staff
Manual processes are killing your staff. However, it may not be as apparent to your Board, and you may need their support to fix them.
Beware: Some IT Vendors are not meeting the most basic cybersecurity requirements
In the last 12 months alone, I have interacted with multiple IT vendors that failed to meet the most basic cybersecurity requirement.
Acorn
Tammy Ven Dange of Roundbox Consulting chats with Blake Proberts, CEO and Founder of Acorn about their innovative Performance Learning Management System (LMS).
Why is reporting so hard for Not for Profits?
Tammy Ven Dange of Roundbox Consulting answers the question, “Why is reporting so hard for Not for Profits?”
Should your Not for Profit invest in Microsoft Copilot Pro now?
Tammy Ven Dange of Roundbox Consulting answers the question, “Should your Not for Profit invest in Microsoft Copilot Pro now?”
Why you need a vendor-agnostic consultant to help you choose software
Why your Not for Profit really needs a vendor-agnostic consultant to help you choose software
Will your Not for Profit be denied cyber insurance?
Will your Not for Profit be denied cybersecurity insurance? Cybersecurity insurance is an important risk mitigation strategy.
Betty Bot
Tammy Ven Dange of Roundbox Consulting chats with Rob Barnes, CEO of Betty Bot about their innovative use of AI to leverage and accelerate access to Association information and content.
Heartburst
Tammy Ven Dange chats with Nick Dubé, Head of Digital at Hearburst about their digital and CRM solutions for NFP clients.
Giuntabell
Tammy Ven Dange of Roundbox Consulting chats with Nunzio Giunta, Managing Partner at Giuntabell about supporting the Not for Profit sector with their finance software solutions.
5 Reasons your org needs a Volunteer Management System
A Volunteer Management System is basically an HR system for volunteers rather than staff. And just like an HRIS, it may support…
Why Australian Associations should avoid business CRMs
I truly believe that Australian Associations should avoid business CRMs like Salesforce, Zoho and Hubspot.
When you asked for a Rolls Royce CRM on a Kia budget
I know of several Not for Profits who have chosen a traditional, bottom-up approach to procuring CRMs and other systems, only to find that the effort resulted in vendor proposals outside their budget – a Rolls Royce CRM.
Why your NFP’s strategic plan needs an IT strategy
Right now, a lot of Not for Profits are reviewing their current strategic plans or in the planning stages of creating their next one. Yet despite their dependency on technology to run their operations, few actually have an IT strategy to support it.
SwiftFox CRM
Tammy Ven Dange of Roundbox Consulting chats with Tim Hunter, Head of Client Experience at SwiftFox, an all in one CRM platform.
Is it time to upgrade or change your CRM?
Is it time to upgrade or change your CRM? Your CRM is likely the most critical database system outside your finance and payroll software…
Higher Logic
Tammy Ven Dange of Roundbox Consulting chats with Rob Wenger, CEO of Higher Logic about their online community software engagement and marketing for associations.