Digital Transformation: How did we get here?

In the last article we talked about digital transformation for charitable organizations. As a recap, digital transformation has three components that interconnect to create a digital ecosystem: systems integration, enterprise solution and user experience. We reviewed suggestions on how to...

How to get your website to rank higher in Google

Google’s goal is to give the best information to answer a searcher’s question. Google has to sift through millions of websites and deliver the most appropriate websites in descending order. How does Google do that? They have an algorithm. The...

Free essential software guide for nonprofits: Essential productivity tools

Nonprofits are always stretched for resources, whether financial, time, or having enough volunteers to help them achieve their goals. Software has had a major impact on productivity over the last few decades and when used to its full potential it...

Digital Transformation: What it is, why it’s important and how to get started

Digital transformation is a hot topic that many businesses and charities are trying to understand. It’s being talked, written and tweeted about on a regular basis. What does it mean, and how do you do it? For many Canadian businesses,...

Cyber security and privacy risk: Vulnerability in the nonprofit and charitable sector

As a nonprofit or charitable organization, the threat of a cyber breach may not be top of mind. Computer network hacking - that’s something that only happens to governments and big businesses, right? Wrong. In fact, small organizations are being...

Four tips to better measure and communicate impact for key stakeholders

Whether your nonprofit organization raises money through government subsidies or via fundraising initiatives, being able to communicate the goals and outcomes of the organization to key stakeholders is an essential part of the organization's success. It is important to note...

Higher, faster, stronger: A primer on how to effectively integrate technology at your nonprofit organization

Technology is defined as tools to solve problems, but when we talk about technology, we often think about the latest and greatest gadgets and apps that were supposed to, but don’t always, make our lives easier. We thought it would...

Minimizing the risk of a data breach: A guide for nonprofit organizations

The risk of a privacy breach is a very real possibility for many organizations, including charities, and the consequences can be severe. The following headlines demonstrate that no organization is exempt. B.C. woman shocked to find private medical information of...

Reboot: Ten tips for working with IT consultants

The situation: you want a new website; or you think an app would be useful; or perhaps you want to beef up your organization's e-commerce. It might be time to hire an Information Technology (IT) consultant. Here's the bad news:...

Collaborating in the virtual space

"Two heads are better than one", as the old saying goes, and it certainly applies when thinking about the benefits of collaboration. Whether it's one nonprofit partnering with a like-minded organization to tackle a common issue, or combining individual efforts...