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=Technology use in the non profit sector= | =Technology use in the non profit sector= | ||
practical, | In considering technology use in the non-profit sector, "three major "themes" seemed to emerge: the perceived lack of technology in the nonprofit sector, the push to "catch up", and the unique strength of the nonprofit sector in the information age." (http://www.merrillassociates.net/topic/2001/04/technology-and-non-profits) | ||
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Ambivalence to adopt new technology can be around concerns of "dehumanization" of an organization, key to the unique strength (the personal trust and connection) of social organizations. It can also be observed that the creative and social uses of technology are portrayed as secondary to the technical (mathematical) and commercial applications. Yet social organizations that embrace implementation of technology can help define it as fundamentally useful to their causes, by aligning with trends such as fair use, access and accessibility. | |||
Often, social organizations who rely on funding will have to tailor their proposals so they appear to follow external mandates. This leads to a distortion in implementation. | |||
==Implementation focal points== | |||
There are a number of main applications of technology in social organizations. They range from the most practical document creating, simple, communications using email narrow and broadcast communication and participatory means such as forums, polls and wikis. | |||
Many public and social organizations have a special mandate to consider universal design. Some countries and jurisdictions have policies ore even laws mandating accessible design (http://www.w3.org/WAI/Policy/). Yet they are just as likely as other organizations to say "disabled persons don't use our site" (I wonder why!), or leaving consideration til the end of a project, when resources have run dry. | Many public and social organizations have a special mandate to consider universal design. Some countries and jurisdictions have policies ore even laws mandating accessible design (http://www.w3.org/WAI/Policy/). Yet they are just as likely as other organizations to say "disabled persons don't use our site" (I wonder why!), or leaving consideration til the end of a project, when resources have run dry. | ||
=Connecting and getting advice= | =Connecting and getting advice= | ||