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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) | 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) | ||
Often, social organizations who rely on funding will have to tailor their proposals so they appear to follow external mandates. This disconnect can lead to a distortion in implementation, where no real goals are reached, or can simply lead to wasteful, pointless resources, such as unused computers or websites developed without any real motivation as organizations simply need the overhead funds available in implementation or can't reasonably focus on the benefits. | |||
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, all focused on treating individuals as statistics. 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, and focusing on developing richer profiles of people and peer connections. | |||
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. | ||