Agents of Nonprofit Long and Short-Term Approaches to Technology with Kevin Christopher George
Making a decision about the right technology to use in your nonprofit? One with the right functions to add relevance to your objectives? What’s the best short term vs long term path to take tech-wise? Should nonprofits adopt new tech such as AI? Kevin Christoper George, a tech expert joins Alexander to answer these and more!
Kevin is the founder of Green Merits Consulting, an organization that focuses on research, selection and data analysis of cloud based software solutions for nonprofits. He has previously worked in tech with Blackberry, Oracle and Kupo.
In this episode, he shares his diverse insights on technology for nonprofits topics including; making the right long vs short term technology decisions for a nonprofits, the Request for Proposal process and what to consider in having a successful one, the ‘shiny new tech syndrome’ and whether it is good for nonprofits.
Topics we cover
- Kevin’s superhero origin story
- How to conduct a successful RFP Process
- Questions nonprofits should consider for a successful RFP Process
- Focusing not just on adding features but on value added to the organization
- Not every problem is tech-related
- Milestones to overcome that help the adoption of new tech
- Long term vs short term choices for technology
- Lacking cohesion in technology decisions across teams
- The shiny new tech syndrome
To learn more and connect with Kevin:
Website: https://www.greenmerits.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevincg/