UK nonprofits acquire some technology foresight

Nonprofit organisations are in the forefront of social action and delivering innovative services - but often lag behind private and public sectors in the use of new technologies. Lack of funding and skill shortages are factors, but I think another barrier lies in relating new online tools to traditional ways of working.
Fortunately the National Council for Voluntary Organisations is building a bridge to the future by setting up a technology foresight project, and researcher Megan Griffith has usefully outlined how technology can change civil society's democratic role in four areas: collective action, social capital, skills and empowerment, access to communities.
In a little biased in favour of the project because I'm on the advisory group - but more importantly because Megan, fresh to the field, has started a project blog and also surveyed the group on our skills and preferences. It should be refreshing to work on a technology foresight project that is rooted in issues of social benefit rather than dashing off after the latest tools.

Comments

[Paul Henderson]

Thanks for flagging this up, I'm going to have to contact Megan - there are are a lot of parallels with the I See T Collaboration project we're starting at ruralnet.

[Julie Gunderson]

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This is the greatest fundraising your country will ever find and it's free to all non profits!! Some UK nonprofits are already on board-this is a must see!

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