Technology to Meet Your Mission Capacity Building for Civil Society February 12, 2007 Teresa Crawford
Technology to Meet Your MissionCapacity Building for Civil Society
February 12, 2007 Teresa Crawford
The Advocacy and Leadership Center
• Training• Program Development• Consulting• Technology Innovation
A forum for practitioners of advocacy, a repository of best practices in advocacy, leadership and technology and a resource
for training and consulting support for advocates of all levels, all over the world.
Technology to Meet Your Mission
• ISC Advocacy and Leadership Center• Building Blocks• IPKO• eRiders• The Holy Grail - Sustainability
Building Blocks
Building Blocks of Technology AdoptionSteps to Success
Flickr photo - http://www.flickr.com/photos/merkur/210286474/
Innovation
Integration
Infrastructure
eRiders
eRidersNonProfit Technology Assistance Providers
eRidersNonProfit Technology Assistance Providers
eRidersNonProfit Technology Assistance Providers
eRidersNonProfit Technology Assistance Providers
eRider Principles
Vision and values
• Recognise and respect the mission, vision and values
Working practices
• Work honestly and transparently
• Use non-technical language
• Understand the limitations of my/our ICT skills
• Ensure legal and best practice requirements
Learning, professional development and support
• Continuous learning
• Share my/our knowledge
Supporting organisational development and sustainability
• Understand the impact ICT can have
• Enable them to make informed decisions
• Total cost of ownership (TCO)
The Holy Grail - Sustainability
1) Participation and ownership2) Capacity building and training3) Government policies4) Financial Evaluation –ROI, SROI, TCO5) Management and organisation6) Gender, age and culture7) Technology purchase8) Adaptability and Replicability9) Adoption – Infrastructure, Integration, Innovation10) People/Hardware/Software ratio – 70/20/10
The Holy Grail - Sustainability10 Success Factors
IPKO
IPKO – Internet Project KosovoAs close to perfect as you can get
Building Blocks - Local investment, local talent
Making Do and Giving Back
Oh the places we’ll go!