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Hardware support and standardization issues are always worth looking out for. They can add up to lots of additional work for IT. But another issue to watch out for is the process side and the value of those contacts. If some people important to your organization only ever contact a staff member's personal phone then when that staff member leaves
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It's a long time since I've actually had to do any of this - so I hope I'm not out of date. Hopefully other posters can correct anything I might have gotten wrong and provide you with their own perspectives. If you go with backing up the data only, in the event of a server crash that corrupts your system (assuming the hardware is still running
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I thought it was a fairly reasonable overview. One of the things I thought was missing was recognition of the need to constantly keep skills up to date - nonprofits seem to spend relatively little on training employees and in the tech sector that's a recipe for a slow but catastrophic disaster. I know this is a retention issue more than a hiring
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Don - I'm sorry this hasn't generated more interest - like you say it's the first step, but I've rarely seen organizations do it and I meet a lot of resistance when I suggest anything close to it. Most org leaders I speak with are aware they have significant data assets but they are pretty naive about just how reliant they are on them
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I moved this to the Web building forum where more people with the skills needed are likely to see it. -- Helen
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[Moved here from the technology planning forum] We are a newly established Palestinian community foundation. We need a world-class website in English and Arabic. Please email DaliaAssociation@gmail.com for the complete RFP. Proposals will be accepted until 20 April 2007. Please circulate this widely and thank you for your assistance. -Nora Lester Murad
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Hi Robert, Sorry you're having to deal with this so close to the wire. Hopefully you'll get some more knowledgeable responses form folks who actually done this, but since time is short I thought this might be helpful: My understanding is that you have 2 real choices and a couple of alternatives you're unlikely to be able to implement: 1
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Brian, I suggest reposting your question in the digital divide forum. They have more users familiar with Internet centers and international organizations that do that sort of thing. Helen
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Hi hcccc, I don't have experience purchasing this sort of thing so I don't have anything I can personally recommend. But since you're not getting any response I thought I'd suggest trying a teachers' resource catalogue. Maybe a local school can point you towards one they use. Helen
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Hi calebdecker, Different donors on TechSoup Stock have different criteria. At the moment, I don't think there are any donors who are donating to 501(c)(6) organizations. although I'm fairly certain we have had one or two in the past. Helen