{"product_id":"wired-for-good-isbn-9780787962791","title":"Wired for Good","description":"\u003ci\u003eWired for Good\u003c\/i\u003e is a nuts-and-bolts guide to strategic technology planning for nonprofit organizations—no matter how large or small. This book leads nonprofits through a planning process that will help them align their technology use with their mission and strategic goals, determine what the appropriate technology tools are to meet those goals, and how the technology will be implemented and supported over time. This essential guide also shows how to win support for a strategic technology plan within an organization, evaluate a plan's effectiveness, and help staff and other stakeholders adapt to the changes new technology will bring about.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWired for Good\u003c\/i\u003e shows nonprofit professionals how to\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet their organization ready for the strategic technology planning process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDispel the myths surrounding technology planning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand the benefits of strategic technology planning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOvercome organizational resistance to strategic technology planning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDefine the roles and responsibilities of staff and other key stakeholders in creating a successful plan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMake the best use of volunteers and consultants\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFind the funds to support technology implementation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 1 GETTING STARTED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Understanding Technology Planning 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure 1.1 Technology Plan Pyramid 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Planning and the Technology Implementation Cycle 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure 2.1 Technology Implementation Cycle 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 2.1 Total Cost of Ownership in\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelationship to Actions Chosen 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Assessing Organizational Readiness 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure 3.1 Triangle of Constraints 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Addressing Resistance 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 2 PLANNING THE PLAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Managing the Process 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorksheet 5.1 Decision Log 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorksheet 5.2 Actions Required (AR) Log 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Building the Planning Team 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorksheet 6.1 Process-Responsibility Matrix 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Leadership Roles and Responsibilities 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Working with Consultants and Volunteers 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 3 DEVELOPING YOUR TECHNOLOGY PLAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Front Matter 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 9.1 Cupertino Community Services: Front Matter 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Background Information 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 10.1 Services for Brain Injury: Background Information 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 10.2 San Jose Repertory Theatre: Background Information 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 10.3 Diabetes Society of Santa Clara Valley: Background Information 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Business Analysis 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorksheet 11.1 Budget Reminder 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorksheet 11.2 Timeline Reminder 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 11.1 Cupertino Community Services: Business Analysis 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 11.2 Diabetes Society of Santa Clara Valley: Business Analysis 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 11.3 San Jose Repertory Theatre: Business Analysis 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 11.4 Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County: Business Analysis 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 11.5 Diabetes Society of Santa Clara Valley: Business Analysis 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Network Services 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 12.1 Parents Helping Parents, Inc.: Network Services 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 12.2 Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County, Inc.: Network Services 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 12.3 Hope Rehabilitation Services: Network Services 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 12.4 Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County: Network Services 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 12.5 Services for Brain Injury: Network Services 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 12.6 Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County: Network Services 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Equipment Narrative and Table 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 13.1 Youth Science Institute: Equipment Table 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 13.2 San Jose Repertory Theatre: Equipment Table 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 13.3 Junior Achievement of the Bay Area, Inc.: Equipment Narrative 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 13.4 Clara Mateo Alliance, Inc.: Equipment Narrative 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorksheet 13.1 Hardware Inventory: Computers 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorksheet 13.2 Hardware Inventory: Peripherals 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorksheet 13.3 Hardware Inventory: Servers 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Software Narrative and Table 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 14.1 Youth Science Institute: Software Table 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 14.2 Cupertino Community Services: Software Table 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 14.3 Cupertino Community Services: Software Narrative 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 14.4 Junior Achievement of the Bay Area, Inc.: Software Narrative 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 14.5 Cupertino Community Services: Software Narrative 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorksheet 14.1 Software Inventory 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Network: LAN\/WAN Narrative, Inventories, and Diagrams 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 15.1 Presentation Center: LAN\/WAN Narrative and Inventory 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 15.2 Hope Rehabilitation Services: LAN\/WAN Narrative and Diagram 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 15.3 Hope Rehabilitation Services: LAN\/WAN Diagram 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 15.4 Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County, Inc.: LAN\/WAN Diagram 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 15.5 Unnamed Nonprofit: Site Plan Diagram 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 15.6 EMQ Children and Family Services: Site Plan Diagram 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorksheet 15.1 LAN\/WAN Equipment Inventory 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Other Technologies 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 16.1 Parents Helping Parents, Inc.: Other Technologies 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 16.2 American Red Cross, Santa Clara Valley Chapter: Other Technologies 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 16.3 Cupertino Community Services: Other Technologies 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorksheet 16.1 Other Technologies Inventory 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Facilities Plan 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 17.1 Hope Rehabilitation Services: Facilities Plan 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 17.2 Clara Mateo Alliance, Inc.: Facilities Plan 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Security Plan 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 18.1 Junior Achievement of the Bay Area, Inc.: Security Plan 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 18.2 Parents Helping Parents, Inc.: Security Plan 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Technology Support Plan 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 19.1 San Jose Repertory Theatre: Technology Support Plan 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 19.2 Cupertino Community Services: Technology Support Plan 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 19.3 San Jose Repertory Theatre: Technology Support Plan 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Training Plan 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 20.1 Presentation Center: Training Plan 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorksheet 20.1 Training Plan Matrix 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Strategy 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 21.1 Mission Hospice, Inc.: Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Strategy 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 21.2 Services for Brain Injury: Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Strategy 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Acceptable Use Policy 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 22.1 Junior Achievement of the Bay Area, Inc.: Acceptable Use Policy 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 22.2 San Jose Repertory Theatre: Acceptable Use Policy 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Budget 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 23.1 San Jose Repertory Theatre: Budget 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 23.2 Presentation Center: Budget 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorksheet 23.1 Technology Budget 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Implementation Timeline 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 24.1 Services for Brain Injury: Implementation Timeline 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 24.2 Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County, Inc.: Implementation Timeline 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 24.3 Hope Rehabilitation Services: Implementation Timeline 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Appendixes 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 25.1 Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County: Appendix 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample 25.2 Parents Helping Parents, Inc.: Appendix 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Preparing the Document 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 4 WHAT’S NEXT?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Managing Organizational Change 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Funding and In-Kind Donations 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Revisiting the Technology Plan 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 5 RESOURCES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Comprehensive Technology Plan Outline 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB Flowchart Symbols 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC Technology Plan Checklist 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD Glossary of Terms 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE Where to Go for More Information 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoni Podolsky\u003c\/b\u003e is the founding program director of Wired for Good, a program of the Center for Excellence in Nonprofits in San Jose, California. As program director, she helped Silicon Valley nonprofits use technology strategically to improve their effectiveness by leveraging the community expertise and resources necessary to assist them in the development and implementation of strategic technology plans.  \u003ci\u003eWired for Good\u003c\/i\u003e is a nuts-and-bolts guide to strategic technology planning for nonprofit organizations— no matter how large or small. This book leads nonprofits through a planning process that will help them align their technology use with their mission and strategic goals, determine what the appropriate technology tools are to meet those goals, and how the technology will be implemented and supported over time. This essential guide also shows how to win support for a strategic technology plan within an organization, evaluate a plan's effectiveness, and help staff and other stakeholders adapt to the changes new technology will bring about. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eWired for Good\u003c\/i\u003e shows nonprofit professionals how to  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet their organization ready for the strategic technology planning process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDispel the myths surrounding technology planning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand the benefits of strategic technology planning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOvercome organizational resistance to strategic technology planning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDefine the roles and responsibilities of staff and other key stakeholders in creating a successful plan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMake the best use of volunteers and consultants\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFind the funds to support technology implementation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e In addition, \u003ci\u003eWired for Good\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with practical suggestions, templates, and examples from real-life technology plans created successfully by nonprofits. This essential resource is based on the successful Wired for Goodä program from the Center for Excellence in Nonprofits, a leadership support organization that promotes excellence in nonprofit organizational performance.  \u003cp\u003e\"Few issues are more challenging for nonprofit executives than aligning mission, strategy, and technology. The comprehensive strategic approach and excellent tools for technology planning presented so clearly in this book should help resolve this challenge for both small and large nonprofits alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e  — Dave Thornton, president and CEO, YMCA of Santa Clara Valley\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The detailed how-to approach provides an excellent roadmap for the largely neglected task of technology planning. Any organization that wishes to use technology strategically would benefit hugely by following the process presented.\"\u003cbr\u003e  — Susan Packard Orr, chairman, David and Lucile Packard Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Too many IT projects fail. The blueprint for technology planning presented by Joni Podolsky will help you build a solid system and derive real benefit from the money and effort you invest in Information Technology.\"\u003cbr\u003e  — James M. Patell, Herbert Hoover Professor of Public and Private Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990496952549,"sku":"NP9780787962791","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787962791.jpg?v=1761788064","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/wired-for-good-isbn-9780787962791","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}