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Technology to Meet Your MissionCapacity Building for Civil Society

February 12, 2007 Teresa Crawford

The Advocacy and Leadership Center

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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

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 – 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!