A technology revolution is upon the nonprofit sector. Nonprofits are
constantly looking to reduce costs, maximize efficiency, and still
reach their supporters through social technology. Cloud computing is
the answer nonprofits have been looking for. According to the article,
large nonprofits, like Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation, Greenpeace USA and the Humane Society of the United
States, have led the way in adopting open cloud-based platforms. As
far as being innovative, cloud platforms allow nonprofits organization
members 24/7 access to their database from multiple locations and can
be managed from anywhere in the world. They can manage their assets in
the cloud rather than using the traditional Excel spreadsheet or
Outlook contact lists. Also there is always a worry that technology
will constantly change. It is easy for nonprofits to manage since most
of the updating is done behind the scenes and are almost always the
most current. This article says “if any technology comes close to
fulfilling the promise of being future proof, it’s cloud computing.”
I can see this type of technology providing short term, cost efficient
solutions nonprofits need, but also leading the way to long term
business and technology solutions. It will be interesting to see how
many nonprofits choose to incorporate this type of technology into
their organization, and how it will revolutionize the nonprofit
sector.

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