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5 ways charities can make better use of technology
9 September 2015
A bit about me …• Started in local government as a new graduate• Was person number 5 in a tiny team that’s now O2• Left CIPFA to become a Silicon Valley dotcommer• Became an entrepreneur later in life than most• Co-founded Learning Pool in 2006 – and built an online
learning community of one million people• Have founded 4 startups of my own … so far!• Have been a charity trustee for more than 12 years
During 2014 I worked in the charity vInspired
For charities…technology can be alien
…and there’s tons of baggage
… and conflicting drivers make it hard to focus on the right things
…and no-one knows what’s going to happen next
Use more free, use what’s there
Get senior management and trustee buy-in
Cultivate sticky fundraising
Let the Cloud take the strain
Invest in some good in-house expertise
Don’t be an island
• Email address [email protected]• Read my blog at www.kickingassets.co.uk
• Connect with me on Twitter at @MMaryMcKenna