About this course

Proficiency Area: Managing.

Technology measures an organization's ability to effectively use technology.

In the first lesson toward your bronze Merit badge, you'll explore:

  • What nonprofit technology is, and is not.

  • How technology has changed in its role in the nonprofit sector, and now is critical to delivering on our missions.

  • How Martec's Law, Christenson's Theory of Disruption, and sustainability-oriented innovations all affect our use of technology.

  • How business model innovations and systems sustainability-oriented innovations help us address technology problems in a productive way.

Course curriculum

    1. What you can expect in this lesson

    2. Before we begin...

    3. Start Your Workbook

    1. What is nonprofit technology?

    2. Why does technology matter?

    3. Check your learning

    1. Check Out Workbook

About this course

  • Free
  • 7 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

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