What Do We Do?
TECHtogether builds technology capacity.
One thing many of these groups have in common is that they are small organizations operating with fewer than twenty staff. Like most non-profits these members increasingly see collaboration as central to strategically achieving their missions; develop, manage, and evaluate programs; research and develop policy, build joint strategies, etc. Fortunately, many enabling technologies have emerged in recent years that can support collaborative ways of working, both within organizations and across partnerships – a small sampling of which includes social media, wiki-style knowledge management, web-enabled virtual meeting platforms, and cloudbased document sharing (e.g., Google Docs). The good news is that most of these technologies are free or affordably priced. However, small non-profits can often face substantial barriers to adopting such new technologies, including lack of in-house tech support, limited time available to master new technologies, and limited knowledge of the ways in which these tools can help them work more effectively. TechTogether addresses these barriers. The project will use technology stewardship, cost-sharing and peer-to-peer mentoring to support the adoption of affordable and appropriate enabling technologies, thereby increasing the depth and effectiveness of collaborations for many small Ontario non-profits.  |
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