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 mary@kickhq.com• Read my blog at www.kickingassets.co.uk

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