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From: Katrin Verclas < katrin%40nten.org">katrin
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Date: Nov 17, 2006 11:32 AM
Subject: [RIDERS-TALK] Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey Released
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Dear NTEN members and community, I wanted to let you know that we have
released to the public (NTEN members got a sneak preview already) the
first annual Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey. The announcement is below.
Some good news - and some that indicate we have a lot of work still to
do. Enjoy the read.
Thank you for responding in such great numbers and with such care and
candor - you are an amazing community that does this field so very
proud.
Best,
Katrin
Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey Released: Salaries, IT Investments, and
An Organizational Digital Divide
Technology has the potential to change the way nonprofits works and
make the world a better place. But smart IT requires smart management
and staff. We wanted to know what that really means: The first-ever
Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey analyzes data on nonprofit IT salaries
for different job functions, IT budgets and expenditures, satisfaction
in IT staffing, and level and areas of IT outsourcing in more than
1,000 U.S. nonprofits. Read the full report at
http://www.nten.org/itstaffing
Key Findings: > IT Investments: Large nonprofits and early technology
adopters invest significantly more in IT. Self-described non-tech
savvy nonprofits have a median IT budget of $667 per employee,
compared to $2,500 for their more high-tech counterparts.
> Digital divide: Smaller organizations are significantly behind on IT investment and adoption. 41% of small organizations reported no salary expenses related to technology, and an astonishing 20% reported an IT budget of zero.
> Staffing: A majority of nonprofit organizations feel they are understaffed in their IT areas. Nonprofits have one staff member with some IT responsibility for every five organizational staff members, with salaries for IT staff varying widely between smaller and larger organizations.
>;Outsourcing: More than 95% of nonprofits routinely outsource specific
IT functions.
Read the entire report at www.nten.org/itstaffing
The Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey is a co-production of NTEN: The
Nonprofit Technology Network and The NonProfit Times.
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Katrin Verclas
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