10/26 Speakers: Gavin Clabaugh and Andy Wolber

This week we have Gavin Clabuagh, CIO of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and Andy Wolber, executive director of NPower Michigan, speaking on "ICT in the Nonprofit Sector: A Bird's Eye View from the Trenches." Please review the recommended background and post thoughts or questions for Gavin and Andy by Thursday night in preparation for Friday's visit.

An overview of ICT in the nonprofit world, including support and infrastructure organizations working with nonprofits and ICT; the state of ICT within nonprofit organizations; ICT spending patterns then and now; lessons from working with nonprofits in the trenches; and the riddles of ICT funding in the nonprofit sector.

The Mott Foundation supports efforts that promote a just, equitable, and sustainable society. In addition to his responsibilities within the Foundation, Gavin works to further the effective use of information and communications technology throughout the NGO community and helped develop and launch the first “Circuit Rider” initiative — an innovative business model for delivering technology assistance to the non-profit community. Since its creation, the model has been successfully adopted by hundreds organizations around the world. NPower helps Michigan nonprofits use technology to better serve their communities. Since 2002, Andy has led technology strategy and planning workshops for more than 250 nonprofit organizations throughout the Midwest region.

Recommended background:

NPower Michigan Web site: www.npowermichigan.org

NTEN Blog: www.nten.org/blog

NTEN Site: www.nten.org

Gavin's Blog: www.digitaldiner.org

Obstacles to Opportunity – a report to the TechFunders Collaborative (attached and available in hard copy in the CIC box near the GSI mailboxes outside of the SI main office, 3rd floor West Hall)