Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Twitter Question: What is that one thing you think nonprofits need, but can't afford?

I posed this question: "What is that one thing you think nonprofits need, but can't afford?" to the twitter community and received some interesting answers:

philanthropissd: @nonprofitsos my answer to what #nonprofit orgs need - MANAGEMENT TRAINING.

bettina27: @nonprofitsos Vehicles for cross-systems collaborative planning.

smeneguzzo: @nonprofitsos Nps need but don't think they can afford: integrated technology. Underestimate the cost of using hobbled together systems.

ddtdc: @nonprofitsos a Human Resources professional

mjfrombuffalo: Ditto what philanthropissd said: RT @philanthropissd: @nonprofitsos my answer to what #nonprofit orgs need - MANAGEMENT TRAINING.

urbantastic: @nonprofitsos every np needs in-house online donation capability, but most a)go 3rd party or b)completely miss out.

DCVito: @nonprofitsos I'd say we can't afford clout.

BBBSHR: @nonprofitsos Current technology (both hardware and software). It's essential for efficiency, but can be quite costly.

baovie: @nonprofitsos Training and staff development dollars

trina_willard: @nonprofitsos I agree completely - program evaluation. However, what's the cost of NOT doing it? Potentially significant...

My answer (@nonprofitsos) was program evaluation

What is your answer?

1 comments:

Alex, aka SocialButterfly said...

....not to ask this question! What a good thought to pose. Also, I would say, that there are intangibles that nonprofits can't afford. i.e. Can't afford NOT to know what people are saying about you online, etc.