Long and Short-Term Approaches to Technology with Kevin Christopher George

Making a decision about the right technology to use in your nonprofit? One with the right functions to add relevance to your objectives? What’s the best short term vs long term path to take tech-wise? Should nonprofits adopt new tech such as AI? Kevin Christoper George, a tech expert joins Alexander to answer these and more!Kevin is the founder of Green Merits Consulting, an organization that focuses on research, selection and data analysis of cloud based software solutions for nonprofits. He has previously worked in tech with Blackberry, Oracle and Kupo.In this episode, he shares his diverse insights on technology for nonprofits topics including; making the right long vs short term technology decisions for a nonprofits, the Request for Proposal process and what to consider in having a successful one, the ‘shiny new tech syndrome’ and whether it is good for nonprofits.Topics we coverKevin’s superhero origin storyHow to conduct a successful RFP ProcessQuestions nonprofits should consider for a successful RFP ProcessFocusing not just on adding features but on value added to the organizationNot every problem is tech-relatedMilestones to overcome that help the adoption of new techLong term vs short term choices for technologyLacking cohesion in technology decisions across teamsThe shiny new tech syndromeTo learn more and connect with Kevin:Website: https://www.greenmerits.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevincg/Support the Show.