IT Budgeting for Nonprofits

IT costs are often a mix of equipment refresh cycles, convoluted software
licenses, and often confusing IT service provider proposals. Add into the mix,
cloud computing and managed service providers and how do you even start to
develop an IT budget? This session will provide an overview of an IT budgeting
approach that enables organizations to take a more proactive approach to
managing their IT investment. It will also cover some basic IT knowledge that
Executive Directors, Controllers, and other nonprofit managers need to know
to validate the budgets that their IT Managers may be submitting to them.
Clear the fog over IT budgeting by attending this session.
Topics will include:
• The different components of an IT budget and how to plan for them
• How to tie IT refresh/replacement cycles to organizational risk
• How to tie the IT budget to your organization’s strategy and mission execution