Beyond Buzzwords: Knowing When Your Nonprofit Needs Tech

About the series:

Saturday Skill Ups is a free learning series by New Venture Partners, designed for professionals working in community-based organisations and small nonprofits. Through practical, expert-led sessions delivered online, this series helps teams and leaders build confidence, enhance capabilities, and adapt to the evolving needs of the social sector.

The series will feature eight sessions covering key themes such as:

• Effective programming

• Quality communications

• Resource mobilisation

• Organisational strengthening

About Session 2 | Organisational Strengthening for Nonprofit Leaders

Is your organisation struggling to scale because of too many operational tasks? Do you wish you had a system where your fundraising pipeline and donor data are visible at a glance ? Curious about how open-source tools can help you streamline your work?

This session will help nonprofits understand when and how to integrate technology in a way that is realistic, scalable, and aligned with their goals.

Key Takeaways

• A clear understanding of how to build a tech roadmap tailored to your nonprofit’s goals and scale

• Practical insights into the benefits of open-source systems and why they’re well-suited for nonprofits

• A mapped-out view of the nonprofit fundraising journey — and where tech can make the biggest impact

• Strategies to streamline data and workflows for better fundraising results

• Ideas and inspiration from a growing community of nonprofits using tech to improve efficiency

Who Should Attend

This session is ideal for organisational leaders and decision-makers, fundraising and development managers, and nonprofit professionals looking to improve their operational efficiency and data systems.

New Venture Partners is a social enterprise that supports CBOs and growth-oriented nonprofits in scaling their impact. It works closely with partners on resource mobilisation, programme design, and team capacity building—covering areas like donor engagement, strategic planning, and compliance.

Its experienced team brings sector expertise and creativity to help turn ideas into action. New Venture Partners also taps into a network of experts in M&E, compliance, web design, finance, and more.