Where Are Nonprofits on Their Digital Transformation Journeys?

Cloud computing has benefits for many industry sectors, but it is particularly valuable for nonprofits, which have numerous technology needs . But not all nonprofits are embracing digital transformation at the same speed or in the same way. In fact, a two-part analysis recently released by Amazon Web Services (AWS) highlights just how much nonprofits differ in their digital maturity. The findings include a data report and a nonprofit survey; both reveal how nonprofits can more effectively reach their ambitions through cloud infrastructure. Tech Maturity: Why Large Nonprofits Outpace Smaller Organizations The survey included 717 technology decision-makers from a variety of fields, mission statements and revenue scales. Two hundred respondents are at annual revenue levels under $1 million, and more than 300 respondents have revenues above $10 million. The findings revealed that smaller nonprofits were, on average, slower to join the digital conversations, in part because of limited resources to invest. Meanwhile, larger nonprofits are better equipped to deploy the cloud in various capacities and with more effective outcomes. As a result, these nonprofits can embrace more forward-thinking technologies, such as data lakes and machine learning. Despite this gap, there is real potential for smaller nonprofits to take advantage […]

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