Author Question: Explain the importance of IT for nonprofit organizations. What will be an ideal ... (Read 122 times)

gbarreiro · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Explain the importance of IT for nonprofit organizations.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using consulting services?

A) It gives an organization access to people who do not know the software well.
B) It tends to make employees feel less ownership of a project and less committed to changes.
C) It tends to assign a large number of people to a project in addition to the consultants.
D) It tends to make employees get too involved in the development tasks.

Brummell1998 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

While nonprofit organizations have no shareholders, they do have objectives that need strategic planning and that benefit from strategic use of information systems. Running, growing, and transforming the organization are all very relevant to nonprofits, just as they are to the for-profit world, and information systems play a key role.
Nonprofit organizations use IT for various operational requirements; they use information systems for payroll, accounting and finance, human resources, asset management, and related tasks. Many nonprofits also need information systems to track sales and customer transactions, since they may sell products and services, either as part of their mission or as ancillary activities.

Answer to Question 2

B