10 budgeting

ICT budgeting, funding strategies and sources.

How to cost and fund ICT – aimed at small the medium organisations, this is also an important learning resource. Hard copies avaialble from Lasa.
IT Funding for Charities Survey – this 2006 survey of 500 charities undertaken by the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists is a useful overview iof the problems faced by the VCS. (pdf file 2.15Mb)
The ICT Knowledgebase budget calculator is a useful tool for calculating an annual ICT budget.
Chapter 6 of the module resource Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission looks at budgeting and funding technology. Chapter 3 looks at measuring return on investment (ROI)

A Guide to Managing ICT in the Voluntary and Community Sector – ICT Hub publication – Whilst this is aimed at staff within VCOs, it is a key resource in this module because it covers so much of the ground required for these competencies. Required reading for all learners. (pdf file 1.6Mb)
Wired For Good – Joni Podolsky Wired for Good is a nuts-and-bolts guide to strategic technology planning for nonprofit organizations—no matter how large or small. This book leads nonprofits through a planning process that will help them align their technology use with their mission and strategic goals, determine what the appropriate technology tools are to meet those goals, and how the technology will be implemented and supported over time. Recommended for all learners studying this module (and the programme generally).Currently (September 2009) available from Amazon for £10 + p&p
Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. A new book from NTEN, the US NonProfit Technology Network. Straplined A Strategic Guide for NonProfit Leaders, it has been put together by NTEN using leading VCS authors and covers general IT strategy and mission alignment, cvhange management, return on investment, planning, budgeting, general systems introduction, online communication and fundraising, and a look to the future. Available from Amazon