Great post!
I think a natural next step would be to ask EA orgs (such as Charity Entrepreneurship) what kinds of software projects they think would be most beneficial.
My understanding from informal conversations is many CE charities would benefit from simple CRMs and a few from simple ERPs:
CRM = Customer Relationship Management—tracks interactions (outreach, etc)
ERP = Enterprise Resource Management—tracks transactions (cash, physical goods, purchase orders, etc)
Other EA orgs might have similar needs; a needs assessment might be a valuable project to undertake—perhaps this has already been done?
Yeah. A tech consultancy could conduct software projects for EA orgs in 3 stages:
Understand the client’s needs.
Find out if an off-the-shelf software solution exists (such as an existing CRM). If yes, procure it and adapt it for the client’s needs.
If not, try to create a new software solution.
Great post!
I think a natural next step would be to ask EA orgs (such as Charity Entrepreneurship) what kinds of software projects they think would be most beneficial.
My understanding from informal conversations is many CE charities would benefit from simple CRMs and a few from simple ERPs:
CRM = Customer Relationship Management—tracks interactions (outreach, etc)
ERP = Enterprise Resource Management—tracks transactions (cash, physical goods, purchase orders, etc)
Other EA orgs might have similar needs; a needs assessment might be a valuable project to undertake—perhaps this has already been done?
Yeah. A tech consultancy could conduct software projects for EA orgs in 3 stages:
Understand the client’s needs.
Find out if an off-the-shelf software solution exists (such as an existing CRM). If yes, procure it and adapt it for the client’s needs.
If not, try to create a new software solution.