2009 NTC Preview: Kevin Lo and Chris Peters on IT Management

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When you're a nonprofit manager, there are loads of great resources to help you get the skills you need to lead effectively: You can take classes on human resources, learn about the legal needs of your organization, or dive into accounting practices.

But how do you learn what you need to know about managing technology? How MUCH do you need to know?  How are you supposed to decide the technological fate of your organization when you don't know the difference between RAM and ROM?

The answer is... you don't really need to know the difference -- but you DO need to know some basics. Luckily for you, Kevin Lo and Chris Peters, both from TechSoup Global, will walk you through what matters at their 2009 NTC Session: "Foundations for IT Decision-Making".

But it's not just a session at the NTC, it's also a chapter in our book -- written by the NTEN community -- Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission.  

Kevin and Chris took some time to share their insights a while back.

We also talked about what you should do during your free time in San Francisco.  Like Nancy Schwartz, they think you ought to head over to Golden Gate Park. Chris also highly recommends the brand new California Academy of Sciences. (I'm a huge fan of the De Young as well.)