Part of the Fundraising Job: How to Best Manage Your IT Department

Yours may be an exception, but unfortunately, IT departments do not have a great reputation for being the most willing and helpful of colleagues. As self-appointed gatekeepers, they control the sites you can browse on the Internet, the apps you can use and even the degree to which you can "slice and dice" the data in your database. Because they control the tools vital to organizations, they wield a power that is disproportionate to their position. But, as Mr. Parker says, with great power comes great responsibility.