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Calculating Your Tech Spending
How much should an organization spend on technology?
That is a difficult question to answer directly, but Andy Wolber, executive director of NPower Michigan, offered suggestions about various aspects of technology and what kind of costs can be expected for each.
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With each one, however, a variety of factors, including size and scope of the organization, and change the figures. The important items:
- Computer $1,200. Questions include: laptop or desktop, Mac or PC, repair or replace?
- Software: As little as $50. Cost here includes the operating system, Internet security and accounting software. Upgrading could be an issue, although not necessarily, as could training.
- Printer: $500. Standardizing on printers from one manufacturer could save money. Factors to consider include pages per minute, inkjet vs. laser, duplex, whether it is networkable and black & white vs. color.
- Backup drives: $250. Options include remote and local backup.
- DSL: $500/year. 1.5Mbps down/384kbps up, dynamic IP address, one-year term is good.
- Wireless router, firewall, print server: $100.
- Domain email and Web site: $10/year. Services are available for nonprofits.
- Training: $200 per person per class is an acceptable rate.
- Smartphone: $400 plus $100 a month
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This article is from NPT TechnoBuzz, a publication of The NonProfit Times.
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