Field-wide Technology Survey Results

The results of the July 2007 FAOG Technology Survey are available below. The purpose of the survey was to provide community foundations with some information about technology platforms used by other community foundations, as well as some trends in technology changes. Over 140 community foundations participated in the survey. Below are links to:

Executive Summary       

Summary Survey Results

Individual Responses to Survey Questions



Welcome to CFTech

CFTech is the technology website for community foundations!

CFTech is the official website of the Technology Steering Committee and the Community Foundation Technology Initiative. Here you will find detailed and up-to-date information about the field's ongoing efforts to improve our technology infrastructure.

In addition, many technical resources have been written and assembled by our site development team volunteers, including a knowledge center, case studies from the field, a technical glossary, and links to numerous other helpful websites.

Where Are They Now? Early Adopters Share Lessons
An analytic look at technology adoption
In October, representatives from 18 foundations gathered for an Early Adopter Summit sponsored by the Technology Steering Committee (TSC) of the Technology Initiative. Participants were asked to report their current status with regard to adopting and implementing technology solutions to meet their organizations' current and future business needs. Click here for an analysis of their feedback...

Highlighted Resources

Technology Steering Committee
Get the latest information on the field's efforts to realize theTechnology Roadmap.  Learn about the solutions identified by the TSC and how to become an early adopter of the new technology products. 

Knowledge Center
Here you can find information on a variety of topics that relate to the implementation of technology at your foundation.

Featured resources
In the Trenches - IT Essentials - Want to learn "ISL"- (IT as a second language), and take control of the role that IT plays in your organization? Learn from this session, presented originally at the 2005 Fall Conference as a joint project of the FAOG Technology Committee and the CFIT group... "Web Site Design" - You need a Web site.  Whether your board or your budget agrees or disagrees, it's the single most effective outreach tool a foundation can have.  Consider these tips as you get started or make improvements...


CFTech is funded and sponsored by the Technology Steering Committee and is co-sponsored by the Fiscal & Administrative Officers Group .

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