Joshua Peskay

Thursday, May 14	Friday, May 15
Workshop Code TP1 9am — noon The Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries Denning's Point State Park, Beacon, NY Click here for Parking Information	Workshop Code TP3 9am — noon Berkshire Community College Intermodal Education Center One Columbus Avenue, Pittsfield, MA
Workshop Code TP2 2pm — 5pm New Horizons Resources 123 West Road, Pleasant Valley, NY	Workshop Code TP4 2pm — 5pm Hunt Memorial Library 63 Main Street, Falls Village, CT

Cost per participant:  $20

Everyone wants the same thing: to maintain or improve current levels of productivity while spending less money on information technology.  This workshop addresses areas where nonprofits can improve their existing information technology for less.  Working together, we’ll look at every facet of your organization’s technology and what benefits and trade-offs can be found in money-saving changes.  Learn how to assess your technology system, including hardware, software and network configurations; review or create a long-term technology plan; procure new hardware and software at the best price; create comprehensive back-up and recovery plans; and use technology for greater efficiency.  Find out how technology is used for communications and outreach tools such as email blasts and e-newsletters, social networking and viral marketing and how your nonprofit can realize cost savings by using these technology options.

Among the areas we’ll be looking at are:

• T1 circuits, DSL & Cable
• Digital mailings and distribution
• Telephones, voice over IP (VOIP), mobile phones and all digital communications
• Staffing, consulting & volunteers
• Backups and disaster recovery
• Security
• Printing, inkjets, laser printers & copiers
• Web and email hosting
• Database management and hosting

Without sugar-coating things too much, this workshop will emphasize that lean times can be an opportunity (not just a hardship) for improving all aspects of your technology.

JOSHUA PESKAY is the Director of Technology Services for the Fund for the City of New York.  He has spent over a decade helping nonprofits in New York City improve their performance through better use of technology.  Managing a team of talented consultants, Joshua works with hundreds of nonprofits each year to help manage their technology infrastructure, staffing, websites, databases and communications. His areas of expertise include technology planning, implementation, and management, but he feels his most important skill is his ability to communicate clearly and honestly with people about managing technology to best support their work.