Description

Managing technology without a dedicated IT staff can be challenging—but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming or expensive. This webinar is designed for lean foundations in mind and is open to funders with larger staff capacity, looking for practical, cost-effective ways to streamline their technology needs.

Join us to explore comprehensive, user-friendly platforms like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace that can help you manage email, collaborative grantmaking, forms, and portals—all in one place. This is not a sales pitch, but a guided overview of the tools available, their key features, pros and cons, and how to evaluate which solution best fits your organization’s needs.

Whether you're starting from scratch or looking to improve your current setup, this session will offer valuable insights to help you make informed and confident tech decisions.

Guest speaker

Bill Corkill, Sr. Director of Information Technology

Council of Michigan Foundations

Bill serves as CMF’s senior director of information technology. Bill has more than 20 years of IT experience. He is a Salesforce MVP and shares his talents to support national projects as a leader in the United Philanthropy Forum’s Knowledge Management system, an integrated Website (Drupal) and Salesforce solution for philanthropy serving organizations, as well as a leader of the nonprofit Salesforce community that built Outbound Funds. Outside of work, Bill stays busy having fun outdoors with his wife and four children.

Audience & Registration

Any PhilMO Member or Missouri may register. Our colleagues at the Council of Michigan Foundations are hosting this Midwest Partnership webinar.

PhilMO Members may participate for free. If this is your first interaction with the new PhilMO website, choose “Create New Account” when registering. 

Non-Member Missouri grantmakers may participate for a fee of $75. Non-Members should choose “Non-Member Funder” to register and submit payment.

If you encounter any challenges registering for this program or otherwise navigating the new website, help is available by contacting info@philmo.org. 

What is the Midwest Partnership?

The Midwest Partnership is a collaboration between the Council of Michigan Foundations, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance, Philanthropy Missouri, and Philanthropy Ohio. 

The Midwest Partnership publishes an annual Midwest Grantmaker Salary Report and hosts joint programs, including monthly webinars connecting funders across the four states. Webinars are typically designed for community foundations, corporate foundations and giving programs, and/or family foundations. Occasionally, a program -- like this one! -- will be relevant to all foundation types. Regardless of focus, all foundation types may register for any program. 

Participation in webinars and access to the annual Salary Report is free for Member organizations. Non-Members may not access the report but may register for most webinars by contributing a $75 fee.