Survey Identifies Major Digital Transformation Challenges for Nonprofit Organizations

Key Facts

• "Emerging technology presents a vast opportunity for nonprofits with the potential to increase their impact and overcome security and fraud challenges that have historically hindered them," said Chris Brewer, Nonprofit Strategic Industry Architect, Unit4.
• 86% of surveyed nonprofit leaders say their organizations anticipate completing their digital transformation within two years Privacy and security are the primary drivers: More than half of respondents — 54% — say improving privacy and security is a major reason for digital transformation, followed by those who cited delivering a better customer experience (46%) and achieving greater productivity (44%) There's an overwhelming consensus in favor of cloud solutions: 97% of those surveyed in the U.K. and 94% of U.S. respondents say cloud solutions will have a positive impact on their nonprofit organization, and nine in 10 survey participants agree that cloud solutions will improve accessibility for remote workers, increase collaboration, enhance flexibility and reduce infrastructure costs * Significant barriers to cloud adoption include internal factors: Approximately three-quarters of survey respondents cited key factors contributing to slowing technology adoption such as resistance to change, siloed information and issues with integration.
• Emphasizing this point, Chris Brewer, continues, "When organizations fully understand their options, nonprofit leaders who are focused on digital transformation can overcome the remaining challenges and obtain the cloud-based solutions they need to make a greater impact on the world."
• Further Reading An interactive eBook detailing how Unit4 is helping nonprofits deliver on their mission can be found here Learn more about Unit4's cloud-based solutions for nonprofits at www.unit4.com/industries/nonprofit-erp-accounting-software Survey methodology The findings of this study are based on interviews with more than 200 senior HR, IT and finance professionals at nonprofit organizations with at least 250 and up to 10,000 employees in the U.S. and U.K.

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