Writing Nonprofit IT Policies and Procedures

Writing Nonprofit IT Policies and Procedures: "As with any operation, your IT department becomes more difficult to manage the more it grows. If you’re the part-time techie at your nonprofit, you don’t need a lot of elaborate policies and procedures. However, if there are seven IT staff and 60 regular employees in your organization, it’s more important to have some written statements regarding rules and expectations. IT policies usually serve several purposes. They protect your organization legally by specifying the behaviors that you allow and prohibit on your network. They manage employee expectations by specifying the IT department’s priorities, obligations and response times. Finally, IT policies promote accountability and effectiveness within the IT department by establishing baselines and benchmarks."