Giving Compass' Take:

· Wiring for Tech Republic, Karen Roby takes a look at how a nonprofit in Kentucky is using digital transformation to reach a wider audience of rural clients. 

· How can other organization employ these same practices to reach a larger audience? How is technology transforming the nonprofit sector? 

· Check out this article to read about digital transformation and the social sector.

Digital transformation isn't a choice anymore for organizations looking to stay competitive. For the nonprofit sector, this can be challenging because budgets are stretched so thin. Yet the integration of technology across all sectors of an organization can help drive a nonprofit organization's mission and ensure more clients are served.

Legal Aid of the Bluegrass fills a critical role in Kentucky. The nonprofit organization provides legal assistance for low-income, often vulnerable residents. Joshua Crabtree, executive director, said the organization's legal help to needy clients is critical. "These are the ones that are going to fall through the social safety net: We're keeping people in their homes and families together."

The organization provides services for 33 counties and more than 200,000 people. Without updated technology, the Legal Aidlawyers can't reach clients scattered throughout the state. Just a few years ago, the group realized it had to do more and investing in technology was a necessity. "We were having to restart the servers once a day," Crabtree said. "The system was always so slow."

The first priority involved an overhaul of the servers and a slow migration to the cloud. Once that hybrid setup was complete, the focus shifted to updating the firewall, Wi-Fi ports, switches, and more. "Portability for employees is so important," Crabtree said. "Now they can work from home and telecommute in a planned way."

Read the full article about digital transformation principles by Karen Roby at Tech Republic.