Promoting Nonprofit Organisations' IT Enablement in Singapore

• Main Authors: Ghatak, Projjal, Sachet, Guillaume, Tham, Jared
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
• Subjects: Information technology; non-profit organizations; Singapore; automation; Asian Studies; Nonprofit Administration and Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lien_reports/4; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lien_reports/article/1000/viewcontent/Promoting_NPO_IT_Enablement___A_White_Paper.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The non profit landscape in Singapore is large and diverse, consisting of more than 1,800 registered charities and more than 500 approved Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs). These organisations vary in size from less than $100,000 in annual receipts to those with over $10 million in receipts. They also operate in over 10 sectors ranging from religion to education to sports. NPOs could consider the following four common models for enabling and deploying IT: In-sourcing; Outsourcing; Shared Services; Software as a Service (SaaS). Overcoming the challenges and capturing the opportunities can allow Singapore to increase the automation of the sector and to uplift it.