COVID-19 crisis has forced the nonprofit sector into digital transformation. We researched how nonprofits in Croatia use technology, their security practices, and their most pressing digital needs.

1. NEXT DIGITAL STEPS
THE BIGGEST BARRIERS
HARDWARE NEEDS
SECURITY PRACTICES
SOFTWARE NEEDS
SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS
These are the top 5 software categories that nonprofit from Croatia intend to
start to use or use more intensively in the coming period.
Surveyed nonprofits in Croatia believe that resources to buy software is the most
significant barrier for better and more efficient use of technology.
Nonprofits in Croatia state that their most significant needs are laptops,
offline data storage space and projectors.
Nonprofits mostly use various tech solutions for antivirus, backup, and firewalls.
However, they use encryption, VPN, and fraud detection solutions very rarely.
The most popular software solutions nonprofits would like to use are
WordPress, Photoshop, Zoom, Microsoft 365 and MailChimp.
For improved digital security, nonprofits believe that they need better skills in
the first place, followed by better software.
COVID-19 crisis has forced the nonprofit sector into digital transformation.
We researched how nonprofits in Croatia use technology, their
security practices, and their most pressing digital needs.
Research by
NONPROFIT TECH NEEDS
in Croatia
Microsoft 365
53.2%
Photoshop
57.1%
45.5%
58.4%
50.6%
55.8% 54.5%
Conference calls and webinars
45.5%
Media clipping
Databases
64.9%
Desktop PC
51.9%
Resources to buy hardwareResources to buy software
18.2%
Lack of knowledge and skills
Laptop PC
72.7%
Offline storage
Projectors
Smartphones
Access control
62.3%
Servers
50.6%
Tablets
64.9%
Cameras
Antivirus and antimalware Backup Firewall
14.3%
3.9%
Virtual private network (VPN) Encryption of data Fraud detection
26.0% 24.7%
Encryption of communication Preventing hacks
Better skills Better software Better hardware
MailChimp
50.6%
Project management
46.8%
Design
WordPress
79.2%
68.8%
55.8%
46.8%
64.9%
85.7%
64.9%
62.3%
36.4%
15.6%
58.4%
55.8%
Zoom
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