# Survey finds US grantmakers' use of IT is basic

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1998/03/11/survey-finds-us-grantmakers039-use-it-basic/
- Published: 1998-03-11T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

A new survey of foundations and corporate giving programs reveals that grantmakers
use basic electronic communications technology such as the phone, fax and personal
computer, but are not yet making full use of computer and Internet capabilities 
that might benefit them. According to the [Grantmakers Technology Report](http://www.cof.org/About/pr-tech98.htm)
published by the Council on Foundations, many grantmakers, however, do plan to upgrade
systems, purchase new equipment, train staff and develop Web sites.

Of the 771 grantmakers responding to the survey, significant percentages of respondents
never use Internet-related communications methods, such as sending and receiving
individual e-mail (48.3%), subscribing to an Internet mailing list (71.1%), retrieving
information from a Web site (50.5%), and posting information to their organisation’s
Web site (79.4 percent).

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