Idealist.org
So in our continuous and unrelenting effort to promote El Centro to the comunidad at large, I created an organizational listing on Idealist.org. In searching for organizations in Nebraska, I came up with 125 listings, which was very surprising and encouraging. But then I noticed that only the first 9 (not including El Centro) had been updated in the last six months. Some, such as the Meat Inspector’s Home Page (not making this up) from Grand Island are more than 10 years old, and their websites no longer exist. The problem revolves around staying current online and putting forth the necessary time and resources to do so. And the question becomes is it necessary or even prudent in organizations of limited resources to expend those resources on having an expanded online presence. I graduated with a degree in computer science before taking the circuitous route that brought me to El Centro, so I’m clearly biased, but I’m still not certain beyond any doubt. I would be interested to hear what other organizations in Nebraska think about this topic. Unfortunately, I can’t find out by posting on their websites.
