At Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, computers are in wide use for things
like word processing, spreadsheets/budgeting, and all kinds of data bases
from tracking finances to donors & volunteers to herbarium and living garden spe
   cimens.  Also, for data analysis of molecular data, ecological data, you
name it!  Communication via the Internet (such as we are doing now), and in
the future for communicating with the general public and with other specialized
constituencies.
 
Lots of people will reply to your request, no doubt.  Perhaps you should
consider gathering this kind of data in a more systematic, focused way by
sending out a list of more specific questions or survey.  Good luck!
 
-Richard Chute