Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2016

Here are some of the principles articulated in Pillar 5 of the Performance Imperative: The board, management, and staff take on the challenge of collecting and using information, not because it’s a good marketing tool and not because a funder said they have to.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

At the end of this guided exercise, you’ll be able to articulate investment impact statements like: BY INVESTING $9,845 IN NEW TECHNOLOGY, OUR ORG WILL SAVE $79,155 OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. Getting buy-in from your team for implementing new systems consists of more than just proving ROI. Step 1: Removing Resistance. ROI Analysis.

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Project Tech Guide Phase 98

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 18, 2007

OOo Calc integrates really nicely with databases and stuff (I know that wasn’t too articulate, but I know what I know and not what I don’t. Without getting into Google’s plan for world domination, what would help there is to see more universal adoption of OpenID[2]. [0] but it won’t talk to mailmerge files.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 22, 2010

From early Bulletin Board Systems (BBS), Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs) & Usenet, to the more modern blogs, forums & social networks, increasing numbers of people are relying on the internet for the types of third place interactions they're unable to get in real life. "You

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

In addition to a sponsor, I’d suggest creating a committee of key leaders within the organization to act as a steering committee for the initiative, ensure clear communication at the executive level, and foster organization-wide focus on project objectives (more on articulating the value of an IT project here ). Scope Creep.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

But as many of us have found out the hard way, on-time and on-budget projects do not necessarily mean a new system will realize proposed goals and yield expected value…or that users will even adopt the system as desired. Sure, we all want on-time, on-budget delivery, that is self-evident. Executive Vision and Involvement.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 18, 2014

Success in that first year ensures not only the financial results and ROI you’re likely on the hook for, but also helps make sure the technology is fully adopted across the organization. Clearly articulating your priorities helps set expectations internally about what you are doing and keeps people focused on the right results.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

And then you also need to be able to articulate that, without fundraising or without a steady income from which to draw upon, you could cease to exist. It’s because they’ve, essentially, adopted you as a family member. You want to make a note of this in your file, on your calendar, some kind of system that you have.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Secondly and thirdly, we also require Kirznerian and Schumpeterian theory to conceptualize social entrepreneurship as a function or process above all else that produces observable, systemic effects (i.e., Social entrepreneurship is a demand-side process of responding to social needs that leads to large-scale social change.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The world’s largest no-kill shelter, North Shore Animal League uses their site to promote animal adoptions as well as donations and volunteer sign-ups. Plus, North Shore Animal League puts their cause at the center of their site by packing their site with adoptable pets. And who could say no to their faces?). Mission page.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

A couple of years ago, NTEN articulated how broad adoption of open API’s could help nonprofits spend more time on their missions and less time de-duping their databases. I think the industry has moved significantly in the right direction, but it’s still difficult to get databases and software systems to talk to each other.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

A couple of years ago, NTEN articulated how broad adoption of open API’s could help nonprofits spend more time on their missions and less time de-duping their databases. I think the industry has moved significantly in the right direction, but it’s still difficult to get databases and software systems to talk to each other.

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

Folks were very open talking to me because I was the same age demographic and I was new to the organization, so they knew that I didn’t have an investment in whatever systems were already in place that weren’t ideal for them. Do you have any closing remarks or comments? Steven: Just a thank you. And so that was just awesome.

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