NTEN

APRIL 2, 2014

We still have a few slots available in our Nonprofit Tech Academy for spring 2014, but the application deadline is fast approaching. change management Change Management Digital Strategy intensive it Leadership Leadership nonprofit tech academy NTA social media Staffing Strategy IT Staff'

Tech 84

Tech Application Classes Change Management 84

sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2024

Upgrading and updating technology systems to keep up with the digital world are necessary evils. These migrations slow us down considerably and distract us from the high-risk compliance and risk-mitigation work primary to our grants manager job descriptions. What Is a System Migration? This is not the case.

Impact 77

Impact Technology Articulate Grant 77

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Your school has a wealth of vital information—enrollment applications, student records, financial records, donor and alumni records—and stakeholders with different requirements and abilities. We knew that there was information in one part of the system that could be very useful for another team. So, we invested in a connected platform.

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Software API Miami Blackbaud 96

sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

But if anything is certain, this and other AI systems are only going to get better, and quickly. AI in Grant Applications Perhaps the most obvious place to start would be the application process. A chatbot could help your applicants overcome issues with access or help troubleshoot questions during the application process.

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Grant Application Process Fund 80

sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Ensure your team has a standard procedure for identifying any requests and activities within your system that are still assigned to departing team members. Provide “Goldilocks” Security Access Of course, when someone leaves your organization, you have a process to make sure they no longer have access to your system. Likely no.

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Data Blackbaud Policy Database 79

sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

Audit firms have now, however, transitioned to long-term partners, particularly for nonprofits contemplating transformative system or operational changes. The Audit Relationship: Then and Now Change management has not historically been an area where nonprofits consulted their auditor.

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Relationship Practice Build Evaluation 100

sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2023

If you are still hosting the data and applications that you’re using to run your core operations and development efforts—from your accounting software to your donor relationship management and fundraising systems—on premises, you are not setting your future organization up for success. Transition.

Tools 76

Tools Application Nonprofit Software 76

sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

The ongoing FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) delays have left students with less time to compare financial aid offers and make a college decision than in a typical year. According to the US Department of Education, about 330,000 federal financial aid applications will need to be reprocessed following yet another data error.

Impact 69

Impact Student Alternative Education 69

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Having this data available and integrated into the reporting system allows grantees to not only meet these reporting requirements efficiently, but also to appropriately measure costs based on statistical units, such as square footage. Adopt a robust fund accounting system. Highlight your community. Keep the momentum going.

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Grant Process Management Tips 98

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

When your nonprofit is looking to change its financial system, it would be nice to have a crystal ball. How does your system manage restricted funds? A true fund accounting system simplifies restricted funds, making it easier to track and report on government grants, endowments, and specific donor requests.

Fund 88

Fund Question System Integration 88

fusionSpan

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Luckily, Salesforce Managed Services can help organizations get the most out of their investment in this business application by offering professional support, training, and implementation so you can start using Salesforce as soon as possible. What are Salesforce Managed Services, and what do they include?

Service 52

Service Business Management Help 52

Forum One

AUGUST 10, 2021

Though digital tools and systems play a big role in this transformation, it’s about more than just the tools. If an agency finds itself in one or more of these scenarios, it’s likely time to consider how a modernized system and approach can help improve processes and communication. Four steps for digital transformation at your agency.

Government 88

Government Digital System Fund 88

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

These scenarios happen all the time and can be incredibly frustrating for IT managers, especially when your current tech stack already has a similar tool—which the colleague has forgotten about or never completed training on—or the suggested software cannot integrate properly with your other systems. Keep data security top of mind.

Denver 83

Denver Software PowerPoint Template 83

Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

As you transition from your outdated Learning Management System (LMS) to your new GyrusAim v16.1.0.4 application it is important to keep in mind your users’ perception of the change. Inform Users of the Changes they will experience in the new program. Know the System Benefits.

Adopt 67

Adopt Program Learning Application 67

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

A nonprofit data warehouse is a centralized digital repository that nonprofits use to store, manage, and analyze their data. It’s designed to consolidate and integrate data from various sources, including CRM systems, fundraising software, financial databases, program management tools, and more.

Data 52

Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Participatory approaches to M&E invite us to think about which belief systems are privileged in our work, whose knowledge and priorities matter most, and why we do the work we do in the first place. As grantmakers, we can reconsider traditional monitoring, evaluation and learning approaches from start to finish.

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 89

Forum One

JULY 27, 2021

Digital tools and systems often touch different teams and departments and can require investments that need to be discussed at a higher level. Choose open and extensible systems and platforms . Consider whether you are able to export data for analysis in other systems and move the data to other platforms as needed.

Digital 47

Digital Tips Fundraising Evaluation 47

sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

The second wave, however—coming after the launch of Google’s Bard and Microsoft Bing—has resonated more broadly and has implications and potential applications for nonprofit organizations. Your charitable organization has probably fielded questions from curious supporters and internal audiences on the ways it might be leveraged.

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Model Italy Test Generation 73

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JUNE 3, 2007

Adriano and I have had some long conversations over the years about how to best provide the training organizations need to make effective use of their information systems, and he led us in experimenting with a lot of different ways of doing training. What should you do if the system warns that an account code was not set up properly?

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Training Train System Software 40

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Further, funders disincentivize risk when they require lengthy applications and reports that may not always showcase reality or the organization’s ability to create impact. Manage your entire grantmaking workflow, from online grant applications through payments Find out how Blackbaud Grantmaking fits your organization.

Problem 79

Problem Skills Proposal Grant 79

sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

Does it convey a unique advantage to potential applicants? Ensure your marketing, website, and social media appeal to a broad audience and reflect an ever-changing student population. Award Management System Transform your institution’s student awards program. Adapt your marketing. Re-evaluate your messaging.

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Education Student Award University 82

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Mastering change management to usher in digital transformation . Change management is always an important topic at bbcon as we strive to help our customers implement successful solutions on their campus. Blackbaud’s Mike Reardon shared some tips for finding success with change management at your institutions. .

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Virtual Blackbaud Award Wisconsin 28

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

In the introduction to the Change Management Strategies Series I mention three major factors effecting change. These include an organized implementation plan, communication, and management buy-in. Here at Gyrus Systems we have worked on implementations spanning 3 weeks to over 12 months.

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Organization Phase Change Management Software 45

Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

As Mark Iafrate of Accredible , an evangelist for badges, has suggested, these standards could continue to exist in a layered system that rests atop distributed ledgers. These standards are a necessary step toward implementation, and make us, as implementers, more confident that we’ll see greater application in the next three years or so.

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Hype eLearning Model Badge 60

NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Instead, they're either renting them from a managed service provider or moving to Software as a Service (SaaS) for common applications. The switch is almost complete for email, and is underway for most enterprise applications, such as customer relationship management (CRM) systems. . We Need to Have a Meeting!

Work 97

Work Second Life Laptop Audio 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2009

This tool might work best for organizations that have already built a network on Twitter or Facebook - and could import their friends into the system or have a way to identify people in a geographic area who have an interest in their project or work. . My Plancast for SXSW Session: Crowdsourcing Social Change.

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Network Data Organization Map 94

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The selection of quality technology systems is a very important piece of managing those relationships, but equally important is how your team uses the technology. Through continual improvement of your organizational processes, you can harness the technology to be more productive, even in the face of functionality flaws in your systems.

Process 92

Process Technology Raise Fund 92

NTEN

AUGUST 19, 2010

In other words, those field staff who were always breaking the rules and systems he put in place were doing so not because they were punks, but because they genuinely needed to find new ways to get their job done. " Technology isn't just about servers and application management anymore. To me, that makes Ed a hero. .

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New York NTEN Change Management Tech 61

sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

If you are a grantmaker, you know how important it is to have a reliable and efficient software system that can help you manage your grants, track your impact, and collaborate with your stakeholders. It’s a win win!

Blackbaud 83

Blackbaud API Application Grant 83

sgEngage

MAY 23, 2024

In addition to risk, federal government agencies are asking applicants/recipients to demonstrate their ability to manage federal grants through a robust internal controls policy and procedures manual (sometimes during the pre-award stage) that outlines how organizations will be good stewards of government funding.

Award 98

Award Grant Application Analysis 98

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Foundation uses the Blackbaud Grantmaking system, and to expedite the timing, grants managers completed applications on behalf of island employees. “I I received a list of employees on Tuesday, and we were able to process all applications by Wednesday afternoon and issue checks electronically.

Advice 78

Advice Tech Sharepoint Grant 78

NTEN

APRIL 4, 2011

This has obvious applications for us as we create donation or advocacy campaigns, whether it's with email, video, mobile phones, or social networks. It should apply to our organizational management (so, you too, Leadership staff), volunteer management and constituent interactions (and you, as well, Program Staff).

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Action Work Advocacy NTC 59

Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

I’m often asked to help nonprofits define a technology roadmap – that is, figuring out how to migrate their business from a legacy system(s) to a new solution(s) and beyond. End-users ask, “can we make changes to the ‘out of the box’ software to meet specific needs? Development approach.

Build 32

Build API Evaluation Exercise 32

NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

Established in 2008 as a collaborative response to the growing number of complex elder abuse cases in NYC, the NYC Elder Abuse Center helps professionals, organizations, and systems prevent elder abuse and improve their response to it. These cloud applications enable the team to work efficiently.

Social Media 96

Social Media Collaboration Org Media 96

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2016

Denise McMahan is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and is the founder and publisher of CausePlanet.org where nonprofit leaders devour Page to Practice™ book summaries, author interviews and sticky applications from the must-read books they recommend. _.

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Map Profit Impact Literacy 28

NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

If you've been keeping up with this blog series about applications of our annual Nonprofit Tech Staffing & Investments research, you've noticed that we refer to "Tech Adoption" when gauging the impact of staffing levels or investments on an organization. You can download the complete report for free here.]

Adopt 81

Adopt Benchmark Tech Technology 81

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 15, 2009

When we begin a new deployment of our software applications at an organization, we always ask the users "How will you know if this project was a success or not?" But at a recent project kickoff the bar for success was really low: "Our staff will actually use the system." What would a stairstep model for adoption of the wiki look like?

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Wiki Adopt Training Train 45