NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

This issue of NTEN:Change provides statistics you should probably know about your supporters and constituents, strategies that might need to incorporate mobile technology considerations, tips, stories, and insights from nonprofit professionals and technology experts.

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Issue Mobile Journal Change 90

NTEN

MAY 6, 2013

Director, Technology & Innovation. Change Management Cloud Infrastructure Leadership nonprofit cloud nonprofit innovation nptech Organizational Culture Staffing Strategy IT Staff' Karen Graham. MAP for Nonprofits. There’s no doubt that many organizations are using cloud technologies in innovative ways.

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Nonprofit Change Management Map Nptech 99

NTEN

JUNE 6, 2013

Julia, a staff member at a nonprofit, offers her story about project management and personal growth. Having never managed a project, I was thrilled when the Executive Director asked if I wanted to be the project manager for the website initiative. Project management seemed easy and straightforward. LAD Enterprizes.

Project 87

Project Activities Active Activism 87

NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2014

Director, Idea Lab. From those first few clicks to the latest multichannel campaign, online giving has continued to grow and change the nonprofit sector. From those first few clicks to the latest multichannel campaign, online giving has continued to grow and change the nonprofit sector. Steve MacLaughlin.

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Online Fundraising Blackbaud Change Management 78

NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

The NTEN: Change publication, designed especially for busy nonprofit executive directors, departmental directors, boards, and other leadership staff, is free and ready to download! True to its name, the Change journal is changing. >>Enjoy, and subscribe!

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Costa Rica Issue NTEN Change 66

NTEN

MAY 1, 2014

We''ve heard in NTC evaluations and in our annual Community Survey that there was a need for a chance to come together, offline, for a conference that focused on high level strategies and included content for those who''ve tried some of the standard practices already and want to be inspired for new changes.

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San Francisco NTEN Change NTC 94

NTEN

MAY 9, 2013

Editorial and Communications Director. Change Management Cloud cloud technology Leadership nonprofit technology nptech organizational culture Organizational Culture Strategy IT Staff' Chris Bernard.

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Case Study Culture Studies Change Management 68

NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Julia, a staff member at a nonprofit, offers her story about project management and personal growth. Having never managed a project, I was thrilled when the Executive Director asked if I wanted to be the project manager for the website initiative. Project management seemed easy and straightforward. LAD Enterprizes.

Project 70

Project Activities Active Activism 70

NTEN

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Director, Technology & Innovation. Change Management Cloud Infrastructure Leadership nonprofit cloud nonprofit innovation nptech Organizational Culture Staffing Strategy IT Staff' Karen Graham. MAP for Nonprofits. There’s no doubt that many organizations are using cloud technologies in innovative ways.

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Nonprofit Change Management Map Nptech 68

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

These are often perceived as disconnected from and less important than grant strategy. One of the most important things to explain is how knowledge practice is necessary to effective grant strategy even though it seems to hold a unique energy and many times a different relationship to the idea of effectiveness. Fast forward to today….

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 70

Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

The spread of COVID-19 has changed the workplace for many people: in many cases, it means that people are working remotely for the first time or working remotely in different ways than they previously did with partners or kids at home. It’s important to have a strategy in place for keeping team members engaged and productive.

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Podcast Tips Work Blackbaud 36

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Colleen Calandra, CFO of Sacramento Children’s Home , advises, “For those of you in finance, hopefully you’re already working with your CEO, executive director, and their networks…the more people you can meet in the business that you operate in, the more ideas that can be shared.” Highlight your community. Keep the momentum going.

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Grant Process Management Tips 94

NTEN

JUNE 7, 2013

"We really needed to think about how we should be investing in technology to align with our strategic goal to reach people statewide from our small office in tech-savvy Seattle," explained Margit Rankin, executive director.

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Artist Case Study Leadership Seattle 60

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A recent McKinsey report shared that only 30% of technology initiatives produce value to the business, which means investing in change management as an organization is key. IJM shared key recommendations around how to get your board of directors to invest in technology projects, including: Invest in the building of the board.

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Experiment Impact Australia Nonprofit 111

NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

Barber learned about the Technology Leadership Academy (TLA) and brought the opportunity to her new boss, executive director Peg Sandeen. The timing was fortuitous," said Sandeen. Prior to the Academy, DWD was "keeping the lights on" as far as technology adoption and reactive in its approach. "We

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Case Study Leadership National Technology 56

NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

What if the executive director tweeted about the upcoming gala? Jamie Millard , client relationship manager for Fast Horse , an innovative, integrated agency offering traditional and non-traditional marketing services, specializes in understanding audiences and digital media strategies.

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Digital Build Community Minneapolis 78

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. It is our hope, as funders, that financially resourcing a movement, an organization, or an individual can lead to positive change.

Participatory 85

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 85

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Scaling Impact sessions offer strategies and knowledge about how we can help nonprofits achieve better and more results. Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Cindy Rizzo, Senior Director, Grantmaking and Evaluation, Arcus Foundation. Rafael Lopez, Associate Director, The Annie E.

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Blogger Conference Effective Seattle 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

Scaling Impact sessions offer strategies and knowledge about how we can help nonprofits achieve better and more results. Cindy Rizzo, Senior Director, Grantmaking and Evaluation, Arcus Foundation. Darin McKeever, Deputy Director, Charitable Sector Support, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Efrain Gutierez, Associate, FSG.

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Results Seattle Evaluation Michigan 95

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Founder and CEO Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, and director of communications Kirsten Morrison talked about how the organization is using technology to scale their goals, their programs, and their impact. .

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Nonprofit New York City San Francisco Oracle 73

NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

The Center staff includes just five staff members (four full-time) plus one very part-time social media manager at five hours a week. In order to accomplish the goals of social media strategy, Deputy Director Risa Breckman knew that 1.) Though it seems like a lot of channels, it is manageable with shared responsibility.

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Social Media Collaboration Org Media 96

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

For example, you could need assistance with: Fundraising strategy, including a wide range of specialized campaign types. Technology strategy and solution implementation. Marketing strategy development. Bristol Strategy Group – Strategic Planning & Board Development. Carol Weisman – Planned Giving Strategy.

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Consultant Nonprofit Strategy Philanthropy 52

NTEN

JUNE 12, 2014

If you register for NTEN’s first-ever Leading Change Summit this September (#14LCS), you’ll be asked to choose one of three tracks— Digital Strategy , The Future of Technology , or Impact Leadership —and you’ll spend quite a bit of time with your track-mates at the Summit. You can follow Tanya on Twitter at @nerdette.

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Facilitation Texas Track Leadership 58

Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In this webinar, Doug Barker (Principal and Co-Founder of Barker & Scott Consulting) and Amy Ganderson (Digital Marketing Director at The Nature Conservancy) will share their ideas, examples and key strategies for making your supporters feel appreciated – and more tied to – your mission and organization.

Support 52

Support Conservancy San Diego Gartner 52

NTEN

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Too often, amateur accidental techies -- nonprofit staffers who have taught themselves technology skills -- find themselves in over their heads trying to develop databases, but forgetting to do business process modeling or change management. Serendipity is also a poor sector-wide technology staffing strategy.

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Professional Technology Consultant Change Management 74

NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2013

With this workbook, we hope to provide nonprofit leaders with a set of worksheets that will help guide thinking and planning around more effective data strategies. It will be helpful to include input and discussion from various staff when using this workbook, however.

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NTEN Data Metrics Sample 100

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For example, “The program director must have excellent communication skills and a proven ability to delegate and motivate others.” He enjoys managing projects, creating strategies, and brainstorming ways to bring organizations to new heights. ” Be specific when you describe the desired personal characteristics.

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Job Roles Skills Nonprofit 59

NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2012

"Collaboration" is a word that comes up quite a bit in discussions about nonprofit strategies and nonprofit capacity. NTEN's publication, designed especially for busy nonprofit executive directors, departmental directors, boards, and other leadership staff, is free and hot off the press.

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Issue Collaboration NTEN Case Study 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2009

As Charlene Li pointed out, " Change management processes take years - you don't change over night. You need to get the big guns involved and the only way to do that is to find the sweet spot between outcomes or goals and demonstrate how the social media strategy supports that." Tags: change management.

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Social Media Media Social Model 61

NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2010

Flickr: kool_skatkat Last month, NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross, posted a provocative article on our blog: " Rebranding the Accidental Techie." The organization could not manage either of those. even if those projects were not ones that would have been expected under those staff members' original job descriptions.

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Case Study NTEN Studies Leadership 65

NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

All Parent Centers have the same mission: to help families of children with disabilities succeed in life, find tools and resources, and develop advocacy strategies despite the many barriers including segregated classrooms, inaccessible communities, and old cultural belief systems about disability. Fast forward to Jan.

Case Study 69

Case Study Culture National Network 69

NTEN

JUNE 1, 2011

American Red Cross's strategy for dealing with their Twitter "oops". And make sure your Executive Director and Board Members read this!). "Show Me the World," from See3 Communications' Michael Hoffman and Danny Alpert, which provides both inspiration and tips to get started with video for your cause.

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Press Issue Case Study Org 75

NTEN

JUNE 7, 2012

I couldn't possibly list everything here in this blog post, so please check out the new issue to see more (and make sure your Executive Director and Board Members read this): I'm pleased to announce Issue Six of NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders !

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Issue Content Case Study Map 78

NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

I n it you'll find: " Five Communications Myths that Executive Directors Believe ," from Kivi Leroux Miller, based on the 2012 Communications Trends Report. And our newest column: "Confessions of a Former Nonprofit IT Director". Nonprofit Leaders sharing how they determine whether a technology project has been successful.

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Case Study Issue Studies Journal 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

This week I lead a full-day workshop for 300 nonprofits and foundations on social media strategy and tactics. The second part of the morning was designed around the Principles of Social Media Strategy and used a new version of the Social Media Game intended for a large group of people.

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Reflection People Network Colorado 103

NTEN

JUNE 11, 2010

While we may think of our Executive Directors as leaders, how many of us think of the Help Desk staff in the same way? Instead, we're going to spend our time in program planning meetings and strategy talks, figuring out how to leverage technology to make the work our organizations are doing become that much more effective.

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Leadership Measure Hunger Tech 88

NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

Leading - we’re innovators; we recognize that technology is an investment in our mission, and leadership integrates technology decisions with organizational strategy. In this article, we're taking a closer look at what we mean by "Tech Adoption". What is Tech Adoption? "We

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Adopt Benchmark Tech Technology 81