Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

As a nonprofit industry advisor for Salesforce, everyday I speak with customers whose organizations are facing unprecedented challenges. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, everything changed for them in terms of how they connect with donors, supporters, and beneficiaries. And I’m thrilled to tell you that’s just what happened.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The bbcon 2023 agenda is full of great sessions for finance professionals serving nonprofits, schools, foundations, healthcare, and cultural organizations, from creating better systems to extending what you currently do with Blackbaud’s fund accounting software, Financial Edge NXT.

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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. This blog will focus on an organized implementation. Keep the board in a highly trafficked or visible area.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Three key themes emerged from the Summit: The power of building strong relationships to achieve your mission; the importance of flexibility, integration, and innovation to support your mission in times of change and growth; and the value of having secure data to gain deeper insights. .

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Flickr Photo: Vermin Inc On Wednesday, the kind folks at Russ Reid allowed me to invade a little think thank they held with some clients about social media and its applications in the nonprofit organization. This led me to wonder: what's in the DNA of each of these orgs that allows them to embrace change and experiment?

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

With an overwhelming number of CMS options available, it’s essential to consider various factors to ensure your chosen platform aligns with your organization’s unique needs and goals. Compatibility with your organization’s technical inclinations is crucial for smooth operation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Roshan Paul, Senior Change Manager, Ashoka. Sacha Litman, Managing Director, Measuring Success. Rafael Lopez, Associate Director, The Annie E. Casey Foundation. Roberto Cremonini, Principal, Cremonini Consulting. Stefan Lanfer, Knowledge Officer, Barr Foundation.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Today’s guest, Drumm McNaughton, CEO of The Change Leader, Inc. talks with Blackbaud change management expert Michael Reardon about the best strategies for getting stakeholders involved in change efforts at higher education institutions and other social good organizations. Pitfalls to avoid.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. More people working in or with grantmaking organizations now have some term related to knowledge work in their titles or job descriptions.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

When your nonprofit is looking to change its financial system, it would be nice to have a crystal ball. You’d know how your organization will grow in the next three years. And you would feel confident that you made the best choice for your nonprofit organization. How does your system manage restricted funds?

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sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

You can rename fields to align with the terms you use or remove fields that don’t apply to your organization. Configurable software is flexible, scalable and can be continually shaped to meet an organization’s industry-specific and organization-specific needs. Below I’ll break down my reasoning for you.

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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. That is when innovation creep sets in.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The inspiration, as reflected on the quarterly NTEN: Change covers, came from farmers, a profession characterized by the need to be responsive. You can''t talk about technology implementation without discussing change. change journal Change Management cultivating leadership journal Leadership nten change'

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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. Slack and Nonprofit Cloud Case Management helps case managers improve service quality and collaboration for each client regardless of caseload size.

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sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Like many diversity efforts, including women’s voices in grantmaking decisions—particularly women from historically marginalized groups—doesn’t often happen organically. Typically, it takes someone seeing a situation that needs to change and doing the work to change it.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Nonprofits collect and generate vast amounts of data, ranging from individual donors’ contact information to program outcomes, but they often struggle with organizing and utilizing the information effectively. A strategic plan helps you bring the vision for your organization’s future to fruition by setting goals and objectives.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

They also help to clarify where a role fits into the collective organization. A posting is a marketing tool that sells the organization and also describes the role in a broader way. How does it affect the organization, and what will it contribute? Job descriptions outline what is expected for employees to do their best work.

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Forum One

JULY 27, 2021

Though it has changed in shape during the pandemic, here are seven tips on how to use your digital ecosystem to enhance your fundraising. As people are spending more and more time online, digital fundraising is vital for mission-driven organizations to achieve and surpass goals. . Start with what and where your organization does well.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

They know they can’t really share everything that happens behind the curtain (and believe me, there is so much that never reaches beyond the walls of most organizations) because they will risk the loss of funding. Nonprofits show and share what worked, usually with tidy stories and charts.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It is our hope, as funders, that financially resourcing a movement, an organization, or an individual can lead to positive change. On its face, evaluation seems like a neutral activity, designed to help us understand what’s happened, and to change course where needed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

This morning I had the opportunity to participate in a discussion at the Community Roundtable hosted by Rachel Happe and Jim Storer. The participants were from corporations, but the issues are creating a culture that isn't afraid to fail are the same for many nonprofits, particularly larger organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2008

During a discussion about the merits of email versus the fax machine (I'm not kidding), someone shared this insight, "I feel like a stranger in a foreign country and I don't understand the language. Many people shared examples, but nothing much about change management. | View | Upload your own. Employees will tell secrets.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2014

What does it mean that every organization, large and small, is now expected to have some fluency with technology? Why is change management so daunting, in the nonprofit sector and in others? Discussion Topic. Discussion Topic. Discussion Topic. Join her on Thursday, March 13 from 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 14, 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. Learning Management System (LMS) roll outs that catch employees unaware can have a potentially devastating impact.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2010

It quickly became the most active discussion thread in our LInkedIn group, and I would like to share a bit of the stories and insights that resulted there. (If " There emerged in this discussion thread a "case study," that I felt was both inspiring and instructive. The organization could not manage either of those.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 30, 2014

Absorbing the discussion, And, then likely re-reading it. Duncan demonstrates in the book how humanness, approachability , and friendliness are necessary but often overlooked elements of making change successful in an organization. It''s often the stress that people resist, not the change itself.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

where he discussed the crossroads of movements and campaigns and the need for an open culture. The post and ideas resonated with Holly Hight, a field organizer for Bread for the World. We got into a discussion in the comments and she agreed to share some of her experience addressing this issue within her nonprofit organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2009

But what is in the DNA of these nonprofit organizations that allows for them to embrace social media and use it successfully? Organization can easily collaborate, connect, and reach out to others beyond the firewall. Ability to slay organizational myths – “We’ve always done it this way” by having discussion. How do you change?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

We Are Media is a terrific resource for anyone looking for tips, examples, case studies and information on using social media in a nonprofit organization. NTEN’s gathered some of the top nonprofit social media experts to help your organization devise a solid strategy as well as learn the secrets of using a variety of social media tools.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

My experience since I started working in the social media field is that the failures are where you learn the most as a community manager, a social media manger, a change manger, a professional and as a person. Leaders often blame change managers or teams who do not control the source or circumstances which cause the “failure.”

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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. In order to properly prepare your workforce for the impending change, it is pertinent that you: Obtain User Input to Specify Requirements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

This week before I leave for the Middle East, I will have the honor of presenting at the Grantmakers For Effective Organization’s Conference in Seattle. I am doing a session called “ Learning in Public ” with Kathy Reich, Packard Foundation and Jared Raynor, TCC Group. Roshan Paul, Senior Change Manager, Ashoka.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Several months ago, my colleague Rachel Happe from the Community Roundtable invited me to facilitate a discussion with members about the issues that swirl around organizational adoption of social media. A big question is how do you get people in your organization to value this learning versus viewing it as a failure or waste?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

We'll include a live question and answer and a back channel discussion with experts and practitioners sharing their expertise and knowledge. Identify objectives, audience, and strategy execution to effectively integrate social media into your organization's overall web communications plan so it supports your organization's mission.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. They told us about their organizations’ financial outcomes from 2010 and speculated on what 2011 would bring. Nonprofit Finance Fund.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2009

The discussion was organized around four points of social media failure: How can I get my culture to adapt? As Charlene Li pointed out, " Change management processes take years - you don't change over night. Jeremiah Owyang shared three different models for how corporations organize and deploy social media: 1. "Why

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sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2023

Managing a mission while meeting the evolving needs of a community is a complex and dynamic process. As communities change and grow, their needs and priorities shift. Grantmaking organizations must adapt to remain relevant and effective. This feedback can help you to improve your operations and better serve the community.

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