Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

It serves as the digital face of your organization and is the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on. This global ecosystem serves as the digital brand and voice of your organization, as well as the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on, and the audience you are reaching.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Financial Management Luminary Session Panel Discussion: Using Your Voice in a Sea of Change *don’t miss* Your finance team touches all aspects of your organization—grant programs, fundraising goals, vendor management. They need information that helps them make data-driven decisions.

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

Charged with making informed financial decisions that align with the organization’s mission and strategic objectives, this role requires a keen understanding of both internal dynamics and external factors impacting the organization.

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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. Monitor program impact. This is why data warehouses can have such a significant impact on nonprofits.

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Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

of mainstream companies report that they continue to struggle with cultural challenges relating to organizational alignment, business processes, change management, communication, people skill sets, and resistance or lack of understanding to enable change. In the 2021 survey, 92.2% in 2012 to 65.0%

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

This global ecosystem includes the digital brand and voice of your organization, the main source of knowledge and data about the programs and issues you work on, as well as detailed information about the audience you are reaching. Are the various tools speaking to one another to share data and inform your decision-making?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. You want to collect the data you need to make informed decisions, support your grantees’ success, and demonstrate your impact. Do you use it to inform your decisions, evaluate your outcomes, or improve your practices?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

That’s where change management comes in. By implementing a change management strategy that’s geared towards their specific circumstances, nonprofits can help their staff members adopt new systems quickly and effectively. Change management: What is it?

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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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NTEN

JUNE 27, 2012

] By Beth Kanter, Author of Beth's Blog Content curation is the process of sifting through information on the web and organizing, filtering and making sense of it and sharing the very best content with your network. Rather than another potential recipe for information overload, content curation can actually be a method to tackle this problem.

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NTEN

AUGUST 8, 2012

More than simply graphically displaying static data, they offer trend analysis, forecasting and drill-down capabilities that can dramatically expand your insight into program performance. There are a number of ways to create dashboards, including using such common tools such as Excel or Access, or proprietary systems embedded in databases.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

You need data collection and data structure skills, not just a data entry person—someone who knows how your organization operates and the best ways for information to be delivered. Start now gathering the information you will need. You’ll also want someone who is familiar with compliance, especially GAAP and FASB.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

While the C-level and managers will probably lead your organization’s tech selection, you can think of the board as the ultimate executive sponsor. They can help drive a culture of adoption , which allows leadership to focus on change management activities to ensure you succeed with significant tech shifts.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis. Learning can be formal or informal, designed or serendipitous, individual or collective.

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NTEN

JUNE 17, 2014

You know your organization needs to make a core technology change. The list is long— you can’t get the donor information you need, your program team can’t effectively manage volunteers, and your operations staff are spending way too much time entering and moving data instead of engaging key constituents.

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2014

change management Change Management Digital Strategy intensive it Leadership Leadership nonprofit tech academy NTA social media Staffing Strategy IT Staff' Mellon Foundation, we''re able to offer the Nonprofit Tech Academy at no charge to qualifying organizations. To be considered, apply by Tuesday, April 8.

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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. Who manages the monitoring and evaluation?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Next, the Summit featured a conversation between Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation , a $16 billion international human welfare and social justice philanthropic organization, and Dr. Una Osili , Associate Dean for Research and International Programs at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2014

Based on that feedback, this new exclusive event offers advanced level learning for nonprofit leaders and changemakers across an organization in three tracks: Impact Leadership: Dynamic executive directors and leadership teams will learn how to plan and implement effective programs through a data-informed approach.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 29, 2024

It’s recognizing the ways you typically take information and apply it may not be the process your organization needs to move forward. At PEAK, they partnered with CommunityBuild Ventures on a program called Brave Space Building to make sure everyone on their team felt comfortable sharing. It’s not about what you do.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 10, 2021

While this information might not come as a surprise, there is a clear path forward for your technology strategy as it relates to managing your constituents. Don’t be afraid to lean on this community to inform best practices and assist in your organization’s change management with your new platform.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Many funders want to wait to see how new models, programs, and leaders will perform, and they often require other funders to buy in before they will. The information is often shared and received by another funder as an appreciated heads-up. Next, funders stunt risk with their beloved wait-and-see approach.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

While this is a perfectly reasonable question, it assumes the plan got everything right, there is only one track, and no new information has become available. Plans ask us to review regularly and ask the question: Are we on track? In uncertainty those assumptions are usually wrong.

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sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2023

You want to know that 100% of your contribution is going toward supporting the mission you care about—which may include program costs, reasonable salaries, and adequate supplies. They’re supported round-the-clock by service teams ready to answer questions and ensure that your people get the information they need when they need it.

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Gyrus

APRIL 10, 2018

As you are planning to transition from your outdated Learning Management System (LMS) to your new LMS application it is important to keep in mind your users’ perception of the change. Successful implementations hinge on how well the user base accepts the new program and what is has to offer. Know the System Benefits.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

This process also helped Headwaters limit organizational siloes because additional information was being shared across the nonprofit. However, connecting finance to the program and development teams enables highly effective collaboration.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

AI could certainly be used by applicants to fill out parts of the required forms, such as program summaries, leaving the questions that would need a human touch to finalize. Improving decision-making: AI can help grantmakers make more informed decisions by analyzing large amounts of data and identifying patterns or trends.

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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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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This will ensure that your most essential tasks are understood by the manager, employee, other stakeholders, and future employees. Share information about the schedule, position classification (exempt or nonexempt), reporting structure, key departments/roles in engaging with, and any required physical labor, if applicable.

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sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Based on the conversation with these grantmakers, here are four ways grantmakers can make sure all stages of their funding programs include the voices and perspectives of women. The Grantmakers for Girls of Color noticed that they weren’t reaching Indigenous girls with their programs. Artwork by Toya Beacham See Women and Girls.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

David Geilhufe, Philanthropy Program Manager, NetSuite In this age of cloud computing, sophisticated, affordable (often free!) They implement content management systems without getting users and executive sponsors on board. They should then immediately follow that question with: “Should they be a qualified professional?”

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

This process also helped Headwaters limit organizational siloes because additional information was being shared across the nonprofit. However, connecting finance to the program and development teams enables highly effective collaboration.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 22, 2012

The Communities of Impact program, generously supported by Microsoft, combines NTEN’s strengths in community building and education delivery to create clear, measurable organizational change to participating nonprofit organizations while sharing the learnings and findings with the whole community.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

This person will take the helm on laying out tasks in a sequence, informing other staff of their roles and assignments, and providing assistance to people as they complete their parts of the evaluation. After you have made your selection you can then identify what information is needed to show these indicators.

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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. One source of data informing this work is our annual State of the Sector Survey. Twelve percent even expanded their office or program space.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

If the program staff posted Facebook photos of the successful food drive? Staff have to receive emotionally engaging information they would feel inspired to share with their community. Instead what would it look like if everyone on staff, especially leadership, actively participated in furthering the organization’s mission online?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Show how adding a data-informed approach to your social media or other media or programs can avoid ineffective campaigns and increase audience satisfaction. The important thing is that you think through the results, analyze them for insights and learning, and, most of all, look for failures Make sure you educate through examples.

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