Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2009

I interviewed Joitske about her work way back in 2006. I asked for some recommendations on Twitter for the best practical sources for change management. Joitske recommend Learning To Change. She also pointed me to an older post on her blog about one of theories of change in the book based on thinking styles.

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Bloomerang

MAY 13, 2024

By integrating donor, volunteer, and member data with online fundraising and preferred payment options, nonprofits can customize interactions that personalize engagement and fundraising. Automation helps nonprofits use the data in a personal way, keeping staff efficient.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 14, 2023

All of this is change. The actual process of changing takes true leadership, whether in our personal or professional lives. Running a successful school is hard work as it’s not just a place of employment, but also the front door to the future of our students’ lives. They need us to succeed.

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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. How do these various elements connect and work together to vocalize your mission and brand?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Many have been part of the organization at a grassroots level and worked their way into executive positions. What is causing you the most stress at work right now?” A holistic consultant can hear those pain points and then speak to those pain points about the possible root issues that might be at work. Many of us have!

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The annual conference celebrating Blackbaud’s ecosystem of changemakers is back and in person this year! 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.

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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. Identify just one person to communicate with the software vendor. This person shouldn’t be the clerical or data entry person.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2024

We are customer service experts working in multiple languages, usually with the help of Google Translate. 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. Philanthropy’s primary administrative function is grantmaking.

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Candid

APRIL 8, 2024

Candid’s DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) commitment statement provides general guidelines and insights as to how the organization supports, prioritizes, and maintains an inclusive work environment that fosters a sense of belonging and trust. We incorporate equity, inclusion, and respect for diverse perspectives in all our work.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Ultimately, we wanted to build a community of trust that CDOs can turn to for answers they can’t find anywhere else, on issues related to innovation, impact, fundraising trends, and change management. How do we raise money without in-person events? And I’m thrilled to tell you that’s just what happened. How can we retain talent?

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2011

Consider your personal goals and those for the organization you work for. Draft a personal positioning statement for yourself. Draft a personal positioning statement for yourself. Write a personal positioning statement: I am a in for. Be yourself—and let your personality shine.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Working in the nonprofit sector is hard. Update Assigned Tasks One major pitfall to avoid during periods of staff turnover at your grantmaking organization is leaving ongoing activities or requests assigned to people who no longer work there. When a new person comes on, it’s a good time to understand exactly what access they need.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Corporations and nonprofits alike are rapidly embracing the practice of letting employees work remotely. Many organizations are enjoying lower overhead, higher productivity, and happier employees by providing the option to work from home (WFH). Advances in mobile technology are significantly changing how we live and work.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

As a conqueror, Caesar was as successful as any one person could be. We must recognize as leaders that although we may have personal success and be at the top, the work is never over. Sometimes, a person we least expect deserves significant recognition for their contributions. Leaders give the devils their due.

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

Understanding the Role and Mission of the Nonprofit CFO Given the integral connection between financial and organizational success, you need to look beyond the normal job description of the role to understand it on a more personal basis. What makes them proud to come to work and be part of a team?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

Here's how the Red Cross handbook states it: Step 1: Get Social Media Savvy Initiate personal social media use: Explore the tools you’d like to adopt by using them in your personal life first. Follow the personal online communications guidelines. Tags: change management listening. Has it been valuable?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Job descriptions outline what is expected for employees to do their best work. Clearly Identify Roles and Responsibilities The Difference Between Skills, Qualifications and Experience How Should Soft Skills and Personal Characteristics Be Incorporated? How Should Soft Skills and Personal Characteristics Be Incorporated?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Tying together rescue operations, grants management, and donor data they have a full understanding of what is happening in various countries, quantified by data, showing that programs work. The work our partners are doing to drive equity in our ecosystem and beyond was also highlighted.

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fusionSpan

MAY 19, 2024

Sometimes this is a natural side effect of changing your tools and systems, but it can also be caused by the realization that current processes need to evolve to reach the outcome your team hopes to achieve. This comprehensive understanding will allow you to work backward to find the technology that best achieves your ideal outcome.

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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.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 4, 2024

No matter what calendar your organization uses (academic, recruitment, fiscal, non-traditional), the fact remains that our personal calendars all start anew January 1 st. We see the calendar as a very black and white, finite example of change. This year, I am challenging you to change. In 2024, let us be ok with being uncertain.

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sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

As we evolve into a society that increasingly relies on software to manage everything from personal communications to banking needs, the debate over the pros and cons of configurable vs. customized solutions is a part of every software evaluation. A customized system is developed specifically and only for one customer.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Bonus question: what percentage of the organizations you work with are tax-exempt? Verify that the system was built for organizations like you, versus getting a system built for commercial accounting and being told it will work for you, too. You want your fund accounting vendor to understand the needs of your organization.

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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.

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Project Activities Activism Active 70

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

We are here to talk about how to lead and manage in our new work reality. Let’s see if we can get to work. Hopefully it’ll work. And so I’ve been so grateful to be able to help thousands of folks through my classes, through my courses, through one-on-one work, through training, conferences.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. But is this the right question? Compensate them for their contributions generously.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Tens of thousands of in-person attendees and millions online, including on Salesforce+ , will come together for three full days of learning, connection, fun, and giving back. Solutions that work. The Future of Nonprofits and Education will be at Dreamforce 2022. Nonprofit and education sector experts.

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

And according to the Wellbeing Project , a global non-profit organization focused on catalyzing a culture of inner well-being for all changemakers, changemakers face increasing levels of burnout, stress, depression, chronic illness, and weak personal and professional relationships. I know you’re doing great work.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Tens of thousands of in-person attendees and millions online, including on Salesforce+ , will come together for three full days of learning, connection, fun, and giving back. Solutions that work. The Future of Nonprofits and Education will be at Dreamforce 2022 Nonprofit and education sector experts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2009

TechnoStress is the stress we feel both personally and organizationally when a new technology is introduced into our work lives. What makes this different is that the technology that is driving this change - the " social graph " or the map of connectedness that we're creating through participation in online social networks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Organized around the four phases of change, Feifer shares personal insights and learnings from his interviews with success entrepreneurs and changemakers who have experienced tectonic shifts in work, culture, and life. Question : Change is one of the most difficult things for people. But, that's not how it works.

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NTEN

APRIL 4, 2011

The difference is that Fogg's focuses on the formula (how to tweak the relationship of M-A-T to achieve your behavior goal), while the Heaths' work looks at the process of identifying and accomplishing the separate components of their triumverate. But this should also be applied to our overall work and strategies.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This unified approach empowered us with consistency in our data management practices. It also gave us essential redundancy, allowing team members to be more flexible regarding when they take well-deserved time off from work. And that person does not need to know how to write code to help us accomplish our goals.

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sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Typically, it takes someone seeing a situation that needs to change and doing the work to change it. Once Natanja saw who wasn’t there, she could work with her team to fix it. It requires a lot of work to prepare young people to have the skillsets to make these decisions,” Dr. Couvson said. “It

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Forum One

JULY 27, 2021

It is key to having visibility on a variety of platforms, while also maintaining flexibility and working cohesively at all levels. You want your team to be excited about the prospect of working with new tools, developing new skills, and gaining confidence in the important fundraising work they are doing. .

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

do not feel their education was worth the cost, colleges and universities have to work harder and smarter to recruit, enroll, and retain students. How is the perceived value of a college degree changing? Work with local, state, and federal programs. View more of Kimberley’s work here. Talk to your donors.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Looking at this data together will give you a better understanding of what works in your programs and what could be improved. Say you rely on one platform for your organization’s accounting work, another for grant management, and another for online fundraising. Strengthen your financial reporting efforts.

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