sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

As leaders, sometimes we need to pump the breaks and evaluate things from a different perspective. Can this new platform integrate into our existing tech stack, or will it create more work for staff to support and manage it? What and who does it impact? Is the innovation micro or macro? What are the financial ramifications?

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2014

After over a decade of convening our signature annual Nonprofit Technology Conference, we are excited to unveil and invite you to our inaugural Leading Change Summit in San Francisco on September 3-6. For attendees, the Leading Change Summit experience begins when you register. We hope to see you in San Francisco this September!

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

As a grantmaking organization focused on the success of your grantees, it is essential to have a process in place to manage personnel changes—for both you and your grantees—so everyone stays informed and on schedule. Evaluate the tasks the new user will perform regularly before handing over keys to the system.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Decide what will change based on user segmentation and where this will occur on the website. For example, images and content displayed on the homepage will change based on past clicking and scrolling behavior. Establish new digital governance and implement change management. The importance of a change management plan.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

In a sector that is so risk-averse—afraid of change, reluctant to explore new ideas, and adopt new practices—why do we rely on super risky problem-solving skills? The Funder’s Role in Risk Funders—by which I mean donors, foundations, impact investors, and government agencies that grant financial support—disincentivize risk in a few ways.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

Let’s explore how these two factors impact higher education and the potential strategies institutions can adopt. How is the perceived value of a college degree changing? Re-evaluate your messaging. Ensure your marketing, website, and social media appeal to a broad audience and reflect an ever-changing student population.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Your nonprofit’s mission is likely the same as it was when your organization began; to make an impact and to effect change, whether locally, nationally or globally. The challenge then is to stay true to your mission while taking the steps needed to keep pace in a changing industry. with new technology without a game plan.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Business Considerations: Elements like budget, licensing type, training needs, and change management are also essential considerations in CMS selection. Product Maturity: Evaluate the CMS’s reputation, support availability, and roadmap projection. How will this impact your budget? Total Cost of Ownership.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

This is why data warehouses can have such a significant impact on nonprofits. Monitor program impact. Additionally, this makes it a breeze to provide past impact reports and future projections for grant proposals. Evaluate the quality, consistency, and relevance of the data to be integrated into your data warehouse.

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NTEN

AUGUST 4, 2011

In fact, "business processes" are a key element behind a recent theme rumbling through both the for-profit and now, somewhat, nonprofit sectors: " The Changing Role of the CIO ". Our job as change agents – I'm looking at you, NTEN community – is to help our organizations get beyond this "no time, no money, no staff" wall.

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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. Our fund accounting buyers guide will show you the best practices for knowing your organizational priorities and evaluating different software. You’d know how your organization will grow in the next three years.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Read the complete article, "From Outcomes to Impact," by subscribing to the journal for free! ]. The first step in starting to measure your impact is to identify the major outcomes that you want to examine. In order to be successful in this step you will need full management support and a dedicated key project lead for your team.

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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. Be sure to evaluate any existing integrations that may be available and keep this in consideration when evaluating licensing and overall costs.

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sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2023

Future Focused to Prepare Your Nonprofit for What’s Next All the benefits of cloud-based applications have an enormous impact on a nonprofit. Evaluate your vendors carefully and mitigate any security risk you may perceive. Will you be able to attract younger employees in 2022 with software dating back to 1992?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Evaluation and Learning sessions help grantmakers and their partners better use evaluation to foster learning and make real-time improvements in their work. Scaling Impact sessions offer strategies and knowledge about how we can help nonprofits achieve better and more results. Roshan Paul, Senior Change Manager, Ashoka.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

Evaluation and Learning sessions help grantmakers and their partners better use evaluation to foster learning and make real-time improvements in their work. Scaling Impact sessions offer strategies and knowledge about how we can help nonprofits achieve better and more results. Roshan Paul, Senior Change Manager, Ashoka.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. The good news is that the myth that you can't make systemic change quickly is just that, a myth. You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills - change their behaviors through games.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 10, 2021

Changing technology, especially that as important as your constituent relationship manager (CRM), is a decision that should be vetted, following significant deliberation between your leadership, technology, fundraising, programs, and any team impacted by the switch, accompanied by a considered effort to ready your data for migration.

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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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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. This could be as simple as adjusting your guidelines to compensate for changing economics or as complicated as creating new grants and programs to meet those needs.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

We knew we would ultimately be in 16 countries by the year 2020, which meant that tracking, monitoring, and evaluating projects would become more complicated by the day. The intersection of unsafe water and extreme poverty isn’t good for kids—in fact, it changes the very trajectory of their lives. We'd love to hear your stories!

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2011

For many nonprofit organizations, as with the wider public and private business sectors, the last couple of years have been impacted by a general economic downturn. And much less than that (22%) reported that their organization had ever evaluated Return on Investment (ROI) of technology projects or programs. Well, yes and no.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

End-users ask, “can we make changes to the ‘out of the box’ software to meet specific needs?” Complex configurations or business process changes that still use the standard software. Changes to the underlying product that can only be made by the vendor. ” The answer is typically “yes.”

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

A list of 20 Insightful Nonprofit Technology and Social Media Stats was compiled by Tech Impact , featuring findings from TechSoup and Artez Interactive , to name just a few. She got lots of great advice on how to work together better, from staff and board members, to consultants and grant writers. Register now!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

A list of 20 Insightful Nonprofit Technology and Social Media Stats was compiled by Tech Impact , featuring findings from TechSoup and Artez Interactive , to name just a few. She got lots of great advice on how to work together better, from staff and board members, to consultants and grant writers. Register now!

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fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It’s a broad tool, so it won’t just impact one area of your organization. Salesforce is a better fit for mid to enterprise-level nonprofits, ready to make a bigger impact on their mission. But if you haven’t already purchased Salesforce, we can help you plan for change and adoption. Why do nonprofits use Salesforce?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. So, here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls. Don't Praise.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This post features advice from IT and grants management experts on how to streamline your tech solutions, create clear processes, and drive more external and internal impact. That changed after the pandemic when Tacker and her team streamlined their tech systems for more efficiency. “In

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 18, 2021

User adoption and staff time savings as a result of embracing Salesforce’s NPSP have had a significant impact on Foundation employees, illustrated most notably by their “State of the Union Dashboard,” which tracks and reports on all the major happenings and data points within the Foundation. Sustained Success Through Training + Communication.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2013

In this issue of NTEN: Change, we take a holistic approach to looking at some of these internal processes, including trust building to demonstrate impact, making decisions with data, and prioritizing activities through evaluation. So get started!

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Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

An exception to this would be if any unique or problematic processes that are identified that may impact the system selection process. Doing so creates a workflow map of that current process, which is then used to design the process in the new system and identify necessary changes to improve efficiencies. What factors or?red

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 17, 2010

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Know When To Change Your Decision Leaders make decisions. Good leaders are willing to modify their decisions as changing circumstances and data dictate. Often, circumstances change and new information becomes available after a decision has been made. What impact is this going to have on you?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2019

Tax-exempt organizations have seen significant changes to financial accounting and reporting standards in recent years. This article and infographic provides tips for getting started with compliance change management. Assess the impact on your operations. Compliance change management can be time-consuming and onerous.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Make An Impact With Your Words Of Thanks Your words of recognition and appreciation delivered face-to-face with your employees will be compelling, effective, meaningful and memorable. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. What impact is this going to have on you?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Monday, November 29, 2010 Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" David Shaners compelling, The Seven Arts of Change , shows business leaders that transforming a business only happens when each employee equates organizational change with the process of deep personal growth. The book came out earlier this month. Don't Praise.

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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. 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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Dont evaluate or criticize ideas when they are first suggested. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. ► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback.

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