sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Implementing a robust and modern fund accounting system can save your team time, make reporting faster, and give you more opportunity to focus on impactful work. But introducing a new fund accounting system can be a sizable undertaking—even when you know it will be worth it. Significant change requires significant planning.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 9, 2023

To set up and maximize the benefits of the Salesforce CRM, nonprofits should consider hiring a Salesforce nonprofit consulting firm. The right consulting team can help you outline a technology plan and put it into action while providing your team with continuous support. Find a Salesforce consultant with relevant experience.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Nonprofit consultants and their services can be serious game-changers for organizations. Here’s what we’ll cover: The Basics of Nonprofit Consulting. What is a nonprofit consulting firm? Why should I hire a nonprofit consulting firm? Why should I hire a nonprofit consulting firm? The Basics of Nonprofit Consulting.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 11, 2023

Making technology or process changes in the workplace is hard work. Since staff turnover, leadership changes, shifting business priorities, and/or platform updates can happen at any time, it’s important to keep in mind that user adoption does not necessarily have a start or end date. It takes time. It takes effort.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 27, 2022

To thrive as a modern association, leaders must be willing to embrace the change management process and accept the powerful role of innovative technology in advancing organizational goals. As a leader, you’ll be guiding your staff and members through transitional change. Lay the groundwork for change. Create a vision for change.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2022

As a nonprofit leader guiding your staff through changes over the last two years, you might have investigated change management. Change management is a set of tools and techniques your nonprofit can use to build buy-in and support staff members as you lead an organizational change.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

An eLearning consultant can help you answer this question and more. Through that work, we’ve seen the common questions that associations face when it comes to hiring an eLearning consultant— and now, we’re here to answer them: What is an eLearning consultant? What does a learning consultant do? That’s great!

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Whole Whale

MAY 20, 2021

Given this competitive landscape it can make a lot of sense to look for fundraising consultants and firms to help your nonprofit. Aly Sterling Philanthropy is a partnership-driven consulting firm powering fundraising, strategic planning, and board leadership solutions for the well-positioned nonprofit. Changing Our World, Inc.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Follow the steps in our blog to create a culture of change management and gain executive buy-in for new technology. How to build executive buy-in for new association management software Change is a process. Make the process smoother by creating a culture of change management and following these five steps: 1.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. 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.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 6, 2023

To implement a more advanced AI system that can analyze databases and make recommendations, nonprofits will need to partner with a consultant. DNL OmniMedia’s guide to nonprofit technology consultants outlines the basic steps for how to partner with a nonprofit consulting firm.

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Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

Third parties are able to staff with top experts that can deliver the work and provide consultation before, during and after implementation. The costs of acquiring this expertise (either full-time or consultants) quickly adds up when associations try to tackle an analytics software solution in-house. People can be adverse to change.

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Robert Weiner

MAY 15, 2017

A client is migrating to new Association Management Software, which will entail changing their credit card processor. Some of the best advice I’ve seen on this came from technology consultant TJ Griffin.

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EveryAction

MARCH 8, 2023

It involves change, which can feel uncomfortable. Ask if they’re capturing and maintaining data in places such as spreadsheets or email inboxes to make sure you migrate all necessary information into your new software system. Provide them with user names and passwords for system and program access. Do a data clean-up.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

That’s why it is vital to make sure your team is prepared for the change and ready to identify the improvements that will increase your community health center’s efficiency and accountability. The most important document to have on hand is a trial balance report—with 36 months of history—from your legacy system.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

In recent years, relationships between nonprofit organizations and their auditors have seen positive change. Your auditor’s year-end work will remain critical to ensure the financial integrity of your nonprofit’s books and records and compliance with ever-changing regulations.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 26, 2022

When you have the systems in place. In this episode of MotivateMonday, Christal Cherry, principal and CEO of The Board Pro, will show you exactly how in her presentation, Make Room for Us: Changing the Racial Composition and Culture of Your Board. Board diversity matters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Building Capacity for Social Change 2.0 Over the last five years, a series of funders, communities and cross-sector stakeholders have embarked on new ways of working characterized by thinking at a systems-level, and then mobilizing networks of actors to try and solve large problems at scale. Call this “social change 2.0”.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2020

It’s a pretty remarkable change from just a year ago, when there was little motivation to alter the status quo of long grantmaking cycles and complex applications. Many organizations start their quest for a new GMS because of a particular issue or pain point in their current system. Start with people.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

It’s designed to consolidate and integrate data from various sources, including CRM systems, fundraising software, financial databases, program management tools, and more. For instance, one CRM system may be a better fit for small organizations while another is built for enterprise-level needs.

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2023

Analyze Your Systems Audit your current data systems for security, continuity of use, and capabilities. This can be done internally or through external review by a consultant. Foster a Culture of Security Your digital ecosystem is made of up three parts: People, Systems, and Processes.

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.orgSource

APRIL 29, 2024

David, who is the owner of Strategic Consulting, has a gift for distilling complexity into digestible soundbites. The AI landscape is changing so rapidly that what is significant today might be irrelevant in six months. The AI landscape is changing so rapidly that what is significant today might be irrelevant in six months.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 26, 2021

By: Barbara Clarkson, Solutions Consultant at Economic Change CIC. YLP came to our team at Economic Change CIC in 2019 because they needed a system that could be easily accessed by individual pantries to record memberships and visits on a day-to-day basis. This elevates the experience by reducing stigma and calms anxiety.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 8, 2024

Last week RKD acquired Heller Consulting, a strategy, planning and implementation provider of nonprofit technology and leadership training. “I Heller Consulting will also operate as a subsidiary of RKD Group. CEO Jeffery Appell will be president of Heller Consulting, an RKD Group company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2022

I’m really proud of the work our organization does, but our old system was holding us back from really maximizing our potential — and our hundreds of chapters across the country. Read about what pushed us to make this change, the challenges with our old system, and what we’re hoping to achieve with a digital transformation.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

From volunteer management to advanced analytics and marketing automation, integrations make Salesforce a dynamic platform that can evolve alongside an organization’s growth and changing requirements. Building and testing: Translate the solution into programmed code, which will then be tested in a mirror or copy system.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants July 27, 2008 This week, it is my pleasure to host the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. She makes some great points, and gives good tips to make changes.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Devine & Parker Consulting. Check to see if your constituent relationship management (CRM) platform or email marketing system has the ability to A/B test and let your emails race to the finish line! Don’t be afraid to make some last-minute changes to your campaign if the data supports them. Julia Devine, Co-Founder.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Michelle, the consultant March 27, 2008 Someone mentioned to me that from what I write on my blog, she wouldn’t know what it is that I actually do in my consulting work. Gotta work on that.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

We were working on a system selection and installation with a recently promoted IT manager. Kevin Martlage ,orgSource Senior Consultant, is our expert at maximizing group potential. They represent preferences that may grow and change with experience. Here’s an illustration of this idea from my experience. We all tend to label.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Welcome Risk and Change Entrepreneurs have an intimate relationship with risk. With a growing business, things change, but they don’t get easier. Decisions are made by consensus, volunteer leadership changes frequently, and strategy can be subject to a president’s predilections. CEOs need to be change agents.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 30, 2023

AMS Fest 2023 is an in-person event based in Chicago, focused on AMS systems. Modern AMS systems are in the cloud, with every user on the latest version. If a software company has only one version to support, it can focus on one system. But with some AMS vendors, upgrades aren’t routine, easy , or cheap. What’s our answer?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants April 14, 2008 I like hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. She suggests not to panic, and not to change course – keep steady, and keep communicating.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We all understand that technology has changed business. Most groups have invested in improved systems and platforms, and some have adjusted their strategy to maximize the new equipment. These are telltale signs: Your strategy has changed. Every change doesn’t need to happen at once. Know the Signs. Understand the Options.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

For a recent webinar, Blackbaud experts invited panelists from nonprofit consulting firm Cause and Solution, Inc. Here are the five tech-driven changes that are here to stay for nonprofits: Business intelligence dashboards provide an easy access point for all kinds of data. How to Evolve Your Systems from Good to Better to Best.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. Rapid changes for nonprofits bring pressure from all sides. Nonprofits deal with change frequently. Leverage Technology to Manage Rapid Change. Shifting Needs.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Juni Felix, a member of the Stanford Behavior Design Lab teaching team and an expert in behavior change shares how to create effective systems using the science of behavior design to elevate your donor engagement game. Behavior design strategies can help. Listen to this episode. It‘s Time to Decide. Listen to this episode.

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