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What strategies should nonprofits implement for high-performing cross-sector collaboration?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofit interest in cross-sector collaboration is ramping up due to evaporating resources and increased demand for services. The Bridgespan Group reminds leaders that “cross-sector collaboration is a complicated and time-consuming process, given the complexity of the issues and range of stakeholders involved.” Recommendations.

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Change Management for Grantmakers: The Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Journey to Better Grantmaking

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Choose the Method that Is Right for Your Organization When deciding on the ideal method for kicking off CDP’s change management process, we knew we wanted it to be collaborative among the eight-person grantmaking team, with everyone having the opportunity to lead.

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Best Practices for a Stress-Free Fund Accounting System Implementation

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A successful implementation can take a significant amount of time and collaboration among your team. For most organizations, the ideal implementation timeline is around 90 days, split more or less evenly among three phases: Preparation and planning (days 1–30). Are these procedures documented, and do documents need updating?

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How to Tackle Content Migration with Ease

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While the bulk of the hands-on work of content migration will happen near the end of development, you should start planning for this phase as soon as the project starts. Head into this phase with a marathon mindset. Build Your Content Team Creating and migrating content to your new website is a team effort.

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Anatomy of a successful capital campaign committee meeting

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This means they also require plenty of clear communication and collaboration. Some committee members may only attend a few meetings, while others may participate through an entire phase of the campaign. Specifying who will do what, who they will report it to (or where they’ll document it), and by when.

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Nonprofit Technology Consulting: 6 Steps to Success

DNL OmniMedia

Ongoing support can be especially helpful for organizations interested in completing their project in phases. Rather than finding a new consultant for each phase, you can partner with one consultant who is already familiar with your technology and can ensure your system remains cohesive. Phase 2: Implementing Your Tech Strategy Step 2.

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How to Streamline Your Grant Management Process with Technology

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This provides a detailed paper trail of request information to help teams make their decisions and collaborate. And don’t forget to adjust an application’s status field during this phase, letting everyone know where that request is in your team’s workflow. In Blackbaud Grantmaking, it’s called the “Write Up” tool.

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