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4 Necessary Culture Shifts To Help You Navigate Change Management

Bloomerang

The first lesson I learned while working in the healthcare industry was this: Expect change. Every year there was guaranteed to be a policy or procedural change that required change management , which led to the second lesson I learned: Figure out how to make the change last. Inviting creativity.

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Navigate Change Management: Set Your Nonprofit Up For Success

Bloomerang

As Socrates says, “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”. So, how can we strategically navigate change? Organizational change is what we will focus on today. People Change- this involves succession, leadership transitions , promotions, new hires, etc.

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8 Steps for Creating a Nonprofit Innovation Culture

sgEngage

Culture of Innovation: Characteristics and Benefits As you may have experienced, nonprofits often struggle with innovation or are slower at adopting more modern approaches and tools. Encourage your team to spend time getting creative, learning, or simply brainstorming. You can do so with open and transparent communication.

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The Unrecognized Risk of Status Quo Problem-Solving Skills for Grantmakers

sgEngage

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? Next, funders stunt risk with their beloved wait-and-see approach. But somehow, we as a sector are expected to get our solutions right the very first time.

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

sgEngage

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. Learning and knowledge are intimately connected but are actually different. Learning, we do naturally. We can learn through direct experience.

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

It is our hope, as funders, that financially resourcing a movement, an organization, or an individual can lead to positive change. On its face, evaluation seems like a neutral activity, designed to help us understand what’s happened, and to change course where needed. For whom is monitoring, evaluation, and learning being done?

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An 8-Step Plan for Nonprofit Change Management

Neon CRM

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?