Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The entire process of r esearching, buying, and implementing new association management software (AMS) is a major job for any organization. Try asking these questions: Are there levels of distinction between your stakeholders? Do staff leaders from different departments make up your larger stakeholder group?

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

Audit firms have now, however, transitioned to long-term partners, particularly for nonprofits contemplating transformative system or operational changes. The Audit Relationship: Then and Now Change management has not historically been an area where nonprofits consulted their auditor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2009

At last weekend's Transparency Camp West , Ellen Miller from the Sunlight Foundation asked me a great question. "What are the characteristics of nonprofits that have successfully adopted social media?" . I think this is the key to adoption and social media success. Tags: change management.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2009

Photo by Sifter Last week, I had a fantastic conversation with the folks at EDF Innovation Exchange about transparency and social media adoption. Specifically around the question, "What it is in the culture of organizations that are able to make the shift that is different from organizations that cannot?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

Technology adoption is part choreographed, part improvisation. Technology adoption is part choreographed, part improvisation. The point of that Hinchliffe makes about best practices for adoption of Enterprise 2.0 (or So, we should try to avoid at all costs asking this question first "What tool should we use?"

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

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. That makes you a vital part of any change management conversation, but you may not always be asked to the table.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

I think this is the key to adoption and social media success. To create your social media guidelines, examine the worst possible scenario, ask what if questions, wallow in all your fears, etc. Tags: change management. Then figure out a way to get that negative force on your side.

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

Here are some questions to answer when looking at forming a personalization plan: Why are you personalizing? For example, images and content displayed on the homepage will change based on past clicking and scrolling behavior. One effective way is to take an agile approach to change management.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Here are some questions to ask yourself: How long does it take for your grantees to fill out your application? Technology adoption: More nonprofits are using technology to manage their operations , communicate with their stakeholders, and deliver their services.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

When we momentarily set aside the many foundation models or toolkits for addressing a particular task, we start to remember that the essence of knowledge is shared meaning making—how we, together, come to understand and engage in community, in the world around us, and in change itself. Information is all around us. Data requires intention.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Here at NTEN, we're keenly interested in this question. Defining effectiveness and system for reporting that promotes adoption in the sector. Tags: Budget Change Management charity navigator Data guidestar Infrastructure Integration/APIs Leadership Planning Policy. And that's just to name a few. .

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Here are some questions to answer when looking at forming a personalization plan: Why are you personalizing? 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.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Here at NTEN, we're keenly interested in this question. Defining effectiveness and system for reporting that promotes adoption in the sector. Tags: Budget Change Management charity navigator Data guidestar Infrastructure Integration & APIs Leadership Planning Policy. And that's just to name a few.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Some questions I ask myself: Does the purpose of this new technology align with our school mission and strategic plan? Your committee can evaluate solutions and the benefits and challenges of new software while helping educate your school’s stakeholders on how complicated and sophisticated data management can be.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. But is this the right question? Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. Who manages the monitoring and evaluation? For whom is monitoring, evaluation, and learning being done?

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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? At a time when as many as one in three bachelor’s degree recipients in the U.S.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Your charitable organization has probably fielded questions from curious supporters and internal audiences on the ways it might be leveraged. A few key things to keep in mind: AI measures probabilistic outcomes in response to a question to determine what data it should show. Is it just a fad? ChatGPT is a probabilistic model.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

This immersive, interactive webinar experience(tm) will begin with a plenary session providing an overview of social media strategy, organizational adoption issues, capacity, metrics, and strategy execution. The back channel will be moderated by even more experts, who will add additional insights and answer participants questions.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Knowledge processes always start with some explicit or underlying questions. Being targeted about the questions we ask on applications and throughout our grantee relationships helps to frame understandings, document learning, and identify challenges or barriers. or “What is the geographic location served?”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

IT systems are evolving from static processing engines to agents of change. And even change management is changing as well. In their book, the authors use eight themes to offer guidance on how to change perspective and view the enterprise as a living organization, enabled by technology. “The First, get connected.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2019

For all of us who don’t live in a world where this type of change is enthusiastically accepted , we know that it can be challenging , especially when it comes to thinking about training and getting folks to actually USE the system. Complete these 5 steps to help mitigate future adoption challenges. . Consider a dult learners.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Change management issues: Anytime a new technology tool is introduced to your organization, you’ll face some growing pains and adoption challenges. Identify the key questions you want to answer and the insights you need to gain from your data. It’s essential to understand your needs so they can guide the entire process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Several months ago, my colleague Rachel Happe from the Community Roundtable invited me to facilitate a discussion with members about the issues that swirl around organizational adoption of social media. A big question is how do you get people in your organization to value this learning versus viewing it as a failure or waste?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

This interactive webinar experience will begin with a plenary session providing an overview of social media strategy, organizational adoption issues, capacity, metrics, and strategy execution. We'll include a live question and answer and a back channel discussion with experts and practitioners sharing their expertise and knowledge.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2011

A board is made up of a group of people, and people have varying levels of comfort with, and willingness to adopt, new technology. How confident are you in their willingness to accept and adopt new solutions, and their ability to overcome technological hurdles? How comfortable are your boardmembers with technology?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2016

Background resources on technology change management and how tech training can support adoption of technology at your organization. You'll have lots of opportunities to ask questions and provide feedback during the online course. Our course includes. Register today. We Want to Hear from You!

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NTEN

JULY 27, 2011

Because the research also shows that organizations that assess themselves as Leaders when it comes to Technology Adoption compared to the rest of the nonprofit sector report the opposite: Leader organizations are most likely to have stand-alone IT Departments, and are the least likely to report having no one on staff with IT responsibility.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2011

By Duane Raymond, FairSay Derogative terms for digital activism like clicktivism and slacktivism have been rapidly adopted over the last year by a growing range of critics. Managers need to make sure the right questions are being asked. Managers need to make sure the right questions are being asked.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

The first steps are simple once you have policy/philosophy in place and the right mix of bottom up/top down adoption or acceptance of social media. 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.

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2012

NTEN's annual research on nonprofit technology spending and practices sheds light on these questions, and many more. > Will that improve how our organization works on our mission? How many technology staff should I have if my total staff is only 5? > Download the Report for Free. Does having a plan help an organization?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2009

It covers different models for purpose, structure, style, value creation, design, leadership, and change management. How, When, and If to Weave and/or Strengthen Networks Using Social Media." We can answer this question pretty well in the context of nonprofit organization for its external communications. Collaboration.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2010

I posed a question to our NTEN Members' LinkedIn Group about this challenge, specifically asking our members there to suggest ways NTEN could help more "accidental" techies re-brand themselves. As Kate Merriman put it, "the 'Accidental Techie' title rings a bell with so many of us who. pursuing other things.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Well, those with children a certain age who celebrate Christmas probably know what I’m talking about: I live in constant fear that I’m going to answer a question about Santa and/or The Elf on a Shelf incorrectly. It’s like change management mad libs. The other two months? And that horror film I mentioned above?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2009

For this post, I wanted to focus on the first issue - the mismatch between organizational culture and social media adoption. As Charlene Li pointed out, " Change management processes take years - you don't change over night. Question: How is social media organized within your nonprofit organization?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2011

We have adopted Facebook and Twitter and examine new tools before taking them to assess their usefulness in reaching our community. Adopting video into our mix of communications and marketing tools to tell the story of those affected by a brain tumour. Your mission?

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Perhaps one of the most challenging questions a nonprofit can ask is, "What should our org's commitment to the use and leverage of technology actually be?" They're always willing to try the next new gadget or adopt the latest social media tool. It can be a challenge to get an audience with the top leadership.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

With advances in technology such as artificial intelligence, automation, and cloud services flooding the marketplace, nonprofits feel the pressure to adapt, adopt, and innovate. Take adoption of cloud technology as a good example. But how do you determine what’s worthwhile and what’s a distraction from your mission?

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