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. To manage your stakeholders’ expectations, consider adopting a culture of change management at your association. Be transparent.

Project 118

Project Management Tips Associations 118

fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Fonteva Implementation and Managed Services Maximize your Salesforce investment and make it easier to manage membership experience with Fonteva AMS implementation and full life cycle managed services. Fonteva is the leading Association Management System (AMS) for the Salesforce platform. What is Fonteva?

Service 52

Service Management System Tech 52

fusionSpan

MAY 19, 2024

The implication is that those at the forefront of digital transformation have compounding advantages – the more digital transformation they have already undertaken, the quicker they can continue to evolve and adopt new technologies, such as AI , as they arrive. That said, it’s not only a question of keeping up with the times.

Digital 52

Digital Nonprofit Process Goal 52

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The bbcon 2023 agenda is full of great sessions for finance professionals serving nonprofits, schools, foundations, healthcare, and cultural organizations, from creating better systems to extending what you currently do with Blackbaud’s fund accounting software, Financial Edge NXT. Who doesn’t want to reclaim 80% of their time?

Blackbaud 83

Blackbaud Chart Denver Nonprofit 83

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Having this data available and integrated into the reporting system allows grantees to not only meet these reporting requirements efficiently, but also to appropriately measure costs based on statistical units, such as square footage. Adopt a robust fund accounting system. Keep the momentum going.

Grant 97

Grant Process Management Tips 97

sgEngage

JANUARY 24, 2024

Thus, our business office could budget further in advance and our administrative team spent less time tracking down contracts. Our business office has to re-enroll students in the tuition management system. What are the benefits of continuous enrollment? It was a significant improvement over previous years.

Student 76

Student Policy Retention Education 76

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

A nonprofit data warehouse is a centralized digital repository that nonprofits use to store, manage, and analyze their data. It’s designed to consolidate and integrate data from various sources, including CRM systems, fundraising software, financial databases, program management tools, and more.

Data 52

Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Rapid changes for nonprofits bring pressure from all sides. Nonprofit team members tend to wear many hats and carry immense stress even under normal conditions. By making key changes in technology, processes, and culture, your organization can adopt a responsive philanthropy approach to adapt to increased community need.

Philanthropy 87

Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 87

Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

Just like any technology, realizing success on the Salesforce platform takes careful maintenance, dedication to change management, and intentional roadmap planning. SU: These individuals are recommended by their team’s leadership to be the subject matter expert on their team for solutions within Salesforce.

Org 111

Org Support Skills Knowledge 111

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. Because of this, “efficiency” in these areas is less a system-building challenge than a habit-building one. Tags: change management working wikily.

Social Media 95

Social Media Adopt Share Media 95

NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

A tech-savvy team is essential for nonprofit organizations that want to thrive in the digital age. Outlook) and video conferencing platforms, use a spreadsheet, create slides, and use tools that are specific to your organization, such as a timekeeping system or an expense reporting system.

Skills 88

Skills Technology Develop Training 88

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Find the Tools to Maintain Momentum Rapid changes for nonprofits bring pressure from all sides. When your community experiences increased need, there is a higher demand on your services in several ways, including: Overwhelmed Staff Nonprofit team members tend to wear many hats and carry immense stress even under normal conditions.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 52

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

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?

Change Management 52

Change Management Change Management Nonprofit 52

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2019

And, because everyone loves change and learning new technology, you aren’t anticipating any challenges when communicating this decision or providing training to impacted teams across campus. Obtain a representative from major departments to form an education team. You’re live on the new system , all the work is done.

Learning 45

Learning Strategy Training Train 45

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? One day, a few of the team members told me about issues they were seeing among some of their sister agencies.

Problem 78

Problem Skills Proposal Grant 78

sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

The Analytics team at Blackbaud has been playing around with ChatGPT over the past few months and we thought it might be helpful to share our observations. ChatGPT’s real value lies in its ability to reduce uncertainty in ways that introduce system-wide change, prompting creativity as we reimagine old ways of doing things.

Model 73

Model Italy Test Generation 73

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In the introduction to the Change Management Strategies Series I mention three major factors effecting change. These include an organized implementation plan, communication, and management buy-in. This blog will focus on management buy-in. Assign one test team per channel or industry that you support.

Test 45

Test Attitude Change Management Group 45

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis. No amount of information matters for equitable change if it is disconnected from relationships and social interaction.

Knowledge 71

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 71

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

It’s no secret that the world is going through significant change and fundraising best practices are not exempt from that. Mastering change management to usher in digital transformation . Change management is always an important topic at bbcon as we strive to help our customers implement successful solutions on their campus.

Virtual 28

Virtual Blackbaud Award Wisconsin 28

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The selection of quality technology systems is a very important piece of managing those relationships, but equally important is how your team uses the technology. That sounds like a lot, but is actually nothing more than identifying, tracking, and making small changes to your daily work.

Process 92

Process Technology Raise Fund 92

Forum One

AUGUST 17, 2021

When digital platforms are absolutely essential to achieve this, outdated legacy systems, approaches, and skillsets create challenges to effectively deliver these key services and meet constituents’ expectations. This is when updating or modernizing government legacy systems with more scalable solutions becomes increasingly necessary.

Government 68

Government System Adopt Digital 68

sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Once Natanja saw who wasn’t there, she could work with her team to fix it. You will never be able to move the needle systemically and make the changes you want to see in your community if you are not talking to the experts doing the work,” Marsha said.

Voice 69

Voice Strategy Mississippi Boston 69

NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

They demand an in-house tech team. But it can (and should) be adopted into your organization's core strategy. Management meetings provide insight into organizational long- and short-term priorities. Tech officers can use this to inform decisions about systems toward long-term impact. What Does the Data Say? During his 4.5

Leadership 94

Leadership Tech Lecture Org 94

fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

When nonprofits are ready to make the shift to Salesforce, having the right team in place and the right mindset for the launch makes all the difference. What kind of nonprofit teams need Salesforce? It aligns teams by giving them a single, shared view of their members, participants, volunteers and supporters.

Profit 52

Profit Organization Consultant Adopt 52

sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2024

Universities across the globe face challenges with successful digital transformation and what it means for their fundraising and alumni data, legacy systems, data literacy, and access to skills. Considering today’s innovations, an advancement system is–or should be–much more than a repository of data.

Education 96

Education Technology University Blended 96

Neon CRM

JULY 12, 2023

What kinds of questions should you be asking your team members and potential vendors? How can you even tell if a new system is going to be right for your organization? I often talk to nonprofits who are using a free CRM or an extremely basic, low-cost system. Luckily, we have a million answers!

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit System Process Consultant 52

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. Make Evangelists of Early Users Change is difficult, Myers says, and it requires buy-in.

Nonprofit 98

Nonprofit Adopt Chart Press 98

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2016

The premise is that when central office buys an information system solution it has many factors to consider. So, let’s start with the core constituent management and transactional system. They have become mainstream more recently than most organizations deployed their current core constituent system. Initial training.

Phase 20

Phase Structure License Training 20

sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

In order to best serve the needs of your organization, nonprofit financial leaders must think through how they can empower intentional change management in their people and processes as well as technology. Managing the Financial Technology Mindshift. Managing Financial Stewardship During Technological Advancement.

Technology 80

Technology Change Management Nonprofit Law 80

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. Lisa Tacker and her team at Two Ten Footwear Foundation , a charitable foundation based near Boston, were scrambling. Everyone on the island suffered a loss.

Advice 77

Advice Tech Sharepoint Grant 77

Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 18, 2021

With a team of 70+ fundraising and communication professionals, the Foundation needed a system that could track every engagement the organization was having with their constituents in one single source of truth. Unifying Constituent Data with the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) and Pardot.

Children 92

Children Help Foundation Alabama 92

sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

In order to best serve the needs of your organization, nonprofit financial leaders must think through how they can empower intentional change management in their people and processes as well as technology. Once team members got used to the 10-key number pad, they were highly efficient at data entry. But when Microsoft Windows 1.0

Technology 52

Technology Change Management Law Nonprofit 52

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 5, 2021

Change Management: Managing the change within the project lifecycle or overall organization. Technical Governance: Guidelines for development on and management of the Salesforce platform. Remember the three parts of governance: change management, organizational strategy, and technical governance.

Org 115

Org Government Support University 115

Forum One

JUNE 21, 2023

These include external channels like your website and social media presence, also internal communications, and data tools like email, Slack, Teams, and your CRM. Organizations can feel overwhelmed by the various systems and tools they’re using, which can be redundant or seem incomprehensible across different internal teams.

Digital 65

Digital Case Study Map Review 65

Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

But the truth is, the Salesforce team did an amazing job of making attendees feel safe. We know how impactful Experience Cloud, Elevate, and Marketing Cloud can be for our donors, volunteers, and constituents, but what I found incredibly interesting is how Slack was used to help consolidate technology systems. Education Cloud.

Education 59

Education Experiment Student Application 59

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

This post will cover key considerations after you’ve thoroughly defined the project, secured sponsorship, and documented risks: getting the right people and team structure in place, managing changes to the project, and preparing the user population for a successful go-live.

Project 35

Project Adopt Change Management Team 35

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

But as many of us have found out the hard way, on-time and on-budget projects do not necessarily mean a new system will realize proposed goals and yield expected value…or that users will even adopt the system as desired. Has this team clearly defined and agreed to desired project outcomes? Defining Requirements.

Project 37

Project Articulate Nonprofit Adopt 37