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

sgEngage

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. Learning can be formal or informal, designed or serendipitous, individual or collective.

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

Who manages the monitoring and evaluation? Who owns the information collected? We define success, we decide what to measure, we collect the information, we own the data, and we don’t share the learning from the process. As the art critic John Berger said in his book Ways of Seeing , “We only see what we look at.

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Integrating Development and Finance through Technology and Best Practices

Connection Cafe

A great change management technique, build (or re-engineer) your policies in a collaborative way.? Procedures outline the “how – to” (very important) – what we’re suggesting here is to detail WHY we do something, HOW the information is used and by whom.? Start with these three best practices:? .

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Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Rebooting Your Digital Community Building

NTEN

Staff have to receive emotionally engaging information they would feel inspired to share with their community. 13ntc Change Management community building digital team strategies Leadership nptech Organizational Culture Social Media Staffing Strategy Communications' Staff have to see a payback or reason to get engaged themselves.

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Leading Tech Change When You're Not the Boss

NTEN

Dwight Eisenhower said that, "Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done, because he wants to do it." To set the stage for a tech change, create the context for the change. Why is this tech change important for your organization? What makes a leader?

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Learn The Art Of Effective Messaging

Eric Jacobsen Blog

► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback. Use print to provide detailed information. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

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Read "The Seven Arts Of Change"

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Monday, November 29, 2010 Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" David Shaners compelling, The Seven Arts of Change , shows business leaders that transforming a business only happens when each employee equates organizational change with the process of deep personal growth. The book came out earlier this month.

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