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2011 NTC Preview: 6 Steps to Refocus Your Small Org Tech Strategy

NTEN

Small orgs work quickly, but often times that acceleration lacks direction. How can we change our process to use our CRM better? Is our current database meeting our data, tracking and process needs? Leverage the SMALL ORG ADVANTAGE by looking for donated or discounted licenses. Figure out what core Tech you have.

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Learning to Love the Re-Org: How We Executed a Staff Restructuring

Museum 2.0

I was wary of too much process. Almost everyone reported to me, and that caused frustration and bottlenecks all around. I was knee-deep in a capital expansion ( Abbott Square ) that would dramatically change our services, and I had less and less time for everyone. As it turned out, everyone’s job changed. It got chaotic.

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September #4Change Chat Topic: Change Failure

Amy Sample Ward

Yet, organizations tend to have a low tolerance for failure even though it is failure that often leads to innovations and improvements in products, services or processes. Leaders often blame change managers or teams who do not control the source or circumstances which cause the “failure.” the action of changing something.

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Who Sits at Your Leadership Table? A Case for Senior Technologists

NTEN

Tech people are trained to automate processes. As long as your org doesn't give technology a seat at the leadership table, it will continue to be viewed as just another expense. As DoSomething.org's CTO, George manages all online and mobile communication systems for DoSomething.org. Efficiency. During his 4.5

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Leading Tech Change When You're Not the Boss

NTEN

Formal authority is granted through position on an org chart, or through mandate (or sometimes fiat) from the senior management of an organization. If you can inspire a few influencers to join your cause by aligning their incentives with the goals you are trying to achieve with the tech change, you can create a coalition.

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Shifts in Nonprofit Finance: Looking Back at 30 Years of Evolving Technology

sgEngage

It was clear from the conversation that managing change requires more than new hardware and software. 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.

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Shifts in Nonprofit Finance: Looking Back at 30 Years of Evolving Technology

sgEngage

It was clear from the conversation that managing change requires more than new hardware and software. 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.