DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

However, navigating the complexities of setting up a data warehouse can be challenging, even for the most technologically savvy organizations. Change management issues: Anytime a new technology tool is introduced to your organization, you’ll face some growing pains and adoption challenges.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Change is scary. Change is hard. Change is inevitable. 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.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

But that also presented a challenge. The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. Having the financial agility to rise to the challenge can make all the difference. Rapid changes for nonprofits bring pressure from all sides.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

But that also presented a challenge. The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. Having the financial agility to rise to the challenge can make all the difference. Shifting Needs Nonprofits deal with change frequently.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The way we think about experience has changed. Value chains have changed. IT systems are evolving from static processing engines to agents of change. And even change management is changing as well. And even change management is changing as well.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Writing job descriptions is essential to building your nonprofit’s organizational structure and ensuring that employees understand their responsibilities. The job description defines the job, expectations of the role, and where within the organizational structure an employee falls. Including specifics about the role.

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Job Roles Skills Nonprofit 59

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Every manager knows the value of teamwork. The problem is the organizational structure in most nonprofits prevents it. This structure is derived from the industrial age when mass production transformed the workplace. It has been the foundation of organizational structure for the last 100 years.

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve also heard from many changemakers, including funders like you, about how today’s changing world has resulted in increased stress, uncertainty, and social isolation, as well as a decrease in overall well-being. I know you’re doing great work. Pause and refill your own cup.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. The good news is that the myth that you can't make systemic change quickly is just that, a myth. You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills - change their behaviors through games.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2017

In the first rectangle, I sketched out one version of how our organization could be structured. After an hour, I had 12 different versions of our staff structure, each in its own little box. But I resisted structure. Our team deserved a new structure that sustained and empowered them. Some people changed managers.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2018

Some of the findings in this year’s survey included the importance of having leaders with digital experience, the connection between well-structured teams and outcomes, the challenges in restructuring digital teams, and the gap between the value organizations place on supporter engagement and how they are prioritizing managing and tracking it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2009

The principal challenge here is capacity, as an ever-expanding network requires ever-expanding resources. Because of this, “efficiency” in these areas is less a system-building challenge than a habit-building one. One management tool we have developed to help us is FOLKS Protocols.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

The big challenge with training is the challenge of transfer - after people go through a training - do they actually put the knowledge and skills into practice? Last fall, we marched all 350 or so Environmental Defense Fund staff through two days of a social media challenge. We could have refined the structure of the two days.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Nonprofit consulting services might solve a specific challenge, like customizing and cleaning up your database , or serve as more of a long-term investment, like designing a complete technology plan for your nonprofit. Generally, nonprofits partner with consulting firms when they face a clear need or challenge.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Technology Process Improvement (TPI) is the practice of analyzing your team's technology-based processes, identifying how those processes can be improved, and implementing changes to make those improvements. That sounds like a lot, but is actually nothing more than identifying, tracking, and making small changes to your daily work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The morning had two segments, beginning with content and small group exercises on several themes from the Networked Nonprofit including culture change , transparency , and simplicity. Geoff Livingston did a great job at live blogging the first section in the morning. The Challenge of Transfer.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2016

Consider, for example, that your constituent management system is a LTR (Long Term Relationship) whereas other systems and technologies may change faster, and services agreements may need to be rebid quite frequently – perhaps annually. So, let’s start with the core constituent management and transactional system. Replication.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JUNE 3, 2007

Information Systems rollout trainings need to include a change management component. They may be eager for the change, afraid of it, or just plain resentful of the disruption. The challenge is to make the knowledge accessible to your users. But its not the software guys who know this. Otherwise, why bother?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Reaching people in the midst of a major disaster is challenging, said Tacker, and the Foundation depends heavily on its technology platform for outreach and processing. “In That changed after the pandemic when Tacker and her team streamlined their tech systems for more efficiency. “In We are more than a call center answered by a bot.

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Neon CRM

JULY 12, 2023

What kind of questions would you ask in order to get a good sense of your current system’s challenges and what you’ll need from a new system? Your consultant will have in-depth discussions with your team to understand each member’s current processes and challenges to set up an implementation plan.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2019

Tax-exempt organizations have seen significant changes to financial accounting and reporting standards in recent years. Implementing new standards can be challenging, but the cost of noncompliance can be devastating: a tarnished reputation, loss of funding, or even revocation of exempt status. Maintain a clear accountability structure.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

While we used to use change management strategies to help soothe the fears of those who would reject the new database, now we need something slightly more radical: entirely new organizations. Things are changing. But I found that I was still challenged by the ideas that Maddie and Jamie present. Is your organization?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 30, 2009

They don't like things to change. Of course, if you have a big dream, that's really going to change things in their world, and they don't like that. The biggest thing I think is having a support structure, that goes alongside with having a big vision. All of those doubts and questions, that is the gremlin.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The challenge is identifying ways for the staff, who are responsible for implementing programs of impact every day, to tell the organization’s stories. In this article, we will explore how to manage these challenges from a technology standpoint, including publishing metrics, establishing structure, removing barriers and offering training.

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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. Change Management and User Adoption.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Most groups of people do not self-manage well. It often takes clarity of roles and purview and even some structure to do that. These include so-called “soft skills” that are process-oriented; they serve to bring people together in meaningful ways, connect people to their own expertise and to each other, hold space for change, and more.

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Forum One

MARCH 14, 2010

The fact is, changing a corporate culture is incredibly important and in most cases, also incredibly difficult. Such considerations should be added to the ever-growing list of possible challenges that need addressing in order to ensure that the promises of Open Government are realized. Change management is hard.

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Forum One

MARCH 14, 2010

The fact is, changing a corporate culture is incredibly important and in most cases, also incredibly difficult. Such considerations should be added to the ever-growing list of possible challenges that need addressing in order to ensure that the promises of Open Government are realized. Change management is hard.

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Open Government Impact Culture 40

Forum One

MARCH 14, 2010

The fact is, changing a corporate culture is incredibly important and in most cases, also incredibly difficult. Such considerations should be added to the ever-growing list of possible challenges that need addressing in order to ensure that the promises of Open Government are realized. Change management is hard.

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