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3 Reasons Every Nonprofit Tech Project Should Begin with a Discovery

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A tech “discovery” is the initial, independent phase of a technology project where key analysis, design and planning are performed BEFORE a buy or build decision is made. Discoveries are the “sharpening your ax” mode smart nonprofits invest in before taking a swing at technology challenges, and avoiding them can result in a big miss.

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Getting the board on board with nonprofit technology changes

EveryAction

Depending on the size, reach, and impact anticipated from a technology change, engaging the board of directors is often critical to your success. They can help drive a culture of adoption , which allows leadership to focus on change management activities to ensure you succeed with significant tech shifts.

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To Build or Buy a Software Solution: Which is Right for You?

Association Analytics

Implementing a new software solution is a huge project. This may include new staff or reassigned staff from other important projects. Additionally, it’s critical that the project road map is managed meticulously to avoid risk of delays that can lead to cost overruns. Costs are clearly spelled out at the onset of the project.

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Change Management: 3 Steps to Make Change a Reality at Your Nonprofit

Saleforce Nonprofit

As a nonprofit leader guiding your staff through changes over the last two years, you might have investigated change management. Change management is a set of tools and techniques your nonprofit can use to build buy-in and support staff members as you lead an organizational change.

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

sgEngage

But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. However, creativity and change don’t come from a constant state of overwhelm.

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Digital transformation for nonprofits

fusionSpan

The tech might be a crucial component of it, but the software can’t succeed on its own if your business processes have aged or your organization lacks a culture that embraces change. Process challenges to digital transformation When you go through digital transformation, processes change.

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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

.orgSource

We all understand that technology has changed business. These are telltale signs: Your strategy has changed. Remote work is challenging teams. Upper-level managers don’t have the bandwidth to vet or supervise new projects. Every change doesn’t need to happen at once. But that’s often the extent of the update.

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