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Navigating Nonprofit Data Warehouses: A Comprehensive Guide

DNL OmniMedia

Additionally, this makes it a breeze to provide past impact reports and future projections for grant proposals. Say you rely on one platform for your organization’s accounting work, another for grant management, and another for online fundraising. This is also the point at which you should hire a nonprofit technology consultant.

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The Unrecognized Risk of Status Quo Problem-Solving Skills for Grantmakers

sgEngage

In grant proposals and pitches, they want you to predict the future and show how, with your eloquent promises and plans for impact, you can best provide them the assurance of certainty. For example, I was working with a small community foundation and they put out a call for “innovative proposals.” Their response in year two?

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

sgEngage

Sadly, many current change efforts that try to incorporate knowledge work for social good end up with disjointed or burdensome lists of isolated activities that really aren’t very engaging or valuable. When I proposed the concept of “datamaking,” I was seeking to bring as many aspects of the organization together as possible.

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Build, Buy, or Customize?

Connection Cafe

” As with everything in the consulting profession, the answer is “maybe.” Be sure to understand the nature of any proposed “customization” first in order to avoid misunderstanding. Evaluate your team: Do you have the right skills sets and capacity in house? Development approach.

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An Interview with BWF on the Value of the RFP Process

Cloud 4 Good

Request for proposals, or RFPs, help define projects, set expectations, and ensure the right clients and/or vendors are selected to help businesses grow effectively and efficiently. The second phase is more focused and concentrates planning on migrating specific business processes, testing, launching, and change management.

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Case Study: An Accidental Techie #FAIL Story

NTEN

I had a pretty good handle on process modelling, but I glossed right over the critical change management aspect. Given the organization-wide scope of my proposed project, effective change management practices were key to the success of the project. And, in case you were wondering, the transition finally did happen.

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7 Tips for Navigating Nonprofit Accounting Compliance

Connection Cafe

But with change comes new opportunities to evaluate and improve on existing business processes and demonstrate to existing and potential supporters that your organization is dedicated to compliance and ethical accounting practices. This article and infographic provides tips for getting started with compliance change management.

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