NTEN

JUNE 11, 2010

If technology is going to help us meet our missions, we're going to have to measure its impact, just like we measure our financial investments. Tech leaders need to lead this culture shift in their organizations. Tags: Change Management Leadership microsoft NPTech Planning. We need to ask "Why not?"

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

It's important not to forget that your organization is made up of people and, therefore, consideration for the effects of the technology change on these people is important to the success of the project. Technology change is not new. The effects of a technology change on people are not new either. 2 Magda, B.

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NTEN

MARCH 12, 2013

What is the risk of not adapting to a changing technology culture? Case-Study from Metropolitan Chicago YMCA on using data to drive efficiency and measure impact. Leadership Cheat Sheet: A technology risk-readiness quiz from the experts at the Nonprofit Risk Management Center.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

The Center wanted to expand its reach, connections, and impact using social media and received grant funding in 2011 for social media planning and implementation through 2012. The Center staff includes just five staff members (four full-time) plus one very part-time social media manager at five hours a week.

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2012

What can the nonprofit community learn from NTEN's own journey toward demonstrating its impact with data? Amy Luckey. Independent Consultant. What does your organization do?". That is a question most nonprofit folks can answer pretty easily. We have our elevator pitches ready to go. What is your organization accomplishing ?".

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NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Besides inter-organizational collaboration, nonprofits also continually work on improving internal efficiencies and innovations; we're always looking for ways to work smarter, faster, and with more impact.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2012

This finding is significant because our data also shows that larger organizations are more likely to be in the "Leading Organization" category -- which doubly impacts the results we see here. This should give those smaller organizations with just 1 (or even just.5)

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

We envision taking ProvingIt to an open-source platform, and ultimately offering it across the sector to those who share our desires: to track progress, to be honest about failure, to transform conversations with donors, and to measure impact not just once, but over long periods of time. We don’t have to pretend to be perfect.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

If you've been keeping up with this blog series about applications of our annual Nonprofit Tech Staffing & Investments research, you've noticed that we refer to "Tech Adoption" when gauging the impact of staffing levels or investments on an organization. In this article, we're taking a closer look at what we mean by "Tech Adoption".

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2013

In this issue of NTEN: Change, we take a holistic approach to looking at some of these internal processes, including trust building to demonstrate impact, making decisions with data, and prioritizing activities through evaluation.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Beyond financial and equipment matters, one of the most important concerns that can dictate the technological success or failure of a merger is change management. Create a communication plan that outlines the exact aspects of technology that will be impacted by the merger. Do not start with the technology.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2011

By Steve Heye, Digital Content Services Manager, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. Working for a large nonprofit focused on programs and services that have impact on peoples’ lives, we often find ourselves with great stories of inspiration to tell. Gradual Culture Shift. But publishing numbers isn’t enough.

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2011

While gut-based decision-making is as natural as choosing your breakfast, I'd like offer some tips on how to recognize the patterns, and ultimately change the way your organization makes strategic decisions. In terms of our key metrics, however, we saw little impact from Facebook Connect. AddThis, Facebook Activity Widget, etc.)

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Once Shark Week was over, we tracked our aggregate impact with our social mention tracking system in Radian6 , and shared the impact with the Sharkinar participants. When we frame our work as competitive, we miss the chance to gently collaborate for a much bigger impact, like we facilitated during Shark Week.

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