sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Your Executive Director, your board of directors, or even your colleagues may have different priorities, preferences, or perspectives on what information you need to collect. If your application has not changed in more than three years, it may not reflect your current goals, strategies, or priorities.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

This global ecosystem includes the digital brand and voice of your organization, the main source of knowledge and data about the programs and issues you work on, as well as detailed information about the audience you are reaching. How do these various elements connect and work together to vocalize your mission and brand?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. These convenings are often driven by the needs and goals of participants.

Participatory 82

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 82

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Schools typically handle graduate and undergraduate student recruitment differently. When the departments are working in silos with disparate processes and technology to track students and activities, they are more likely to duplicate efforts, increase costs, and yield inaccurate student information.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

It’s important to note that every nonprofit’s data warehousing needs and use cases will vary depending on everything from their cause to supporter base size to strategic goals and more. Looking at this data together will give you a better understanding of what works in your programs and what could be improved.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Financial Management Luminary Session Panel Discussion: Using Your Voice in a Sea of Change *don’t miss* Your finance team touches all aspects of your organization—grant programs, fundraising goals, vendor management. Let the Machines Work so the People Can Think!:

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Blackbaud Chart Denver Nonprofit 79

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In managing grant funding , communication is key. However, grantees sometimes run into difficulty deciphering the terminology between different funding sources. Your requests—and proof points—should evoke emotion and appeal to the funder’s goals and values. Lead the change. Learn the language and history.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 4, 2024

This year, I am challenging you to change. This year, I am asking you to think differently about leadership. While this is an admirable goal, as leaders we need to focus on the initial decision, not the result of the made decision. Joking aside, these sayings are the pitfalls of binary, or black-and-white thinking.

Challenge 68

Challenge Leadership Calendar Broadcast 68

Forum One

AUGUST 10, 2021

Some common focus areas for investments in government digital transformation might include using and optimizing data and analytics collection, updating IT infrastructures, migrating data and files to a cloud storage, and facilitating change management. Define your goals. Assemble the roadmap. Organize for success.

Government 88

Government Digital System Fund 88

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Your school has a wealth of vital information—enrollment applications, student records, financial records, donor and alumni records—and stakeholders with different requirements and abilities. This unified approach empowered us with consistency in our data management practices.

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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. Ultimately, there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

As leaders, sometimes we need to pump the breaks and evaluate things from a different perspective. Can this new platform integrate into our existing tech stack, or will it create more work for staff to support and manage it? Is the innovation micro or macro? What and who does it impact? What are the financial ramifications?

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Denver Software PowerPoint Template 77

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

We are here to talk about how to lead and manage in our new work reality. Let’s see if we can get to work. Hopefully it’ll work. And so I’ve been so grateful to be able to help thousands of folks through my classes, through my courses, through one-on-one work, through training, conferences.

Management 87

Management Work Video Slides 87

NTEN

APRIL 4, 2011

The difference is that Fogg's focuses on the formula (how to tweak the relationship of M-A-T to achieve your behavior goal), while the Heaths' work looks at the process of identifying and accomplishing the separate components of their triumverate. But this should also be applied to our overall work and strategies.

Action 59

Action Work Advocacy NTC 59

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Having the financial agility to rise to the challenge can make all the difference. When Headwaters mobilized its rapid response funds in 2020, technology made all the difference. Finance can offer a wealth of information to help nonprofit teams work better and drive more impact. Build Integrations.

Philanthropy 83

Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 83

Forum One

JULY 27, 2021

Though it has changed in shape during the pandemic, here are seven tips on how to use your digital ecosystem to enhance your fundraising. As people are spending more and more time online, digital fundraising is vital for mission-driven organizations to achieve and surpass goals. . Build stakeholder buy-in across your organization.

Digital 47

Digital Tips Fundraising Evaluation 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2009

TechnoStress is the stress we feel both personally and organizationally when a new technology is introduced into our work lives. In a follow up email, she asked what might be different about the adoption issues for social media? It's working in a networked way. This book was written in 1997 just as Web 1.0

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Adopt Social Media Media Social 90

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Most really good proposals and reports often better reflect an organization’s capacity to hire a great grant writer or marketing expert than their ability to do great work. Nonprofits show and share what worked, usually with tidy stories and charts. They are doing really great work and they need more help to meet demand.

Problem 74

Problem Skills Proposal Grant 74

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

Development and f inance teams have their own unique but overlapping responsibilities around the management of revenue.? They answer to different audiences and measure success in different ways.? This can lead to what appears to be discord but really is a natural push and pull of departments sharing data to different ends.?

Integration 27

Integration Develop Practice Technology 27

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

What worked really well in this project? Did it accomplish goals or outcomes? What would you do differently? What processes did you use that worked well? Which didn’t work so well? How did people work together? How did they work? What might you do to deal with it differently? In what ways?

Reflection 89

Reflection Social Media Learning Media 89

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Having the financial agility to rise to the challenge can make all the difference. Build Integrations When Headwaters mobilized its rapid response funds in 2020, technology made all the difference. Finance can offer a wealth of information to help nonprofit teams work better and drive more impact.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

While a large percentage of our organization can articulate the importance of being on Facebook, very few staff can grasp how these tools will help to achieve our goals: greater awareness and involvement in the broader movement to address hunger. Our use of social networking has exposed many cultural differences within our organization.

Ning 92

Ning Community Social Media Culture 92

NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

Here is a snippet from Bill Gates: Of course, the work of our foundation is a world away from the making of steam engines. To address these demands, we need better measurement tools to determine which approaches work and which do not. Instead, it brought in independent experts to understand why the measurements were so different.

Measure 96

Measure Ethiopia Nigeria Analysis 96

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

My experience since I started working in the social media field is that the failures are where you learn the most as a community manager, a social media manger, a change manger, a professional and as a person. Leaders often blame change managers or teams who do not control the source or circumstances which cause the “failure.”

Change 102

Change Case Study Org Lesson 102

Connection Cafe

APRIL 18, 2013

Budget season is upon us and for many nonprofit organizations, this spawns a flurry of strategic planning as everyone gets in line for the budget dollars for their part of achieving the goals and objectives of the mission. First and foremost, let’s start with goals: What are the BIG goals that you have for your CRM strategy?

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Tips ROI Phase Info 35

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

EDF has embraced the spirit of this sharing - not only remixing a version of the game for their organization,but also sharing back the materials and what worked! . Already, some of our advocacy work is progressing in large part because of savvy use of social media (see our blog about chemicals and toxics ). Why did we do this?

Social Media 94

Social Media Media Remix Social 94

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Because of this, you must understand your goal for the partnership before researching consultants to ensure you find the right one for your team. What are your long-term goals for your consulting project? Work with your team to compare and analyze your shortlist of candidates. How do I find a nonprofit consultant?

Consultant 52

Consultant Nonprofit Strategy Philanthropy 52

NTEN

APRIL 7, 2011

Decide your goals for communicating in social media. Consider your personal goals and those for the organization you work for. Where do these goals meet and how do they differ? Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for fre e! ]

Social Media 89

Social Media Personal Professional Media 89

NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

are changing. Here are some key highlights from The Changing Demographics of America by Smithsonian. The United States of 2050 will look different from that of today: whites will no longer be in the majority. The changing demographics of the U.S. I encourage you to read the entire article. Here's why. And they will.

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Demographics United States California Baltimore 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2009

How can I make my campaigns work? As Charlene Li pointed out, " Change management processes take years - you don't change over night. Jeremiah Owyang shared three different models for how corporations organize and deploy social media: 1. Is it working? Tags: change management. No clear leader.

Social Media 61

Social Media Media Social Model 61

Neon CRM

JULY 12, 2023

A Different Approach to CRM Pricing Alex: Do you find that record limits and the costs associated with moving to a higher records tier drive a lot of CRM switches? And while that system worked for them in their earlier stages, as the organization grows, their needs grow too. And remember: Volunteers care about your mission.

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit System Process Consultant 52

NTEN

APRIL 13, 2011

They almost always know or have worked with someone who is a high performer. Make sure you have measurable goals for the position and what you expect someone to accomplish in their first 30, 60, and 90 days. Would it make you want to put in the hours and effort to make a difference? You may have found other ways that work.

People 74

People Interview NTEN Job 74

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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Process Technology Raise Fund 92

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011 New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal Social psychologist, Heidi Grant Halvorson, wrote Succeed to help you understand how goals work, what tends to go wrong, and what you can do to reach your goals or to help others reach theirs. That will increase their motivation.

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Goal Mentoring Kansas City Kansas 45

NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

For example, if a tech officer knows that an organization wants to allow members to log into the site eventually, they may choose a different kind of content management system in the short-term so they can make this feasible down the line. Tech people have unique exposure to the inner-workings of an organization. X-Ray Glasses.

Leadership 94

Leadership Tech Lecture Org 94

Forum One

JUNE 21, 2023

Use regular check-ins to make sure your digital strategy and digital ecosystem are working for you We’re about halfway through the calendar year, which is a good reminder that regular reviews of your digital strategy and digital ecosystem are essential to the health of your organization. Read more about the results of this work.

Digital 64

Digital Case Study Map Review 64

fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

When nonprofits are ready to make the shift to Salesforce, having the right team in place and the right mindset for the launch makes all the difference. What are the benefits of working with a Salesforce consultant before setting up our CRM platform? How do nonprofits make Salesforce work long-term?

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Profit Organization Consultant Adopt 52