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When nonprofit strategic planning goes wrong 

Candid

By engaging people, who experience your organization from different vantage points—such as staff, board, clients, funders, community members, partner organizations, and others—you can learn a lot. As one leader we interviewed advises , “There’s a culture piece that needs to be considered at the same time as the rest of the plan.

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Navigating the Conundrum of Auxiliaries

VQ Strategies

They go by many different names – volunteer councils, auxiliaries, “friends” groups, and more – but regardless of their varied titles, such groups share a great deal. In recent years, we have conducted surveys and interviews at institutions with longstanding volunteer councils. Lessons from the Field.

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How to Get Leadership Buy-in for Streamlining Your Grantee Application

sgEngage

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. You can ask your grantees for feedback through surveys, interviews, focus groups, or informal conversations.

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Digital Transformation for Government Agencies

Forum One

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. Organize for success. What are some common reasons they fail?

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Seven Tips on How to Use Your Digital Ecosystem to Enhance Your Fundraising

Forum One

Use surveys or conduct interviews with your donors, or ideal prospects, on a continuous basis to gain insight on what your donors want and where your organization can improve. Digital tools and systems often touch different teams and departments and can require investments that need to be discussed at a higher level.

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Five Keys to Finding and Hiring Talented People

NTEN

I have interviewed hundreds of people in my career. Have a group of potential rocks stars ready to join your team. Think ahead for changes or growth in your organization. Would it make you want to put in the hours and effort to make a difference? Any decent interview candidate is ready for the basic questions.

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The Interpretive Dance of Social Media Adoption

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the years, I used this exercise for different audiences, from filmmakers to university professionals. Its the power of being about to work in a networked way with a group that isn't pre-defined. Tags: change management network effectiveness. In workshops, I'd play the video and have folks jot down words or themes.

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