fusionSpan

MAY 19, 2024

Sometimes this is a natural side effect of changing your tools and systems, but it can also be caused by the realization that current processes need to evolve to reach the outcome your team hopes to achieve. The key to moving forward is the same as any kind of change management – clear communication.

Digital 52

Digital Nonprofit Process Goal 52

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Throughout a two-year project with Blackbaud, the Parkinson’s Foundation made gradual improvements to increase the engagement and experience of the organization’s 2.6 Prepare for Changes with Documented Processes. Documented processes ensure consistency in daily operations, saving staff time and limiting human error.

Philanthropy 89

Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 89

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

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. Discuss the project with your board. Strengthen your financial reporting efforts.

Data 52

Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Nonprofits face unique challenges that commercial enterprises often don't face: you have no IT staff, no IT budget, uneven levels of technical skills in staff, high turnover and volunteer staff, distributed teams with only the internet connecting them, no long term IT planning or vision, and project based funding models.

Roles 65

Roles Project Process Management 65

Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 10, 2021

Prepare your staff for the project to start and begin to establish a rollout strategy that incorporates training and testing. With help from Cloud for Good specialists, an analysis of your current LCRM solution and supporting data will be performed and documented. Summer 2021 – Begin Discovery and Assess Data Conversion.

Life 64

Life Test Nonprofit Data 64

Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2021

Start by asking yourself how you and your organization reacted to change last year, and how those reactions can be different in the future. Then, follow these tips to get your change management creative juices flowing! For each change listed, add a sentence or two to support your reasoning for the change.

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Change Tips Attitude Poll 52

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Throughout a two-year project with Blackbaud, the Parkinson’s Foundation made gradual improvements to increase the engagement and experience of the organization’s 2.6 Prepare for Changes with Documented Processes In addition to implementing better technology, nonprofits need to layer effective processes on top of those tools.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 52

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2019

For all of us who don’t live in a world where this type of change is enthusiastically accepted , we know that it can be challenging , especially when it comes to thinking about training and getting folks to actually USE the system. Before kicking off your project, consider the following: . Pre go-live training .

Learning 45

Learning Strategy Training Train 45

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A job description is an internal document used to define roles and responsibilities for the employee and senior leadership. He enjoys managing projects, creating strategies, and brainstorming ways to bring organizations to new heights.

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Job Roles Skills Nonprofit 59

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The most effective nonprofit consulting projects will address immediate problems and provide long-term strategic value that helps you grow. There are a few general steps that you should follow when looking to hire a nonprofit consulting firm for any type of project: Review your needs. Discuss the project with your board.

Consultant 52

Consultant Nonprofit Strategy Philanthropy 52

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

In 2011, NTEN, with support from the Knight Foundation , convened the CTOs for Good forum and conducted follow-up interviews with the participants in order to document and share the group’s experiences and challenges. The group addressed a number of issues over the course of the year, many of which are reflected in this white paper. >

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PDF Open Source Phase Interview 61

NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

The social media team includes the Deputy Director, the Special Projects Director, the Social Media Manager, the social media consultant, summer interns, and an outside content development consultant. The social media team maintains an internal document within its shared Google Drive folder called the “NYCEAC Internal Resource List.”

Social Media 96

Social Media Collaboration Org Media 96

NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

Three Case-Studies that document how three different nonprofits developed their social media policies. Nonprofit Leaders sharing how they determine whether a technology project has been successful. An Interview with representatives from the UN Global Pulse Initiative.

Case Study 78

Case Study Issue Studies Journal 78

NTEN

JUNE 7, 2012

Case Study: Pinterest for Program Planning," documenting one museum's application of Pinterest to meet internal program and project planning needs. "Mapping Your Communications Mix," from Idealware's Laura Quinn, with tips and examples for mapping the right mix of content for your channels--and organizational goals.

Issue 78

Issue Content Case Study Map 78

Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

Those who have been through large custom build projects (or “bespoke” projects, as some of my friends call it) know these can be labor intensive, prone to risk, and come with a cost. Put aside the technology for a moment: Can the desired outcomes be documented and quantified? Document Requirements.

Build 32

Build API Evaluation Exercise 32

sgEngage

MAY 23, 2024

Risk Analysis – what could threaten the project or the organization? Who might be a suitable partner to support the project? Understand Your Organization’s Capacity Your organization should consider these four components before applying for any grant, especially those connected to federal dollars. What needs are missing?

Award 100

Award Grant Application Analysis 100

NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2011

From these new projects job descriptions and work plans have been modified to increase the emphasis on online tool creation, monitoring and development. Thinking about your answer to the previous question, or other recent changes that involved technology, please explain how this has impacted your organization?

Brain 52

Brain Canada NTEN Technology 52

NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

In order to be successful in this step you will need full management support and a dedicated key project lead for your team. The first step in starting to measure your impact is to identify the major outcomes that you want to examine.

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Measure Issue Impact Method 81

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 15, 2009

When we begin a new deployment of our software applications at an organization, we always ask the users "How will you know if this project was a success or not?" But at a recent project kickoff the bar for success was really low: "Our staff will actually use the system." What would a stairstep model for adoption of the wiki look like?

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Wiki Adopt Training Train 45

NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

Steve Heye, Web Project Manager, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Smaller nonprofits may feel like sophisticated technology is out of reach; it requires more budget, more staff, and more expertise than they think they have. This should be a simple one page document. That assumption is wrong.

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Org Tech San Diego NTC 84

NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

Back office technologies and management. Change Management. How programs can use technology projects to build collaborations in their community to better deliver services to clients. IT Alignment session was good but Fundraising Alignment and overall strategy alignment with mission type sessions would be good. .

Community 52

Community Sharepoint Org Metrics 52

Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

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. JB: We generally recommend that organizations focus on high-level requirements gathering before authoring and issuing the RFP to more fully define the project.

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Process Interview Phase Map 92

sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Philanthropy and knowledge work have a long history, from demonstration projects to evaluation to the encouragement of learning communities and grantee learning networks. Questions are instrumental to successful grantmaking that focuses on change. Sometimes, I was involved in documenting housing mortgage lending discrimination.

Question 101

Question Change Grant History 101

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

What makes an IT project successful? But as many of us have found out the hard way, on-time and on-budget projects do not necessarily mean a new system will realize proposed goals and yield expected value…or that users will even adopt the system as desired. Has this team clearly defined and agreed to desired project outcomes?

Project 37

Project Articulate Nonprofit Adopt 37

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 5, 2021

Change Management: Managing the change within the project lifecycle or overall organization. Technical Governance: Guidelines for development on and management of the Salesforce platform. How, when, and by whom is documentation created (e.g., Defining the “Rules of Engagement”.

Org 115

Org Government Support University 115

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

What makes an IT project successful? My last post covered a few common denominators I see in successful IT projects at nonprofit organizations: executive vision and involvement, defining requirements, and proactive risk identification and management, all of which provide a solid foundation for executing a project.

Project 35

Project Adopt Change Management Team 35

Neon CRM

JULY 12, 2023

If they have workarounds or outside systems they are using, make sure to document those. Change Management is Always Hard Alex: Okay, here’s my final question: We all know that change management is hard. Do you have any change management advice for people who are implementing a new CRM at their nonprofit?

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit System Process Consultant 52

NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Storytelling and content creation needs to involve a culture shift, not a project launch with a rapid start and defined stop. Creating an author agreement, documenting escalation process, content templates, and content calendars can all help with this structure. Gradual Culture Shift.

Digital 78

Digital Program Chicago Metrics 78

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’m sure many of you have followed the launch (and re-launch ) of HealthCare.gov over the last few weeks, as this must rank as one of the most highly publicized (and scrutinized) technology projects in recent memory. IT projects are never easy, and the complexity of this initiative is staggering (not to mention the politics involved).

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Lesson Learning Test Project 35