Change Management, Evaluation, Project and Structure

An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. Who manages the monitoring and evaluation?

Participatory

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant

How to Choose the Right CMS for Your Nonprofit

Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Business Considerations: Elements like budget, licensing type, training needs, and change management are also essential considerations in CMS selection. Product Maturity: Evaluate the CMS’s reputation, support availability, and roadmap projection. Established platforms with clear future visions are often preferable.

Open Source

Open Source License Drupal Platform

4 Things Large Nonprofits Miss When Redesigning their Website

Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

For example, images and content displayed on the homepage will change based on past clicking and scrolling behavior. Establish new digital governance and implement change management Creating, maintaining, and evolving an effective online digital presence for your organization can’t be done by your communications department alone.

Websites

Websites Change Management Digital Government

Navigating Nonprofit Data Warehouses: A Comprehensive Guide

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

Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit

Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Evaluate the tasks the new user will perform regularly before handing over keys to the system. For example, build and save a query of requests that display important details like grantee name, requested amount, project title, project description, project start date, and review notes.

Data

Data Blackbaud Policy Database

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

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

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. Learning and knowledge are intimately connected but are actually different. Fast forward to today…. We live in an information society.

Knowledge

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work

Essential Strategies for Your Foundation’s Next Website Redesign

Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

For example, images and content displayed on the homepage will change based on past clicking and scrolling behavior. Establish new digital governance and implement change management. Change management is quite simply a proactive approach to managing change in an organization’s processes, goals, or technologies.

Websites

Websites Strategy Change Management Digital

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

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

This sounds even more ridiculous when we acknowledge that we’re working with human beings who are infinitely complex, and we are operating in a space to address systems, structures, and practices that in many cases have been intentionally designed for hundreds of years to limit the possibilities and success of huge segments of our population.

Problem

Problem Skills Proposal Grant

Report Release: The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey Report

NTEN

JUNE 5, 2012

Nearly 1,000 nonprofit professionals filled out the latest annual survey conducted by NTEN and The NonProfit Times at the end of 2011, providing us with another year of benchmarks and data concerning: salaries, outsourcing, organizational structure, and other aspects of Nonprofit Technology practices.

Report

Report Survey Technology ROI

Report Release: The 2010 Nonprofit IT Staffing and Spending Survey

NTEN

APRIL 20, 2011

And much less than that (22%) reported that their organization had ever evaluated Return on Investment (ROI) of technology projects or programs. And much less than that (22%) reported that their organization had ever evaluated Return on Investment (ROI) of technology projects or programs.

Survey

Survey Report Benchmark Evaluation

Build, Buy, or Customize?

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. Evaluate your team: Do you have the right skills sets and capacity in house? Development approach. Or even if they are.).

Build

Build API Evaluation Exercise

I Signed up for What?! A Primer for Pre- and Post-Award Grant Readiness

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

Award Grant Application Analysis

Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

We could have refined the structure of the two days. But I’m most pleased that EDF staff are evaluating how blogging will help achieve their goals, not just blogging for the sake of it. Three different groups have come to me asking for help re-running the game to generate ideas for specific projects. Plans to re-run the game.

Social Media

Social Media Media Remix Social

An Interview with BWF on the Value of the RFP Process

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.

Process

Process Interview Phase Map

Salesforce for non-profit organizations

fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

If you’re ready to get a quote for the cost of your project, fill out our contact form. But if you haven’t already purchased Salesforce, we can help you plan for change and adoption. We start by evaluating the staff capacity and capabilities. These roles ensure data quality and evaluate upgrades.

Profit

Profit Organization Consultant Adopt

Nonprofit Technology

An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

How to Choose the Right CMS for Your Nonprofit

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4 Things Large Nonprofits Miss When Redesigning their Website

Navigating Nonprofit Data Warehouses: A Comprehensive Guide

Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

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

Essential Strategies for Your Foundation’s Next Website Redesign

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

Report Release: The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey Report

Report Release: The 2010 Nonprofit IT Staffing and Spending Survey

Build, Buy, or Customize?

I Signed up for What?! A Primer for Pre- and Post-Award Grant Readiness

Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

An Interview with BWF on the Value of the RFP Process

Salesforce for non-profit organizations

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