Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

What level and what type of funding will be required? Change management needs to be built in from the beginning.” The questions posed during the planning process—about impact goals, resources, change management, or the potential risks of the plan—are not the sort you answer only once.

San Francisco 98

San Francisco Nonprofit Metrics Boston 98

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Growth of funding opportunities: There are more sources of funding available for nonprofits, such as peer-to-peer fundraising, crowdfunding, corporate giving, and donor-advised funds. Limit mid-cycle reporting to a phone call with the program manager.

Application 89

Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 89

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

To meet demand, the foundation launched two rapid response funds for public health and social justice initiatives within a month of each other. The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. But that also presented a challenge.

Philanthropy 84

Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 84

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

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. RAWA Fund, for instance, has used grantee self-assessment based on narrative, story-telling methodologies, as a basis for evaluation.

Participatory 83

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 83

sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2023

If you are still hosting the data and applications that you’re using to run your core operations and development efforts—from your accounting software to your donor relationship management and fundraising systems—on premises, you are not setting your future organization up for success. Lean in and embrace this technology.

Tools 72

Tools Application Nonprofit Software 72

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

To meet demand, the foundation launched two rapid response funds for public health and social justice initiatives within a month of each other. The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. But that also presented a challenge.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 52

sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

As birth rates decline and populations age, the effects on enrollment numbers, funding, and institutional sustainability become increasingly pronounced. Declining enrollment leads to not only decreased tuition revenue but also diminished government funding and reduced philanthropic support. Promote those partnerships.

Education 78

Education Student Award University 78

sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Monique Couvson, President and CEO for Grantmakers for Girls of Color , Natanja Craig-Oquendo, Executive Director of the Boston Women’s Fund , and Marsha Morgan, Board Advisory Member of the Community Investment Network and Black Women Give Back honoree. Artwork by Toya Beacham See Women and Girls.

Voice 66

Voice Strategy Mississippi Boston 66

sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

This could help ensure that, as a funder, you are more targeted in who you ask for funds, and who you fund, helping everyone be more efficient and making the greatest impact with our granting. This could help grantmakers identify emerging issues or underserved communities that could benefit from funding.

Grant 76

Grant Application Process Fund 76

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But there are typically some pain points in nonprofits: Low staff morale High staff turnover Failed or stagnant initiatives Lack of funding or resources Something else you may be thinking of right now as you’re reading this How those pain points are identified is extremely important. However, changing culture will.

Consultant 84

Consultant Culture Nonprofit Issue 84

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

By Sean Watson, Nonprofit Technology Consultant, TechEffect. Your database doesn't track the date of your organization's last communication with a donor, and many of them aren't donating because they never hear from you. Meanwhile half of your donors are unsubscribing from mailing lists because they hear from you too often.

Process 92

Process Technology Raise Fund 92

NTEN

MAY 1, 2014

The Summit will close with the Idea Accelerator , where attendees will get a jump-start on bringing the ideas and projects they’ve created at the Summit to life with the opportunity to pitch their concept for funding. 14lcs Change Management Data Leadership leading change leading change summit Strategy'

San Francisco 94

San Francisco NTEN Change NTC 94

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Whether it’s rethinking how they contact their donors, the language they use on donor calls, where they ’ re direct ing their funds, or even how they ’ re partnering with students to drive donor engagement. Mastering change management to usher in digital transformation . Define the problem and the “why”.

Virtual 28

Virtual Blackbaud Award Wisconsin 28

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

They know they can’t really share everything that happens behind the curtain (and believe me, there is so much that never reaches beyond the walls of most organizations) because they will risk the loss of funding. They had a waiting list and were not able to support everyone who contacted them. Please help now.”

Problem 75

Problem Skills Proposal Grant 75

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For example, if you were creating a job description for a development associate at your nonprofit, you might have a purpose statement that says: “The development associate will source and recommend grant applications to the development manager to ensure that the organization is exploring all of the funding resources available.

Job 59

Job Roles Skills Nonprofit 59

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

A great change management technique, build (or re-engineer) your policies in a collaborative way.? To illustrate this, donors sometimes want to fund a project that is outside an organization’s mission. There is an art and science behind creating and managing campaigns and appeals – fundraising is a body of work.

Integration 27

Integration Develop Practice Technology 27

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

David Greco, Vice President, Nonprofit Finance Fund. Roshan Paul, Senior Change Manager, Ashoka. Sacha Litman, Managing Director, Measuring Success. Victoria Dunning, Vice President for Programs, The Global Fund for Children. David Colby, Vice President, Research and Evaluation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Blogger 91

Blogger Conference Effective Seattle 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

David Greco, Vice President, Nonprofit Finance Fund. Roshan Paul, Senior Change Manager, Ashoka. Sacha Litman, Managing Director, Measuring Success. Victoria Dunning, Vice President for Programs, The Global Fund for Children. David Colby, Vice President, Research and Evaluation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Results 95

Results Seattle Evaluation Michigan 95

VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Designed to assist and support an organization (and most commonly hospitals, museums, libraries, and arts organizations), these groups historically focus on raising funds, sometimes manage the volunteer corps, and nearly always maintain their own governance system.

Structure 98

Structure Volunteer Model Leadership 98

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Learn more about the insights they shared, including the future of funding. They shared valuable insights that addressed the many challenges nonprofits are facing around smart tech adoption, content strategy, change management, and leadership. The two discussed innovative solutions to the challenges facing nonprofits.

Nonprofit 73

Nonprofit New York City San Francisco Oracle 73

Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 10, 2021

Don’t be afraid to lean on this community to inform best practices and assist in your organization’s change management with your new platform. There are over 40,000 current NPSP customers helping support fellow users with education and quality feedback.

Life 64

Life Test Nonprofit Data 64

NTEN

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Too often, amateur accidental techies -- nonprofit staffers who have taught themselves technology skills -- find themselves in over their heads trying to develop databases, but forgetting to do business process modeling or change management.

Professional 74

Professional Technology Consultant Change Management 74

NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2010

Here are some excerpts: Amber Eastman Black, Rosenberg Fund for Children. On taking on the "tech leader" role more purposefully: At my last performance review, I requested and was granted a change of official job title from "Public Relations Coordinator" to "Public Relations and Technology Coordinator.

Case Study 65

Case Study NTEN Studies Leadership 65

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Nonprofit Finance Fund. At Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), we use financial data every day in our work with nonprofits and their funders. But it wasn’t just program change; management steps and tough decisions were also required. Angela Francis , Senior Associate. Welcome to Research Friday !

Research 74

Research Survey Model Chart 74

NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

As development director, executive director and president/CEO of various nonprofit organizations in Minneapolis and Phoenix, Lori has led staff and board engagement projects that exponentially increased community visibility and funds raised. In 2010, she published her short book and ebook, Nine Steps to a Successful Fundraising Campaign.

Digital 78

Digital Build Community Minneapolis 78

NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Following a point-counterpoint tradition, NTEN''s CEO Amy Sample Ward will facilitate a conversation with panelists Michael Enos, CTO, of the Second Harvest Food Bank, Gouri Sadhwani, CEO of the Akanksha Fund, and Rick Cohen, Director of Communications and Operations at the National Council of Nonprofits. >> Don''t miss out!

DC 54

DC Registration Drupal Conference 54

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Last fall, we marched all 350 or so Environmental Defense Fund staff through two days of a social media challenge. We all voted, and the winning team got budget money to fund their social media plan. Kira Marchense is the Online communications director at Environmental Defense Fund. . Why did we do this? How did it go?

Social Media 94

Social Media Media Remix Social 94

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

This transparency and accountability can help secure funding and support for ongoing projects and future endeavors. Change management issues: Anytime a new technology tool is introduced to your organization, you’ll face some growing pains and adoption challenges.

Data 52

Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

NTEN

JULY 14, 2010

Recognize options for funding IT projects in your organization. Manage the organizational change that technology can produce. Tags: Budget Change Management Infrastructure Leadership microsoft NPTech NTEN Planning Social Media Web Sites. View technology as integral to every department in your organization.

Leadership 64

Leadership Tech NTEN Articulate 64

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals.

Knowledge 68

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 68

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Averill Fundraising Solutions – Annual Fund Strategy. Their core services include: Complete start-to-finish technical support for leading fund accounting platforms, including Financial Edge and Abila MIP, for setup, configuration, integrations, and migration. Customizable add-ons, like cash management and billing modules.

Consultant 52

Consultant Nonprofit Strategy Philanthropy 52

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 23, 2020

It didn’t take long, after that, to realize that rather than through social work, I could make the biggest difference through my organizational development and change management skills along with fundraising. From that point on, I decided to commit my life to helping others to the best of my ability. A: This makes me laugh.

Foundation 25

Foundation Children Lesson Roles 25

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

Using social media listening is somewhat more difficult to imagine, perhaps, if you're managing programs or at the policy/funding level. Tags: change management listening. The listening as a first step is familiar - it's free market research, it's brand monitoring, it's an analysis of press mentions.

Social Media 63

Social Media Culture Personal Social 63

sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

It was clear from the conversation that managing change requires more than new hardware and software. In order to best serve the needs of your organization, nonprofit financial leaders must think through how they can empower intentional change management in their people and processes as well as technology.

Technology 77

Technology Change Management Nonprofit Law 77

sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Nonprofit CEOs and Executive Directors are faced with changes in the landscape of their work so frequently that the ability to be agile and pivot quickly should be a standard job requirement. Even larger organizations that experience growth may be wondering if their current team is well-suited to take their organization to the next level.

Challenge 70

Challenge Organization Interview Roles 70

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2016

According to the recent Nonprofit Finance Fund State of the Sector survey, “Forty-two percent of organizations reported that they do not currently have the right mix of financial resources to thrive over the next three years.”.

Map 28

Map Profit Impact Literacy 28

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 11, 2021

Foundations, corporations, and countless individuals provided additional funding and support. Corporations and organizations opened their event centers and supplied volunteers, donations, and other gifts in kind. Healthcare organizations provided much needed care and health services.

Change 38

Change Blackbaud University Arts 38