Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

As systems and processes are being re-written, it’s an ideal time to set new goals, experiment with different processes, and emerge stronger on the other side of your transition. Being transparent, getting buy-in, and having adequate understanding of interconnected processes requires a framework. You’ve got this!

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 30, 2024

The growth at fundraising firm RKD Group in Dallas, Texas continues with the acquisition of Heller Consulting, a strategy, planning and implementation provider of nonprofit technology and leadership training. Managers at many nonprofits rely on their vendor partners to handle data. We have to extend the conversation beyond data.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

While the C-level and managers will probably lead your organization’s tech selection, you can think of the board as the ultimate executive sponsor. They can help drive a culture of adoption , which allows leadership to focus on change management activities to ensure you succeed with significant tech shifts.

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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. Here are a few sessions that will inspire you to rethink your workflows.

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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. . Focus on quality—not quantity .

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Can you walk me through the process for building a report and a dashboard? Verify that the process is intuitive. If fundraising is your major source of revenue, see how your financial system will integrate with fundraising to help you remove manual processes. What does implementation look like?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Ultimately, we wanted to build a community of trust that CDOs can turn to for answers they can’t find anywhere else, on issues related to innovation, impact, fundraising trends, and change management. How can we use data to fundraise smarter? And I’m thrilled to tell you that’s just what happened. Why do I know this?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 14, 2023

Recognizing the need for change is easy. All of this is change. The actual process of changing takes true leadership, whether in our personal or professional lives. Yes, there was support for change, but the most challenging part of this entire project would be the change management component.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

That’s where change management comes in. By implementing a change management strategy that’s geared towards their specific circumstances, nonprofits can help their staff members adopt new systems quickly and effectively. Change management: What is it?

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

A nonprofit data warehouse is a centralized digital repository that nonprofits use to store, manage, and analyze their data. It’s designed to consolidate and integrate data from various sources, including CRM systems, fundraising software, financial databases, program management tools, and more.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. What feedback have you received from your grantees about your application process? You want to collect the data you need to make informed decisions, support your grantees’ success, and demonstrate your impact.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 10, 2021

Changing technology, especially that as important as your constituent relationship manager (CRM), is a decision that should be vetted, following significant deliberation between your leadership, technology, fundraising, programs, and any team impacted by the switch, accompanied by a considered effort to ready your data for migration.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

By leveraging technology and streamlining processes, your organization can adapt to rising demands with the financial flexibility to thrive. Inadequate Processes. For many nonprofits, outdated and manual processes place a further burden on staff’s time. Leverage Technology to Manage Rapid Change.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Defining this early in the process will provide a point of reference for the following steps. The development associate will also manage donor relations and communications to ensure that the organization is maintaining appropriate levels of transparency with our donors.” Why is the role necessary? What are the objectives of this role?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Without a vetting and approval process in place, they can end up in the “Wild Wild West” of technology, with redundant or underutilized tools, wasted human capital, and unnecessary expenses. It can also raise red flags in the finance office when suddenly they are asked to find money in an already tight budget. Keep data security top of mind.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Fundraising during a global pandemic . It’s no secret that the world is going through significant change and fundraising best practices are not exempt from that. Mastering change management to usher in digital transformation . This enables you to develop a change management plan. .

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

By leveraging technology and streamlining processes, your organization can adapt to rising demands with the financial flexibility to thrive. Inadequate Processes For many nonprofits, outdated and manual processes place a further burden on staff’s time.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A recent McKinsey report shared that only 30% of technology initiatives produce value to the business, which means investing in change management as an organization is key. Fundraisers can create portals where donors can login and download their tax receipts and update communication preferences.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

Success in highly technical roles relies just as much on customer service and change management as on technical abilities. Digital Marketing, Outreach, & Fundraising Tech Skills Map — an interactive diagram of digital competencies for nonprofit roles (free but requires you to provide contact info).

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Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Conducting formalized purchasing processes represents an essential aspect of any business seeking to maximize return on investments and improve organizational outcomes. Cloud for Good recently sat down with BWF’s Jason Boley, Senior Vice President of Systems and Operations, to discuss the value and best processes of the RFP process.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Be Aware of the Human Bias Toward “Resulting” We tend to think about accuracy in terms of results, not in terms of process. The Nonprofit CRM Built for Fundraisers Find out how Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT® fits your organization. There is a chance that an alternative is the correct answer.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

For example, you could need assistance with: Fundraising strategy, including a wide range of specialized campaign types. Averill Fundraising Solutions – Annual Fund Strategy. Frost on Fundraising – Speaker Training. Advancement Resources – Managing Culture Change. Board management and optimization support.

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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. Every once in awhile, serendipity struck.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

A great change management technique, build (or re-engineer) your policies in a collaborative way.? There is an art and science behind creating and managing campaigns and appeals – fundraising is a body of work. And of course, manages how this revenue is spent.? Start with these three best practices:? .

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Most organizations incorporate messaging training as part of the new hire process and encourage employees to “represent” when they are out and about at professional networking events. It can be tricky and a little scary to get staff other than the communication or fundraising staff invested in participating in online community building.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Don’t let fear of change hold your organization back from making much needed technology upgrades. Be pro-active and constantly evaluate your processes, so you can stop playing “hurry up and implement!” You will be able to ask more direct questions and gain insight into their daily processes.

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sgEngage

JULY 26, 2023

More opt-out considerations: If you record GPC settings, how does a universal opt-out change your workflows or communication processes? If the signal is enabled when a constituent visits your website, the code to open the website includes the signal to indicate that the constituent prefers to keep their personal data private.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

Colleges and universities may need to shift their revenue strategies to reduce their tuition dependency and diversify their revenue through new fundraising tactics, partnerships, online courses, flexible programs for non-traditional students, and hard skills training. Make college more attainable for those students. Talk to your donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2009

Whether you're using them to support your organization's marketing and fundraising, for activism, or collaboration across organizations. The tools make the line between personal/organizational is quite squishy and that's a change management issue. Tags: change management network effectiveness working wikily.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. Register now!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Does your donor acknowledgement process need a refresh? All across the fundraising landscape, donor retention is falling. His expertise includes change management and constituent relationship management strategy and implementation. Do you need new ideas on how to engage your supporters? Gartner Inc.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. Register now!

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

As part of our agenda planning process for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we hosted a community planning call this past Friday. IT Alignment session was good but Fundraising Alignment and overall strategy alignment with mission type sessions would be good. . Back office technologies and management. Change Management.

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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. Q: What do people think you during a typical day… and what do you actually do in a typical day? A: This makes me laugh.

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Neon CRM

JULY 12, 2023

Now, with Neon CRM and Neon Websites, they’ve radically simplified their workflow: When a person makes a donation, it’s processed through Neon Pay, they’re thanked right away, and the information is synced to Neon CRM and QuickBooks automatically. If you’re needing different systems to manage all that, it’s a big time-suck.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The standard nonprofit data points come from fundraising, communications, programs, and finance so consider these sources when gathering your team. The standard nonprofit data points come from fundraising, communications, programs, and finance so consider these sources when gathering your team.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

We are actually in the process of updating our archaic website, we've recently upgraded our database, and are actively participating in social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, etc), but we are not currently engaging in some of the newer, "hotter" technologies, such as cloud computing.

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