DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

This centralization allows nonprofits to process and organize data from multiple places so that it’s easy to understand and use altogether. It’s important to note that every nonprofit’s data warehousing needs and use cases will vary depending on everything from their cause to supporter base size to strategic goals and more.

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Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

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. This is also a great place to see some of the new updates in action.

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Blackbaud Chart Denver Nonprofit 79

sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

Despite the turbulence experienced with the (not really better) Better FAFSA, the goal should be to avoid deterring college access. Encourage your prospects to be communicative about their plans, particularly by acknowledging the fact that they are navigating FAFSA errors that may place constraints on their college decisions.

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Impact Student Alternative Education 65

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Grantors increasingly view themselves as investors and, as a result, place greater emphasis on outcomes reporting. Your requests—and proof points—should evoke emotion and appeal to the funder’s goals and values. Lead the change. Communicate outcomes. Keep the momentum going.

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Grant Process Management Tips 91

Forum One

AUGUST 10, 2021

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. Define your goals. Assemble the roadmap. Organize for success.

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Government Digital System Fund 88

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Many highly competitive graduate programs are now looking to expand their applicant pool to reach enrollment goals and maintain their competitive status. Do you truly need all those form fields to make a strong admissions decision, or was that process put in place as a barrier to weed out applicants?

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Student Tips University Application 86

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

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, however, is socially constructed and located specifically in place and time. Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

MEL, as it turns out, is not neutral, but yet another place where power differentials show up. Who manages the monitoring and evaluation? If our ultimate aim is to support real-world impact and transformative change through M&E, then the participation of affected communities is a precondition. Who decides what is measured?

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 82

sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

The first place to start with organizational change is with your closest sphere of influence as a grantmaker—you! It’s a plan that clarifies your priorities, which tasks you will focus on to achieve your goals, and holds you and your organization accountable for achieving the defined goals. Pause and refill your own cup.

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Culture Consultant Calendar Team 72

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. Establish criteria for intended goals and involve the committee from ideation through implementation to increase successful adoption.

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Denver Software PowerPoint Template 77

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

First to share their story was Mary’s Meals, an international organization providing a daily meal to over two million children at their places of education in 20 countries across the world. Industry Leaders Share Insights and Learnings in Breakout Sessions and Panels.

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Nonprofit New York City San Francisco Oracle 73

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. . More on this: Mapping Your Digital Ecosystem.

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Digital Tips Fundraising Evaluation 47

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

For many nonprofits, outdated and manual processes place a further burden on staff’s time. And with the right permissions in place, everyone can rest assured that they won’t “break” anything or interfere with other teams’ reporting. Long hours and endless to-do lists press an already-depleted staff more than ever before.

Philanthropy 83

Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 83

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. Clients have agency in their own case plans they build with their case managers. Over fifty partners in our network have committed to driving DEI efforts.

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Experiment Impact Australia Nonprofit 111

sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Was Carroll wrong in calling for quarterback Russell Wilson to throw a goal-line pass? Don’t Be Afraid to Experiment with Generative AI Any emergent technology should be experimented with in many places but applied to only those where it adds (or to be probabilistic: could add) significant value. Probability was on his side.

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Model Italy Test Generation 69

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The worker only sees his/her part with the emphasis placed on speed of production. Assembly line concepts are so ingrained in our society that they find their way into management theory as well. Management philosophy for today. Work requirements often changed before the team could even complete the work.

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Structure Leadership Team Phase 97

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

As they wait, organizations, ideas, and potential progress suffer, and the riskier and newer a proposal feels, the more it is placed in the wait-and-see category. Many funders want to wait to see how new models, programs, and leaders will perform, and they often require other funders to buy in before they will.

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Problem Skills Proposal Grant 74

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Inadequate Processes For many nonprofits, outdated and manual processes place a further burden on staff’s time. And with the right permissions in place, everyone can rest assured that they won’t “break” anything or interfere with other teams’ reporting. The software from Blackbaud provides insights needed to understand other teams.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Two weeks ago, I had an opportunity to have a discussion at the Community Roundtable on the topic " How do you create a culture that is not afraid to fail ? " There were many takeaways, including providing a safe place for social media pilots. Did it accomplish goals or outcomes? Tags: change management. In what ways?

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Reflection Social Media Learning Media 89

NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

The Center staff includes just five staff members (four full-time) plus one very part-time social media manager at five hours a week. In order to accomplish the goals of social media strategy, Deputy Director Risa Breckman knew that 1.) everyone will need training in order to realize efficiencies and goals.

Social Media 96

Social Media Collaboration Org Media 96

NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

This year''s general sessions are a diverse line up that we at NTEN hope will help you continue to change the world through technology. And who better to talk to us about the connections, learning, and changes in our world but from you, the community, directly? Submit your Ignite Idea through midnight, Friday, December 13.

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DC Registration Drupal Conference 54

NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

There is little doubt that technology aligned and used properly can bring efficiency in extending and meeting goals in support of the mission. How does the techie learn to listen to the needs, build relationships, and develop solutions that meet the organization's goals? But identifying the goals is only the beginning.

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Tech Org Chart San Diego 62

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Because of this, you must understand your goal for the partnership before researching consultants to ensure you find the right one for your team. What are your long-term goals for your consulting project? Succession planning for executive changes. How do I find a nonprofit consultant? Discuss the project with your board.

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Consultant Nonprofit Strategy Philanthropy 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2009

As Charlene Li pointed out, " Change management processes take years - you don't change over night. At the same time, I'm grateful that they're open to using social media in the first place, so I don't want to complain too much. Tags: change management. Does it match any of the above models?

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Social Media Media Social Model 61

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011 New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal Social psychologist, Heidi Grant Halvorson, wrote Succeed to help you understand how goals work, what tends to go wrong, and what you can do to reach your goals or to help others reach theirs. That will increase their motivation.

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Goal Mentoring Kansas City Kansas 45

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? One way will be to ensure our crisis management plans are in place. Toyotas and BPs woes this year have certainly put crisis management plans on the radar screen. And, how often? Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Place Management Program Mentoring 49

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011 "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks StLouis magazine is featuring in its January issue 60 companies that they deemed "great places to work". "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

Place 49

Place Work Mentoring Kansas City 49

NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Building community within the brain tumour community in Canada - providing places for them to connect with one another and to learn about brain tumours. Where do you think your organization is particularly strong (a leader) when it comes to using technology effectively?

Brain 52

Brain Canada NTEN Technology 52

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 5, 2021

Now that you know how to place the right people in the right positions based on their skills to succeed, it is also important to ensure that you have implemented a governance model. Simply put, governance is your organization’s approach to ensuring accountability to your organizational technology goals.

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Org Government Support University 115

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

And that really stuck with me because we have this idea, not everybody, but lots of us, that we got to focus on the organization’s goal and then we just get the people to fill in. And the reality is that it is not sustainable over time to burn the people to get to the goal. The next one is place and time. I love that.

Management 87

Management Work Video Slides 87

NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

We needed a plan that would model the very things we wanted to teach, including ways for centers to: Share expertise, resources, and innovative ideas in a centralized place Create a cultural shift from a top down system of service delivery to a system where everyone is a creator and a consumer simultaneously. Fast forward to Jan.

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Case Study Culture National Network 69

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Two Clear Business Goals. For each focus area: Identify Contact Points - Make a list of all places/times/situations/etc when and where your team interacts with stakeholders. The world moves fast and we develop new needs on a weekly basis. Your organization's needs from last year will be 25-75% inaccurate for this year, I guarantee it.

Process 92

Process Technology Raise Fund 92

Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

When you’re moving to a new association management software (AMS) system, having the right project team in place makes all the difference. That might be a strange place to start, but just think about it: Your AMS system is the software you use to manage all aspects of your association. Keep the team focused on the goal.

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Project Team Build Associations 78

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Sunday, September 26, 2010 How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company Overland Park, Kansas-based author Leigh Branham, along with Mark Hirschfeld, recently completed a survey of 10,000 employees in 43 states to better understand what separates a "best places to work" company from other companies.

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Place Companies Work Kansas 45

Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 30, 2009

I want to make the world a better place, but I'm not exactly sure what I want to do," how would you help them figure that out? A place where we can start is looking at their values. One of the places that we look to is, what's just one thing you can do now? Pick a place to start from. It becomes analysis paralysis.

Brain 41

Brain Life Artist Advice 41

fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

When nonprofits are ready to make the shift to Salesforce, having the right team in place and the right mindset for the launch makes all the difference. What business goals can Salesforce help nonprofits achieve? Organizations that use Salesforce can tailor their CRM experience in innumerable ways to help them meet their wider goals.

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Profit Organization Consultant Adopt 52

sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Finance leaders often get a bad rap as the naysayer to big visionary goals or the constant nag to submit your receipts. If an organization has neglected its finances and is on the brink of losing its 501(c)(3) status, a CFO can help mitigate non-compliance issues and proactively put systems in place to ensure future compliance.

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Challenge Organization Interview Roles 69