sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To successfully implement changes to your grantmaking application, you need to communicate the benefits of data-driven and user-centered design to your leadership, tie the benefits to your organization’s overall goals, and involve your leadership in the decision-making process. For example: Does your application represent your mission?

Application 88

Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 88

fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

When we deliver a Fonteva implementation project, we also deliver plans for change management, communication, training and development, to help ensure that resistance to adoption doesn’t undermine your investment. On the technical side, data architecture is key to implementing Fonteva effectively.

Service 52

Service Management System Tech 52

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. These are often perceived as disconnected from and less important than grant strategy. Fast forward to today….

Knowledge 67

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

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. Who doesn’t want to reclaim 80% of their time?

Blackbaud 79

Blackbaud Chart Denver Nonprofit 79

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.

Government 88

Government Digital System Fund 88

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. It is our hope, as funders, that financially resourcing a movement, an organization, or an individual can lead to positive change. What are the changes that are meaningful to them?

Participatory 82

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 82

NTEN

JULY 7, 2014

The pursuit of social change globally requires visionary thinking regarding a nonprofit's IT strategy. The question these groups must ask themselves is: why is now the time to modernize (and, in some cases, develop) an IT strategy to help achieve both the long and short-term goals of the organization? Karen Appleton.

Technology 83

Technology Change Management Global Nonprofit 83

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

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. A strategic plan helps you bring the vision for your organization’s future to fruition by setting goals and objectives.

Data 52

Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

With an overwhelming number of CMS options available, it’s essential to consider various factors to ensure your chosen platform aligns with your organization’s unique needs and goals. These features might include content restructuring, user profiling, segmenting, and establishing a data-driven personalization strategy.

Open Source 52

Open Source License Drupal Platform 52

sgEngage

JANUARY 29, 2024

Are they heads-down, deep in role-specific work when that siloed approach won’t get the organization to their future goals? If your grantee is focused on incorporating community voice , for example, it’s important for you to know basic best practices so you can support that organization in their goal. What are they focused on?

Adopt 82

Adopt Learning Organization Help 82

NTEN

JUNE 7, 2013

"We really needed to think about how we should be investing in technology to align with our strategic goal to reach people statewide from our small office in tech-savvy Seattle," explained Margit Rankin, executive director.

Artist 60

Artist Case Study Leadership Seattle 60

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.

Experiment 111

Experiment Impact Australia Nonprofit 111

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Your requests—and proof points—should evoke emotion and appeal to the funder’s goals and values. Lead the change. A crucial part of a leader’s daily role is to guide the path toward positive change: more efficiency, better information, and more accessible data. Keep the momentum going.

Grant 91

Grant Process Management Tips 91

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

For example, you could need assistance with: Fundraising strategy, including a wide range of specialized campaign types. Technology strategy and solution implementation. Marketing strategy development. What are your long-term goals for your consulting project? Averill Fundraising Solutions – Annual Fund Strategy.

Consultant 52

Consultant Nonprofit Strategy Philanthropy 52

sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

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. Each organization is unique, and your workplace well-being strategy should be tailored to your specific needs and goals.

Culture 72

Culture Consultant Calendar Team 72

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 .

Digital 47

Digital Tips Fundraising Evaluation 47

Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 10, 2021

While this information might not come as a surprise, there is a clear path forward for your technology strategy as it relates to managing your constituents. Prepare your staff for the project to start and begin to establish a rollout strategy that incorporates training and testing. Early 2022 – Final Testing and Data Load.

Life 64

Life Test Nonprofit Data 64

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Founder and CEO Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, and director of communications Kirsten Morrison talked about how the organization is using technology to scale their goals, their programs, and their impact. .

Nonprofit 73

Nonprofit New York City San Francisco Oracle 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

This interactive webinar experience will begin with a plenary session providing an overview of social media strategy, organizational adoption issues, capacity, metrics, and strategy execution. Explore the organizational change management issues that social media raises and how to talk about them. The Learning Objectives.

Digg 81

Digg Storytelling Social Media Channel 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2009

He often uses the metaphor of not having your web strategy or data be an island. Steve said silo culture has been a barrier to effective web strategy for years. It isn't used as part of an overarching strategy. The tools make the line between personal/organizational is quite squishy and that's a change management issue.

Adopt 90

Adopt Social Media Media Social 90

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Not strategy. The problem is that with the quickly changing landscape of today’s challenges the assembly line concept is not agile enough to adapt to those changes. Management philosophy for today. Work requirements often changed before the team could even complete the work. posted by Mark French. Not finance.

Structure 97

Structure Leadership Team Phase 97

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

Forum One

MAY 31, 2023

A digital strategy is a clear vision for the future of your organization’s digital ecosystem and a plan to get there. In a rapidly changing world, it’s crucial for organizations to focus on a digital strategy that is rooted in organizational goals, audience needs, and the impact you are hoping to achieve.

Digital 73

Digital Strategy Chapter Map 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

While a large percentage of our organization can articulate the importance of being on Facebook, very few staff can grasp how these tools will help to achieve our goals: greater awareness and involvement in the broader movement to address hunger. How are you changing the culture of your organization to embrace social media?

Ning 92

Ning Community Social Media Culture 92

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Leaders often blame change managers or teams who do not control the source or circumstances which cause the “failure.” an act that does not achieve it’s intended goal. Tags: case studies events 4change strategy. Having a low tolerance for small failures can actually lead to more catastrophic failures. lack of success.

Change 102

Change Case Study Org Lesson 102

Connection Cafe

APRIL 18, 2013

Budget season is upon us and for many nonprofit organizations, this spawns a flurry of strategic planning as everyone gets in line for the budget dollars for their part of achieving the goals and objectives of the mission. First and foremost, let’s start with goals: What are the BIG goals that you have for your CRM strategy?

Tips 35

Tips ROI Phase Info 35

NTEN

JULY 3, 2012

But here's why: our research shows that having skilled tech staff who feel confident about how to plan and execute around technology projects and strategies at your nonprofit organization correlates to overall satisfaction among staff about your organization's effectiveness as well as overall organizaitonal Technology Effectiveness.

Benchmark 85

Benchmark Technology Nonprofit Survey 85

NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Last year, 1,288 nonprofits participated, and the report's author, Kivi Leroux Miller, provided NTEN:Change readers with some valuable tips and strategies based on the findings. We're looking forward to another year of insights from this study, so we hope you'll contribute your perspective to this year's study!

Survey 72

Survey Communication Trend Guide 72

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 11, 2021

Back in 2019, I had some great conversations with colleagues from various organizations while I helped them brainstorm ideas and strategies for their missions and make plans for the coming year. So, why make plans if we know things are going to keep changing?”. As 2020 rolled in, most had created their plans. And then came COVID-19.

Change 38

Change Blackbaud University Arts 38

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. You need to get the big guns involved and the only way to do that is to find the sweet spot between outcomes or goals and demonstrate how the social media strategy supports that." THE HUB AND SPOKE. Is it working?

Social Media 61

Social Media Media Social Model 61

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

A great change management technique, build (or re-engineer) your policies in a collaborative way.? Part of change management is continuing the dialogue and dare we say, have fun.? Make it a goal to hear: “I didn’t know you did all that” or “that’s more complicated than I thought.”? Create policies together.

Integration 27

Integration Develop Practice Technology 27

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

NTEN interviewed the participating CTOs at the end of 2011 and documented some of their concerns, practices, strategies, and goals, from which these key themes emerged: Engagement with users as a key strategy driving web and data strategies. > Download the White Paper (PDF).

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PDF Open Source Phase Interview 61

Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In this webinar, Doug Barker (Principal and Co-Founder of Barker & Scott Consulting) and Amy Ganderson (Digital Marketing Director at The Nature Conservancy) will share their ideas, examples and key strategies for making your supporters feel appreciated – and more tied to – your mission and organization.

Support 52

Support Conservancy San Diego Gartner 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

We wanted to give everyone a chance to get more familiar with the tools, and, more importantly, understand how social media is relevant to their goals. After each table developed a strategy, the large teams picked one strategy each to develop a pitch around. Tags: change management training materials.

Social Media 94

Social Media Media Remix Social 94

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

This example illustrates the power that funders hold in this dynamic between organizations trying to meet undefined goals and parameters of “innovation” and funders not matching their risk talk with their risk walk. “This feels a bit too out there,” and “How would they actually pull this off?”

Problem 74

Problem Skills Proposal Grant 74

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 13, 2012

Spend some quality time with the new book, Rapid Realignment , and you'll learn how to ensure that your strategy, customers, processes and people work seamlessly together in the service of customers and that those four elements continually realign in the face of constant change. The authors, Dr. George H.

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Teach Attitude Boston Articulate 49

NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

You can achieve amazing progress if you set a clear goal and find a measure that will drive progress toward that goal.This may seem pretty basic, but it is amazing to me how often it is not done and how hard it is to get right.

Measure 96

Measure Ethiopia Nigeria Analysis 96