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JUNE 11, 2010

If technology is going to help us meet our missions, we're going to have to measure its impact, just like we measure our financial investments. Tags: Change Management Leadership microsoft NPTech Planning. Invest in technology instead of spending. Technology will no longer be an office supply expense!

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

It's important not to forget that your organization is made up of people and, therefore, consideration for the effects of the technology change on these people is important to the success of the project. Technology change is not new. The effects of a technology change on people are not new either. 2 Magda, B.

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2013

Over the last few years, NTEN has been working with nonprofits to understand how to better wrangle all the data they’re creating and what’s available to them into improved results: more mission impact. How do we determine which data matters in the first place, and how that data will impact the direction of our work?

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NTEN

AUGUST 4, 2011

Both the changes in technology infrastructure and the changes in staffing and organizational processes as a result of changing technology are really what we're talking about when we talk about "Change Management". We like numbers, and they like numbers, but not all numbers are the same. of people, even.

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2012

What can the nonprofit community learn from NTEN's own journey toward demonstrating its impact with data? Amy Luckey. Independent Consultant. What does your organization do?". That is a question most nonprofit folks can answer pretty easily. We have our elevator pitches ready to go. What is your organization accomplishing ?".

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JANUARY 28, 2011

In order to act on those opportunities, you need to set some priorities and narrow your focus to the areas that have the largest impact. A commodity is a technology that is transactional in nature and may improve your efficiency but does not fundamentally change your business. Figure out what core Tech you have.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Besides inter-organizational collaboration, nonprofits also continually work on improving internal efficiencies and innovations; we're always looking for ways to work smarter, faster, and with more impact.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Flickr: marcp_dmoz Technology aside, it’s clear that the advent of Cloud-based solutions has had an impact on the culture of our work as nonprofits. It’s changed the jobs we do, both within the IT department and in more mission-related positions, and how we’re able to do them.

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NTEN

JANUARY 9, 2012

Often as managers, we need to have serious discussions with employees or other team members. Let's explore why we feel that way and look into how to affect our desired impact. It makes most of us a bit nervous, even uncomfortable sometimes.

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2011

For many nonprofit organizations, as with the wider public and private business sectors, the last couple of years have been impacted by a general economic downturn. Outsourcing does not appear to have any impact on whether an organization identifies as a Leader. Well, yes and no.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

5 Reasons to have a technology officer at the management table : Priority Management. Management meetings provide insight into organizational long- and short-term priorities. Tech officers can use this to inform decisions about systems toward long-term impact.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

But we also understand that these leaders want to know what other organizations are doing, how they’re doing it, and what the impact is on their work. In many ways, we hope to set an example when it comes to harnessing the power of technology to do more with less and make a wider impact. The content?

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NTEN

MARCH 12, 2013

Case-Study from Metropolitan Chicago YMCA on using data to drive efficiency and measure impact. Leadership Cheat Sheet: A technology risk-readiness quiz from the experts at the Nonprofit Risk Management Center. An Interview with Guidestar President and CEO, Jacob Harold, on transparency in the nonprofit sector.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2012

This finding is significant because our data also shows that larger organizations are more likely to be in the "Leading Organization" category -- which doubly impacts the results we see here. This should give those smaller organizations with just 1 (or even just.5)

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

The Center wanted to expand its reach, connections, and impact using social media and received grant funding in 2011 for social media planning and implementation through 2012. The Center staff includes just five staff members (four full-time) plus one very part-time social media manager at five hours a week.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

But the act of focusing on this type of presentation also probably helps the presenter think more about the essence of what it is he or she really needs to convey, forcing better consideration of the best way to deliver information in a concise way that still has the desired impact on the audience.

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NTEN

JANUARY 24, 2012

While NTEN can't offer a crystal ball (or insider knowledge, for that matter) about the specifics of the decisions or details about products, we CAN provide a safe, un-biased platform to explore questions, concerns, and possibilities surrounding the transition and the possible impact on the wider nonprofit technology landscape.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Thinking about your answer to the previous question, or other recent changes that involved technology, please explain how this has impacted your organization? From these new projects job descriptions and work plans have been modified to increase the emphasis on online tool creation, monitoring and development. Your mission?

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

We envision taking ProvingIt to an open-source platform, and ultimately offering it across the sector to those who share our desires: to track progress, to be honest about failure, to transform conversations with donors, and to measure impact not just once, but over long periods of time. We don’t have to pretend to be perfect.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2011

Thank people for jobs well done that no one notices but that are important and impactful. As a manager, you are your own best retention and job satisfaction tool. The number one reason people leave companies is because their relationship with their manager is poor. Spend time building a relationship.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

If you've been keeping up with this blog series about applications of our annual Nonprofit Tech Staffing & Investments research, you've noticed that we refer to "Tech Adoption" when gauging the impact of staffing levels or investments on an organization. In this article, we're taking a closer look at what we mean by "Tech Adoption".

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NTEN

APRIL 4, 2011

It should apply to our organizational management (so, you too, Leadership staff), volunteer management and constituent interactions (and you, as well, Program Staff). And yes, this also applies to the grassroots: anyone who has a cause they feel passionately about and for which they'd like to make an impact.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

We've also hired a Social Media manager, which is a new position for us. Thinking about your answer to the previous question, or other recent changes that involved technology, please explain how this has impacted your organization? All of our changes have allowed us to better interact with our supporters and allies.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

We are committed to changing beliefs like, "You are broken and need to be fixed," to "All people have the right to live in a community free of culturally constructed barriers."

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Jamie Notter, vice president at Management Solutions Plus, recently blogged about how silos can be used constructively for growth. Changes instituted by your programs people, who are heading up your online community, will in turn affect donations, which will affect fundraising.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2013

In this issue of NTEN: Change, we take a holistic approach to looking at some of these internal processes, including trust building to demonstrate impact, making decisions with data, and prioritizing activities through evaluation.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Beyond financial and equipment matters, one of the most important concerns that can dictate the technological success or failure of a merger is change management. Create a communication plan that outlines the exact aspects of technology that will be impacted by the merger. Do not start with the technology.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Once Shark Week was over, we tracked our aggregate impact with our social mention tracking system in Radian6 , and shared the impact with the Sharkinar participants. When we frame our work as competitive, we miss the chance to gently collaborate for a much bigger impact, like we facilitated during Shark Week.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2011

By Steve Heye, Digital Content Services Manager, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. Working for a large nonprofit focused on programs and services that have impact on peoples’ lives, we often find ourselves with great stories of inspiration to tell. Demonstrate how the digital efforts impact the organization, the goals and the mission.

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MAY 4, 2011

We could see that the internet was deluged with "me-too" Facebook implementations, and we lacked clear data on the potential impact of the change. In terms of our key metrics, however, we saw little impact from Facebook Connect. Test small, incremental changes instead of overhauling everything.

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