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When nonprofit strategic planning goes wrong 

Candid

As one leader we interviewed advises , “There’s a culture piece that needs to be considered at the same time as the rest of the plan. Change management needs to be built in from the beginning.” Rather, leaders will likely find themselves revisiting those questions and asking related ones down the road.

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Navigating the Conundrum of Auxiliaries

VQ Strategies

This is precisely why some hospitals retain an auxiliary to run the gift shop, while also maintaining an entirely separate volunteer corps, managed by staff, to fill patient care roles. In recent years, we have conducted surveys and interviews at institutions with longstanding volunteer councils. Sustaining the Change.

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An Action Plan For Embracing Change And Adapting Fast

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Organized around the four phases of change, Feifer shares personal insights and learnings from his interviews with success entrepreneurs and changemakers who have experienced tectonic shifts in work, culture, and life. Change leads to gain too, and that's much harder to see. But, that's not how it works.

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Seven Tips on How to Use Your Digital Ecosystem to Enhance Your Fundraising

Forum One

Use surveys or conduct interviews with your donors, or ideal prospects, on a continuous basis to gain insight on what your donors want and where your organization can improve. Invest in training and staff. Developing a change management plan ensures you’re never reliant on one person to do certain jobs. .

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What To Do When Your Admin Costs Rise

Connection Cafe

Train Instead of Hire. Your first thought should always be “Do I have anyone here already who could be trained to fill this role?”. Cross-training benefits both your organization through monetary savings, and the staff members themselves as their knowledge and skills expand.

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Five Keys to Finding and Hiring Talented People

NTEN

I have interviewed hundreds of people in my career. Ask the Right Questions There are lots of books and websites about how to answer the typical interview questions. Any decent interview candidate is ready for the basic questions. That's why you need to do your own preparation before interviewing people.

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The Interpretive Dance of Social Media Adoption

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been designing and delivering technology trainings for nonprofit organizations for the past 15 years, I've tried to find fun ways for people to understand and feel comfortable with whatever technology. Tags: change management network effectiveness. Not so much how to use it, but how to use effectively.

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