Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

This book, by Brian Solis, details the incredible transformation happening in business today, driven by new social and mobile technologies. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. His advice?

Leadership 52

Leadership Captivate Demographics Authoring 52

NTEN

JUNE 5, 2014

It's all too easy to be wooed by the sparkly, new, and fun when considering a new technology purchase, much like shopping while on vacation. When nonprofits face a technology purchase, things can get heady, like they do in an unfamiliar grocery store.

Technology 96

Technology Change Management Fun Measure 96

NTEN

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Many executives don’t approach management and leadership in accounting or evaluation matters, for example, with the same trepidation as they do technology. And yet the same skills that make any leader effective are appropriate to managing technology. But who is?

Leadership 94

Leadership Evaluation Change Management Nptech 94

NTEN

JUNE 7, 2013

An arts organization develops a technology plan to help meet diverse constituent needs. 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. Kimberlee Roth.

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Artist Case Study Leadership Seattle 60

NTEN

JUNE 5, 2013

Many executives don’t approach management and leadership in accounting or evaluation matters, for example, with the same trepidation as they do technology. And yet the same skills that make any leader effective are appropriate to managing technology. But who is?

Leadership 98

Leadership Evaluation Change Management Nptech 98

NTEN

JULY 7, 2014

For nonprofits, charities, and global development organizations dedicated to helping others, access to technology should never be a hurdle or a limitation. Change Management cloud technology Leadership'

Technology 83

Technology Change Management Global Nonprofit 83

NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

Gaining buy-in early on, soliciting bids and conducting an ROI analysis helped Death With Dignity National Center prioritize its top technology projects and prepare to develop metrics for evaluation. Barber learned about the Technology Leadership Academy (TLA) and brought the opportunity to her new boss, executive director Peg Sandeen.

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Case Study Leadership National Technology 56

NTEN

JUNE 9, 2014

With online giving on the rise , it behooves nonprofit leadership to focus on embracing technologies for more effective fundraising. Change Management Fundraising Management mobile fundraising online fundraising Fundraising'

Technology 87

Technology Donor Change Management Mobile 87

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

This book, by Brian Solis, details the incredible transformation happening in business today, driven by new social and mobile technologies. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. His advice?

Leadership 40

Leadership Captivate Demographics Authoring 40

NTEN

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The 16th issue of the NTEN: Change journal is out, focusing on the Best of 2014: Cultivating Leadership. We launched the first issue of 2014 by planting the seed: How can nonprofits remain competitive, innovative, and responsive to the changing external environment? Access the December 2014 issue! >>Enjoy, and subscribe!

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Issue NTEN Leadership Change 77

NTEN

JULY 9, 2014

Today we’re excited to share that Deena Pierott , founder of the White House honored youth program called iUrban Teen Tech , will offer a keynote called Moving from Diversity to Inclusion: Changing landscapes of nonprofit technology. Change Management Deena Pierott iUrban Teen lcs Leadership leading change summit'

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Teen Portland Technology Chicago 97

NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Million Budget In small organizations like mine, more often than not, the Executive Director or senior leadership of the organization also wears the technology leader hat, accidental or not. But I do have to do my homework and make smaller, strategic technology decisions. Focus first on process, not technology.

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Org Leadership Technology Organization 77

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2014

This book, by Brain Solis, details the incredible transformation happening in business today, driven by new social and mobile technologies. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. His advice?

Leadership 55

Leadership Captivate Brain Demographics 55

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2017

This book, by Brain Solis, details the incredible transformation happening in business today, driven by new social and mobile technologies. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. His advice?

Leadership 40

Leadership Business Captivate Brain 40

NTEN

JANUARY 2, 2015

Choosing a new technology for your organization should be a comprehensive solution, not a deferred headache. So, you’ve decided to move to a technology-based solution that enables your staff and volunteers to reach the next level of excellence in nonprofit service delivery and management. Community TechKnowledge, Inc.

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Adopt Technology Change Management Measure 36

sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Identify the person who will be the primary project manager as well as the member of leadership who will make the final decisions. Make sure to document any specific resources necessary to successfully complete your initiative on time including: Skills and labor Financial/budgetary Technology/software Dedicated space 8.

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Project Fund Software Help 91

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2023

This book, by Brain Solis, details the incredible transformation happening in business today, driven by new social and mobile technologies. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. His advice?

Business 52

Business Captivate Leadership Brain 52

NTEN

MARCH 16, 2015

You're about to roll out your technology plan. New technology often brings with it a sense of optimism. Change Management Leadership nonprofit technology planning tech management' StreamLink Software. But are all members of your team ready to roll out with you?

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Communication Technology Change Management Tech 36

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It read as follows: At the end of each year, I select my choice for the best new leadership book for that year, and then highlight that book on my blog. Well, we're only five months into 2017 and there is a new leadership book so good that I can't wait until year-end to share it with you. Technology is killing inspiration.

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People Influence Leadership Blended 52

sgEngage

AUGUST 14, 2023

All of this is change. The actual process of changing takes true leadership, whether in our personal or professional lives. My organizational leadership mind had alarm bells ringing so loudly that I thought people could hear them. Nothing dooms a project more than failed change management in an organization.

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Change Management Change Management Denver 79

NTEN

JUNE 11, 2010

Flickr photo: Chris.Corwin Nothing gets done without leadership. My favorite thing about leadership is that it can come from everywhere. Right now, in our sector, we need technology leaders. When you started this work, technology was all servers, Cat5 and HTML. Here's what we need to do: Let go of commodity technology.

Leadership 88

Leadership Measure Hunger Tech 88

Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The entire process of r esearching, buying, and implementing new association management software (AMS) is a major job for any organization. To manage your stakeholders’ expectations, consider adopting a culture of change management at your association. And you must keep communicating. Be transparent.

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Project Management Tips Associations 119

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. That makes you a vital part of any change management conversation, but you may not always be asked to the table.

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Blackbaud Chart Denver Nonprofit 80

NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

Last month we released our seventh annual report on nonprofit investment and practices regarding technology. I''d like to take a closer look at one aspect of our research and organizational practice: technology staffing levels. In our latest survey, we decided to ask about technology staffing levels differently.

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Ratio Report Technology Roles 85

NTEN

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Institutions and industries that have existed for generations are being crushed by the onslaught of technology and its propensity for exponential growth. change management Change Management Leadership' Disruption is the new normal.

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Change Management Industry Leadership Generation 86

NTEN

JULY 14, 2010

You, dear NTEN community, know the importance of technology in meeting your missions. For us, technology is more than e-mail servers or software installations. We're glad you get it, because we need you to help us meet OUR mission of ensuring that every nonprofit can use technology to make the change they want to see.

Leadership 64

Leadership Tech NTEN Articulate 64

Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

Here are Harvard Business Review’s key findings from the study, along with (in blue text) association-specific perspectives: Cultural Challenges For the fifth consecutive year, executives report that cultural challenges — not technological ones — represent the biggest impediment around data initiatives. In the 2021 survey, 92.2%

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Associations Data Analytics Culture 130

Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

Resources aren’t just money; they also include the staff, technology, and board capacity to carry out the plan. Change management needs to be built in from the beginning.” 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.

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San Francisco Nonprofit Metrics Boston 98

NTEN

JUNE 13, 2013

NTC session panelists share lessons learned during our session, which was supposed to focus on our organizations’ and others’ nonprofit technology failures. In the end, however, we all found that the failures were not of technology, but of leadership – and so were the lessons.

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Lesson NTC Leadership Change Management 89

NTEN

JUNE 17, 2014

A new core technology decision is not just about choice; it's about ownership. You know your organization needs to make a core technology change. Change Management Leadership Open Source Open Source tech leadership' Paul Keogan. Founder and Principal. BackOffice Thinking.

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Open Source Open Organization Software 90

NTEN

MARCH 31, 2015

I’d like to introduce you to four strategy typologies and share with you how knowing your strategy typology and its accompanying organizational behavior superpowers can help your organization become a superhero in aligning technology with its mission. Change Management Leadership Organizational Culture'

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Michigan Technology Change Management Culture 36

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2020

This book, by Brain Solis, details the incredible transformation happening in business today, driven by new social and mobile technologies. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. His advice?

Captivate 52

Captivate Leadership Brain Demographics 52

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

By leveraging technology and streamlining processes, your organization can adapt to rising demands with the financial flexibility to thrive. By making key changes in technology, processes, and culture, your organization can adopt a responsive philanthropy approach to adapt to increased community need. Build Integrations.

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Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 84

NTEN

MARCH 13, 2015

Mina Chang. Innovation and adoption of new technologies is not without controversy. For example: How does your nonprofit leadership feel about unmanned aerial vehicles? Advocacy Change Management disaster response tech management unmanned aerial vehicles Program' Linking the World.

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Philippines Disaster Technology History 36

NTEN

JUNE 12, 2013

Project Manager, Technology. For those of us who have responsibilities in online fundraising / marketing / technology, often our work doesn’t fit within the traditional department structure of most nonprofit organizations. Effective leadership can come from anywhere in an organization. Norman Reiss.

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Structure Organization Online Leadership 80

NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

[This is part three of a series taking a closer look at the key benchmarks from our 6th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey Report , conducted with The NonProfit Times. leadership makes technology decisions based on efficiencies, with little-to-no input from staff/consultant.

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Adopt Benchmark Tech Technology 81

NTEN

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Technology will finally enter the c-suite of not-for-profit orgs. But as open source code bases like Drupal become more popular, not-for-profits will realize that we no longer need to outsource to technology firms because building a platform is cheap and easy and keeping up with upgrades is important. More orgs will hire CTOs.

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Technology Org United States Drupal 98