sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Identify the right skills on your team. You don’t need a big staff to successfully implement new fund accounting software —you just need to be able to tap into the right skills on your team or know when to rely on an outside consultant. In a small, grant-funded organization, you might not have these skills and that’s ok!

Fund 90

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sgEngage

AUGUST 14, 2023

For example: What: ICCP currently uses multiple disconnected systems for recruitment, contract, tuition, fundraising, registration, curriculum, and records management. Yes, there was support for change, but the most challenging part of this entire project would be the change management component.

Change Management 79

Change Management Change Management Denver 79

Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

Additionally, it should build on the unique skills and capabilities the organization brings to a community or field. In practice, this might mean considering where your nonprofit has a chance to grow, recognizing when ways of working need to adapt to changing conditions, or opting to rethink your mix of programs.

San Francisco 98

San Francisco Nonprofit Metrics Boston 98

EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

Depending on the size, reach, and impact anticipated from a technology change, engaging the board of directors is often critical to your success. While the C-level and managers will probably lead your organization’s tech selection, you can think of the board as the ultimate executive sponsor.

Technology 186

Technology Change Analysis Tech 186

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

That’s where change management comes in. By implementing a change management strategy that’s geared towards their specific circumstances, nonprofits can help their staff members adopt new systems quickly and effectively. Change management: What is it?

Change Management 52

Change Management Change Management Nonprofit 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2023

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders. His advice?

Business 52

Business Captivate Leadership Brain 52

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Clearly Identify Roles and Responsibilities The Difference Between Skills, Qualifications and Experience How Should Soft Skills and Personal Characteristics Be Incorporated? Discuss responsibilities with the manager and the current employee, if there is one, to be sure that you understand the role.

Job 59

Job Roles Skills Nonprofit 59

Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

Just like any technology, realizing success on the Salesforce platform takes careful maintenance, dedication to change management, and intentional roadmap planning. In sum, while BAs are typically experts in the functional business process requirements for a set of users, SUs are generally more technical in responsibility and skill.

Org 111

Org Support Skills Knowledge 111

Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

Just as in the association industry, companies see the profound benefits of managing data as a business asset, forging a data culture, competing on data and analytics, and using data to drive innovation – and many are succeeding. As management guru Peter Drucker once said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”

Associations 130

Associations Data Analytics Culture 130

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2021

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders. His advice?

Leadership 52

Leadership Business Captivate Demographics 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders. His advice?

Captivate 52

Captivate Leadership Brain Demographics 52

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. CEO and Co-Founder. Confluence.

Leadership 94

Leadership Evaluation Change Management Nptech 94

NTEN

JUNE 11, 2014

Change Management jeff shuck Leadership leadership skills Plenty Consulting tech leadership' The fact is, there is always something we can do to lead those around us, whether it means articulating values, clarifying vision, reinforcing behavior, confronting problems, or simply encouraging people around us.

Leadership 96

Leadership Articulate Consultant Change Management 96

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2023

If your organization needs to improve its grant writing skills, it is likely you are only going to seek grant writing consulting. Changing systems from QuickBooks to Intacct is not going to solve a “bad reporting” issue. However, changing culture will. Changing from one system to another is a process change.

Consultant 83

Consultant Culture Nonprofit Issue 83

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. CEO and Co-Founder. Confluence.

Leadership 98

Leadership Evaluation Change Management Nptech 98

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders. His advice?

Leadership 52

Leadership Captivate Demographics Authoring 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2022

The 4th edition of the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Trends Report highlighted the positive impact nonprofits have experienced from investment in new payment methods, technologies, and skills. As fundraising programmes continue to become inherently digital, roles, skills, and ways of working are rapidly changing.

Change 75

Change Marketing Fundraising Stream 75

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Students pursue advanced degrees with the promise of invaluable research opportunities, specialized skills, and increased earning potential. Best practice is to use the same enrollment management software across departments with role-based access so there is one consistent record for each prospective student.

Student 88

Student Tips University Application 88

sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

Today’s organizations are full of stakeholders with an abundance of skill, talent, and passion. Leadership is full of examples of great rises and more epic falls. This is the nature of humanity. This, too, is often the experience of almost every organization.

Lesson 73

Lesson Illinois Empowerment Leadership 73

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders. His advice?

Leadership 40

Leadership Captivate Demographics Authoring 40

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

But you do have good critical thinking skills, and by getting answers to a few specific questions from your current or potential fund accounting vendor, you can better understand if their system will help your organization grow—or hold you back. How does your system manage restricted funds? Unfortunately, you don’t have a crystal ball.

Fund 84

Fund Question System Integration 84

Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Selecting the right Content Management System (CMS) for your nonprofit website is crucial in building and managing a successful online presence. Business Considerations: Elements like budget, licensing type, training needs, and change management are also essential considerations in CMS selection.

Open Source 52

Open Source License Drupal Platform 52

sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

Today’s students see high tuition costs, increased demand for skilled labor, and a decline in degree requirements for open positions. Work with donors to redesign longstanding agreements to better fit a changing student population and ensure full fund utilization. Promote those partnerships. View more of Kimberley’s work here.

Education 78

Education Student Award University 78

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders. His advice?

Leadership 40

Leadership Business Captivate Brain 40

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

A nonprofit data warehouse is a centralized digital repository that nonprofits use to store, manage, and analyze their data. It’s designed to consolidate and integrate data from various sources, including CRM systems, fundraising software, financial databases, program management tools, and more.

Data 52

Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

sgEngage

JANUARY 29, 2024

A growth and learning mindset is not about skills and competencies. Recognize What’s Not Serving You When you are busy, it’s easy to follow inertia down the path of the-way-it’s-always-done. It takes intentional effort to recognize when that way no longer serves you, your organization, or your constituents. It’s not about what you do.

Adopt 85

Adopt Learning Organization Help 85

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2014

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders. His advice?

Leadership 55

Leadership Captivate Brain Demographics 55

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Expert-led demos: Nonprofit: Build relationships that drive change. Deep dive into our core products, including: Fundraising, Marketing, Program Management, Grants Management, and Nonprofit Operations. Join others in the nonprofit and education industries from all over the globe to learn new skills virtually.

San Francisco 59

San Francisco Education Student Org 59

Forum One

MAY 6, 2021

By understanding your staff needs and their skills in tandem with understanding how modernization will help achieve your mission, you are more apt to create a system that staff can use to be more effective, efficient, and happy. In this post, we will focus on the “people” element of your organization’s digital modernization. Focus on people.

Government 49

Government Digital Service System 49

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 21, 2015

Breaking the change initiative into manageable pieces. Part two covers the higher-order skills that are necessary for success in the process of leading breakthrough change. Change Change Management Changing Behavior David S. Developing a clear, executable plan. Piloting the implementation.

Change 40

Change San Francisco Teach Change Management 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 2, 2015

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders. His advice?

Captivate 40

Captivate Leadership Brain Demographics 40

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Expert-led demos: Nonprofit: Build relationships that drive change. Deep dive into our core products, including: Fundraising, Marketing, Program Management, Grants Management, and Nonprofit Operations. Join others in the nonprofit and education industries from all over the globe to learn new skills virtually.

San Francisco 52

San Francisco Education Student Org 52

Care2

JULY 7, 2011

Change management used to be a specialized skill that belonged to experts whom we would employ during those periodic bouts of transition. Today change management is nothing less than a survival skill each of us needs to possess to survive. Most organizations have historically sucked at change.

Change Management 73

Change Management Skills Global Change 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

What skills and processes did you help people learn as part of this project? What skills and processes would you spend time on if you did this over again? What skills came in most handy during this project? What skills did this project make you realize you need to acquire? Tags: change management.

Reflection 89

Reflection Social Media Learning Media 89

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 20, 2013

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders. His advice?

Business 45

Business Captivate Leadership Brain 45

NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Nonprofits face unique challenges that commercial enterprises often don't face: you have no IT staff, no IT budget, uneven levels of technical skills in staff, high turnover and volunteer staff, distributed teams with only the internet connecting them, no long term IT planning or vision, and project based funding models.

Roles 65

Roles Project Process Management 65

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders. His advice?

Captivate 40

Captivate Leadership Brain Story 40