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Three tips to manage key stakeholder expectations for your AMS project

Nimble AMS

Try asking these questions: Are there levels of distinction between your stakeholders? To manage your stakeholders’ expectations, consider adopting a culture of change management at your association. Routinely seek feedback from your stakeholders and communicate any changes that need to be made.

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5 Things Colleges Can Do Right Now to Impact Fall 2024 Enrollment

sgEngage

There is no doubt about it—students are confused, and they are questioning whether college is obtainable without financial help. Are there questions on your enrollment or scholarship applications that can be omitted or—if they’ve traditionally been required—can they be optional? Provide flexibility.

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AI in Grantmaking: Taking Careful Steps Toward the Future

sgEngage

Maybe your organization even uses some early AI for administrative tasks, like a chatbot for questions. AI could certainly be used by applicants to fill out parts of the required forms, such as program summaries, leaving the questions that would need a human touch to finalize.

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Strategies for Powering Learning Through CRM Go-Live and Beyond

Connection Cafe

For all of us who don’t live in a world where this type of change is enthusiastically accepted , we know that it can be challenging , especially when it comes to thinking about training and getting folks to actually USE the system. T he good news is though, it doesn’t have to be. . Populate your inner circle. Co-work hours.

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NTEN Community Call: Your Perspectives on the Blackbaud-Convio Acquisition Announcement

NTEN

This news came as a surprise to most people in those communities, and triggered much discussion in both traditional media and social media channels. On January 17th, the nonprofit, technology, and financial communities learned that Blackbaud was beginning the steps to acquire Convio , whose board had approved the purchase.

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The Elf on a Shelf, Terror, and Messaging

Connection Cafe

Well, those with children a certain age who celebrate Christmas probably know what I’m talking about: I live in constant fear that I’m going to answer a question about Santa and/or The Elf on a Shelf incorrectly. It’s like change management mad libs. The other two months? What would you say to someone who supports the project?

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Share The Bad News

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Share The Bad News Of course its much easier to share good news with your employees, but its perhaps even more important to share the bad news. If revenue is down, or if youve lost a large customer, or if a new competitor has entered the market, let your team know. Dont keep your team in the dark.

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