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Change Management for Grantmakers: The Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Journey to Better Grantmaking

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In early 2022, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy began an organization-wide grants change management review. The goal was to become better grantmakers by completing a review of our practices, processes and forms. In addition to the grantmaking team, consult a representative from each department early in the process.

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Change Management: 3 Steps to Make Change a Reality at Your Nonprofit

Saleforce Nonprofit

As a nonprofit leader guiding your staff through changes over the last two years, you might have investigated change management. Change management is a set of tools and techniques your nonprofit can use to build buy-in and support staff members as you lead an organizational change. A “Why” Statement.

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To Build or Buy a Software Solution: Which is Right for You?

Association Analytics

Throughout the evaluation process, it’s important to keep your association’s unique goals and success metrics top-of-mind. Can a commercial product provide the tools you need? The first phase of crafting comprehensive requirements can be very time intensive. Implementing a new software solution is a huge project.

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Getting the board on board with nonprofit technology changes

EveryAction

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. They can help drive a culture of adoption , which allows leadership to focus on change management activities to ensure you succeed with significant tech shifts.

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Digital Transformation for Government Agencies

Forum One

Digital transformation or modernization for government agencies is about using new technologies to effectively change an agency’s ability to engage audiences and achieve its mission. Though digital tools and systems play a big role in this transformation, it’s about more than just the tools. Organize for success.

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

sgEngage

But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. Philanthropy loves “new” things. Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector.

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September #4Change Chat Topic: Change Failure

Amy Sample Ward

Yet, organizations tend to have a low tolerance for failure even though it is failure that often leads to innovations and improvements in products, services or processes. Leaders often blame change managers or teams who do not control the source or circumstances which cause the “failure.” the action of changing something.

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