EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

from our friends at ParsonsTKO Selecting technology for a nonprofit or social good organization can take significant time and effort. Depending on the size, reach, and impact anticipated from a technology change, engaging the board of directors is often critical to your success. Let’s dive in. Try one (or both!)

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Projects like these can drain resources, take more time than necessary, and quickly become your least favorite meeting on your calendar. This short paragraph should answer questions such as: Why is this project worth doing? Risks No change management undertaking is without its risks. Why is it important to do it now?

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 29, 2023

Your consultant might help you identify the answers to these questions: What does your organization hope to achieve with a new AMS? Help ask AMS vendors tough questions. Attempting this process independently can be time-consuming and challenging for your staff. What problems are you hoping to solve with new technology?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

As systems and processes are being re-written, it’s an ideal time to set new goals, experiment with different processes, and emerge stronger on the other side of your transition. This is the time to question how things have always been done and consider changes that will expand your institution’s reach. You’ve got this!

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Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

The strategic planning process is a rare chance for a nonprofit’s leaders to step back and look at their organization and its activities as a whole—to understand what success looks like and to allocate time, talent, and dollars to the activities that can help achieve it. Change management needs to be built in from the beginning.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2009

I asked for some recommendations on Twitter for the best practical sources for change management. Joitske recommend Learning To Change. She also pointed me to an older post on her blog about one of theories of change in the book based on thinking styles. Everything changes autonomously, of its own accord. ".

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2023

A holistic provider may ask more probing questions than a traditional doctor. Some have years of experience and are leading with the knowledge and resourcefulness they have acquired over time. Nine out of ten times a senior leader can quickly engage in a full conversation with these simple prompts.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

Audit firms have now, however, transitioned to long-term partners, particularly for nonprofits contemplating transformative system or operational changes. The Audit Relationship: Then and Now Change management has not historically been an area where nonprofits consulted their auditor.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Yet, resetting and leaning into change is essential. “If If you are ready to embrace change as a central element of your growth strategy, this book is for you.” Homkes’ book is a timely, comprehensive, and essential read for business leaders looking to take the next step toward ensuring high growth for their companies.

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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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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

It is perhaps the most important asset to further your mission and accomplish your organizational goals, so when it’s time to undertake a redesign, planning is of the utmost importance. Here are some questions to answer when looking at forming a personalization plan: Why are you personalizing?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

But you also want to respect your grantees’ time and resources and avoid asking them for information that you don’t use or that they have already provided elsewhere. Here are some questions to ask yourself: How long does it take for your grantees to fill out your application? The challenge isn’t knowing what to do.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Sadly, many current change efforts that try to incorporate knowledge work for social good end up with disjointed or burdensome lists of isolated activities that really aren’t very engaging or valuable. Knowledge, however, is socially constructed and located specifically in place and time. Information is all around us.

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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

The ongoing FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) delays have left students with less time to compare financial aid offers and make a college decision than in a typical year. There is no doubt about it—students are confused, and they are questioning whether college is obtainable without financial help. Provide flexibility.

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

But there must also be a different way to understand the nonprofit CFO role, by asking what questions plague the minds, hearts, and souls of today’s nonprofit CFOs. One of the questions that you should always ask when you’re interacting with your program and development teams is, “How can finance help your department grow and maximize impact?”

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Forum One

AUGUST 10, 2021

Some common focus areas for investments in government digital transformation might include using and optimizing data and analytics collection, updating IT infrastructures, migrating data and files to a cloud storage, and facilitating change management. Organize for success. FAQs on government digital transformation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

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 is coming. Question : Change is one of the most difficult things for people. But it's not.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

Maybe your organization even uses some early AI for administrative tasks, like a chatbot for questions. On its face, this seems at best a pleasant distraction, or maybe just a waste of time. A chatbot could help your applicants overcome issues with access or help troubleshoot questions during the application process.

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NTEN

JULY 7, 2014

The pursuit of social change globally requires visionary thinking regarding a nonprofit's IT strategy. Now is the time to think about why and how. Change Management cloud technology Leadership' Karen Appleton.

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Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

of mainstream companies report that they continue to struggle with cultural challenges relating to organizational alignment, business processes, change management, communication, people skill sets, and resistance or lack of understanding to enable change. There is no question that Big Data has been absorbed into the mainstream.

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sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

It is tailor-made for that organization and does everything the customer needs it to do in the way that works best for that team at that point in time. It locks that organization into a static workflow that can only be changed by hiring cost-prohibitive engineers to make updates to the system’s code. You’re a peer group of one.

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fusionSpan

MAY 19, 2024

That said, it’s not only a question of keeping up with the times. As Salesforce found in their nonprofit trend report, digitally mature organizations are twice as likely to see improvement in efficiency, and four times more likely to achieve their mission goals. Are new members receiving welcome messaging at the right time?

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2014

If you have any question, send me an email ! change management Change Management Digital Strategy intensive it Leadership Leadership nonprofit tech academy NTA social media Staffing Strategy IT Staff' Thanks to the generous support of the Andrew W. To be considered, apply by Tuesday, April 8.

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

You love what you do, but sometimes it seems there’s never enough time, staff, and resources to get ALL the things done while taking care of yourself at the same time. Start small by considering this question: what’s our vision for what we want well-being to look like for our team and/or organization over the next 90 days?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2021

Start by asking yourself how you and your organization reacted to change last year, and how those reactions can be different in the future. Then, follow these tips to get your change management creative juices flowing! For each change listed, add a sentence or two to support your reasoning for the change.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Embracing the notion of shared meaning making enables us to name the specific ways that knowledge work supports both effectiveness of grantmaking AND social change at the same time. Knowledge processes always start with some explicit or underlying questions. or “What is the geographic location served?”

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Your charitable organization has probably fielded questions from curious supporters and internal audiences on the ways it might be leveraged. A few key things to keep in mind: AI measures probabilistic outcomes in response to a question to determine what data it should show. Is it just a fad? ChatGPT is a probabilistic model.

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sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2023

If you are still hosting the data and applications that you’re using to run your core operations and development efforts—from your accounting software to your donor relationship management and fundraising systems—on premises, you are not setting your future organization up for success.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2019

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. You eat it one bite at a time. T he good news is though, it doesn’t have to be. .

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

When a new person comes on, it’s a good time to understand exactly what access they need. Are you ready for a grantmaking solution that helps your organization manage your data simply and efficiently? Check out our latest Blackbaud Grantmaking product tour to learn how the right GMS can save you time and help you drive more impact.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

These scenarios happen all the time and can be incredibly frustrating for IT managers, especially when your current tech stack already has a similar tool—which the colleague has forgotten about or never completed training on—or the suggested software cannot integrate properly with your other systems.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Business Considerations: Elements like budget, licensing type, training needs, and change management are also essential considerations in CMS selection. On the other hand, subscription models can offer flexibility and consistent updates but might become more expensive over time. Both methods have their pros and cons.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2022

Donor messaging and communication in this era is pivotal — delivering the right message at the right time to the right audience, through the right channel is imperative. An organization’s perspective on this question is significant, with major implications for the fundraising teams of the future.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

IT systems are evolving from static processing engines to agents of change. And even change management is changing as well. In their book, the authors use eight themes to offer guidance on how to change perspective and view the enterprise as a living organization, enabled by technology. “The

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Let’s take a closer look at the benefits your organization can experience when you begin data warehousing: Streamlined workflows: A data warehouse allows your nonprofit to save time and effort. Effective impact measurement and reporting: Nonprofits rely on data warehouses to track and measure their impact over time.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

At a time when as many as one in three bachelor’s degree recipients in the U.S. This leaves students questioning if they can make more money more quickly—and avoid student debt—by entering the workplace with a certificate instead of a college degree. Can higher education keep up with such precipitously evolving demands?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Here is a quick brainstorm of questions we could ask that might help networks reflect more effectively. Questions to Help Deep Reflection Occur. Were there people or perspectives missing from this project that you would include next time? What skills and processes would you spend time on if you did this over again?

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