NTEN

JUNE 5, 2012

Since 2006, NTEN has produced the annual Nonprofit Technology (formerly "IT") Staffing and Investments survey and report for the nonprofit sector. > Download the Report for Free.

Report 71

Report Survey Technology ROI 71

sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

According to The Council of Nonprofits 2023 Nonprofit Workforce Survey , almost three quarters of nonprofits that completed the survey have current openings at their organization. And salaries in many nonprofit organizations can’t compete with the for-profit sector.

Data 75

Data Blackbaud Policy Database 75

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2023

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. Managing people appropriately so that data entry and data quality is improved is a cultural change.

Consultant 84

Consultant Culture Nonprofit Issue 84

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Filled with profound insights and compelling data, and based on a commissioned survey on who and what inspires people, Hedges uncovers a set of consistent, learnable behaviors that dramatically enhance leadership success. Perhaps now more than any other time, the need for inspirational leadership is critical in the workplace.

People 52

People Influence Leadership Blended 52

NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

In our latest survey, we decided to ask about technology staffing levels differently. Because we know that the term "IT Staff" means something very specific to people, and the concept of who is "IT Staff" has not changed as rapidly over the last few years as the role of technology in an organization has.

Ratio 85

Ratio Report Technology Roles 85

NTEN

MAY 1, 2014

After over a decade of convening our signature annual Nonprofit Technology Conference, we are excited to unveil and invite you to our inaugural Leading Change Summit in San Francisco on September 3-6. 14lcs Change Management Data Leadership leading change leading change summit Strategy'

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San Francisco NTEN Change NTC 94

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 5, 2021

Filled with profound insights and compelling data, and based on a commissioned survey on who and what inspires people, Hedges uncovers a set of consistent, learnable behaviors that dramatically enhance leadership success. Perhaps now more than any other time, the need for inspirational leadership is critical in the workplace.

People 52

People Influence Leadership Blended 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 28, 2021

Filled with profound insights and compelling data, and based on a commissioned survey on who and what inspires people, Hedges uncovers a set of consistent, learnable behaviors that dramatically enhance leadership success. Perhaps now more than any other time, the need for inspirational leadership is critical in the workplace.

Leadership 52

Leadership Influence Blended Language 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 26, 2020

Filled with profound insights and compelling data, and based on a commissioned survey on who and what inspires people, Hedges uncovers a set of consistent, learnable behaviors that dramatically enhance leadership success. Perhaps now more than any other time, the need for inspirational leadership is critical in the workplace.

Influence 52

Influence Leadership Blended Language 52

Forum One

MAY 6, 2021

Determine three to five primary audiences and create a feedback mechanism such as interviews, focus groups, or surveys to understand why they use the service, areas they find difficult or frustrating, and what you could do to help them better meet their goals.

Government 49

Government Digital Service System 49

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

You can ask your grantees for feedback through surveys, interviews, focus groups, or informal conversations. Collect and review any qualitative feedback you’ve received from applicants in the past. Consider anonymizing the comments before you share them to minimize any unintended bias.

Application 89

Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 89

VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This is precisely why some hospitals retain an auxiliary to run the gift shop, while also maintaining an entirely separate volunteer corps, managed by staff, to fill patient care roles. In recent years, we have conducted surveys and interviews at institutions with longstanding volunteer councils. Lessons from the Field.

Structure 98

Structure Volunteer Model Leadership 98

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

As restrictions changed in late 2020, the team knew agility would be critical to gaining advantage, and that their strategic choices would be based on beliefs that needed to be constantly tested.

Latvia 94

Latvia Companies North America San Francisco 94

Forum One

JULY 27, 2021

Use surveys or conduct interviews with your donors, or ideal prospects, on a continuous basis to gain insight on what your donors want and where your organization can improve. Developing a change management plan ensures you’re never reliant on one person to do certain jobs. . Discover what you do best, and then do it better. .

Digital 47

Digital Tips Fundraising Evaluation 47

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2011

One source of data informing this work is our annual State of the Sector Survey. Throughout the year, I’ve been blogging about key trends from our 2011 survey, which was completed by nearly 2,000 nonprofit leaders nationwide. But it wasn’t just program change; management steps and tough decisions were also required.

Research 74

Research Survey Model Chart 74

Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 10, 2021

Don’t be afraid to lean on this community to inform best practices and assist in your organization’s change management with your new platform. According to our 2020 – 2021 State of Salesforce in the Nonprofit Sector Report , 72% of surveyed organizations reported increasing their investments in technology over the last 12 months.

Life 64

Life Test Nonprofit Data 64

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. The above chart represents the responses from survey participants. You can download the complete report for free here.] for free. >

Adopt 81

Adopt Benchmark Tech Technology 81

sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

Survey your recent alums to discover what life benefits beyond employment they attribute to their college experience and share those widely. What is the rate of post-graduation employment in sought-after fields? What percentage are in advanced positions after five years? Use video storytelling! Re-examine admissions and tuition practices.

Education 78

Education Student Award University 78

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 3, 2018

Filled with profound insights and compelling data, and based on a commissioned survey on who and what inspires people, Hedges uncovers a set of consistent, learnable behaviors that dramatically enhance leadership success. Perhaps now more than any other time, the need for inspirational leadership is critical in the workplace.

People 40

People Leadership Influence Blended 40

NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

In April 2012 NTEN worked with Idealware to conduct a survey of nonprofits about their relationships with data, and what we found was a large dichotomy—either they were doing a lot with their metrics or not much at all. Here is a sample of what we found: 99% of respondents track some sort of metrics.

Research 85

Research Data Metrics Nonprofit 85

NTEN

JUNE 16, 2010

AND - one lucky survey respondent will get a SIGNED copy of Charlene's new book. Tags: Change Management charlene li Leadership NPTech open leadership Social Media. I'll follow up with a post comparing your scores to the one I gave us. Oh, and you can get a copy of the audit for your own organization as well.

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Org Chart DC Social Media 81

NTEN

JANUARY 5, 2012

NTEN member and nonprofit communications expert Kivi Leroux Miller just released the 2012 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , based on a survey of over 1200 participants at the end of 2011.

Communication 80

Communication Trend Report NTEN 80

NTEN

JULY 3, 2012

[This is part one 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. In our latest Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey, we asked respondents about their technology staffing levels. for free. >

Benchmark 85

Benchmark Technology Nonprofit Survey 85

NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Decide how information can be efficiently and realistically gathered utilizing the different methods that are best for your organization including: Surveys - Consider what features you will need. If you’re just looking to get your feet wet with a quick survey, one of the many free or low cost online tools will do the trick.

Measure 81

Measure Issue Impact Method 81

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2017

Filled with profound insights and compelling data, and based on a commissioned survey on who and what inspires people, Hedges uncovers a set of consistent, learnable behaviors that dramatically enhance leadership success. Perhaps now more than any other time, the need for inspirational leadership is critical in the workplace.

People 40

People Leadership Influence Blended 40

sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

As part of their grantmaking process, the Boston Women’s Fund surveys their grantees several times a year. “We had a rural girl from Mississippi tell us that she never thought that a Black, rural girl from Mississippi could be a philanthropist,” Dr. Couvson shared.

Voice 66

Voice Strategy Mississippi Boston 66

NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

A recent national survey of Ethiopia’s vaccination coverage reported vastly different results from the government’s own estimates. They commissioned a detailed independent survey that pinpointed geographic pockets of very high coverage—and very low coverage.

Measure 96

Measure Ethiopia Nigeria Analysis 96

Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2018

For the report, we surveyed those responsible for digital at 80 advocacy-oriented organizations based in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom about how their organizations were using digital tools, staffing their digital programs, and making decisions about digital in their organizations.

Team 26

Team Digital Structure United Kingdom 26

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

There are policies and change management issues around working remotely. David Neff is wondering how nonprofits handle remote working arrangments, specifically "How do you interact/manage/meet/discipline employees that work from home or even work across the globe?". Take the quick survey here.

Green 50

Green Celebrate Pledge Exercise 50

NTEN

JULY 13, 2012

[This is part two 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. > Download the 6th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey Report. You can download the complete report for free here.]

Ratio 67

Ratio Benchmark Technology Org 67

NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2013

In 2012, NTEN was able to survey a sample of US nonprofits to find out how they were doing when it comes to being data-driven: were they collecting data and tracking metrics? But what about the steps an organization has to take before collecting or analyzing the data? Were they finding that data useful for making organizational decisions?

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NTEN Data Metrics Sample 100

NTEN

JULY 27, 2011

While organizational budget and staff size will undoubtedly play a factor in the organizational structure (and our survey statistics bear this correlation out), we also see from separate research that organizational size doesn't have to be a direct factor in Technology Leadership.

Trend 60

Trend Report Organization Structure 60

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Saturday, November 27, 2010 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J. Armstrong in their book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys : 1.

Survey 50

Survey Mentoring Kansas City Kansas 50

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2016

According to the recent Nonprofit Finance Fund State of the Sector survey, “Forty-two percent of organizations reported that they do not currently have the right mix of financial resources to thrive over the next three years.”.

Map 28

Map Profit Impact Literacy 28

NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

MAP for Nonprofits and Idealware collaborated on six months of research that began with a survey of 180 human service organizations in Minnesota. While these solutions may not be as eye-catching as a jet pack, they’re often low-cost and effective, which makes them both easier to implement and easier for other organizations to replicate.

Service 77

Service Technology Teen Map 77

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Here are 10 questions Polaris recommends you ask employees as part of a wide-ranging employee satisfaction and engagement survey : For each of the following statements, indicate if you: • Strongly disagree • Disagree • Somewhat disagree • Agree • Strongly agree 1. Don't Praise.

Survey 55

Survey Mentoring Kansas City Attitude 55

NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

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Journal NTEN Reflection Public 59