Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Cindy Rizzo, Senior Director, Grantmaking and Evaluation, Arcus Foundation. Darin McKeever, Deputy Director, Charitable Sector Support, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gigi Barsoum, Consultant, Barsoum Policy Consulting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

Special thanks to awesome guest bloggers who will be covering these important topics over the next week on my blog: Special thanks to the following members of the conference social media team for their contributions: Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Jessica Bearman, Bearman Consulting.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. Find the Tools to Maintain Momentum Rapid changes for nonprofits bring pressure from all sides. Shifting Needs Nonprofits deal with change frequently.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A recent McKinsey report shared that only 30% of technology initiatives produce value to the business, which means investing in change management as an organization is key. IJM shared key recommendations around how to get your board of directors to invest in technology projects, including: Invest in the building of the board.

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2014

If you register for NTEN’s first-ever Leading Change Summit this September (#14LCS), you’ll be asked to choose one of three tracks— Digital Strategy , The Future of Technology , or Impact Leadership —and you’ll spend quite a bit of time with your track-mates at the Summit. You can follow Tanya on Twitter at @nerdette.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Too often, amateur accidental techies -- nonprofit staffers who have taught themselves technology skills -- find themselves in over their heads trying to develop databases, but forgetting to do business process modeling or change management. Serendipity is also a poor sector-wide technology staffing strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For example, “The program director must have excellent communication skills and a proven ability to delegate and motivate others.” About the Author Conor Hughes | HR Consultant Conor is a professionally certified consultant (SHRM-CP), Board Member, and marketer.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

The Center staff includes just five staff members (four full-time) plus one very part-time social media manager at five hours a week. In order to accomplish the goals of social media strategy, Deputy Director Risa Breckman knew that 1.) Though it seems like a lot of channels, it is manageable with shared responsibility.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In this webinar, Doug Barker (Principal and Co-Founder of Barker & Scott Consulting) and Amy Ganderson (Digital Marketing Director at The Nature Conservancy) will share their ideas, examples and key strategies for making your supporters feel appreciated – and more tied to – your mission and organization.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2017

I was knee-deep in a capital expansion ( Abbott Square ) that would dramatically change our services, and I had less and less time for everyone. I was also suspicious of consultants (the Packard Foundation funds capacity building largely by paying for consultants). Keri was like a hidden Jedi consultant. It got chaotic.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2011

Getting Started With Green IT for Your Nonprofit ," from Strategic Sustainability Consulting's Jennifer Woofter, which provides the foundation for why and how to lead your nonprofit to a "greener" bottom line. And make sure your Executive Director and Board Members read this!).

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NTEN

JANUARY 24, 2012

Join NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross, Wednesday, January 25th, for a Community Call: " Your Perspectives on the Blackbaud and Convio Acquisition Announcement." > > RSVP for the Conference Call + Online Chat (it's free for everyone!)

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

leadership makes technology decisions based on efficiencies, with little-to-no input from staff/consultant. leadership makes technology decisions based on standard levels according to industry/sector information and gathers input from technology staff/consultant before making final decision.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2018

Earlier this year I released the 2018 Nonprofit Digital Teams Report in partnership with Jason Mogus, principal consultant at NetChange Consulting. This should be a wake-up call to all campaigns and executive directors. Additionally, 44% more teams report directly to the executive director today than what we found in 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

This was really important – hearing colleagues talk about their posts being read by EPA officials or members of international negotiating teams made the point in a way no consultant could. Kira Marchense is the Online communications director at Environmental Defense Fund. . Tags: change management training materials.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Million Budget In small organizations like mine, more often than not, the Executive Director or senior leadership of the organization also wears the technology leader hat, accidental or not. I also don’t have the budget to bring in a consultant or vendor to solve every non-program problem.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Sometimes the engineer and the user/manager are the same person -- if a small organization is using some open source tool by themselves to build a website, for example. Often, the engineer role is filled by an outside developer, consultant, or firm. Sometimes that vision is held by the executive director.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

End-users ask, “can we make changes to the ‘out of the box’ software to meet specific needs?” ” In response, technology directors and CIOs ask, “I know we can customize this, but is it a good idea?” ” As with everything in the consulting profession, the answer is “maybe.”

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Neon CRM

JULY 12, 2023

A fundraiser, a database admin, an events person, a bookkeeper or accountant, and an executive director are all going to use the system differently. For new clients who are onboarding, it’s an added layer of support that pairs with our one-to-one consultations to create a hybrid learning experience.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Another empty gaze, followed by a quick change of subject. Clearly, my conversation partner didn’t understand the role of a CFO, let alone how important the position is in providing financial acumen and strategic vision in the rapidly changing nonprofit sector.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I had a pretty good handle on process modelling, but I glossed right over the critical change management aspect. Given the organization-wide scope of my proposed project, effective change management practices were key to the success of the project. And, in case you were wondering, the transition finally did happen.

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2011

By Zeph Harben, Director of Application Architecture, VolunteerMatch Every day we encounter hundreds of decision points. While gut-based decision-making is as natural as choosing your breakfast, I'd like offer some tips on how to recognize the patterns, and ultimately change the way your organization makes strategic decisions.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2019

Tax-exempt organizations have seen significant changes to financial accounting and reporting standards in recent years. This article and infographic provides tips for getting started with compliance change management. Compliance change management can be time-consuming and onerous. Consult your auditor and peers.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Weiner Consulting Last July, Holly Ross wrote that it was time to retire the phrase "accidental techie". But since I’ve been a consultant for over a decade and may have lost touch with the real world, I asked several friends who have moved up the ladder of technical leadership what advice they would offer.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

So one of the things that I’ve talked about a ton over the last year has been about wellness and wellbeing and what it means to lead in a changing time. Oh, no business increased, coaching increased, the amount of change management exercises I had to take organizations through increased. And what I found was that many of.

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NTEN

MAY 13, 2011

By Chris Bernard, Idealware When [NTEN Member] Andy Wolber worked for NPower Michigan—first as a consultant, then later as executive director—the organization had a geographically spread-out board of 10-15 members. They were relatively tech-savvy,” he said. It’s not real time, but you can use it that way.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010 Use This eBook To Improve Your Communication The former director of communications for McDonalds, David Grossman, now a leading consultant, speaker and author has released a free eBook about how to communicate effectively. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe.

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2021

You don’t know how to make the change that you want inside your organization. I tell a story of the remodeling that I’ll tell you today and a change management theory that I will share with you. It’s called “Stop Sitting Back and Start Making Change.” It can be difficult. One is this ebook.

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