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3 Reasons Every Nonprofit Tech Project Should Begin with a Discovery

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A tech “discovery” is the initial, independent phase of a technology project where key analysis, design and planning are performed BEFORE a buy or build decision is made. Discoveries are essentially risk mitigation exercises, and they should be a separate contract from the build phase whenever possible. Why is that?

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Methods for Facilitating Innovation in Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master. Facilitation'

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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance

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Launch the Conversation Sometimes an outside facilitator can move the group forward more quickly. Sometimes an outside facilitator can move members forward more quickly. We had a roadmap for how to advance the organization and prepare for the next phase of growth.” This exercise takes a little practice.

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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged. We had a roadmap for how to advance the organization and prepare for the next phase of growth.”. A flatter organization encourages behaviors, like these, that energize stale thinking and promote employee engagement: Employees take greater responsibility for success.

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Anatomy of a successful capital campaign committee meeting

Candid

Some committee members may only attend a few meetings, while others may participate through an entire phase of the campaign. After all, a capital campaign can involve wildly different tasks—ranging from reviewing big-picture development progress down to choosing a color scheme for your public phase marketing materials.

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The Audiences of a Capital Campaign: Who to Target and When

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Traditionally, capital campaigns are broken down into seven phases: Pre-Campaign Planning. The Quiet Phase. The Public Phase. At each of these phases, understanding exactly who your audience is and how you should connect with them will be essential, especially after a year of pandemic challenges and distractions.

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Your AMS vendor’s implementation approach is as important as the software

Nimble AMS

Many AMS vendors use the same basic implementation phases: Onboarding, Discovery, Implementation, and Launch. What’s important, and where the difference lies, is how they approach those phases. Facilitating comprehensive user acceptance testing (UAT). Recommended read: Salesforce Einstein and Artificial Intelligence.