sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2023

No matter the scale of your organization, an effective data governance framework is necessary to communicate your impact clearly to grantmakers and donors alike. Establish data goals that will support your long term vision by scaling as you grow. This is what will enable you to achieve your outcomes and measure your impact.

Government 78

Government Data Adopt Change Management 78

sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Have you ever been pulled into a meandering project with no clear direction or goals? Any major project—such as implementing new fund accounting software—needs a well-developed charter to keep stakeholders focused on the goals and desired outcome. How does this project fit within your mission, values, and goals?

Project 89

Project Fund Software Help 89

Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

A successful nonprofit strategy is all about getting critical resource decisions right to achieve organizational goals. In practice, this might mean considering where your nonprofit has a chance to grow, recognizing when ways of working need to adapt to changing conditions, or opting to rethink your mix of programs.

San Francisco 98

San Francisco Nonprofit Metrics Boston 98

Bloomerang

MAY 13, 2024

In the digital era, adopting an all-in-one giving platform that integrates CRM, volunteer management, and fundraising tools isn’t just a tech upgrade; it’s a strategic necessity for nonprofits that want to thrive. By revealing which donors are most likely to contribute, nonprofits can zero in on those with the highest potential impact.

Platform 83

Platform Giving Kentucky Integration 83

fusionSpan

MAY 19, 2024

Whether it’s because leaders are driven to do things differently or that situations like the pandemic have forced much-needed evolution, nonprofit organizations everywhere are looking for ways to become more efficient and impactful. This holistic understanding of desired outcomes, experiences, and goals is at the heart of transformation.

Digital 52

Digital Nonprofit Process Goal 52

sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In a culture that supports innovation, everyone feels encouraged and confident to brainstorm, introduce new ideas, ask questions, and start conversations in order to identify opportunities for enhanced impact. Ultimately, you will be able to strengthen the impact your mission has on the people and communities you serve.

Culture 79

Culture Create eBook Attitude 79

EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

Depending on the size, reach, and impact anticipated from a technology change, engaging the board of directors is often critical to your success. 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. Focus on improving your operations.

Technology 186

Technology Change Analysis Tech 186

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. Subject matter experts from all areas of your institution can continue to assess the CRM and suggest process improvements based on goals. You’ve got this!

Change Management 26

Change Management Change Management Tools 26

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. You want to collect the data you need to make informed decisions, support your grantees’ success, and demonstrate your impact. It may also not align with the latest trends and best practices in philanthropy.

Application 89

Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 89

Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Ultimately, we wanted to build a community of trust that CDOs can turn to for answers they can’t find anywhere else, on issues related to innovation, impact, fundraising trends, and change management. And I’m thrilled to tell you that’s just what happened. In 2020, she joined Salesforce as a Nonprofit Industry Expert.

Share 106

Share Create North America Nonprofit 106

Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Planning and managing your entire digital ecosystem is critical to furthering your mission and accomplishing your organizational goals. For example, images and content displayed on the homepage will change based on past clicking and scrolling behavior. Establish new digital governance and implement change management.

Websites 58

Websites Strategy Change Management Digital 58

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change.

Participatory 83

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 83

fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Even the most comprehensive AMS can fail to make the right impact if you don’t get executive alignment and buy-in across your organization. Feature enhancements Optimize your Fonteva system with customized user experience and improved functionality, guided by our Managed Services team.

Service 52

Service Management System Tech 52

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.

Blackbaud 79

Blackbaud Chart Denver Nonprofit 79

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. Collaborate Audits are a team sport!

Relationship 93

Relationship Practice Build Evaluation 93

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

This is why data warehouses can have such a significant impact on nonprofits. It’s important to note that every nonprofit’s data warehousing needs and use cases will vary depending on everything from their cause to supporter base size to strategic goals and more. Monitor program impact.

Data 52

Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

sgEngage

JANUARY 29, 2024

Are they heads-down, deep in role-specific work when that siloed approach won’t get the organization to their future goals? If your grantee is focused on incorporating community voice , for example, it’s important for you to know basic best practices so you can support that organization in their goal. What are they focused on?

Adopt 83

Adopt Learning Organization Help 83

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. Define your goals. Assemble the roadmap. Organize for success.

Government 88

Government Digital System Fund 88

sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

As a grantmaker, you’re on a mission to make a positive impact in your community through grantmaking. And if you’re not around to help create a positive impact in your community, then who will be? The benefit is more resilient, productive, and successful employees and grantees and a greater positive impact in your community.

Culture 73

Culture Consultant Calendar Team 73

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Your requests—and proof points—should evoke emotion and appeal to the funder’s goals and values. Lead the change. A crucial part of a leader’s daily role is to guide the path toward positive change: more efficiency, better information, and more accessible data. Keep the momentum going.

Grant 91

Grant Process Management Tips 91

Forum One

MAY 6, 2021

Modernization can change the way you serve your clients, reduce work for staff, and help better achieve your mission and goals. How can you better serve your customers using a digital platform and how can that positively impact your agency or organization? Co-authored by Brian Stewart , Senior Government Executive, Siteimprove.

Government 49

Government Digital Service System 49

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Can this new platform integrate into our existing tech stack, or will it create more work for staff to support and manage it? What and who does it impact? Establish criteria for intended goals and involve the committee from ideation through implementation to increase successful adoption. Is the innovation micro or macro?

Denver 78

Denver Software PowerPoint Template 78

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Those who tuned in to the virtual event were treated to conversations with some incredible headliners, and heard nonprofit customers share their technology impact stories. . When the pandemic hit, BGCA quickly realized they needed to rethink their entire service delivery model in order to continue making an impact.

Nonprofit 73

Nonprofit New York City San Francisco Oracle 73

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

The pressure to respond when demand spikes in the communities you serve can be great—but these powerful opportunities to make an impact are the reason nonprofits exist. This valuable time could have been better spent on tasks that directly drive impact. Prepare for Changes with Documented Processes.

Philanthropy 83

Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 83

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. Of course, knowledge practice in philanthropy should align with and support targeted strategic goals.

Knowledge 67

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Yes, we must steward our investments responsibly and ethically, but what is responsible and ethical about potentially wasting massive amounts of resources, using outdated problem-solving skills, and getting minimal impact for our efforts? First, funders love and expect to see fully explained “giant triangles of waste.”

Problem 74

Problem Skills Proposal Grant 74

Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

With an overwhelming number of CMS options available, it’s essential to consider various factors to ensure your chosen platform aligns with your organization’s unique needs and goals. Evaluate these in light of your organization’s goals, readiness, and the resources at your disposal. How will this impact your budget?

Open Source 52

Open Source License Drupal Platform 52

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

The pressure to respond when demand spikes in the communities you serve can be great—but these powerful opportunities to make an impact are the reason nonprofits exist. This valuable time could have been better spent on tasks that directly drive impact. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 52

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The key to maximizing community impact is making sure everyone in the organization is pulling in the same direction. Management philosophy is stuck in the past. Every manager knows the value of teamwork. Management philosophy for today. Work requirements often changed before the team could even complete the work.

Structure 97

Structure Leadership Team Phase 97

Forum One

JULY 27, 2021

Though it has changed in shape during the pandemic, here are seven tips on how to use your digital ecosystem to enhance your fundraising. As people are spending more and more time online, digital fundraising is vital for mission-driven organizations to achieve and surpass goals. .

Digital 47

Digital Tips Fundraising Evaluation 47

sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

We’ll summarize a few key takeaways and point to some resources that might be helpful as you think through the impact of this technology. Was Carroll wrong in calling for quarterback Russell Wilson to throw a goal-line pass? Get the design or presentation of prediction solutions wrong and you can impact user trust and adoption.

Model 69

Model Italy Test Generation 69

Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 10, 2021

Changing technology, especially that as important as your constituent relationship manager (CRM), is a decision that should be vetted, following significant deliberation between your leadership, technology, fundraising, programs, and any team impacted by the switch, accompanied by a considered effort to ready your data for migration.

Life 64

Life Test Nonprofit Data 64

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

A great change management technique, build (or re-engineer) your policies in a collaborative way.? Blips in this can result in tax exempt status being revoked and impact charity watchdog ratings.? Part of change management is continuing the dialogue and dare we say, have fun.? Create policies together.

Integration 27

Integration Develop Practice Technology 27

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2009

What makes this different is that the technology that is driving this change - the " social graph " or the map of connectedness that we're creating through participation in online social networks. This technology impacts us personally first before it enters the workplace. In the past, adoption of technologies like Web 1.0

Adopt 90

Adopt Social Media Media Social 90

Connection Cafe

APRIL 18, 2013

Budget season is upon us and for many nonprofit organizations, this spawns a flurry of strategic planning as everyone gets in line for the budget dollars for their part of achieving the goals and objectives of the mission. First and foremost, let’s start with goals: What are the BIG goals that you have for your CRM strategy?

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Tips ROI Phase Info 35

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Because of this, you must understand your goal for the partnership before researching consultants to ensure you find the right one for your team. What are your long-term goals for your consulting project? For one, the scope of your project and the length of time you’ll be working with the consultant can impact costs.

Consultant 52

Consultant Nonprofit Strategy Philanthropy 52

NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

The Center wanted to expand its reach, connections, and impact using social media and received grant funding in 2011 for social media planning and implementation through 2012. The Center staff includes just five staff members (four full-time) plus one very part-time social media manager at five hours a week.

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Social Media Collaboration Org Media 96