Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

While a large percentage of our organization can articulate the importance of being on Facebook, very few staff can grasp how these tools will help to achieve our goals: greater awareness and involvement in the broader movement to address hunger. How are you changing the culture of your organization to embrace social media?

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Social Media Community Culture Facebook 92

sgEngage

AUGUST 7, 2024

Show how the changes will make processes faster, more efficient, and more accurate—and have a positive impact on the whole organization. Limitations in current system design: If your organization has maxed out the capabilities of your current accounting system, it may be challenging to imagine what could be better.

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System Fund Practice Free 100

Tableau

APRIL 11, 2022

Ultimately, managing expectations for AI projects starts with the ability to articulate which of your problems can really be solved with AI. Project selection is probably the single greatest challenge that organizations face with their AI initiatives. Choosing the right kinds of AI projects for your problems.

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Tableau

APRIL 11, 2022

Ultimately, managing expectations for AI projects starts with the ability to articulate which of your problems can really be solved with AI. Project selection is probably the single greatest challenge that organizations face with their AI initiatives. Choosing the right kinds of AI projects for your problems.

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Project Design Problem Data 98

NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

Different communities have different tastes, dreams, challenges, goals and desires! Here's the challenge: most nonprofits are not racially and ethnically diverse, especially at the highest levels of leadership. Articulating your business goals will make it easier to keep your "eye on the prize" when times get rough.

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Demographics United States Baltimore California 87

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Although the work on the ground was creative and engaged, they faced the familiar challenges of aligning the organizational processes of executive and staff with the timeline of board engagement. We may want to move toward treating reporting as a compliance tool to public reporting as an articulation of shared desires and advocacy.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 97

sgEngage

AUGUST 15, 2024

Focusing on Tech Alignment If you are a grants professional with knowledge responsibilities, it is important to be able to articulate the purpose or framing of your knowledge approach or activity. How can grants professionals who are doing knowledge work focus on tech alignment in this vast arena of titles, approaches, and methodologies?

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Knowledge Technology Product Work 102

NTEN

MARCH 24, 2011

Even the most technically articulate board members will start to push back if they have to remember a handful of different log-ins and passwords, or have to learn too many different tools or systems. A board is made up of a group of people, and people have varying levels of comfort with, and willingness to adopt, new technology.

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Collaboration Tools Adopt Journal 59

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 13, 2012

Labovitz and Victor Rosansky , share throughout the book a series of case studies from Federal Express , Quest Diagnostics , Navy Hospital at Camp Pendleton , Farmington Savings Bank and a host of other organizations who have stepped up to the challenge of rapid realignment. Each organization must have a Main Thing.

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Teach Attitude Social Media Articulate 49

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

In addition to a sponsor, I’d suggest creating a committee of key leaders within the organization to act as a steering committee for the initiative, ensure clear communication at the executive level, and foster organization-wide focus on project objectives (more on articulating the value of an IT project here ).

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

Having a leadership team aligned across an organization articulating the purpose, value, and rationale for a project goes a long way towards getting stakeholders and end-users pulling the proverbial rope in the same direction. Requirement gathering can be labor-intensive and challenging. Executive Vision and Involvement.

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Project Nonprofit Resource Articulate 37

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 29, 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010 Create Core Values Sometimes when you are leading an organization or business and struggling to articulate your core values, it helps to see how others have stated theirs. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

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Create Mentoring Kansas City Leadership 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

At the same time, leaders continue to struggle with one of their toughest jobs, developing and articulating their overall strategy and priorities, especially during times of change."

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Arts Effective Learning Mentoring 40

sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2024

We need to clearly articulate our north star, why we are going there, and what support we need to make it happen. We need to be able to articulate WHY so that our technology vendor partners can help us determine HOW. Developing Relationship-Based Practices Answering why is more challenging than you might imagine.

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