Business, Change Management and Skills

Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What are the key qualities and skills you look for in potential board members?” Silvia Cooper from Prostate Cancer Research Institute The Combination of Passion, Skill, and Follow-Through We look at the intersection of passion and skill.

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To Build or Buy a Software Solution: Which is Right for You?

Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

Or do you need something custom to meet your business objectives? Creating your unique product requires a dedicated team with the appropriate skills. Additionally, it’s critical that the project road map is managed meticulously to avoid risk of delays that can lead to cost overruns. People can be adverse to change.

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Make the Champion Disruptor Your Catalyst for Change—Use AI to Drive Transformation

.orgSource

AUGUST 6, 2024

Sharon Rice,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, described the situation like this. “AI Responsibilities shift and change with every twist in the technology landscape. We are all challenged to become perpetual learners who work at the speed of business. In an AI-powered market, we either fly or die.

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Change Management = Changing Mindset

sgEngage

AUGUST 14, 2023

Figure 1: Driscoll’s reflective model from Reflective Practice in Work-Integrated Learning Using this model at ICCP, I could really look at our current business processes at the school objectively. Yes, there was support for change, but the most challenging part of this entire project would be the change management component.

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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

How do you go about developing the technology skills of your staff? In this post, I will briefly explain how to pinpoint which technology skills folks need, assess current skill levels, provide training that doesn’t stink, and nurture a technology-positive culture where tech skills are a priority.

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Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org: Leading Through Governance

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 5, 2021

Now that you know how to place the right people in the right positions based on their skills to succeed, it is also important to ensure that you have implemented a governance model. Change Management: Managing the change within the project lifecycle or overall organization. Why Does Governance Matter?

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An 8-Step Plan for Nonprofit Change Management

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

That’s where change management comes in. By implementing a change management strategy that’s geared towards their specific circumstances, nonprofits can help their staff members adopt new systems quickly and effectively. Change management: What is it?

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How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? And, the eBook is free!

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Becoming a Data-Driven Association

Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

” by Randy Bean – published February 5th, 2021 According to Harvard Business Review, thriving as a mainstream organization today means being data driven. In this latest survey, 29% reported achieving “transformational business outcomes” during the past year – so what is holding the others back?

Associations

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5 Leadership And Business Books To Read This Winter

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2021

Stumped for what leadership and business books to add to your winter reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. What's The Future Of Business? Edited by Edward T. His advice?

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Great Business Quote

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 7, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone. Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

Business

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Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org: Staffing Recommendations

Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

This tool is a game-changer in elevating the advancement, recruitment and admissions, student success, communication, and other critical business capabilities of your institution. Just like any technology, realizing success on the Salesforce platform takes careful maintenance, dedication to change management, and intentional roadmap planning.

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Good Sample Business Principles

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Is it easy for your customers to: Buy from you? Make returns? Get pricing and terms? Receive timely responses to their e-mails?

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5 Must-Read Books For Business Leaders For Summer 2013

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 20, 2013

Stumped for what business books to add to your summer reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. What''s The Future Of Business? WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences.

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Build These Leadership Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 12, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Monday, April 12, 2010 Build These Leadership Skills I had the pleasure of interviewing Overland Park, KS-based author Leigh Branham recently. What would the difference of these definitions be?

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Definitions Of Key Business Terms

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Mission -- Why you do what you do; the organizations reason for being, its purpose.

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Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Be An Effective Team Member.

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How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. I believe business plans are critical to any business — new or old. The 194-page shows business leaders how to write a plan in about one hour so it fits on a single sheet of paper.

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Five Must-Read Business Books To Read This Summer

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2023

Stumped for what business books to add to your summer reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. What's The Future Of Business? WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences.

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5 Tips for Community Health Centers to Transition to New Fund Accounting Software

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Identify the right skills on your team. You don’t need a big staff to successfully implement new fund accounting software —you just need to be able to tap into the right skills on your team or know when to rely on an outside consultant. In a small, grant-funded organization, you might not have these skills and that’s ok!

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How a Project Charter Can Help You Have a Successful Fund Accounting Software Implementation

sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Identify the person who will be the primary project manager as well as the member of leadership who will make the final decisions. Business Case Your business case is the justification for undertaking your project. Risks No change management undertaking is without its risks. Why is it important to do it now?

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Five Leadership And Business Books To Read This Fall

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Stumped for what business books to add to your fall reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. What's The Future Of Business? WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences.

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Going from Accidental Techie to Technology Leader

NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I often refer back to a 2003 article by Barbara Kaufman published in University Business magazine called Transforming Your CIO. Kaufman described eight traits of a successful technology leader: Functional business orientation and communication skills Political savvy. The soft skills are often the hardest to acquire.

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Professionalism in Nonprofit Technology: Should My Techies be Accidental?

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. Every once in awhile, serendipity struck.

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Harnessing Higher Education Advancement Technology to the Fullest

sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2024

Universities across the globe face challenges with successful digital transformation and what it means for their fundraising and alumni data, legacy systems, data literacy, and access to skills. Build Your Team The world has changed multiple times over the last five years, and that will continue.

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Embracing Agility in Prospect Research and Advancement

sgEngage

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This highlights how volatility in the business landscape requires continuous adaptation, and organizations that fail to evolve risk becoming irrelevant. The Importance of Change Management in Agile Transitions Adopting agile methodologies is not just a process change; it requires a cultural shift within an organization.

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13 types of employee training to improve your workplace’s performance

Gyrus

MARCH 17, 2024

Simulation training The training simulates real-world scenarios in a safe and controlled environment, allowing individuals to practice skills and knowledge without the risk of real-world consequences.

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13 types of employee training to improve your workplace’s performance

Gyrus

MARCH 17, 2024

Simulation training The training simulates real-world scenarios in a safe and controlled environment, allowing individuals to practice skills and knowledge without the risk of real-world consequences.

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Training Train Classroom Skills

13 types of employee training to improve your workplace’s performance

Gyrus

MARCH 17, 2024

Simulation training The training simulates real-world scenarios in a safe and controlled environment, allowing individuals to practice skills and knowledge without the risk of real-world consequences.

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Do You Need a “Communications Manager” or a “Community Manager” at Your Nonprofit?

NTEN

JUNE 6, 2011

Since around 2008, the Community Manager has become a position in high demand in the business and nonprofit sectors. While she does see the potential for overlap, especially in a small-staff situation, she identifies some key differences in the necessary skill sets for each role.

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Spring Break Leadership Book Recommendations

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2014

Stumped for what business books to add to bring along on your Spring Break? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. What''s The Future Of Business? Edited by Edward T. His advice?

Leadership

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Measuring Training Effectiveness with LMS Analytics

Gyrus

AUGUST 15, 2024

This can improve employee skills, knowledge, and satisfaction with their work. Importance of Measuring Training Effectiveness Measuring training effectiveness is crucial to fine tune learning and development programs to make them as effective as possible.

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Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Remember, surveys generate expectations.

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Does this person have the traits and skills I want to develop? Is this a person I admire?

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Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

The big challenge with training is the challenge of transfer - after people go through a training - do they actually put the knowledge and skills into practice? We have a mix of staff who dived into social media long ago (see our business innovation blog and green business twitter feed ), and others who have maybe sort of heard of Twitter.

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Five Must-Read Books For Leaders This Fall

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Stumped for what business books to add to your fall reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. What's The Future Of Business? WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences.

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5 Leadership Books To Read This Winter

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

Stumped for what business books to add to your winter reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. What's The Future Of Business? WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences.

Leadership

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Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? based in Overland Park, KS.

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Helping Children Heal With Salesforce

Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Before the migration to NPSP, it would take Foundation employees one full business day to pull reports and build this dashboard, another full business day for a team to review the data gathered, and then finally, on the next day, the dashboard would be unveiled to the whole of the Foundation featuring the previous month’s information.

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Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Changemaker Spotlight: JD Trueblood, Turtle Creek Association

sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2024

For anyone considering a transition from corporate to nonprofit, my advice is this: Recognize that your skills do transfer. By implementing sound business practices and refocusing on our core missionpreserving, protecting, and enhancing Turtle Creekweve transformed TCA into a thriving entity delivering meaningful impact.

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3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

Mentoring

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Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

To Build or Buy a Software Solution: Which is Right for You?

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Make the Champion Disruptor Your Catalyst for Change—Use AI to Drive Transformation

Change Management = Changing Mindset

Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org: Leading Through Governance

An 8-Step Plan for Nonprofit Change Management

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills

Becoming a Data-Driven Association

5 Leadership And Business Books To Read This Winter

Great Business Quote

Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org: Staffing Recommendations

Good Sample Business Principles

5 Must-Read Books For Business Leaders For Summer 2013

Build These Leadership Skills

Definitions Of Key Business Terms

Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills

How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour

Five Must-Read Business Books To Read This Summer

5 Tips for Community Health Centers to Transition to New Fund Accounting Software

How a Project Charter Can Help You Have a Successful Fund Accounting Software Implementation

Five Leadership And Business Books To Read This Fall

Going from Accidental Techie to Technology Leader

Professionalism in Nonprofit Technology: Should My Techies be Accidental?

Harnessing Higher Education Advancement Technology to the Fullest

Embracing Agility in Prospect Research and Advancement

13 types of employee training to improve your workplace’s performance

13 types of employee training to improve your workplace’s performance

13 types of employee training to improve your workplace’s performance

Do You Need a “Communications Manager” or a “Community Manager” at Your Nonprofit?

Spring Break Leadership Book Recommendations

Measuring Training Effectiveness with LMS Analytics

Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

Five Must-Read Books For Leaders This Fall

5 Leadership Books To Read This Winter

Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Helping Children Heal With Salesforce

Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

Changemaker Spotlight: JD Trueblood, Turtle Creek Association

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

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