Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

Change management needs to be built in from the beginning.” The questions posed during the planning process—about impact goals, resources, change management, or the potential risks of the plan—are not the sort you answer only once. Preeta Nayak is a partner at The Bridgespan Group, based in San Francisco.

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NTEN

AUGUST 18, 2009

Flicker photo: jaredchapman In every corner of the NTC, frequently in the NTEN Affinity Groups, and at least two times a week in my in-box, you'll come across a conversation that goes a little like this: "They hired me to help them create a new data/web/email/IT strategy, but now they don't actually want to DO any of the things I recommend.

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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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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

User groups and forums dedicated to your fund accounting system and Microsoft Power Platform are particularly useful. By participating in these conversations, you gain access to collective knowledge that can enhance your projects success. Start by selecting a specific department or group to pilot the project.

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sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Like many diversity efforts, including women’s voices in grantmaking decisions—particularly women from historically marginalized groups—doesn’t often happen organically. Typically, it takes someone seeing a situation that needs to change and doing the work to change it. Artwork by Toya Beacham See Women and Girls.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Although, on the surface, we may be asking about student test scores and tracking changes in scores over time, what we may really be wanting is to compare across socio-economic groups. We started the data gathering process with focus groups involving the fund’s existing grantees.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Conversely, among the leaders who said they did not achieve their revenue goals, only 22% had added to their development staffs. Within this group, 41% reported exceeding their fundraising goals, compared with 31% overall. This adoption is made possible through strong change management practices.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

They understand that the work isn’t over after the handshakes and signatures — effectively managing and nurturing a vendor-CIO relationship requires attention. My daily conversations with existing CIOs reaffirm these insights and shed light on other important steps. I’ll tackle the relationship-nurturing piece further down.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

We crafted a two-day challenge, mixing all-staff sessions with smaller group time. One of the best conversations we’ve had is with a department that decided to put off blogging for now, since it made sense to invest in other tactics first. We’ve always had a small but energetic group experimenting with social media.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

Risa sums up the value of a collaborative approach: "Our staff conversations about ways to utilize social media are creative and energizing. The social media team includes the Deputy Director, the Special Projects Director, the Social Media Manager, the social media consultant, summer interns, and an outside content development consultant.

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Forum One

MAY 6, 2021

Determine three to five primary audiences and create a feedback mechanism such as interviews, focus groups, or surveys to understand why they use the service, areas they find difficult or frustrating, and what you could do to help them better meet their goals.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If you have a trusted group of grantees, you can ask them to estimate the time they spend on your application or provide feedback on which part of the application takes the longest. You can ask your grantees for feedback through surveys, interviews, focus groups, or informal conversations.

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NTEN

JUNE 8, 2011

Have a Facebook group/page, a Twitter account, or other social web channels, and provide an open channel (like a blog or other social tool) on your own website. You can't stop the community from talking, but you can help define the conversation. Pick accessible channels Make your organization as open to feedback as possible.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

From the urban demonstration projects of the historic foundations (Kellogg, Ford, Carnegie) to the contemporary emphasis on indicators and evaluation work, the sector has increasingly embraced systematic and intentional research processes for advancing social change goals. On day one, we started with questions connected to knowledge work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

I asked Tom Subak, VP of Online Services at Planned Parenthood, during our conversation , what does that look like on the ground? He is a member of the national CIO 4 Good and Green IT Consortium Groups in DC. Tags: change management guest blogging relationships. Being heard, counting, being recognized. I got curious.

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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. . On day one, we also hosted a group of 14 nonprofit executives at the Soho House in New York City.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 17, 2024

Conversely, among the leaders who said they did not achieve their revenue goals, only 22% had added to their development staffs. Within this group, 41% reported exceeding their fundraising goals, compared with 31% overall. This adoption is made possible through strong change management practices.”

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Following a point-counterpoint tradition, NTEN''s CEO Amy Sample Ward will facilitate a conversation with panelists Michael Enos, CTO, of the Second Harvest Food Bank, Gouri Sadhwani, CEO of the Akanksha Fund, and Rick Cohen, Director of Communications and Operations at the National Council of Nonprofits. >> Don''t miss out!

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Who is involved: Find out if you will have a dedicated team and point person to help you with the process or if it will be a rotating group of support. If you are looking for a new fund accounting system that will help you grow, be prepared for those vendor conversations by understanding the process.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Creating a Successful Pilot Program: How to Prove Product Value and Win Your N’th Customer Speaker: Ned Brody, CEO, Actifai Description: An excellent pilot program eliminates initial barriers to customer growth, like license costs and change management. Each roundtable occurs twice during the event.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

Saturday, January 15, 2011 Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His New App If you havent engaged with David Grossmans website, Blog and incredibly useful eBooks, make a point of checking them all out at his website for The Grossman Group. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan Mike Brown, the founder of the Kansas City company called, The Brainzooming Group, encourages business leaders to solicit feedback from their customers when creating a strategic plan. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

It all depends on what that leader does or doesnt do.Good management and leadership skills can be learned. Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m

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Forum One

JULY 27, 2021

Bring them into conversations early so that they are included in the strategies going forward. Establish a plan to regularly review the systems you are using, and empower a group of individuals across teams or departments to be responsible for making sure that your governance plan is being implemented and followed.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

This will help you gain the confidence you need to reach out to new groups. It turns out that the organization was not including parents in key conversation about the diversity challenges at the school because they didn't consider the parents key members of their formal network! Mapping your whole network is important.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

It all depends on what that leader does or doesnt do.Good management and leadership skills can be learned. Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Special invites to the in-person event were sent out by Salesforce to Salesforce MVPs , Community Group leaders , and product champions. It was great fun seeing all of the gold hoodies and Community Group leader sweatshirts together, and it was truly inspiring to see that much Salesforce knowledge and experience together in one place.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It all depends on what that leader does or doesnt do.Good management and leadership skills can be learned. Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

It all depends on what that leader does or doesnt do.Good management and leadership skills can be learned. Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Leaders on the LinkedIn Executive Suite group came up with these nearly 50 words in answer to a discussion topic I posted in the group forum: " A Good Leader Is [insert one word]." A big thank you to that group for this valuable list. Make conversation with your team. Dont limit your time for only your direct reports.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

It all depends on what that leader does or doesnt do.Good management and leadership skills can be learned. Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

It all depends on what that leader does or doesnt do.Good management and leadership skills can be learned. Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone Every business leader should periodically call his/her company to observe how their customers are being treated by their employees -- because, all too often a phone conversation becomes a customer turnoff rather than a relationship builder.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2010

EWF International provides professionally facilitated peer advisory groups for women business owners and executives. It all depends on what that leader does or doesnt do.Good management and leadership skills can be learned. Make conversation with your team. Its so powerful I wanted to pass it along.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

It all depends on what that leader does or doesnt do.Good management and leadership skills can be learned. Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m

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Neon CRM

JULY 12, 2023

We sat down with Neon One’s Product Marketing Manager, Samantha Nyland, for an in-depth conversation about the ins and out of switching to a new nonprofit CRM. As for volunteer management, well, volunteers are just such an important part of nonprofit work. Luckily, we have a million answers! Do You Need a New CRM?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

It all depends on what that leader does or doesnt do.Good management and leadership skills can be learned. Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m

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