Employing the Prosci ADKAR Change Management Model to Drive Lasting Change
NonProfit PRO
JANUARY 30, 2025
Here's how the Prosci ADKAR Model for change management can help your nonprofit create a meaningful, lasting impact.
Navigate Change Management: Set Your Nonprofit Up For Success
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 5, 2022
So, how can we strategically navigate change? It is one thing to adopt certain principles for how you will navigate change personally, but things get even more complicated and interesting when you are navigating change management as a unit, group, family, or organization. Change Management 101.
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The Crucial Role of Change Management for CFOs: Driving Sustainable Success in Nonprofit Finance
sgEngage
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Though many nonprofit professionals are familiar with the term “change management,” few understand everything it involves. Finance departments and CFOs often focus on project management—which is the technical side of change—making sure all the boxes are checked, and everyone moves along the Gantt chart in an orderly fashion.
Five tips to leverage change management and successfully advance your association’s goals
Nimble AMS
MAY 27, 2022
To thrive as a modern association, leaders must be willing to embrace the change management process and accept the powerful role of innovative technology in advancing organizational goals. Lean into change management as you lead your association through a departure from the status quo and into the future.
Aligning People. Building Culture. Driving Change.
.orgSource
APRIL 8, 2025
Driving Change. They are essential strategies for creating organizations that are resilient, agile, and purpose-led. Associations with strong, intentional cultures create a sense of belonging for staff, volunteers, and members alike. Driving change without alignment leads to confusion. Building Culture.
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4 Necessary Culture Shifts To Help You Navigate Change Management
Bloomerang
AUGUST 9, 2023
Every year there was guaranteed to be a policy or procedural change that required change management , which led to the second lesson I learned: Figure out how to make the change last. Organizations that successfully navigate change management have also made culture shifts to ensure lasting change.
Governance Is a Journey: How APICS Built Trust, Resilience, and Growth
.orgSource
MARCH 18, 2025
By committing to full transparencywhether sharing successes, setbacks, or tough decisionshe created an environment where candid dialogue thrived. Its about creating an environment where trust, transparency, and strategic focus drive meaningful impact. Trust wasnt just a top-down initiative.
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Will Your Organization Be a Case Study for Innovation—or Irrelevance?
.orgSource
APRIL 22, 2025
Its about creating a culture where curiosity is rewarded, failure is reframed as learning, and progress is more important than perfection. You dont need to have all the answers, but you do need to create an environment where your people feel empowered to seek them. That shift starts with leadership.
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How to Make High-Tech Fundraising Feel More High Touch for Your Donors
sgEngage
APRIL 18, 2025
Your CRM and online fundraising tools should help you with much more than transaction management. When used strategically, digital engagement software can create the same sense of connection as a phone call. Your technology should make it easy for you to create an emotional connection with your individual donors.
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Strategies for Building a Future-Ready Association in 2025 and Beyond
.orgSource
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Create a Member-Centric Digital Strategy A future-ready association starts with a clear, member-focused strategy. Regular training keeps your team adaptable and prepared for change. Empower Cross-Functional Collaboration : Create opportunities for different teams to work together on shared goals.
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Creating a CoE: Your Blueprint for Transformation
fusionSpan
JANUARY 31, 2025
It creates a focused leadership team dedicated to ensuring the project delivers its promises. Additionally, a CoE brings value by driving consistency across teams, managing the feedback loop effectively, and promoting timely decision-making. The post Creating a CoE: Your Blueprint for Transformation appeared first on fusionSpan.
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Is It Time for Your Nonprofit or School to Make a CRM Change?
sgEngage
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Change management: How does your team respond to change ? Do you need to track volunteers , create event registration forms, track employee giving, create segmented mailing lists, etc.? Narrow the possibilities : Create a list of CRMs that interest you and schedule demos. How will you judge your ROI?
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8 Steps for Creating a Nonprofit Innovation Culture
sgEngage
MARCH 19, 2024
By creating a culture that leaves room for innovation, you will be able to improve how your nonprofit operates and makes decisions, benefitting both your internal and external audiences. 8 Steps for Creating a Culture of Innovation Not sure how to get started? This will determine how you approach creating an innovation culture.
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Creating a Space for Nonprofits to Connect & Share Insights
Saleforce Nonprofit
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
In May 2021, we created the CDO Council, a regular gathering of Chief Development Officers drawn from a diverse cross-section of nonprofits in North America. I’m absolutely certain that every one of these gatherings will create insights and spark ideas that can help nonprofits forge ahead with greater confidence and success.
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Discussing a Change in Leadership with Your Donors
sgEngage
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
In the discipline of change management , a key tenet is being a champion of the positive potential. While this usually is applied to the adoption of new technology, it goes for discussions of leadership change, too. Creating opportunities for direct interaction can help in building trust and fostering a sense of community.
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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?
How can you create a safe place for hands-on learning from social media pilots?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
The participants were from corporations, but the issues are creating a culture that isn't afraid to fail are the same for many nonprofits, particularly larger organizations. What makes people nervous or creates a kind of "stage fright" is the learning in public. Tags: change management.
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Preparing for the Inevitable: How Grantmakers Can Thrive Amid Climate Events
sgEngage
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Create a Single System of Record Having a single system of record breaks down silos within your organization, making it easier for different team members to step in and keep processes moving seamlessly. Look for community foundations with missional overlap and create plans for mutual support during a crisis.
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Ensuring Continuity: Succession Planning Strategies for Nonprofit Finance Teams
sgEngage
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
To make sure your assets are protected during a transition, you need to determine the state of your process documentation , the availability of information in secure, yet easily accessible form, and create an adequate plan for records and information retention.
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How do you create a culture that is not afraid to fail (or be more receptive to social media?)
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
He started to collect "creation stories" to explain the difference between traditional approaches (you create a program, implement it, and collect data to measure its success) versus developmental evaluation (an evaluation that gathers information to help you improve the program.) How do get past the fear of failure?
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Change Management: 3 Steps to Make Change a Reality at Your Nonprofit
Saleforce Nonprofit
JUNE 10, 2022
As a nonprofit leader guiding your staff through changes over the last two years, you might have investigated change management. Change management is a set of tools and techniques your nonprofit can use to build buy-in and support staff members as you lead an organizational change. A “Why” Statement.
Changemaker Spotlight: JD Trueblood, Turtle Creek Association
sgEngage
DECEMBER 6, 2024
This allowed us to create measurable goals backed by actionable data and to personalize our approach to donor engagement. I immediately tasked my team with creating a recruiting platform tailored to military veterans, and the results were remarkable. This career change has been one of the most rewarding decisions of my life.
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5 simple steps to build executive buy-in for new technology
Nimble AMS
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
Follow the steps in our blog to create a culture of change management and gain executive buy-in for new technology. How to build executive buy-in for new association management software Change is a process. And gaining executive support and buy-in for new association management software will take time.
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How the Tableau Partner Network helps customers drive data transformation and create strong Data Cultures
Tableau
JULY 15, 2021
That’s why we created the Tableau Partner Network (TPN)—to pair customers like you with a global network of partners focused on helping you solve your toughest data analytics challenges. . Senior Director Global Partner Marketing, Tableau. Kristin Adderson. July 15, 2021 - 6:20pm. July 15, 2021. So do our partners.
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To Build or Buy a Software Solution: Which is Right for You?
Association Analytics
JULY 20, 2021
Creating your unique product requires a dedicated team with the appropriate skills. Solution providers also have proven approaches to product adoption as the challenges for implementing analytics platforms and the associated change management are similar across associations.
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Leading with Innovation: Becoming a Chief Future Officer
sgEngage
OCTOBER 21, 2024
As you begin to execute your plans, keep a list of tasks or projects you wish you had the time for, and remember that by improving your processes you will be creating time for those important future projects. Ask them what they would change if they had a magic wand, but also ask them what they like and want to stay the same.
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Winning in an era of unpredictability
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 17, 2025
And in a world where we are all ducking and diving daily, that’s not enough, and a new posture and mindset is needed for the chief marketing officer, or change management officer as their 2025 moniker might become, to supercharge brand impact on a daily changing basis. post the SKIMS news, to momentum busting e.l.f.
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Delivering Excellence in the Age of AI or Association 4.0
.orgSource
JULY 22, 2024
Organize the Effort A well-defined oversight and change management structure ensures that the right people are ready to lead that charge. These roles might be included: Excellence Oversight Group : Sets vision and strategic priorities for change, provides resources, and includes senior management and possibly board representation.
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AI Initiatives in Associations Recap: A Fusion of Innovation and Actionable Insights for Association Professionals
.orgSource
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Cultivating a Culture of Innovation: Bill Bruce, CEO and Eric O’Conner, Chief Innovation Officer from the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology delivered an engaging session on how AI can be the catalyst for creating a culture of innovation within associations.
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How to Write a Request for Proposals: 5 Tips for Nonprofits
sgEngage
APRIL 21, 2025
Whether you currently have a handle on your mission-critical tasks or need to outsource immediately, creating a request for proposals (RFP) sets the stage for finding the right skills at the right price. For this reason, nonprofits often seek expertise from external consultants and vendors.
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How Grantmakers Can Turn Uncertainty into Growth and Innovation
sgEngage
JANUARY 8, 2025
The nonprofit sectors reliance on grants creates a cycle of dependency, competition within ecosystems, and lack of skills in co-design, along with retention challenges that also suffocate innovation and impact. The lack of inclusion and empowerment in decision-making compounds these challenges.
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Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org: Leading Through Governance
Cloud 4 Good
AUGUST 5, 2021
Change Management: Managing the change within the project lifecycle or overall organization. Technical Governance: Guidelines for development on and management of the Salesforce platform. How, when, and by whom is documentation created (e.g., Salesforce cases offer a great system to manage requests.
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Six steps for your association to adopt new technology
Nimble AMS
JANUARY 5, 2024
However, if it’s time for your association to adopt new technology, it will become crucial to get your employees on board with the change. Get your association on board with new technology by creat ing a culture of change management. Follow these tips to get started: 1.
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Deena Pierott to Offer Keynote on Inclusive Technology at #14LCS
NTEN
JULY 9, 2014
She recently created the Portland Metro Diversity Employment Network, which consists of Portland Metro Human Resource Managers and Corporate Recruiters who are creating a whole new model for diversity recruiting and on-boarding. Change Management Deena Pierott iUrban Teen lcs Leadership leading change summit'
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Data Governance: The Key to Strategic Planning
sgEngage
APRIL 11, 2023
More importantly, it creates a culture of security to safeguard their trust. Change Management is Key The adoption of new data governance practices must be prioritized through an effective change management plan if it’s to succeed. Stay positive, rather than dwelling on past challenges.
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Applications for the Nonprofit Tech Academy are due April 8
NTEN
APRIL 2, 2014
change management Change Management Digital Strategy intensive it Leadership Leadership nonprofit tech academy NTA social media Staffing Strategy IT Staff' Participants will be selected based on the guidelines and their commitment to full participation. To be considered, apply by Tuesday, April 8.
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4 Things Large Nonprofits Miss When Redesigning their Website
Forum One
JANUARY 19, 2023
Website personalization is the process by which individualized, relevant and targeted content is created to suit a user’s online experience. Creating a personalization plan Personalization is key to standing out in an increasingly crowded digital media environment. One effective way is to take an agile approach to change management.
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Embracing Agility in Prospect Research and Advancement
sgEngage
OCTOBER 1, 2024
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. Change management becomes critical in ensuring the success of this transition. Is your team equipped to collaborate effectively?
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Four Tips for Creating a Rewarding Environment for Your Tech Staff
NTEN
APRIL 22, 2011
By Grant Howe, VP Research and Development, Sage Nonprofit Solutions Want to create a more rewarding environment to retain and grow your techies? We'd love to hear YOUR tips, strategies, or #FAIL stories about creating a rewarding environment for nonprofit technology staff. Reap some quick improvement with these easy four tips!
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 19, 2009
That makes sense, but it created a silo." 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. Tags: change management network effectiveness working wikily.
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How to Lead with Courage: A Conversation with Satonya Fair
sgEngage
JANUARY 6, 2025
If your application completion rate is low, you might jump to creating another webinar and flyer to walk people through the process, when it might be that your application is too long and requires bespoke data. Organizations find their way to equity, change, and innovation through different routes. Technological solutions come later.
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You're invited to NTEN's inaugural Leading Change Summit in San Francisco
NTEN
MAY 1, 2014
The Summit will close with the Idea Accelerator , where attendees will get a jump-start on bringing the ideas and projects they’ve created at the Summit to life with the opportunity to pitch their concept for funding. 14lcs Change Management Data Leadership leading change leading change summit Strategy'
6 New Years resolutions for your association to have a better 2024
Nimble AMS
DECEMBER 3, 2023
Lack of change management Is your association hoping to grow in the New Year? Growth can be a challenge for any organization, but to advance your goals in 2024, you must be open to change. Lay the groundwork for change at your association by requesting employee, member, and key stakeholder feedback.
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How The Best Leaders Energize People Every Day
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 17, 2025
Evocation : We are receptive to an influence beyond ourselves that creates the inspiration within us. Hedges explains that psychology professors Todd Thrash and Andrew Elliot have determined that inspiration is : Transcendence : We can see beyond our ordinary preoccupations or limitations to discover new or better possibilities.
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