sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This allowed us to create measurable goals backed by actionable data and to personalize our approach to donor engagement. Whether it’s managing donor relationships, tracking progress, or measuring outcomes, leveraging the right technology can transform your organization and help you achieve goals that once seemed out of reach.

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Associations Dallas Blackbaud Impact 98

sgEngage

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Even if you don’t have the budget for new software, you may be able to leverage your current technology by evaluating if you are using it properly and if there are any features that can bring you closer to your goal. When planning for change, balance short- and long-term goals and have realistic expectations.

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Change Process Goal Map 96

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.

Analytics 59

Analytics Measure Training Train 59

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

In a sector that is so risk-averse—afraid of change, reluctant to explore new ideas, and adopt new practices—why do we rely on super risky problem-solving skills? Most funders themselves use status quo problem-solving skills, so they expect you to do the same.

Skills 98

Skills Problem Proposal Grant 98

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.

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Change Management Change Management Nonprofit 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011 New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal Social psychologist, Heidi Grant Halvorson, wrote Succeed to help you understand how goals work, what tends to go wrong, and what you can do to reach your goals or to help others reach theirs. That will increase their motivation.

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Goal Mentoring Leadership Kansas City 45

sgEngage

AUGUST 12, 2024

Now it’s time to elevate your game by registering for bbcon 2024 sessions that are designed just for your goals and interests. 3 Sessions for Building Skills in Raiser’s Edge NXT Ask the Super Users: Raiser’s Edge NXT User Panel 3.0 New to bbcon?

Blackbaud 98

Blackbaud Seattle Analytics Fundraising 98

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. Simply put, governance is your organization’s approach to ensuring accountability to your organizational technology goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Did it accomplish goals or outcomes? What skills and processes did you help people learn as part of this project? What skills and processes would you spend time on if you did this over again? What skills came in most handy during this project? What skills did this project make you realize you need to acquire?

Social Media 89

Social Media Reflection Learning Media 89

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills Here is this weeks book recommendation. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

Skills 56

Skills Communication International Mentoring 56

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?

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Project Software Fund Help 111

fusionSpan

JANUARY 31, 2025

This dedicated unit integrates these elements, ensuring your implementation is aligned with organizational goals. The primary benefit of a CoE is that it establishes a governance structure that aligns your strategy with your organizations long-term goals.

Create 52

Create Structure Government Guide 52

Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

A successful nonprofit strategy is all about getting critical resource decisions right to achieve organizational goals. Additionally, it should build on the unique skills and capabilities the organization brings to a community or field. What impact goals will we hold ourselves accountable to over the next three-five years?

Nonprofit 98

Nonprofit San Francisco Resource Goal 98

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. What’s Next? Is your team equipped to collaborate effectively?

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Research Change Management Leadership Environment 97

sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Facilitation: The Secret Sauce of Participatory Processes Especially when it comes to participatory decision-making, we believe that a skilled facilitator is essential. But these “soft skills” are not magic. Skilled facilitators consider how to recognize and appreciate participants. Agreements should be regularly revisited.

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Participatory Facilitation Philanthropy Skills 105

sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

In this context, the Cultural Trendsetter CFO plays a vital role in fostering an environment of transparency and trust, where finance, development, and programmatic teams work collaboratively towards shared mission goals. Proactive, strategic planning and informed cash management maximize momentum and tell forward-thinking financial stories.

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Roles Nonprofit Culture Leadership 104

sgEngage

MAY 14, 2024

You want to use your accounting skills for an organization that makes a difference. From the goal of your organization to how finances are managed, it’s important to understand how for-profit accounting and nonprofit accounting differ so you can help drive success for your new organization. Congratulations!

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Profit Nonprofit Grant Fund 111

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 12, 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010 Build These Leadership Skills I had the pleasure of interviewing Overland Park, KS-based author Leigh Branham recently. Posted by Eric Jacobson at 8:01 PM Labels: Leadership Books , Leadership Skills , Management , Motivating Employees 1 comments: davidburkus said.

Skills 40

Skills Leadership Build Mentoring 40

NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Kaufman described eight traits of a successful technology leader: Functional business orientation and communication skills Political savvy. Show functional business orientation and communication skills Show colleagues that you can think like they do. Ask yourself: Do you understand the big picture of the issue that's being addressed?

Technology 93

Technology Skills Oakland Leadership 93

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2010

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills Todays high school and college team sport athletes are learning leadership skills that will serve them well when they enter the workforce. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

Skills 40

Skills Leadership Team Build 40

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. It is obvious that our skills directly translate into establishing an online presence.

Social Media 92

Social Media Community Culture Facebook 92

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The problem is that with the quickly changing landscape of today’s challenges the assembly line concept is not agile enough to adapt to those changes. Management philosophy for today. Work requirements often changed before the team could even complete the work. As a team we move in the same direction towards one goal.

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Leadership Structure Education Team 97

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. The goal is to make it easier to act upon the vast amounts of data these institutions have.

Education 105

Education Technology University Fundraising 105

sgEngage

JANUARY 29, 2024

A growth and learning mindset is not about skills and competencies. Are they heads-down, deep in role-specific work when that siloed approach won’t get the organization to their future goals? Recognize What’s Not Serving You When you are busy, it’s easy to follow inertia down the path of the-way-it’s-always-done.

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Adopt Organization Learning Help 114

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.

Training 52

Training Train Skills Classroom 52

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.

Training 52

Training Train Skills Classroom 52

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.

Training 52

Training Train Skills Classroom 52

NTEN

JUNE 6, 2011

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. For example, Debra includes "Conflict management" as well as "Understanding of community-building" in her list of requirements for a Community Manager.

Communication 90

Communication Management Community Nonprofit 90

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It is a method of project management that sets macro-goals achieved through a series of micro-objectives that must be accomplished along the way, each measurable and deliverable by a deadline. And perfection is not the goal. Make Evangelists of Early Users Change is difficult, Myers says, and it requires buy-in.

Nonprofit 115

Nonprofit Adopt Chart Measure 115

NTEN

JULY 3, 2012

But here's why: our research shows that having skilled tech staff who feel confident about how to plan and execute around technology projects and strategies at your nonprofit organization correlates to overall satisfaction among staff about your organization's effectiveness as well as overall organizaitonal Technology Effectiveness.

Benchmark 85

Benchmark Technology Nonprofit NTEN 85

NTEN

JULY 19, 2011

Yet, critics seem unduly preoccupied with tools and/or the use of metrics like open and click rates and contrast that with proven skills of movement building and civil disobedience. Managers need to make sure the right questions are being asked. Managers need to make sure the right questions are being asked.

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Campaign Journal Active Activities 82

sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2023

Your mission statement should articulate your organization’s purpose, values, and goals. You can recruit volunteers: Providing volunteer opportunities that align with your community interests and skills can help to build a strong volunteer base that supports your organization’s work.

Organization 97

Organization Change Community Evaluation 97

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 wanted to give everyone a chance to get more familiar with the tools, and, more importantly, understand how social media is relevant to their goals. What did we do?

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Social Media Media Social Remix 94

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. This is really valuable data that can be used to understand change management challenges and insight that’s helpful when speaking to leadership for support in modernization.

Government 73

Government Digital Service Audience 73

Tableau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Now her team is helping the organization build skills and community, fostering a strong Data Culture built on a foundation of governance. Tableau Blueprint aligns your organization on common goals, establishes a flexible governance framework, and helps teams develop the right capabilities to scale their analytics across the business.

Analytics 102

Analytics Government Culture Data 102

sgEngage

JUNE 25, 2024

By investing in partners that can develop, implement, support, and deliver value, and bring annual innovation, you lower the expectation and cost upon your team to have niche skills or become in-house software developers. Assess how much your supplier spends on annual product development specifically focused on fundraising.

Team 98

Team Fundraising Tech Charity 98

Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 18, 2021

With the help of Classy and Salesforce, the Foundation handily met their fundraising goal through this virtual event and helped so many Riley kids in the process. The Foundation’s Salesforce solution has enabled better multi-touch tracking of donors, supporting opportunities for more creative moves management.

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Children Help Foundation Story 92