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Adopting a New CRM? 4 Change Management Tips for Small Nonprofits

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The short answer: change management. What Is Change Management? Put simply, change management is making sure that the human element is always in the picture as new initiatives are put into play. What don’t they know? Do smaller organizations have culture? Sure, they do.

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Change Management for Grantmakers: The Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Journey to Better Grantmaking

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In early 2022, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy began an organization-wide grants change management review. Change management can be a long and uncomfortable process, but the introspection and analysis help you find ways to improve and more closely align with your mission.

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Change Management = Changing Mindset

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That means that to get a final data set on a particular student or group of students, they had to manually compile and export from these various systems, only to turn around and manually enter the data into another system. There needed to be some stakeholder buy-in to minimize any impact this change could have on the staff.

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Navigate Change Management: Set Your Nonprofit Up For Success

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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. Organizational change is what we will focus on today. Change Management 101.

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Five tips to leverage change management and successfully advance your association’s goals

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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.

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The Crucial Role of Change Management for CFOs: Driving Sustainable Success in Nonprofit Finance

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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.

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Delivering Excellence in the Age of AI or Association 4.0

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More fortunate groups avoid meltdowns by using data to predict future scenarios. Organize the Effort A well-defined oversight and change management structure ensures that the right people are ready to lead that charge. They should be ready to honestly assess the organization’s status.