sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge, however, is socially constructed and located specifically in place and time. The underlying assumption and pressure is that, if we just gather the right information and use that information to make decisions, then the world will be a better place. However, creativity and change don’t come from a constant state of overwhelm.

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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? As they wait, organizations, ideas, and potential progress suffer, and the riskier and newer a proposal feels, the more it is placed in the wait-and-see category.

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Forum One

AUGUST 10, 2021

Some common focus areas for investments in government digital transformation might include using and optimizing data and analytics collection, updating IT infrastructures, migrating data and files to a cloud storage, and facilitating change management. Organize for success.

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Government Digital System Fund 88

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

What happens when a new hire with a head full of ideas wants to switch to the software they used in their last job or learned about in college? Without a vetting and approval process in place, they can end up in the “Wild Wild West” of technology, with redundant or underutilized tools, wasted human capital, and unnecessary expenses.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

Here are some ideas to rejuvenate a shrinking pipeline: Collaborate. Get engaged with your local or regional affiliate organizations like NACAC or AACRAO to brainstorm on best practices, generate ideas, and gain insights that could empower your institution’s strategy. What can schools do to innovate and adapt?

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Forum One

JULY 27, 2021

When it comes to fundraising, the more information you can gather about how, why and when your supporters choose (or choose not) to donate, the better you’ll be placed to improve how you implement your fundraising strategy. Developing a change management plan ensures you’re never reliant on one person to do certain jobs. .

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2021

Start by asking yourself how you and your organization reacted to change last year, and how those reactions can be different in the future. Then, follow these tips to get your change management creative juices flowing! For each change listed, add a sentence or two to support your reasoning for the change.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Don’t Be Afraid to Experiment with Generative AI Any emergent technology should be experimented with in many places but applied to only those where it adds (or to be probabilistic: could add) significant value.

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

The first place to start with organizational change is with your closest sphere of influence as a grantmaker—you! Here are a few ideas: Call human resources to see if mental health services are included in your insurance plan. Before putting a plan into action, the first place to start is to create a vision.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

A huge thanks to the small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle and published blog posts to share their reflections and thoughts. Roshan Paul, Senior Change Manager, Ashoka. Sacha Litman, Managing Director, Measuring Success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

The GeoFunders National Conference takes place from March 12-14th. GEO’s 2012 National Conference will offer a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and present opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. Stay tuned for a blog post about it.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Thank you to everyone who sent in their ideas! This year''s general sessions are a diverse line up that we at NTEN hope will help you continue to change the world through technology. Submit your Ignite Idea through midnight, Friday, December 13. LEARN | Friday, March 14, 2013 : Where Does Technology Live and Who''s in Charge?

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NTEN

AUGUST 19, 2010

In other words, those field staff who were always breaking the rules and systems he put in place were doing so not because they were punks, but because they genuinely needed to find new ways to get their job done. You can learn a lot in that place.) To me, that makes Ed a hero. . And if you're ever in New York, you should stop by, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2009

Also last week, Stephanie McAuliffe shared an article by Bill Traynor called " Vertigo and the Intentional Inhabitant: Leadership in a Connected World " and here's an attempt to weave these ideas together. S ( solve the problem): In a flexible environment, we need to move through stuck places a hundred times a day.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The worker only sees his/her part with the emphasis placed on speed of production. Assembly line concepts are so ingrained in our society that they find their way into management theory as well. Management philosophy for today. Work requirements often changed before the team could even complete the work.

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NTEN

APRIL 15, 2015

From an idea to a Hack Day to the sacrifice of a guy named Ian's life force: how Kickstarter bolted accessibility to its website. Last week, Kickstarter added an important new feature to its website: the ability for people to place captions and subtitles on the videos they upload. David Peter. Software Engineer. Kickstarter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2009

I've been reflecting on the ideas shared at a panel called " Why Corporate Social Media Marketing Fails and How To Fix It " presented at the Web2.0 As Charlene Li pointed out, " Change management processes take years - you don't change over night. Downside: one side has no idea what the other is doing.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

In this model, your organization will have no idea where the hardware actually providing your services is located -- and, better yet, you won't care. How will we maintain this success when we're no longer sitting in the same place? Tags: Change Management grant howe Infrastructure Leadership NPTech NTEN Planning.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Knowledge is power and one of the best places to seek knowledge about your organization is by reading the strategic plan. You have to be creative: offer to meet over lunch, coffee, prepare a summary of what you see in the strategic plan that asks probing questions that could lead to mutual ideas and extended discussion; chocolate works, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I’ve constantly stretching myself to learn new techniques that help nonprofits embrace and effectively put social media strategies and tools into practice as well as address the change management issues of becoming a Networked Nonprofit. It isn’t about content, although that is important.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

IOT Physical Simulators: The idea here is to build physical training devices that connect to online learning technology. This idea is still incubating in most places in the industry, but we have seen some evidence of movement outside of our own pilots. Trough of Disillusionment. We are all for it. Conclusion. 2016 predictions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

Annette Kramer, Learning Lab Blog The Collaborative Technologies Conference sponsored by CMP took place in Boston this past week. The Conference focused on evolving techniques, tools, and ideas about collaborating across organizational boundaries and elsewhere. Photo Credit: on Flickr by Beth Kanter

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2012

You won’t need to do anything, “the cloud” instantly works, and doesn’t require any processes to be reviewed, planning to set up, or specialized skills needed to effectively put it in place. Give us some topic ideas below, or email us at publications@nten.org. Cloud, cloud, cloud! DON’T lavish any love on your nonprofit techie!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

Ordinary people can and do have extraordinary stories and ideas to share.” The world is a better place because of @Starfocus and I am proud, indeed honored to call her my friend. Tags: change management guest blogging relationships. That is what they crave and appreciate the most. Being heard, counting, being recognized.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 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. Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? And, how often?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 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. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2006

I clicked through to her web site and discovered that she also happens to be the author a change management book called " Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas." In Your Space Keep the new idea visible by placing reminders throughout your organization. The title intrigued me.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 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. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

We needed a plan that would model the very things we wanted to teach, including ways for centers to: Share expertise, resources, and innovative ideas in a centralized place Create a cultural shift from a top down system of service delivery to a system where everyone is a creator and a consumer simultaneously.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2018

Some of the findings in this year’s survey included the importance of having leaders with digital experience, the connection between well-structured teams and outcomes, the challenges in restructuring digital teams, and the gap between the value organizations place on supporter engagement and how they are prioritizing managing and tracking it.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 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. Sunday, August 22, 2010 5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees Your employees have lots of ideas.

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Forum One

AUGUST 17, 2021

Know what you currently have in place. As with most digital strategy projects, the best place to start with an IT modernization project is to take inventory and map out the existing systems and processes. Develop a change management plan. Scaling and optimizing can then take place from there.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 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. So, as a leader, be sure you dig deep for ideas, and provide an easy way for all employees to make suggestions.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You likely already have an idea of the kind of support you’re looking for. Direct mail and phone calls continue to be extremely effective outlets for nonprofits promoting their campaigns but only if they’re handled with the right strategies in place. Succession planning for executive changes. Why They Stand Out.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 30, 2009

I want to make the world a better place, but I'm not exactly sure what I want to do," how would you help them figure that out? A place where we can start is looking at their values. One of the places that we look to is, what's just one thing you can do now? Pick a place to start from. It becomes analysis paralysis.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 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. Provide Post-it notes, and watch the ideas grow as employees post their ideas on the flip chart.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

If an organization has neglected its finances and is on the brink of losing its 501(c)(3) status, a CFO can help mitigate non-compliance issues and proactively put systems in place to ensure future compliance. Interview Question: What is your approach to sharing financial information with non-finance people?

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