NTEN

OCTOBER 22, 2012

NTEN and Microsoft share a belief that when people come together around a shared idea, they can build a solution. The 2013 Community of Impact cohorts will focus on two real problems, opportunities, or business solutions. What are the biggest problems facing nonprofits that we could work together to address?

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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. A five-minute problem shouldn’t take 15 minutes. A five-minute problem shouldn’t take 15 minutes.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

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. 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 16, 2012

If you are curious what funders learned, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. Collaborative Problem-Solving sessions focus on how grantmaker can best partner with other funders, grantees, corporations and government agencies to solve problems and grow impact.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Management philosophy is stuck in the past. Every manager knows the value of teamwork. The problem is the organizational structure in most nonprofits prevents it. 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.

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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

JUNE 4, 2024

Grants managers are adept problem solvers. These migrations slow us down considerably and distract us from the high-risk compliance and risk-mitigation work primary to our grants manager job descriptions. Writing RFPs and managing technology migrations detract from grants managers’ ability to process grants.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 29, 2024

In our webinar with Satonya Fair, CEO and President of PEAK Grantmaking, she shared these tips for shedding the idea of “best practices” and how grantmaking organizations can cultivate a culture of learning and unlearning. Instead of providing direct answers to their problems, how are you helping them solve their own conundrums?

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Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

Plans can sometimes read like wish lists, citing every new idea or opportunity on the horizon. In practice, this might mean considering where your nonprofit has a chance to grow, recognizing when ways of working need to adapt to changing conditions, or opting to rethink your mix of programs.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2014

We’ll be exhibiting at the Science Fair, running a nonprofit idea generator for our Caravan Studios project, and hosting an open lounge where you can come by for tech support, advice on Office 365, and to hear some of our partners talk about their exciting new projects for the sector. Are you heading to D.C. – 3 p.m.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Designed to test innovations, sprints are short, repeatable phases that allow teams to iterate ideas, follow their curiosity, and deliver results. Circling back to starting small can help you build toward more effective, big ideas. Sprints can help you identify the small steps toward the big outcomes you plan to achieve.

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NTEN

AUGUST 19, 2010

Tags: Change Management do something george weiner NPTech NTEN IT Staff.

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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? Does it solve a unique problem, or does it solve it more effectively than the software we currently have? Finding the right solutions takes strong leadership.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

They want to embrace product-led growth, experiment with new ways to get in front of customers and build a strong culture focused on adding value and solving hard problems. Shortening the time to value looks similar no matter the industry — don’t get swayed by the “15 years of experience” argument.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

While we used to use change management strategies to help soothe the fears of those who would reject the new database, now we need something slightly more radical: entirely new organizations. But I found that I was still challenged by the ideas that Maddie and Jamie present. The problem is, they don't even own the cog.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Their feedback can highlight potential problems and offer innovative solutions that you may not have considered. Engaging with the community remains crucial; these interactions provide ongoing support and access to new ideas and best practices.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

It’s easy to jump to the next thing if progress is slow, or you experience set-backs—the fact-finding period is your built-in time for figuring out the best way to overcome problems. Be open to new ideas and tangling with taboos. Harnessing your CRM solution as a change-management tool.

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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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sgEngage

JANUARY 4, 2024

We see the calendar as a very black and white, finite example of change. Even before the end of the year, we are confronted with ideas such as “We can cross that bridge after the first of the year,” or “Let’s see what the new year brings,” or my personal favorite: “That’s a next year problem!”

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In the introduction to the Change Management Strategies Series I mention three major factors effecting change. These include an organized implementation plan, communication, and management buy-in. This blog will focus on management buy-in. Ideas for test groups: Create a game/raffle out of it.

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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

NOVEMBER 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. However, as a manager, you should strive to be a leader.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning. Learning, we do naturally.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 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. However, as a manager, you should strive to be a leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 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. To sell employees on an idea — by using a survey to guide employees down a path to a specified conclusion.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 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. However, as a manager, you should strive to be a leader.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Where do our ideas about IT come from? Because they're so close to the action, as it were, we've found that users have an overwhelming desire to prescribe solutions instead of seeking help with problems. Users know the IT problems and shortcomings they face very well; they've probably thought about them a fair bit.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

My supervisor, the Director of Operations, had some ideas on what technology changes/improvements he wanted to see in the future. I kept this in the back of my head while dealing with tech issues from day-to-day and resolving the problems as they occurred.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 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. However, as a manager, you should strive to be a leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 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. However, as a manager, you should strive to be a leader.

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sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

No need to duct tape on a separate piece of software to manage your outside reviewers or get more in-depth reporting. The Problem with Customized Solutions Here are my concerns with a customized solution for grantmaking organizations: Implementation is drawn-out and expensive. You’re a peer group of one.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 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. However, as a manager, you should strive to be a leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 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. However, as a manager, you should strive to be a leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 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. However, as a manager, you should strive to be a leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 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. Here's the problem though: if job security drives loyalty.than nothing drives loyalty.

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