Change Management, Ideas and Skills

Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What are the key qualities and skills you look for in potential board members?” Silvia Cooper from Prostate Cancer Research Institute The Combination of Passion, Skill, and Follow-Through We look at the intersection of passion and skill. Everything else can be taught.

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Strategies for Building a Future-Ready Association in 2025 and Beyond

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Key Actions : Encourage Lifelong Learning : Invest in professional development opportunities for your staff, with a focus on digital skills and emerging technologies. Regular training keeps your team adaptable and prepared for change. When teams feel empowered to innovate, they are more likely to drive meaningful change.

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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. Unplanned change – responding to the unexpected.

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Webinars

The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

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Change Management = Changing Mindset

sgEngage

AUGUST 14, 2023

By thinking freely, I had no problem considering outrageous ideas to help, but my leadership brain applied the necessary guardrails to make practical and cost-effective decisions. Yes, there was support for change, but the most challenging part of this entire project would be the change management component.

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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

How do you go about developing the technology skills of your staff? In this post, I will briefly explain how to pinpoint which technology skills folks need, assess current skill levels, provide training that doesn’t stink, and nurture a technology-positive culture where tech skills are a priority.

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Make the Champion Disruptor Your Catalyst for Change—Use AI to Drive Transformation

.orgSource

AUGUST 6, 2024

While its expertise at wrangling a stampede of ideas into a herd allows you to lean into unfamiliar situations. Encourage Collaboration Collaboration is a critical aspect of change management. Here are several examples of how AI can be integrated into transformation initiatives.

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The Unrecognized Risk of Status Quo Problem-Solving Skills for Grantmakers

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. Their response in year two?

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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. They also bear the brunt of executing poorly planned ideas, further intensifying stress and burnout within already stretched teams.

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Going First: The first step to transformational leadership starts with taking it

NTEN

JUNE 11, 2014

If we think about the idea of leadership as being at the front of the line, we find both opportunity and obligation. Change Management jeff shuck Leadership leadership skills Plenty Consulting tech leadership' Plenty Consulting. Want to see leadership in action?

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How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills

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. And, the eBook is free! Quite simply, it helps people and organizations be even better."

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5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

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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Highlighting 9 bbcon 2024 Sessions for Raiser’s Edge NXT® Users

sgEngage

AUGUST 12, 2024

You’re in for an unforgettable experience: bbcon is Blackbaud’s annual three-day conference for nonprofit professionals, showcasing everything new and next in your software, plus networking and idea-sharing with fundraisers, development team leaders, and innovators from every sector.

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Build These Leadership Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 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. Hes the author of three best-selling books, including Re-engage and The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave.

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Nonprofits That Adopt Social Media Share One Characteristic: Vertigo Tolerance

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. Tags: change management working wikily. The leaders of the nonprofits that can embrace social media can tolerate vertigo.

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Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 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. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Welcome Ideas At Any Time From Anyone

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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Go Old School.Use A Flip Chart For Gathering Ideas

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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When nonprofit strategic planning goes wrong

Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

Plans can sometimes read like wish lists, citing every new idea or opportunity on the horizon. Additionally, it should build on the unique skills and capabilities the organization brings to a community or field. Change management needs to be built in from the beginning.”

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Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

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? Each team pitched their idea to the full EDF staff. Teams took ownership of their ideas and were revved up to show them off. Lots of great ideas.

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Professionalism in Nonprofit Technology: Should My Techies be Accidental?

NTEN

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Too often, amateur accidental techies -- nonprofit staffers who have taught themselves technology skills -- find themselves in over their heads trying to develop databases, but forgetting to do business process modeling or change management.

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Beware the Ides of March: A Lesson For All Leaders

sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

The future of successful organizations lies in the idea that we don’t need to be modern-day conquerors or autocrats to yield success. As contrarian leaders, we must recognize that there are individuals within our organizations that might have a better idea than we do. Leaders respect those around them. Yet it doesn’t always have to be.

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Guest Post by Holly Hight: When Controlling the Message Stifles Community (and Staff Morale)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

The post and ideas resonated with Holly Hight, a field organizer for Bread for the World. It is obvious that our skills directly translate into establishing an online presence. How are you changing the culture of your organization to embrace social media? Tags: change management.

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4 Ways to Help Your Grantmaking Organization Adopt an Emergent Learning Mindset

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. A growth and learning mindset is not about skills and competencies. It’s not about what you do.

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Going from Accidental Techie to Technology Leader

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. Can you demonstrate how your ideas and solutions are win-wins across the board?

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Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

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. The report that you just prepared for me was thorough and concise.

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

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. Does this person have the traits and skills I want to develop? Is this a person I admire?

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Mentoring Kansas City Leadership Skills

Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

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. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Leadership Communication Mentoring Kansas City

Why is real teamwork so rare?

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. We assign roles, divide the work and get started.

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Migrating Your Government Services to Digital: Getting Started

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. There are a number of drivers for migrating your government services to digital such as the Integrated Digital Experience ACT (IDEA). Focus on people.

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5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

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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Survey Mentoring Kansas City Leadership

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

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. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Is the Higher Education Pipeline Shrinking or Just Taking a Nap?

sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

Today’s students see high tuition costs, increased demand for skilled labor, and a decline in degree requirements for open positions. Here are some ideas to rejuvenate a shrinking pipeline: Collaborate. Ensure your marketing, website, and social media appeal to a broad audience and reflect an ever-changing student population.

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Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

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. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

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. based in Overland Park, KS. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

Evaluation

Evaluation Mentoring Kansas City Leadership

Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 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. Have you ever had difficulty getting others to accept your ideas? What was your approach? Did it work?

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Meeting Today’s Challenges: Why Your Organization Needs a Modern CFO

sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Collaborative Leader They have experience building teams and fostering a positive work environment by developing the skills and talents of team members. Interview Question: Tell us about the top three KPIs you used in your last role to measure success.

Challenge

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The 9 Best Volunteer Apps for Better Engagement in 2024

Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2024

Also, you can quickly view volunteer information such as skills, preferences, and qualifications to assess which roles will be the best fit for each volunteer. Features The Bloomerang Volunteer mobile app makes managing and communicating with volunteers simple. Manage check-ins from a mobile device and automatically track attendance.

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How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

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. Armstrong’s book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys.

Survey

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Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 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. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

Story

Story Mentoring Kansas City Leadership

How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 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. Dont rehash the discussion later. You made your point. Give him time to make his improvement.

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Think Big (but Start Small) with Nonprofit Innovation

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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Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 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. ToneCheck reports that many companies also battle productivity loss triggered by misread employee email.

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Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

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. Third on the top five list is an employees opportunity to use his/her skills.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Leadership Skills

Don't Hire Someone Just Like You

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 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. So, if you are a great idea person, but a poor communicator, hire someone with strong communications skills.

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Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

Strategies for Building a Future-Ready Association in 2025 and Beyond

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Navigate Change Management: Set Your Nonprofit Up For Success

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Change Management = Changing Mindset

Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

Make the Champion Disruptor Your Catalyst for Change—Use AI to Drive Transformation

The Unrecognized Risk of Status Quo Problem-Solving Skills for Grantmakers

How Grantmakers Can Turn Uncertainty into Growth and Innovation

Going First: The first step to transformational leadership starts with taking it

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills

5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

Highlighting 9 bbcon 2024 Sessions for Raiser’s Edge NXT® Users

Build These Leadership Skills

Nonprofits That Adopt Social Media Share One Characteristic: Vertigo Tolerance

Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills

Welcome Ideas At Any Time From Anyone

Go Old School.Use A Flip Chart For Gathering Ideas

When nonprofit strategic planning goes wrong

Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

Professionalism in Nonprofit Technology: Should My Techies be Accidental?

Beware the Ides of March: A Lesson For All Leaders

Guest Post by Holly Hight: When Controlling the Message Stifles Community (and Staff Morale)

4 Ways to Help Your Grantmaking Organization Adopt an Emergent Learning Mindset

Going from Accidental Techie to Technology Leader

Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

Why is real teamwork so rare?

Migrating Your Government Services to Digital: Getting Started

5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Is the Higher Education Pipeline Shrinking or Just Taking a Nap?

Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders

Meeting Today’s Challenges: Why Your Organization Needs a Modern CFO

The 9 Best Volunteer Apps for Better Engagement in 2024

How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations

How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee

Think Big (but Start Small) with Nonprofit Innovation

Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails

Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

Don't Hire Someone Just Like You

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