Forum One

JUNE 21, 2023

A successful strategy defines a clear problem, understands and defines the audiences you’re trying to reach, and includes plans and tactics for measuring and analyzing success along the way. Plans for change management, ongoing training, and clear internal communication are all key. At any stage, we’re ready to help.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 18, 2010

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Plan Monthly Job Learning Days Having your employees learn more about what their fellow employees do is invaluable. When everyone knows how each job/position on your team fits together, your team can accomplish so much more. What resources do you need to get the job done?

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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

MAY 28, 2024

Understanding the Role and Mission of the Nonprofit CFO Given the integral connection between financial and organizational success, you need to look beyond the normal job description of the role to understand it on a more personal basis.

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Roles Culture Nonprofit Structure 81

sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Many in philanthropy now have titles or job descriptions that include creative words like knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis. Avoiding Excess Asking too many questions and collecting too much data without ever using it is a problem in grantmaking.

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fusionSpan

MAY 19, 2024

While the most glaring problems in a tech ecosystem are often the first to spark conversations around the need for digital transformation, they are rarely the only issues in need of an overhaul. The key to moving forward is the same as any kind of change management – clear communication.

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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. If you're a nonprofit leader, I'd love to know what you think about some of these gems from the book: There is just one problem.

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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. It's their job to keep it safe. " Technology isn't just about servers and application management anymore.

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NTEN New York Tech Change Management 61

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. More people working in or with grantmaking organizations now have some term related to knowledge work in their titles or job descriptions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2009

These things should be efficient but are not, mostly because of human problems, such as poor communication, resistance to compliance, forgetfulness and so on. A five-minute problem shouldn’t take 15 minutes. S ( solve the problem): In a flexible environment, we need to move through stuck places a hundred times a day.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

But the truth is, the Salesforce team did an amazing job of making attendees feel safe. More governance and cross-cloud architecture have become necessary, and ultimately more data is being created – a nice problem to have – but those who support implementations need tools to work more efficiently. Education Cloud.

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Education Experiment Student Application 59

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

I was reading Clay Shirky’s interesting analysis of the healthcare.gov problems when I came across a word I had never seen: deontic. It refers to the feeling of duty or obligation as ethical concepts, and to me it the essence of a huge problem in organizations today. But this post isn’t a lesson in vocabulary. Not at all.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Seth Godin took a swing at nonprofits today in a blog post “ The problem with non ," saying that nonprofits are afraid of change and that many are lacking in social media adoption. Here’s a simple example from my day job: on a regular basis, Squidoo writes $10,000 checks to charities. Tags: change management.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010 Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty A 2010 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management shows that job security is what matters most to employees. And, having that job security helps to keep employees loyal. Okay, thats really not too surprising during these times of high unemployment.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Positive feedback focuses on the specifics of job performance. Worse yet, without positive feedback, employees feel no sense that they are appreciated as individual talents with specific desires to learn and grow on the job and in their careers, reports Nicholas Nigro, author of, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book.

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Gyrus

MAY 17, 2016

Training refers to the process of acquiring specific skills or knowledge for a particular job. Unlike training, which targets immediate job performance, development emphasizes continuous improvement. Training is mostly short-term with a concrete goal that aims at a particular role or job requirement. What is Training?

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Gyrus

MAY 17, 2016

Training refers to the process of acquiring specific skills or knowledge for a particular job. Unlike training, which targets immediate job performance, development emphasizes continuous improvement. Training is mostly short-term with a concrete goal that aims at a particular role or job requirement. What is Training?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

If the words "executive" or "chief" do not appear in your job title, you may think you're not in the right position to lead a successful technology change. Here are a few things you can do to challenge that assumption and become a technology change leader. Do people come to you for problem solving?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2015

CLEAR: Share more to increase both the speed and quality of decisions, reducing the load on middle management. FLUID: Empower employees at all levels to take ownership, lead change and continuously create new value. FAST: Anticipate customer demands, identify and solve problems faster, and leap ahead of the competition.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2011

A survey recently completed by the job-placement firm Manpower that found 84 percent of employees intend to look around for a new job this year, and that is up from 60 percent last year. What resources do you need to get the job done? Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees?

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Kansas City Mentoring Kansas Leadership 43

NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

This can be a tremendous asset at the management level. Everything that a tech person deals with on a daily basis revolves around problem solving. They identify the right tools for the job are and balance the cost with potential benefits. They know the vast amount of data they have access to, where to find it, and what it means.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

I also don’t have the budget to bring in a consultant or vendor to solve every non-program problem. My job as both an organizational and technology leader is to make sure our technology is serving our mission. As a senior staff member for my organization, I don’t have the time or expertise to learn every API call.

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Org Leadership Technology Organization 77

NTEN

JUNE 27, 2012

Rather than another potential recipe for information overload, content curation can actually be a method to tackle this problem. The problem is our information consumption —we’re indulging too much at the buffet called the web. Not only are they learning on the job, but getting work done, too. And guess what?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

They're the ones who understand best how it will fit into the organization and how it will change people's jobs. 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. It's up to the engineers to provide the solutions.

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Roles Project Process Management 65

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 5 Questions To Ask At Your Next Employee Performance Review Here are five important questions you, as a manager and leader, should ask during employee performance reviews: What have I done to help - or hinder - your job performance? What do you want most from your job?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2008

Personal How does this impact my job? Management How can I master it? How can I fit it into my job? I'm sure there are other change theories that lie beneath and can be used help get people on board about social media. Many people shared examples, but nothing much about change management. Is it worth it?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

And some may love the tech part of their jobs, but it will remain a small, incidental (accidental?) I always tell people that my job is 50% knowledge and skill, and 50% knowing the people I work for. Bringing them cool solutions to problems they didn’t even know they had will score big points. part of what they do.

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Technology Oakland Chicago Skills 93

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Sunday, December 12, 2010 The Five Points Of Professionalism Heres more good advice from The Everything Coaching And Mentoring Book : Professional behavior on the job means that work habits are strong and consistent. What resources do you need to get the job done? What impact is this going to have on you?

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Professional Mentoring Kansas City Kansas 43

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

What resources do you need to get the job done? How To Be An Expert Listener * Look at the speaker * Ask questions to clarify * Repeat for clarity * Nod, smile * Dont interrupt * Help the speaker stay on topic Note From Eric In my Blog Ill use the words manager and leader. What impact is this going to have on you?

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Leadership Communication Kansas City Mentoring 49

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Overall, I am very satisfied with my job at the company. My manager clearly defines my job responsibilities. My manager/supervisor encourages high achievement by reducing the fear of failure. My manager/supervisor takes responsibility for shaping the attitudes and relationships within our department.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Its best to coach when a new procedure is introduced, a job is changed, and/or a skill gap is identified. What resources do you need to get the job done? Think how powerful it can be to include all your employees in problem solving and to use all the approaches! What impact is this going to have on you?

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Kansas City Mentoring Kansas Leadership 43

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

What resources do you need to get the job done? How To Be An Expert Listener * Look at the speaker * Ask questions to clarify * Repeat for clarity * Nod, smile * Dont interrupt * Help the speaker stay on topic Note From Eric In my Blog Ill use the words manager and leader. What impact is this going to have on you?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively Roger Fulton’s book, Common Sense Management , offers these quick tips for how to be an effective leader: • Don’t Blame Others – When in a position of power, everything that occurs is your responsibility, even the errors.

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Effective Tips Kansas City Mentoring 43

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

So, dont underestimate the power of a verbal "thank you" for a job well done! What resources do you need to get the job done? Think how powerful it can be to include all your employees in problem solving and to use all the approaches! As an employees leader, you are likely the most important person to them in the workplace.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Posted by Eric Jacobson at 8:10 PM Labels: Books For Managers , Change Management , Customer Feedback , Customer Service , General Management Skills , Strategic Planning 1 comments: Maths private tutor said. What resources do you need to get the job done? What impact is this going to have on you?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

What resources do you need to get the job done? How To Be An Expert Listener * Look at the speaker * Ask questions to clarify * Repeat for clarity * Nod, smile * Dont interrupt * Help the speaker stay on topic Note From Eric In my Blog Ill use the words manager and leader. What impact is this going to have on you?

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