.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Regular training keeps your team adaptable and prepared for change. Empower Cross-Functional Collaboration : Create opportunities for different teams to work together on shared goals. Promote a Growth Mindset : Encourage staff to embrace change, experiment with new ideas, and learn from both successes and failures.

Associations 221

Associations Strategy Build Culture 221

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Of course, qualities such as financial expertise, legal knowledge, and leadership are all welcomed and useful additions; however they are not in place of the most important quality — caring. Board members want and need meaningful work tied to the mission. Board members want and need meaningful work tied to the mission.

Skills 110

Skills Children Collaboration Community 110

sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Change management: How does your team respond to change ? What would your daily data processes look like for all users (from gift officers to data entry to leadership)? Which ones would change your fundraising or help leadership? How do they feel about your current tool?

Change 105

Change Time Nonprofit Evaluation 105

.orgSource

JULY 22, 2024

Understand the Imperative To keep pace with member expectations, acknowledging that disruption and change are business as usual is critical. Leadership perspectives need to be continually refreshed in light of shifting circumstances. This post is Part Two. Self-evaluation isn’t easy. I encourage you to read the full article.

Associations 221

Associations Leadership Exercise Phase 221

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Getting your leadership on board with streamlining your grantee application may require some planning. Gather Data on Your Current Application Before you present your suggestions to your leadership, have the data on your current application ready. The challenge isn’t knowing what to do. It’s getting buy-in.

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Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 111

NTEN

JUNE 11, 2010

Flickr photo: Chris.Corwin Nothing gets done without leadership. My favorite thing about leadership is that it can come from everywhere. We are standing right on top of a critical inflection point, and we owe it to our causes to make sure that we navigate the change as best as we possibly can. We will follow you.

Leadership 88

Leadership Measure Hunger Technology 88

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

She has a robust background working with fund development programs and implementing new practices with her team. Q 1: What led you to working in higher education? I had worked at an Atlanta-based nonprofit for over 16 years when I felt like God was calling me to do more but I wasn’t sure exactly what. Shemitria Smith, M.Ed.

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Atlanta University Database Director 98

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

While you may have a formal accounting and internal controls manual , documenting how processes should work, what happens in practice may be very different—accommodating workarounds for new technology, staff access, and enhanced compliance reporting.

Team 105

Team Strategy Nonprofit Train 105

sgEngage

JANUARY 6, 2025

Organizations find their way to equity, change, and innovation through different routes. Just because one path worked well for a peer organization doesnt necessarily mean its the right path for you. It means you made a difference, and peoples lives are better because of the work you did. Innovation is exciting.

Conversation 98

Conversation Philanthropy Knowledge Change 98

sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Traveling the country, meeting these extraordinary individuals, and helping them craft resumes and participate in mock interviews opened my eyes to the incredible work being done by nonprofits also in this space. Despite having limited resources, these organizations were driving real, meaningful change. The effort has paid off.

Associations 98

Associations Dallas Blackbaud Impact 98

sgEngage

JANUARY 4, 2024

This year, I am challenging you to change. This year, I am asking you to think differently about leadership. Avoid Confirmation Bias: The beauty of gray thinking is that this mindset, if leveraged appropriately, works against confirmation bias. Joking aside, these sayings are the pitfalls of binary, or black-and-white thinking.

Leadership 101

Leadership Challenge Calendar Broadcast 101

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

And in a world where we are all ducking and diving daily, that’s not enough, and a new posture and mindset is needed for the chief marketing officer, or change management officer as their 2025 moniker might become, to supercharge brand impact on a daily changing basis.

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Culture Change Challenge Script 80

NTEN

JULY 14, 2010

Sure, we need those things to do our work well, but we know the real impact lies elsewhere: using handheld devices to collect data in the field, crowdsourcing maps to help under-resourced communities get the services they need, putting the power of your mission right into the hands of your stakeholders with mobile apps.

Leadership 64

Leadership Tech NTEN Articulate 64

NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

A technology officer should be brought in at the senior leadership level. 5 Reasons to have a technology officer at the management table : Priority Management. Management meetings provide insight into organizational long- and short-term priorities. Tech people have unique exposure to the inner-workings of an organization.

Leadership 94

Leadership Tech Conference Lecture 94

fusionSpan

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

People can be highly resistant to change, especially when it alters their established ways of working. Nonetheless, for nonprofits looking to either implement Salesforce for the first time or build on their existing setup, managing change is crucial to keeping things running smoothly for both your organization and your members.

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2013

Based in Seattle, Artist Trust supports and encourages artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout the state of Washington. Change Management Community Leadership nonprofit leadership academy nonprofit technology planning nptech Organizational Culture Strategy Communications'

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Artist Case Study Leadership Technology 60

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Follow the steps in our blog to create a culture of change management and gain executive buy-in for new technology. How to build executive buy-in for new association management software Change is a process. And gaining executive support and buy-in for new association management software will take time.

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Technology Build Associations Change Management 134

NTEN

JUNE 4, 2014

However, there may be some ways to sparking the conversation by working to spotlight how technology planning can be impactful to the organization’s mission and how IT staff can serve as visionaries. Change Management IT Planning tech leadership Tech Planning IT Staff'

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Tech Change Management Leadership Roles 98

NTEN

JUNE 6, 2013

As a team member, I had watched project managers explain a project and worked with them to determine the required work and assign tasks to individuals. I was accustomed to meeting weekly to discuss a project’s progress and resolve any issues and requested changes. Project management seemed easy and straightforward.

Project 87

Project Management Active Activism 87

NTEN

JUNE 10, 2013

#monolith The result of everyone being able to access very sophisticated technology tools with only an Internet connection has broad implications in the way we think about leading the way people work. Or a CIO for that matter?

Roles 97

Roles Nonprofit Structure Change Management 97

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Change is hard. Change is inevitable. For nonprofits working with limited resources and staff, the prospect of adapting a new practice or technology can seem extra intimidating—even if it promises to make everyone’s job easier in the long run. That’s where change management comes in. Change management: What is it?

Change Management 52

Change Management Change Management Nonprofit 52

NTEN

JUNE 12, 2013

For those of us who have responsibilities in online fundraising / marketing / technology, often our work doesn’t fit within the traditional department structure of most nonprofit organizations. Effective leadership can come from anywhere in an organization.

Structure 80

Structure Organization Online Leadership 80

sgEngage

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Leadership would assign tasks, prospect researchers would compile data, and development officers would use the results to inform their fundraising strategies. Instead of a top-down directive, the team works together in sprints, continuously adjusting their approach based on real-time feedback.

Research 97

Research Change Management Leadership Environment 97

NTEN

MAY 1, 2014

Based on that feedback, this new exclusive event offers advanced level learning for nonprofit leaders and changemakers across an organization in three tracks: Impact Leadership: Dynamic executive directors and leadership teams will learn how to plan and implement effective programs through a data-informed approach.

San Francisco 94

San Francisco NTEN Change Leadership 94

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 5, 2021

For example, with a governance model in place, you will ensure that your support agents and technical staff are enabled and guided by the leadership within your university to make the right changes that are approved organization-wide, that comply with regulations, and that are technically sound. So, what is Salesforce governance?

Org 115

Org Government Support Change Management 115

NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Million Budget In small organizations like mine, more often than not, the Executive Director or senior leadership of the organization also wears the technology leader hat, accidental or not. Fact is, if you lead a small organization, you are going to have to work twice as hard to do what other organizations can hire someone to do.

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Org Leadership Organization Technology 77

NTEN

JULY 9, 2014

She has been featured in the following publications: Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise, Ebony Magazine, Deliver magazine, Neurology Now, the Chicago Tribune, NPR, and Working Mother Magazine. Change Management Deena Pierott iUrban Teen lcs Leadership leading change summit'

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Teen Portland Technology Chicago 97

sgEngage

APRIL 21, 2025

Your goal should clarify the following: Your nonprofits problem or need The outcome your organization hopes to achieve The scope of the work Your budget range The expected timeline for completion of the project To put this into context, lets say your nonprofit seeks professional bookkeeping services.

Proposal 66

Proposal Tips Nonprofit Template 66

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. The phrase working in the clouds is a nod to Marc Pesce's essay, " The Tower and the Clouds."

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Social Media Adopt Media Social 96

NTEN

MAY 10, 2013

and had learned how to work efficiently from almost anywhere, it seemed like a smart move. And because I travel so much (my husband is a composer, so we’re always going hither and yon for performances, residencies, etc.) Let me share with you what I now refer to as the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Culture 89

Culture Change Management Nptech Leadership 89

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. How the sector understands and engages in knowledge work is crucial to the success of philanthropic efforts.

Knowledge 97

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 97

NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

However, it is rapidly becoming, “Here are all the ways you can work with information, now go to town and see how you can use this stuff to get our goals met!”. Change Management Cloud Infrastructure Leadership Michael Enos nptech nten Richard Cooper IT Staff'

NTEN 76

NTEN Nptech Change Management Files 76

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 9, 2013

I believe teamwork is rare because our organizations are built in opposition to working as a team. Each individual is given a small piece of the work to be completed. Assembly line concepts are so ingrained in our society that they find their way into management theory as well. We assign roles, divide the work and get started.

Leadership 97

Leadership Structure Education Team 97

NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2013

As a team member, I had watched project managers explain a project and worked with them to determine the required work and assign tasks to individuals. I was accustomed to meeting weekly to discuss a project’s progress and resolve any issues and requested changes. Project management seemed easy and straightforward.

Project 70

Project Management Active Activism 70

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

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Leadership Communication Mentoring Kansas City 53

NTEN

JUNE 16, 2010

Lucky for us, our great pals Maddy and Lindy at Social Fish organized a Buzz 2010 breakfast with , who wrote , and who just released her latest book, Open Leadership. Like us, Charlene thinks that leadership isn't just at the top. Oh, and you can get a copy of the audit for your own organization as well.

Social Media 81

Social Media Org Leadership NTEN 81

fusionSpan

JANUARY 31, 2025

The CoE framework supports successful project execution, providing leadership and structure to help keep things on track. It creates a focused leadership team dedicated to ensuring the project delivers its promises. This dedicated unit integrates these elements, ensuring your implementation is aligned with organizational goals.

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Create Structure Government Guide 52