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Navigate Change Management: Set Your Nonprofit Up For Success

Bloomerang

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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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

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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Beware the Ides of March: A Lesson For All Leaders

sgEngage

What lessons can we take from the fall of Caeser and how can we apply those to our own organizations? Today’s organizations are full of stakeholders with an abundance of skill, talent, and passion. Or will you stifle their ability to become change agents and lead them with a heavy hand? Leaders respect those around them.

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

sgEngage

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.

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Changemaker Spotlight: JD Trueblood, Turtle Creek Association

sgEngage

For anyone considering a transition from corporate to nonprofit, my advice is this: Recognize that your skills do transfer. One of the most critical lessons I learned is the importance of clearly communicating your need, the resources you have available, and the desired outcome. Adopt the mindset of an entrepreneur.

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Lots Of Lessons From Post-it Notes

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Saturday, August 21, 2010 Lots Of Lessons From Post-it Notes There are lots of lessons tied to those canary yellow squares, called Post-it Notes -- how ideas and innovations can come from anyone on your team at any time. It all depends on what that leader does or doesnt do.Good management and leadership skills can be learned.

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Lessons From Good To Great

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Sunday, June 13, 2010 Lessons From Good To Great Here are two of my favorite quotes from the hugely popular leadership book, Good To Great : "The good-to-great companies did not say, Okay, folks, lets get passionate about what we do. I also like "You can not have more than 3 priorities. If you do, then they are not priorities.

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