Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

My experience since I started working in the social media field is that the failures are where you learn the most as a community manager, a social media manger, a change manger, a professional and as a person. Leaders often blame change managers or teams who do not control the source or circumstances which cause the “failure.”

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Blue” orgs get a small fraction of environment funding. We’re a nonprofit, data-driven social media PR agency with one client, the ocean, and one goal: more people talking about the ocean. It’s our mission to make the ocean more famous online. Competition is real in the marine conservation space.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2010

" Often, she sees senior managers and people at the bottom of the org chart pushing for openness, meeting resistance at that middle manager level - the cream of the Oreo. Tags: Change Management charlene li Leadership NPTech open leadership Social Media. And what are you doing about it?

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fusionSpan

OCTOBER 10, 2022

However, Salesforce can be difficult to manage. Luckily, Salesforce Managed Services can help organizations get the most out of their investment in this business application by offering professional support, training, and implementation so you can start using Salesforce as soon as possible.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

Managing change can be difficult, but in looking back over the past 30 years of technology, it’s easy to see the benefits of continued evolution. It was clear from the conversation that managing change requires more than new hardware and software. Managing the Financial Technology Mindshift.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2009

When nonprofits started using the web, it was largely disconnected from what the rest of the org was doing. The tools make the line between personal/organizational is quite squishy and that's a change management issue. Tags: change management network effectiveness working wikily.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

If you have 12 total staff members, and you know that the average ratio of tech-to-org staff for your budget size is 1:24, then you know that having at least 0.5 Another way we measure technology staffing levels is determing the Tech Staff - to - Organizational Staff Ratio. This gives us (and you) a more comparable metric.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Despite all the challenges -- the fear of change, the lack of time, and even the lack of real ROI at this point -- each organization is firmly committed to staying the course with social media. This led me to wonder: what's in the DNA of each of these orgs that allows them to embrace change and experiment?

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Cloud 4 Good

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Lately, we’ve been working with our Managed Services clients to consolidate Process Builders and Workflow Rules to Flows, and the most recent updates to Flow Builder will significantly enhance those initiatives. As of February 1, all Salesforce customers are contractually obligated to enforce MFA in their orgs. Read to learn more!

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

When we started, we were creating an internal tool for project management and quality assurance. And so—even though it sounded a bit over-the-top to observers around us—we went looking for a developer with a sense of adventure and a proven track record for follow-through.

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NTEN

JUNE 1, 2011

What do Guerrilla Video, Facebook for Volunteer Management, and #GettingSlizzard have in common? There are also articles from NTEN experts in our "Tech Across Your Org" and "DIY Nonprofit Technology" sections. They're all featured in the latest issue of NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders !

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NTEN

JULY 25, 2011

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ]

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The same holds true for lawyers, investment bankers, firemen, and doctors; their skills are not needed in day-to-day operations at the management level of a nonprofit. 5 Reasons to have a technology officer at the management table : Priority Management. This can be a tremendous asset at the management level.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Perhaps one of the most challenging questions a nonprofit can ask is, "What should our org's commitment to the use and leverage of technology actually be?" How does the orgs technologist bring synergy while leaving the techno-babble behind? Tags: Change Management Newsletter NPTech NTEN Planning IT Staff.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2011

As well as articles from NTEN experts in our "Tech Across Your Org" and "DIY Nonprofit Technology" sections. Plus: Watch NTEN's mini-documentary video on Data-Driven Nonprofits Listen to an episode of the "askDeborah" podcast series, presented by the CTK Foundation. And make sure your Executive Director and Board Members read this!).

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2012

While we took a look at the number of tech staff benchmark in the first post in this series, I'd like to now turn to the org staff-per-tech staff benchmark. Another benchmark we think is importmant for nonprofits to consider is the ratio of organizational staff to their tech-responsible staff.

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2012

This month we have a few Nonprofit Technology DOs and DON’Ts for you to consider: DO hand off technology to “the youngest person in the org” because they know how to use Facebook. That new CRM, website, or donor management system is going to magically fix your organization’s inefficient processes, fidgety funders, and demotivated staff!

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Formal authority is granted through position on an org chart, or through mandate (or sometimes fiat) from the senior management of an organization. Tags: Change Management Leadership Newsletter NPTech NTEN. Leadership and formal authority are not the same thing -- anyone who has experienced a bad boss can attest to that.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Nonprofit Leaders discuss managing their organizations through change. As well as articles from NTEN experts in our "Tech Across Your Org" and "DIY Nonprofit Technology" sections. Three Case-Studies that document how three different nonprofits are tracking their constituents.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

The latest issue also features articles from NTEN experts in our "Tech Across Your Org" and "DIY Nonprofit Technology" sections. An episode of the "askDeborah" podcast series, presented by the CTK Foundation. And our newest column: "Confessions of a Former Nonprofit IT Director".

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2012

Nonprofit Leaders talk about their balance (or unbalance) of IT for mission versus keeping the org's lights on. "Case Study: Pinterest for Program Planning," documenting one museum's application of Pinterest to meet internal program and project planning needs. An Interview with ASPCAPro's Pune Dracker on Content Curation.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

Managing change can be difficult, but in looking back over the past 30 years of technology, it’s easy to see the benefits of continued evolution. It was clear from the conversation that managing change requires more than new hardware and software. A bottle of bleach at the ready for ink-inscribed mistakes.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

Back office technologies and management. Change Management. Love to see @cariegrls present about the way she's using tools to do reputation management for Humane Society. Strategies for managing multiple social media channels. More in-depth, financial metric focused ROI, perhaps in a Roundtable discussion format.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

." – from a Leading Respondent We made significant changes to this topic in our recent iteration of this research, bringing the definition of “Technology Adoption” more in line with NTEN’s mission and using the categories of technology strategy on page 13 of our book, Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission.

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fusionSpan

JANUARY 31, 2025

A CoE is a management framework designed to govern and guide the implementation of projects or transformation initiatives. A CoE provides a structured approach to managing change. Additionally, a CoE brings value by driving consistency across teams, managing the feedback loop effectively, and promoting timely decision-making.

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NTEN

JULY 7, 2011

We've engaged Randal Moss and David Neff, authors of The Future of Nonprofits: Thrive and Innovate in the Digital Age , to lead a course on creating a culture of innovation that will help your org become a technology leader. Plus, the first 30 registrants get a free copy of their book! > > Learn more and register today.

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Digital Myspace Nonprofit Case Study 68

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Expert-led demos: Nonprofit: Build relationships that drive change. Deep dive into our core products, including: Fundraising, Marketing, Program Management, Grants Management, and Nonprofit Operations. Education: Power the future-ready institution!

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2017

I had never heard anyone at any organization say, “that re-org sure was great!” She had volunteered to run management trainings for staff as we had started to grow, and she had become a trusted confidant to me and to some of my colleagues. As it turned out, everyone’s job changed. Some people changed managers.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Expert-led demos: Nonprofit: Build relationships that drive change. Deep dive into our core products, including: Fundraising, Marketing, Program Management, Grants Management, and Nonprofit Operations. Education: Power the future-ready institution!

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Together we wrote a how-to manual for organizational change, called Change at Work: Not Just Surviving but Thriving. I'd managed for ages by then, and I'd certainly put in place change management. Staff could work anywhere in the org for a few hours a week. He usually blogs at Museum Human.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Advancement Resources – Managing Culture Change. Staff, management, and executive-level coaching and training in a variety of areas. Board management and optimization support. Customizable add-ons, like cash management and billing modules. IT and managed services for 24/7 support. Why They Stand Out.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Kimberly Townsend Pierce Development Manager, Chester County Hospital Foundation Creating and sharing a master view of your fundraising activities provides important org-wide visibility for campaign roles and responsibilities to reduce unnecessary repetitive actions.

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