sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2025

While backend investments may not grab headlines or appear flashy, they are essential for ensuring the organization can quickly adapt to changing circumstances. Be Prepared for Change with the Right Technology Investing in technology can be daunting, but it is often necessary for an organization’s growth and expansion.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Focus on Agility : In a rapidly changing environment, a rigid strategy can hinder growth. Regular training keeps your team adaptable and prepared for change. Promote a Growth Mindset : Encourage staff to embrace change, experiment with new ideas, and learn from both successes and failures.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Though many nonprofit professionals are familiar with the term “change management,” few understand everything it involves. Finance departments and CFOs often focus on project management—which is the technical side of change—making sure all the boxes are checked, and everyone moves along the Gantt chart in an orderly fashion.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Join us for this webinar as we delve deep into equipping nonprofit professionals and fundraisers with the strategies and tools they need for transformative leadership. This session is designed to elevate your leadership capabilities to stay ahead of the curve and lead your nonprofit to new heights.

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.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.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The 16th issue of the NTEN: Change journal is out, focusing on the Best of 2014: Cultivating Leadership. We launched the first issue of 2014 by planting the seed: How can nonprofits remain competitive, innovative, and responsive to the changing external environment? Access the December 2014 issue! >>Enjoy, and subscribe!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 24, 2014

Change is inevitable. Change is good. Help your employees and team learn to embrace change. It''s often the stress that people resist, not the change itself. Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights ( Pauline R.

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NTEN

JUNE 11, 2014

Want to see leadership in action? 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' Jeff Shuck. Plenty Consulting.

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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. All board members reviewed the organization, top to bottom, made changes, and seven years later, they are back on solid ground. Return emails?

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2013

Many executives don’t approach management and leadership in accounting or evaluation matters, for example, with the same trepidation as they do technology. And yet the same skills that make any leader effective are appropriate to managing technology. CEO and Co-Founder. Confluence.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 6, 2025

In our conversation with Satonya, she shared these five tips for leading with courage as the philanthropic industry continues to change. Believe That You Can Everyone at your organization has the power to lead change, no matter what seat they are in. But first, you have to see yourself as a change maker and a leader of change.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Many executives don’t approach management and leadership in accounting or evaluation matters, for example, with the same trepidation as they do technology. And yet the same skills that make any leader effective are appropriate to managing technology. CEO and Co-Founder. Confluence.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

And even when you have a full roster, people retire, move, or decide to change jobs. When your organization’s finances are handled by a small team, it becomes even more important to properly prepare and plan for personnel changes. Many organizations are finding it difficult to fill roles, especially in the finance department.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2014

After over a decade of convening our signature annual Nonprofit Technology Conference, we are excited to unveil and invite you to our inaugural Leading Change Summit in San Francisco on September 3-6. For attendees, the Leading Change Summit experience begins when you register. We hope to see you in San Francisco this September!

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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. It’s getting buy-in. For example: Does your application represent your mission?

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2013

Change Management Community future of CIO Leadership nonprofit technology nonprofit technology leadership nptech Organizational Culture Policy Staffing Strategy IT Staff' I didn''t have an immediate answer. But the question stuck with me, and I have an idea that I want to share, appropriately, with the NTEN community.

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NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

NTEN''s publication, designed especially for busy nonprofit executive directors, departmental directors, boards, and other leadership staff, is free and hot off the press. Leadership Cheat Sheet: 10 Steps for Planning Your Nonprofit App, from Allyson Kapin, Co-Author of Social Change Anytime, Everywhere.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

It’s fair to say that 2025 continues to fly out the blocks on a wild mission to bring even higher levels of change, unpredictability, and flux shaping our world. Optimism is the 2025 driver of confidence Optimism is the core value of our company 72andSunny, and has been since we launched 20 years ago.

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fusionSpan

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Change is a staple of life for any organization. Whether it’s upgrading part of your tech ecosystem, finding more efficient business processes or even updating physical infrastructure, navigating change is something nonprofits and other organizations have to face almost every day. What is Salesforce change management?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2013

In this issue of NTEN: Change, we take a holistic approach to looking at some of these internal processes, including trust building to demonstrate impact, making decisions with data, and prioritizing activities through evaluation. So get started!

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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.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Change is scary. Change is hard. Change is inevitable. That’s where change management comes in. By implementing a change management strategy that’s geared towards their specific circumstances, nonprofits can help their staff members adopt new systems quickly and effectively.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Change is inevitable. Change is good. Help your employees and team learn to embrace change. It''s often the stress that people resist, not the change itself. Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights ( Pauline R.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

I am still learning to this day how to make processes smoother and how we can engage our supporters and the community through relationship management and Blackbaud solutions. Q 2: What’s your advice to someone who wants to grow their career in advancement operations, particularly someone who is aiming to get into a leadership role?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 30, 2014

Because Dr. Rodger Dean Duncan delivers so much timely, straight-forward and relevant wisdom in his book, Change-friendly Leadership , reading it is like talking with your trusted best friend. You''ll also likely enjoy as I did all the great leadership quotes sprinkled throughout the book, such as these: Losing good people is costly.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 28, 2020

“Responsive leaders are very focused on the people – the humanity – within the opportunity,” explains Jackie Jenkins-Scott , in her new book, The 7 Secrets of Responsive Leadership. She writes about how to drive change, manage transitions, and help any organization turn around.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 4, 2024

We see the calendar as a very black and white, finite example of change. This year, I am challenging you to change. This year, I am asking you to think differently about leadership. The post Thinking in the Gray: A 2024 Leadership Challenge first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. This year, I am asking you to think… GRAY!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Change Management implementation success Leadership Missy Longshore nptech nten Organizational Culture IT Staff' Missy Longshore. Post-Implementation Salesforce Success Consultant. Longshore Consulting.

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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. Leadership is cultivated and demonstrated.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2013

As technology and human communication become more and more intertwined, relevance in this rapidly changing world requires organizations to become adept at adapting. This is the "New Normal" - constantly adapting to an incessant stream of change - environmental, political, social, economic, and technological. Continually.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

The articles in the March issue of the NTEN: Change journal capture stories of nonprofits in transition; they’re transforming from one stage to another, using technology to fuel their campaigns, initiatives, and to optimize their day-to-day work. True to its name, the Change journal is changing. >>Enjoy, and subscribe!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

It's true that the only true constant is change, but then how can nonprofits plan? change management Change Management Leadership' Disruption is the new normal.

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NTEN

JUNE 17, 2014

You know your organization needs to make a core technology change. The list is long— you can’t get the donor information you need, your program team can’t effectively manage volunteers, and your operations staff are spending way too much time entering and moving data instead of engaging key constituents.

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NTEN

JUNE 4, 2014

And how can tech staff change their perceived roles within their organizations? Change Management IT Planning tech leadership Tech Planning IT Staff' Technology is the offspring of vision and innovation. Why is it, then, that IT staff are so rarely invited to the table during the strategic planning process?

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2014

I’ve seen agencies that are level-headed and take measured steps in nearly everything go a little bonkers when greeting the unfamiliar organizational change opportunity presented by a major technology purchase. Change Management Leadership nonprofit technology planning strategic planning IT Staff'

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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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NTEN

MAY 6, 2013

Change Management Cloud Infrastructure Leadership nonprofit cloud nonprofit innovation nptech Organizational Culture Staffing Strategy IT Staff' But, more specifically, what links might we find between the unique aspects of cloud technology, and the conditions and success factors for innovation?

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