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Why and How to Implement a 4-Day Workweek in 2025

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Climate Advocacy Lab used the these five phases to implement a four-day workweek : Assess. In this phase, you can do some research. Document the business case for considering this shift. A fifth phase to consider is making tweaks after a three or six-month evaluation. Who should propose the move? Management?

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Best Practices for a Stress-Free Fund Accounting System Implementation

sgEngage

As you set an implementation timeline, take into account that some phases—testing, in particular—require significant time from multiple team members while they are still performing their day-to-day responsibilities in the legacy system. Are these procedures documented, and do documents need updating?

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Applying The 10 Stages of Group Development To Grants

The NonProfit Times

The team cannot exit the storming phase until all stakeholders have “bought in” to the process. It is a good idea to document anything that may have previously been assumed or implied so everyone can refer back to the working norms. Once people have bought in, this can happen quickly — sometimes within a single meeting.

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5 tips to prepare for a successful AMS implementation

Nimble AMS

Share your existing process documents Before you begin your AMS search , start by document ing all your vital organizational processes. Take time to document your processes to put your team on track for a successful AMS implementation. Follow these five tips to get started: 1.

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How Nonprofits Can Avoid Buyer’s Remorse for Fund Accounting Software

sgEngage

This phase can be the most complex and time-consuming part—and one of the most effective ways to get a strong ROI. One important goal of your steering committee is to document your organization’s requirement list for technology solutions. Assess your organization’s wants and needs before you even start talking to potential vendors.

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4 Things to Do Before Announcing Your Capital Campaign

Nonprofits Source

If your nonprofit is in the early phases of a capital campaign, you may be wondering exactly how long this period should last. The quiet phase of your nonprofit’s capital campaign should last as long as you need in order to be ready for a public campaign kickoff, which can vary widely from organization to organization.

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To Build or Buy a Software Solution: Which is Right for You?

Association Analytics

The first phase of crafting comprehensive requirements can be very time intensive. Out-of-the-box templates are easily configured to meet your business needs which significantly reduces the time-consuming requirements documentation phase. Build : In addition to “cost”, another challenge for in-house development is time.

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