This is a question I've wrestled with many times. Through years of implementation projects with every size nonprofit, I’ve seen how important it is to invest in change management efforts. And in every project, the one question that always ...Read More

The Change Management Conference for 2017 will be kicking off Sunday May 21 in New Orleans and is sure to be an even bigger success than last year. Produced by the Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP), this annual event is the ...Read More

I remember hearing often growing up that “Change is the only constant in Life” (Heraclitus). I also remember years ago when my mother said to me “For someone who claims to hate change, you sure seem to embrace it”. More ...Read More

As I sat in the lobby waiting to meet our client for the first time, I read through some of the brochures on the coffee table.  There was also a photo album that told their origin story.  After thumbing through ...Read More

Being ready for change within a nonprofit is influenced by a wide range of factors including personal styles and long-term departmental history. One team may embrace being the “early adopters” while another may take a more cautious approach. At the ...Read More

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when a line item for “project management” in the budget of a technology implementation seemed like an option, not a requirement. Now, with the complexity of moving parts that need to be ...Read More

When managing change during a technology project, it is essential for individuals and departments to understand their role and responsibilities to help the organization through the transition. The planning team should consider each set of expectations, and determine if team ...Read More

Change is inherent in the nature of nonprofit work. Organizations must be agile and efficient in the work they do to reach the short term goals that allow them to accomplish their ultimate missions. Changes range in scope from the ...Read More

Nonprofit organizations around the world are familiar with the idea of gathering together for change. It’s what we do. Our missions are centered on changing something about the world we live in. No matter our specific focus, we share ...Read More

On a global scale, risk can be thought of as any event that will affect the desired outcome of a project, program, organizational goal or other initiative. Risk can manifest itself in two ways: as a threat and as an ...Read More