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Worst Case Study: When Everything Went Wrong

When things go awry in complex technology projects, organizations can find themselves trapped between two difficult options. They can continue pushing forward with the initiative, potentially wasting resources on a project that is beyond hope of success, or they can abandon the initiative, undo existing work, and hope for funding to try again in the

Team Heller March 1, 2018

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Hear This: Common Phrases That Undermine Project Success

During a technology initiative, the signs of trouble are not always clear. Team members can be working their hardest to complete their tasks, but somehow the project milestones keep getting delayed or redefined. Rarely do staff want to pull the emergency brake on a project, openly calling attention to major concerns, even if they are

Catherine Moore, MBA, CCMP February 22, 2018

Change Leadership

How Do Nonprofits View Change?

It’s nearing the end of the year, and many nonprofits are their busiest during this quarter. With all of the year-end campaigns, fundraising activities, and general calendar-year close going on, it can be a time when an organization can feel at capacity. To make sure that no one burns out, organizations plan carefully to make

Kaia Swift November 30, 2017

Change Leadership

Recognizing Resistance to Change in Nonprofit Projects

It’s somewhat commonly known that a large portion of change initiatives, including technology-based initiatives, fail. While the percentage varies by study, it’s high – about 70%. We are living in an age of technical and social disruption – and today’s nonprofits are challenged to evolve through that disruption successful while stewarding donor dollars effectively. The

Catherine Moore, MBA, CCMP November 9, 2017

Change Leadership

Dreamforce 2017 Is Almost Here!

In 2016, over 171,000 people registered to attend Salesforce.com’s spectacular Dreamforce conference. Over 8,000 attendees and 118 breakout sessions were specifically for nonprofit and higher education causes. Dreamforce 2017 promises to be even more exciting, informative, and spectacular! If you are coming to San Francisco to be part of one of the largest software conferences in

Team Heller October 12, 2017

Change Leadership

Transcript: Flash Class: Managing Change for Success

On July 25, DonorSearch hosted Heller Consulting’s Vice President of Professional Services Smita Vadakekalam to share her experience in guiding nonprofit organizations through successful technology projects. As a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, she explained the purpose of change management, and shared best practices, resources and tools to help nonprofits incorporate effective change management strategies into

Team Heller August 1, 2017

Change Leadership

Essential Elements: The Project Sponsor

In any successful technology implementation, there is an engaged and active project sponsor. This is the person who is the driving force behind the initiative, leading, sustaining, cajoling, and sometimes dragging the organization through an often challenging process. Depending on the organization culture, they can be the technical lead who is respected for their deep

Kaia Swift July 27, 2017

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Change Management IS PEOPLE!

Maybe this title and image are a little more dramatic than necessary, but it’s true. Change management is all about people, specifically how they respond during times of change. The change may be something small, like getting a new laptop, or huge, like full-scale replacement of every mission-critical business system you have. In most cases,

Kaia Swift June 29, 2017

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How Do You Pay for Change Management?

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 comes up is: How do we justify the cost of these efforts? Where does the budget

Kaia Swift June 6, 2017

Change Leadership

Join us at the Change Management Conference in New Orleans!

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 largest gathering of all levels of change practitioners. This year there are six

Team Heller May 20, 2017