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 ...Read More
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 ...Read More
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 ...Read More
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’...Read More
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 ...Read More
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 ...Read More
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 ...Read More
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 ...Read More
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