Timeline is a critical piece of information when setting goals at the beginning of a project, and questions around timelines are some of the first we need answered. More often than not, the requested delivery date is “yesterday” or “as soon as possible” and is...
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Google Cloud Next ’19 Conference: Nonprofit Recap
I attended Google’s big Cloud Next ‘19 Conference in San Francisco this April and took notes on the exciting news to come out of the conference that nonprofit organizations should know about. Before getting into the biggest news, releases or keynotes, or some of the...
Read moreBoredom and the Art and Science of Implementation
We want to make your life boring. Why would we do that to you? Nobody really likes to be bored. We like to be engaged, entertained, so absorbed that we’re blissfully unaware of the passage of time. But sometimes a little bit of boredom can be a victory. In fact, I...
Read moreChange Management: Surviving The Tunnel of Darkness
The Tunnel of Darkness. It sounds terrible and, in some ways, it certainly is an uncomfortable place to be. What is the Tunnel of Darkness? With major initiatives that require significant time (12+ months) to implement, there comes a time when you are so far into the...
Read moreMaster Data Management – Does It Matter?
Yes. Seriously, master data management (MDM) is one of the driving considerations for nonprofit organizations’ strategic information management environment in the coming years –and nearly no one in our sector is ready. What is MDM? MDM is the solution needed to...
Read moreRethinking “Mission” Critical
What is “Mission” Critical? Can you name a software solution for your nonprofit that you could honestly live without? It’s a popular question for your smartphone or laptop– could you live without it? Sure, but start thinking of all of the things you’d have...
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