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Project Management for Nonprofits: How It Can Help + 16 Software Tools to Consider

Wild Apricot

Your nonprofit organization has an important mission to accomplish and with that comes a never-ending list of initiatives to implement, events to organize, campaigns to execute, and relationships to maintain. The success of your organization depends.

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7 Reasons Why IT Projects Fail – Part 1

Delcor

On the first night of every Requirements Analysis course I teach at Georgetown University, I ask my students to discuss why technology projects sometimes fail. Over time, we’ve identified seven common causes of project failure. Communication is the most important soft skill required for project management. Talk about ugly!

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Minimizing Communication Tool Overload

Achurch

Then, one day, a colleague introduced a new tool that promised to free up your inbox and improve collaboration—and it did. Then another tool came along to solve a different problem, and then another, and another. Now, as notification after notification pops up, you wonder if you have too many tools. Sharing documents.

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New Tool Implementation: Tips for Success

Achurch

Some employees beg for new tools to save time, or hope to adopt modern systems to replace under-performing ones. Others don’t see the point of introducing another tool. Below are 7 tips for a successful new tool implementation. Champions help staff get set up with the tool and help teams develop new templates and processes.

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What Are Association Tools?

GrowthZone

What Are Association Tools? Association tools help automate the day-to-day operations of membership-based organizations. These productivity tools come in association management software (AMS) and help streamline database management, financial administration, event planning, member communications, and more.

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48 No-Brainer Tools Every Marketer Needs

Higher Logic

Whether you’re on a small team, a team of one, or a large team with divided responsibilities and resources, marketers all have a few things in common: We need to accomplish things quickly, handle multiple projects at once, stay inspired, keep ourselves updated about current events, and collaborate with others across our team or departments.

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AMS Project Management Basics for Association Smarties

Achurch

You’re the one chosen as the project’s manager, yet you’ve never implemented a new AMS. Your AMS vendor assigned a project manager to your implementation. Yes, your AMS vendor has an implementation project manager (PM), but your association needs your own PM to keep your team on track and look out for your interests.

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