Transforming Nonprofits

The competition in the nonprofit CRM market has become increasingly fierce over the past couple of years. The number of viable competitors has increased, and their systems present a wide range of different features for you to consider.

This situation has raised many questions from our clients, including:

• What are the types of CRMs on the market for nonprofits?
• What are the key differentiators between major CRM products?
• What are the vendors and CRM systems my organization should know about?
• Are there true competitors available that should be considered against industry stalwarts like Blackbaud and Salesforce? What about Microsoft?
• How do I know if my organization could benefit from a new CRM—or when we should pump the brakes on moving to a new one?

Build Consulting nonprofit CRM experts David Deal and Kyle Haines answer these questions, as well as questions submitted by registrants, in this October 2019 webinar that is part of our popular "Ask the Experts" series.

Learn more about the nonprofit CRM market and how increased competition and new platforms will impact your organization!

Many nonprofit staff members feel frustrated with data quality problems within their organizations. Are you challenged with data accuracy, incomplete information, lack of integration between systems?

We often feel powerless to address these data quality challenges, in part because simply having the conversation is difficult.

• What is "data quality?"
• What makes good data good?
• How can we better understand how the condition of our data can help or hurt us?
• What can we do about it?

In this webinar, Build Consulting expert Peter Mirus explores the crucial aspects of data quality at your nonprofit, to help answer the question "What is data quality?" These aspects are: completeness, validity and accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and integrity.

Peter uses examples from the nonprofit and public sectors to show how good data quality can have big fundraising and program impacts. He explores the role of good data at your organization, provides tips on how to get everyone at your organization on the same page, and gives ideas on how to prioritize data for quality improvement.

This webinar was presented in November, 2019.

Don't miss this chance to learn more on how your organization can create and leverage better data to improve your fundraising and program results!

Part 1. Many nonprofit staff members feel frustrated with data quality problems within their organizations. Are you challenged with data accuracy, incomplete information, lack of integration between systems?

We often feel powerless to address these data quality challenges, in part because simply having the conversation is difficult.

• What is "data quality?"
• What makes good data good?
• How can we better understand how the condition of our data can help or hurt us?
• What can we do about it?

In this webinar, Build Consulting expert Peter Mirus explores the crucial aspects of data quality at your nonprofit, to help answer the question "What is data quality?" These aspects are: completeness, validity and accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and integrity.

Peter uses examples from the nonprofit and public sectors to show how good data quality can have big fundraising and program impacts. He explores the role of good data at your organization, provides tips on how to get everyone at your organization on the same page, and gives ideas on how to prioritize data for quality improvement.

Don't miss this chance to learn more on how your organization can create and leverage better data to improve your fundraising and program results!

Part 2. All nonprofit organizations stand to benefit from an improved technology environment. But does your organization's technology roadmap provide you with the directions you need to succeed with those new and improved technologies?

You may have gaps in leadership, operations, business process, and data management capacity that have prevented your organization from effectively selecting and implementing technologies to serve your entire organization and its mission.

Without addressing these gaps, your nonprofit is at a higher risk of technology system implementation failure.

Learn how to address these gaps. Technology implementation can require significant change efforts, for all staff. Don't let your technology fail by not addressing systemic changes necessary for success!

In this webinar, Build Consulting expert Peter Mirus explains how to build a technology roadmap that will guide your organization to a successful future.

Peter draws on years of experience consulting with nonprofits on technology projects to give you practical steps to implement quickly.

This webinar was presented Tuesday, February 25th, 2020.

Learn how your organization can create a technology roadmap that is right for you.

Part 1. All nonprofit organizations stand to benefit from an improved technology environment. But does your organization's technology roadmap provide you with the directions you need to succeed with those new and improved technologies?

You may have gaps in leadership, operations, business process, and data management capacity that have prevented your organization from effectively selecting and implementing technologies to serve your entire organization and its mission.

Without addressing these gaps, your nonprofit is at a higher risk of technology system implementation failure.

Learn how to address these gaps. Technology implementation can require significant change efforts, for all staff. Don't let your technology fail by not addressing systemic changes necessary for success!

In this webinar, Build Consulting expert Peter Mirus explains how to build a technology roadmap that will guide your organization to a successful future.

Peter draws on years of experience consulting with nonprofits on technology projects to give you practical steps to implement quickly.

This webinar was presented Tuesday, February 25th, 2020.

Learn how your organization can create a technology roadmap that is right for you.

Part 2: Change management is the art and science of helping people to prepare for changes or disruptions that are or will be occurring. The discipline of change management can seem daunting and complex, particularly when you are already in the midst of change and/or are short on time.

But there is a simple way to look at change management that can help you create meaningful impacts for your organization today.

Build Consulting's Peter Mirus (Partner) leads a discussion about how to apply best practices in change management to both planned and unplanned changes in our world, in our business practices, and in our technology projects. He introduces an easy framework for change management, relating it to real-world examples. Peter also takes questions from attendees regarding how to apply this framework to their current business and technology project challenges.

If your nonprofit is struggling with change management decisions and methods, Build can help. Peter draws on years of experience consulting with nonprofits on technology projects to give you practical steps to implement quickly.

Presenter:

Peter Mirus co-founded Build Consulting in 2015, following over 15 years of nonprofit consulting experience in the areas of technology, branding, marketing, and development. Peter's work for Build clients has a broad focus spanning many operational areas, including fundraising, program monitoring and evaluation, accounting, and impact reporting/analysis.

Change management is the art and science of helping people to prepare for changes or disruptions that are or will be occurring. The discipline of change management can seem daunting and complex, particularly when you are already in the midst of change and/or are short on time.

But there is a simple way to look at change management that can help you create meaningful impacts for your organization today.

Build Consulting's Peter Mirus (Partner) leads a discussion about how to apply best practices in change management to both planned and unplanned changes in our world, in our business practices, and in our technology projects. He introduces an easy framework for change management, relating it to real-world examples. Peter also takes questions from attendees regarding how to apply this framework to their current business and technology project challenges.

If your nonprofit is struggling with change management decisions and methods, Build can help. Peter draws on years of experience consulting with nonprofits on technology projects to give you practical steps to implement quickly.

Peter Mirus co-founded Build Consulting in 2015, following over 15 years of nonprofit consulting experience in the areas of technology, branding, marketing, and development. Peter's work for Build clients has a broad focus spanning many operational areas, including fundraising, program monitoring and evaluation, accounting, and impact reporting/analysis.

Part 2 of this webinar: Peter Mirus and David Deal at Build were pleased to partner with Community IT Innovators to present a webinar on technology leadership best practices. Technology leaders at nonprofit organizations come in all sorts and job descriptions, according to the resources and the needs of the organizations they serve. Some organizations have a CIO, others an IT Director, and sometimes a Finance, Operations, Administrative, or Programs executive or manager takes on the technology leadership role. But what do nonprofits need from their tech leaders?

Build Consulting believes there are a few indispensable qualities or capabilities that all tech leaders should have, regardless of what they otherwise do.

If your nonprofit is struggling with leadership methods and decision making in these fast-changing times, Build can help. Peter and David draw on years of experience consulting with nonprofits on technology projects to give you practical steps to implement quickly.

There was a 15 minute Q&A following the webinar, answering real-life questions and scenarios posed by attendees. As with all our webinars, this presentation is appropriate for an audience of varied IT experience.

Part 1 of this webinar: Peter Mirus and David Deal at Build were pleased to partner with Community IT Innovators to present a webinar on technology leadership best practices. Technology leaders at nonprofit organizations come in all sorts and job descriptions, according to the resources and the needs of the organizations they serve. Some organizations have a CIO, others an IT Director, and sometimes a Finance, Operations, Administrative, or Programs executive or manager takes on the technology leadership role. But what do nonprofits need from their tech leaders?

Build Consulting believes there are a few indispensable qualities or capabilities that all tech leaders should have, regardless of what they otherwise do.

If your nonprofit is struggling with leadership methods and decision making in these fast-changing times, Build can help. Peter and David draw on years of experience consulting with nonprofits on technology projects to give you practical steps to implement quickly.

There was a 15 minute Q&A following the webinar, answering real-life questions and scenarios posed by attendees. As with all our webinars, this presentation is appropriate for an audience of varied IT experience.

Guest expert Stefanie Cruz, from DigiGeeks Collective and Build Consulting's Kyle Haines had an informal discussion on how nonprofits can pivot from using social media simply for marketing and communications to something much more integrated into the relationships organizations value most.

Stef is the founder of DigiGeeks Collective, a community of communication and digital strategists who collaborate on compelling projects with social cause organizations and movements. In addition to being a co-founder of Build, Kyle also serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Lymphoma Research Foundation where social media is playing an increasing role in delivering high-quality patient and professional content.

Our Fireside Chats are designed for audiences with varied experiences with technology. In this Fireside Chat learn more about how social media deepens relationships with an expert and innovator in communications and outreach.