by Maureen Wallbeoff | Jul 18, 2018 | Accidental Techie, Blog Post, Project Management, Technology
I recently got an interesting question touching on notifying supporters about a move to new software from Hannah, a savvy nonprofit communications professional. It’s one that most software vendors don’t answer: Does anyone have best practices for communicating a...
by Maureen Wallbeoff | Jul 11, 2018 | Accidental Techie, Blog Post, Project Management, Technology
Choosing a new software platform for your nonprofit can cause lots of stress. But, in my experience, there’s one part of the process that especially freaks out nonprofit accidental techies. There are three key phases to choosing a new software platform: Name the...
by Maureen Wallbeoff | Jun 28, 2018 | Accidental Techie, Blog Post, Technology
Cortney is the development director at a mid-sized hunger relief organization and she was not happy. She had hired a company specializing in nonprofit technology to make some updates to her online annual report and, well, let’s just say there were some big issues and...
by Maureen Wallbeoff | Jun 18, 2018 | Blog Post, Fundraising, Technology
[I’m really psyched to share a post from one of my favorite colleagues in the nonprofit technology space – Carl Diesing from DNL OmniMedia. Carl and I often chat about trends in our industry and we’re both very passionate about the benefits of adding...
by Maureen Wallbeoff | Jun 13, 2018 | Accidental Techie, Blog Post, Project Management, Technology
Rob was angry. He felt trapped. It was the third month of a new CRM implementation project and he was the tech lead. The project had just taken a nasty turn. During the last meeting with the vendor, Rob asked when they could expect the data de-duping work to start....
by Maureen Wallbeoff | Jun 5, 2018 | Accidental Techie, Blog Post, Technology
Have you ever wondered why so many nonprofit tech projects go off the rails? When technology enters the picture, even the most high-functioning team can get thrown for a loop and lose their focus. And that means higher costs, longer timelines, poor outcomes, and a ton...
