Too Much Tech? How to Streamline Your Solutions for Better Grantmaking and Operations -- September Thought Leadership Discussion

Ray Borkman
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Hello all!

In an effort to make our monthly thought leadership webinar series more of a monthly conversation, I've decided to open a discussion here in Community ahead of each new webinar to introduce the topic and start the conversation.

I'll provide a description of the webinar, link to any associated blogs we're posting, and the speaker's biographical information.

I invite you to ask questions that you'd like answered here or in the webinar; as well as to share any experiences you have relevant to the subject! I'll be inviting the speakers to join us here in the discussion both leading up to the webinar as well as for a post-webinar Q/A.

The September Blackbaud Grantmaking Thought Leadership Webinar is:

Too Much Tech? How to Streamline Your Solutions for Better Grantmaking and Operations

Thursday, September 28 at 11:00 a.m. ET (Registration here, click on the banner)

Tech overwhelm, anyone? In what ways does your current technology boost your team's efficiency and grantmaking outcomes--and in what ways does it hold you back? Join Elaine Gast Fawcett along with featured IT and grants management leaders Tony Lusiba from McKnight Foundation and Lara Hoke Kimberley from Exponent Partners, to talk about ways to boost efficiencies within your technology and grantmaking processes. We'll discuss ways to take inventory of your current tech stack and reduce redundancies, develop a clear criteria and process for choosing/onboarding new tech, and put the right solutions in place to support your teams and your grantee partners. Whether you work at a large or small-staffed grantmaking organization, you'll leave the webinar with actionable guidance on how to streamline tech solutions, create clear processes, and drive more internal and external impact.

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  • Angela Finley Hunter
    Angela Finley Hunter Community All-Star
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    @Ray Borkman - Great! Looking forward to this webinar.

  • Elaine Gast Fawcett
    Elaine Gast Fawcett
    First Anniversary Facilitator 1

    I'm excited to moderate this webinar and shine a light on the expertise of these tech-thoughtful leaders! A big takeaway I have from my conversations so far: while streamlining tech solutions and grantmaking may seem daunting at first, it's a process absolutely worth undertaking. Think of it as a tool to help you boost efficiency, empower your mission, and become a better partner to your grantees. Looking forward to talking about tech stacks, simplifying grantmaking processes, making smart tech choices that match staff capacity, planning ahead for change management, and more. See you on Sept 28th!

  • Elaine Gast Fawcett
    Elaine Gast Fawcett
    First Anniversary Facilitator 1

    The webinar is a little more than one week away! I'm honored to be joined by Tony Lusiba, director of IT from McKnight Foundation in Minnesota, and Lara Hoke Kimberley, a principal IT consultant from Exponent Partners based in San Francisco. Both of these guest experts bring a depth of experience in IT and grants management software, and will share actionable steps that they've used with the organizations they work with to define the business needs and organizational flow, and track your “tech stack," and use the right technology to build better relationships with grantee partners. See you on Thursday Sept 28 at 11am EDT / 10am CDT / 8am PDT.

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