Organizational alignment and change management

During 2020 and 2021, the pandemic created vast amounts of change. The pandemic was an outside influence that exerted immense amounts of pressure on people and organizations to change—the way they worked, did business, entertained themselves, and more. At its worst, change can be painful and, at its best, it can be uncomfortable. Most organizations are willing to limp along with a system that is painful to use because they are familiar with it. If an organization has decided to implement something new, such as Nonprofit Cloud, the consultant has the unique opportunity to help make the transition less painful and more helpful.

Sometimes, change management can feel like pushing a boulder up a hill, as depicted here:

We'll now look at some best practices for managing change by aligning the organization's goals for successfully implementing Nonprofit Cloud.

Organizational alignment

First things first: how do...