Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or watch on YouTube.

Listen at https://www.gracesocialsector.com/missionimpact/project-management-for-nonprofits-with-jami-yazdani

• Change Management Project: We’ve partnered with a change consultant to support a leading community nonprofit in navigating organizational change. Our work includes equipping their team with the skills and processes to lead change projects effectively through training, coaching, and the development of a sustainable project management framework.

• Fundraising Feasibility Study: We partnered with a fundraising consulting firm to conduct a fundraising feasibility study for an arts nonprofit. Our role included project planning and monitoring and supporting stakeholder communication.

• Monday.com Customization: We helped a small nonprofit streamline their processes and enhance collaboration by customizing their Monday.com platform to meet their specific needs.

• Association Implementation Planning: In partnership with a strategic planning firm, we facilitated the creation of an implementation plan for an association's new strategic plan. Our ongoing support includes quarterly check-ins to monitor progress, address challenges, and ensure successful execution.

• Organizational Development Project: We continued our support of a multi-year career and pay transparency project. Our contributions included project planning, monitoring and communications, and support for the development of career resources and training materials.

• Project Coaching: We empowered individual project coaching clients to lead their own projects more successfully. For one coaching client, we provided personalized advice on setting up efficient project processes and implementing Asana.

Jami also designed and led more than 50 training sessions in 2024 for audiences ranging from nonprofit leaders and librarians to HR professionals.

Listen at https://thelibrarianlinkover.com/2023/10/16/jami-yazdani-owner-of-yazdani-consulting-and-facilitation-consultants-for-libraries-directory/

Listen on Apple Podcasts.

Listen at https://www.courageouscommunication.com/podcast/2023/7/18/the-influential-nonprofit-episode-105-jami-yazdani-how-project-managers-can-lead-and-influence

The results of the survey are now available! Key findings include:

• The majority of respondents (55%) identified their projects as being "closely aligned" with their organization's strategic goals or objectives.

• While there was no correlation between a respondent's role and their agreement on alignment, higher-level leaders were more likely to view their organization's projects as being closely aligned.

• Most respondents indicated that alignment was considered early in the project timeline, with 61% responding that alignment occurs during the project proposal/approval/justification process and 55% during strategic or organizational planning.

While the small sample size in this initial phase of our research limits us in drawing conclusions​ ​from the survey data​, it does suggest several avenues for future research phases.​​ ​As such, we plan to conduct targeted interviews with leaders in mission-driven​ ​organizations in 2023.​

You’re invited to our Strategy Aligned Project Management Webinar!

In this free webinar, Jami Yazdani and IYCON CEO Jude Chagas Pereira will offer practical techniques for aligning projects and organizational strategy.

When & Where: Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at 1 PM ET via Zoom

Registration: Reserve your seat

From project planning and assessment to project tracking and management, you’ll be introduced to strategies and tools for closing the gap between projects and organizational strategy and for supporting more agile and impactful planning.

The recording is available at https://www.facebook.com/supportingworldhope/videos/350830649243881/

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