{"id":33498,"date":"2025-08-18T13:07:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=33498"},"modified":"2025-08-18T13:59:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:59:36","slug":"the-language-of-change-management","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/industry-insights\/resources\/the-language-of-change-management","title":{"rendered":"The Language of Change Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero hero--textual hero--textual-powder-blue\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-9 col-lg\">\n                <ul class=\"breadcrumbs list-unstyled\">\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\">Industry Insights<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\/resources\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n        <li>The Language of Change Management<\/li>\n            <\/ul>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7\">\n                <div class=\"hero--textual__content\">\n                                    <h1>The Language of Change Management<\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"hero-resource-download\" id=\"hero-resource-download-block_6f555211f522543e44bb25c4f165b594\">\n        <div class=\"hero-resource-download__wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"hero-resource-download__wrapper-icon\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/education.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\">\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"hero-resource-download__wrapper-type\">\n                <h6>Tip Sheet<\/h6>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"hero-resource-download__wrapper-button\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-language-of-change-management-tip-sheet.pdf\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-no-arrow\" download=\"\">Download Now<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"alternating-content-standard alternating-content-standard-white white-bg\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-md-between \">\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n                <div class=\"alternating-content-standard__content\">\n                    <p class=\"body-large\">Adopting new technology can be a challenge, but when everyone uses the same vocabulary for innovation and change, success follows. 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