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How to Become a Nonprofit Leader

The Modern Nonprofit

Find a mentor. He became the youngest and first openly gay executive director of the Asian Pacifical American Labor Alliance in 2010. Similarly, Cendana’s advice to those interested in pursuing executive leadership roles is to find an executive director who is willing to mentor you. And it’s true!

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How can leadership development strategies improve retention in nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Resources available to help nonprofit organizations with this function include Bridgespan's Nonprofit Leadership Development Toolkit , and Achieve Mission's Nonprofit Human Capital Management Resource Center. A Guide to Resources on Leadership Training. 2010, October). Landles-Cobb, Kramer, Smith Milway, 2015).

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How to Conduct a Quick Tech Plan

Tech Soup

Here’s some resources for doing quick tech planning so you’ll have some money to work with in 2014. Additional Resources. The Massachussetts Library System Tech Planning Resources page has lots of nice simple templates including Technology Plan Questions to Consider from USAC , and a Basic Technology Inventory Worksheet.

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Millennial Innovators: Meet Ecoviate, GiveMob, and Scholarships Expanding Education (SEE)

NTEN

They''ve also launched the Ecoviate Mentorship Program - so far it''s very informal, they''re mentoring other youth around the world. Ideation process: "I''ve always identified as an environmentalist and an inventor" – Param will sketch something out and then reach out to his mentors to develop it in a pragmatic way.

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Getting meta: Why the #CommBuild chats have evolved for three years and counting

NTEN

In July 2010, Amy Sample Ward wrote a blog post called Monthly Chats About Community Building: Are You With Me? But we always know we can return to Twitter and #CommBuild week after week for networking, reflection, professional development, and resource sharing.

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

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Why investing in leadership development is a wise strategy

ASU Lodestar Center

Additionally, the costs in productivity are numerous and create a burden on the organization’s human resources. Beyond the short-term costs on human resources, the failure to invest in leadership development can have a long-term detrimental impact that will cripple an organization and stunt growth.