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Tribute to My Mentor

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In honor of Gerry Davis, April 2018 My mentor passed away earlier this month. I have had the benefit of numerous mentors over my long career, but Gerry Davis was The Mentor. He considered himself a “problem-solving lawyer” and warned me against getting involved with “problem-creating lawyers!”

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Laskey Shares Her Insights On Mentoring

Eric Jacobsen Blog

When I think about excellent mentors in the business world, I think of Debbie Laskey , who has mentored many people during her career. Debbie is passionate about mentoring. So, she''s an ideal person to answer the following five questions about mentoring: 1. Why do you enjoy being a mentor? Three months?

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Debbie Laskey On Mentoring

Eric Jacobsen Blog

When I think about excellent mentors in the business world, I think of Debbie Laskey , who has mentored many people during her career. Debbie is passionate about mentoring. So, she's an ideal person to answer the following five questions about mentoring: 1. Why do you enjoy being a mentor? Three months?

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Mentoring Staff New to Nonprofit Work

ASU Lodestar Center

But, when considering helping young graduates transition to a career in nonprofit or even helping a mid-career professional make the leap from a for-profit vocation to one in the nonprofit sector, there are a few basics to keep in mind when mentoring a new nonprofit worker.

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Geek Heresy

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Toyama offers up strong criticisms as well as constructive advice about how to best apply technology to social problems. He broadens this to tackling what he labels “the packaged intervention,” the neatly wrapped solution that will solve a social problem. Wishful thinking makes many people dream of quick fixes.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

Tech Soup

" The ruling establishes that a search engine such as Google must be regarded as a "data controller" under the data protection laws in those EU countries where it operates. Team Confufish Royale from Australia developed an app called Foodbank Local that allows businesses to easily donate excess food. Here in the U.S.,

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. Will this person take a genuine interest in me?