The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s not just about acquainting them with the organization, their colleagues, or the physical workspace; it’s also crucial to empower them with the tools and knowledge they need to thrive. Assign a Mentor or Buddy Assign an experienced staff member as a mentor or buddy to the newcomer.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

I had an exceptionally knowledgeable mentor who ran an office engaged in multiple types of fundraising activities: endowment (major gifts), special project fundraising (grant writing), annual fund (with a corporate slant), membership, database administration, special events, and volunteer management. My mind was a sponge.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 5, 2023

At any point in their journey, volunteers may have questions or concerns, so it’s essential for nonprofits to be responsive and address the needs of volunteers, promptly. It is key that organizations provide ongoing support to volunteers after training, such as access to online resources, mentoring, and regular check-ins.

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Volunteer Experiment Tips Training 95

Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2022

Though we’re the same age and grew up as sleepaway camp friends, she always felt like a mentor to me as well. Joy As Resistance —an organization providing mental health counseling + “biq queer little queer” mentoring programs to queer youth in Denver. Who has had the largest impact on your life? My friend Ren!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2011

For over 10 years Heather has been my primary reference point and mentor for all things pertaining to online community management and social networking for nonprofits. Over the years she has been instrumental in my understanding of the sector and continues to impress me with her knowledge and ability to communicate best practices.”.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

It takes careful strategy and deep knowledge of your donor to get the results you’re looking for. Please help us open the door for a teen to attend our personal development conference, benefit from having a mentor, and get on a path to college and a career.” . Then send it to a knowledgeable colleague, mentor, or coach for feedback.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

Workshops, panels, discussions, mentoring, a thriving job board, and networking are all part of WOC, as well as a sister branch, Allies in Action , for white allies to support and learn. Workstream priorities should reflect this knowledge. A little more than one year later and we have over 1,000 members across all states in the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The question is related to social media training: What are the key questions nonprofit organizations should ask to help them determine how to prioritize social media training and experimentation as they do their technology and organization-strengthening planning? Photo by Topeka Library. What's the most effective way to do it?

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Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

Which leads to the question: You’ve been laid off. 2) Know the answers to these three questions: What are your strengths? Be prepared to ask questions about the organization’s mission and where they’re headed. When you’re new to an organization, both listening and asking questions are critical.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Training and Workshops Your nonprofit can offer training programs and workshops where members enhance their skills and industry knowledge. This is not only beneficial to mentees; it’s also rewarding for mentors. For newer organizations (and many mid-size nonprofits, too), offering healthcare is probably out of the question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Our group also visited Starfish Impact School , where we learned about their work to ensure indigenous girls have equal access to education and provided mentoring and training for young women graduates of Starfish. This work is very inspiring because you are able share knowledge and learn about their work in protecting women’s rights.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2013

Many other associations and vendors have sessions that will help define and further your knowledge around analytics. Mentors can be a great source of information. It is quite easy to find industry professionals who may be willing to serve as a mentor and provide guidance.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 28, 2020

It was one of those moments when I was standing on a banquet (why question the story now?), What other common museum knowledge needs to be said out loud, again and again? After a series of academic talks, my friend and mentor Janeen Bryant asked the whole room to stand up. That moment is a bit of a metaphor for me.

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Qgiv

MARCH 8, 2022

Ask questions. On top of that our CEO, Todd, is a phenomenal mentor and has never made me feel like being a female has anything to do with my ability to lead. Every employee is encouraged to share knowledge and ideas that could improve our product and content offerings , and no one is ever made to feel like they’ve had a “silly” idea.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

If you put your question in there, it might have a little bit more visibility. But no matter where you ask that question, we’ll see it, and we will try to get to it before the 4:00 Eastern hour here. You can also tweet us those questions and comments, we’d love to hear from you there. Are you with me? So here we go.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

It’s all about teaching digital literacy and citizenship: the knowledge and skills necessary to think critically, behave safely, and interact responsibly in a digital world. Question: We’d love to hear from you. At Common Sense, we believe these skills are as essential to thriving in the 21st century as reading and writing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

I worked with both to prepare an ignite style presentation that shared a specific campaign or project that incorporated social media. Both answered the same set of reflective questions, carefully crafted to extract wisdom. Leadership and Social Media: Reverse Mentoring, Empowering Millennials, and CEO Tweets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

Build the capacity of these NGOs and CSOs to use new media effectively through mentoring and coaching. Develop a Multilingual Online Learning Community for partners, contributors, sponsors, participants, teams, mentors, social media techies from the region, and trainers to interact and share best practices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2015

Design and Plan Training: To build an effective training, you need to do some assessment of the current skills, knowledge, and comfort level of employees. Here’s an example of some survey questions you should ask. Here’s some tips on how to write or revise a social media policy that empowers your employees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The purpose of the Design Lab was to answer two key questions to gather input for its strategy: How can the Brainerd Foundation and its philanthropic partners accelerate the transition to 21st Century advocacy for grantees? This concept responds to the question: “How do we develop a funding model that nourishes innovation and flexibility?”

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

And the few times I’ve hosted myself, I’ve chosen topics about which I have more questions than answers, followed the straightforward instructions , and trusted that whoever showed up would challenge my assumptions, be friendly and forgiving, and suggest new tools for my kit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2010

But for hundreds and thousands of inspiring stories, there will be participants who will engage in questionable behavior — e.g., utilizing bots or offshore submission “sweatshops” to “stuff the ballot;” submitting ideas or media that they do not own the rights to; accusing fellow participants of foul play; gaming the program.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

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). A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. They pose alternatives.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2015

After years of encouragement by my mentors, I decided to apply for my CFRE. Be prepared to explain how investing in smarter, more knowledgeable employees will make the organization stronger. Ask yourself two simple questions: Where do you want to be in 1 year and 3 years? What skills and knowledge must you acquire to get there?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Work Literacy is a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work. Michele Martin and Tony Karer have been blogging at the Work Literacy blog for several months now.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2020

We are currently planning for a year ahead, but we have far more questions than answers. It’s common knowledge that those who volunteer with your organization are more likely to give to your organization. I’ve also tried to find ways to connect with other fundraisers and to engage as a mentor.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way. We’ve got an awesome expert here that’ll answer as many questions as we can before the 2:00 hour. He’s now one of my mentors, advisors, and dear friends. Just look for an email from me towards the end of the day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

I was incredibly lucky to have a fantastic group of participants , all passionate about their work, very knowledgeable, and excited about integrating social media into their work. As a culture, we value answers over questions because answers allow us to take action faster, while asking questions makes us think.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

And the few times I’ve hosted myself, I’ve chosen topics about which I have more questions than answers, followed the straightforward instructions , and trusted that whoever showed up would challenge my assumptions, be friendly and forgiving, and suggest new tools for my kit.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 4, 2021

They may have good knowledge of your programs and services if their volunteer work is part of those programs. One great option for recruiting volunteers as fundraisers is to ask staff members or prior personal fundraisers (if you have any) to act as mentors. Volunteers are an amazing group when it comes to peer-to-peer fundraising.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Meetups, user groups, community forums, and blogs are all places to ask questions, expand your horizons, and see what other organizations are doing. Assess and strengthen your own knowledge and the technical resources of your organization. Learn about open source options for the tools you use. and licensing models.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 9, 2010

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). Druckers book, The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

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). Thanks to Sharon Armstrong, author of The Essential HR Handbook , for these helpful questions!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

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). These open-ended questions will let your customers really express their ideas, opinions and needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2006

2005) Susan Tenby's response to the question, " Why I use Tags " shows progression from retrieval, to social bookmarking, to sharing with others - on a personal level. Tag Mentoring: The flip side -- the intentional use of tagging to share what you know with another person or persons informally.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

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). Tuesday, September 21, 2010 How Do You Answer These Leadership Questions?

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