Remove Law Remove Mentoring Remove Retention Remove Time
article thumbnail

How can professional development advance nonprofit performance and ensure sustainability?

ASU Lodestar Center

First, it helps with staff retention rates. While conferences were once the only idea in gaining professional development skills, peer-to-peer mentoring is shown to give the highest output of learned skills. Professional development can be costly at times. PD is crucial to keeping the right people working for your organization.

article thumbnail

Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

Qgiv

In this article, we’ll explore several aspects of volunteer management: recruitment, coaching, relationship building, and retention. But, the most important tip is that you invest time in finding the right volunteers for the right roles. Let me say that a little louder…find the RIGHT volunteer for the RIGHT role!

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

5 tips to boost volunteer recognition at your association

Nimble AMS

When your volunteers feel appreciated, they’re more likely to invest in your organization , saving your staff time and resources. When you thank your volunteers routinely, you maximize retention in your volunteer program, making it more likely your members will continue serving. You can see all of the winners here.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

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

article thumbnail

[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

Bloomerang

But bottom line is we want to hear from you because we’re going to save a little bit of time at the end for Q&A. What have I learned over my time, but especially over the last year of doing this podcast? And maybe not take everything so seriously because life is serious and life is hard, but we should be having a good time.

People 82
article thumbnail

The next time you stay at a Marriott hotel look in the nightstand.

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). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

Time 44