VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Deborah shares, “The 2022 season has kicked off and I have a powerhouse team of 13 skilled volunteers. Interested in engaging skills-based and leadership volunteers? The post Building on Skills-Based Success first appeared on VQ Strategies. I have the owners of four companies, a few vice presidents, and even directors.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Today I’d like to address something practical: How we learn. If you don’t learn new things, you slowly wither. And with today’s rapid pace of change, confident learning has become critical to adapting, adopting, and feeling connected to the world we inhabit. When we were kids we instinctively knew the best learning mode.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

Each week, I interview association and nonprofit CEOs, Presidents and Executive Directors about the things their organization is doing to increase membership, generate revenue, and ultimately thrive. Here’s what we’ve learned so far: Successful organizations have chief executives that work cooperatively with their Board.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Learning about the platform on which your association management software (AMS) is built helps you level up your skills and make the most of your technology investment. . Up-levelling and rebuilding staff skills is critically important when it comes to keeping an organization going strong.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Learn to Reinvent By definition, transformation means a dramatic change. This time from Travis Bradberry , author and Chief People Scientist, LeadX, “Digital transformation is not just about technology; it’s about people. The most successful organizations learn to ride that wave. And what do people fear most?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Being stuck in chronic performance can have a devastating impact on your skills, confidence, job, and personal life. No matter how hard we work, if we only do things as best we know how, trying to minimize mistakes, we get stuck at our current levels of understanding, skills, and capabilities.”

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2022

You’re constantly engaging with others, whether it’s meeting with your staff about. build effective presentation skills. Public speaking and presentation skills can help you craft better written and verbal communications, whether you’re engaging with your team internally or connecting with an external audience. . Volunteers.

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Double the Donation

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Volunteering isn’t just about goodwill—it’s about leveraging our collective expertise to help others. Skills-based volunteering taps into the vast reservoir of knowledge within our communities, creating unique and rewarding opportunities for individuals to give back.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

Although leadership courses may be part of more recent IT management degrees, relationship building is a skill that requires commitment and practice. If you feel as though your job would be perfect—if you could just eliminate the people, consider taking steps to improve your interpersonal skills. Be honest about this.)

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sgEngage

JANUARY 29, 2024

At PEAK Grantmaking , these qualities and practices of emergent learning are an everyday endeavor that the team embraces in their work and advocates to members. A growth and learning mindset is not about skills and competencies. A growth and learning mindset is not about skills and competencies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2024

Machine Learning (ML): A subset of AI that enables systems to learn from data and improve their performance without being explicitly programmed. Neural Networks: Algorithms inspired by the human brain that are used in deep learning and other AI applications.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

In a sector that is so risk-averse—afraid of change, reluctant to explore new ideas, and adopt new practices—why do we rely on super risky problem-solving skills? Most funders themselves use status quo problem-solving skills, so they expect you to do the same. Next, funders stunt risk with their beloved wait-and-see approach.

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Gyrus

JULY 13, 2022

It is not training, but skills that allow people to succeed in their job, but skills. This article talks about why LMS is essential for Skill Management. Employees may be compelled to attend training classes after training class, and they may even pass tests.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

And, that "human connection affects much more than the bottom line." In addition, the five primary reasons connection cultures need to be a high priority are that employees who feel connected: Perform at the top of their game.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

For example, the answer to the question “Tell me about a project that you’re proud of” usually gets more weight in a job interview than the response to “Describe what you like best and least about your most recent position.” Of course, it’s important to consider skills. The digital age is all about leadership.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

As fall approaches, I find myself thinking about everything I have always loved about Dreamforce: new product announcements, customer-focused sessions where we learn from and celebrate our community’s success, and of course, the featured bands are always awesome. Learn New Skills. Share Experiences. Come together.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

For very small nonprofits, this may not be true, but for medium and large nonprofits—or small nonprofits with a desire to grow their brand recognition and donors base—it’s becoming widely understood that new media managers have a unique and valuable skill set. Good Writing Skills. First and foremost, it’s a writing position.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Some of that adaptation will require higher educational attainment, or spending more time on activities that require social and emotional skills, creativity, high-level cognitive capabilities, and other skills relatively hard to automate.” Discover New Talent Skill building is also a way to discover hidden talent.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Liz Wiseman 's book, Rookie Smarts , is all about living and working perpetually on a learning curve. Something magical happens when a skilled veteran successfully re-learns her/his rookie smarts and is still able to retain her/his veteran acumen," explains Wiseman. You've stopped learning something new every day.

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The MatrixFiles

JUNE 20, 2023

Most of them focus on skills you’ll develop from practicing the martial arts. Skills like focus, discipline, respect, confidence, flexibility, etc. I recently did a webinar for UST Education on just this topic BUT my leadership lessons are ones I learned from my master, Master Seung Hum Yun at Be Ryong Martial Arts in Alexandria, VA.

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The MatrixFiles

JUNE 20, 2023

Most of them focus on skills you’ll develop from practicing the martial arts. Skills like focus, discipline, respect, confidence, flexibility, etc. I recently did a webinar for UST Education on just this topic BUT my leadership lessons are ones I learned from my master, Master Seung Hum Yun at Be Ryong Martial Arts in Alexandria, VA.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

Each week, I interview association and nonprofit CEOs, Presidents and Executive Directors about the things their organization is doing to increase membership, generate revenue, and ultimately thrive. Here’s what we’ve learned so far: Successful organizations have chief executives that work cooperatively with their Board.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

By Guest Contributor, Amy Morrisey , Artisan E-Learning. Many nonprofits are interested in using e-learning to train staff members and volunteers. Why wouldn’t you just jump into e-learning as quickly as possible? And, you’ll likely need a learning management system to handle course delivery. These seem like no-brainers.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In part two of this series on the skills you need to be a great nonprofit storyteller, I talk about how to engage your audience emotionally through creative storytelling. In the first part of this series, I talked about why you need to define your goals, your brand and voice, and your audience before crafting your story.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2023

During 2023, I’ve written extensively about all things tech, from digital transformation to MarCom strategies, and more recently AI. Build the Human Skills AI and EI might seem to be an odd couple for any number of reasons. Associations are about professions, but they revolve around their members. In a recent Association 4.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

I really enjoy teaching in different cultural contexts and observing different learning styles and approaches to working for a nonprofit. Take for example, Fulbright Finland where I did a workshop with their staff about personal branding and professional networking. Taking brain breaks is an important work skill as well.

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Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

At Candid, we often talk about trends we’re seeing in the social sector. So, in this blog, I’m leveraging my PhD in Psychology to share a bit about what burnout is, why it seems to be everywhere in the nonprofit world, and what organizations, leaders, and individuals can do about it. Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

And, that "human connection affects much more than the bottom line." In addition, the five primary reasons connection cultures need to be a high priority are that employees who feel connected: Perform at the top of their game.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Prepare to be inspired by and to learn from the stories of more than 60 highly-successful female CEOs and leaders who are featured in Julia Boorstin ’s book, When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn From Them. You’ll want to spend ample of time with this book.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Mad Skills – The Skill-Centric Approach. In a skill-centric program, Organizations can identify traits and aspects of successful members of their current competencies and roles, and address the precise capabilities that need to be established to excel within those positions. What do we mean when we say skill?

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Candid

APRIL 28, 2022

As Candid’s online librarian, I often receive questions about starting a nonprofit, what it entails, and whether it’s the best way to pursue a person’s particular passions. Here we share some of the most commonly asked questions about starting a nonprofit. . However, it is important to understand this process before moving forward.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

“In the next ten to fifteen years, rapid change in a post-pandemic world and emerging technology will revolutionize nearly every job, eliminate some, and create new forms of work that we have yet to imagine,” says Deanna Mulligan , author of the new book, Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap. It is the entire world.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 27, 2021

Liz Wiseman 's book, Rookie Smarts , is all about living and working perpetually on a learning curve. Something magical happens when a skilled veteran successfully re-learns her/his rookie smarts and is still able to retain her/his veteran acumen," explains Wiseman. You've stopped learning something new every day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

If you want to continue learning about AI for nonprofits, register for the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit , using the code VIRTUAL. The worry about a steep learning curve is more of a mindset change, from letting go of doing the work from zero to 100% and shifting to focusing on the 80-100%.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2014

Are leadership skills different for emerging “Millennial” leaders than for people from different generations? Leverage their eagerness to learn from on-the-spot, on-the-go coaching spurts. Or is there a set of skills fundamental to every level? These skills are: Inspires and motivates others.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

We’re beginning to hear about how AI tools could erode workplace relationships if used only to speed up work. This will be especially detrimental for junior staff, who need human-to-human feedback to learn and improve their job performance. Investing in “soft skills.” Here are the core elements: Redefining “productivity.”

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

In several recent postings I’ve blogged (a lot) about skills and skill management. So what IS skills management? It being 2015 the first place I looked is Wikipedia (of course) and found this: Skills Management. Terrific, a Wiki about skills management! The post What is Skills Management?

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