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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

sgEngage

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning. Fast forward to today….

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How To Have A Great Start For Your Career

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Ng : It’s critical to know how to tell your story—and to position yourself as someone who (1) has done a similar job before, (2) will help the company achieve its goals, and, therefore, (3) are low-risk. Why is it important to know how to tell your story? What metrics will you be evaluated against? Leave nothing ambiguous.

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How To Start Your Career Off Right

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Ng : It’s critical to know how to tell your story—and to position yourself as someone who (1) has done a similar job before, (2) will help the company achieve its goals, and, therefore, (3) are low-risk. Why is it important to know how to tell your story? What metrics will you be evaluated against? Leave nothing ambiguous.

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Secrets To Starting Your Career Off Right

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Ng : It’s critical to know how to tell your story—and to position yourself as someone who (1) has done a similar job before, (2) will help the company achieve its goals, and, therefore, (3) are low-risk. Why is it important to know how to tell your story? What metrics will you be evaluated against? Leave nothing ambiguous.

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9 Nonprofit Leadership Skills Every Founder & Director Must Master

Get Fully Funded

Surprises are few and opportunities are easily evaluated and leveraged. You need to articulately describe the need you’re addressing in a way that moves listeners’ hearts. Passion, clarity, and confidence are key to telling your story. You must be able to tell your nonprofit’s story through numbers.

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Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy

Bloomerang

Big hearts will respond to big-hearted, authentic, clearly-articulated, specific and resonant appeals. It’s a good time to evaluate where you may have gaps in your technology. Look at the following: (1) Does it have an intuitive navigation structure? (2) Or a new donor responded with bigheartedness to an emergency appeal. .

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Can Data Bring Foundations and Nonprofits Closer?

Connection Cafe

With a deep focus on results and sophisticated technology built to match, we see foundations growing their outcomes measurement maturity and shifting how they evaluate grants, from applications through reporting. This is just one story of how data is at the center of fueling greater collaboration and outcomes.