Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Do You Really Need a Nonprofit Mentor? And now more than ever, it’s important to come together and work as allies and mentors. The value of being mentored seems pretty obvious: new skills, confidence, friendship, etc. But do you really need a mentor? Why you need a nonprofit mentor. They get stuff done.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2018. A mentor can benefit leaders new to their leadership role and they can benefit experienced and seasoned leaders, as well. Make that one of your New Year’s resolutions.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This will be especially detrimental for junior staff, who need human-to-human feedback to learn and improve their job performance. The most important skill nonprofit leaders can learn and teach their teams is to know when to use AI and when to use human skills. Investing in “soft skills.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2017

Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2017. A mentor can benefit leaders new to their leadership role and they can benefit experienced and seasoned leaders, as well. Is this a person I admire?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2017. A mentor can benefit leaders new to their leadership role and they can benefit experienced and seasoned leaders, as well. Make that one of your New Year’s resolutions.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

And now more than ever, it’s important to come together and work as allies and mentors. The value of being mentored seems pretty obvious: new skills, confidence, friendship, etc. And in fact, the research shows that people who are mentored get more job promotions and earn more than people who aren’t. They get stuff done.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 23, 2024

Equipping them with volunteer orientation knowledge ensures they understand the value proposition of volunteers and can champion: Effective Volunteer Recruitment: Board members and committee members can leverage their networks to attract skilled volunteers. Volunteer Retention: Positive volunteer experiences lead to long-term engagement.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Fortunately, according to Dr. Kandi Wiens , author of the new book, Burnout Immunity , you can learn how to build immunity to burnout. Workers with specific EI skills know how to successfully cope with stressful work environments and experiences. They can handle the discomfort of learning curves and uncertainty.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future. You need to provide opportunities for their continuous learning on the job and mentoring.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Today marks 2017’s Digital Learning Day, a day where we celebrate technology’s role in how we learn. While we use our technology skills for good, we don’t stop there. While we use our technology skills for good, we don’t stop there. It’s about the one to one mentoring they receive from my colleagues. We Give Back.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2012

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? Six months?

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Aiming to learn more about what it offers and hear the real experience of a fellow. . Feeling like an island, burned by management, with no growth opportunities to lean into any of my previous passions or skills (did I mention work-life balance is nonexistent when working two jobs to get by?) What I Learned from the RiseUp Fellowship.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. The skills that we are focusing on are “networked leadership” skills both online and offline and working with self and working with others. Flickr Photo by qwrrty. Ask Good Questions.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 11, 2023

Their program offers a unique combination of mentoring support, group instruction, and social-emotional learning. Support continues during college with internships, professional skill-building, and access to their alumni platform. The post Client Spotlight: Minds Matter Southern California appeared first on Qgiv Blog.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser. Q: What if one I have only basic office skills? They were an intelligent and sophisticated group, and I learned a lot from them.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 26, 2022

We’ve previously discussed the Salesforce talent gap in this blog , but I want to take a step back and identify the friction between potential employees and employers. During those three months, apprentices learn the platform, industry-specific products/use cases, consulting methodology, and consulting soft skills.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Byte Back is a nonprofit computer skills and career training center located in Washington, D.C. Glenn taught himself the skills needed to maintain and repair computers. Byte Back works to fight low wages and ensure STAR (Skilled Through Alternative Routes) workers get the paychecks they deserve. Programs and Impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2011

One of the project tasks is to 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. “Beth’s Blog&# translates into Open House!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. When you step in the door, you come prepackaged with skills you can share. It was beautiful to see how much confidence they had but we are also still all learning. Suzy : Collaboration is the best skill someone can have.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 23, 2021

The book contains all the lessons you'll need to learn about functioning at work," explains Dilenschneider. Augustine , says the book, "Offers practical advice on how young people can take charge of their careers and develop independently both the skills required to excel in any environment and the savvy to know when to move on."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2017

Note: This guest post was published on the Packard Foundation OE Blog reflects what was learned from designing and delivering leadership development for emerging nonprofit leaders. We learned a lot. Effective delivery of content and learning experiences takes both on and offline connection.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 23, 2021

The book (co-authored by Dick Weiss ) chronicles Michael’s story of going from an underdog athlete to a turnaround CEO, and how he took his student-athlete experience and translated those learned lessons to successes in his career. As a basketball player, Michael learned teamwork, courage, adaptability, and much more.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Dear Charity Clairity, Every time I attend a conference or webinar on the subject of major donor development I learn about the importance of meeting with major donors in person. Sometimes they won’t have the skills. It’s important for staff to learn how to fish in the major donor pond. Thanks for this question, Charity Clairity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Before I share some the big takeaways from the Big Room session, let me tell you about the IFC. It is one of the best nonprofit conferences I’ve attended in over my 35 years in the sector. I learned some much from the sessions as well as the opportunities to socialize and network. It as a fantastic discussion.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Their extensive research shows that there are four skill sets needed for a leader to operate with wise compassion when doing hard things. In addition, our Wise Compassion flywheel provides a framework for leaders at any stage in their career to go through a cycle of continuous learning and development.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! How does your nonprofit organization engage youth?

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Qgiv

JULY 12, 2022

This blog post will explain how to do just that! This is especially helpful advice if you’ve got volunteers with skills that would be helpful on a board of trustees. Match new board members up with a more experienced board member so that they can form a mentor/mentee relationship. Check out this blog post for tips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Michele Martin and Tony Karer have been blogging at the Work Literacy blog for several months now. 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.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

Their extensive research shows that there are four skill sets needed for a leader to operate with wise compassion when doing hard things. In addition, our Wise Compassion flywheel provides a framework for leaders at any stage in their career to go through a cycle of continuous learning and development.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Check out the blog post, “ Grantmaking: What’s Participation Got to Do With It? ”. Share requirements and expectations for participation, time, and any technical skills needed, including internet access, device, and language requirements. Support from a mentor, peer, or staff person. Learning and doing better next time.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 28, 2019

Worse yet, without positive feedback, employees feel no sense that they are appreciated as individual talents with specific desires to learn and grow on the job and in their careers, reports Nicholas Nigro, author of, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book. The report that you just prepared for me was thorough and concise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 13, 2020

The book contains all the lessons you'll need to learn about functioning at work," explains Dilenschneider. Augustine , says the book, "Offers practical advice on how young people can take charge of their careers and develop independently both the skills required to excel in any environment and the savvy to know when to move on."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

If you’re reading this blog, it’s probably because you’re a huge fan of social media and believe that it empowers all of us to connect, create, explore, and understand our world. At Common Sense, we believe these skills are as essential to thriving in the 21st century as reading and writing. What’s yours?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 4, 2019

Worse yet, without positive feedback, employees feel no sense that they are appreciated as individual talents with specific desires to learn and grow on the job and in their careers, reports Nicholas Nigro, author of, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book. The report that you just prepared for me was thorough and concise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The hot button issue was capacity, skills, and lack of resources. It was articulated as: “We don’t have the skills to analyze, slice and dice, and make sense of our data, so it is hard to do it well.” I hear this too often from nonprofits. The people with skills are out there.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

SEEK is a free, three-week summer camp for children in elementary school where they’ll be able to engage with a fun learning experience they may not otherwise have access to in their schools and communities. The NSBE is also always looking for new mentors and partners who want to support their mission. View this post on Instagram.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 12, 2019

The 70 tips below make for a good list for learning how to become a better leader when you don't have a lot of time to read books about leadership. And, if you've been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Know yourself 54.

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