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A Playbook For How Women Advance Within Business

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Describing the new book, In Her Own Voice , by Jennifer McCollum , Anne Chow (former CEO of AT&T Business) says that “for women, the book does a beautiful job of explaining not just what to do to advance in your career, but also what to expect. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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What’s in My Inbox | How do you steward your monthly donors?

Pamela Grow

A few years back, I asked donor retention expert and copywriter Lisa Sargent for her advice on stewarding monthly donors, and here is what she said: Some “best practices” I’d recommend based on direct experience and personal research: 1.) One of my past clients had published a number of great coffee table books.

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3 Tips To Make A Fulfilling Virtual Volunteer Experience

Nonprofits Source

Consider asking volunteers who have been at your organization for at least six months to lend a hand and become mentors. Be sure to create open lines of communication so your new remote volunteers feel supported in their roles and can check in with their mentors or volunteer managers as needed.

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10 Things Fundraisers Can Do From Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Connection Cafe

You can also create lists for the key folks to reach out to and you may even want to book flights because nearly every airline is allowing very flexible booking at the moment. Especially for millenials, but across the board, showing what their gift has helped to achieve is so important for retention. Read a book.

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11 Nonprofit Thought Leaders You Should Be Following

NonProfit Hub

In her 35 years in the field, she’s acquired 350k followers on Twitter, written over ten books and trained nonprofits on every continent. Her blog teaches fundraising strategy, donor retention practices, motivational stories and so much more. . Kishshana Palmer ( @funddiva ). Simone Joyaux ( @spjoyaux ). And I enjoy them all!”

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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.

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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.