Build, Conversation, Mentoring and Retention

Mastering Nonprofit Board Recruitment: A Strategic Guide for Executive Directors

Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

By strategically recruiting individuals who bring diverse perspectives and experiences to the table, you can build a board that’s well-equipped to drive your organization forward with confidence and purpose. Make it as smooth as a great conversation. Transparency builds trust and sets clear expectations.

Director

Director Guide Metrics Nonprofit

Transform Your Communications & Collaboration With Slack

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Professors are also creating surveys in Slack, allowing them to gauge student interest and retention of new material. Slack automatically organizes students into smaller course-group channels with industry mentors to help ensure their success. But with Slack, they were able to build morale and resiliency. In the 2020 U.S.

Collaboration

Collaboration Communication Student Canada

Beyond efficiency: A human-first AI adoption strategy

Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If staff interact more with AI tools than with one another to complete tasks, it reduces the well-documented benefits of informal conversations of building an effective workplace culture, onboarding new staff, and improving staff retention.

Adopt

Adopt Strategy Skills Job

Four Critical Elements of Managing Development Officers

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Retention saves money by reducing recruiting and training costs and increases income by eliminating relationship disruptions, thus shortening the time between first solicitation and first gift. To build that trust, develop a strategic plan and share it regularly with your team. Senior officers can help mentor new staff.

Develop

Develop Management Gift Proposal

Your 2022 Guide to Blackbaud’s K-12 Conference

sgEngage

JUNE 14, 2022

During her tenure, she has led the creation of the school’s privacy policy, record retention schedule, and gender inclusion policy. Dive deep into the building of advanced lists with a Blackbaud school client. This is an excellent event for administrators and data lovers alike. Shop Talk: Blackbaud Tuition Management.

Conference

Conference Guide Blackbaud Student

What strategies can nonprofits enact to retain millennials?

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Nonprofits that want to close the revolving millennial door should look to the 5 C’s of millennial retention: Coaching: Millennials don’t want a boss but rather a coach. Leaders should evaluate work schedules as a tool to improve retention among millennials. Culture: Most millennials despise the idea of a 9 a.m.

Utah

Utah Strategy Retention Arizona

Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

In this article, we’ll explore several aspects of volunteer management: recruitment, coaching, relationship building, and retention. This means your first step may be building out your committee structure or re-evaluating it, especially if you’re interested in using volunteers to help you with event or campaign management.

Volunteer

Volunteer Management Help Tips

5 Volunteer Recruitment Tips for Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Here’s how you can get a conversation started: Direct message potential participants – Send personalized messages directly to your most engaged social media followers to invite them to participate. This also helps build community within your volunteer program. Provide incentives for participation.

Volunteer

Volunteer Tips Fundraising Social Media

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

Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2020

Especially for millenials, but across the board, showing what their gift has helped to achieve is so important for retention. Have a conversation with a mentor or mentee. If you’re the mentor, reach out and see how you can help. This is something that can go out after the epidemic has gotten to a less scary place.

Fundraising

Fundraising Mentoring University Team

How To Write A Nonprofit Mission Statement in 7 Steps (Plus 10 Great Examples)

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A strong mission statement inspires donors to give, outlines what your nonprofit does, and builds trust in the community that your nonprofit can fulfill its promises. You Receive Feedback That Your Mission Statement No Longer Resonates Soliciting donor feedback is a critical step in a donor retention strategy. What Is Your Impact?

Examples

Examples Language Iowa Nonprofit

Commit to Your Team’s Success—They’ll Return the Favor

.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

Yet it is foundational to all positive relationship building. Keep the conversation meaningful with an honest discussion about strengths, weaknesses, and progress that avoids judgment. Certifications, advanced degrees, memberships, and other skill-building initiatives are not icing on the cake. And work goes on.

Attitude

Attitude Skills Environment Team

[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community. So if you take nothing else out of this conversation today, I want you to remember these three things.

People

People Community Video Podcast

Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

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.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Skills

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

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.

Mentoring

Mentoring Tips Kansas City Kansas

4 Key Considerations for Engaging Your Association’s Members

Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 15, 2023

While impactful, gathering and analyzing member data to build these personalized experiences can be time-consuming and labor-intensive. Google Analytics, for example, allows you to track your association’s website performance and analyze user behavior via metrics like website traffic, source of traffic, demographics, conversions, and more.

Associations

Associations eLearning Survey Video

Let's Build A List

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2010

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.

Build

Build Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Build These Leadership Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 12, 2010

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.

Skills

Skills Leadership Build Mentoring

Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2010

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.

Skills

Skills Leadership Team Build

Build A Strong Team. Be An Effective Team Member.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 17, 2010

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). Monday, May 17, 2010 Build A Strong Team. Be An Effective Team Member.

Team

Team Effective Build Mentoring

Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

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). Employee pay often is not the most important driver for employee retention.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Skills

Why is multi-channel marketing important for nonprofit fundraising?

Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

The most important one for our conversation—95% of donors consider content created by nonprofits to be trustworthy! These ads build and maintain brand awareness in your market and can keep your name present in the minds of your donors and potential donors. Pro tip: don’t ignore your website conversion rate.

Channel

Channel Marketing Fundraising Nonprofit

Use A Board Of Advisors

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

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.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

What To Think About For Next Year

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

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.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

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.

Survey

Survey Mentoring Kansas City Attitude

The Five Points Of Professionalism

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

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.

Professional

Professional Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Use New-Hire Employee Badges

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

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.

Badge

Badge Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

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.

Place

Place Work Mentoring Kansas City

5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

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.

Ideas

Ideas Generation Tips Mentoring

How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

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.

Evaluation

Evaluation Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2011

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.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

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.

Giving

Giving Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

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.

Leadership

Leadership Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Great Business Quote

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 7, 2010

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.

Business

Business Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Lots Of Lessons From Post-it Notes

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 21, 2010

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.

Lesson

Lesson Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Plan Monthly Job Learning Days

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 18, 2010

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). That knowledge builds greater mutual respect, which is vital to a teams success.

Job

Job Learning Mentoring Kansas City

Don't Hire Someone Just Like You

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

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.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Skills Kansas

How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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.

Service

Service Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Communicate Often And Tell A Story

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 14, 2010

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.

Communication

Communication Story Mentoring Kansas City

Four Tips And Observations For Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

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.

Tips

Tips Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Leave

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

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.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

Make An Impact With Your Words Of Thanks

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

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.

Impact

Impact Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership: 70 New Year's.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

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). Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes 5. Dont micromanage 2.

Leadership

Leadership Management Mentoring Kansas City

Know When To Change Your Decision

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 17, 2010

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.

Change

Change Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Always Follow Through

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 1, 2010

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.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Skills

Mastering Nonprofit Board Recruitment: A Strategic Guide for Executive Directors

Transform Your Communications & Collaboration With Slack

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Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

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