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Professionalism in Nonprofit Technology: Should My Techies be Accidental?

NTEN

Too often, amateur accidental techies -- nonprofit staffers who have taught themselves technology skills -- find themselves in over their heads trying to develop databases, but forgetting to do business process modeling or change management. Every once in awhile, serendipity struck.

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. Is this a person I admire?

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3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. That is, wise mentors offer up plenty of suggestions to their mentees.

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Build, Buy, or Customize?

Connection Cafe

I’m often asked to help nonprofits define a technology roadmap – that is, figuring out how to migrate their business from a legacy system(s) to a new solution(s) and beyond. End-users ask, “can we make changes to the ‘out of the box’ software to meet specific needs? Focus on Business Drivers and Outcomes.

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Harnessing Higher Education Advancement Technology to the Fullest

sgEngage

Drivers vary from widening access and participation; to career mentoring and networking; to business, civic, or community engagement; to continuous learning; and more. Build Your Team The world has changed multiple times over the last five years, and that will continue. It cannot and should not be all about fundraising.

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Great Business Quote

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Good Sample Business Principles

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Is it easy for your customers to: Buy from you? Make returns? Get pricing and terms?

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