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How To Achieve Constant Learning By Breaking Free From Chronic Performance

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Being stuck in chronic performance can have a devastating impact on your skills, confidence, job, and personal life. No matter how hard we work, if we only do things as best we know how, trying to minimize mistakes, we get stuck at our current levels of understanding, skills, and capabilities.”

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Leadership Lessons From A Serial Entrepreneur

Eric Jacobsen Blog

He subsequently created five publicly traded companies—United Waste Systems, United Rentals, XPO, and XPO’s two spin-offs, GXO Logistics and RXO. But nothing—I repeat, nothing—could be worse for your decision-making skills than that feeling of being invincible.” The belief that other people must hold the same opinions as you do.

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The Fresh, New Approach For How Governmental Leaders Achieve Unparalleled Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Each book chapter examines one of the ten core principles of bridgebuilding , and each chapter features practical tips and dynamic case studies of how effective leaders have put each of the ten bridgebuilding principles to work. Make data the language. Build capabilities around skills rather than authority.

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The #1 Skill Nonprofit Professionals Should Focus on in 2021

DipJar

So, you would think that the most pressing skill to build is in revenue generation, like fundraising , government grants, or fee-for-service programs. Yes, the number one skill that nonprofit professionals need to focus on in 2021 is marketing. The first skill to develop in seeking major gifts is prospect research.

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ROI (Results on Insights) of Online Communities

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I interviewed technology practitioners from the poverty law community about how they approach ROI and significant technology systems investments like client databases, document assembly systems, or video conference systems. This value has to be articulated, at least in part, in the cultural language of your organization.

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Grantseeking Basics: Researching Suitable Funders Part Three – Corporate Funding

Tech Soup

Clubs and organizations may have a service, civic, or skill-based focus. They usually have local chapters. Translate your project into the language used by the resources and funders: key words, subject matter, geographic area, target audience, gender, race, and any parameters that fit your interests. Clubs and Organizations.

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Finding the Best People: Strategies for Effective IT Hiring

NTEN

Note: Cassie is the co-author of the chapter on "Finding and Keeping the Right People" in our forthcoming book, Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission.]. What ongoing training and support systems are required to maximize the efficient use of these systems? Writing a Compelling Job Description.