Blue Avocado
MARCH 5, 2024
One that, like actual childhood and early adolescence, is full of hazards, and that inevitably must come to an end. For staff, working in a start-up nonprofit is often an exercise in mindreading. In a successful nonprofit, the board’s primary responsibilities include exercising fiduciary duties and supervising the Executive Director.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 22, 2024
Usually the origins of these automatic, unconscious responses can be traced to childhood, where we learned them from caregivers. Wiens is a senior fellow at The University of Pennsylvania, and the director of the Penn Master’s in Medical Education Program. We all have a set of default responses to stress that we fall back on.
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sgEngage
MARCH 17, 2022
Some foundation executive directors form peer coaching circles with other Eds to help each other meet specific challenges or embrace new opportunities. This mapping exercise helps funders meet unmet or underfunded needs and populations. . These bi-weekly or monthly sessions can lead to collaborations. .
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 28, 2014
Beyond debating the stimulating topics of major talks—such as Edward Snowden’s appearance by telepresence robot and t he response to it by Rick Ledgett , the Deputy Director of the NSA—I spent much of my time speaking about my favorite topic: technology for social good. Improving childhood nutrition.
Connection Cafe
JULY 8, 2014
Put simply, it’s their drive to be the “cool” parent (I’ll spare my mother any personal embarrassment by recounting childhood anecdotes about that very drive). Tell me a Development Director, Executive Director, or Board Member, that wouldn’t love to see a few gifts of $145 from 25 year olds? charities annually.
Connection Cafe
JULY 28, 2014
Put simply, it’s their drive to be the “cool” parent (I’ll spare my mother any personal embarrassment by recounting childhood anecdotes about that very drive). Tell me a Development Director, Executive Director, or Board Member, that wouldn’t love to see a few gifts of $145 from 25 year olds? charities annually.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 9, 2007
The director of the Center has been there since 1977 and is originally from Cambodia. The workshop was an all day workshop , with an opening presentation followed by small group exercise. One of the scenarios focused on how to use social networking/media for a campaign around childhood obesity. Observations.
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