The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

Find a mentor. You’ll hear this advice over and over again from successful people with diverse backgrounds, from the likes of Oprah Winfrey to Steve Jobs. Similarly, Cendana’s advice to those interested in pursuing executive leadership roles is to find an executive director who is willing to mentor you. And it’s true!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 7, 2013

When I think about excellent mentors in the business world, I think of Debbie Laskey , who has mentored many people during her career. Debbie is passionate about mentoring. So, she''s an ideal person to answer the following five questions about mentoring: 1. Why do you enjoy being a mentor? Three months?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2012

When I think about excellent mentors in the business world, I think of Debbie Laskey , who has mentored many people during her career. Debbie is passionate about mentoring. So, she's an ideal person to answer the following five questions about mentoring: 1. Why do you enjoy being a mentor? Three months? Six months?

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 25, 2024

Don’t stop communicating (read as: asking). Send them special versions of your regular communications. The letter shares “inside” info — including stuff like how the builder walked off the job of a capital campaign project leading to a delay, etc. — and it also says thank you.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Use automation tools to streamline membership communications, automate membership renewals, offer chatbots, remove human error from tax processing, and more. Automation is the key to reducing manual or ineffective tasks. With automated processes you can save staff time and enhance your ROI.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Assigning volunteers to work in groups is a great way to deepen relationships, and provide mentoring and mission-focused collaboration. Job titles, job descriptions and training. Give every volunteer a written job title, a job description, and the appropriate training to fulfill the role they have accepted.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Kindful

AUGUST 28, 2023

Job Description Our objective here at Kindful is to make our nonprofit customers successful in their missions. The work environment in the Kindful offices is collaborative, communicative, challenging, yet supportive. We leverage each other’s diverse perspectives and experiences for success.

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Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. When Frank passed the presidential baton to Susan Berresford in 1996, he told her, “The nature of the job will reveal itself to you.”

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Without proper “education,” landing an interview let alone a job working in digital marketing was a pipedream—I found myself stuck, making minimum wage, wearing a well-known green apron simply for the health benefits. In 2017 I faced an unexpected health situation—I lost my business, my savings, and my life plan. The Value of Environment. .

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Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

It was estimated that about one million people lost their jobs. Your network sees plenty of job opportunities. You wake up and you have to search for a new job. Then you can look for alignment in a job. You’ve started applying for jobs and have lined up a few interviews. The pandemic hit the nonprofit sector hard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2014

Two recent research studies take a pass at answering that questions and the findings should be useful to those mentoring emerging leaders in their organizations and looking for professional development opportunities for them. “ The report offers some great tips and advice to those managing emerging leaders on how to mentor them.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 28, 2019

Positive feedback focuses on the specifics of job performance. Worse yet, without positive feedback, employees feel no sense that they are appreciated as individual talents with specific desires to learn and grow on the job and in their careers, reports Nicholas Nigro, author of, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 4, 2019

Positive feedback focuses on the specifics of job performance. Worse yet, without positive feedback, employees feel no sense that they are appreciated as individual talents with specific desires to learn and grow on the job and in their careers, reports Nicholas Nigro, author of, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 19, 2022

How likely will you look for another job outside the organization in the next 6-12 months? . As a company, Community Brands goes above and beyond to build a nurturing and supportive culture for its employees. As a company, Community Brands goes above and beyond to build a nurturing and supportive culture for its employees.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2022

Here are some benefits you can expect to see from proactive change management: Decreased resistance – By communicating regularly with all stakeholders and providing them with tools and resources to work through change, everyone involved and impacted is more likely to participate actively in project planning. Easy to communicate.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

A fundraiser’s job is to raise money for the organization. Be mindful of job hoppers. Be clear in how you measure job performance so everyone on your team understands their duties and the expectations around their role. Accountability meetings keep a pulse on things and maintain open communication.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Your fundraising emails have ONE JOB: get people to take action. Please help us open the door for a teen to attend our personal development conference, benefit from having a mentor, and get on a path to college and a career.” . These jobs can be accessed via public transportation. Importance of jobs being on bus line .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2016

You may be familiar Goodwill as a place to shop, but the nonprofit does much more including helping people find jobs. In honor of Labor Day, Goodwill launches the #LaborofLove Campaign this week. I interviewed Beth Perell, VP of Communications and Information Management to learn more about the campaign strategy and goals.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn is a major gift fundraiser and nonprofit communications expert who uses technology to amplify her impact and do more with less. CA: During both my undergraduate and graduate degrees, I held a variety of part-time jobs to help defray my college expenses. All along this early adventure, I learned on the job.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

As nonprofits have gotten better at implementing multichannel communications and fundraising campaigns and improving their tracking and reporting systems, many nonprofits have come to the conclusion that creating a paid part- or full-time new media manager position is worth the financial investment. Photo and Video Editing Ability.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Positive feedback focuses on the specifics of job performance. Worse yet, without positive feedback, employees feel no sense that they are appreciated as individual talents with specific desires to learn and grow on the job and in their careers, reports Nicholas Nigro, author of, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 24, 2021

From donor communications and community collaboratives to leading your team , there are few areas where confidence doesn’t play a major role in your success and your comfort. Whatever you do, your job involves some sort of data. Showing up early communicates eagerness and fearlessness. Your identity is not your career.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

When it comes to advocacy, the two keys are making sure that your members can offer their input and communicating the impact of your advocacy back to them. This is not only beneficial to mentees; it’s also rewarding for mentors. Here are three benefits that you can use to provide members-only info.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Positive feedback focuses on the specifics of job performance. Worse yet, without positive feedback, employees feel no sense that they are appreciated as individual talents with specific desires to learn and grow on the job and in their careers, reports Nicholas Nigro, author of, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 12, 2019

Communicate clearly and often 14. Use job descriptions 55. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance 10. Err on the side of taking action 13.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Potential job applicants are beginning to place as much emphasis on positive organizational culture as they do on job tasks and salaries. The framework is based on Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, mapped to an organization’s hierarchy of needs: • Level 1: Functioning Factor – Do people have what they need to do their job?

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