Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Recently, we have been exploring a fascinating topic that is not only close to our hearts, but very timely due to burnout in the nonprofit sector – empathetic leadership. Empathetic leadership, to us, is about seeing through the eyes of others. Now, you might be wondering, “how do we practice empathy in our leadership styles?”

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

You want to collect the data you need to make informed decisions, support your grantees’ success, and demonstrate your impact. Getting your leadership on board with streamlining your grantee application may require some planning. The challenge isn’t knowing what to do. It’s getting buy-in.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

posted by Nico Marcolongo Fall 2021 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. These realities require leadership capable of allying highly autonomous and dispersed workforces into a united effort. Leadership requires cultivating healthy inter-personal relationships based on mutual trust. Authentic engagement.

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Demonstrating appreciation of and for the human resources, the people, who create the foundation of your organization is a loving act and an essential layer of the service delivery model. The post Leadership, love, and acts of service: How to encourage your team appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? What are common misconceptions about leadership?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 1, 2021

Check out the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. Servant leadership is about always putting others first. Each of the 44 stories/chapters stands strong on its own.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2023

There are eight specific actions business leaders can take to show that they value their employees , according to Andrew Leigh , author of the book, Ethical Leadership -- Creating and Sustaining an Ethical Business Culture. Those eight behaviors are: Attention -- Pay attention to what people say to show your interest.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 20, 2020

Check out the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. Servant leadership is about always putting others first. Each of the 44 stories/chapters stands strong on its own.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Be sure to read the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. Servant leadership is about always putting others first. Each of the 44 stories/chapters stands strong on its own.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Maxwell ’s book, The 5 Levels of Leadership. It’s one of my favorite and most useful books about leadership. The highest level leaders (Level 5) are measured by the caliber of leaders they develop, not the caliber of their own leadership. Demonstration – Show them what you want them to know and do.

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.orgSource

MARCH 20, 2023

It’s a journey that begins with leadership and strategy. Integrate Leadership, Strategy, and Planning How do you break entrenched business habits and move forward? As I said earlier, leadership and strategy are key. Digital leadership means rolling up your sleeves and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Be sure to read the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. Servant leadership is about always putting others first. Each of the 44 stories/chapters stands strong on its own.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

posted by Brittney Riedinger Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. The lack of diversity in our country’s leadership has become a topic of scrutiny in recent years, and the nonprofit sector is not exempt from the problem. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? What are common misconceptions about leadership?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

In truth, doing hard things and making difficult decisions is often the most compassionate thing to do,” explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way. Wise compassionate leadership is to have respectful and caring confrontations with others.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

They can help drive a culture of adoption , which allows leadership to focus on change management activities to ensure you succeed with significant tech shifts. This helps demonstrate the holistic impact of the desired shift on the entire organization. Try one (or both!)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

By Annisa Wanat , an independent consultant who works to strengthen the capacity of mission-driven organizations to achieve their goals more strategically by providing customized solutions in leadership, management, and communications. 1) Demonstrate Transparency. Transparency is an essential quality for a nonprofit.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? What are common misconceptions about leadership?

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Based on my anecdotal experience, most associations support the idea that a diverse leadership and workforce contributes to their success. Low commitment from senior leadership and volunteers. It’s easy to demonstrate the correlation between diversity, innovation, engagement, and increased revenue. Do the research.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 26, 2019

Be sure to read the definitive book on servant leadership. A curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. Servant leadership is about always putting others first. Each of the 44 stories/chapters stands strong on its own.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 14, 2019

Because Dr. Rodger Dean Duncan delivers so much timely, straight-forward and relevant wisdom in his book, Change-friendly Leadership , reading it is like talking with your trusted best friend. Duncan's change-friendly leadership approach includes knowing how to leverage the Champions, Agents, Sponsors and Targets within your organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2023

By Lyn Chamberlin , President at Lyn Chamberlin Leadership – an award-winning nonprofit brand strategist who works with organizations and successful women to create transformative brand narratives. Openly sharing stories about your work, outcomes, and financial stewardship fosters trust and demonstrates accountability.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 30, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here ! Remember: one size doesn’t fit all.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2018

Tomorrow, March 6, brings the release of the new definitive book on servant leadership. A curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. Servant leadership is about always putting others first.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

“Given the research-validated outcomes and demonstrated financial impact belonging offers, organizations should make cultivating belonging a personal leadership imperative across the world,” says Brad Deutser , author of the new book, Belonging Rules: Five Crucial Actions That Build Unity and Foster Performance.

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sgEngage

JUNE 16, 2021

Now that you have gathered a group(s) of donors of interest, use your data and analytics to prioritize these crisis donors and create opportunities for them to become leadership donors. I am confident you can identify donors who are demonstrating increased responsiveness and generosity who will be your organization’s next leadership donors.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Leaders and managers have to demonstrate that they care about the emotional well-being of all those impacted by the crisis,” he adds. The 10-step quick guide for leaders offers insights from Grossman’s philosophy on leading effectively by demonstrating empathy, humanity, and authenticity, what he calls, “Heart First" Leadership.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A common theme emerges from the experiences shared by these leaders from diverse backgrounds: a fundamental absence of trust in their leadership. This, in turn, exacerbates the absence of trust in their leadership. And when I talk to the leadership or my board about that, it seems to fall on deaf ears,’” said Wilds Lawson.

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Candid

MARCH 25, 2024

Be prepared to demonstrate that you are intimately familiar with the needs of your community and know that your services are meeting them. Do you have capable leadership and an effective board?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 29, 2019

Step by step, Egnal demonstrates how effective leaders reject fuzzy terminology in favor of the language of leadership. And, by language of leadership, he means using language that clearly and powerfully brings ideas to life for the audience. The book has two parts. Be courageous. Make it an everyday process.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

The 118th Congress has new leadership and plenty of new lawmakers. The change in congressional leadership and redistricting means you might no longer have highly-trained volunteers in the districts where you need them most. They are demonstrating the confidence to speak on your issues and the passion to be very public about it.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 3, 2024

By promoting its EDI efforts, AAMC demonstrates its commitment to social change and advancement. Create content that reflects equity, diversity, and inclusion Advance your own EDI efforts and simultaneously support your members with valuable thought leadership content.

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.orgSource

JULY 29, 2023

Documenting the steps that you will take in a leadership challenge is a good way to begin training yourself to act with intention in a situation filled with extreme emotional distractions. Uncovering an issue that’s silently creeping through your organization demonstrates your control over the situation. Talk to your team.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

dues, lengthy training requirements, expected attendance at meetings); A weak (or nonexistent) leadership pipeline to sustain governance; Hierarchical culture due to a perceived “pecking order” based on years of service, volunteer title, or level of training; and A drain on staff time to attend council meetings and support subcommittees, etc.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. The book''s two authors recently shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? What are common misconceptions about leadership?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2023

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Give an example of when you demonstrated good leadership. Describe a situation when these qualities helped you lead others. Did it work?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2018

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? What are common misconceptions about leadership?

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