Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2016

If you are a leader already engaging with an executive coach, or contemplating engaging one, here are four ways to make your coaching experience a success, as reported in a relatively recent issue of Fortune magazine: Find the right match. Find someone to push and challenge you. To encourage you and to hold you accountable. Be sure the person you engage with is a person you can trust and can talk to easily.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2016

By almost any measure, and in almost every industry, December is the busiest month of the year. This is especially true for community foundations. Not only are you taking care of business-as-usual, you’re also managing year-end grant cycles, accepting complex assets, holding donor appreciation events, and trying to close the books. Fortunately, you’re not in it alone!

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Foundation Community Guide Grant 26

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2016

I really like these 10 guiding business principles that San Antonio, TX headquartered insurance company USAA lives by: Exceed customer expectations Live the Golden Rule (treat others with courtesy and respect) Be a leader Participate and contribute Pursue excellence Work as a team Share knowledge Keep it simple (make it easy for customers to do business with us and for us to work together) Listen and communicate Have fun You can find more examples of companies with impressive guiding principles

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VolunteerMark

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Robert Ingersoll once said, “We rise by lifting others.” In today’s cut-throat world, where a company’s worth is determined by the 0’s in its Balance Sheets, it’s commendable how some organizations have not forgotten their true purpose of existence. To serve society.

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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