The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Nonprofit leaders need to commit to a mindset of continuous learning and professional development to remain relevant and effective in their current roles. Reflect on your strengths, weaknesses, and professional goals to identify areas for improvement and growth.

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Professional Develop Tampa Mentoring 64

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2019

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. And, I've have the honor and good fortune to be a mentor, both formally and informally, for various individuals the past few decades. Mentoring is powerful. Both being a mentor. And, being mentored. Bestselling author, Ken Blanchard, Ph.D.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. And, I've have the honor and good fortune to be a mentor, both formally and informally, for various individuals the past few decades. Mentoring is powerful. Both being a mentor. And, being mentored. Bestselling author, Ken Blanchard, Ph.D.

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Mentoring Articulate Phase Journal 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. And, I've have the honor and good fortune to be a mentor, both formally and informally, for various individuals the past few decades. Mentoring is powerful. Both being a mentor. And, being mentored. Bestselling author, Ken Blanchard, Ph.D.

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Mentoring Articulate Phase Journal 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 3, 2017

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. And, I've have the honor and good fortune to be a mentor, both formally and informally, for various individuals the past few decades. Mentoring is powerful. Both being a mentor. And, being mentored. Bestselling author, Ken Blanchard, Ph.D.

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Mentoring Tips Articulate Phase 44

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 15, 2017

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. And, I've have the honor and good fortune to be a mentor, both formally and informally, for various individuals the past few decades. Mentoring is powerful. Both being a mentor. And, being mentored. Bestselling author, Ken Blanchard, Ph.D.

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Mentoring Articulate Phase Journal 40

.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

BoardSource found that non-profit boards that conduct self-assessments are more likely to have a clear mission and vision, and they are more likely to be effective in achieving their goals. The idea is not to find fault but to discover opportunities for learning how to work together more effectively.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Searching for some more ways to become an effective leader?

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Effective Mentoring Policy Technique 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Searching for some more ways to become an effective leader?

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Effective Mentoring Policy Technique 52

.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

For leaders who see themselves as their employees do, their employees tend to have a better relationship with them, feel more satisfied with them, and see them as more effective in general. Career coaches and mentors are great. However, the benefits of exploring your inner dynamics extend far beyond business.

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Awareness Singapore Journal Roles 221

Volunteer Hub

MARCH 1, 2023

Does your orientation and training program align with your mission and goals? Recruiting passionate volunteers and training them effectively will help your nonprofit nurture growth long-term. A good orientation and training program will provide volunteers with a positive experience and first impression of your organization.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 28, 2021

However, recruitment is only one part of building an effective board. What committees are in place to help you meet your goals? . What are your goals? Once you communicate your goals, tell your board members what role they should play to help you get to where you want to be. Assign a mentor. If so, congratulations!

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Create a mentor program. . Be sure to outline the goals of the ambassador program early on. If your main goal is to raise awareness about your nonprofit , then each ambassador’s task list will look different than if you were trying to fundraise. . Create a mentor program. . Plan an onboarding event. . It’s a win-win!

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

Once we talk through the issues, they realize that there is a current employee, who with the right training and mentoring, would be a great fit for the role. This is often more cost-effective, especially when you add the benefit of the goodwill surrounding a promotion. Don’t Rush We all make hiring mistakes.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2022

What Dr. Russell brings to the discussion table is the notion that the way many organizations treat folks in the fundraising role makes it impossible for them to do their work effectively. The fundraiser serves as mentor, sage, advisor, and guide.”. Along with this change in role comes a change in goal.

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Roles Philanthropy Strategy Facilitation 122

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. It is not a goal or a strategy. A person’s vision is her image of a possible future. It is a dream!

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Mentoring Teach Authoring Exercise 63

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This can make it difficult for BIPOC-led organizations to address the needs of their communities effectively, and can also limit their ability to attract and retain talented staff and volunteers. BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment.

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Accessibility Challenge Leadership Tips 108

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove – a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. Though it’s startlingly articulate, AI doesn’t think, and it doesn’t know your nonprofit’s goals or supporters as well as you do.

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Content Calendar Language Social Media 351

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

For Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), personalization for each young person (a “Little”) and their adult mentor (a “Big”) is critical to its mission. The pandemic forced BBBSA to quickly transform deep, in-person connections into virtual relationships.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 5, 2023

Volunteers need to understand what is expected of them, what their role will entail, how to perform duties effectively, and what impact their contributions will have in the community. Effective communication improves experience. Clear Communication One of the most important aspects of any volunteer program is clear communication.

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Volunteer Experiment Tips Training 95

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 13, 2011

David Burkus often provides valuable comments to my various Blog postings, and he's a person who effectively uses a board of advisers, instead of mentors, to help him achieve success. I've found that in my life, it was easier and more effective to set up a board of advisers," said Burkus, the editor of LeaderLab.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Regulate your thoughts and emotions to remain effective in the midst of stress. At the time, I was a management consultant and, like most people who experience high stress at work, I felt like burnout was an inevitable part of my success – something I would eventually need to go through to achieve my professional goals.

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Build Pennsylvania Environment Skills 93

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

When nonprofit leadership takes the time to build relationships, mentor staff, elicit insights and feedback and demonstrate the ability to act on that feedback, the staff will begin to trust that they have a place and a voice within the organization. The goals must be SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and measurable).

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Set goals for your volunteer program. Set goals for your volunteer program.

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Volunteer Program Roles Training 92

Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

To effectively advance your cause and push your fundraising goals forward, your nonprofit needs a strong internal infrastructure and team. Aly Sterling Philanthropy explains that nonprofit strategic planning is the process of aligning your organization’s goals with your values to provide a dynamic performance map for the future.

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Kindful

AUGUST 28, 2023

Voice your perspective, especially where you see areas of risk, roadblocks to our goals, or when something can be done in a better way. Skills and Experience We are building complex software, which will be used in different environments, by many users with different goals, with different data.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

But consider that with inclusion comes new relationships, new perspectives, perhaps new ways of doing things that are just as effective. Let’s not immediately assume that our fundraising goals and our human ones are incompatible. Unless you are committed to making a cultural change, the question of DEI is moot.

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Develop Pennsylvania Mentoring Newsletter 123

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

But without an effective volunteer recruitment strategy, finding participants for peer-to-peer fundraisers can be challenging. To push your fundraising efforts past the finish line, you want to engage supporters who have a deep connection with your cause and a motivation to help you reach your goals. With this in mind, let’s dive in!

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Volunteer Tips Fundraising Social Media 52

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 14, 2019

However, limited and dated understandings of financial decisions can have disastrous effects on a nonprofit’s mission and impact. A strategic HR approach also involves forecasting future needs and hiring to meet those growth goals. Leaders must understand that they cannot afford not to invest in talent development.

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Team Build Colorado Mentoring 61

sgEngage

APRIL 7, 2021

The onset of COVID-19 and its disproportionate impact on black and brown communities pushed the social sector to pivot, stretch and temporarily shutter programs in service to a singular goal: survival. LEE invests in leaders of color with a goal of creating a new type of political leadership. Invest in leadership.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 7, 2022

They can see the direct benefits of their work in their role as a mentor, helper, or other capacity. Effective rewards can include such simple, no-cost things as reserving parking spaces for volunteers or giving them their own desks or workspace. Recognition of Service. Rewards and Recognition.

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Retention Volunteer Mentoring Skills 92

Nucleus

AUGUST 17, 2021

How does this survey support our strategic plan or strategic goals? An Effective Survey Some tips for writing surveys include: Keep it short and to the point. Tie your data collection activity to your strategic plan or goals; the data is vital to informing action or business plans related to strategies. Former members?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Research shows that 50% of development officers currently working aren’t meeting goals and expectations and are raising less than $500,000 annually. Tailor goals and expectations based on each officer’s role, tenure, experience, and portfolio. Measure the most important goals that lead to results.

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Develop Management Gift Proposal 79

Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The goals of the DEI Open Source Commons team center around leveling the playing field for everyone in tech by increasing diversity and inclusion at Salesforce community events, in addition to creating and modeling a toolkit that groups can use towards their own diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Representation matters.

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Open Source Sponsor Tech Conversation 111

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 15, 2022

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. It is not a goal or a strategy. A person’s vision is her image of a possible future. It is a dream!

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Teach Authoring Mentoring Exercise 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. It is not a goal or a strategy. A person’s vision is her image of a possible future. It is a dream!

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Teach Authoring Mentoring Exercise 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. It is not a goal or a strategy. A person’s vision is her image of a possible future. It is a dream!

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Teach Authoring Mentoring Exercise 55