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A Goal Without A Plan Is Just A Wish

Eric Jacobsen Blog

" A goal without a plan is just a wish ," is something Antoine de Saint-Exupéry said a long time ago. But, goals and plans were top of mind this past weekend. When 2013 started, I set a goal of running in 30 5K races during the year. Also last year,, my then 49-year-old sister-in-law set a goal to run her first-ever 10K race.

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A Goal Without A Plan Is Just A Wish

Eric Jacobsen Blog

" A goal without a plan is just a wish ," is something Antoine de Saint-Exupéry said a long time ago. But, goals and plans were top of mind this past weekend. When the year started, I set a goal of running in 30 5K races during 2013. A few months ago, my sister-in-law set a goal to run her first-ever 10K race.

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I Accomplished My 2015 Goal!

Eric Jacobsen Blog

I hit my 2015 fitness goal - run 50 competitive races during the year. Most of the races this year supported non-profit organizations, primarily in the Kansas City metro. This year also solidified my firm believe in goal setting , a topic I often write about on this blog. Make the goal measurable. I ran both races.

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How can board diversity successfully impact nonprofit growth?

ASU Lodestar Center

As nonprofits are in the business of seeking change within various populations, diversification within leadership in order to ensure the best outcomes of goals for all population demographics comes with the need for additional characteristics within its members. A diverse board provides additional expertise.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

The educational goals for the funders in this list include increasing postsecondary and higher learning opportunities, advancing innovation inside the classroom, engaging more students in the arts, and enhancing early childhood development, just to name a few. Areas served: Kansas City/Missouri. Areas served: US.

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Forum One Takes Home 8 WebAwards!

Forum One

American Jazz Museum Best Arts Website Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room and Gem Theater.

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20 Tips for Nonprofits Using Twitter

NetWits

This is a follow-up post to yesterday’s “ 10 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Use Twitter ,&# in which we talked about some of the many ways nonprofit can use social media networks, such as Twitter , as a communications vehicle to support their organization’s larger goals. 1 – Chris Tuttle. 15 – Will Coley.

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