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Using Design Thinking for A Foundation’s Investment Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Participants reviewed their notes from the expert sessions, and wrote down challenges on blue sticky notes, strengths on pink sticky notes, and opportunities on green sticky notes. Sometimes the enemy of innovation is not solving the right problem.

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

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Senator Hillary Clinton at the Service Nation Summit!

Have Fun - Do Good

As the world becomes more complicated and problems more intractable, we are called to serve." The Education Corps will tackle the need for more mentors and leaders in schools, and try to stem the drop out crisis. ." -- James Keller Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) was one of the final speakers today at the Service Nation Summit.

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3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Eric Jacobsen Blog

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. They pose alternatives.

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Interview with My Dad, Tom Aageson, Co-Founder, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship

Have Fun - Do Good

In the case of cultural entrepreneurship, we're addressing - not necessarily a problem, but sometimes that's true. Why should people care about cultural entrepreneurship, when, in the "do-good" world, they could spend their time on social entrepreneurship, or being "green?" We do that through mentoring.

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How To Be A Green Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Build, Buy, or Customize?

Connection Cafe

Their offshore developers “just take care of it, no problem”? Think Green. Access to platform SMEs and/or a community of developers who can train and “mentor” your staff? Development approach. How will the team approach development? Is there an impact on upgrades, either major or minor?

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