VQ Strategies

DECEMBER 14, 2020

We thought it would be helpful to look at what the successful organizations all shared so that we might be able to apply those lessons more broadly to our sector’s work in 2021 and to our personal work plans. As we move into 2021, how can you embrace these lessons into your work? Here are a few thoughts to guide your response.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

But beyond these basics, many companies are providing financial relief with charitable dollars for their impacted workforce. Funding Federally Qualified Health Clinics (FQHC’s) is a philanthropic strategy for some companies to directly address the inequitable impact of the virus on people living in rural and underserved communities.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 19, 2023

Bloomerang recently acquired InitLive to make it easy for you to create a volunteer experience that inspires and maximizes the impact of your programs. I want to feel like I’m making an impact. Navigating that while also applying those lessons to the work we’d be doing was a profound experience. Did you know? Learn more here →.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Nonprofit leaders, impact investors, and philanthropists from all over the world gathered in San Francisco's Fort Mason Center this week for SOCAP12. The example he used was the hero myth: an underdog starts from nothing, becomes educated or stronger by way of a mentor, and then saves the world.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 30, 2012

The ESI Award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations whose innovations blend methods from the worlds of business and philanthropy, and that challenge the status quo to create sustainable social value with a potential for large-scale impact.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

October 14 brings a powerful new book full of leadership lessons for " how to be a first responder in business." This week, Wood, answered questions about his book, the lessons he teaches, and the remarkable work of Team Rubicon. A few surgeries later I found my role relegated to that of a back up and mentor to a rising star.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

There were also some great lessons they learned along the way that helped them to be successful. In 2021, they brought back the event, including all the lessons they had learned in 2020. They let people track through their activity metric, they set an impact goal, and they had a general dollar goal. Forward Together With Casa.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Six key lessons surfaced from our interviews with more than 35 global nonprofits. These volunteers engage journalists at local newspapers, radio and TV stations to exponentially scale up Greenpeace’s visibility and impact in Germany. She says, “I never thought I could be coaching and mentoring people.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 26, 2013

4 It is crucial that nonprofits understand that brand development and management can directly contribute to the organization’s positive impact. One example of a nonprofit organization rebranding in order to create a more positive impact on the community they serve is the Arizona based nonprofit formally known as Phoenix Youth At Risk.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2020

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. They were mentored, taught, supported and in almost every case, it was hard-working employees and managers who helped the CEO achieve their success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. They were mentored, taught, supported and in almost every case, it was hard-working employees and managers who helped the CEO achieve their success.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2019

About the same time, CASE released an alumni engagement whitepaper which identified four primary areas to measure alumni engagement: Volunteering: being a career mentor or serving on a board. As we worked through how we could add value to our alumni’s lives, we realized we needed a way to define and measure alumni engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

Paying it forward and Impact Rising – Guest Post by Christi Tran. Dan was the sole anonymous donor for the program, which brushed off my indignity and furnished me with a new laptop, a mentor, and monthly checks for books, food and travel. When I graduated, I was shocked to find out that Dan had forgiven all my school loans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

They reach out and welcome and mentor newcomers and newer people to the community. Each session has someone assigned from the community to help curate and assist. It is great to observe a conference where the “elders” and the next generation of young leaders provide mutual respect and support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

” I’ve been experimenting on how to do this with my peers so I can better understand how to design for this experience. One of the participants, Meg Biallas, does this through her blog – using it to synthesize and share lessons learned. This allows them to see, first-hand, the impact of social media communication.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. They were mentored, taught, supported and in almost every case, it was hard-working employees and managers who helped the CEO achieve their success.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2011

This organization uses sports, specifically basketball, as a vehicle to help youth get motivated in school and learn life lessons while at the same time producing some seriously great athletes. After we establish these principles, we can begin to teach them real life lessons that theyll use over and over again. Like this article?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. They were mentored, taught, supported and in almost every case, it was hard-working employees and managers who helped the CEO achieve their success.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

And I think where Millennials make the greatest impact is when they realize their capabilities to teach and that there’s an audience that wants to teach. Social scientists will debate impact and influence of social technologies for a long time. And that’s an important lesson to learn. do people respond?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The significance of the class is not the funds raised but the lessons learned in a safe environment, with support of faculty, alumni and staff as well as personal support from friends, family and agency partners. Some small nonprofits would feel grateful to accomplish this in such a short time. Steve Blakeslee.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

Hi friends, I've been inspired by this community for a long time - from being mentored by Britt Bravo when first starting a little Net2 chapter in Vancouver (which Elijah van der Giessen and team have turned into something huge and magnificently helpful), to being inspired by Amy Sample Ward to grow conversations and dig deeper.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

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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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

These lessons range from the challenging to the nurturing, from being agents of change to being humble friends and supporters. Whether it is nonprofits calling out misleading, damaging "no overhead" campaigns , demanding more governmental support, or proudly sharing our impact, a more assertive and proud nonprofit sector is needed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

This helped each team look at the ideas in terms of the cost and impact and prioritize what they thought were some of the best ideas. Groups would also get together to discuss failures and lessons learned, so the broader community can be more successful. Concept 4: 21st Century Enquirer. Concept 5: New Power / Old Power Hybrid.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 21, 2010

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2022

For 2021, my pick is, Heart First , Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything , by David Grossman , published in July 2021. I selected this book because the book is easy to read, incredibly engaging, and is filled with inspirational and powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of leaders with diverse backgrounds.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

And I think where Millennials make the greatest impact is when they realize their capabilities to teach and that there's an audience that wants to teach. Social scientists will debate impact and influence of social technologies for a long time. And that's an important lesson to learn. I think mentorship can happen both ways.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 13, 2010

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

For 2021, my pick is, Heart First , Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything , by David Grossman , published in July 2021. I selected this book because the book is easy-to-read, incredibly engaging, and is filled with inspirational and powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of leaders with diverse backgrounds.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The advisors are working with you on a monthly basis, on a quarterly basis doing presentations to the Board, and we track your impact. I learned a lot, but I wanted to be connected to, "What's my impact as a person, what's the impact that I'm creating?" That is very important to us, and we outline that from the beginning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2016

unites the social impact sector, games industry, media, government, and more to highlight stellar game-based projects with positive impact. Every year, more nonprofits and cause-minded organization getting into games – not just playing them but producing or developing them to share their mission with gamers around the world.

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Qgiv

JUNE 12, 2023

Let’s take a short detour back to our school days, specifically English class, and the lessons on verb tense. If you sense the team is up for it, invite them to the final challenge of distilling their work into an impactful short phrase that the team members adopt with pride. Discover your Tagline. Happy creating!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 8, 2010

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). What lessons will you leave behind?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

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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