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Good CEO, Bad Call—How to Recover

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Ask about issues and challenges. Uncovering an issue that’s silently creeping through your organization demonstrates your control over the situation. Perhaps you haven’t understood all the issues. If you don’t already have those mentors in place, it’s past time to begin developing an executive support system.

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Why attracting younger members is crucial for association success

Nimble AMS

Young professionals see the value of volunteering, raising awareness, and charitable acts, whether it’s for a political, personal, or professional issue. Springtide Research Institute discovered only 38% of Gen Z respondents have mentors, though 82% believe mentorship opportunities are vital to their professional and personal success.

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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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Each of these issues could signal that a more streamlined organizational structure is needed. Junior employees who are mentored and empowered as decision-makers and innovators will reward you with personal investment in their work, concern for your members’ well-being, and passion for your association’s mission. That’s trust.

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Fundraising Ethics In Higher Education

Bloomerang

But integrity is squarely at the top. Here are 10 issues around fundraising ethics from my time leading advancement programs for higher learning institutions. To be candid, as a candidate for positions myself, as a courtesy, I’ve drafted letters of recommendation for mentors who would submit them.

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Living Case Studies: Integrated Social Media Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This approach produces rich learning. This week I did a social media training for a cluster of the foundation’s sustainable agriculture grantees. Here’s some notes on what I learned integrated social media campaigns as well as the process that prompted these insights. Spectragram.

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Benetech, Bookshare and Google Summer of Code

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Integrate Social Network sharing Social Networks have become one of the very popular trends in the modern society. As for this project, with the limited time frame, I have limited the social network integration to Facebook and Twitter. Moreover, I should mention my mentor Meghan Larson who has been a great support in my journey.

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What leadership skills do nonprofit emerging leaders need to succeed?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Two recent research studies take a pass at answering that questions and the findings should be useful to those mentoring emerging leaders in their organizations and looking for professional development opportunities for them. “ The report offers some great tips and advice to those managing emerging leaders on how to mentor them.

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