Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

I had an exceptionally knowledgeable mentor who ran an office engaged in multiple types of fundraising activities: endowment (major gifts), special project fundraising (grant writing), annual fund (with a corporate slant), membership, database administration, special events, and volunteer management. My mind was a sponge.

Grant 52

Grant Interview Los Angeles Texas 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Over the last 11 years, I’ve conducted hundreds of in-depth interviews with people who experience chronic stress at a seven or above on a 10-point scale – that’s severe, very severe, or worst possible levels of stress – and they managed to avoid burnout. So, what did these resilient role models have in common?

Build 65

Build Pennsylvania Environment Skills 65

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Whether you are a seasoned leader or new in your leadership role, add this book to your list of must-read books to finish before the end of this year. Hougaard and Carter : Someone brand new in their leadership role has a fantastic opportunity to use this book as a guide to set them on a path of becoming a wise and compassionate leader.

Leadership 69

Leadership Authoring Roles Interview 69

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

Whether you are a seasoned leader or new in your leadership role, add this book to your list of must-read books during 2022. Rasmus Hougaard Jacqueline Carter Question to the Authors: How might a person brand new in their leadership position use the book differently from a leader who has been in his/her role for some time?

Leadership 78

Leadership Authoring Roles Interview 78

Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

Your board can do much more than approve budgetary plans and make high-level decisions about your nonprofit’s direction; in fact, board members can play a substantial role in every aspect of your organization. This means rallying not only your staff and volunteers around your nonprofit’s mission, but also your board. Let’s begin.

Facilitation 52

Facilitation Consultant Relationship Roles 52

NTEN

JUNE 25, 2014

The longer version of the story is that in a previous role, I was a part of a grantmakers'' group that was talking about funding NTEN back in the very early days. So we went back to the drawing board to develop a mobile platform that could provide them with a tether to a mentor. Doesn’t everyone just know NTEN?

NTEN 78

NTEN Interview Management Lesson 78

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 21, 2022

Whether you are a seasoned leader or new in your leadership role, add this book to your list of must-read books during 2022. Rasmus Hougaard Jacqueline Carter Question to the Authors: How might a person brand new in their leadership position use the book differently from a leader who has been in his/her role for some time?

Leadership 52

Leadership Authoring Roles Interview 52

VQ Strategies

JANUARY 24, 2022

Most of our positions won’t require background checks or interviews, so we don’t want to mention that on the webpage since we don’t want to deter anyone. Each call included similar statements: “Let’s let them register as volunteers for this event and then we can provide a link in our thank you email for them to volunteer again.”.

Volunteer 98

Volunteer Open Application Accessibility 98

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

Whether you are a seasoned leader or new in your leadership role, add this book to your list of must-read books during 2022. Rasmus Hougaard Jacqueline Carter Question to the Authors: How might a person brand new in their leadership position use the book differently from a leader who has been in his/her role for some time?

Leadership 52

Leadership Authoring Roles Interview 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Lack of support and mentorship A bit like building a social network, individuals from underserved communities may lack access to supportive mentors who can help guide them and provide advice on how to succeed in their chosen fields. Mentorship is in many ways a mindset, and one which those from BIPOC communities are not regularly exposed to.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Challenge Leadership Tips 105

Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

You’ve started applying for jobs and have lined up a few interviews. How do you prepare for interviews? 2) Research everyone who will be interviewing you, whether it’s one-on-one or a panel. Get some inside scoop from them on what they are looking for in this role. Know a little about them and try to find commonalities.

Advice 103

Advice Giving Job Fundraising 103

sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

If you don’t currently hold a leadership role, talk to your management early and often. We offered them a description of the role, what the benefits would be to participants, and the honorarium the participants would receive for sharing their time and expertise. Outline the participant role. Leadership support is essential.

Participatory 114

Participatory Model Leadership Application 114

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In an interview for a previous ED position, I was asked to provide an example of how I demonstrated “extreme frugality.” This was back in the days of coupon-clipping, and while I momentarily pondered that as a response, I knew it was not “extreme ” enough for the interviewing board members. Perhaps that was an overshare?

Nonprofit 81

Nonprofit Grant Mentoring Interview 81

TechImpact

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Perhaps it’s because of the people they’ll meet, or because they’ll pick up a valuable skill they can point to during their next job interview. Provide mentors. Try using a younger adult who will be a more natural role model. Figure out why volunteering at your nonprofit would be attractive to a 20-something.

Volunteer 121

Volunteer Mentoring Statistics Linkedin 121

Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You can review resumes, do mock interviews, or be a referral to job seekers through GEMs in Tech. You can mentor or teach a class with Tech Forward. Volunteer to support one or more of the thousands of Trailblazers pivoting to Salesforce careers from other industries. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

Open Source 111

Open Source Sponsor Tech Conversation 111

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 23, 2021

How early in life should someone find a mentor? Michael : To some extent, it depends which role you are hiring for, but generally speaking, all of these are critical. Prior to this role, MacDonald was executive vice president of OfficeMax, from August to October 2011, overseeing the Contract Division.

Philadelphia 52

Philadelphia Lesson Life Skills 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Wood : Football taught me a lot about the power of understanding roles. My coach, Barry Alvarez, used to yell "know your role." A few surgeries later I found my role relegated to that of a back up and mentor to a rising star. What leadership skills did you learn playing football that then served you well as a Marine?

Authoring 62

Authoring Business Interview Disaster 62

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 27, 2021

Very often, employers reject autistic candidates because of presumed interpersonal problems — the candidate might have been staring at the floor instead of giving eye contact or didn’t seem to have a sense of humour, and the interviewer might feel that they wouldn’t be good at dealing with customers.

Support 122

Support Awareness Celebrate Environment 122

BoardAssist

JANUARY 9, 2018

Donating – What Nonprofit Role is Best for You? You’ve heard from a million friends and mentors that joining a nonprofit board is great for the career. Don’t Forget to Join a Nonprofit Board explains our thinking as to why all your friends and mentors are exactly right. for all the answers! But why exactly is that true?

Mentoring 40

Mentoring Volunteer Interview Analytics 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Authored by Capulet’s Julie Szabo and Darren Barefoot, this report is based on in-depth interviews with leading practitioners and a literature review. Six key lessons surfaced from our interviews with more than 35 global nonprofits. It’s the most important volunteer role one can have at Greenpeace Germany,” says Dr. Kress.

Volunteer 76

Volunteer Germany Washington Interview 76

Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Without proper “education,” landing an interview let alone a job working in digital marketing was a pipedream—I found myself stuck, making minimum wage, wearing a well-known green apron simply for the health benefits. In 2017 I faced an unexpected health situation—I lost my business, my savings, and my life plan.

Experiment 59

Experiment Time Life Environment 59

BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Donating – What Nonprofit Role is Best for You? You’ve heard from a million friends and mentors that joining a nonprofit board is great for the career. Don’t Forget to Join a Nonprofit Board explains our thinking as to why all your friends and mentors are exactly right. for all the answers! But why exactly is that true?

Mentoring 40

Mentoring Volunteer Interview Analytics 40

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In an interview for a previous ED position, I was asked to provide an example of how I demonstrated “extreme frugality.” This was back in the days of coupon-clipping, and while I momentarily pondered that as a response, I knew it was not “extreme ” enough for the interviewing board members. Perhaps that was an overshare?

Nonprofit 41

Nonprofit Grant Mentoring Interview 41

CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Watch the interview on demand here. As a graduate of Indiana Bible College, she spent two decades working at a ministry and mentoring missionary kids before transitioning to her current role. We’re honored to get to help play a role in your success! About Compassion Services International. Get started with us today.

Storytelling 73

Storytelling International email Service 73

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2010

." -- Tom Aageson, co-founder, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship A week, or so ago I interviewed my Dad, Tom Aageson, for a special Father's Day show on the Big Vision Podcast. I've posted an edited transcript of the interview below. The role it plays is to really focus on the entrepreneur.

Culture 51

Culture Global Interview New Mexico 51

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Here are 10 steps to take for attaining greater gender balance : Don't accept that there aren't enough female candidates for your senior leadership roles. Mentor your high-potential females. An effective mentoring program demands structure. Choose a mentor. Increase your pipeline of female talent across the organization.

Leadership 40

Leadership Profit Mentoring Ratio 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

The idea of using social media for social impact was still pretty new, though it was certainly playing a pretty big role in the Presidential election. We sensed that we needed to figure out the role that technology and social media could play in the social sector, and that we needed to help our grantee partners figure it out too.

Celebrate 116

Celebrate Foundation Chapter Social Media 116

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 4, 2016

We’d like to provide our readers with a peek into what we do each day to accomplish our mission by introducing members of the faculty and staff via short interviews and conversations. My professional role includes three aspects: teaching, research, and service. Meet the folks who are here to help you and your nonprofit succeed!

Journal 66

Journal Associations Philanthropy Lesson 66

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

Note from Beth: I first learned about this project last year, when Shiree Teng, the project leader, interviewed me as part of some research on capacity building consultants that lead to the design of ImpactRising. When I graduated, I was shocked to find out that Dan had forgiven all my school loans.

Consultant 102

Consultant Resource Build Laptop 102

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Though it may have been nerve-wracking in the moment, I loved having to interview with so many organizations and having to think on my feet. Starting out, my main focus was recruiting community members to become change makers and role models in children’s lives—also known as Big Brothers and Big Sisters.

Public 40

Public Impact Arizona Empowerment 40

Achieve

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

One important way to solicit feedback is by interviewing board members when. Bob Happy brings nearly 35 years of experience providing expert leadership and direction to clients across the not-for-profit sector to his current role as President of Averill Solutions. you’re conducting a planning and feasibility study.

Practice 40

Practice Training Train Collaboration 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2006

on July 18th and subsequently had a chance to interview her at her fabulous virtual office in Second Life. I'm working on a project (Second Life) that is really pushing the boundaries on what is possible and I have a direct role in what happens. Mentors in the community are great. Mixed Reality Event ??? It's amazing.

Second Life 50

Second Life Life Interview San Jose 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Our group also visited Starfish Impact School , where we learned about their work to ensure indigenous girls have equal access to education and provided mentoring and training for young women graduates of Starfish. This work is very inspiring because you are able share knowledge and learn about their work in protecting women’s rights.

Open 70

Open Guatemala Tips Training 70

Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

How do I deal with going through the interview process all over again? I had already been having conversations over the months prior to that with some of my mentors about making a switch to consulting. ” I’ve lined up a couple of interviews. How do you prepare for interviews? How do you prepare for interviews?

Job 105

Job Video Interview Nonprofit 105

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 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). So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

Mentoring 63

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Skills 63

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.

Mentoring 57

Mentoring Tips Kansas City Kansas 57

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

He’s now one of my mentors, advisors, and dear friends. This is what we need you to do, so roles and responsibilities, those were sent out in advance before anybody then ultimately committed. . I just had an interview with one of my guests very recently, and in the outtake I said, you know, “How was this interview for you?

People 76

People Community Video Podcast 76