Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

The authors define middle managers as the people who are at least once removed from the front line and at least a layer below the senior leadership. From this pivotal position, a middle manager’s job is to bring out the best in their people, and in that way bring out the best in their organizations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2019

By Alec Green , Chief Marketing Evangelist at NonprofitReady.org , an online hub of 400+ free online courses in topics ranging from fundraising to grant writing, leadership to program management. Too often, nonprofit professionals don’t receive the training they need. 3) Strategies for a Successful Nonprofit Job Search.

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Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

As a veterinary resident, part of her job involved teaching, and that responsibility did not end with the shut-in. Ali was expected to make a training video from home on how to extract a bone marrow sample — without an examining room, without equipment, and most especially without an animal. The concern right now may be timing.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Pull the board out of the weeds and train their focus on strategy, where it belongs. Replace Squinting With Scanning The CEO’s job is to run the organization. Our board’s primary role is fiduciary, and they also guide our strategy. It becomes the staff’s job to bring that vision to life. The board’s is to be visionaries.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

posted by Brittney Riedinger Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. The lack of diversity in our country’s leadership has become a topic of scrutiny in recent years, and the nonprofit sector is not exempt from the problem. Utilizing strategies to ensure the efficacy of the training (e.g.,

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Having been the only one in my business school class who chose a career in the nonprofit sector, I was able to use my MBA training to lead change and turnarounds. But the reality is that these people won’t necessarily be effective in a governance role. If it failed to do these, it would risk being held liable for negligence.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A common theme emerges from the experiences shared by these leaders from diverse backgrounds: a fundamental absence of trust in their leadership. This, in turn, exacerbates the absence of trust in their leadership. And when I talk to the leadership or my board about that, it seems to fall on deaf ears,’” said Wilds Lawson.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

Define roles and responsibilities clearly Defining roles and responsibilities ensures that potential candidates have a precise understanding of your organization’s expectations and protects against any surprises. Ensure your job descriptions are comprehensive by covering the following items: Soft and hard skills.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

Define roles and responsibilities clearly Defining roles and responsibilities ensures that potential candidates have a precise understanding of your organization’s expectations and protects against any surprises. Ensure your job descriptions are comprehensive by covering the following items: Soft and hard skills.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

posted by Brian Hetzer Spring 2021 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. The answers stem from how volunteer management and key organizational leadership view volunteer retention - the ability to keep volunteers long-term. Volunteers feeling a lack of trust and faith in organization’s leadership.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

You’ll hear this advice over and over again from successful people with diverse backgrounds, from the likes of Oprah Winfrey to Steve Jobs. Similarly, Cendana’s advice to those interested in pursuing executive leadership roles is to find an executive director who is willing to mentor you. Find a mentor. And it’s true!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

What do you like about the job and the organization so far? Tell me what you don’t understand about your job and about our organization now that you’ve had a month to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. Do you feel you have been sufficiently trained in all aspects of your job to perform at a high level?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2023

The authors define middle managers as the people who are at least once removed from the front line and at least a layer below the senior leadership. From this pivotal position, a middle manager’s job is to bring out the best in their people, and in that way bring out the best in their organizations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This refers to the feelings, attitudes, and opinions of the individuals participating in your programs, courses, or training. Understanding Seasonal Enrollment Patterns Seasonality plays a significant role in education program enrollment, impacting engagement levels and learner preferences.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Create a leadership team. Define your volunteer roles. Train volunteers. Create a leadership team. Additionally, some of these roles may be filled by qualified volunteers rather than paid nonprofit staff members. Define your volunteer roles. Set goals for your volunteer program. Craft a mission statement.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

What do you like about the job and the organization so far? Tell me what you don’t understand about your job and about our organization now that you’ve had a month to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. Do you feel you have been sufficiently trained in all aspects of your job to perform at a high level?

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

You want board members who are able to successfully function in the role of financial stewardship of your nonprofit. This is time wasted on so many levels and a clear signal that this board lacks a clear understanding of their role in financial stewardship. Their roles and responsibilities have greater weight.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Some of these factors are environmental and out of your control: the economy, politics, changes in leadership, and pandemics. Retention saves money by reducing recruiting and training costs and increases income by eliminating relationship disruptions, thus shortening the time between first solicitation and first gift.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

You may be thinking that it’s not the right time to consider additional employee training at your organization because everyone is stressed about the pandemic. However, that’s actually what makes it a perfect time to invest in new training programs! They’ll have everything they need in one centralized location.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

eCardWidget’s guide to employee engagement defines this concept as: “The level of commitment and investment employees feel toward their employers, workplaces, and jobs.” Leadership style. Recruiting and onboarding new employees is far more costly than retaining existing trained employees. Lack of leadership support.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 2, 2023

Define Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities Once you’ve identified the tasks that volunteers can perform, create clear and detailed job descriptions for each role. Include information about the time commitment, necessary skills, and any specific training required.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

These types of agents may support Salesforce as their full-time job or may have a variety of responsibilities, including, but not limited to, being a BA or SU. SU: These individuals are recommended by their team’s leadership to be the subject matter expert on their team for solutions within Salesforce. Tier 2 Support.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

posted by Kelly Hart Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Leadership must recognize this impact on their staff and adapt to strengthen and build a more resilient workplace to achieve sustainability. Adjust your leadership style. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

In their new book, Real-Time Leadership , leadership coaches David Noble and Carol Kauffman teach leaders how to use their unique MOVE framework to help leaders adjust their reflexive reactions and optimize their responses to any situation – including unexpected and complex leadership challenges. O : Generate Options.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Yet it’s not enough for just your leadership team to embrace these innovative principles. Empower your staff as innovators through technology training. Routine training is key to better skilled and more productive employees. Additionally, training your staff helps them invest in your organization.

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NTEN

MAY 11, 2012

Volunteers are the lifeblood of many a nonprofit, and there are many ways you can engage them in technical roles – but it requires a special skill set to manage them. We'll explore the pros and cons of a volunteer workforce supporting technology at our upcoming webinar, "Engaging Volunteers in Technical Roles".

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. We are here to talk about philanthropic leadership. Full Transcript: Steven: All right, Elizabeth, I’ve got 2:30 Eastern officially.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

According to a survey by Landles-Cobb, Kramer, and Smith Milway (2015), the second most cited reason for staff turnover, behind low compensation, was lack of leadership development and growth opportunity. Organizations can start small, perhaps focusing on a few emerging leaders, and build structured leadership development systems over time.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Make information readily available to internal stakeholders so it’s easier for people to do their jobs. Finance must partner with other departments and organizational leadership. A crucial part of a leader’s daily role is to guide the path toward positive change: more efficiency, better information, and more accessible data.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

What do you like about the job and the organization so far? Tell me what you don’t understand about your job and about our organization now that you’ve had a month to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. Do you feel you have been sufficiently trained in all aspects of your job to perform at a high level?

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sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2023

These employees must provide the leadership team with the necessary financial information for planning, budgeting, and growth of the organization. When filling finance department roles, contract or hire staff with appropriate education and experience. Your leadership must create an ethical foundation that starts at the top.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

Or have you been thrown into your role, with no one to guide you and your boss just saying “Do it”? If any of this sounds like you, and you’re tired of being so stressed, check out this webinar, led by fundraising and leadership expert, Mazarine Treyz (Wild Woman Fundraising). Her latest book, Get the Job! Space is limited!

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Twenty Hats

DECEMBER 28, 2021

On the other hand, I feel like the existing posts do a good job of articulating my volunteer engagement philosophy: that quality volunteer engagement cannot occur without motivated, dedicated, and well-trained volunteer managers. As leaders of volunteers, we focus a lot on the role of volunteers within our organizations.

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Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Provide volunteers with career development and training opportunities. Promote volunteers to new roles that leverage their skills and abilities. Offer volunteers the opportunity to fill leadership roles. Provide volunteers with on-the-job praise. Make your volunteers time commitment meaningful (do not waste time).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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