Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” – Peter Drucker. So how can you, in the words of Peter Drucker, “teach people how to learn?” By leaning into your staff members’ desire to learn by implementing virtual training courses, you can see benefits such as: Improved Staff Retention Rates.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

That’s why companies with the best retention, morale, and productivity are led by leaders with heart. When it comes to leadership, why is empathy even more crucial today than it was five or even two years ago? Feeling disrespected was cited by 57% of those who left as the reason. A word that comes up a lot in the book is “empathy.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

posted by Erin Larkins, Fall 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. First, it helps with staff retention rates. Peer-to-peer learning is a valuable way to teach and learn new skills without costing the organization much more than an employee’s normal salary. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

These opportunities teach students valuable skills while allowing them to contribute their time and energy to help worthy causes. Teaching volunteers valuable life skills. Volunteers can develop leadership skills, project planning skills, and task management skills. Offer tangible benefits. Make your volunteer program inclusive.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

That’s why companies with the best retention, morale, and productivity are led by leaders with heart. When it comes to leadership, why is empathy even more crucial today than it was five or even two years ago? Feeling disrespected was cited by 57% of those who left as the reason. A word that comes up a lot in the book is “empathy.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

That’s why companies with the best retention, morale, and productivity are led by leaders with heart. When it comes to leadership, why is empathy even more crucial today than it was five or even two years ago? Feeling disrespected was cited by 57% of those who left as the reason. A word that comes up a lot in the book is “empathy.”

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Do you know your donor retention rate? It’s one of the most important metrics you can track—it can teach you so much! On top of helping you understand how well you engage donors after their first gift, your donor retention rate can guide you as you plan future fundraising campaigns, messaging, and community outreach.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 16, 2023

That’s why companies with the best retention, morale, and productivity are led by leaders with heart. When it comes to leadership, why is empathy even more crucial today than it was five or even two years ago? Be sure to read the highlighted key principles and takeaways at the end of every chapter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Over the past six months, I have been developing and piloting workshops on self-care and we-care as part of the leadership development training I do. Last June, I facilitated a leadership workshop at the Americans for the Arts Conference where I tested some of the assessments and checklist tools in our book.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 15, 2018

Her blog teaches fundraising strategy, donor retention practices, motivational stories and so much more. . Marc believes fundraising is all about leadership—so much that people often refer to him as the “Johnny Appleseed of fundraising.” Kishshana Palmer ( @funddiva ). Marc Pitman ( @marcapitman ).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

That’s why companies with the best retention, morale, and productivity are led by leaders with heart. When it comes to leadership, why is empathy even more crucial today than it was five or even two years ago? Feeling disrespected was cited by 57% of those who left as the reason. A word that comes up a lot in the book is “empathy.”

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. Determine the type of leadership your nonprofit would benefit from What skills or connections would you like board members to have? Further, a Concord Group Study found that 49% of nonprofits don’t have a strategic plan.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What donors can teach us about making more money. Penelope first came to the attention of senior fundraisers with her revolutionary, best-selling book, Donor-Centered Fundraising , which remains the only statistically-based philosophy ever published on the effect of meaningful communication on donor retention and gift value.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

If you don’t want to waste your donor acquisition resources, you need to double up on your donor retention resources. Claire runs “Clairification School” online, teaches the CFRE course that certifies professional fundraisers, and is a regular contributor to Guidestar, NonProfit PRO and Maximize Social Business.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2014

Hams : Leadership must create the environment for them to do this, I believe. They can do it by utilizing the core principals of Ownership Thinking: The Right Education : Teaching employees the fundamentals of business and finance, how their company makes money, and how they add (or take away) value. What is the best thing they can do?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Nonprofits remain concerned about employee retention and fit. At the same time, 40% of all organizations reported problems with retention. Teach people to get better at their craft. Step 3: Strategize appropriately for retention. Take a more holistic approach to performance reviews.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Hams : Leadership must create the environment for them to do this, I believe. They can do it by utilizing the core principals of Ownership Thinking: The Right Education : Teaching employees the fundamentals of business and finance, how their company makes money, and how they add (or take away) value. What is the best thing they can do?

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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

With such a close connection to the ins and outs of fundraising, members of this team can teach other departments the basics of fundraising and how they can support that work. Number of top donors who have gone a year since their last contribution, in order to establish a re-engagement plan with them. Database Owners.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2020

T hought leadership such as h igh – level reports, white papers or blog posts that introduce or educate the audience to a topic would all be appropriate. Retention . The final stage is retention. A simple buyer’s journey consists of 4 main stages, but more complex journeys can include more stages. . Awareness ?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Teach customers to want what they need. One of the real gems in the book is Fox’s The Rainmaker’s Credo , which includes: Cherish customers at all times. Treat customers as you would your best friend. Listen to customers and decipher their needs. Make (or give) customers what they need. Make your product the way customers want it.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The problem is that we can only get so far by teaching ourselves through YouTube videos and endlessly searching Google. Leadership. It takes place in Chicago and teaches organizations how to get more supporters excited about your cause to raise more money. Leadership. Donor retention. Relationship building.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

Donor retention requires a lot of work, and regardless of how well you do it, has to be offset with donor growth. You get the thought leadership/expertise, and possibly marketing resources and support, from a company that will result in digital content you can use to grow your email subscriber/donor base!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2012

Hams : Leadership must create the environment for them to do this, I believe. They can do it by utilizing the core principals of Ownership Thinking: The Right Education : Teaching employees the fundamentals of business and finance, how their company makes money, and how they add (or take away) value.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 3, 2020

Flavio Martins ' book, Win The Customer , teaches you 70 simple rules for sensational service. These can be used as a top-down resource in organizations looking to develop or enhance a service culture," explains Martins.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 21, 2021

Fleming's techniques teach you how to acquire customers faster and how to create what he calls legitimate brand loyalty -- the type that helps to keep your business thriving. And, to do this, you need to think in an entirely new way (at times even counter intuitively) about your market, your customers and your marketing offers.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Team DNL provides Digital Nonprofit Leadership to mid-sized and large nonprofit organizations. Donor Retention Rate. Your donor retention rate acts as evidence of how your donor engagement and stewardship strategies are performing. We’ll teach you how to plan for your Luminate migration in this thorough post.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 17, 2020

Fleming's techniques teach you how to acquire customers faster and how to create what he calls legitimate brand loyalty -- the type that helps to keep your business thriving. And, to do this, you need to think in an entirely new way (at times even counter intuitively) about your market, your customers and your marketing offers.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

NTEN’s Membership Committee helps grow volunteering and engagement opportunities, increase NTEN membership retention, and engage new and returning members and connect them with each other as well as NTEN resources and programming. Yvonne Harrison, Assistant Professor, Nonprofit Leadership Center/Seattle University.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 22, 2019

Flavio Martins ' book, Win The Customer , teaches you 70 simple rules for sensational service. These can be used as a top-down resource in organizations looking to develop or enhance a service culture," explains Martins.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2016

Deloitte’s 2016 Impact Survey found that skills-based volunteering presents an opportunity for employees to develop their professional and leadership skills, and often results in increased productivity, and ultimately increased employee retention.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Other teachings in the book cover: Why small teams work better for tackling big, thorny problems. “Standups help the members of the team “swarm” to solve a problem rather than have individual struggle on their own.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 19, 2019

Fleming's techniques teach you how to acquire customers faster and how to create what he calls legitimate brand loyalty -- the type that helps to keep your business thriving. Noah Fleming Fortunately, in Fleming's timely and intensively relevant book , he shows you through strategies, exercises and examples what to do.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2019

It teaches you how to influence others in an authentic, helpful way – using a program and process that you can begin using today. Whether you are new to sales or a sales veteran, this book is a must-read. It’s practical, concise and clear. And one that you’ll learn to enjoy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Since then, Magnuson has provided his leadership insights multiple times for my blog and in 2020, I named his book, Stand Out! , as the best new leadership and business book for that year. I started the Everyday Leadership blog 11 years ago. I guess you could say my leadership engine was all revved up.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 9, 2019

Fleming's techniques teach you how to acquire customers faster and how to create what he calls legitimate brand loyalty -- the type that helps to keep your business thriving. Noah Fleming Fortunately, in Fleming's timely and intensively relevant book , he shows you through strategies, exercises and examples what to do.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 8, 2016

Picture Flavio Martins ' new book, Win The Customer , teaches you 70 simple rules for sensational service. These can be used as a top-down resource in organizations looking to develop or enhance a service culture," explains Martins.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Both organizations have demonstrated leadership in embracing social media. My teaching style has been influenced by constructivism in short - less "sage on the stage" and "more guide on the side" and that learners should be actively involved in their learning process. I do a lot of small group and share pair exercises.

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