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How Ambitious Managers Make The Jump To Leadership

Eric Jacobsen Blog

How to perfect the do-to-say ratio. Regarding the do-to-say ratio, Bryant shares that one of the easiest ways to set yourself apart is to build a reputation for reliability and follow-through—somebody who always does what they say they are going to do. The book covers: The central paradox of leaders: selfless vs. self-centered.

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How To Build Resilient And Thriving Teams

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Why career wellbeing is the foundation of the best possible life. Gallup’s analytics and academic research show that there is a reciprocal relationship between work and life overall—that is, people take their work experience home and their home experience to work. What parts of your role give you the most energy?

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Preparing Your Nonprofit to Move Beyond the Founder

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Stepping away is part of the nonprofit circle of life. It is a stage of development in the nonprofit life cycle. But if you are on staff during this period, it is important to remember that you play a vital role, and do what you can to avoid burnout as you carry forward. Birth is an apt metaphor for the founder years.

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How To Make The Leap To Becoming A Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

How to perfect the do-to-say ratio. Regarding the do-to-say ratio, Bryant shares that one of the easiest ways to set yourself apart is to build a reputation for reliability and follow-through—somebody who always does what they say they are going to do. The book covers: The central paradox of leaders: selfless vs. self-centered.

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5 Corporate Philanthropy Roadblocks—and How to Solve Them

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who often play a huge role in corporate and workplace giving fundraising success. For matching gifts, these typically include matchable donation minimum and maximum amounts and a match ratio to determine the match size. Sometimes life just gets in the way, and many potential corporate giving opportunities simply get lost.

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How can nonprofits acquire skilled talent to better achieve their mission?

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becomes increasingly diverse, the percentage of people of color in executive director/CEO roles has remained under 20 percent for the last 15 years,” according to research studies. Employees that are satisfied with their organizational culture, their work life balance and compensation package continue their employment with the organization.

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Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

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Complex volunteer roles may call for more leadership, networking, and organizational duties, such as serving as a committee member or event chair. Most of the hypothetical situations or examples we’ll explore will be focused around event committee recruitment and those more complex volunteer roles.