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Tribute to My Mentor

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In honor of Gerry Davis, April 2018 My mentor passed away earlier this month. I have had the benefit of numerous mentors over my long career, but Gerry Davis was The Mentor. When Calera’s board vetoed my idea of a new product: a reading machine for the blind, I was distraught. Gervaise Davis III, Esq.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Make Mentoring A Priority

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mentors: Bobby Deleon and Michel Daniel and students from ECHS - Speed Networking. ” Porter’s definition about networking is about charting your own course, following your passions, and making meaningful connections, which in turn increase your happiness and productivity. .”

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Congratulating Jamie Rogers - Denver Kids Inc. Mentor of the Month

VisionLink

as Mentor of the Month for April 2015! Their mission is to help youth who face personal challenges graduate high school, explore post-secondary options and become a productive and contributing member of society. When he isn''t working, volunteering, mentoring, you can find him on his snowboard hitting the slopes.

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Volunteer Orientation and Training Tips

Volunteer Hub

Organizations with a standard onboarding process experience 50% greater new-hire productivity. A Harvard Business Review survey found that engagement leads to 4x productivity. A survey, completed by Management Mentors, found that mentorship leads to higher retention, improved morale, increased competency, and reduced training costs.

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Beyond efficiency: A human-first AI adoption strategy

Candid

Other studies have found similar results, including this study from MIT that found that generative AI tools substantially increased average productivity for professional writing tasks. Here are the core elements: Redefining “productivity.” Putting humans first There is an alternative approach: a human-first AI adoption strategy.

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Tips for Building Productive Relationships with Your Leader Partner

Wild Apricot

In this guest post, Trish Hudson, president of the Melos Institute, shares an approach she learned from her mentor, designed to forge strong partnerships each year with his leader partners. read more ).

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Hire Fresh Talent—But Before You Shop, Check the Fridge

.orgSource

Both for-profit and other nonprofits are targeting members with education and product options. Once we talk through the issues, they realize that there is a current employee, who with the right training and mentoring, would be a great fit for the role. This is a unique time for the association community.