Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

For example, in a mentoring program, one short-term outcome is “student and mentor develop a positive relationship.” You might: Ask a simple yes/no survey question (“ Do you and your mentor/mentee have a positive relationship ”?). Some metrics require specialized training or techniques to collect, analyze, or interpret.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

BIPOC staff are more likely to aspire to lead than white staff When we began surveying the nonprofit sector about issues of race and leadership in 2016, our primary question was: “Why are there so few leaders of color in the nonprofit sector?” What about positive factors such as training, mentorship, and other supports?

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VQ Strategies

MARCH 22, 2022

The article opens with a question that visitors to Disney theme parks frequently ask of Disney employees, “What time is the 3 o’clock parade?” While the answer seems obvious, Disney employees (known in the biz as “cast members”) are trained not to answer with an eye-roll and “Well… 3 o’clock, of course.” They are made of terra cotta.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

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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Media Cause

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Create a mentor program. . Provide materials for the event and beyond: Provide guidebooks, marketing materials, templates, and other helpful resources to help educate and train your ambassadors. Create a mentor program. . With a mentor program, you can help your ambassadors get up and running as soon as possible.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 13, 2023

It was updated for National Mentoring Month in January 2023. Maybe it was because I liked to talk — a lot — and ask questions. A Life-Changing Relationship I made a point to find mentors — other Black reporters and anchors I still call on for advice today. *This post was originally published on February 11th, 2021.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 5, 2023

Nonprofits should provide all volunteers with information about their mission, vision, and impact, along with access to training resources, documented expectations, available channels for on-site and off-site communication, and ways to provide feedback about their overall experience. Use a variety of training methods. Responsiveness.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 19, 2023

The Volunteer: She is a woman in her thirties who completed her local CASA’s 36-hour volunteer training program. The Volunteer Opportunity: She trained to become a Court Appointed Special Advocate. What was the introduction or training process like? I also appreciated that they left time for my questions and answered honestly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

My role was to deliver components of the Networked NGO curriculum – sessions on network mapping, challenges assumptions about networked ways of working, as well as training on how to use the online collaboration platform for their together moving forward. Needless to say, I learned a lot! Field Trips and Real World Experience.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: 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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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Unless you are committed to making a cultural change, the question of DEI is moot. Regardless of the applicant’s background, or where you list your job opening, I can think of no career path where adequate, targeted, and ongoing training does not make a difference in the success rate of both newbies and seasoned professionals alike.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2021

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: 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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

You need to provide opportunities for their continuous learning on the job and mentoring. These skills include self-awareness, adaptiveness, active listening, coaching with powerful questions, observing signs of burnout, giving and receiving feedback, facilitating inclusive meetings, and engaging in difficult conversations.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This process begins with learning technical skills such as “prompting,” which involves constructing the right questions to ask generative AI tools in order to get useful answers. The most important skill nonprofit leaders can learn and teach their teams is to know when to use AI and when to use human skills.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to encourage their Development Director to take meetings with major donors. . Provide training and/or coaching. Offer training if you think this will help.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

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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Time Mentoring Policy Technique 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2020

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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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Use these tips to create a fulfilling volunteer experience and retain your remote volunteers’ support year-round: Provide thorough training Use the right tools Show volunteer appreciation By keeping your remote volunteers motivated, you can leverage their unique skills and interests to fuel change in your community. Let’s begin.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Matt Higgins Today, Higgins shares these insights with us: Question: What is the ‘Burn the Boats’ philosophy? Question: You say you can predict CEO failure based on one thing. Question: You tell your students to think about who they want to be, not what they want to be. He was a guest shark on ABC’s Shark Tank seasons 10 and 11.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

A little more than a year later, I am six months into my dream role as an Associate Account Strategist, here at Media Cause, and I’d love to share some of the questions I asked myself during my journey along with some tips to help those who are interested in a career in digital marketing. Mentor someone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

Kantor, PhD Today, the authors share these additional insights with us: Question: Do you truly believe hybrid workplaces are here to stay and that in five years or so, most employees won’t be back in offices and no longer working from home? Question: What are the few most important benefits for a company that has a hybrid workplace?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The question is related to social media training: What are the key questions nonprofit organizations should ask to help them determine how to prioritize social media training and experimentation as they do their technology and organization-strengthening planning? Is that a priority for staff time and training investment?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Train volunteers. Train volunteers. Make the training accessible.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 26, 2022

Talent for Good provides the nonprofit and education spaces with a Talent as a Service (TaaS) program ready to solve employers’ hiring challenges by providing vetted, trained, specialized Salesforce system administrators on a contract-to-hire basis. Talent as a Service (TaaS).

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Do you need a lot of training, or just the basics? In fact, that fundamental training allows me still today to be independent and not to rely on office assistants, and it helps make grant writing a snap. Many readers asked How do you become a grant writer? What classes are best? Would volunteering help? My mind was a sponge.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Providing them with the right tools and training will make them feel motivated and ready to start! You want your advocates to feel confident and encouraged, so be sure to answer any questions they have throughout the training process. Remember to provide the proper training and take the time and effort to make them feel ready.

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Volunteer Tips Fundraising Social Media 52

The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Start Them Off with a Good Introduction Schedule time to have a training session that includes real examples of tasks they will be performing in the system. Document and Record Training Sessions Anytime your AMS provider provides you with a training session, ask for a recording of that session.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Learning is a lifelong pursuit , and motivating senior team members to develop their skill sets is just as important as mentoring new and mid-career members of the team. Question: How best should a leader pro-actively prepare for that impact? Train your managers on the value of appreciation. Step up your communication game.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Learning is a lifelong pursuit , and motivating senior team members to develop their skill sets is just as important as mentoring new and mid-career members of the team. Question: How best should a leader pro-actively prepare for that impact? Train your managers on the value of appreciation. Step up your communication game.

Management 40

Management Mentoring Generation Attitude 40

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 (..)

Leadership 40

Leadership Mentoring Policy Technique 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 30, 2017

Learning is a lifelong pursuit , and motivating senior team members to develop their skill sets is just as important as mentoring new and mid-career members of the team. Question: How best should a leader pro-actively prepare for that impact? Train your managers on the value of appreciation. Step up your communication game.

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Management Mentoring Generation Attitude 40

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

For over 10 years Heather has been my primary reference point and mentor for all things pertaining to online community management and social networking for nonprofits. Whenever we have a question about social media we always return to Heather’s blog Nonprofit Tech 2.0 September 22: Book Tour Fundraiser begins ( View Schedule ).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2018

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

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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