Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Feeling like an island, burned by management, with no growth opportunities to lean into any of my previous passions or skills (did I mention work-life balance is nonexistent when working two jobs to get by?) That is a loaded question so I’ll opt out for something with a little more structure—what did the RiseUP Fellowship teach me?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Byte Back is a nonprofit computer skills and career training center located in Washington, D.C. Glenn taught himself the skills needed to maintain and repair computers. Byte Back works to fight low wages and ensure STAR (Skilled Through Alternative Routes) workers get the paychecks they deserve. Programs and Impact.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

When staff are happy and feel good with not only the work they are doing, but know that they are appreciated and are shown that their work matters, the likelihood of them sticking around in their role is much higher. Often, the board members are multifaceted individuals who have many different skills and experiences.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Today marks 2017’s Digital Learning Day, a day where we celebrate technology’s role in how we learn. While we use our technology skills for good, we don’t stop there. It is this intersection of volunteer service, especially skills-based service, and the desire to give back that inspired me to write this blog on Digital Learning Day.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2021

Some of the broader themes for how to harness the power of humanocracy include: Teaching frontline staff to think like businesspeople. Pair new employees with experienced mentors. Create teams that are small and where roles are loosely defined, and policies are flexible. Our organizations are (mostly) not.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Some of the broader themes for how to harness the power of humanocracy include: Teaching frontline staff to think like businesspeople. Pair new employees with experienced mentors. Create teams that are small and where roles are loosely defined, and policies are flexible. Our organizations are (mostly) not.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

Some of the broader themes for how to harness the power of humanocracy include: Teaching frontline staff to think like businesspeople. Pair new employees with experienced mentors. Create teams that are small and where roles are loosely defined, and policies are flexible. Our organizations are (mostly) not.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You can mentor or teach a class with Tech Forward. A former teacher impacted by the pandemic, Charyse hopes to use her existing project management skills, MA in creative writing, and growing knowledge of Marketing Cloud to make the career transition to a marketing or program management role at a Salesforce customer.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 12, 2019

And, if you've been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Teach something new to your team 24. Be a good role model 46. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2018

And, if you've been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Teach something new to your team 24. Be a good role model 46. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

And, if you've been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Teach something new to your team 24. Be a good role model 46. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Orange hats” are assistant crew leaders who teach “green hats” how to do trail building and maintenance correctly. Becoming certified as an orange hat is recognition of commitment and skill–it’s a real accomplishment. It’s the most important volunteer role one can have at Greenpeace Germany,” says Dr. Kress.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 27, 2013

And, if you''ve been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Teach something new to your team 24. Be a good role model 46. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56.

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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. By ensuring everyone is heard, your teaching respect for all which can positively affect employee motivation and engagement. Step up your communication game.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 29, 2017

And, if you've been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Teach something new to your team 24. Be a good role model 46. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56.

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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. By ensuring everyone is heard, your teaching respect for all which can positively affect employee motivation and engagement. Step up your communication game.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

And, if you''ve been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Teach something new to your team 24. Be a good role model 46. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56.

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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. By ensuring everyone is heard, your teaching respect for all which can positively affect employee motivation and engagement. Step up your communication game.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 17, 2016

And, if you've been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Teach something new to your team 24. Be a good role model 46. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 15, 2020

These programs help your staff members develop skills that can be applied at your organization for more efficient processes and a productive work environment. . We’ve written this guide on professional development programs to help nonprofit executives like you empower employees to develop skills and hone their craft.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 27, 2013

Teach something new to your team 24. Be a good role model 46. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management General Management Skills Leadership' Be decisive 20.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

And, if you've been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Teach something new to your team 24. Be a good role model 46. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

This week, Wood, answered questions about his book, the lessons he teaches, and the remarkable work of Team Rubicon. What leadership skills did you learn playing football that then served you well as a Marine? Wood : Football taught me a lot about the power of understanding roles. This isn''t always easy to accomplish.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2011

Teach something new to your team 24. Be a good role model 46. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Praise when compliments are earned 19. Be decisive 20. Say "thank you" and sincerely mean it 21. Be humble 47.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 3, 2013

Teach something new to your team 24. Be a good role model 46. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Praise when compliments are earned 19. Be decisive 20. Say "thank you" and sincerely mean it 21. Be humble 47.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

If not, and you want to be a more effective leader for your team at work in 2012, select one or more of these 70 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 (..)

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 7, 2013

Before responding, I ask them questions about the roles they have for volunteers, how they recruit volunteers, how volunteers are “on-boarded” to the organization, who supervises them and how, and how successful they are at retaining volunteers. She currently teaches NMI 104: Managing Staff and Volunteers for the ASU Lodestar Center.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

TechHire spans the corporate, nonprofit, government, and educational sectors and has the ambitious goal to "give Americans the opportunity they deserve, and the skills they need to be competitive in a global economy." Year Up doesn't stop at helping youth gain relevant job skills. Year Up's Partnership with TechHire.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Tom Ahern makes his living by writing cases and direct mail … by doing audits, reviewing and recommending fixes for donor communications … and by teaching others what he’s learned during decades of trial, error and the occasional spectacular success. And hundreds of top mentors contributed to what’s rattling around in his head.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. They pose alternatives.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

This level of skills and portfolio development would not have been possible without digital technology. Empowr creates a school-to-career pipeline for students of color by offering a learning platform that teaches software development to Black high school students.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 2, 2005

I want to highlight a blog that I've been reading for a while, the Tutor Mentor Connection blog written by Daniel Bassill out of Chicago, Illinois. His blog gathers information and provides networking opportunities for people, like Daniel, who are involved with volunteer-based tutoring and mentoring programs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

Successful leaders : Teach, coach, mentor, and inspire. Question: If a leader's bandwidth allows excelling in only one of these three -- teacher, coach, mentor -- which one do you recommend they choose to emphasize? Coaching is fundamental to the skill set of all leaders and is foundational to the manager/employee relationship.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 10, 2022

You’ll have better-skilled staff, who are more confident and productive in their roles. However, providing a variety of professional development options will help your employees learn more skills, develop new relationships, and continue to grow. Do you offer technology training opportunities for your employees?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Successful leaders : Teach, coach, mentor, and inspire. Question: If a leader's bandwidth allows excelling in only one of these three -- teacher, coach, mentor -- which one do you recommend they choose to emphasize? Coaching is fundamental to the skill set of all leaders and is foundational to the manager/employee relationship.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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