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Four Staff Recruitment Strategies to Decrease Nonprofit Turnover

Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

One of the best ways to attract talent is by creating a culture that encourages retention from the get-go. Post this job description in multiple locations such as your company website, industry-specific job boards, professional associations forums, and any other relevant networks to spread the word.

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Four Staff Recruitment Strategies to Decrease Nonprofit Turnover

Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

One of the best ways to attract talent is by creating a culture that encourages retention from the get-go. Post this job description in multiple locations such as your company website, industry-specific job boards, professional associations forums, and any other relevant networks to spread the word.

Strategy

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6 Strategies to Boost Donation Revenue for Your Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

Building relationships with all of your supporters can strengthen your donor retention rate and help your nonprofit raise more funds over time. Research shows that a 10% improvement in your donor retention can lead to an up to 200% increase in donors’ lifetime value. Offer a recurring giving option on your online donation page.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Development officers, executive directors, event planners, consultants, and emerging leaders came together to discuss fundraising trends, donor retention, DEI (diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace) strategies, and so much more. His advice to the audience, “Everyday you can learn a little more. The outcome?

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The Best Donation Platforms for Nonprofits

Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The one catch: If you choose to integrate Give Lively with any of your other tools, such as Salesforce, PayPal, or Stripe, these companies may charge their own fees in connection with your use of GiveLively. Platform Fee : Free Transaction Fee : 2.9% + $.30

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Do Exit Interviews

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 Do Exit Interviews Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Great Year-End Advice For Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, December 18, 2010 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Lynn Flinn of EWF International in Tulsa, OK wrote the following in a recent newsletter. Thanks Lynn for this great end-of-the-year advice. Its so powerful I wanted to pass it along. • Do something that you are afraid to do. Shake it up and do something different.

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Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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How To Produce An Effective Company Blog

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 How To Produce An Effective Company Blog If you lead a business and aren’t part of the 34% of U.S. companies using a blog for marketing purposes, your business likely will within the next year. Make it relevant to your company or products. Make your blog as non-promotional as possible.

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How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Sunday, September 26, 2010 How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company Overland Park, Kansas-based author Leigh Branham, along with Mark Hirschfeld, recently completed a survey of 10,000 employees in 43 states to better understand what separates a "best places to work" company from other companies.

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How To Write Your Company's Core Values

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Sunday, October 31, 2010 How To Write Your Companys Core Values Walk into any Whole Foods grocery store and youll see that companys core values proudly presented on a large sign. The values clearly set the companys culture. As Whole Foods explains, their core values are the "soul" of its company.

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Nonprofit CRM Trends Plus How to Choose an eCRM - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

JULY 10, 2008

One of the most frequent questions Im asked as I meet nonprofit communications professionals, is for advice on choosing a CRM. I hope you enjoy the interview below. Interview with Philip King, President and CEO of Artez Philip King, President and CEO of Artez frogloop: It appears that U.S. Its available for download here.

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How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Leave

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Leave As a leader, its imperative you understand the real reasons employees leave your company. To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

“An added benefit of conducting employee satisfaction research is that, in doing so, a company lets their employees know they are important, their opinions and suggestions matter, and there is a sincere desire to make the company an enjoyable place to work,&# reports Polaris. .&#

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"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011 "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks StLouis magazine is featuring in its January issue 60 companies that they deemed "great places to work". Helping those companies to earn that honor are the perks they give their employees, some of which you might want to consider for 2011.

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What To Think About For Next Year

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Employee pay often is not the most important driver for employee retention. Despite study after study that shows pay is not the top reason employees stay with a company, research results like these often surprise workplace leaders. In fourth place is an organizations financial stability. Compensation came in fifth on the top five list.

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Never Say These Words To A Customer

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Never Say These Words To A Customer Author Harvey MacKay wrote the following spot-on advice in his recent column in the Kansas City Business Journal. MacKay writes, "Common sense, thorough research and sound advice should allay your fears to a reasonable level." Take a moment.

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The Five Points Of Professionalism

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Sunday, December 12, 2010 The Five Points Of Professionalism Heres more good advice from The Everything Coaching And Mentoring Book : Professional behavior on the job means that work habits are strong and consistent. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

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Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2011

Business leaders can read Overland Park, KS’s Leigh Branham’s books: • The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave • Re-Engage to learn more about why employees leave their workplaces (including non-financial reasons), and what leaders can do to boost employee retention. Both are excellent books.

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Rating someone based on the company he or she keeps 6. One of her favorite books is The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave , written by Leigh Branham of the company Keeping The People, Inc., Excusing substandard performance or behavior because it is widespread 4. Rating someone based on a grudge you are holding 7.

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3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

Saturday, September 11, 2010 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have A lot of companies struggle when creating their mission statement. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Author Peter F. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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A Maxim For Leaders For 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 I heard this advice quoted the other day and wanted to share it. All great advice for leaders and managers as we start 2011. Its from William Arthur Ward , one of Americas most quoted writers of inspirational maxims: Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help.

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Communicate Often And Tell A Story

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 14, 2010

Reynolds shared her expertise with me recently during an interview. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan Mike Brown, the founder of the Kansas City company called, The Brainzooming Group, encourages business leaders to solicit feedback from their customers when creating a strategic plan. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Timms advice to stop asking your customers the "typical" questions and instead ask them open-ended questions. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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How To Give Constructive Feedback

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2010

They provide the following great, simple and straight-forward advice about giving feedback: Make it timely -- give your feedback as soon as possible to the performance. Saturday, July 10, 2010 How To Give Constructive Feedback Eric Harvey and Al Lucia wrote a booklet called " 144 Ways To Walk The Talk."

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Use New-Hire Employee Badges

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. And, its a culture that ensures your new hires feel welcome during their critical onboarding time period.

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Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

Via the App, David promises to bring his communications industry expert advice and wisdom right to your fingertips. David just launched his new App, called " Ask David." Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe.

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Good Sample Business Principles

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Quickly get answers when phoning your company? You can find more examples of companies with impressive guiding principles in the book, 1001 Ways To Energize Employees. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Is it easy for your customers to: Buy from you?

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Most often, you’ll find your best mentors are not your supervisors, but instead are other individuals in your workplace, at other companies in your city, or are members of organizations to which you belong. And, do I also have the time to devote to a mentoring relationship? Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

It acts somewhat similar to an email spell checker, and you can select the suggested alternatives or ignore the advice. ToneCheck reports that many companies also battle productivity loss triggered by misread employee email. The wrong tone can turn-off customers, aggravate your partners and frustrate employees.

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Build These Leadership Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 12, 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010 Build These Leadership Skills I had the pleasure of interviewing Overland Park, KS-based author Leigh Branham recently. Hes the author of three best-selling books, including Re-engage and The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

That is, what are their self-interests versus what the company can offer them. ▼ 2010 (108) ▼ December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. They pose alternatives.

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Great Business Quote

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 7, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Use A Board Of Advisors

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

Leadership is what it takes to inspire and engage employees to contribute their best to achieve the goals, support the vision, carry out the mission, and embody the companys values. For example, a presentation on LeaderLab explains: Management is made up of activities needed to run a business, unit or organization to help achieve its goals.

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When To Coach And When To Counsel

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone Every business leader should periodically call his/her company to observe how their customers are being treated by their employees -- because, all too often a phone conversation becomes a customer turnoff rather than a relationship builder.

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Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Make An Impact With Your Words Of Thanks

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Lots Of Lessons From Post-it Notes

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 21, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Know When To Change Your Decision

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 17, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Four Staff Recruitment Strategies to Decrease Nonprofit Turnover

Four Staff Recruitment Strategies to Decrease Nonprofit Turnover

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Great Year-End Advice For Leaders

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How To Write Your Company's Core Values

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How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Leave

How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

What To Think About For Next Year

Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

Never Say These Words To A Customer

The Five Points Of Professionalism

Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees?

How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have

A Maxim For Leaders For 2011

Communicate Often And Tell A Story

Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers

How To Give Constructive Feedback

Use New-Hire Employee Badges

Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

Good Sample Business Principles

Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails

Build These Leadership Skills

Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Great Business Quote

Use A Board Of Advisors

When To Coach And When To Counsel

How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone

Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

Make An Impact With Your Words Of Thanks

Lots Of Lessons From Post-it Notes

Know When To Change Your Decision

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