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Supporting Artists With Disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare helps people who cannot read standard text participate in the world of ideas. During our holiday party, we displayed thirty pieces of art provided by Creativity Explored , a San Francisco-based nonprofit arts organization. During our party, we also held a raffle to give away a single piece of art chosen by the winner.

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. Will this person take a genuine interest in me?

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One of the world’s largest architecture firms offers a blueprint for successful co-leadership

Fast Company Tech

Jordan Goldstein: The company started in 1965 and Art Gensler, who founded it, led it for a number of years. The prior CEOs, who actually were mentors to both of us, have now stepped into global chair roles. Were leaning on people who have been peers, who have been mentors to us, who weve mentored.

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3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. That is, wise mentors offer up plenty of suggestions to their mentees. Mentoring is all about sharing experiences. They pose alternatives.

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Debbie Laskey On Mentoring

Eric Jacobsen Blog

When I think about excellent mentors in the business world, I think of Debbie Laskey , who has mentored many people during her career. Debbie is passionate about mentoring. So, she's an ideal person to answer the following five questions about mentoring: 1. Why do you enjoy being a mentor? Three months? Six months?

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Book Highlights: The Art Of Being Unreasonable

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Early on in Eli Broad's new book, The Art of Being Unresaonable , he reminds us of the power of a child's instinctive asking, " Why not? Big ideas don't happen in a moment. Younger employees simply have fewer preconceived ideas of what they can and can't do. throughout his career that brought him success. "

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Computer Arts & Crafts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I create art with paper. I've also played with the idea of computer arts & crafts -- integrating digital and handmade art. I've also used computer arts & crafts ideas when I volunteered as a computer mentor at the computer kids clubs (a long time ago). I'm also a paper artist.

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