Change Management, Conversation and Retention

How Grantmakers Can Turn Uncertainty into Growth and Innovation

sgEngage

JANUARY 8, 2025

” What I love about this activity is that the rooms became instantly alive with conversations, many times between strangers connecting for the first time. We feel like we dont have time or support to think critically or to have these larger, more essential conversations. Here are the top themes shared by your fellow changemakers.

Grant

Grant Challenge Change Proposal

Delivering Excellence in the Age of AI or Association 4.0

.orgSource

JULY 22, 2024

Membership Growth Rate Retention Rate Demographics Engagement Event Attendance Website Traffic and User Behavior Volunteer Activity Finance Revenue Streams Operating Reserves Leadership and Governance Board Member Engagement. More fortunate groups avoid meltdowns by using data to predict future scenarios. appeared first on.orgSource.

Associations

Associations Leadership Exercise Phase

New Data: Major Gifts, Multiple Revenue Streams Boosting Fundraising

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The past 12 months were no exception, with 40% reporting increasing retention efforts, 18% saying their efforts had stayed steady, and 34% indicating they had pulled back on these endeavors. In contrast, only 29% had increased their retention efforts, while nearly half (46%) said they had cut back on retention marketing.

Stream

Stream Gift Fundraising Data

Webinars

The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

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How to Build a Culture Around Your CRM and Use it for Growth

sgEngage

AUGUST 12, 2024

These conversations revealed so much about their motivations and values, deepening our understanding of their “why.” Personalization leads to deeper connections, donor retention, and increased lifetime contribution value. It was during this challenging time that our CRM became our lifeline.

Culture

Culture Build Donor Train

The Grantmaker’s Guide to bbcon 2024

sgEngage

AUGUST 19, 2024

He’ll also help you examine components of your process, including site visits, grant reports, and decision-making conversations, to ensure that grantees are engaged equitably and respectfully. Audrey Kidwell from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy will share her experience leading change management efforts at her organization.

Guide

Guide Blackbaud Philanthropy Application

New Data: Major Gifts, Multiple Revenue Streams Boosting Fundraising

The NonProfit Times

JULY 17, 2024

The past 12 months were no exception, with 40% reporting increasing retention efforts, 18% saying their efforts had stayed steady, and 34% indicating they had pulled back on these endeavors. In contrast, only 29% had increased their retention efforts, while nearly half (46%) said they had cut back on retention marketing.

Stream

Stream Gift Fundraising Data

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. To learn more about employee retention and the reasons employees decide to leave an organization, read Overland Park, KS author Leigh Branhams book, The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave. Make conversation with your team.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Leadership Skills

13 types of employee training to improve your workplace’s performance

Gyrus

MARCH 17, 2024

Conversely, diversity training aims to cultivate an environment of inclusivity by promoting understanding and respect for individuals from diverse backgrounds. It may also cover specific change management methodologies, such as the ADKAR model or Kotter’s 8-step change model.

Train

Train Training Classroom Skills

13 types of employee training to improve your workplace’s performance

Gyrus

MARCH 17, 2024

Conversely, diversity training aims to cultivate an environment of inclusivity by promoting understanding and respect for individuals from diverse backgrounds. It may also cover specific change management methodologies, such as the ADKAR model or Kotter’s 8-step change model.

Train

Train Training Classroom Skills

13 types of employee training to improve your workplace’s performance

Gyrus

MARCH 17, 2024

Conversely, diversity training aims to cultivate an environment of inclusivity by promoting understanding and respect for individuals from diverse backgrounds. It may also cover specific change management methodologies, such as the ADKAR model or Kotter’s 8-step change model.

Train

Train Training Classroom Skills

Is the Higher Education Pipeline Shrinking or Just Taking a Nap?

sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

The ongoing conversation about student debt and the value of a college credential exacerbates the issue for higher education institutions. People have been choosing to have fewer children, and that decline has significant implications for educational institutions worldwide.

Education

Education Student Award University

What To Think About For Next Year

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Leadership Kansas

Dreamforce 2021 for the Nonprofit and Education Sectors: A Hybrid Experience

Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The ad hoc conversations centered around how we’ve all grown up together in the Salesforce ecosystem and the limitless career opportunities that now exist served as validation of what a good decision it is to invest your career into Salesforce. Education Cloud.

Education

Education Experiment Nonprofit Student

How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Make conversation with your team. One of her favorite books is The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave , written by Leigh Branham of the company Keeping The People, Inc., based in Overland Park, KS. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

Evaluation

Evaluation Mentoring Kansas City Leadership

Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

Make conversation with your team. Via the App, David promises to bring his communications industry expert advice and wisdom right to your fingertips. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued.

Leadership

Leadership Communication Mentoring Kansas City

How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Armstrong’s book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

Survey

Survey Mentoring Kansas City Attitude

Use New-Hire Employee Badges

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

Make conversation with your team. And, its a culture that ensures your new hires feel welcome during their critical onboarding time period. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued.

Badge

Badge Mentoring Kansas City Leadership

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. Make conversation with your team.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Leadership Kansas

Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Giving

Giving Mentoring Kansas City Leadership

Great Business Quote

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 7, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Business

Business Mentoring Kansas City Leadership

5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Ideas

Ideas Tips Generation Mentoring

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Place

Place Work Mentoring Kansas City

Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Posted by Eric Jacobson at 8:10 PM Labels: Books For Managers , Change Management , Customer Feedback , Customer Service , General Management Skills , Strategic Planning 1 comments: Maths private tutor said. Make conversation with your team. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

Kansas City

Kansas City Help Kansas Mentoring

Training vs. Development: Differences & Benefits for Organizations

Gyrus

MAY 17, 2016

Training acts as a strategic tool for improving business outcomes by implementing internal educational programs that advance employee growth and retention. Development is the practice of growing employees into managers and growing managers into effective leaders through the enhancement of knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Train

Train Training Benefit Difference

Training vs. Development: Differences & Benefits for Organizations

Gyrus

MAY 17, 2016

Training acts as a strategic tool for improving business outcomes by implementing internal educational programs that advance employee growth and retention. Development is the practice of growing employees into managers and growing managers into effective leaders through the enhancement of knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Train

Train Training Benefit Difference

3 Major Higher Ed Takeaways from bbcon 2020 Virtual

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

If you were unable to attend the conference, we hope you can use the summary below to inspire thoughtful conversations at your institution and help in your planning for the new year. . . It’s no secret that the world is going through significant change and fundraising best practices are not exempt from that.

Virtual

Virtual Blackbaud Award Student

Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Leadership

Leadership Mentoring Kansas City Skills

Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Leadership Skills

How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Leave

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Fortunately, Richard Finnegan, shares in his new book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad , four key questions you should include in your exit interviews: Why did you decide to leave us? Make conversation with your team. Of all the things youve told me, what is the top thing that caused you to resign?

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Leadership Kansas

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Mentoring

Mentoring Tips Kansas City Leadership

Always Follow Through

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 1, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Leadership Kansas

Know When To Change Your Decision

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 17, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Change

Change Mentoring Kansas City Leadership

Lots Of Lessons From Post-it Notes

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 21, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Lesson

Lesson Mentoring Kansas City Leadership

Make An Impact With Your Words Of Thanks

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Impact

Impact Mentoring Kansas City Leadership

How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Posted by Eric Jacobson at 8:20 PM Labels: Books For Managers , Coaching Employees , Employee Retention , General Management Skills , Leadership Books , Management , Motivating Employees , Thanking Employees 1 comments: davidburkus said. Make conversation with your team. Been looking at this book for awhile.

Place

Place Companies Work Create

When To Coach And When To Counsel

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Leadership Kansas

Use A Board Of Advisors

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Mentoring

Mentoring Leadership Kansas City Kansas

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.

Service

Service Mentoring Kansas City Leadership

5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Survey

Survey Mentoring Kansas City Leadership

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Skills

Skills Communication International Mentoring

Four Tips And Observations For Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Tips

Tips Mentoring Leadership Kansas City

Communicate Often And Tell A Story

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 14, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Communication

Communication Story Mentoring Kansas City

Don't Hire Someone Just Like You

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Mentoring

Mentoring Skills Kansas City Leadership

Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Make conversation with your team. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Maintain your visibility with your employees at all levels.

Story

Story Mentoring Kansas City Leadership

How Grantmakers Can Turn Uncertainty into Growth and Innovation

Delivering Excellence in the Age of AI or Association 4.0

Webinars

Trending Sources

New Data: Major Gifts, Multiple Revenue Streams Boosting Fundraising

Webinars

How to Build a Culture Around Your CRM and Use it for Growth

The Grantmaker’s Guide to bbcon 2024

New Data: Major Gifts, Multiple Revenue Streams Boosting Fundraising

Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

13 types of employee training to improve your workplace’s performance

13 types of employee training to improve your workplace’s performance

13 types of employee training to improve your workplace’s performance

Is the Higher Education Pipeline Shrinking or Just Taking a Nap?

What To Think About For Next Year

Dreamforce 2021 for the Nonprofit and Education Sectors: A Hybrid Experience

How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

Use New-Hire Employee Badges

Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees?

Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Great Business Quote

5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

Training vs. Development: Differences & Benefits for Organizations

Training vs. Development: Differences & Benefits for Organizations

3 Major Higher Ed Takeaways from bbcon 2020 Virtual

Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Leave

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Always Follow Through

Know When To Change Your Decision

Lots Of Lessons From Post-it Notes

Make An Impact With Your Words Of Thanks

How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company

When To Coach And When To Counsel

Use A Board Of Advisors

How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone

5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills

Four Tips And Observations For Leaders

Communicate Often And Tell A Story

Don't Hire Someone Just Like You

Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations

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