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Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

Blue Avocado

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What are the key qualities and skills you look for in potential board members?” Of course, qualities such as financial expertise, legal knowledge, and leadership are all welcomed and useful additions; however they are not in place of the most important quality — caring.

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50 Chapters About Leadership

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The Little Book of Leadership Development , by Scott J. What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters , each highlighting a leadership tip. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Some tips seem easy and no-brainers.

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Leadership Lessons From A Serial Entrepreneur

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Brad Jacobs’ new book provides you a treasure-trove of leadership lessons from a man with more than four decades of CEO and serial entrepreneur experience. But nothing—I repeat, nothing—could be worse for your decision-making skills than that feeling of being invincible.”

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How To Harness Your Experiential Intelligence

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Abilities : Your competencies that help you integrate your knowledge, skills, and experiences so you can respond to situations in the most effective way possible. Know-how : Your knowledge and skills. Book chapters 1—3 outline what Experiential Intelligence is, why it’s so important today, and how it relates to IQ and EQ.

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Strategies For Solving Your Toughest Leadership Problems

Eric Jacobsen Blog

One of my favorite sections of the book is the chapter on Organizational Leadership , where the authors recommend leaders: Link organizational tensions to a higher purpose Build guardrails around paradoxical poles Diversity the stakeholders Encourage experimentation Surface the underlying paradoxes Honor the discomfort Build skills for managing conflict (..)

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Be Prepared to Deliver Digital Value

.orgSource

He has built a culture where the staff, the board, and the members are ready with the skills and the tools to succeed in an uncertain future. Tom’s effective board leadership is part good governance and part good business. ” Read Tom’s chapter here. Then the board puts on the brakes.

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The #1 Skill Nonprofit Professionals Should Focus on in 2021

DipJar

So, you would think that the most pressing skill to build is in revenue generation, like fundraising , government grants, or fee-for-service programs. Yes, the number one skill that nonprofit professionals need to focus on in 2021 is marketing. The first skill to develop in seeking major gifts is prospect research.

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