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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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How The Power Of AI Can Transform The Way You Lead

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The authors of the new book, More Human , state there are three primary ways that AI (Artificial Intelligence) can transform how we think about leadership: It can save us time so we can focus on creating more-human experiences for employees. It can enable us to create ultra-personalized leadership.

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Is It Time for Your Nonprofit or School to Make a CRM Change?

sgEngage

Training: What is the current skillset of your team and what is their capacity for adding new skills? What would your daily data processes look like for all users (from gift officers to data entry to leadership)? Which ones would change your fundraising or help leadership? What would that functionality look like?

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The Importance Of Your Soft Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Soft skills, all too often deemed the less important skills for a leader, are needed now more than ever. Soft skills are interpersonal skills that demonstrate a person''s ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with others in one-on-one interactions as well as in groups and teams. Kamin, M.Ed.,

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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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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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50 Leadership Tips In 132 Pages

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The authors of this leadership book recommend that you don''t read their book cover to cover. That''s because I found, 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. Some tips seem easy and no-brainers.