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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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If you’ve paired new members with a mentor, make sure financial topics are included in their post-orientation meetings. Developing a consistent format that allows for easy comparison across months and years. Don’t try to cover everything in one meeting. Describe the board development programs that will be available in the future.

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AppWorks closes third fund with $150M for Taiwan and Southeast Asia startups

TechCrunch

By comparison, the top quartile of global VC and private equity funds launched around the same time have a TVPI of 2.4x, according to data from Cambridge Associates. Many of our mentors have already raised seed or Series A rounds, and they come to us when they need someone to lead a Series B of $10, $15 or $20 million.

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Announcing new Tableau Data Literacy curriculum for higher education

Tableau

In my many years as a scientist, I mentored trainees in data analysis and witnessed frustration, anxiety, and even productivity loss in students who lacked foundational data skills. Making visual comparisons using data. Without closing the data skills gap, these challenges would continue into their professional lives.

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10 Essential Strategies For Surviving Bad Nonprofit Bosses

Bloomerang

They fear that they will fall short by comparison. Discreetly seek advice from mentors, those in leadership positions, and colleagues on options : You are not alone. Failing to give positive feedback when warranted : This is another recurring sign of insecurity. We have all endured that terrible experience at some point in our careers.

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Inside Facebook’s struggle to keep young people

The Verge

They laid out a multi-year plan to “enable young adults to connect with mentors for professional guidance” and “engage in meaningful conversations around causes to take action locally with others.”. Seven percent of teens report experiencing bullying on Instagram.

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5 must-have board slides for SaaS sales and revenue leaders

TechCrunch

As a wise mentor once told me, no one ever gets a promotion from a board meeting, but people sure do get fired afterward. You’ll want to deliver the same sets of metrics and details in each quarterly meeting so that directors and executives can make apples-to-apples comparisons of key data. You should also strive for consistency.

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Community Is Better than Cute Cats: How to Raise Money for Your Unsexy, but Important, Cause

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Consider this simple comparison of potential reach for campaigns run by two very different nonprofits: Large Nonprofit Using Direct Mail. 100,000 people. Direct Marketing Reach. 100,000 people. She received her B.A. in History from Dartmouth, where she focused on issues of race, ethnicity, and immigration.

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