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One Minute Mentoring

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Some of the best advice I ever received came from tidbits during casual conversations with my mentors," he adds. The mission statement should reflect this. Claire Diaz-Oritiz "Many people avoid mentoring because they think it takes a lot of time," says Blanchard. "It It doesn't have to.

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Best Practices for a Stress-Free Fund Accounting System Implementation

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As you set an implementation timeline, take into account that some phases—testing, in particular—require significant time from multiple team members while they are still performing their day-to-day responsibilities in the legacy system. If you’ve put in all the upfront work, then your actual go-live day may feel anticlimactic.

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Change Management for Grantmakers: The Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Journey to Better Grantmaking

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We also ensured that we reflected industry best practices for funders and our own organizational values were embedded deeper into our grantmaking practices and partnerships. This was a year-long project that required CDP to closely examine our processes and have bold conversations about how we wanted our grantmaking to look.

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How To Find And Work With A Mentor

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Some of the best advice I ever received came from tidbits during casual conversations with my mentors," he adds. The mission statement should reflect this. Claire Diaz-Oritiz "Many people avoid mentoring because they think it takes a lot of time," says Blanchard. "It It doesn't have to.

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One-Minute Mentoring

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Some of the best advice I ever received came from tidbits during casual conversations with my mentors," he adds. The mission statement should reflect this. Claire Diaz-Oritiz "Many people avoid mentoring because they think it takes a lot of time," says Blanchard. "It It doesn't have to.

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Best Practices for a Stress-Free Fund Accounting System Implementation

sgEngage

For most organizations, the ideal implementation timeline is around 90 days, split more or less evenly among three phases: Preparation and planning (days 1–30). The biggest factors that affect timelines are the goals the organization is trying to accomplish and the number of stakeholders who need to have a voice in the conversation.

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One Minute Mentoring

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Some of the best advice I ever received came from tidbits during casual conversations with my mentors," he adds. The mission statement should reflect this. Claire Diaz-Oritiz "Many people avoid mentoring because they think it takes a lot of time," says Blanchard. "It It doesn't have to.