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Using Design Thinking for A Foundation’s Investment Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This was followed by a presentations and discussion with four thought leaders who shared their insights and knowledge around four different themes: New Power : Henry Timms, 92nd Street Y. To get people in the mindset for brainstorming, I lead them through a couple of improvisation exercises that teach acceptance and openness to new ideas.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Knowledge: Subject matter expertise, research, polling, case studies. History: Simply being around a long time has some cachet and may mean you have access to historical wisdom, knowledge, and records. help to evaluate resumes of kids). Can you adapt the training for donors as a group teaching session?

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? Magazines like Forbes , U.S. The training of donors to rely on financial ratios picked up steam when seed capital, the easy availability of IRS Form 990, the power of the internet, and enough-knowledge-to-be-dangerous coalesced to form Charity Navigator in 2001.

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. So, here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls.

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Your Top-Secret Fundraising Tool? Empathy.

Bloomerang

She couldn’t stand the focus on metrics as the reference point against which her work was evaluated. And more and more of us are re-teaching, remembering, reaching for the core knowledge and wisdom that many call the birthright of humanity: Love. Love as ethic; love as practice; love as the root of all we do.

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"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Thursday, January 20, 2011 "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks StLouis magazine is featuring in its January issue 60 companies that they deemed "great places to work". 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Plan Monthly Job Learning Days

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Plus, the new-found knowledge drives a better appreciation for what everyone does, and proves to the team that success comes only when all the pieces fit together like a well-oiled machine. That knowledge builds greater mutual respect, which is vital to a teams success. So, plan a half day where you pair up employees.

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