NTEN

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

On September 6 in San Francisco, over 200 attendees at NTEN’s Leading Change Summit (14LCS) convened for its finale event: the Idea Accelerator. In order to ensure the work and concepts that emerged throughout the workshops had a launch pad, we created the Idea Accelerator as the final day’s focus, pushing those ideas into possibilities.”.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

Even if it is not possible to perfectly match all the criteria, the matrix establishes goals. It’s a good idea to include people from outside your organization’s playing field who can introduce a different point of view and push the group forward.”. Set Expectations. Ideally, you might present both. Use the Buddy System.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

Think about the employees who mentor others, uplift their teammates, or create an environment where all voices are heard. Call out those who took the time to share knowledge, advocate for a colleagues ideas, or create a positive team environment. The goal is to ensure that employees feel valued all the time, not just when its expected.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

They also have access to the Cooke Scholar Network, where alumni serve as mentors and open doors to career opportunities. Mary’s Pence has local staff in Central America to assist in devising actionable plans tailored to each organization’s goals. What you may learn may launch your organization to new heights.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. Will this person take a genuine interest in me?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. That is, wise mentors offer up plenty of suggestions to their mentees. Mentoring is all about sharing experiences. They pose alternatives.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

All companies work towards measurable goals. But goals are meaningless without knowing why you’re aiming for them. Or are you a sponsor and mentor? David Hassell is the CEO of 15Five. This post originally appeared on the 15five blog. New features in the product, selling target customers and boosting the bottom line.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

More objective decision-making—Clarity about your own goals, values, and priorities makes tough decisions easier and will give you confidence in your choices. Career coaches and mentors are great. Instead of focusing on your ideas, pay attention to others. Summarizing brings clarity to complicated ideas or discussions.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

BoardSource found that non-profit boards that conduct self-assessments are more likely to have a clear mission and vision, and they are more likely to be effective in achieving their goals. You’ll want to enlist directors with influence to champion the idea. Those extremely specific goals kept us on target.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove – a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. Though it’s startlingly articulate, AI doesn’t think, and it doesn’t know your nonprofit’s goals or supporters as well as you do.

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The Next Web

MAY 13, 2013

On top of that, there will be weekly pitch sessions with a host of mentors, obligatory startup visits and regular talks from top entrepreneurs and investors from the Bay Area. ” The goal is to make the program as international as possible.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2011

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. In her 260-page book, Halvorson covers : • How to set a goal that you will pursue even in the face of adversity. Setting goals is important," said Halvorson, "But thats not the whole story.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

The idea of an office, or a physical place in which a person sits down to work, isn’t new. 82% of Gen Zs say it’s important their leader not only help them set performance goals, but care about their lives. If your product kicks ass, you have a great chance of attracting people who want to kick ass.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Sunday, August 22, 2010 5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees Your employees have lots of ideas. And, when you are brainstorming with your employees, try these five tips: Encourage ALL ideas.

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The Next Web

JUNE 6, 2013

The Technology Strategy Board (TSB), despite having the word technology in there and its goal being to “stimulate innovation”, might not be the sexiest sounding hub of tech activity but it quietly lined up £865,000 (around $1.35m) in funding for small digital and tech startups in the UK last year. A different way.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Set clear goals and objectives 52. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Dig deep within your organization for ideas on how to improve processes, policies and procedures 67. Read leadership books to learn 51.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2013

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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NTEN

OCTOBER 9, 2012

flickr: gonfishin New research, new tools, new ideas, and new opportunities to share your knowledge and ideas are the highlights of this latest Member Round Up. The idea behind these surveys is to take the pulse of grantseeking and determine the status of philanthropy in the U.S. High-risk, high-impact ideas wanted!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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The Next Web

JANUARY 13, 2014

This is good for serendipitous solutions and can turn up some surprisingly awesome ideas. You can better avoid taking actions that would not help reach your goals. Step 1: Goal identification, or “where are we going?”. The vision of what your company will be is the overarching goal. your team’s knowledge and experience.

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.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

The drive to achieve organizational goals for personal satisfaction and growth. We posted and recorded everyone’s ideas. Set Goals and Expectations A defined set of values helps teams to live up to cultural and behavioral norms. Similarly, goals provide a strategy for working together and prioritizing time and resources.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 27, 2013

Set clear goals and objectives 52. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Dig deep within your organization for ideas on how to improve processes, policies and procedures 67. Read leadership books to learn 51.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2022

Sometimes people chafe at the idea of making donors heroes. The fundraiser serves as mentor, sage, advisor, and guide.”. Along with this change in role comes a change in goal. The goal is now to help the donor.”. The goal is not “to raise $X amount.” The Best Practitioners Guide Towards a Goal.

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AccelEvents

JULY 22, 2021

We have a few ideas for how to take advantage of this robust new feature: Topic-based small group discussion: After your attendees have participated in a Workshop covering a specific topic, the session host announces breakout rooms with related thematic discussions per room. It also helps with the dreaded task of recalling names.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Set clear goals and objectives 52. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Dig deep within your organization for ideas on how to improve processes, policies and procedures 67. Read leadership books to learn 51.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

I've heard a lot employees and managers talk about "needing a mentor." " When I ask them what goals they are looking to accomplish with a mentor, most have no concrete answer. What is a mentor and what do they do anyway? Mentoring Is. An opportunity to share ideas and receive expert feedback.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

If you’re like many of us working in nonprofit leadership today, you’re more than likely exhausted and running out of actionable ideas. So where are all the good ideas? The goals must be SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and measurable). Illustration generated by DALL·E. This data is how we measure our impact.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The idea was born out of Sack and Titus’s exhaustion with remote school at Yale and Stanford respectively. To do so, teams go through a variety of mentor sessions. Started by college juniors Coco Sack and Kendall Titus , Womxn Ignite is a house for female and non-binary college undergraduates studying computer science.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 4, 2021

You may be looking for ideas to get a peer-to-peer campaign started. Spend some time perusing these 23 top virtual fundraising ideas and pick your favorite. One great option for recruiting volunteers as fundraisers is to ask staff members or prior personal fundraisers (if you have any) to act as mentors. Set expectations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

We had a dozen small groups that each brainstormed 20-50 ideas each. Participants prioritized the ideas by combining and evaluating the cost/impact, boiling down to a couple of ideas to present to the whole group. Asking about career goals and how they might be pursued at current job. Mentoring program and cross training.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The sector-agnostic program targets technology startups in the pre-seed stage, which is where most ideas fail. We believe Africans have an unmatched entrepreneurial spirit, and one of Madica’s core goals is to ensure a level playing field for every African founder,” he said.

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Qgiv

JULY 5, 2023

According to Qgiv data, nonprofits recruit 300 new donors on average through peer-to-peer fundraisers, so finding the right peer-to-peer campaign ideas for your organization is perfect to help you grow your donor base. Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region’s 2022 Bowl For Kids’ Sake raised 106% of their goal.

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