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Soft Skills Support Hard Leadership Challenges

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What can we do to ensure they have the skills to understand a challenging landscape and make the wise decisions needed for success? Lately, I’ve been speaking and writing about the importance of emotional intelligence and how the softer skills add a critical dimension to digital initiatives. How do we bring novice players up to speed?

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A Nonprofit Partnership: How One Board Member Connected Two Organizations and Boosted Both

Blue Avocado

Board members are a vital resource for nonprofits: In addition to their responsibility for governance, they each bring unique perspectives and experiences to enrich the growth of nonprofit organizations and partnerships. They also have access to the Cooke Scholar Network, where alumni serve as mentors and open doors to career opportunities.

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Five practices for professional growth within your organization 

Candid

Professional growth can include developing new skills, taking on stretch assignments, learning from peers, and advocating for promotions. Building visibility for professional growth is a skill that requires thoughtfulness. January is a great time to look to the year ahead and commit to new goals.

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What could equitable investment in Black nonprofit leaders look like? 

Candid

The data showed the world what Black nonprofit leaders have known for decades: Systemic issues in the social sector impact our ability to obtain the necessary resources to do our work. Any shortcomings, missteps, or miscalculation on the part of Black leaders seems to reinforce the ideas that they are unfit for their positions.

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Your Nonprofit Team: Attracting, Retaining Talent

The NonProfit Times

With competition for skilled professionals rising and work environments shifting, finding and keeping great talent takes more than just passion. Offer mentoring, leadership development workshops, and training tailored to nonprofit careers. ByJackie Sue Griffin The nonprofit world isnt what it used to be. It takes strategy.

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MentorcliQ raises over $80 million to grow its employee mentoring software and services

TechCrunch

For years, Phil George was the executive sponsor of a mentoring program at McMaster-Carr, an industrial hardware supplier, where he spent weeks trying to match program participants with only scant information about them to go on. Employees often requested resources while mentors asked for training, and mentees wanted more guidance on goals.

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Do You Really? ?Need a Nonprofit Mentor?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Do You Really Need a Nonprofit Mentor? And now more than ever, it’s important to come together and work as allies and mentors. The value of being mentored seems pretty obvious: new skills, confidence, friendship, etc. But do you really need a mentor? Why you need a nonprofit mentor. They get stuff done.