Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. They pose alternatives.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Equally important is offering opportunities for employees to contribute beyond their job descriptions, whether through special projects or mentoring. Pillar 4: Psychological safety Ensuring employees ideas and concerns are met with curiosity and understanding is crucial for retention.

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TechImpact

APRIL 2, 2014

Before taking any money, ensure your nonprofit’s donor retention system is in place, and ready to go. Whether you want hand written thank you cards delivered in 48 hours or an email sent instantly, these aspects of your donor retention protocol can be tested well in advance. Get a coach.

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Gyrus

JANUARY 3, 2025

Microlearning delivers digestible content that improves retention and engagement. This increased engagement can lead to higher retention rates, reducing turnover costs and maintaining a knowledgeable workforce. This could be through formal mentoring programs, collaborative projects, or informal knowledge-sharing sessions.

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Some examples to consider: What are the main drivers of member retention? Try starting with membership data like the number of new members or your retention rate because your colleagues are used to seeing this type of data. Most Engaged Members : Share the benefits of volunteering, mentoring or donating.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2020

money managers that from here on out, they will be measured annually on their progress in increasing the diversity of their investment staff, from hiring to training to mentoring to their retention of women and minorities.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 20, 2022

One of the simplest ways to boost volunteer engagement and retention at your association is to have leadership create meaningful connections with volunteers. Additionally, it encourages volunteer engagement and retention at your association. . Acknowledging volunteers maximizes retention. Offer mentor/mentee programs .

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.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

Retention rates are 34% higher among organizations that offer employee development opportunities. 58% of employees (62% of Millennials and GenX) say professional development contributes to their job satisfaction, a major factor in retention.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2023

Retention initiatives often look at how competitive compensation rates are, or whether work-life balance at the company could be improved. Employee recognition is often left out of the conversation but it is something that has a significant impact on any retention strategy.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 4, 2023

When you thank your volunteers routinely, you maximize retention in your volunteer program, making it more likely your members will continue serving. When your volunteers feel appreciated, they’re more likely to invest in your organization , saving your staff time and resources. You can see all of the winners here.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Choose Nimble Communities to provide a safe space for members to socialize and network, while driving member retention and engagement. Your organization can drive a deeper connection with your members when you offer a career advancement program , a job board, mentoring opportunities, and training options.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Loyalty – as they become more engaged and committed, they are now taking steps like volunteering, donating, mentoring and posting in the community chats. For example, earning credits or making purchases surpasses their website visits or membership activities. Some people will go through their journeys much quicker than others.

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sgEngage

JUNE 17, 2024

While the human, mission-based work of education may drive retention, a culture of belonging doesn’t happen automatically. If you haven’t already, adjust your donation forms so the first option on your designation list is something like “Area of Greatest Need,” which all too often is faculty retention. Think strategically.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 1, 2023

Match New Volunteers with Experienced Ones One of the best ways to make new volunteers feel welcome, comfortable and valued is by providing them with an experienced volunteer as a mentor. Experienced volunteers can show new volunteers how to overcome obstacles, be efficient and drive the most value in their chosen role.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

All member-based organizations are focused on membership: attracting new members, boosting member retention, enhancing member engagement, and more. TECH TIP: Choose YM Careers to cultivate your members’ careers, offer valuable career advancement resources, and ultimately increase member retention and recruitment.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 13, 2014

Example: user retention rate. Example: Dave McClure’s lean methodology approach to customer retention. In other words, based on the example above: do we have the resources to improve our retention rate, and is improving the retention rate a priority for the business? Your sources are: your knowledge and experience.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Create a mentor program. . Create a mentor program. . With a mentor program, you can help your ambassadors get up and running as soon as possible. It’s best to familiarize your new ambassadors with the mentor program during your onboarding event. When launching your mentor program, be sure to: . It’s a win-win!

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 28, 2021

What is your donor retention rate? . Assign a mentor. Ask a veteran board member to mentor a new board member. Here are just a few questions you can answer for them: What is your annual revenue? . What do the financials look like? How much is your organization raising each year? Which ones need to be tweaked?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Statistics show that companies with women represented at the top are 50 percent more likely to outperform their peers; they create better client retention, organic growth, and profit,” she adds. Our organizations need to evolve alongside us,” says McCollum.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Professors are also creating surveys in Slack, allowing them to gauge student interest and retention of new material. Slack automatically organizes students into smaller course-group channels with industry mentors to help ensure their success. Slack has now become a key collaboration and engagement tool for all of ASU.

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Candid

JULY 22, 2024

If you don’t hire, train, mentor, and provide leadership opportunities to people with disabilities at all levels then you will not have an adequate pool to hire from,” said Nikki Brown-Booker, program officer for Borealis Philanthropy’s Disability Inclusion Fund.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 11, 2022

Doing so provides members with an ongoing benefit that boosts retention and engagement. . Dedicate specific feeds for members looking for mentors, individuals searching for new jobs, and a safe space to ask questions. Build interest with non-members. Create informational content.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2014

But, they all can only happen when there''s strong leadership at the company''s helm.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Ask more seasoned members to serve as a mentor or hold a leadership position. Increase member retention by understanding what makes some members leave, and then take action to keep members from lapsing in the future. Download our success kit for top resources to help you boost member retention. Get them involved. Download now.

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Bloomerang

MAY 11, 2021

Tenacious, Intelligent, Resourceful, Passionate, Insightful, Caring, Determined, and Fun are among the hundreds of words used to describe my friend and mentor, Simone Joyaux, since her passing last week. Adrian suggested a couple of other experts to join our cause, one of which was the long time partner of Simone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Employee pay often is not the most important driver for employee retention.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Reach out to colleagues, friends, mentors, and professional acquaintances—anyone you know who may have connections or recommendations for prospective board members. High retention rates indicate that your recruitment process is effective at identifying individuals committed to serving on the board long-term.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Giving Mentoring Kansas City Leadership 64

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

The Center for Creative Leadership advocates for the 70/20/10 Model for Learning and Development, which asserts that adults learn 70% through on-the-job stretch opportunities, 20% through coaching and mentoring, and 10% through training programs. Most of this learning takes place within the organization.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Retention saves money by reducing recruiting and training costs and increases income by eliminating relationship disruptions, thus shortening the time between first solicitation and first gift. Senior officers can help mentor new staff. Officer Training and Retention Lead to Big Results.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2022

The aim of conducting a volunteer survey is to gain statistically beneficial answers, while simultaneously empowering them and bolstering your retention efforts. . With a good volunteer survey, you have the power to impact the effectiveness of volunteer orientation, training, recruitment, and retention. Communicate your goals.

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Gyrus

JUNE 9, 2021

Social learning leads to retention of knowledge as your employees learn by observing their colleagues and get hands-on experience. Mentoring Mentoring as a training technique for employees has its benefits. Role Play Roleplay is one of the common and effective training techniques that every employee loves to learn from.

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Gyrus

JUNE 9, 2021

Social learning leads to retention of knowledge as your employees learn by observing their colleagues and get hands-on experience. Mentoring Mentoring as a training technique for employees has its benefits. Role Play Roleplay is one of the common and effective training techniques that every employee loves to learn from.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Gyrus

JUNE 9, 2021

Social learning leads to retention of knowledge as your employees learn by observing their colleagues and get hands-on experience. Mentoring Mentoring as a training technique for employees has its benefits. Role Play Roleplay is one of the common and effective training techniques that every employee loves to learn from.

Technique 52

Technique Training Train Develop 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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