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January Cause Awareness: National Mentoring Month

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Positive mentoring relationships are so important to the success of youth everywhere. That’s why we take time every January to celebrate National Mentoring Month! If you’re wondering how you can celebrate the mentors in your life or even become a mentor yourself, here’s a little bit about National Mentoring Month.

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To be (Or Not To Be) Mentored

Grant Professionals Association

Mentor/Mentee Defined I wish I had a mentor. There are several reasons for both being a mentor and a mentee. There are several reasons for both being a mentor and a mentee. The mentee may also look at the connections that the mentor has and intentionally ask for help.

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Dispelling Five Mentoring Myths

Grant Professionals Association

Why should you consider mentoring? Myth #2: You Don’t Have Enough Time A mentor/mentee partnership can be whatever works best for you and your mentee - as simple as a quick phone call once every month or two. And in all honesty, you most likely had a grants mentor too, though it may not have been a formal mentor/mentee pairing.

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What’s hiding in your fundraising details?

Future Fundraising Now

One of my early fundraising mentors turned that phrase on its head: God is in the details. Heres an example of a minor detail that can make a real difference, from the Better Fundraising Blog: Matte, Not Glossy. That has a slightly different meaning: Truly great work consists, at least in part, on getting the little things right.

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3 Tips for Improving Your Approach to Grant Writing

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

That’s what this blog post is about: my top tips for improving your grant writing skills: Tip #1: READ The best way to be a great writer is to be an avid reader. You’re reading my blog right now, so you’ve already taken a great step in the right direction. Tip #3: Get thyself a mentor Mentors make a world of difference.

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What could equitable investment in Black nonprofit leaders look like? 

Candid

Therefore, instead of making a significant financial investment in Black-led organizations, funders encourage Black leaders to participate in mentoring and/or leadership development programs. 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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Knowledge is good, experience is better, mentoring is best

Future Fundraising Now

Knowledge Almost everything you read on this blog is information about fundraising. There are many great blogs about fundraising. But there’s a way to go even deeper, and get their faster … Mentoring Working alongside someone with more experience in fundraising can supercharge your progress through knowledge and experience.

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