CauseVox

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This was the scenario for Mentor New York, a nonprofit that works with companies, schools and organizations to provide mentoring for organizations that serve more than 80,000 young people in New York. Like most nonprofits, Mentor New York had to pivot during the pandemic to virtual events and engagement for its supporters.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 1, 2021

You’ve designed the program, recruited participants, and matched mentees with their mentors. Are you in charge of a budding mentorship program at your association? Now you may be asking, is it time to let them go off and meet on their own or.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 14, 2022

Mentoring opportunities are a great way for association members to grow. Over the last few years, we lost the organic mentorship conversations that once took place at conferences, coffee shops, and other events. That can be a tough pill to swallow.

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Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

You have what it takes to be a mentor—even from the middle. So, what is middle mentoring, you ask? Let me share my mentoring experience as an example. I could not imagine what I would have to offer as a mentor. As anyone who has mentored knows, I was also learning from them. What is holding you back?

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Fundraising HayDay

OCTOBER 3, 2024

She shares her insights on being mentored, working with faith-based organizations, her recent experience with the Milestone Circles program at the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, and so much more. People come to the grant field from a variety of backgrounds and their work varies depending on their clients, focus, and experience.

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WT Grant Foundation

AUGUST 23, 2023

Grant Scholars have been awarded grants to support their development as mentors to junior researchers of color. The awardees will mentor promising doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows in enhancing their methodological skills, publication records, and career networks. Quinn has mentored two Black women doctoral students.

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Future Fundraising Now

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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. A mentor helps you understand your knowledge. You even learn that some knowledge is bogus. The more experience you get, the better.

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Clairification

MAY 6, 2024

Were you to bring your event proposal to a wise shaman or mentor, this is the question they would ask you first – well before asking what theme or format you have in mind or what color scheme you want to use! Let’s begin with the Big Kahuna piece of advice: Ask yourself WHY you want to do this event.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

APRIL 29, 2021

Tip #3: Get thyself a mentor Mentors make a world of difference. On the other hand, having a mentor is like having a grants GPS right on your dashboard. Mentors are worth their weight in gold. Mentors are worth their weight in gold. She has several one-on-one options and training options to help you get started.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Anthology announced the results of its 2022 nationwide alumni research survey: Opportunities for Institutions to Refine Existing Strategies and Grow Alumni Engagement. The survey revealed that alumni are increasingly interested in connecting with their alma maters.

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Clairification

APRIL 1, 2024

He spoke of true pearls of wisdom gleaned from his fundraising mentor, the pioneering direct mail writer Bob Screen. Money donors might have given to you, if you’d only understood some fundamental fundraising truths. Truths, Not Fallacies I was reminded of some of these truths in a post from Jeff Brooks.

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ProposalPRO

JUNE 30, 2021

PRO Tip: Get mentored. There are organizations across the government grants space, including some that are funded by federal agencies, that provide mentoring to novice grant seekers working on specific grants. Finally, don’t forget to Google “mentor” and your targeted grant’s name.

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Grant Training Center

MARCH 8, 2023

Coaching and Mentoring Coaching and mentoring are valuable tools for developing leadership skills. Mentoring, on the other hand, is a relationship between a more experienced leader and a less experienced one. Mentoring, on the other hand, is a relationship between a more experienced leader and a less experienced one.

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WT Grant Foundation

JULY 25, 2023

Mentoring is a cornerstone of the Foundation’s approach to supporting the career development of junior researchers. Grant Scholars program must propose measured theoretical and methodological risks that will stretch their expertise, they must also identify one or two senior researchers to serve as mentors to help them with this journey.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In addition to funding, participants also receive mentorship, focused support, connections to important networks, and an opportunity to showcase their product to an audience of entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, and community members. In addition, the program provides free coaching services, tools, and resources.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 27, 2021

Be both a mentee and mentor over time. Mentorship is a two-way street. It should be a give-and-take process. Receive advice and guidance from those who have already been where you plan to go. Over time, be prepared to give your knowledge and experience to others by paying it forward.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The Food Education Fund provides hands-on experiences and mentoring for low-income students of color at 10 New York high schools. By James Pollard, Associated Press NEW YORK Jeenah Moon/AP Students from Food and Finance high school make taco dough during a summer block party outside the Barclays Center in New York.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2021

Did you take classes, learn from mentors, read books or attempt to gain experience on a trial-and-error basis? Think about your fundraising career. Specifically, when thinking about the solicitation process, you probably focused a great deal of energy on what to say and do before, during and after the actual ask process.

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Clairification

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Or, as my mentor (and who some call the “father of fundraising)” Hank Rosso said: your role in “t he gentle art of teaching the joy of giving.” Depending on what’s going on in the broader world around us, this feeling can be more or less at the forefront of people’s experience.

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Fundraising HayDay

MARCH 21, 2024

Hear key takeaways from each of our esteemed guests: Bernard Turner , GPC, Associate Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at Belmont University Cheryl Kester , CFRE, GPC, 2023 Distinguished Fellow Awardee and Owner of The Kester Group Doris Shivers , GPC, Director of Grant Innovation and Management for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Egondu Onuoha (..)

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 17, 2023

Plus, gifts from MacKenzie Scott and Michael Jordan inspired a Washington State couple to give Friends of the Children $33 million to expand its youth mentoring and family services programs. Farmer was a Harvard professor who died last year.

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Bonterra

JUNE 15, 2022

Whether you’re providing shelter for the homeless, mentoring at-risk youth, or anything in between, nonprofit service organizations like yours do incredibly important work to enrich their clients’ lives.

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GrantNews

AUGUST 20, 2024

Successful applicants will receive coaching and mentoring, deals and perks from a variety of companies, opportunities to pitch to investors, and program support follow-up. Participants will have access to mentoring, industry speakers, networking opportunities, a pitch night, and an assortment of vendor perks.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

In this guest post, Trish Hudson, president of the Melos Institute, shares an approach she learned from her mentor, designed to forge strong partnerships each year with his leader partners. read more ).

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Clairification

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

— to learn this on my own in the trenches, and I’d have given anything to have had a mentor like Lisa to clue me in from the get-go. Recently, fundraising copywriting and thanking guru, Lisa Sargent , posted a list of “small stuff” it’s absolutely important to sweat. It took me decades – decades!

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GrantNews

JANUARY 27, 2025

The opportunity connects innovative health tech startups with the capital, mentoring, and connections they need to build and grow their businesses. Business Development Program : Opportunity for health-related startups to participate in a business development program in Alabama.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 25, 2024

Periodically offer them special opportunities: events, guided tours, president’s breakfasts, mentoring opportunities etc. The letter shares “inside” info — including stuff like how the builder walked off the job of a capital campaign project leading to a delay, etc. — and it also says thank you. I’ve done this with more than one client.

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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. Mentoring Is Not. Why does someone want a mentor?

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CauseVox

AUGUST 4, 2021

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. These mentors can share tips and tricks on a blog or social media account, as well as help create a fundraising toolkit (more about that in a minute). Set expectations.

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The Fundraiser Coach

AUGUST 17, 2023

Gift #7 – he was a willing mentor. There were many ways that he guided and mentored that I never realized until many years later. He was willing to invest in us for knowledge to use then, and for our futures. And it was at that conference that I discovered that fundraising was truly my calling.)

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Taking On The Role Of Mentor Mentorship and coaching relationships provide guidance to leaders seeking personalized professional development. Acting as a mentor for younger members of your organization allows you to provide experienced-based advice and encouragement, helping future leaders achieve their goals.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 12, 2024

The opportunity is to connect innovative health-tech startups with the capital, mentoring, and connections they need to build and grow their businesses. Participants will have access to mentoring, industry experts, networking opportunities, a pitch night, and an assortment of vendor perks.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Participants will receive investment funding, networking opportunities, deals and perks, mentoring, and coaching. Business Development Program : Opportunity for startups to participate in a business development program.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Find a Mentor Mentorship is transformative for any grant writer. A mentor can provide personalized guidance, helping you navigate challenges and avoid costly mistakes. Organizations like the Grant Professionals Association offer mentoring programs for members. When it comes to grant writing, mentors are invaluable.

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Candid

APRIL 6, 2022

Meme: A great friend and mentor of mine—who is also a philanthropist—challenged me to hone in on my theory of change and mentioned how GuideStar is a great place to share our work with funders. Thank you for your commitment to transparency and earning a Candid 2022 Platinum Seal.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 12, 2021

During this hour-long panel discussion, we will sit down with Subira Taylor-Louineus, Director of Operations and Finance at Mentor NY to discuss how they’ve sold tickets to their virtual event, resulting in over $124,000 raised of a $10,000 goal!

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Critical Fundraising

MARCH 30, 2023

Third paper in Rogare series that translates recent academic study into practice Looks at how fundraisers can help donors create value in their own fundraising Recommends that fundraisers should be trained to coach and mentor donors to create more value when they conduct their own community fundraising activities The fundraising think tank Rogare has (..)

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