Jane Jordan to Present “Making the Ask” at Our 7th Annual Conference October 6th!
Founder and Principal
It’s that Time again. The 7th Annual FSBDC at UNF Nonprofit Conference will run from 7:45 a.m to 1: 30 p.m. on Friday the 6th of October. As always, we like to let all attendees know what they are getting!
Lets start with the legendary Jane Jordan, who brings us a wealth of experience in fundraising…especially in “making the ask.” The emphasis of this class will be on the “rights” of a successful solicitation, the steps leading to “the ask”, and why we sometimes get no for an answer. Learn how the follow-up after the gift begins the process of securing a next gift!
Jane Jordan, founding principal of PartnersWithNonprofits.Org, has extensive experience in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors, providing her with a unique perspective on the process of asking for and receiving charitable contributions. Jane has been providing fund development, capital campaign, board and organization development, strategic planning and executive search consulting services to nonprofit organizations for 22 years. Before establishing PartnersWithNonprofits.Org, as Vice President of Baptist Medical Center Foundation in Jacksonville, FL, Jane directed the organization through critical years of strategic growth and development. Prior to that, she served as Vice President, Community Affairs for Barnett Bank of Jacksonville (now Bank of America), over a ten-year period developing the bank’s charitable giving and community outreach programs to the point where Barnett Bank of Jacksonville and its leadership received national recognition for its community initiatives and charitable giving.
When I began the Alphabet Soup series in 2015, the concept seemed easy: take a letter of the alphabet in turn each month and examine business topics, concepts, and words that began with that month’s letter. With this month’s letter, “X,” I have hit a roadblock. So, following that analogy, I shall take a detour this month. Instead of considering “X” to be a letter, I will define it as a symbol. As a symbol, “X” can indicate a crossing point (as in a railroad crossing warning sign) or a crossroads (as in a highway sign). From that perspective, I will examine a crossing point and some crossroads that business owners encounter.
No, I’m not usurping the role of the “other Dr. Phil” and discussing personal relationships in the workplace. LOVE is an acronym for Leadership, Organization, Value, and Experiential Learning. If you create LOVE in your business, y
The Speaking of Business blog is running a bit behind this month due to my taking some vacation time. This is the first blog of the month, and that means time for Alphabet Soup, the series that takes a letter of the alphabet in turn each month and examines some business concepts, topics, and words that begin with that month’s letter. This month the letter is “W.” As readers have suggested, instead of lightly describing a plethora of words in summary, I will take one and examine it in more detail. I found it difficult to find a single “W” word that would cover a number of business aspects, so have chosen a basic word. The “W” word for the month is “Why?”
Yearly there are nearly three quarter of a million small to medium sized businesses that change ownership. They are owner-operated businesses like retail shops, restaurants, gas station, print shops, landscapers, bookkeeping or accounting services or any number of local types of franchises.
As the economy improves, a number of small businesses have reported not only having employees leave, but that they are having difficulty attracting a replacement. They have asked, “How much do I need to pay to get a good employee?” The glib answer is, “As much as it takes to hire and retain one.” The precise answer is considerably more involved…
With a background in engineering and business, what motivated you to go back to school and change careers to become a Registered Dietitian? My husband’s cholesterol! It was always very high but several years ago, his total cholesterol finally reached 311 and his triglycerides were 305. He didn’t want to take medicine, so we changed our diet. His numbers plummeted, revealing how diet can prevent and even reverse conditions that are thought to be primarily due to our genetics, or even fate.
taste great. As a Registered Dietitian, I offer traditional nutrition counseling for common health issues and weight management. Guided tours of grocery stores, farmers markets, and monthly meal/recipe planning services round out other services clients find helpful as they continue on their health journey. Partnered with Chef Lisa Franzino, we also offer culinary wellness classes with cooking demonstrations that anyone can do any day of the week. End with a meal tasting of the dishes prepared during the class, exploring new flavors and foods that will move everyone closer to their individual health goals.
Leveraging your time when selling your business
As I made a mental note to set my alarm clock an hour earlier than usual for tomorrow in order to have time to drive to an early meeting in another county, it occurred to me that timing is everything in business. There is of course, the adage of, “being in the right place at the right time,” which is useful in finding business opportunities. There are also many other timing events which can be crucial to the success of your business. Here are a few that come to mind:
