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Picks of the Week: February 7 - 13, 2010
Website of the Week
Public Agenda
For over 30 years, Public Agenda has been providing
unbiased and unparalleled research that bridges the gap between American
leaders and what the public really thinks about issues ranging from
education to foreign policy to immigration to religion and civility in
American life. Nonpartisan and nonprofit, Public Agenda was founded by
social scientist and author Daniel Yankelovich and former Secretary of State
Cyrus Vance in 1975. Public Agenda's two-fold mission is to help American
leaders better understand the public's point of view and enable citizens
know more about critical policy issues so they can make thoughtful, informed
decisions. Go to:
www.publicagenda.org
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Publication of the Week
 Coaching Skills for Nonprofit
Managers and Leaders: Developing People to Achieve Your Mission
by Judith Wilson and Michelle Gislason
From the publisher: The only nonprofit orientation to
coaching skills available, Coaching Skills for Nonprofit Leaders will
provide nonprofit managers with an understanding of why and how to coach,
how to initiate coaching in specific situations, how to make coaching really
work, and how to refine coaching for long-term success. Coaching Skills for
Nonprofit Leaders offers practical steps for coaching leaders to greatness
and complements the academic and theoretical work in nonprofit leadership
theory. The book can be used by the coaching novice as a thorough topical
overview or by those more experienced with coaching as a quick reference or
refresher. Based on the Inquiry Based Coaching approach, Coaching Skills
will strengthen and expand the reader?s ability to drive organization
mission, while retaining the intrinsic values of the nonprofit culture and
working towards outcomes that create a culture of discipline and
accountability and empower others to be even more responsible, accountable,
and self-motivated. This book uses accessible language, examples, case
studies, key questions, and exercises to help:
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Promote better relationships |
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Know when to delegate, direct and coach.
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Balance directive and supportive styles of
leadership for productive partnerships |
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Overcome fears and deal head-on with difficult
situations and conflict. |
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Use coaching for performance improvement and
on-the-job development. |
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Support independent thinking and personal
reflection |
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Gain commitment and accountability from others and
build teams |
Click to preview this book on Amazon.com
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Trend of the Week
Teen Use of Social Media
Everybody goes online, everybody has a cell phone, and kids
hate blogging and Twitter, according to a new survey from the Pew Research
Center's Internet & American Life Project. The findings show that the Internet
isn't just prevalent in our lives, it is our lives. Ninety-three percent of
teens ages 12 to 17 go online, 75% of them own a cell phone, and 66% say they
text. In fact, 58% of 12-year-olds now have mobiles, compared to 18% just five
years ago. Sixty-two percent use the Internet to access information on news and
politics, and some teens are even using the Internet as a guardian: 17% say they
go online to research information about drug use, sexual health, and other
topics that are awkward to talk about with real people. For more findings from
the study, go to:
www.fastcompany.com
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Resource of the Week
Virtual CAP
Virtual CAP provides an in-depth look at innovative
programs and projects developed by Community Action Agencies around the United
States. Programs can be researched by state, category or keyword. Each contains
a summary description, as well as useful links to download materials and to
related websites. Go to:
www.virtualcap.org
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Tech Tip of the Week
Add a Watermark to a Word 2007 Document
Watermarks are text or pictures that appear behind the
text. They can add interest or identify the document's status, marking a
document as a draft, for example. You can use graphics or text as
watermarks.
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Open a new, blank document, or open an existing
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Click the Page Layout tab on the Ribbon |
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In the Page Background group, click Watermark |
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Click a design in the gallery or create a
custom watermark |
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Select the Picture, if you are creating a
Picture watermark |
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Enter the Text, if you are creating a Text
watermark |
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Use Print Layout view to view a watermark as it
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The watermark displays on the background of each page.
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