Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 4, 2023

Full of specific examples of challenges and solutions from fields as diverse as nonprofits, school boards, healthcare, and the corporate world, When Everyone Leads , offers a proven, actionable approach for any company, organization, or community to navigate through its most pressing challenges. It is hopeful and forward-looking.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Full of specific examples of challenges and solutions from fields as diverse as nonprofits, school boards, healthcare, and the corporate world, When Everyone Leads , offers a proven, actionable approach for any company, organization, or community to navigate through its most pressing challenges. It is hopeful and forward-looking.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

It is made up of people who are techically-oriented, largely affluent, and largely spend inordinate amounts of time in contact with electronic devices. Should they spend a bit of time tying their RSS feed (if they have one) to a twitter account? We are still in innovator phase here, not even early adopters have signed on.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. Raman of Google Research, a long-time Bookshare member and advisor, was on hand to help us celebrate last night.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 13, 2010

The organization’s leadership must understand that it needs to invest not just time, but money, in its development office. Linda is also a prolific writer and Wiley Press has published her books, Recruiting and Training Fundraising Volunteers in 2005, The Development Plan in early 2007.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Also, those nonprofits that excel today on Facebook and Twitter, like The Humane Society of the United States, National Wildlife Federation and PETA, they all started their social media campaigns on MySpace at a time when only those with a.edu e-mail address could join Facebook. MySpace is not just a community of poor people!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

What happened was I felt like I was wasting too much time on things that should be easy. And we don’t (at least I don’t) want to spend to much time getting all of that to work. Because what about our Peachtree accounting, our little Filemaker press clippings database, and oh yeah – totally wedded to Exchange/Outlook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I remember blogging about it when I first noticed it in November, 2007. In December, 2007, this post from the Chronicle of Philanthropy Blog, expanding on a post by Jeff Brooks, creative director at Merkle Direct, on his Donor Power Blog asked: Do most nonprofit organizations do enough to share key information with the public?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 30, 2017

Author Jeanne Bell states, “while the nonprofit sector regularly discusses and addresses programmatically issues of race and class, recent studies reveal a sharp disconnect between our values and our leadership’s demographics” (Ostrower, 2007). A genuinely diverse organization is reflective of the organization’s commitment to diversity.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

At the time, we had a very limited selection of offers, comprised only of desktops and laptops, most of which had Pentium III processors (you get the idea). And then the program really got going with a major grant in 2007 from California Emerging Technology Fund. In the first couple of years we distributed around 100 PCs per month.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

In 1963, Charles Hermann defined a crisis with 3 distinct characteristics: surprise, threat and short response time. Next, our patrons felt that our board of trustee meetings were held at a time and location that was inconvenient to them. Many are turning to social media to assist them. . Implementing the strategy. What we learned .

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 26, 2011

We spend a lot of time and energy focusing on the impact of individual organizations, but how does that translate to the bigger picture? Sources: ^ [1] Mook, Laurie, Jack Quarter & Betty Jane Richmond (2007). London: Sigel Press. This week, we're excited to have Dr. Laurie Mook join us to discuss social accounting.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 10, 2012

One way this can be accomplished is through “ time banking ,” which will be addressed in Edgar Cahn’s keynote address at the ASU Lodestar Center’s 20th Annual Conference on Sustainability Strategies , Oct. Sigel Press, 2007. 2] Cahn, Edgar, “Priceless Money: Banking Time for Changing Times,” TimeBanks, USA.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

bring your own device) movement has been a staple topic in the IT press, and it is commonplace for us to use our own mobile phones and tablets for work related activities. We at TechSoup have for a long time been fervent advocates for refurbished PCs. Jobs was as usual quite prescient. Order volumes have increased steadily since then.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

During those two years, not only has the used computer market been in question, but also there has been major buzz in the IT press about whether or not we're entering a “post PC” era. We at TechSoup have for a long time been fervent advocates for refurbished PCs. Order volumes have increased 25 percent in 2011.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

More content) Birdie's stories have appeared in many online and print journals, including Good Housekeeping, The San Diego Reader, Adoption Today, Mipoesias , and the American Press Institute's Media Center blog. Don’t know if they will do it in 2007. BlogYoNoMo (Blog Your Novel Month) Inspired by National Novel Writing Month.

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See3

MAY 21, 2007

MyBlogLog has been helpful with traffic, as has my speaking engagements, participation in the Nonprofit Blog Exchange , comments to other blogs, and mentions of us in the press. It is, of course, nice to get some recognition for one’s work. Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment Mary-Louise I work for Guy Kawasaki.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

What lies beneath a request for technology capacity or skill building or the rush to adopt the newest social or mobile tool? Are there other more pressing organizational issues that should be addressed first such as poor program quality or lack of a overall communications strategy or leadership issues.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

With so many apps coming out all the time it’s easy to miss the ones built for social good and hard to keep up on useful apps that nonprofits and causes can use to do their work. One thing that has kept this app relevant over time is the Aquarium’s commitment to keeping it updated. Frogloop has you covered. Hoping for more?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

million messages valued at ten dollars each, 95% of which were from first-time donors. There’s plenty of time to put together a thoughtful mobile fundraising strategy. There’s never been a better time to start a mobile campaign. Clearly, this example dates back a bit (2007). The Red Cross received 4.1 You breathed in.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

But in the first 6 months of 2007, I was experimenting with social networking and bookmarking tools on Green Brooklyn, including and especially the Care2 News Network , and saw such a great result that I decided that I needed to redesign everything ASAP. 60) Search « Care2.com 60) Search « Care2.com

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

The way they're titled below is how they were listed at the time of the interview. Please note that because the conversations take place over six years, some people's work and lives have changed. They have new job titles, work someplace else, and in some cases, have new names! Happy listening! Co-Editor, Reproduce and Revolt!

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The way they're titled below is how they were listed at the time of the interview. Please note that because the conversations take place over five years, some people's work and lives have changed. They have new job titles, work someplace else, and in some cases, have new names! 2011 Aneesha Raghunathan, Owner, Hope Line Fashions Coming soon!

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AFP Blog

APRIL 13, 2007

PRESS RELEASEVirginia Based Tech Company Works With Non Profit To Help People At Risk: "Richmond, VA (OPENPRESS) April 13, 2007 -- Code 71, Inc. continued its commitment to using technology to help people at risk and alleviate poverty by donating time and talent during their attendance at the 2007 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

Spend time observing probloggers and you’ll see they use various strategies to make each post count. Here’s an example of hyperlinking (click on each to see why I used): Larry Ferlazzo says Scribd is a great tool for English Language Learners (he’s voted it fourth best tool for 2007 for ELL ). PERSONAL RANT! Shame on you.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Almost all of which were dominated by the Internet : February 2007 : Launch of mybarackobama.com. May 2007 : A grassroots Obama MySpace page hits 100,000 fans. The campaign takes over this page and creates profiles on other networking sites, targeting key demographics where they spend their time such as BlackPlanet and AsianAve.

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See3

OCTOBER 18, 2007

18 Oct 2007 facebook » Convio Open – Why the Convio Facebook Application blows away Causes [.] 19 Oct 2007 Non-Profit Tech Blog » Convio Facebook App not recommended for use right now [.] Unfortunately, you can only run one Facebook app at a time using the Convio tool. [.] Your points: 1. Convio is an ASP.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

The way they are titled below is how they were listed at the time of the interview. Please note that because the interviews take place over four years, some people's work and lives may have changed. They may have new job titles, be working somewhere else, and in some cases, have new names! Co-Editor, Reproduce and Revolt!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media? Creating a remix that goes beyond cut and paste, takes some time, creativity and higher thinking skills! . Social Media Game In 2007, David Wilcox and I presented a workshop at LASA using this game he created. The cover is from a remix mashup. Now there is an easy way to track it.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 2, 2008

At the end of December 2007, I posted about creating activist resolutions for the New Year based on Latoya Peterson's activist resolutions post on Racialicious. Carry at least one cloth shopping bag with me at all times. Made some changes in my work life to give me more space for creative projects and down time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

Just as blogging is now becoming mainstream, but was ahead of the curve three or four years ago (and several Bloggers , are now seen as influencials (and members of the Press (sorta) - if they have a wide enough audience). New York Times article I predict the same fate for Second Life and other 3D-Virtual Words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

Papyrus, printing press. There's no expected return when you do someone a favor, or when you take time to share research for free. On Facebook: According to Non Profit Social Network Survey , 80% of respondents have a staff person dedicating 25% of their time to social media. No, no, seriously. Write 'em down. Radio, television.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

It is a challenging and exciting at the same time." Free software, but expensive in terms of your time -Set out with minimal (achievable) goals and guidelines (policy) They differed in the audience building strategy and definition. Need time and patience. Do you moderate comments or not?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Here are five reasons why: 1) Blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of fresh, timely new content to Tweet, post on Facebook, etc. Blogging allows nonprofits to quickly and easily create and post content that’s timely and relevant to the here and now. Social media is content driven.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2008

It's been awhile since I've shared the progress of The Tech Virtual , the web and Second Life-based virtual exhibit workshop that The Tech Museum of Innovation opened in December of 2007. As a member of this field, I am enlightened and improved every time a museum shares its processes.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 10, 2009

But from time to time something in tech clicks in the real world in a good way. Online tech press consider it old news and they’re on to the next new shiny. When I joined Facebook in mid-2007, there wasn’t a single person from my high school class on it that I could find.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

By November 2010, Jumo noted in a New York Times article that they’ve raised $3.5 Not to mention a lot of press coverage in The Huffington Post , The Wall Street Journal , Fast Company , Mashable , The Chronicle of Philanthropy , and The New York Times. When The Jumo website had its soft launch back on March 18, 2010.

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