Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

We experimented with it briefly two years ago when we first decided to publish a journal, but we couldn’t make it happen. About 70% of traditional, non-gold, peer-reviewed journals are green. For example, all of Elsevier’s journals went green in 2004. Going green helps readers, of course.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

Thursday, April 8, 2010. Friday, April 9, 2010. Saturday, April 10, 2010. In this peer-led discussion, we’ll share our experiences of online community building and build lists of best practices around recruiting new members and retaining them, increasing participation and moderating your community. When : 9:00 a.m.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010 Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty A 2010 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management shows that job security is what matters most to employees. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 7, 2010

Saturday, August 7, 2010 Great Business Quote Heres a great quote from author and speaker Harvey Mackay : "When a person with money meets a person with experience, the person with the experience ends up with the money, and the person with the money ends up with the experience." Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? As we near the last quarter of 2010, its wise to think about how we can make our businesses stronger in 2011. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2010

Saturday, July 17, 2010 Run Better Meetings Here are five handy tips for how to run a better meeting: Limit attendance. Learn more about how to host an effective meeting by reading the booklet, "Best Life: Tips for 2009." July 18, 2010 6:58 PM Executive Coach Caroline Smith said. Use an agenda. Give each topic a time limit.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Sunday, December 5, 2010 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips Here are three great tips from the book, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book : Coaches do not motivate their employees; they inspire them to motivate themselves. Mentoring is all about sharing experiences. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Saturday, November 20, 2010 Give Positive Feedback. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Dont Praise. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books? August 12, 2010 11:37 AM Eric Jacobson said. August 12, 2010 8:08 PM Tiim Krupa said. The answer is yes. And, fortunately, there are lots out there to select from. Fernado, Glad you liked the post. You certainly may post the list on your Bulletin Board.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails Cant quite master the ideal tone for the emails you send employees and customers? ToneCheck , a software program that works with Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, helps to ensure your tone is clearly communicated and understood. You might want to check out ToneCheck.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

► 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan Mike Brown, the founder of the Kansas City company called, The Brainzooming Group, encourages business leaders to solicit feedback from their customers when creating a strategic plan. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills Here is this weeks book recommendation. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Tuesday, December 7, 2010 How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee As a leader, the time will come when you will have to speak with an employee about his or her poor performance. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Be A Manager Who Makes Decisions A manager who cant make a decision or who cant make a timely decision will frustrate his/her employees. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Sunday, September 26, 2010 How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company Overland Park, Kansas-based author Leigh Branham, along with Mark Hirschfeld, recently completed a survey of 10,000 employees in 43 states to better understand what separates a "best places to work" company from other companies. Been looking at this book for awhile.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, September 6, 2010 Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations Joey Ashers new 100-page book, 15 Minutes Including Q&A provides a "plan to save the world from lousy presentations," proclaims Asher. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Share The Bad News Of course its much easier to share good news with your employees, but its perhaps even more important to share the bad news. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Sunday, December 12, 2010 The Five Points Of Professionalism Heres more good advice from The Everything Coaching And Mentoring Book : Professional behavior on the job means that work habits are strong and consistent. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Sunday, October 17, 2010 What To Think About For Next Year Hopefully, 2011 will be better for most businesses. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2010

Monday, April 26, 2010 Engage Your Employees.Especially Now Im a big fan of the books authored by Leigh Branham. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, December 18, 2010 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Lynn Flinn of EWF International in Tulsa, OK wrote the following in a recent newsletter. How many experiences have you overlooked in your own town, because you just keep going to the same familiar places? Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Sunday, September 19, 2010 Do you have a brand strategy? ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Strategy Mentoring Kansas City Kansas 49

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Saturday, November 27, 2010 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

► 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Dont Hire Someone Just Like You Despite the temptation to hire someone like yourself, hire someone to complement your skills --not to duplicate your skills. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010 5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees Your employees have lots of ideas. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 12, 2010

Monday, July 12, 2010 The next time you stay at a Marriott hotel look in the nightstand drawer for Marriotts booklet that highlights its milestones and tells the Marriott story. Its more important to hire people with the right qualities than with specific experience. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. BABY BOOMER Employees -- Like having decades of work experience and input still valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

Sunday, August 8, 2010 Use A Board Of Advisors David Burkus often provides valuable comments to my various Blog postings, and hes a person who effectively uses a board of advisors, instead of mentors, to help him achieve success. "Ive I benefit from the variety of experience these people have." Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively Roger Fulton’s book, Common Sense Management , offers these quick tips for how to be an effective leader: • Don’t Blame Others – When in a position of power, everything that occurs is your responsibility, even the errors.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 How Do You Answer These Leadership Questions? ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Third to last is crucial.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Friday, November 12, 2010 5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers I really like author Paul R. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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