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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Reflections on an internship with Bookshare.org in Chennai, India Made possible through support from the Amherst College Center for Community Engagement Anna Reid, religion major, class of 2010 Anna Reid with employees of Worth Trust, a South Indian organization that provides vocational training and employment for people with disabilities.

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See3

JANUARY 25, 2007

Workman used to work in traditional collage techniques but has now moved to digital imaging. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! The women are in varying states of dress and emotions – some engage us eye to eye, others avert their gaze. 25th [10th/11th] 212.941.0012.

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See3

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

I get their emails — like I do with many other organizations — so I can see what they’re up to and learn from a variety of techniques about best practices in online advocacy and fundraising. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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See3

JANUARY 23, 2008

At See3 we’ve been exploring this direct response video technique for a while. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! We think that in certain circumstances it can work well and we will try to find out how this does relative to non-video landing pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. We will explore how nonprofits can unleash the power of social good by transitioning from stand-alone institutions to networks energized by abundant resources in their ecosystem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

But if you want to get even deeper insights, do an in-depth review of a similar nonprofit’s practice – whether it be broad – such as digital marketing techniques or narrow such as analyzing specific techniques as part of a content strategy.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

In my recent chapter “Managing Fundraising and Building Communities Online” in the book Internet Management for Nonprofits (Wiley, April 2010), I write in depth about one method to tackle the subject – what are organizations across the country doing? Resources List. Join CMMB Facebook group. 534 (increase from 128). Tell a friend.

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See3

AUGUST 23, 2007

In addition to destroying the trees and vegetation there is another big problem with this technique — where does the mountain top end up? Full resource recovery and higher land utilization is one of the goals of SMCRA. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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NetWits

AUGUST 31, 2012

million or 2.46% from 2010 levels.”. With that in mind we’ve compiled an excellent list of resources and event fundraising tips for you to use. 7 Techniques for Event Fundraising Success. Share your tips in the comments below and/or share links to other helpful resources. That’s right, $1.69 Have at it!

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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. What resources do you need to get the job done? And, having that job security helps to keep employees loyal.

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sgEngage

JUNE 2, 2011

It gets into some real finite looks at strategy, too, and types of approaches that work, including participation, serving great content, top down influencer approaches and empowerment techniques like crowdsourcing. What is the biggest change you’ve seen over the past 3 years in the nonprofit sector? The big nonprofits have come to play.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2010

Monday, July 5, 2010 Ten More Ways To Be An Effective Leader Here are 10 behaviors, techniques and tips you can use to be an effective leader: Respond to questions quickly and fully. What resources do you need to get the job done? Take an interest in your employees and their personal milestone events.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

At the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference, we -- Carie Lewis , Beth Kanter , David J. The Strategy by David Neff of Ridgewood: Ingenious Communication Strategies If 2009 was the year everyone and their mom jumped into the social media pool, then 2010 is the year of strategy. Then, grab the search RSS feed and add it to your iGoogle.

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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. What resources do you need to get the job done? One way will be to ensure our crisis management plans are in place.

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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

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Saturday, November 20, 2010 Give Positive Feedback. What resources do you need to get the job done? Dont Praise. There is an important difference between giving your employees positive feedback and giving them praise. Positive feedback focuses on the specifics of job performance. 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. July 18, 2010 6:58 PM Executive Coach Caroline Smith said. July 19, 2010 4:23 PM Executive Coach Caroline Smith said. Include only decision makers and key implementers. Use an agenda. Can we add this for #6?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2010

One problem is that many do not formulate a measurement strategy and are at a loss to justify their investment of time and resources or reap insights to improve what they're doing. . Analytics and Measurement Techniques" (free to download). Jordan Viator had a guest post by the authors. .

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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

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. What resources do you need to get the job done? So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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. What resources do you need to get the job done?

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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. What resources do you need to get the job done? Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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. What resources do you need to get the job done? Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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. What resources do you need to get the job done? Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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. What resources do you need to get the job done? Equally bad, a lack of decision will impede the progress of the managers team. What impact is this going to have on you?

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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

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Thursday, December 30, 2010 70 New Years Resolutions For Leaders Lose weight. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. What resources do you need to get the job done? Exercise more. Stop smoking. Okay, so youve found your New Years resolution for your personal life. Share bad news, not only good news 57. Start meetings on time 58.

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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. What resources do you need to get the job done? Its a quick read, yet power-packed with useful tips for communicating effectively -- tips you can start to use tomorrow. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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. What resources do you need to get the job done? It's always been an important act of leadership to be authentic about good and bad news.

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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. What resources do you need to get the job done? Perhaps that time is now as you conduct year-end performance reviews.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

What resources do you need to get the job done? What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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. What resources do you need to get the job done? He recently shared his findings from his latest book, " Re-Engage: How Americas Best Places To Work Inspire Extra Effort In Extraordinary Times."

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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. What resources do you need to get the job done? Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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. What resources do you need to get the job done? If two of us think alike, one of us isn't thinking. Good post Eric.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Saturday, October 2, 2010 Must-Read Book For Nonprofit Leaders If you lead a nonprofit organization, the one hour it will take you to read Peter F. Perhaps one of most challenging questions Drucker asks the reader is: " Do we produce results that are sufficiently outstanding for us to justify putting our resources in this area ?

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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

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? What resources do you need to get the job done?

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