Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

No One Succeeds Alone is the inspiring story of Compass Founder & CEO Robert Reffkin , whose mother, mentors, and search for belonging taught him valuable lessons that anyone with a dream can put into action today to improve their own quality of life. If you help people, they will want to help you. Collaborate without ego.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

No One Succeeds Alone is the inspiring story of Compass Founder & CEO Robert Reffkin , whose mother, mentors, and search for belonging taught him valuable lessons that anyone with a dream can put into action today to improve their own quality of life. If you help people, they will want to help you. Collaborate without ego.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

No One Succeeds Alone is the inspiring story of Compass Founder & CEO Robert Reffkin , whose mother, mentors, and search for belonging taught him valuable lessons that anyone with a dream can put into action today to improve their own quality of life. If you help people, they will want to help you. Collaborate without ego.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Across America, Hispanic and Latino organizations are leading the way in every realm, including advocacy, education, healthcare, and social services. Through HHF’s award-winning LOFT leadership and workforce development program, tens of thousands of students and young professionals are connected to each other and to mentors and resources.

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Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. In a Zen-like way, history, people, circumstance, politics, luck, and fate combine to determine the job as it is lived, rather than imagined.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 27, 2022

No One Succeeds Alone is the inspiring story of Compass Founder & CEO Robert Reffkin , whose mother, mentors, and search for belonging taught him valuable lessons that anyone with a dream can put into action today to improve their own quality of life. If you help people, they will want to help you. Collaborate without ego.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

Grant Howe is VP of research & development for Sage North America's Nonprofit Solutions business, based in Austin, Texas. I've heard a lot employees and managers talk about "needing a mentor." " When I ask them what goals they are looking to accomplish with a mentor, most have no concrete answer.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

As a graduate of Indiana Bible College, she spent two decades working at a ministry and mentoring missionary kids before transitioning to her current role. Anecdotally, Cylinda found that by reaching out on a personal level, people are more inclined to provide their email address, which in turn steadily builds her donor email list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

At the age of 13, my grandfather left his country and ended up as a refugee in America. Despite harsh conditions, he made a new life in a new country, but never forgot his homeland. In Ukraine, nearly 2 million people are internally displaced. A branch of my family tree is from the Ukraine.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2016

Now, I'm no Houdini, but I predict that your New Year's resolutions are noble, high-minded stuff like "find a mentor" or "learn a new skill every month." NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people who want to use technology for good. Central and South America. San Francisco, CA.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Through an intensive two-month training on how to hone their pitch, 20 nonprofits work with mentors from the community to get their story down to the length of a pop song with the ultimate goal of “pitching” to the audience at Tempe Center for the Arts on March 26.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

a new company-wide initiative to create opportunities for 300 million young people around the world over the next three years. The initiative brings together an array of existing, new and enhanced global programs and partnerships that connect young people with better education, employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

We worked with a network of women’s rights NGOs located throughout Latin America and Guatemala who traveled to Antigua for the multi-day training. Even if your group consists of a team of people who work together regularly, it is still a good idea to ease them into the training with a good opener. (2)

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Grassroots advocacy requires getting the word out to many different people across many different platforms. He has overseen and informed research and branding strategies for some of the most well-known brands in America. Market your advocacy campaign on multiple platforms.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

Many people are finding themselves unable to put food on the table for the first time, and those previously counting on the safety net of school breakfasts and lunches are even more vulnerable now that schools have shuttered. The massive shifts in the food supply chain are further devastating communities.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2012

Grant Howe is VP of research & development for Sage North America’s Nonprofit Solutions. "soft skills" in managing people. shift of importance to working with people instead of working with "bits and gear." Philosophy: Technology Is About People. on technology instead of people.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

Additionally, there are more open jobs today in America — and the majority of them are in information technology. People at the event got to hear first-hand from a Year Up graduate about the impact of this national nonprofit. Volunteer as a mentor, instructor, or support for a nonprofit (such as Year Up!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

At this year's SXSW, I was invited to participate on a flash panel about women and technology conferences which ended up being about mentoring. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America. Even if people weren't nonprofit technologists, many were still focused on making the world a greener, more diverse, and selfless place.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Maybe the resource doesn’t fit nicely into one of your existing programs or maybe you want to encourage people to take advantage of the opportunity outside of work. . Let’s say you find some incredible development opportunities, but don’t want to incorporate it into existing training programs.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

A lively discussion took place regarding how to prepare young people for the jobs of the 21 st century and what nonprofits and corporations can do to support the initiative. with the goal of creating opportunities for 300 million young people worldwide. Microsoft, a TechSoup donation partner, launched YouthSpark.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Yesterday, I spent the afternoon with the Sharing Foundation's founder, Dr. Nancy Hendrie, a retired pediatrician in her seventies to work on a couple of projects and get ready for the final phase of the our America's GIving Challenge campaign. In Cambodia, Dr. Hendrie has gradually hired and mentored fifty-seven Cambodians who???ve

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

Last week I hosted a little contest to win a copy of Darius Graham's book, Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World. I've known Rick for years and have met few people as inspirational as he. From Just_Kelly of The Hensley's : My mentor, Marilyn, is an amazing women.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

But today, many people think of a great workplace as not even one specific place at all, with many employers opting for a permanent remote work setup after a trial proved prosperous during the pandemic. How do people interact with each other? If your product kicks ass, you have a great chance of attracting people who want to kick ass.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2011

Twice as many people play FarmVille as watch CSI now. Gershenfeld recommended a combination of gateway experiences which wraps students’ interests around curricula infused into game-making and pairs that with mentoring, for a high-tech/high-touch approach that is a powerful learning pathway.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Source: Pew Internet and America Life Project: " Networked Workers " Study. Work Literacy is a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Clinton called America, "The" Service Nation, and said that service has never been more important than it is today. "As Thad Cochran (R-MS), and Sen.Christopher Dodd (D-CT)) that she is a part of who will be pushing the Serve America Act of 2008. "We The Act will create four Corps. The Academy would be modeled on a military academy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2008

I was a donor to his campaign and he has contributed to the America's Giving Challenge (and let encouraged his network to support the Sharing Foundation). ve hired and mentored fifty-seven Cambodians who???ve as my path wondered through southeast asia, i found myself on the other-side of the world where the US dollar is the all mighty.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2010

We want to give people an opportunity to really develop, innovate, and preserve their own culture." -- Tom Aageson, co-founder, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship A week, or so ago I interviewed my Dad, Tom Aageson, for a special Father's Day show on the Big Vision Podcast. That's what that is. That's cultural entrepreneurship."

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

But today, many people think of a great workplace as not even one specific place at all, with many employers opting for a permanent remote work setup after a trial proved prosperous during the pandemic. How do people interact with each other? If your product kicks ass, you have a great chance of attracting people who want to kick ass.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2008

Circuit Riders are a community of people with technology skills who help nonprofit organizations be more effective through the use of technology. I am not sure if everyone is following the ups and downs of Beth Kanter's online fundraising for the Sharing Foundation in America's Giving Challenge.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 2, 2005

I want to highlight a blog that I've been reading for a while, the Tutor Mentor Connection blog written by Daniel Bassill out of Chicago, Illinois. His blog gathers information and provides networking opportunities for people, like Daniel, who are involved with volunteer-based tutoring and mentoring programs.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For organizations whose mission impacts a large number of people in a more direct way (like education or health), this style of year-end fundraising campaign may work best. Then one day, community members began mentoring, tutoring, and providing guidance. Because of that, students know it’s ok to be different.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

And hundreds of top mentors contributed to what’s rattling around in his head. Other projects during this time included ABC News’ re-launch of Good Morning America and World News Tonight. It taught him to respect research. Know what you’re doing, don’t guess. He aims to have an “opinion-free” practice. He loves clubs.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2005

Since last Christmas, our planet has suffered through the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, this week's devastating earthquake in Asia, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the recent horrific mudslides in Central America. Another fundraising mentor, Ellis Robinson, writes on the One NorthWest site in a similar vein.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 28, 2021

As AKC’s Director of Strategic Planning, Seth Fera-Schanes oversees the full technology roadmap for the company while leading, mentoring, and developing both people and products across departments. The Teach For America Story: Creating Exceptional Constituent Experiences.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

When she wasn't busy mentoring Francis Ford Coppola, pioneering the invention of the boom mic, or accepting her star on the Walk of Fame , Arzner was also the first woman to join the Director's Guild of America. Ava DuVernay. Do you like the sound of powerful political women? Shero Explorers. Mae Jemison. Harriet Chalmers Adams.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2010

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). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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