Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 5, 2021

Today, I bring back one of my most-read blog posts from 2017. It read as follows: At the end of each year, I select my choice for the best new leadership book for that year, and then highlight that book on my blog. Keep an open mind and let conversations flow. Focus on the person in front of you. Be Personal. Be Passionate.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 28, 2021

Today, I bring back one of my most-read blog posts from a few years ago: At the end of each year, I select my choice for the best new leadership book for that year, and then highlight that book on my blog. Keep an open mind and let conversations flow. And, to be an inspiring leader , Hedges explains that you must: Be Present.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2021

Most important, they put the listener in a mental learning mode. WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

You can ask your grantees for feedback through surveys, interviews, focus groups, or informal conversations. Does it ask for information that helps you measure your progress, evaluate your impact, or learn from your failures? Does it ask for information that builds trust, fosters collaboration, or encourages learning ?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Most important, they put the listener in a mental learning mode. WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 26, 2020

At the end of each year, I select my choice for the best new leadership book for that year, and then highlight that book on my blog. Keep an open mind and let conversations flow. One study cited by Hedges found that just the appearance of a phone on the table during a conversation-- even while silenced -- reduces empathy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

Most important, they put the listener in a mental learning mode. WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. Learning and knowledge are intimately connected but are actually different. Learning, we do naturally. We can learn through direct experience.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

If they do, make sure you learn not only what their training catalog includes, but also who has access to it. This is a great way to learn best practices and see how other nonprofits are using the fund accounting system. Request a Demo The post 5 Questions to Ask Your Fund Accounting Vendor first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 10, 2021

Now, perform a system check on your current technology and evaluate the business process mapping and data conversions needed to complete your technology transition. Summer 2021 – Begin Discovery and Assess Data Conversion. Learn from Past Salesforce Success. Blog: Recapping the First Salesforce Nonprofit Summit Sessions.

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sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Based on the conversation with these grantmakers, here are four ways grantmakers can make sure all stages of their funding programs include the voices and perspectives of women. Build Trust Through Relationships “There have to be conversations about who philanthropy, as a sector, trusts and who we don’t trust,” said Natanja.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Most important, they put the listener in a mental learning mode. WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

The ongoing conversation about student debt and the value of a college credential exacerbates the issue for higher education institutions. While studies show that workers with bachelor’s degrees have higher lifetime earnings and lower poverty rates than those without, technology has changed the workforce.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 3, 2018

Today, I bring back one of my most-read blog posts from last year. At the end of each year, I select my choice for the best new leadership book for that year, and then highlight that book on my blog. Keep an open mind and let conversations flow. And, to be an inspiring leader , Hedges explains that you must: Be Present.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

For this post we’ll highlight a few examples from our own experimentation, explaining what we see going on and what we’ve learned. Notice how ChatGPT maintains the thread of the query throughout the conversation. Request a Demo The post Making Sense of the Buzz Around ChatGPT first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

Geoff Livingston did a great job at live blogging the first section in the morning. The afternoon featured six mini-workshops that drilled down in the use of the tools such as Facebook , Blogging , Storytelling , Listening , Twitter , and Social Media 101. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.). Some Reflections.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Most important, they put the listener in a mental learning mode. WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The Packard Foundation asked me to write a blog post about our 2016 staff restructuring (which they supported with a capacity-building grant). As it turned out, everyone’s job changed. Some people changed managers. Some people changed responsibilities. Some people changed jobs. Everyone changed titles.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2017

At the end of each year, I select my choice for the best new leadership book for that year, and then highlight that book on my blog. Keep an open mind and let conversations flow. One study cited by Hedges found that just the appearance of a phone on the table during a conversation-- even while silenced -- reduces empathy.

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People Leadership Influence Language 40

NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

Risa sums up the value of a collaborative approach: "Our staff conversations about ways to utilize social media are creative and energizing. Also, using a team approach, we all learn and grow together, increasing our organizational capacity to use social media. And: “what role should Slideshare play in relation to the podcast?”

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Originally posted by Zero Strategist on the 4Change blog. My experience since I started working in the social media field is that the failures are where you learn the most as a community manager, a social media manger, a change manger, a professional and as a person. the action of changing something.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2014

Most important, they put the listener in a mental learning mode. WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 2, 2015

Most important, they put the listener in a mental learning mode. WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 20, 2013

Most important, they put the listener in a mental learning mode. WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

Most important, they put the listener in a mental learning mode. WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Already, some of our advocacy work is progressing in large part because of savvy use of social media (see our blog about chemicals and toxics ). We have a mix of staff who dived into social media long ago (see our business innovation blog and green business twitter feed ), and others who have maybe sort of heard of Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

Danielle Brigida, NWF Social Media Outreach Coordinator ( @starfocus on Twitter) Note from Beth: In the coming weeks, we're peeking over the shoulder of nonprofit social media practitioners to learn about their work flow and techniques. Tags: change management guest blogging relationships. I got curious.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

Annette Kramer, Learning Lab Blog The Collaborative Technologies Conference sponsored by CMP took place in Boston this past week. In this context, you can't talk about collaborative technology without also talking about change management both in the abstract and in the room at the moment of conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2009

It covers different models for purpose, structure, style, value creation, design, leadership, and change management. I had just gotten my N95 and I live streamed some of our dinner conversation. . But what if social media requires changing some of the practice or if not everyone as similar work flow. Collaboration.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2011

We’ll share what they told us in this series of blog posts. Building community within the brain tumour community in Canada - providing places for them to connect with one another and to learn about brain tumours. If you’d like to share your stories, click here.]. Organization: Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. Website: [link].

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

In order to succeed as organizations – i.e. create and distribute the right programs, develop and market the right campaigns, and raise more money – we need to learn about these new "audiences", understand their values, and connect with them in authentic ways. What blogs do they read? Do they read blogs at all? Get educated.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

What evidence do we need to influence politicians that games can help extend learning of science beyond schools? I think that we have a lot to learn about where gamifying is most helpful, but we are so far from the saturation point that we should push ahead with full speed so we can evaluate what works and what doesn't and make adjustments.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2016

Agreement consideration should include environments required for pre-go-live phases – such as sandboxes, conversion, development as well as post go-live staging and training environments.Multiple, flexible environments also allow for easier phasing and roll-out increments. Data Conversion. Data base management and Code base management.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 2, 2021

Bird’s contribution to the webinar follows her illuminating guest blog with Cloud for Good that detailed exactly how Salesforce helped hospitals navigate the considerable challenges presented by COVID-19. to learn more about how Salesforce can help transform hospital foundation technology. . If so, reach out to Cloud for Good ?to

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Many in philanthropy now have titles or job descriptions that include creative words like knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis. Questions are instrumental to successful grantmaking that focuses on change. The opportunity in our later questions was one of re-envisioning.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 18, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Schedule your job learning days for once a month and have your employees meet with different partners each time.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JUNE 3, 2007

Adriano and I have had some long conversations over the years about how to best provide the training organizations need to make effective use of their information systems, and he led us in experimenting with a lot of different ways of doing training. Here are some of the things we learned: 1. Otherwise, why bother?

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