Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Stumped for what business books to add to your fall reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. I couldn't put this book down.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2014

Stumped for what business books to add to bring along on your Spring Break? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. Edited by Edward T.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Jacobwith Flickr: jenny8lee When it comes to building community and increasing brand awareness, some organizations hire communications, marketing, and engagement staff to handle these activities. Rebooting Your Digital Community Building." Staff have to see a payback or reason to get engaged themselves. So where to begin? for " Ctrl.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 2, 2015

Stumped for what business books to add to your spring reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. I couldn''t put this book down.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

Stumped for what business books to add to your fall reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. I couldn''t put this book down.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Today brings the new book, Build For Tomorrow , by Jason Feifer , Editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of the podcasts Build For Tomorrow and Problem Solvers. “My My new book is for anyone facing down an uncertain future, as well as a practical guide for every entrepreneur and aspiring entrepreneur,” says Feifer.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 14, 2011

The book will ultimately sell for $6.99. Because, within the 56-page book, Useem provides 15 core principles that will help you to develop the ability to make good and timely decisions in unpredictable and stressful environments. Build enduring personal ties with those who look to you. I recommend getting your free copy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 20, 2013

Stumped for what business books to add to your summer reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. I couldn''t put this book down.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2009

(You can learn more about that in a new book from O'Reilly, called " The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation " by Jono Bacon. Networked governance was of one of the chapters in the book, The Networked Nonprofit , that Allison Fine and I have been working on. Tags: change management.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2009

As we strive to build a more effective philanthropy, to share knowledge and support what works, let’s not become disconnected from the human element that drives philanthropy. Kivi describes the central theme of the book as how to be human through your computer. Tags: change management. What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2009

The term "TechnoStress" was coined by Michelle Weil and Larry Rosen title of a wonderful book. This book was written in 1997 just as Web 1.0 The tools make the line between personal/organizational is quite squishy and that's a change management issue. But would some of the same fears surface about social media?

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Free Resource Tips for Stewarding Responsively 3 Ways to Redefine Risk and Build Stronger Relationships with Your Grantees Download Now Last, there is also an interesting dynamic where certain funders say they want risky and dynamic proposals but then when the call is answered, they are either disappointed or become fearful and retreat.

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JULY 7, 2011

Change management used to be a specialized skill that belonged to experts whom we would employ during those periodic bouts of transition. Today change management is nothing less than a survival skill each of us needs to possess to survive. It applies to how we build and communicate with an audience.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Build Integrations. After those initial steps, the challenge is to establish processes that let the organization close the books as close to month-end as possible. Throughout a two-year project with Blackbaud, the Parkinson’s Foundation made gradual improvements to increase the engagement and experience of the organization’s 2.6

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2016

Denise McMahan is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and is the founder and publisher of CausePlanet.org where nonprofit leaders devour Page to Practice™ book summaries, author interviews and sticky applications from the must-read books they recommend. _. Intro to the Matrix Map.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Build Integrations When Headwaters mobilized its rapid response funds in 2020, technology made all the difference. After those initial steps, the challenge is to establish processes that let the organization close the books as close to month-end as possible. million constituents.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

Handwritten ledger books. Managing change can be difficult, but in looking back over the past 30 years of technology, it’s easy to see the benefits of continued evolution. It was clear from the conversation that managing change requires more than new hardware and software. Manual typewriters. Paper checks.

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JUNE 21, 2011

They can't build the schools and they can't train the teachers fast enough to replicate our model. You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills - change their behaviors through games. The reality is that it is going to happen, because it has to happen. That's teaching.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2015

The last few months have been a time of deep reading and thinking many reports, research, and books. One book that resonated not only with this work, but my previous work on networked nonprofits is nonprofit technology colleague Maddie Grant’s ” When Millennials Take Over ,” written with Jamie Notter.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books? However, if you dont have time to read books about how to be an effective and good leader, you can select a few words from the list below and then practice what those words mean, as you lead your team every day. The answer is yes. Great 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. Druckers book called " The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization " will be well worth it. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Lea.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

Handwritten ledger books. Managing change can be difficult, but in looking back over the past 30 years of technology, it’s easy to see the benefits of continued evolution. It was clear from the conversation that managing change requires more than new hardware and software. Manual typewriters. Paper checks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 12, 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010 Build These Leadership Skills I had the pleasure of interviewing Overland Park, KS-based author Leigh Branham recently. Hes the author of three best-selling books, including Re-engage and The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave. Curious: wouldn't being authentic also lead to having integrity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2010

Friday, August 6, 2010 Lets Build A List Lets build a list of the most important attributes of a good leader, and lets only use one word (or a hyphenated word) at a time to describe each attribute. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Whats The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager? Earlier this year, various discussion groups on the social media site LinkedIn helped me build a list of favorite leadership books. For me, that book would be Timothy R. For me, that book would be Timothy R.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2010

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills Todays high school and college team sport athletes are learning leadership skills that will serve them well when they enter the workforce. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. Be An Effective Team Member.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Monday, May 17, 2010 Build A Strong Team. Youll learn as a manager how to build a strong team. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. Be An Effective Team Member. Even if you cant snag a copy, you can learn a lot just from seeing the handbooks Table Of Contents.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011 New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal Social psychologist, Heidi Grant Halvorson, wrote Succeed to help you understand how goals work, what tends to go wrong, and what you can do to reach your goals or to help others reach theirs. • How to create an environment that will help you win. .

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 30, 2009

She is the author of The Right-Brain Business Plan e-Book and the creator of the Unfolding Your Life Vision Kit. She was also featured in the book, The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear and her art visioning work is showcased in The Vision Board: The Secret to an Extraordinary Life. Was it not? How can I course correct?

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fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Your potential to build out the ideal CRM, tailored to your organization, is unlimited. Out of the box, nonprofits can track: Fundraising Case management Program management Grant management From there, a consultant can help you build anything else you might need. Salesforce makes transactions quick and easy.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I had a pretty good handle on process modelling, but I glossed right over the critical change management aspect. Given the organization-wide scope of my proposed project, effective change management practices were key to the success of the project. And, in case you were wondering, the transition finally did happen.

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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. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

A strong mentoring relationship allows the mentor and the mentee to develop new skills and talents, to build confidence, and to build self-awareness. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place?

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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. He recently shared his findings from his latest book, " Re-Engage: How Americas Best Places To Work Inspire Extra Effort In Extraordinary Times." I'll have to check the book out. Love the Blue Shirt Nation idea.

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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. I really found this book useful. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. And, the eBook is free! How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Lea.

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