Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 16, 2020

There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in its sixth addition. Revised to address current challenges, this sixth edition marks thirty-plus years since the book was first published. One of my favorite pieces of advice from the book are the six ways leaders can Challenge the Process.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in its sixth addition. Revised to address current challenges, this sixth edition marks thirty-plus years since the book was first published. One of my favorite pieces of advice from the book are the six ways leaders can Challenge the Process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” The book offers some recipes for culture change.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

If you need proof that this profession boasts its share of innovators, read a few chapters of our Association 4.0 Our books “Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption” and “An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” summarize those conversations. Both books were written before the pandemic’s curveball.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2013

Colleagues Kari Dunn Saratovsky and Derrick Feldmann have published a new book called Cause for Change: The Why and How of Nonprofit Millennial Engagement. The book is a great read for nonprofit leaders of all generations. I found the chapter about motivations and tips for encouraging Millennnials to volunteer very valuable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2017

The E-Book offers 10 thought pieces on this idea – from leadership to everyone in the organization. But the reality is that in many nonprofit organizations, different teams and departments do not have a shared mental model for a culture of philanthropy. You can download your FREE copy of the #NPExperts e-book here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 3, 2022

Forbes recently named, A New Way To Think , as one of the 10 must-read books for 2022. In the book, authored by Roger L. Question: In your book, you write that if you feel comfortable with your strategic plan, there’s a strong chance it isn’t very good. Our choices need to be designed to compel customer action.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2023

The new book, Bridgebuilders , should be on the reading list of every public official, CEO, and civic leader. That is because throughout the book, authors William D. You will discover more than one hundred specific strategies and tips , proven by some of the world’s best managers that Eggers and Kettl share in their book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

” This books updates their experiences and provides easily understandable, field-tested information on how to form and manage social-impact networks. Here’s a few ideas, concepts, and insights from the book that resonated. Resources: What is the network’s funding model? Generative Social-Impact Network.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 7, 2023

Forbes named, A New Way To Think , as one of the 10 must-read books for 2022. In the book, authored by Roger L. Question: In your book, you write that if you feel comfortable with your strategic plan, there’s a strong chance it isn’t very good. But very few people question the efficacy of the models, even though they don’t work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This is a must-read book whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or a current entrepreneur. The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. He wrote popular books on computer hackers and then collaborated on two bestsellers with the legendary IDEO.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 4, 2023

Today's FLASHBACK to earlier in the year: It’s only January and the new book, When Everyone Leads , could likely be my pick for the best new leadership book of 2023. There’s still nearly a whole year ahead of us so we’ll see what other books debut. In the meantime, add this book to your must-read list. It’s that good.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2023

Here’s an example from the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund of a website announcement and related form that you can model your nonprofit’s message after. To learn more about planned giving overall, chapter 13 of my book, The NonProfit Fundraising Solution is a must-read.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

This is a must-read book whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or a current entrepreneur. The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. He wrote popular books on computer hackers and then collaborated on two bestsellers with the legendary IDEO.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

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. Well, we're only five months into 2017 and there is a new leadership book so good that I can't wait until year-end to share it with you. Be Passionate. Infuse energy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 21, 2016

The Gut Checks list critical questions to ask yourself, such as: Do you lead every day with a sense of clarity regarding your obligations?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

This is a must-read book whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or a current entrepreneur. The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. He wrote popular books on computer hackers and then collaborated on two bestsellers with the legendary IDEO.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

It’s only January and the new book, When Everyone Leads , could likely be my pick for the best new leadership book of 2023. There’s still nearly a whole year ahead of us so we’ll see what other books debut. In the meantime, add this book to your must-read list. It’s that good. It is hopeful and forward-looking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Earlier this week, I wrote a guest post over at FrogLoop blog about Five Social Media Books , although not everyone liked the post. I admit that I mostly read non-fiction, but if I only read social media or geeky books that would be too narrow. There are countless books that tell you how to avoid mistakes. Schoemaker.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The Wealth of Networks, Chapter 3 November 16, 2006 I bet you thought I’d stopped reading? I’m reading this book at the same time as I’ve been working on the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

“Very few of us ever learned how to be present with another person, to ignore internal and external noise and distractions, and to connect and converse with others in useful or collaborative ways,” affirm the authors of the new book, Bridge The Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools To Transform Work Relationships From Challenging To Collaborative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2011

His goal is inspire discussion and ultimately change. The book has many case studies that illustrate how corporations are integrating social media for social good. The book offers lots of food for thought and discussion. It’s already in the top 100 books over at Amazon.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Timely, critical, instructional and enlightening are how I describe the book, Work Disrupted , by Jeff Schwartz. “I I wrote this book to share my view that the future of work, a source of fear for so many, is actually about the opportunities, the resilience, and the growth that we can leverage to do things differently,” explains Schwartz.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Timely, critical, instructional and enlightening are how I describe the book, Work Disrupted , by Jeff Schwartz. “I I wrote this book to share my view that the future of work, a source of fear for so many, is actually about the opportunities, the resilience, and the growth that we can leverage to do things differently,” explains Schwartz.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 30, 2021

A new book released last fall, Collecting Courage: Joy, Pain, Freedom, Love , flabbergasted Board members, Executive Directors, and even other fundraisers with its revelations about the plight of fundraisers of color in the nonprofit sector. When I was asked to contribute to the book, I responded with a resounding “YES.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 5, 2021

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. Well, we're only five months into 2017 and there is a new leadership book so good that I can't wait until year-end to share it with you. Be Passionate. Infuse energy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Douglas Rushkoff, author of Team Human , has been serializing chapters from his book on Medium. Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) . The AI program is only applied to consenting individuals and participants can quit the program at any time and their data will be removed from the model.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Timely, critical, instructional and enlightening are how I describe the new book, Work Disrupted , by Jeff Schwartz. “I I wrote this book to share my view that the future of work, a source of fear for so many, is actually about the opportunities, the resilience, and the growth that we can leverage to do things differently,” explains Schwartz.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Today, we look back to 2016 : 2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. When the book was published, Paul kindly answered the following questions about the book : Question: What drove your decision to write this book?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 23, 2021

“By understanding how their own mind works and training it for the most essential qualities, leaders can lead themselves effectively first, in order to better lead their people and tap into their human need for meaning, fulfillment and human connectedness,” explain Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter , authors of the book, The Mind Of The Leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Today, we look back to 2016 : 2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. When the book was published, Paul kindly answered the following questions about the book : Question: What drove your decision to write this book?

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Care2

JULY 12, 2012

For most Frogloop readers, the main thing to know is that Cause Marketing has become a major source of dollars for nonprofits large and small -- from First Book and KaBOOM! On August 15th, we’re going to hold a drawing for Frogloop readers to give away two free copies of a major new book (“Good Works!”)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 26, 2020

“By understanding how their own mind works and training it for the most essential qualities, leaders can lead themselves effectively first, in order to better lead their people and tap into their human need for meaning, fulfillment and human connectedness,” explain Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter , authors of the book, The Mind Of The Leader.

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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. Well, only five months into 2017, I had already found a new leadership book so good that I couldn't wait until year-end 2017 to share it. Be Passionate. Infuse energy. Be Purposeful.

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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. And, it's likely to be among the select few options for best new leadership book of 2017. Be Passionate. Infuse energy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 13, 2011

Strigl offers a revealing insight into how he led the company in his new book, Managers, can you hear me now? -- co-authored by Frank Swiatek. Former Verizon Wireless CEO Denny F. When pride builds, so does confidence. With confidence comes the desire to do even better. Trust and loyalty then grows. Good managers, therefore, drive results.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

AUGUST 23, 2020

One of the things I’ve been thinking about a lot recently is how the traditional development model puts up a lot of barriers to engagement. When I talk about the traditional development model, I’m talking about annual giving, major giving and planned giving. The traditional development model uses what’s called a ladder of engagement.

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