Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Toward the beginning of Joseph Lalonde ’s new book, Reel Leadership , he shares, “We’re going to delve into the leaderships lessons we can find in movies. Toward the book’s end, Lalonde provides the framework for a five-step process of gaining leadership insights from the movies. “It He and his children bought a zoo.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Launched in 2012 by music legend Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, the Born This Way Foundation develops programs that support its mission to connect young people in safe ways and empowering them with the skills and opportunities that will inspire them to create a kinder and braver world. Children's Literacy Initiative.

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Classy

MARCH 24, 2021

Your nonprofit may have previously organized in-person group volunteering events for your corporate partner’s employees, such as meal prep for your emergency shelter residents or reading books to children in your after school program. Together, Little Kids Rock and JBL distributed free headphones to kids in schools across eight cities.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Participants can collect pledges based on the number of books they read for the duration of the campaign to raise money for your cause. Put on some Irish music and work with a local dance company to show off some Irish Riverdance for a more festive celebration. You can also include activities for the children of the community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

As Arianna Huffington points out in her book, Sleep Revolution , and in this recent interview, getting enough sleep and less stress leads to better workplace performance. This healthy habit sets the stage for you to incorporate other self-care routines that we describe in our book. Charge elsewhere and wake up recharged.”

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

She used her 10 years in social work practice with women and children as a springboard to her role as a social entrepreneur. Her first book, Global Girlfriends: How One Mom Made It Her Business to Help Women in Poverty Worldwide , came out last year. Global Girlfriend works with over sixty women's cooperatives and NGOs in 20 countries.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

He inspired us, he inspired each one of his children, by his example, by the people and pursuits he loved, to keep our impact on other people in mind. Of all the many ways he inspired us, six really stood out for Dad’s six children when we talked about it. Second, he inspired us with his love of music. That was my dad!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2013

Bay Area residents and music fans everywhere are familiar with the Bridge School Benefit concert, an annual, star-studded charity event organized by musician Neil Young. The nonprofit helps children with severe physical impairments and complex communication needs. They use PowerPoint to create touch-friendly books for their students.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

If you have not read Beth Kanter and KD Paine's awesome new book Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , then you must check out Care2's webinar on December 4th at 2PM ET led by Beth, Ashley Boyd of MomsRising, and Ryann Miller of Care2. She lives in Berkeley with her husband and is a mother of two preschool-age children. Ashley has a M.A.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Check out the virtual peer-to-peer world trivia night the Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa hosted for inspiration for your own trivia night. Your school’s band, orchestra, and choir work hard to prepare music pieces every year. Online discount book sales. Virtual college + career prep workshop. Virtual concert.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 19, 2014

Katie” was one of the first girls I ever met, a 12-year-old who loved ballet, soulful music, and chocolate chip cookies. She has created a coloring book for children born with cleft lips and palates. This book tells Katie’s story so that children with cleft lips and cleft palates learn how to see their individual beauty.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2015

I am working on a book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout , with co-author Aliza Sherman. The book will help individuals and the nonprofit organizations they work for how to take care of themselves while taking care of their organization’s mission. Charge elsewhere and wake up recharged.”

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Legacy of Hope Austin is a Texas-based arts charity that's created the 2dance2dream program , providing a way for children with special needs to express themselves through movement and music. The Kosch-Westerman Foundation connects terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 18, 2009

I've got the book to cheer you up-- AWEARNESS: Inspiring Stories about How to Make a Difference by Kenneth Cole. Kenneth Cole increases our AWEARNESS on StyleList Fashion Blog Kenneth Cole activism book "If someone says, 'I really want to serve humanity,' I'd say, 'Tell me what your dreams are. It's my favorite read so far this year.

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NTEN

MARCH 22, 2011

Sharing the book or toy gives both children the common experience that forms the classroom culture. See, for example, the music education charity Little Kids Rock, as it appears on each of the "Star Alliance" sites: GuideStar (see left hand column). One of the most important social skills they work on in my daughter's classroom?

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2015

" The library contains thousands of published records, books, manuscripts, periodicals, and microfilms about the Northern Neck region of Virginia. MBWML also holds an annual Court Day Festival, which provides a full "living history day" of reenactments, music, storytelling, demonstrations, and more.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 22, 2005

They launched an annual fundraiser and gift-collecting drive for the children's hospital in their community (in WA). It was a huge success and it's now become an international drive , with toys and books going to children's hospitals all over. Free Books for Kids!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

It is a noncommercial site that has ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, TV shows, websites, books, and music. We recommend this resource to libraries and any charity that works with children of any age. It has a great no-nonsense resource section for online bullying. Online Security for Libraries.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2007

This week, we look at Chapter 5 of Elaine Gurian's book Civilizing Museums , Choosing Among the Options: An opinion about museum definitions in two parts. have forced other industries--news media, music and film production--to rethink the way they engage with customers. Tags: Book Discussion: Civilizing the Museum.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 2, 2005

My friend Gabriela Masala sent me some more good giftie ideas: For the children on her list, she bought High in the Clouds a children's book by Sir Paul McCartney, Geoff Dunbar and Phillip Ardagh. For their friends and family, she and her husband make a homemade CD of music each year.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

These days women are having children later and some are not having children at all. Family structures around the world are changing, yet mothers are most often the parent who will stay at home with young children. Child birth itself is a risk for many mothers around the world. How do you express yourself?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

bbcon 2019 last month in Music City was the biggest and best one yet, breaking the record with over 3,000 attendees from close to 1,700 unique organizations. For instance, they often have data to demonstrate the work they are doing: children educated, animals saved, meals served, etc. For example, what did the children learn?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

In particular, electronic books (or e-books) offer the possibility of dramatically improving access for students with disabilities – and for disadvantaged children everywhere. This is because e-books (unlike traditional print) can easily be rendered in many different ways and presented in the format that best suits one’s needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2005

C4C will put cameras in the hands of children aged 10-16. Elizabeth is seeking donations of cameras and photo books before she departs for Cambodia in mid-June. She is also seeking photo books. The project is similar to one sponsored by Global-Children where they gave cameras to children in orphanages.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Developing nations to test new $150 laptops: "Developing nations to test new $150 laptopsBy Jason SzepBOSTON (Reuters) - From Brazil to Pakistan, some of the world's poorest children will peer across the digital divide this month -- reading electronic books, shooting digital video, creating music and chatting with (..)

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Concert Bring together local music lovers for an unforgettable evening that highlights your nonprofit’s mission. And you don’t need famous musical groups either: Local acts with local fan bases are a great way to attract audiences and put on a great show. Book Sale Book sales offer a literary haven for bookworms.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Putnam, who has written extensively about social capital in American society in his book, Bowling Alone. For example, the MAH’s Poetry and Book Arts Extravaganza event partnered with Book Arts Santa Cruz and Poetry Santa Cruz to collaborate with 61 talented book artists and poets.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2010

I was amazed at how closely the results of the focus groups matched up with the findings from UC Berkeley's Digital Youth Research project , which offers both a white paper and incredibly useful book for free download.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

And I know that many nonprofits use software designed for corporations and for-profit entities, such as Quickbooks (although I know there is the NonProfit Books variant.) Of course, the use of business metaphors, language and procedures in the nonprofit sector in general is far from new, and it’s been a trend I’ve not liked much.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 12, 2010

For example, check out the charming way this comic book artist personalizes his relationship with potential backers in this video , minute 2.) A documentary film crew might use Kickstarter to pay for travel costs, or a dance troupe to pay for recorded music so they don't have to hire musicians for their live performances.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 11, 2009

His first book, Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen , which he co-authored with Anna Lappe , won a 2007 Nautilus Award for Social Change. You have a new book coming out, Vegan Soul Kitchen. As I say in the book, the recipes are ripe for interpretation. I have a lot of soups in the book. Kellogg Foundation.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 6, 2021

When your child is diagnosed with leprosy, other moms think that you and your children are cursed. . ” and this is their CEO speaking, “Your great kindness through The Leprosy Mission has always begun protecting children from the impact of leprosy.” We send each other books. We send each other e-mails.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

I think it's a good thing that librarything gives me a way to talk to strangers about books that feels safer than approaching the drooling guy at the public library. Imagine a music store where each CD lists the names of the last 20 people to pick it up, and what those people ultimately bought. But this isn't just about policing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

Because POWER was grappling with understanding what is going on in the world around us, we ultimately wound up going into a nine-month study process that ultimately culminated in the publishing of a book, which is entitled, Towards Land, Work, and Power. It's now available on AK Press; you can get it at akpress.org, or on Amazon.com.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

The median music blog reader is a 26 year old man with an annual family income of $60,000 reading 5 blogs a day four hours a week. March of Dimes' Share Your Story blog allows families with children in NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) to share their experiences with one another. She reads 4 blogs a day, five hours a week.

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