Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 16, 2014

Great coaches know that what they say pales in comparison to the state of mind from which they say it. Garret Kramer , author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life , is the founder and managing partner of Inner Sports, LLC.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2012

Today, I am pleased to share a guest post from Garret Kramer of InnerSports LLC about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

” I will have a full book review coming. It really came to life when we started to build in the authenticity and storytelling we could offer from our own skills. We’d like to try to benchmark it against other disruptive pinterest campaigns but we’re not sure there is a good comparison case study.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 12, 2011

We went out and saw friends, went for a walk around the lake near our house, read books while listening to music, worked on creative projects we're often "too busy" to do, and went to sleep early. Witnessing their evolution can inspire you, and, if you put on your comparison glasses, bite you with the envy bug. My head was clearer.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2016

For those who may have missed this posting from awhile back, I am pleased to share again a guest post from Garret Kramer of InnerSports LLC about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 20, 2022

Like so much of nonprofit life, it’s learn as you go. If you think your current bylaws are seriously lacking, ask peer organizations to share their bylaws for comparison. The Bottom Line Your bylaws are your rule book for governing your nonprofit. You might find you need to meet monthly instead of quarterly.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2015

Today, because of its popularity, I am pleased to once again share a guest post from Garret Kramer of InnerSports LLC about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Today, because of its popularity, I am pleased to once again share a guest post from Garret Kramer of InnerSports LLC about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 9, 2007

So, here is a real life example of someone with a measly 195 records in her contacts database. One big one was my address book. First problem: Linux address books … suck. I hate to be so blunt, but it is true, at least in comparison to the ones on the Mac. I tout the benefits of open source software. It was great.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Some of it happens through the natural human process of comparison. Unquantifiable goals—When the goal is something like “making a positive difference in the life of a youth,” the judgment often comes down to the supervisor’s anecdotal, incomplete information. By Daniel Pink, Canongate Books, 2010. [3] Like this article?

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 8, 2016

It’s understandable why Retention Fundraising author Roger Craver chose Burnett to write the forward for this book. Unfortunately, many fundraisers accept low donor retention as a fact of life. Because year-over-year comparisons of this metric will trigger additional questions and answers for improving your program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

In comparison, 10 years ago, these managers spent “only” 60 to 65 per cent of their time engaged in those activities. . Research has found that after hours emails contributes to the blurring of work/life boundaries. Having too many platforms and tools for collaboration can confuse and annoy your team and partners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

Susan Tenby is the community manager at TechSoup responsible for their Second Life efforts. Laura Quinn is the founder of Idealware, which offers a consumer reports like analysis and comparison of nonprofit software. Holly Ross. is the executive director of NTEN and expert in everything nonprofit tech. Rachel Weidinger. Jordan Viator.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

Commenters asked reasonable questions about why the museum couldn't balance the books, but more importantly, they kept coming back to the argument that if the museum was successful, it would be financially viable. Successful argument: Great museums improve quality of life and the value of the region.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Congrats to Allison Fine for the Terry McAdam Book Award. " (At first, I thought the title might refer to Electric Sheep Company , a big player in virtual worlds, and that it would lead to some more reflections on the MacArthur Foundation's recent Philanthropy Event in Second Life. NpTech Talk. Britt Bravo covers it here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

" In the book, he makes an argument for why playing digital games is good for their brains. Bill Gates said, "This is one of the best books written." "The funny thing that having Bill Gates say he loves your book. " He mentioned that the game Civilization 4 came out since the book as published.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

So you may have already heard all the great things that happen when you move your technical solutions into "The Cloud": Automated back ups; ability to forgo networks; automated upgrades; ability to intermingle hardware; lower maintenance; virtual office space, thicker hair and better dating life (well, most of those anyway.).

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

So you may have already heard all the great things that happen when you move your technical solutions into "The Cloud": Automated back ups; ability to forgo networks; automated upgrades; ability to intermingle hardware; lower maintenance; virtual office space, thicker hair and better dating life (well, most of those anyway.).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

In the book, this section (taken from Chapter 2 ) is twice the length seen below. Just because someone is 19 and came of age using Facebook in his personal life does not mean that he can manage and implement your online communities on social media sites successfully. Just a FYI. 11 Qualities of an Effective Social Media Manager.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Loyal to the Sky received a Nautilus Book Award for world changing books. Britt Bravo: You talk in your book about how meditation and spiritual practices are an integral part of your activism. BB: Your whole book, Loyal to the Sk y, is a memoir, and it's your entire path to becoming an activist and an artist.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

Wrote a book on brandraising, which is really awesome, and has got kind of a newish book right here, “Nonprofit Communications Engine,” which is you’re going to get a little bit of the book information today too. So buy those books. And, Steven, please chat out the link to your book for everybody too.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

because this tool has transformed my life as a nonprofit fundraiser, and I believe it will do the same for you… Have you ever been faced with writing something and wished that you had an assistant to do the work for you? As citrus farmers, we've been blessed with a simple life with lots of time to spend with family and friends.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

If it is a relatively new CMS (like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and others) they may not need to bring in a new developer – they may just be able to get a book, or buy a video to teach them how to use the web interface to create new regions and widgets. Of course, the critical factor here is what is “AmazingWebCreator&# ?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 22, 2019

During my initial, individual coaching session with Kevin, we went over my 360 evaluation, which was an opportunity for me to see how my colleagues and supervisor rated my skills in comparison to how I rated myself. Brian Woods taught me how to identify my core values and incorporate them into my everyday life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

calling me a pro -- but honestly in comparison to Vicky's work, I feel like more a Sunday afternoon painter.). Several weeks later, I received an autographed copy of Doug's book in the snail mail! I feel constant tension in my blogging life between the need to get things done and the need to capture learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

So, here's a comparison between last year and this year and another opportunity to consider improvements. It is not useful to know how many posts you write on a monthly, weekly or daily basis or the number of the words for comparisons either. Kaushik suggests asking: What is the cost to your life, business, time of your blog?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’m teaching a graduate class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. For US nonprofits, we turn to the the Pew Internet and America Life for studies and audience research about the hyper-connected.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

I’ve finally started work on my Now-to-New book (the book is itself a N2N project and you can see it unfold on my blog) and these words are very encouraging. Her insight into “writing and life&# really resonated with me. The months after Wilma were some of the most challenging times of my life. Stunning! (I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2010

Note from Beth: It’s vacation week for me, not publishing much this week or next accept for guest posts and a few book reviews or if I find inspiration. Scanning for Ethical Products : With online shopping, we’ve become accustomed to reading reviews and making comparisons before we buy.

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