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JANUARY 17, 2024

The year-end giving season is rife with opportunities for new donor acquisition and for bringing in different types of donors. Considering their place in the donor journey, the responsive approach curates personalized messaging that deeply resonates with different types of donors.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

What are the nonprofit fundraising and communications books you turn to, time and time again? Those books that may have brought about a shift in thinking or a new way of doing your work? These are the books that line my bookcase. And which books are missing from my shelf? Creative Deviations isn’t a book you read.

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

I know that personally, last year was the first time we’d ever had 20 people participating in our Rosh Hashana dinner, joining us around our humble Atlanta-based table from their own setups in Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. We even started our own little book club!). So THANK YOU to the Books that Changed Us in 2020.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

A mission team—like any team, anywhere—needs competent people who work well together,” Bell advises. “In Building a great team starts with hiring the right people. We do phone screening followed by three waves of interviews with teammates from different cross sections of the company.

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.orgSource

APRIL 8, 2024

It happens when smart people with guts and irrepressible creative energy are left to their own devices. They are executive leaders of large organizations who are wired differently. They are irreverent and have a vision of where the company and the industry needs to go that is hard for other people to hear. It takes courage.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It’s hard to deny the fact that we are drawn to people like us. How can we support women, people of color, and other minorities in achieving leadership roles? Pairing people of different backgrounds and experience, or “bridge mentoring,” requires more intentionality and effort than casual arrangements.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

The new book I co-authored with Allyson Kapin, Social Change Anytime Everywhere , looks at the way nonprofit organizations can use multichannel strategies for advocacy, fundraising, and community building. bookreview otherblogs alisonfine allysonkapin book scae ssir'

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

If you feel as though your job would be perfect—if you could just eliminate the people, consider taking steps to improve your interpersonal skills. Daniel Goleman’s 1995 book “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ” brought EI to popular attention. No worries. It’s the Golden Rule with a twist.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 26, 2021

Years ago when I started my leadership and management blog, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager ?” That question generated 603 comments and 690 book recommendations. Some people suggested more than one book. Maxwell each have two books in the Top 20.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Here's a good definition of the difference between a mission and a vision by leadership book authors George Bradt, Jayme A. Check and Jorge Pedraza: Mission - A mission guides what people do every day. It informs what roles need to exist in the organization. Vision - A vision is the picture of future success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2017

My colleague, Julia Campbell, has just published a book, “ Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits ” and was kind enough to share an advanced copy. And, that’s where Julia’s book comes in. Use a different name and identifying characteristics when describing the person.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

What do you do to continue to support your organization in its efforts to make a difference in your community and in the world? If community engagement and growing your membership are bigger priorities over near-term fundraising, focus on bringing people together for something that’s fun and can include friends. 2) Brainstorm.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Hence, his new book. Frequently, they bring together people who have diverse expertise and background and who have never worked together before. Frequently, they bring together people who have diverse expertise and background and who have never worked together before. Projects will always need motivated people to execute them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Note from Beth: As we head into the holiday season and year-end giving, I invited Amy Neumann to share some thoughts about giving and her new book, “ Simple Acts to Change the World.” Tiny actions, multiplied by a dozen, a hundred, a thousand, or a million people, are the ultimate building blocks for change.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Today brings the new and inspiring book, Making Waves , by Lisa Lutof-Perlo. In the book, she reveals how she navigated an extraordinary four-decade journey with boundless energy, quick wit, and the pursuit of excellence in the face of adversity. People aren’t looking for perfect leaders. There’s a difference.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

I’m also excited to announce that I’ll be giving away a copy of the book for free to a reader! I recently caught up with Mazarine and asked her, “If there was one example or story you could share that exemplifies why you wrote this book, and a few examples of the kinds of content and resources included in the book, what would it be?”

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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. The authors, James M.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Getting an MBA takes time and money, making it inaccessible to many people who want to take charge in the business world. This book is the result of what we have learned teaching leadership and business acumen classes to rising and senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies for twenty years,” share authors Nathan Kracklauer and Bjorn Billhardt.

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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. The authors, James M.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

“Walk past any airport bookstore and you’ll find countless books about what it means to be a leader or a CEO, or how to nail your first 90 days as a general executive,” says author Ty Wiggins. These 10 components inform the chapters within the book. Define priorities and strike the right balance between patience and action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

Today, after several years of researching and writing, Timms and Heimans have finally published their book called “ New Power: How Movements Build, Businesses Thrive, and Ideas Catch Fire in Our Hyperconnected World.” The books answers many questions that are useful to nonprofits in their quest to spread and harness social good.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Today brings a must-read book for anyone who makes presentations at work, a club, a non-profit, or to any group of individuals the reader wants to persuade to take action. The book is, Presentation Ready , by Terri L. This book is formulated for the busy professional,” explains Sjodin. Sjodin : Great Question! That’s okay.

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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. Generative Social-Impact Network. They act as either individuals or on behalf of organizations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader.

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Top Nonprofits

MAY 4, 2021

Pitman’s new book, The Surprising Gift of Doubt: Use Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You are Meant to Be it occurred to me that I’d probably never considered the word “doubt” as anything positive. I will be completely honest with you here: I just don’t find enough time to read books on leadership.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 17, 2024

Forbes named, A New Way To Think , as one of the 10 must-read books for 2022. In the book, authored by Roger L. Martin : Strategy and planning are entirely different. 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.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. If you’re watching the recording, hope you’re having a good day because we are here to talk about some creative ways that people are contributing to the community. Full Transcript: – [Lindsay] Okay. . I’m Steven.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Schools are back in session, and with them millions of American children who struggle daily to learn using traditional printed books. Having learning disabilities or various learning differences, they need alternative reading environments that rely on their strengths rather than on their weaknesses. There are some 7.5

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Fortunately, reading Eduardo Briceño ’s bold and highly applicable book, The Performance Paradox , will help you break free of chronic performance. We can combine the two (Performance Zone and Learning Zone), like salt and pepper, but doing so is different than focusing only on getting things done. Confusion and conflict emerge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. But I also regularly read books as part of my ongoing self-directed learning. When I’m training other trainers, I often get asked “What books should I read?”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Fortunately, according to Dr. Kandi Wiens , author of the new book, Burnout Immunity , you can learn how to build immunity to burnout. Wiens also discovered during her research that people with burnout immunity have a special relationship with stress. What was going on with these people?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Innovating for People Handbook: Design Thinking Methods: A recipe book of human-centered design methods. G amestorming: From my colleague David Gray, this is a recipe book for creating innovative new ideas. Collection of Nonprofit Design Thinking Playbooks This blog post profiles different nonprofit design thinking toolkits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2012

My friend and colleague, June Holley , has written a much anticipated book, The Network Weaver Handbook. If you are interested in building networks or working as Networked Nonprofit, you need this book right now! To me, this creates the perfect book to help guide your practice of building and working within a network.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 10, 2022

It went from something that you almost never heard about just a few years ago, to the topic of numerous books , websites and conferences today. Each of these four different types of stories can be used as part of your fundraising letters, newsletters, phone calls and in-person meetings to better tell the story of your non-profit.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Here’s another must-read book to add to your list as you transition from manager to leader. The goal of this book is to provide an intensely practical guide to making that transition by sharing insights, stories, and approaches from hundreds of leaders to build the skills you will need to make the leap to leader,” explains Bryant.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader.

Collaboration 81

Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 81

Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2023

In his latest book, best-selling author Seth Godin tackles the question “What makes a great job?” Godin polled more than 10,000 people from 90+ countries to get to the answer that served as the framework for his book “ The Song of Significance – A New Manifesto for Teams.” And naturally, research. What would change? “The

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