NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Through speaking, training, and consulting, she shows social purpose organizations how to use social media and storytelling to build communities, showcase impact, and advance their causes. Her passion for community impact and development has allowed her to train, consult, and coach more than 30 nonprofits and social enterprises.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2016

Venable shares that process in his new book, Breaking the Trust Barrier: How Leaders Close the Gaps for High Performance. "Creating trust like that on a team requires a predictable, repeatable process that the Thunderbird instructors have been refining for more than half a century."

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 13, 2023

but did not like reading books. But now, as the Director of Marketing for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, I have the privilege of telling stories of empowerment and resilience. Meeting my mentee (we call them ‘Littles’) changed my life. My Little Sister, Sharmel, was seven years old and full of energy. Fashion designer? —

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2019

" Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their terrific book, The Enemy of Engagement. Further, "in an organizational context, frustration is not as simple as failing to get something you want. And Royal and Agnew build the case for why both enablement AND engagement are critical.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

" Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their terrific book, The Enemy of Engagement. Further, "in an organizational context, frustration is not as simple as failing to get something you want. And Royal and Agnew build the case for why both enablement AND engagement are critical.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 27, 2017

" Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their terrific book, The Enemy of Engagement. Further, "in an organizational context, frustration is not as simple as failing to get something you want. And Royal and Agnew build the case for why both enablement AND engagement are critical.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

" Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their terrific book, The Enemy of Engagement. Further, "in an organizational context, frustration is not as simple as failing to get something you want. And Royal and Agnew build the case for why both enablement AND engagement are critical.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2015

" Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their terrific book, The Enemy of Engagement. Further, "in an organizational context, frustration is not as simple as failing to get something you want. And Royal and Agnew build the case for why both enablement AND engagement are critical.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 16, 2015

" Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their terrific book, The Enemy of Engagement. Further, "in an organizational context, frustration is not as simple as failing to get something you want. And Royal and Agnew build the case for why both enablement AND engagement are critical.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 24, 2013

" Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their terrific book, The Enemy of Engagement. Note: Thank you to Amacom for sending me an advance copy of this book. Further, "in an organizational context, frustration is not as simple as failing to get something you want.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Program Design. Grantees Implement A Modest and Realistic Action Learning Pilot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

I’ve known this for years, ever since I read Richard Mayer ‘s educational research in his book, The Handbook of Multi-Media Learning. The study was of medical school lectures. Luckily, there is no shortage of techniques and resources and books. Illustration by Beth Kanter. Begin Connections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

I liked the feeling of empowerment and how it can shift you out of your usual way of thinking. The peer coaching exercise allowed participants to work in small groups of three people and take turns being the talker, listener, and witness. I’ve done many multiple day, intense training sessions. Leadership Training Design'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. That said, I am currently in Southeast Asia presenting social media trainings to nonprofits in Malaysia, Singapore and Manila – most of which are just getting started with using social media.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2016

Chip Espinoza and Joel Schwarzbart are the authors of the new book, and Espinoza was kind enough to share his answers the following questions about topics he covers in his book. Question : Millennials have been labeled as “the entitled” generation. What can they do to overcome such a negative perception? What makes you believe this?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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sgEngage

JUNE 2, 2011

Geoff Livingston co-founded Zoetica , a social enterprise that provides superior communication consulting, training, and strategy to help mindful organizations affect social change. Geoff’s new book is Welcome to the Fifth Estate: How to Create and Sustain a Winning Social Media Strategy. What is your new book all about?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2008

James Young, on the Connection Cafe, suggests that we think about constituent empowerment when we think about organizational websites. The Hack Artist suggests that it’s important to marry direct mail efforts and a web presence. And, since I’m the host, I get to add a couple of bonus mistakes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2008

It seems the lawyers affiliated with an about to be published book aren't too thrilled about our title. Given that they book is just weeks away from hitting the streets, that the author is a pretty nice guy, and that I don't want to hold up our work, the easiest solution is for us to find a new name for the project. MEdia EmpoWErement.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

This week marks five years since the book The Participatory Museum was first released. Weekly, I hear from someone who is putting ideas from the book into action. That said, there are a couple big things I got wrong in the book - or at least, that I''ve changed my perspective on since writing it. Empowerment? and "why?"

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

But in the nonprofit realm, my perspective on helping nonprofit organizations with technology issues has a lot to do with client empowerment, learning based on what’s needed at the moment, and active collaboration. Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

In my book, there are two things all blogs must have: a way to subscribe and comments. This article was originally posted on Have Fun • Do Good at [link] by Britt Bravo: Britt Bravo offers strategic consulting, social web empowerment training, and career coaching that teaches individuals and organizations to realize their big vision.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

In December I wrote a book review of Monique and the Mango Rains , the story of a Peace Corps worker's two years working with a midwife in Mali. In addition to establishing the CHAG and its Malaria initiative (see below), we have fixed and furnished a community center and started women’s occupational training and health courses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

A few weeks ago, Beth was kind enough to host a book giveaway and New Year resolution contest for nonprofits to celebrate the launch of my new book Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding , which I co-authored with Jocelyne Daw, Kristian Darigan Merenda and Anne Erhard. The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands by Carol Cone.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

We also take part in trainings that are relevant to most of their work. It could be training in information and communication technology, or it could be a training on a local water filter that would be helpful for people to bring to their communities. It's called the Biosand Water Filter. regions and sub-regions.

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Media Cause

JUNE 16, 2022

National Urban League —The National Urban League is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment in order to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities. Books: Me & White Supremacy. This book is anti-racist. Find yours here. Young, Black, & Lit.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The new e-book Amplify Program Impact: 7 Trailblazer Strategies for Success with Salesforce shares the challenges and solutions facing many organisations looking to deliver best-in-class programs and services and what this means from a technology perspective. Women Win supports women and girls in exercising their rights through sport.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

Certainly, if you are a technology provider that values empowerment of your clients, this is probably a good model to consider. Empowerment – as you help them with a problem, teach them about the problem, and ways to troubleshoot (or possibly solve) the problem themselves in the future. Second, Empowerment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

After finishing a four-day intensive training in Delhi for the Networked NGO , I stayed on a few days in India to visit colleague, Rufina Fernandez, who I met when she was the CEO of the Nasscom Foundation when she brought me to India to speak at the leadership conference and teach workshops back in 2010. I learned this from Giving 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Meet Karen Bloom who is Chief Advancement Officer for Project Kesher , an organization that trains women to become change-makers across 9 time zones, with leadership programs that are based on Jewish identity building and social activism. If so, Aliza and I would love to interview you for the book.

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sgEngage

JUNE 2, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Questions for Geoff Livingston Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on June 2nd, 2011 I’m starting a new series of short interviews with people who are really changing what’s happening in the nonprofit sector.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

are about empowerment of individuals, and connecting people to each other by the content that they create, or are interested in. I think Web 2.0, like it’s version number suggests, is a much richer, more rewarding experience than Web 1.0 And, I think that there is a lot that the nptech field can get from using Web 2.0

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Carol’s social enterprise in Nairobi employs over 100 students working to proofread books for our Bookshare digital library. She is a University of Minnesota law school professor who was born in Africa and is a terrific advocate for the Treaty and its empowerment of the blind community. Enough said! Bookshare was there with two offers.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

Britt Bravo: I'm very inspired, and I guess finally, is there any book or piece of music or film that you could recommend that's inspiring to you for other people to see or read or listen to? There's another book called Globalize Liberation that a colleague of mine, David Solnit, edited, and it has a lot of interesting articles, as well.

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