Forj

JULY 25, 2017

Every so often a book is published that provides a community of practice with a fresh perspective on current issues. Hicken and I interviewed one of the three editors who put this book together, Mary G. Hicken and I asked Dr. Turco why their team of editors felt there was a need for this book. Editors William F.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently published an opinion piece, “ AI Can Help Nonprofits Reach More Donors But Fundraisers Can’t Ignore Potential Pitfalls ,” a topic that Allison Fine and I have been researching and writing about since 2017. Something we call this human-centered approach “co-botting” in our book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

“Purpose is the why behind everything within an organization,” says author John Baldoni, of the new book, Lead With Purpose. It hits the brick and mortar and online book stores this week. No job is complete without a review. Note: Thanks to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of Lead With Purpose.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It is a networking and development organization that connects executives with education, research, ideas, and people. Our research resulted in two books dedicated to positioning executives for success in digital markets. Our research resulted in two books dedicated to positioning executives for success in digital markets.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2011

Benetech got a call recently from an excited Bookshare member who had been waiting to download our new Read2Go accessible e-book application for Apple devices. Graduate student Maria Georgakarakou, who is blind, gave us a rave review for the Read2Go app which allows those with print disabilities to listen to books in the DAISY audio format.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 8, 2011

In fact, research shows that 42 percent of a manager's time is spent addressing conflict. Shearouse's new book, Conflict 101 , you can learn: How conflict is created How we respond to conflict How to management conflict more effectively Shearouse explains that even though conflict is inevitable, it can lead to both growth and progress.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Students pursue advanced degrees with the promise of invaluable research opportunities, specialized skills, and increased earning potential. Each instructor can emphasize different chapters and make the class their own, but everyone is learning from the same book. Get rid of barriers: Review your application process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

Back in November, 2014, Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans published an article about “New Power” in the Harvard Business Review that caught my eye. The book is a guide about how to navigate and thrive in a connected world that has been increasingly been influenced and increasingly defined by two different forces, old and new power.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”) My New Year’s Reflection Rituals Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I call it my “To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.“

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 31, 2011

One of my favorite books about leadership asks its readers five powerful questions , putting aspiring leaders to the ultimate test of what it takes to be a true leader. The best thing about this book is that if you pass the test you can skip reading many of the mountains of other leadership books on the market today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2013

My second book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World co-authored with Katie Delahaye Paine and featuring a foreword by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen has been chosen as one of four finalists for the 2013 Terry McAdam Book Award of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management. He loved Rob Cottingham cartoons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2010

During 2010, I been able to read, blurb, write reviews, do blog giveaways, or author guest posts and interviews for a lot of terrific books that would be useful to nonprofit professionals in the social media, marketing, and ICT areas. I read the manuscript over the summer so I could blurb this book. Zilch by Nancy Lublin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

This summer I was lucky enough to be a guest to talk about the Happy Healthy Nonprofit Book on her podcast. Her insights resonated with what we were hearing in our interviews, so of course, Joan is one of many experts we interviewed for the book. Recent Reviews and Guest Posts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

According to research, 72% of donors are more likely to contribute to a silent auction that offers items they find personally appealing. Consult with experts, look at past auction results, or review general retail prices to determine the appropriate starting bids and bid increments (how much bidding increases by each time).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Through all King’s research she discovered to get ahead in the business world, the most successful individuals do not rely on the often generic and outdated written formal rules that for a century have defined the workplace. King Today, King shares these additional insights with us: Question: Why did you decide to write your book?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2011

"Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their terrific new book, The Enemy of Engagement , coming out this month from Amacom. That's because, according to the authors' research: Companies that both engage and enable employees demonstrate total reduction in voluntary turnover by 54 percent.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2011

Diana McLain Smith's new book, The Elephant in the Room , explains how relationships make or break the success of leaders and organizations. For those who really want to understand relationships, however, this book, based on Smith's clinical research and a wealth of in-depth observational studies, is both insightful and worth the effort.

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Philanthropy back to the drawing board: Shaping a Future Agenda , by Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea)  In the face of ever evolving and mounting crises, this book by Rien van Gendt urges philanthropy to stop looking to the past for answers. But there has been little research on private philanthropic support of these institutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

He presented me with a copy of new book, Facebook Marketing for Dummies. One topic I’ve been researching is the answer to this Facebook question, “What free or low cost apps are there for nonprofit brand pages?” Please share in the comments and you could win a copy of John’s book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2011

There’s been a nice crop of social media books published this spring! So Mondays have become book review days as part of the discipline to keep up with reading. My Zoetica colleague, Geoff Livingston , shared a preview copy of his forthcoming book Welcome to the Fifth Estate and it is a great read!

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

The book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. However, new KcKinsey research reveals that this outdated perspective needs to change and that well-developed managers are the strategy that companies must prioritize to succeed today,” they add.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Here are some rituals that I have consistently used over the past few decades: Review the Past Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. The five-year journal helps you look back as you look ahead.

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Care2

DECEMBER 21, 2011

I love to read non-fiction books and try to review them regularly on my blog ! A couple of nonprofit and social media books that I reviewed on my blog include Twitter for Good by Claire Diaz Ortiz and Welcome to the Fifth Estate by Geoff Livingston. This book did not disappoint. Social Marketing Is for Business."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Year in Review. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. Here they are: Rituals.

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Candid

MARCH 1, 2022

For more grant-related guidance, check out Government Grants 101: Readiness, Research, and Writing the Proposal , an eLearning course I created with Candid. Transcript: Writing grant proposals is a time-intensive process, and it can often feel repetitive. I know, I’ve been there! We’ll drop a link to the course at the end of this video.

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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. Do our processes include after-action or mid-action project reviews? Question: What inspired you to write your book? Part 1 of the book is called “Driving Individual Growth.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight current nonprofit research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day practice. posted by Sharon Brooks , Administrative Assistant. Fiesta Bowl.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 20, 2022

Start by reviewing your bylaws. Make reviewing and updating your bylaws something you do as a matter of routine every three years so you can ensure they’re current. Reviewing and updating your bylaws is not a long or difficult process but it is an important one. You have taken the time to review and revise your bylaws.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

“Purpose is the why behind everything within an organization,” says author John Baldoni, of the book, Lead With Purpose. Some of my other favorite observations from the book are these two: We follow leaders not because they bring us down, but because they lift our spirits with their attitude, words, and examples.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

GuideStar has helped me find information for many research assignments. You can review nonprofits’ tax returns on GuideStar to find out more about their budgets, expenses, and how much top salaried employees are paid. This is a great way to find credible sources for research assignments or to simply improve your sector knowledge.

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Forum One

APRIL 13, 2023

There are 4 key phases for service design: Align, Research, Ideate, and Prototype. Phase 2: Research The next phase is research. You likely choose the right methods from that list based on the context and goals of the research. ⇒ A persona is a great way to synthesize the audience research you’ve done.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2021

A chorus of voices have been beating the drum about the importance of donor retention through their research, in blogs, and in webinars—with stagnant results. . From Dr. Sargent’s research, we know that increasing the donor retention rate by 10% increases the value of the donor base by at least 50%. And 2020 is no exception. .

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

This technology has helped Cassie Chilcutt, prospect research manager for the Conservancy, reduce major gift officer portfolios by more than one-third after removing low-likelihood prospects. “(It) This category could include volunteer time, equipment, how many books were provided by a corporate partner, etc.

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Forum One

APRIL 18, 2023

This means researching hair salons, choosing the best option for you, calling to make an appointment, then receiving a haircut and paying for the service. When the customer calls to make an appointment, the corresponding backstage step is the salon staff utilizing their scheduling system to book the new customer’s service.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

I'm a big fan of Marcus Buckingham 's work, teachings and books, so I was eager to read his book, co-authored by Ashley Goodall. Titled, Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World , the book debunks what we've come to believe as basic truths in the workplace. Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word.

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Nucleus

OCTOBER 1, 2020

It can also measure the success of related product sales such as e-book, video recordings, and exams. ” – Peter Sondergaard, Senior Vice President, Gartner Research. In addition to reviewing evaluations, you will have a much more accurate picture to support your future planning.

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