The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 31, 2022

Arguably one of the most important steps in collecting individual stories is interviewing someone about their story. Story interviews can bring up all kinds of memories and emotions. This question came to mind after teaching two recent workshops where I walked people through a couple of activities that help them tell their own story.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 28, 2024

Organized around the four phases of change, Feifer shares personal insights and learnings from his interviews with success entrepreneurs and changemakers who have experienced tectonic shifts in work, culture, and life. Therefore, Feifer teaches that: When in the Panic phase of change , pause when other panic. Change is coming.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Yesterday, I was able to interview Greg to learn more about his massive social experiment called EssentialLive to get many people to try Essentialism for a year. The principles of Essentialism teaches us to know the difference and use our resources wisely. Video is here ). Greg describes it as “Living a happy life.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

They are two of the most populous generations on earth, and they’re going to have to navigate a work world full of unprecedented challenges,” explains Mark Zides , author of the new book, The #PACE Process For Early Career Success. “By 2025, experts predict that Millennials and Generation Z will make up the majority of the world’s workforce.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Organized around the four phases of change, Feifer shares personal insights and learnings from his interviews with success entrepreneurs and changemakers who have experienced tectonic shifts in work, culture, and life. Therefore, Feifer teaches that: When in the Panic phase of change , pause when other panic. Change is coming.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Salespeople should, therefore, invest the time to learn how to do it well, and then practice it, so they can master it. Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why? Storytelling is a skill. It didn’t take long).

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

We’ve all heard the saying “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” Have you ever tried? Don’t just believe something is true just because you’ve heard it a few times. Open your mind and challenge long standing ideas for relationship fundraising in your organization. It’s a myth.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Most people know that they have to sell themselves during a job interview or an annual performance evaluation at work. And no other book on personal branding teaches readers the sales skills that will help them sell that brand—sell themselves—like a pro. So, it’s time for the Great Rebranding. That’s where rebranding comes in.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 8, 2013

I learned a lot about my strengths and challenges as a leader, and gained a bevy of tools to help me be a better one. As a Rockwood alum I recently interviewed put it, "It could be blueprint for something bigger." I don''t know how in the world people who work full-time outside of their home do it.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. Starting a nonprofit requires a decent amount of time and energy. For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The book is filled with dramatic stories of how successful leaders overcame great challenges to build highly successful organizations. These stories reflect more than 222 interviews with leaders–172 leaders interviewed for the original True North book, and more recently 55 interviews for the new book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Organized around the four phases of change, Feifer shares personal insights and learnings from his interviews with success entrepreneurs and changemakers who have experienced tectonic shifts in work, culture, and life. Therefore, Feifer teaches that: When in the Panic phase of change , pause when other panic. Change is coming.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 9, 2020

Alan Adamson , co-author of the book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.” Evolve to meet the times and the marketplace.

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Candid

OCTOBER 19, 2022

If your nonprofit seems to have exhausted these initial networks or has fallen out of touch without in-person events, it might be time to refresh your current peer-to-peer fundraising strategy. During onboarding, walk fundraisers through the process and teach them how to set up their pages to share their unique connection with your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2010

Mark Horvath, known as " HardlyNormal " on Twitter and who is a tireless advocate for the cause of homelessness, was the winner of the SXSW Pepsi Refresh Challenge. He plans to use the grant to create a training program to teach homeless people to use social media tools to tell their own story. He doesn't give up. He doesn't pitch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

She was also interviewed on the City Arts and Lectures podcast recently and well worth a listen. AI and the Future of Humans: The Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center interviewed experts about their predictions about the impact of AI. Will people be better off in 2030?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

The unique challenge for nonprofits—especially those that rely on in-person support—will be providing virtual opportunities to their supporters to adapt to this new environment. Plan a virtual social media “flash mob” where supporters are asked to post organization or issue graphics on all social media accounts for a set time period.

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Candid

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Public Health System (71 pages, PDF), calls for state, local, and territorial policies that enable the nation to respond to an array of public health challenges—including future pandemics, mental illness, substance abuse, and obesity—while ensuring that every American has the opportunity to achieve their best possible health and well-being.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Our patient-centric culture has shifted our focus to this new challenge that we are prepared to meet successfully. Our greatest challenge as the MHP Foundation will be informing and motivating donors to this new case for support. Employees are already excited to celebrate through a virtual dance-off peer-to-peer fundraising challenge!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 30, 2021

After all, y’all said so in the three interviews we had with the staff, Executive Director, and the Board of Directors. I had been fired a few times but being let go wasn’t the worst part. The social unrest brought on an urging that the time was right, and we knew that people might be ready to hear our testimonies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2018

One of my favorite activities is to do a networking walk on The Dish trail, a five mile somewhat challenging hike adjacent to the Stanford University campus, a location where Silicon Valley start up entrepreneurs have famously walked and made deals or come up with great ideas. How do you measure that impact?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 22, 2008

-Cami Walker, Founder, 29 Day Giving Challenge The 29 Day Giving Challenge is a global giving movement where participants give away one thing each day for 29 days. I wrote about my experience with the Giving Challenge last spring in the post, 29 Day Giving Challenge Takeaway: Compassion is Hardest to Give. I was broke.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In an interview for a previous ED position, I was asked to provide an example of how I demonstrated “extreme frugality.” This was back in the days of coupon-clipping, and while I momentarily pondered that as a response, I knew it was not “extreme ” enough for the interviewing board members. Perhaps that was an overshare?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Salespeople should, therefore, invest the time to learn how to do it well, and then practice it, so they can master it. Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why? If you have not read it, please do. It didn’t take long).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2019

Alan Adamson , co-author of the book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.” Evolve to meet the times and the marketplace.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 18, 2018

Alan Adamson , co-author of the new book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.” Evolve to meet the times and the marketplace.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Salespeople should, therefore, invest the time to learn how to do it well, and then practice it, so they can master it. Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why? If you have not read it, please do. It didn’t take long).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Alan Adamson , co-author of the book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.” Evolve to meet the times and the marketplace.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes How-to: Engage Your Board Members as Fundraisers. If you’re like many nonprofit executives and development staff, you’ve seen firsthand the challenges of inspiring your board to fundraise. But uneven power dynamics can make it difficult at times to hold people accountable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Authored by Capulet’s Julie Szabo and Darren Barefoot, this report is based on in-depth interviews with leading practitioners and a literature review. Orange hats” are assistant crew leaders who teach “green hats” how to do trail building and maintenance correctly. They offer direction, supervision and make outings fun.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We like to think that most nonprofits are concerned about their reach toward individuals who might struggle to connect with their offerings, at least in the best of times. If the pandemic forced us onto new and unfamiliar ground, now is the time to assess and balance how technologies have affected our reach, for better and for worse.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 14, 2024

We recently spoke to Albert Vasquez, Head of Sales and Operations for Rosterfy North America, about the challenges of managing volunteers. Challenges of Volunteer Management Many aspects of volunteer management depend on manual processes. The overall management of volunteers is also challenging.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2021

In following the oft-cited advice to “fail fast” and to “launch before you’re ready,” founders risk wasting time and capital on the wrong solutions. Question: What is the largest change in entrepreneurship you've seen during your 24 years teaching? Question: What is your advice for entrepreneurs for a post-pandemic time?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 14, 2020

Fascinating, timely, critically useful and immensely relevant is how I describe the book, It’s the Manager. Meet the challenges of managing remote employees, a diverse workforce, gig workers and the rise of artificial intelligence. And, it’s based on the largest study of its kind: 37.2 million people surveyed over 30 years through U.S.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Self-starter who thrives on challenges. We were also teaching business students, leading innovation and entrepreneurship workshops, and it suddenly hit us that this was something extraordinary, a larger story. Over the next few years, we interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs, startups, and ecosystem builders.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In an interview for a previous ED position, I was asked to provide an example of how I demonstrated “extreme frugality.” This was back in the days of coupon-clipping, and while I momentarily pondered that as a response, I knew it was not “extreme ” enough for the interviewing board members. Perhaps that was an overshare?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

Salespeople should, therefore, invest the time to learn how to do it well, and then practice it, so they can master it. Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why? If you have not read it, please do. It didn’t take long).

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