Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters, each highlighting a leadership tip. And, that's why the authors suggest you digest their book, finding the chapters/tips most readily useful to you. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2009

I just finished up the Social Media Strategy Game workshop with EPIP Chapter leaders. I had a chance to listen in on other trainings, which included some techniques for creating a recruitment culture - where chapters can reach out to new members and draw them in - face-to-face networking. I feel really inspired!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2015

In mid-May 2015, the book “ Volunteer Engagement 2.0 ” will launch and I’m proud to be among 35 chapter contributors! Can you guess the topic of my chapter? helps readers craft a volunteer program that reflects the organization’s mission and approaches daily management needs with an eye toward the future.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 29, 2014

I have the privilege of watching them grow into confident, innovative thinkers and skilled professionals. As Director of Chapter Resources for the American Red Cross, Grand Canyon Chapter she supervised offices in five counties throughout Arizona. Nothing takes the place of being there!"

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Forum One

JANUARY 4, 2022

As we wrap up our reflection on 2021 and are ready to kick start 2022, we are immensely proud of the strategies, designs, and tools we’ve developed to help our mission-driven clients have an impact in the areas they care about most.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2019

What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters, each highlighting a leadership tip. And, that's why the authors suggest you digest their book, finding the chapters/tips most readily useful to you. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level.

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Leadership Tips Chapter Authoring 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

It was wonderful to see colleagues in the room and online, reflect on the work, and talk about next steps. They can, for example, provide executive directors with leadership training, organizations with skills and tools to develop strategic plans, and networks with training on the latest technologies to scale their work across the globe.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 20, 2020

Each of the 44 stories/chapters stands strong on its own. Finally, I found powerful the list below shared by basketball player Tamika Catchings as she reflected on her time being coached by University of Tennessee basketball coach Pat Summitt. Maxwell Marshall Goldsmith Stephen M.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2012

The Network Weaver Handbook is designed to give you skills and resources you need to build effective and innovative networks. What I like best about the book is that the narrative is accompanying by terrific reflection questions and worksheets so you can easily adapt all the wisdom shared in the book. Order it here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

I’ve been curating resources and teaching workshops on the topic of information coping skills for a couple of years. His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. He suggests these goals: 1.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

Formal professional groups – These exist for many specialties such as the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Grant Professionals Association, which have local chapters and a national office. . Pro tip: Reflect on your existing network. Did any limitations come to light during this part of the process?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 23, 2019

What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters, each highlighting a leadership tip. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection. Some tips seem easy and no-brainers.

Leadership 40

Leadership Develop Chapter Technique 40

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Chapters report data to the headquarters which enables the organization to move resources quickly to where they are needed most. Participatory processes engage diverse stakeholders in collective thought, action, and decision-making, while increasing the capacity of individuals and communities through skill building and empowerment.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2014

What you''ll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters, each highlighting a leadership tip. And, that''s why the authors suggest you digest their book, finding the chapters/tips most readily useful to you. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level.

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Leadership Tips Chapter Authoring 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2012

Each chapter starts with a personal story that illustrates a concept related to managing unproductive distractions. They are content areas but also skills. The 18 minutes refers to the importance of creating a daily habit of reflection and focus on what you want to accomplish, knowing that you won’t get everything done.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2015

Social media thought leader Charlene Li has published another book titled “ The Engaged Leader: A Strategy for Your Digital Transformation ” that provides organizational and business leaders with the skills and path to habit change they need to lead in a connected world.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2016

What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters , each highlighting a leadership tip. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection. Some tips seem easy and no-brainers.

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Leadership Develop Chapter Technique 40

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of the recently released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Until then, when you’re advocating for the nonprofit where you currently work, the professionalism of your profile directly reflects upon your nonprofit. Maximize the website and Twitter fields.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2014

What you''ll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters , each highlighting a leadership tip. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection. Some tips seem easy and no-brainers.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

In fact, they vary greatly depending on your location, the skills of your volunteers, and your past training and experience at fundraising. Current budget numbers reflect your existing program commitments, not your aspirational ones. Not all fundraising programs look alike.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2015

What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters, each highlighting a leadership tip. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection. Some tips seem easy and no-brainers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2013

Stephen Blyth wrote up this reflection from the workshop about mindfulness and points a recent Guardian post where Oliver Burkeman delves into ‘conscious computing’. The article showcases “Calming” technology – which is to use technology to help you focus or what he calls the “slow web movement.”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

We all have certain skills and we all possess special passions. But don’t just take it from me – Forbes named storytelling the #1 most important career skill of the future. As with the end of the year, the end of life is often a time for reflection. During the reflection of his life, Dewey wished he had “done more good.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2014

What you''ll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters , each highlighting a leadership tip. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection. Some tips seem easy and no-brainers.

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Leadership Develop Chapter Technique 49

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. After we create a shared network based on individual’s knowledge and skills, we move to the organizational network maps.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

So, you would think that the most pressing skill to build is in revenue generation, like fundraising , government grants, or fee-for-service programs. Yes, the number one skill that nonprofit professionals need to focus on in 2021 is marketing. The first skill to develop in seeking major gifts is prospect research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I was also impressed by the energy in a room with twenty people who have a networked mindset, leadership skills, and social media expertise. Once we mapped the network on the wall before our eyes, we reflected on the following questions: * What are the points of connection? This first day’s three learning objectives: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

One of the chapters is on organizational culture – what’s in the DNA of a “data-driven&# nonprofit and what are the incremental steps for change? Does not have a reflection process for analyzing success or failure to take into next use or campaign. Does not have a dashboard or simple collection method.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Bahia Ramos wrote this post as part of a learning culmination process where we reflected on the design and what was learned as we moved into another round of giving days. Organizer Beth Kanter shaped each call around a chapter of the Giving Day Playbook , and her expertise and enthusiasm helped to keep the group engaged throughout the year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of the recently released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Until then, when you’re advocating for the nonprofit where you currently work, the professionalism of your profile directly reflects upon your nonprofit. Maximize the website and Twitter fields.

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Linkedin Profile Professional Tips 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

I did a scan of the several hundred organizations registered for the webinar, many from Jewish education organizations, looking at their social media engagement practices as well as a literature scan of alumni network engagement with social mediaHere’s some reflections: Alumni Networks: Benefits, Challenges, and Strategy.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

These volunteers should have the time, skills, and interests to help you provide programming and services to your beneficiaries. This is a great way to find volunteers with skills that can benefit your organization in a variety of ways. Tap into schools. Students make great volunteers! Have a thank-you plan ready from the start.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Nonprofit Management. Denver Nonprofit Institute.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

Here’s what the report said about capacity building: Of course, metrics tools only work if you have skilled craftspeople who can use them effectively. We spent a chapter or two talking about exactly how to put this into practice because is this a very important point.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 14, 2011

What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters, each highlighting a leadership tip. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection. Some tips seem easy and no-brainers.

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Leadership Chapter Authoring Technique 49

Classy

JUNE 17, 2021

We have an employee-led ToastMasters chapter where folks can polish their public speaking skills. This can often be a great way to find time to reflect, explore, and reset with a fresh perspective. ToastMasters. Sabbatical. Classy offers tenured employees a six-week sabbatical.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Nonprofit Management. Denver Nonprofit Institute.

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