Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Keep in mind that learning organizations are those that prioritize the development of – people – everyone comes to work every day in part to grow, and to support one another in doing so. The dreaded F-word: How to make sure your team doesn’t fear (or rely on) feedback. Common habits that suppress individuals and teams from improving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

The workshop started with a welcoming ceremony. We sat in the hall – two rows – the guests and the Maori. Effective learning that creates results and transfers to action over time starts with unleashing people’s existing knowledge – they need to pull forward pre-existing information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Over the past two decades of teaching workshops to nonprofits on the use of technology for mission-driven work and more recently on the use of online networks and data, people come workshops with different degrees of organizational readiness to embrace change that is needed to be successful.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

At this time, you should also establish business contact information including location (can be a residential home) and email address. Develop a disclosure statement that communicates to donors that information about the nonprofit can be obtained from the state authority or the organization itself. . Get ready to start fundraising. .

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 21, 2021

If someone at your organization doesn’t have the expertise and experience to make such workshops and learning experiences happen, invite someone into the conversation who can provide such perspectives. Attending workshops where leadership can learn about recognizing bias, DEI terms, and more. Guide Your Staff.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Cyclists sign up for the ride and seek out people in their network to sponsor their participation. One of the reasons that challenge events work so well is something called the “martyrdom effect” which finds people feel better about a thing if they have to undergo adversity to achieve it. Use that to your advantage! Yes, they are!

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Having been the only one in my business school class who chose a career in the nonprofit sector, I was able to use my MBA training to lead change and turnarounds. Such processes, if they even exist, are often too informal and lack clear expectations of what it means to be accountable for a nonprofit organization’s success.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2021

Tracy Kaufman Programs Manager, Northeast “Hollywood movies on global pandemics never address product access, but this was the Funding Information Network (FIN) team’s vital mission in March. We were able to design virtual workshops in a matter of weeks, whereas under normal circumstances, it may have taken us months. The result?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Colin told me that they recently held a very popular social media workshop for seniors at Cambridge Community Television ( @cctvcambridge ) but that it is a topic that would benefit from more coverage – so, I asked if I could interview him! Here is a fun video from a class they taught here at CCTV the following year.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 24, 2012

A couple weekends ago I facilitated a 3-hour Tea, Cupcakes and Creative Bloggers workshop at Teahouse Studio. If you know of a place that might like to host a TCCB gathering/workshop in the Bay Area and beyond, let me know in the comments, or email me at britt AT brittbravo DOT com. The class was great!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Jakob Nielsen's Alert Box has a column today called " Life-Long Computer Skills " I have been on a soapbox about information coping skills for almost ten years now. Someday, maybe I'll have time to think about this more and develop a workshop. What are your information coping skills?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Did you read books, take classes, or have a coach? Be a participant in other people’s training sessions. Conferences are a great opportunity to take workshops and observe the facilitator’s techniques. Have them self-organized into small groups of three or four people and use sticky notes to come up with some statements.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 18, 2015

In a Community Science Workshop. A couple months ago, I visited a Community Science Workshop for the first time in Watsonville, CA. A small room, packed with gadgets, packed with fossils, packed with tools, packed with PEOPLE everywhere making and exploring and building and learning. How are Workshop locations selected?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

The session will cover what to do before, during, and after leading an effective technology training and provide lots of practical tips that will help you design fun, interactive, and highly effective technology training workshops. It can help people learn faster and in a more fun and natural way. by Sharon Bowman.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Participants from a nonprofit work on their network map during the workshop. Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 9, 2018

By working your network and projecting your values, you can get people excited about your campaign and grow the volunteer base that you need. People will come to hear from them and stay to help once they’re fired up about your mission. Most people will be excited to connect you with a good fit. Engage Your Ambassadors.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

We’re so excited to unite all the best people, resources and ideas the sector has to offer under one roof. It’s about something deeper—it’s about you and your organization, and your Cause Camp experience informs every decision we make. Connections. Plus, our speakers will be out among the crowd, mingling during breaks and happy hours.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

In addition to the info-packed sessions and workshops, these conferences provide invaluable opportunities to connect with other fundraisers, share ideas, and encourage each other. . There are tons of sessions, workshops, and roundtables to choose from, and they cover an unbelievably broad range of topics. They’re the best!

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2012

Approximately 75 percent of nonprofits* have no formal budget for recruitment – that’s where the power of social recruiting can help you gain an edge on finding the best people for the job. The webinar contains two sessions; A Program Overview and a Workshop Preview session. Eastern time. From the My PC Series.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 17, 2011

I have two blogging workshops coming up, one online and one in San Francisco, that I thought might interest you. 207 (between 19th and 20th streets) San Francisco, CA Investment $95 for members/$110 for non-members To register, go to writingsalons.com Testimonials from Blogging for Writers Students “Britt’s class exceeded my expectations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I also taught networked leadership workshops as part of a larger team working with different social change networks. In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Iowa, San Antonio, Iowa, Tahoe, Palm Beach, Miami, and San Francisco on networked leadership skills. My Theme for the Year: Happy, Healthy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 19, 2008

Right before I went to the conference I received a copy of the Proceedings of the Appalachian Salamander Conservation Workshop, held this past May. At the end of the day, I was part of a meeting of leading conservation techies talking about how to share information among different groups.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 12, 2017

I wanted to go to panels I knew I could benefit and learn new from, so I went to workshops surrounding the topics of: multi-sector collaboration, representation and diversity, managing volunteers, activist philanthropy, and social enterprises. This only motivates me more to continue in research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Sign up for NTEN''s Workshop-Technology Champion Master Class in San Francisco on September 19! This intensive, in-person, nonprofit leadership workshop will highlight change management issues and methodologies to align your strategic plan with enterprise-wise technology initiatives and business processes development.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Additionally, Microsoft recently announced its YouthSpark initiative, which aims to create opportunities for 300 million young people over the next three years. These apps encourage young people to get involved in civic and political issues. Image: App Inventor Workshop ( Flickr ). Political Engagement and Activism.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

PopTech is an amazing blend of people, ideas, and projects. This includes leadership, social innovation, communications, branding, graphic facilitation, financial and funding models. I taught a very brief workshop in strategic social media using the social media strategy game. Having graphic notes during the workshop was an asset.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Sign up for NTEN''s Workshop-Technology Champion Master Class in San Francisco on September 19! This intensive, in-person, nonprofit leadership workshop will highlight change management issues and methodologies to align your strategic plan with enterprise-wise technology initiatives and business processes development.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 28, 2012

We’ve all heard the term, had workshops and classes on it, gone to seminars, digested it— but why? These are the people who cannot only help you find jobs or partnerships, but can potentially recommend you to employers and connect you with donors. posted by Sentari Minor , Program Specialist, The Rodel Foundation of Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2014

The oath reads: I will get things done for America - to make our people safer, smarter, and healthier. This event also provided a workshop for parents about Be a Leader’s resources to help their children go on to college. We’re Public Allies Arizona Class of 2014 and we all are going to keep getting things done for America.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Autodesk ® Building Design Suite Ultimate : 3D building design software with building information modeling (BIM) and computer-aided design (CAD) tools, including AutoCAD and Revit. Autodesk University — on-demand training classes to learn, connect, and explore. You can request up to two donations per fiscal year.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Whether you’re new to peer-to-peer fundraising or a veteran, the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum conference will connect you with the big ideas, practical information and connections you need to run more successful campaigns. ACCP: The Conference features General Sessions, Learning Labs, Workshops, and The Masters’ Series. Mar 18 - 21.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

While informal involvement or input for a specific project is always useful, there''s also value to more sustained participation--and the relationships and accountability that comes with it. CON: can make people feel like second-class board members instead of equal leaders in the organization. Meet them here.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Have your supporters bring in their favorite dishes and try other people’s favorites. Exercise Class You can hold a regular exercise class with a volunteer instructor—like a boot camp-style fitness program—for long-term fundraising. million people play the sport in the US every year, it’s also excellent for donor sourcing.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

The Tech Virtual is a project that allows people to conceptualize and prototype exhibits online. Towards that end, we encourage you to use virtual workshop for your own devices, whether to vet exhibit ideas, create, steal, and share exhibit concepts with others, or to learn more about Second Life. A contractor, Involve Inc.,

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Whether you’re new to peer-to-peer fundraising or a veteran, the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum conference will connect you with the big ideas, practical information and connections you need to run more successful campaigns. ACCP: The Conference features General Sessions, Learning Labs, Workshops, and The Masters’ Series.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 17, 2018

If you don’t send out invitations to the party, fewer people will attend. 65% of people find out about a cause through their friends. Start reaching out to the people who share and like your Facebook and Twitter posts. Remember —these tactics only work if people get involved. Do they know they can bring a guest?

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