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

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

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. The book is filled with dramatic stories of how successful leaders overcame great challenges to build highly successful organizations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Plus, I still had a full-time job, so I could only work on it nights and weekends. What took longer was actually convincing myself that writing a book teaching salespeople how to be better storytellers would make the world a better place. Paul : Lead with a Story was the most challenging from a time and effort standpoint.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Plus, I still had a full-time job, so I could only work on it nights and weekends. What took longer was actually convincing myself that writing a book teaching salespeople how to be better storytellers would make the world a better place. Paul : Lead with a Story was the most challenging from a time and effort standpoint.

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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. For example, you might seek board members who have former leadership experience, work well within a team, and are impeccably organized and punctual. Further, a Concord Group Study found that 49% of nonprofits don’t have a strategic plan.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

And that definitely includes all your staff. Your job is to disabuse those with whom you work of this “dirty money” notion. Everyone’s work makes the mission happen. Asking board members to attend staff meetings to get closer to the work and build relationships with the people doing the mission work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

Plus, I still had a full-time job, so I could only work on it nights and weekends. What took longer was actually convincing myself that writing a book teaching salespeople how to be better storytellers would make the world a better place. Paul : Lead with a Story was the most challenging from a time and effort standpoint.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

His comment made me reflect over the past 32 years of working in the nonprofit sector. I had not planned to work in the nonprofit sector. In my interview, I shared that I didn’t know a modem from microwave, but that I had the passion and curiosity to learn and teach others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2014

1) Downer News Cycle: Last week, in an interview with NPR , I pointed to the long cycle of bad news we had experienced over the summer as one possible reason the Ice Bucket Challenge had so much appeal. Ice Bucket Challenge in winter time would not have worked. (6) What can or cannot be reproduced? (1)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Plus, I still had a full-time job, so I could only work on it nights and weekends. What took longer was actually convincing myself that writing a book teaching salespeople how to be better storytellers would make the world a better place. Paul : Lead with a Story was the most challenging from a time and effort standpoint.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Applying economic reasoning to the strategic questions that challenge any business, the authors reveal what real American small businesses can teach us beyond the bounds of most MBA programs or curriculum. These agencies typically worked on big, multi-year retainers and weren''t flexible enough to do smaller jobs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Applying economic reasoning to the strategic questions that challenge any business, the authors reveal what real American small businesses can teach us beyond the bounds of most MBA programs or curriculum. These agencies typically worked on big, multi-year retainers and weren''t flexible enough to do smaller jobs.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. They solicit community members to volunteer, bring them into mission activities, and broadcast their work to the public. and Canada about their technology use.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2014

Applying economic reasoning to the strategic questions that challenge any business, the authors reveal what real American small businesses can teach us beyond the bounds of most MBA programs or curriculum. These agencies typically worked on big, multi-year retainers and weren''t flexible enough to do smaller jobs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

We are working very closely with Dr. Yasmeen Qazi who is the Pakistan Country Advisor and her very talented team members, Dr. Not thinking this through at the beginning can spell disaster, especially if there are unrealistic expectations and you are working in places where connectivity is a barrier.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2011

Manager of Curriculum Design & Innovation, ASU Lodestar Center Working as a nonprofit professional in the current economic environment can be challenging — and sometimes discouraging. Jathan: We want all of our nonprofit partners and community advocates working towards a common goal: improving the lives of Arizonans.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 15, 2020

Your nonprofits digital marketing efforts should definitely include Youtube as it’s potential to increase outreach and donations is huge. Youtube’s social impact channel features videos from nonprofits and individuals working for social good. Let's Work Together. Let's Work Together. Yes Please!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

For the intermediate users, I put them to work sharing their knowledge. After all, teaching others improves retention and helps consolidates one's own knowledge. But it is definitely a matter of personal learning styles and treating your participants as adults who can decide how they learn best. Know of any?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 31, 2016

We’d like to provide our readers with a peek into what we do each day to accomplish our mission by introducing members of the faculty and staff via short interviews and conversations. The Lodestar Center has two -- Anne Byrne is the other Professional-in-Residence who works with me. I’ve done some work with it. Pat Lewis Sr.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2007

Her resolutions include eating local organic food, teaching her students about healthier eating options, and volunteering at a community garden. It was probably one of the best books I've read and definitely helped me to better understand the issue, and America's policies and history around it. I'd like to up that number to 6.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 22, 2006

Today's transcript is from my interview with the founders of Back to Earth , an organic catering and outdoor adventure company. One of the things I've enjoyed the most about interviewing people for this podcast is seeing the similarities and connections that arise between people. I hope that you enjoy their interview.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Lindquist : It was definitely the timeline. I love hiring athletes because high-level sports teach two core leadership skills: professional will and curiosity. It doesn’t feel like work. What was the most difficult thing about co-authoring your book? Lindquist : It’s funny. The same applies to business. I love my job.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

One thing I am definitely going to do is write the book I've been kicking around for the last five years. By announcing this in many press interviews, I've managed to create lots of external pressure on myself to get this done! PDH and Benetech are getting ready for the next phase of this ground-breaking work.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Our conversation began with Laura explaining how the Secret Agent L project works. A big thanks to the Big Vision podcast listener/Have Fun, Do Good reader, Terez Williamson , who suggested that I interview Laura for this show. I literally had to leave work. After work I just stay late, do the blog posts and prep things.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

It's not enough to just share stories about your impact — how do you mobilize and engage people who are passionate about issues you're working on? Maddie Grant, founding partner at Culture That Works and NTEN board member. One of the best ways to do this is to tell the story of someone who has been impacted by your work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

I've worked with other groups - small business, higher education, librarians, educators, and others, but never all mixed up. So, I changed delivery tactics and it worked! Note to self: Need to have a back-up small group exercise that I could do when the game won't work). Then have the group work on coming up with those. (2)

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

Last week I sat down with a former co-worker, Mei-ying Ho, who is now the Co-Director of SOUL , for an interview for my Big Vision podcast. We place ourselves in the social justice work here in the Bay Area as a training center. We definitely promote an organizing orientation to education work. So I’m only 26.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Definitions Of Key Business Terms We talk about, read about and hear about "customers," "mission," and "customer value" all the time and perhaps sometimes we struggle with fully understanding the best definition of those terms. I like Peter F. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I bet if you dance around to it you'll definitely have a moment, or two where you'll feel, " there wasn’t mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present." Going to LA with the hubs for work and play. Meeting amazing people while doing interviews for the Big Vision Podcast. It’s about making ideas happen.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

From teaching supporters how to create Facebook accounts to ol fashioned door-to-door fundraising, Amy Eldridge from LWB, an admitted Facebook newbie, says its as much the offline as the online work that gets the job done. As you can tell, the interview is pretty long. And now to the interview. Sometimes more!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

From teaching supporters how to create Facebook accounts to ol fashioned door-to-door fundraising, Amy Eldridge from LWB, an admitted Facebook newbie, says its as much the offline as the online work that gets the job done. As you can tell, the interview is pretty long. And now to the interview. Sometimes more!

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sgEngage

APRIL 25, 2022

Your e-learning content development partner reviews the training content you already have and works to understand your goals for the course. . If one of your board members works for a tech company, for example, put a coffee chat on their schedule before the full group meeting. . Definitely not. Project start-up.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

In contrast, the Current Population Survey is a government-sponsored telephone survey that interviewed 57,000 households in 2008. However, the ASU Lodestar Center study has its definite strengths as well — which lends credence to the argument that the true estimate lies somewhere squarely between the two estimates.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 Do Exit Interviews Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

She works with nonprofits and government agencies to bring about health and social change using social marketing. As you'll note from that article, Nedra has also been exploring Second Life and we bumped into each other at the TechSoup space there where we completed our interview. What is your (simple) definition of social marketing?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Did it work? What was your approach?

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Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

You’re teaching grant writing and doing board development and super involved in the nonprofit community there. Steven: Yeah, looks like it’s working great. . And I teach Board Development and Grant Writing for the program. Is your organization working off of a strategic plan? Oh, my, gosh. Steven: Go for it.

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