Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2024

After decades of award-winning research, Edmondson provides the framework to think, discuss, and practice failure wisely. In addition, she illustrates how we and our organizations can embrace our human fallibility, learn exactly when failure is our friend, and prevent most of it when it is not.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

By Guest Contributor, Amy Morrisey , Artisan E-Learning. Many nonprofits are interested in using e-learning to train staff members and volunteers. Why wouldn’t you just jump into e-learning as quickly as possible? And, you’ll likely need a learning management system to handle course delivery. These seem like no-brainers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Filled with relatable case studies from top-performing individuals and companies—including Tim Cook, Starbucks, and Microsoft—Briceño lays out crisp, clear tactics for constant learning that will take your team to the next level and create a culture of high performance. Common habits that suppress individuals and teams from improving.

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Candid

MARCH 12, 2024

“Sometimes it’s hard to learn in front of people,” Jay-Z recently told Gayle King. In a panel discussion, Assets Framework’s Trabian Shorters, FutureGood’s Trista Harris, and Philanthropic Initiatives for Racial Equity’s Lori Villarosa and I broke down why funding approaches that begin with scarcity harm the sector.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

As fall approaches, I find myself thinking about everything I have always loved about Dreamforce: new product announcements, customer-focused sessions where we learn from and celebrate our community’s success, and of course, the featured bands are always awesome. Learn New Skills. Share Experiences. Come together.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 19, 2023

Project retrospec tives play a pivotal role to capture lessons learned. By openly discussing challenges as a group, teams can enhance their communication, foster a culture of collaboration, and streamline processes for future projects. Retrospectives provide a platform to evaluate the effectiveness of role clarity and allocation.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Personal anecdotes about their own learning experiences can help new members feel more confident. Create a casual atmosphere that makes it easy for people to feel comfortable discussing what they don’t know and asking about what they don’t understand. Organize panel discussions featuring the Finance Committee. Online courses.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 30, 2022

Learn how to engage your donors in fruitful discussions about Planned Giving. Join Tony Martignetti, the Planned Giving evangelist, for a fast-paced webinar that will show you how to engage your donors in fruitful discussions about Planned Giving—while avoiding the dreaded “d-word.” Save Your Free Spot.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 4, 2023

This is an unparalleled opportunity to network, engage, and learn from renowned national and local speakers, educators, and thought leaders, addressing some of the most profound topics and movements in the nonprofit industry today.

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Gyrus

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Common content, multiple participants like live video conferencing, webinars, interactive chats and discussion forums, etc., exemplify synchronous learning.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

As I announced in August , Bonnie Koenig and I are cultivating a learning space at [link]. I am excited to say that we have created a bit more content, a new discussion group, and are planning a roundtable discussion for December! Global Scale Discussion Group. It’s pretty exciting And we hope you’ll join us!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

This panel discussion focuses on the generational divide, with the following panelists: Wendy Harman and Suzy DeFrancis, American Red Cross. Intro from Kari: When the Case Foundation was first discussing with partners what they wanted to get out of the Summit, they talked about how to bridge the generational divide.

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Candid

MARCH 23, 2022

Instead, ask them to choose a breakout room with a specific purpose; have staff in the breakout rooms to guide discussion; or simply skip the breakout rooms in favor of another activity like working on a group document in real time, or having a popcorn share. . So: don’t just throw your audience into breakout rooms every 10 minutes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Your employees have different learning styles – typically falling within these three categories: Visual Learners Auditory Learners Tactile Learners Therefore, it’s best to incorporate all three styles when teaching something new, according to the book, Customer Service Management Training 101. Keep in mind that: Visual learns learn by seeing.

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

I find the rapid developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) thrilling, with endless applications for our Forum One partners, but I know from discussions with my counterparts in government agencies that AI and ML can also be mystifying, and even scary. Alexis: AI is not a set-it-and-forget-it tool.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 11, 2022

Join Philip Schmitz, CEO of CharityEngine and Erin Crotty, VP of Customer Experience as they discuss their outlook for charitable giving in 2022. Learn how nonprofits can take advantage of technology to maximize giving and growth.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Learn what your organization can do to increase resiliency heading into the fall. Led by sector leader, Bruce MacDonald, join this session for a discussion on reframing the conversation around overhead funding for charities and nonprofits, and what your organization can do to adjust its strategies for increased resiliency.

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Givinga

MARCH 26, 2021

Joe shared leadership insights, dispelled some CEO myths, and discussed how Givinga was created for meaning and impact. . From time management to work culture, Joe discussed the crucial parts of his job and how they are connected to the company’s overall mission. Very few people are fortunate to find their true passion.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Together, they will discuss how their marketing pivoted since the start of the pandemic; if COVID-19 donors differ from previous donors, diversity, equity, and inclusion; and the ‘lessons learned.’ Tune in Thursday, Feb 10th at 11:05a ET.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Recently, a nonprofit professional said to me, “I don’t have time to learn anything new because I have too much work to do.” Yet, we know that learning continuously in a complex world is critical because otherwise our skills are quickly outdated. That’s the future.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

The highlight was a master panel with Dave Gray, Harold Jarche, and Jane Hart on connected learning and culture change needed to embrace this type of learning. We used Dave Gray’s “ Board Thing ” online tool to crowdsource questions to discuss from the audience. Why is learning the new important?

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

3 Dreamforce 2023 takeaways for association professionals With over 1,500 sessions and more than 75 A rtificial I ntelligence trailblazers, we learned so much at Dreamforce 2023. Learn more about Nimble AMS + Salesforce Learn more about how Salesforce can empower your association. Watch now! Download now

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

Your association can also learn what membership benefits and opportunities resonate most amongst your various audience segments. This is only a deep dive on two members – imagine all you can learn by having this information on all your members! Start discussing what metrics will help you make overarching decisions.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

By Olga Moshinsky Woltman “The growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts.” – Carol Dweck It is a truth universally acknowledged that employees who are motivated to continuously learn and grow will be the ones to take on new challenges, innovate, and problem-solve.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 17, 2024

As the first session in our Analytics in Action: Navigating the Member Journey with Data 6-part series, we discuss new member acquisition -- how you can tap.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

GoFundMe Charity will discuss how to run a successful crowdfunding campaign, share their experience in peer-to-peer fundraising, and discuss current fundraising trends in the nonprofit sector. Time: 1pm EST / 10am PST. Presented by: GoFundMe Charity. Cost: Free.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

The best thing you can do as a manager and leader is to help your employee learn from his (or her) mistake. If he knows that mistakes happen in the course of doing business and that one learns from making mistakes, you will have a more productive employee. Then, discuss with him how the mistake happened.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Going beyond content delivery, I also use a lot of participatory and hands-on learning techniques to help students gain a deeper understanding. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. Having a large enough space so people can move around and self-organize into small groups also promotes peer learning.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 9, 2021

In our requests for what people want to learn, one of the topics that rose to the top was Google Ads. This article will lay out some of the fundamentals discussed in a recent webinar on the topic. One of the things our marketing team is always looking to understand is what nonprofits need.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

How do you learn? When you want to acquire a new skill or apply some new knowledge, do you learn by passively sitting and listening to an expert lecture for 90 minutes without a break and 150 PPT slides? The brain science literature suggests that learners understand and remember more when they talk about what they are learning.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In this webinar you’ll learn the science behind creating highly engaging videos, review key findings from the largest study of nonprofit videos ever, and receive practical tips to make your nonprofit’s video more engaging. Topic we’ll discuss include: Why video engagement is key and how to measure it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The workshop was part of the three-day program where participants were learning both strategy and how to use tools from women who work in the tech industry here in San Francisco. But learning from adjacent practices can also be quite rich. How do you make your trainings or meeting more fun that can lead to more learning?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2021

Mid-February brings the beautifully presented, coffee-table-styled book, Fast Times: How Digital Winners Set Direction, Learn, and Adapt , written for senior executives who are frustrated by the slow pace and limited return on investment (ROI) of their digital transformation, and are unsure what’s holding them back.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In this free webinar , you’ll learn two strategies that will allow you to maximize donor retention and raise more: With Social Impact Solutions, you’ll learn how to leverage storytelling to advance your cause. Learning how to craft stories that inspire your most valuable donors will without a doubt pay off for your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

We also discussed use cases, benefits, limitations, adoptions, and lots of practical tips. If you want to continue learning about AI for nonprofits, register for the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit , using the code VIRTUAL. Use Cases We discussed different use cases beyond productivity for writing tasks and processing email.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2019

Having your employees learn more about what their fellow employees do is invaluable. If your half day is a morning, suggest the pairs of employees have lunch together, where they can finish by incorporating more discussion about away-from-work hobbies and interests. It's best when they meet in their respective offices/cubicles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. There are also physical theories like brain-based learning and neuroscience.

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