Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 22, 2016

Egnal also explains that before you think about language you need to adopt a leader's mindset using these s ix principles : Begin with vision. When you think about leading in every interaction, you will not reserve the language of leadership for "command performance." Be courageous. Make it an everyday process. Be audience-centric.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2016

Debate commonly held ideas or question assumptions about your work or business. Visit places where you will encounter unfamiliar people, cultures, or ideas. Spend time with coworkers in your organization with different roles. Imagine a situation in which you (or your organization) could no longer work the same way -- what would you do?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 18, 2016

Although Facebook Live is simple to use , many nonprofits are understandably hesitant about this new form of unscripted content marketing. What are we going to talk about? The cool thing about Facebook live is that you can see comments as they’re posted real time during your broadcast. Remember: you will survive.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 22, 2016

You love learning more and more about the work if it is the right work for you. The right work for you is easy for you to learn and easy to do. In many cases, you learned it automatically, without thought or effort. When you are engrossed in this work, the hours fly past.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 19, 2016

Courageously leads the changes without falter while being open and honest about his or her own fears and challenges along the change journey. Connects personally with individuals to "onboard" them to the changes and provides the framework for how the changes will happen.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2016

They care about visitor comfort. At Kelvingrove, we were particularly taken by Looking at Art , a gallery that invited us to check out a painting in various stages of restoration, to look at the backs of paintings and the things that were crossed out, and to learn more about the stories and influences behind specific artworks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2016

Make sure you listen : Remember, getting feedback is about improving your performance, not turning it into a “you versus them” mentality. By not asking, you’re missing out on opportunities for deep feedback: the difficult, critical feedback that gives you constructive ways to improve. Your reaction is critical.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 21, 2016

As we thought more expansively about partnerships, a question was asked about what role students across the world can play in the SDGs and how can they participate. This aligns with our belief that we need a continued dialogue with foundation leaders to ensure efficient communication for collaboration and impact.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2016

Truthfully, you are probably already capturing more information about your donors than you realize. You already know a lot about your donors – find out what that is, and identify what data you may be collecting without even realizing it. Gathering all of your donor data in one place can be invaluable for identifying “micro segments”.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 19, 2016

They’ve heard the chatter from teammates and other participants about what they love and what they hate about your event. They may even be more passionate about your event than you or some of your coworkers. Many who want to help have been personally impacted by your mission.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2016

Most reputable providers of configurable solutions offer online communities of peers with whom you can exchange best practices and read about new and innovative ways others are using or configuring their system. A large peer community is right at your fingertips. Configurable solutions carry a much lower total cost of ownership.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 19, 2016

Debbie Laskey is one of my go-to experts when I seek advice about a number of business topics, including marketing, social media, and nonprofit marketing and leadership. In other words, what is the person passionate about? So, it's my privilege to share today some of Debbie's insights on all these topics. What makes your flame grow?

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