Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Sesno's book teaches readers how the power of questions: Opens doors Uncovers Solutions Sparks Change More specifically, he reveals: The power and payoff of targeted diagnostic questions. How asking creativity questions help to get people to imagine, set their sights high and soar above failure. How and when to use empathy questions.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Showing impact numbers and, more importantly, stories keep donors informed and engaged. As the intimidation factor ratchets up, you stop talking to your donors like human beings; instead, you end up addressing them like they’re a mass of nameless, faceless people. But remember: You’re a person talking to other people.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 25, 2014

With a 10 second max, people send videos and messages that disappear after you open them. The key for us is to just be in tune with people,” he said. “We million young people all of the time.”. But use this bit of information as a larger lesson. He receives information quickly. And it’s all in the name of Snapchat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2019

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) increases your organization’s visibility in organic (not paid) search results, making your organization easier to find and driving people to your website. The way to get a higher ranking is to use the right keywords… not words your organization uses but words people use in searches. Do the research.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

This panel discussion will explore the digital strategies and paradigms that leaders are using today to propel their people processes and technology to become digital-first and achieve greater impact in the post-COVID era. Jon Townsend, Chief Information Officer, National Trust.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

And, the newest installment in the series is equally good, informative, practical and actionable. 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. There was plenty of room, of course, but I had to get my writer’s ego there. (It

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 5, 2022

Sesno's book teaches readers how the power of questions: Opens doors Uncovers Solutions Sparks Change More specifically, he reveals: The power and payoff of targeted diagnostic questions. How asking creativity questions help to get people to imagine, set their sights high and soar above failure. How and when to use empathy questions.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 25, 2024

Not to worry—we’ll help you with your event planning by teaching you our top strategies for writing an effective fundraising auction item description. Having a template allows you to save time planning your auction , as you’ll know what information you need for each item and can take the guesswork out of the writing process.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

Fortunately, Wiggins’s new book, The New CEO , fills that educational gap by teaching you the 10 components that make for a successful CEO transition – whether you are a newly announced or newly appointed CEO. These 10 components inform the chapters within the book. What if you agree with them and would have made them yourself?

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

You just signed a multi-year contract for a new student information and learning management system (SIS/LMS) that does everything you want it to do. My API Journey It was the summer of 2020, and I was sitting in my office as one of fewer than a dozen people on campus. This extensibility is what we’re focusing on here today.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

As you read the book, you’ll learn what Sonnenberg has learned through years of building a leading efficiency consulting business – that the primary reason why so many teams are overwhelmed is not because they don’t have enough time, or that managers expect too much of their employees, or that there aren’t enough people.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

This 175-page self-help tale, wrapped in fiction, teaches you the nine mistakes that prevent many from achieving their goals. I won’t reveal the nine mistakes, however, here are some of my favorite takeaways and snippets from the lessons the book teaches: Be the hero of your story, not a minor character in someone else’s.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The second part of the morning was designed around the Principles of Social Media Strategy and used a new version of the Social Media Game intended for a large group of people. With shorter sessions with half as many people and a decent room layout, you can run the mic yourself.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It can reach a larger number of people in a shorter amount of time than in-person training. Characters that look and sound like the people the learner will encounter. If we gave you a list of instructions with the following information—and only the following information—what would you do? These seem like no-brainers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

One of my favorite parts of the book is where Sjodin teaches how best to use visual aids in your presentations. Sjodin Today, Sjodin shares these insights with us: Question: Of the 12 most common mistakes made when making a presentation, which one challenges the most people and why? Sjodin : Great Question!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

As you read the book, you’ll learn what Sonnenberg has learned through years of building a leading efficiency consulting business – that the primary reason why so many teams are overwhelmed is not because they don’t have enough time, or that managers expect too much of their employees, or that there aren’t enough people.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2020

This 175-page self-help tale, wrapped in fiction, teaches you the nine mistakes that prevent many from achieving their goals. I won’t reveal the nine mistakes, however, here are some of my favorite takeaways and snippets from the lessons the book teaches: Be the hero of your story, not a minor character in someone else’s.

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New York Broadcast Teach Journal 52

Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Help donors find and give to your cause online Fifty-five percent of people who interact with a nonprofit on social media take action, and of this group, 59% consider donating money as a result. If people can’t engage with your organization on their phones, tablets, and through social media, you could be at a serious disadvantage.

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TechImpact

MAY 29, 2014

Individuals arriving to your site are learning new and pertinent information. And your website is not only relevant again, but it is offering website visitors information and content they did not originally have access to. Websites teach, viewers are not listening. Few and waning links. And they won’t. Donate or leave.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Listen actively, making sure that your people feel heard and understood and have a voice in terms of offering positive suggestions in the office or on the shop floor. Create a work environment based on inclusiveness, welcoming others' suggestions and points of view. selfless leadership," otherwise known as "servant leadership").

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Sesno's book teaches readers how the power of questions: Opens doors Uncovers Solutions Sparks Change More specifically, he reveals: The power and payoff of targeted diagnostic questions. How asking creativity questions help to get people to imagine, set their sights high and soar above failure. How and when to use empathy questions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2022

Listen actively, making sure that your people feel heard and understood and have a voice in terms of offering positive suggestions in the office or on the shop floor. Create a work environment based on inclusiveness, welcoming others' suggestions and points of view. selfless leadership," otherwise known as "servant leadership").

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Sesno's book teaches readers how the power of questions: Opens doors Uncovers Solutions Sparks Change More specifically, he reveals: The power and payoff of targeted diagnostic questions. How asking creativity questions help to get people to imagine, set their sights high and soar above failure. How and when to use empathy questions.

Question 52

Question Effective Teach Award 52

EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

Research like the kind in Prisms of the People demonstrates that organizations capable of navigating and responding to the realities of political volatility with dynamism, empowered by their relationships with “independent, committed, and flexible” supporters, are the ones that can bring about lasting change.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

Feeling rather overwhelmed and clueless, I headed to the Salt Lake City Public Library (SLCPL), where I was introduced to Dave Forsman, librarian extraordinaire and the lead for this location of Candid’s Funding Information Network. . It was such a relief to have access to this information! (It

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2015

And when you don't you don't know how to do that … Our mission is to equip low-income people to succeed in the digital economy." In 2014, Samaschool expanded globally to Nairobi, Kenya, and in 2015, it launched an online curriculum that teaches students what it takes to do digital work. million people in 2020.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 16, 2021

Sesno's book teaches readers how the power of questions: Opens doors Uncovers Solutions Sparks Change More specifically, he reveals: The power and payoff of targeted diagnostic questions. How asking creativity questions help to get people to imagine, set their sights high and soar above failure. How and when to use empathy questions.

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Question Effective Teach Award 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

In heart-based cultures, people feel safe pushing back and improving each other’s ideas. Diving deeper into our combined 40 years of coaching work and assessment, our data showed that great leaders are the most curious, caring, and insightful about themselves and their people. These toxic behaviors are obvious.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

Listen actively, making sure that your people feel heard and understood and have a voice in terms of offering positive suggestions in the office or on the shop floor. Create a work environment based on inclusiveness, welcoming others' suggestions and points of view. selfless leadership," otherwise known as "servant leadership").

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2021

Accomplished leadership and executive coaches Bill Berman and George Bradt have discovered over the past 30 years that: People lose their ability to influence others and impact the organizations they work at because they are not focused on the most essential, mission-critical business and cultural priorities of the organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

I had an exciting and busy week of teaching public workshops, facilitating informal staff workshops, and meetings at the Embassy mostly on the topic of Networked Nonprofit, digital strategy, and leading on social media. The group also paid attention to group energy and taking brief breaks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Listen actively, making sure that your people feel heard and understood and have a voice in terms of offering positive suggestions in the office or on the shop floor. Create a work environment based on inclusiveness, welcoming others' suggestions and points of view. selfless leadership," otherwise known as "servant leadership").

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Listen actively, making sure that your people feel heard and understood and have a voice in terms of offering positive suggestions in the office or on the shop floor. Create a work environment based on inclusiveness, welcoming others' suggestions and points of view. selfless leadership," otherwise known as "servant leadership").

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Candid

MARCH 9, 2022

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library (TLCPL) has been part of Candid’s Funding Information Network since 1980, providing local nonprofits and the public with access to Candid’s resources, including Foundation Directory, for free. Candid : What would you like people to know about your services and how you view your role in the community?

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Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2021

People just don’t pay them much attention. With stories people tend to enter into them. With stories of impact you remind people what legacy giving can accomplish. With donor stories you show people others like them have done this. Never forget most people would love to make a mark. Who cares about a number?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Listen actively, making sure that your people feel heard and understood and have a voice in terms of offering positive suggestions in the office or on the shop floor. Create a work environment based on inclusiveness, welcoming others' suggestions and points of view. selfless leadership," otherwise known as "servant leadership").

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2019

This 175-page self-help tale, wrapped in fiction, teaches you the nine mistakes that prevent many from achieving their goals. I won’t reveal the nine mistakes, however, here are some of my favorite takeaways and snippets from the lessons the book teaches: Be the hero of your story, not a minor character in someone else’s.

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