Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 27, 2021

Leave it to leadership and communications expert, David Grossman , to decide to write a book called, Heart First, Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything. Heart First is engaging, inspirational and packed with powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of leaders with diverse backgrounds.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 17, 2017

Even lessons I learned when I didn't at the time necessarily realize I was learning from him. So, I thank my dad for teaching me the following business and life lessons : Listen - Growing up, I thought my Dad was perhaps shy or quiet. Music lessons. He loved to learn. He lived to help other people learn.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

No One Succeeds Alone is the inspiring story of Compass Founder & CEO Robert Reffkin , whose mother, mentors, and search for belonging taught him valuable lessons that anyone with a dream can put into action today to improve their own quality of life. Learn from reality. Be solutions driven. Maximize your strengths.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 15, 2014

On this Father''s Day , I thank my dad for teaching me the following business and life lessons : Listen - Growing up, I thought my Dad was perhaps shy or quiet. Music lessons. He loved to learn. He lived to help other people learn. Mentoring is equally powerful. Really, he was just a great listener. Young or old.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2016

Even lessons I learned when I didn't at the time necessarily realize I was learning from him. So, I thank my dad for teaching me the following business and life lessons : Listen - Growing up, I thought my Dad was perhaps shy or quiet. Music lessons. He loved to learn. He lived to help other people learn.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Arizona State University (ASU), for instance, needed an easier way for its students, faculty, and staff to communicate, share lesson plans, and gather feedback. In addition, workflows help set up students for success with Slack and other learning tools. Learn more about how to keep your school running with Slack.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 23, 2021

The book (co-authored by Dick Weiss ) chronicles Michael’s story of going from an underdog athlete to a turnaround CEO, and how he took his student-athlete experience and translated those learned lessons to successes in his career. As a basketball player, Michael learned teamwork, courage, adaptability, and much more.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 19, 2015

On this Father's Day , I thank my dad for teaching me the following business and life lessons : Listen - Growing up, I thought my Dad was perhaps shy or quiet. Music lessons. He loved to learn. He lived to help other people learn. Mentoring is equally powerful. Really, he was just a great listener. Young or old.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Before I share some the big takeaways from the Big Room session, let me tell you about the IFC. It is one of the best nonprofit conferences I’ve attended in over my 35 years in the sector. I learned some much from the sessions as well as the opportunities to socialize and network. It as a fantastic discussion.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Heroic Stories Capture Nonprofit Audiences. Sachs also wrote Winning the Story Wars , a book about how nonprofits and other organizations for social good can use storytelling to capture an audience. Sachs advised organizations to look to ancient mythology when forming their stories. Learn More About Digital Storytelling.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 5, 2022

In the book, O’Neil shares his deeply personal, honest, uplifting, inspiring and sometimes tragic story of grief and healing and his discovered most valuable lessons in what keeps him present, grounded and thriving as a father, husband, coach, mentor, and leader. CEO of a sports team—dream job, right?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

In the book, O’Neil shares his deeply personal, honest, uplifting, inspiring and sometimes tragic story of grief and healing and his discovered most valuable lessons in what keeps him present, grounded and thriving as a father, husband, coach, mentor, and leader. CEO of a sports team—dream job, right?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2021

In the book, O’Neil shares his deeply personal, honest, uplifting, inspiring and sometimes tragic story of grief and healing and his discovered most valuable lessons in what keeps him present, grounded and thriving as a father, husband, coach, mentor, and leader. CEO of a sports team—dream job, right?

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NTEN

JUNE 25, 2014

Everyone keeps asking me how I first learned about NTEN, and I just keep giggling because the truth is that I can’t remember. The longer version of the story is that in a previous role, I was a part of a grantmakers'' group that was talking about funding NTEN back in the very early days. Doesn’t everyone just know NTEN?

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Greater Giving

MAY 28, 2021

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Houston , the largest, one-to-one mentoring agency in the country, found those same qualities served them well last year when they needed to quickly switch from hosting their yearly gala to hosting a virtual fundraiser during the pandemic.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 30, 2012

I am also hopeful that the Benetech story inspires students to harness their unique skills, incredible creativity, and all the new technology at their disposal in order to create groundbreaking solutions that solve intractable social problems and serve all of humanity, not just the top 10 percent of the population.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

In reading through the stories, it's clear that the nonprofit sector also has much to learn from this wry, honest, soulful truth-teller. These lessons range from the challenging to the nurturing, from being agents of change to being humble friends and supporters. We can all be so lucky to learn from him. spanhidden'

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2019

After 13 years of blog being my own personal stage for learning and sharing, it’s time to open it up. I’ve been lucky to call Seema a friend, mentor, and co-conspirator now for several years. will grow richer with Seema at the helm - and I know she is eager to learn from you too. to Seema Rao. I know Museum 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Beyond the First Click examines innovative volunteer engagement work by 35 organisations empowering people to scale change and win by learning and doing more. Six key lessons surfaced from our interviews with more than 35 global nonprofits. She says, “I never thought I could be coaching and mentoring people.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2020

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. My favorite chapters are: Know Your People Tell Stories Create a Culture of Advocacy Build Loyalty and Engagement from the Middle Bring People Together Ask “What If?”

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

The hour usually flies by; the facilitator creates a Storify of the chat for our archives; and we take our lessons learned back to our respective workplaces. Whoever’s hosting facilitates the discussion using the @CommBuild account. And I help recruit other hosts because I want to see #commbuild succeed.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. My favorite chapters are: Know Your People Tell Stories Create a Culture of Advocacy Build Loyalty and Engagement from the Middle Bring People Together Ask “What If?”

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2019

We’re hoping that by sharing our story with you, you’ll be able to better position your own alumni engagement efforts for success. About the same time, CASE released an alumni engagement whitepaper which identified four primary areas to measure alumni engagement: Volunteering: being a career mentor or serving on a board.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Check out the campaign here and learn more about this incredible organization. The Southern Poverty Law center also has an intelligence project working to track and expose hate groups across the country and a Teaching Tolerance Program that produces and distributes (entirely for free) anti-bias documentary films, books, and lesson plans!

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

They recruited some of their strongest supporters to act as “AuSM Champions” and run peer-to-peer fundraising pages, then invite all their friends to a livestream event full of cooking demonstrations, personal stories, and drawings. There were also some great lessons they learned along the way that helped them to be successful.

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NTEN

APRIL 30, 2015

Learn about Dan in the following interview! What are some of the lessons you learned from your work at One Economy? On a lower level, one of the most important lessons I learned as a technologist is the importance of systems and project management. Describe yourself in three words. I was hooked immediately.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges. His digital background is great, and he’s really become like a mentor to me.”. But secondly, reporting helps you learn how to do your job better. Learning was key for Brigida at NWF. “We

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

The hour usually flies by; the facilitator creates a Storify of the chat for our archives; and we take our lessons learned back to our respective workplaces. Whoever’s hosting facilitates the discussion using the @CommBuild account. And I help recruit other hosts because I want to see #commbuild succeed.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 26, 2013

D o you want to learn best practices for marketing your nonprofit or ganization? With the new name “New Pathways For Youth” the organization wanted to rebrand itself as a movement that gives Phoenix area youth a new opportunities by providing them with positive adult mentors. NPO branding: Preliminary lessons from major players.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Wendy : I had the chance to talk to 10 Red Cross workers from across the country that are all Millennials yesterday and they all had stories about trying to teach colleagues and try to shift organizational culture. It was beautiful to see how much confidence they had but we are also still all learning. It has to be with the community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2015

And mistakes are critical to learning. And future leaders need to try new things, foster innovation and learn from what works and what doesn’t. Or another true story…. There will be a lesson learned, there will be clear accountability and you might – just might – have mentored someone in important leadership skills.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Graduates spend five semesters learning, growing and practicing alongside faculty, alumni, staff, nonprofit leaders and community partners, enabling them to become more confident and stand a bit taller before they enter the profession. I want to learn from their failures as well as their success stories.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. My favorite chapters are: Know Your People Tell Stories Create a Culture of Advocacy Build Loyalty and Engagement from the Middle Bring People Together Ask “What If?”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. My favorite chapters are: Know Your People Tell Stories Create a Culture of Advocacy Build Loyalty and Engagement from the Middle Bring People Together Ask “What If?”

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

Hi friends, I've been inspired by this community for a long time - from being mentored by Britt Bravo when first starting a little Net2 chapter in Vancouver (which Elijah van der Giessen and team have turned into something huge and magnificently helpful), to being inspired by Amy Sample Ward to grow conversations and dig deeper.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

I actually have a repertoire of stories, but one of them is about Michaela Hackner ( Kalabird.) I connected with her through her amazing photos of Cambodia on Flickr when I was covering the Cambodian blogosphere for Global Voices over five years ago. We had to replace one of the speakers and I recommended Michaela.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Wendy : I had the chance to talk to 10 Red Cross workers from across the country that are all Millennials yesterday and they all had stories about trying to teach colleagues and try to shift organizational culture. It was beautiful to see how much confidence they had but we are also still all learning. It has to be with the community.

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