Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

And then from that point, you’ll have a new outlook on life and will have learned how to use gratitude to completely transform your mental outlook as you reframe the negative events in your life into events that made you stronger, more resilient, and better prepared for future setbacks. It is, The Negativity Fast.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

3) Update & Review My Personal Resilience Plan: In my workshops on resilience, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance and self-care. This year one thing I am doing for myself is exploring fountain pens and working on calligraphy. Here they are: Rituals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”) I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. And, if I’m being honest, I don’t stick to them.

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Candid

JULY 20, 2022

Many nonprofits also engaged in disaster relief efforts out of necessity, despite having no previous experience in relief work. . India’s civil society indisputably stepped up to take on vital work in the face of crisis, but the enabling environment has worsened. billion of India’s COVID-19 relief philanthropy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Perhaps we will never again see such simultaneous disruption to every aspect of business and personal life, but this is the perfect time to examine strengths and weaknesses specific to organizational resilience. Instead of viewing resilience as an outcome, it is important to understand approaches that generate positive results.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

This is about being self-aware and having positive emotions and the ability to be resilient, catching yourself when you have a counterproductive thought. Leaders who are working to improve themselves in each of these six areas are what Rosen calls “ grounded leaders.” Emotional health : how you feel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

I’m excited to co-presenting a session at this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice. I’ll be talking about workplace rituals and the link to resilience.

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Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

Today, however, the two challenges are so intertwined that a new approach to disaster philanthropy may signal its convergence with climate change mitigation and a growing awareness that work in one area is inexorably connected to the other. Seeing a problem—like the February earthquake in Turkey and Syria —many will act to mitigate it.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

But at Salesforce.org, every day we work to create change in the world — to help overcome challenges and improve people’s lives everywhere. We partnered with organizations like UNICEF in their critical work to prevent depression and anxiety in children. We worked remotely while continuing to work together.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Read on to learn a great approach for staying adaptable and resilient in changing circumstances. It’s time to think, plan, and build digitally so you can work more efficiently, deliver a better member experience, and remain resilient no matter what the future brings. The future might be uncertain, but you can still be prepared.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Fifty-one percent of Americans reported mental health challenges at work since COVID-19 began, and 30% are fearful to report their mental health struggles to their employer. She knew the job aligned her life experience, education, and passion to learn more about trauma, grit, grief, and resilience. Get Registered Now for Free.

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Charity Village

AUGUST 5, 2022

Over the past year, organizations and individuals have shown their resilience and creativity by innovating, finding success, and changing our sector for the better. We want to celebrate your hard work and dedication at our upcoming virtual Conference & Awards on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. Don’t miss out […].

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 6, 2024

Every day you sit down to begin working on a project. Or maybe you’ve finally decided to work on your email welcome series. As you’re about to get back to work, a board member stops in to tell you about a new grant *opportunity.* Perhaps it’s your first donor newsletter. Or an invitation to your organization’s latest event.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As Rosenbaum shares, “There are some important learnings from past GivingTuesdays, and the state of generosity in general, that can help us navigate economic uncertainties to remain more resilient—and even prosper. If we can bring to our practice more of what works on GivingTuesday for the rest of the year, that future is within our grasp.

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Blue Fox

AUGUST 17, 2020

Fundraisers certainly have their work cut out for them this year. 1) Know Your Burn Rate (2) Be Transparent and Fluent in Financial Data (3) Demonstrate Financial Resilience (4) Understand How to Frame Overhead as Programmatic Support The full article gives specific details and examples. Coronavirus. Unemployment. Business closures.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 25, 2023

As an association leader, it’s wise to broaden your perspective to increase your organization’s resilience. With Nimble AMS, your association can work smarter, not harder, with AI. We had the best time seeing you at ASAE Annual 2023 in Atlanta! The theme of the 2023 ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition was “Shape Your Purpose.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

Describing her book, Lim says, “No matter what role you have at your organization, this life-changing guide will enable you to get to the core of who you are, live with purpose through the work you do every day, and spread that power to others in your business and beyond.” Do your best to make a significant positive impact on the world.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It’s fundamental that donor retention remains one of the most critical factors in the long-term success and resilience of organizations. Penny wise and pound foolish” is not a recipe for resilience in difficult times. The post Build Resilience for the Tough Times Ahead first appeared on npENGAGE.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2019

As part of my work with nonprofit organizations to help them build a culture of resilience that I wrote about in the Happy Healthy Nonprofit , I have facilitated retreats where staff brainstorm ideas and identify simple ways that they can make working at their organization more enjoyable. Do they feel appreciated?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2020

The workshop, Work/Life Balance: Tips Fundraisers During A Pandemic included fundraisers from many different countries. The interactive workshop focused on personal resilience tips based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. (The One thing I shared was the importance of creating a “shutting down from work,” ritual.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

It involves examining power dynamics, addressing structural barriers, and promoting fairness and justice in all aspects of philanthropic work. These biases are built into the very fabric of the laws and institutions in which we work and live.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

Depending on the request for proposal, specific funding criteria that we may look for include geographic location, groups engaged in movement-building and organizing work to advance systemic and structural changes, and organizations that have budgets under $2 million and are led by and for women, girls, and nonbinary leaders of color.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

And then from that point, you’ll have a new outlook on life and will have learned how to use gratitude to completely transform your mental outlook as you reframe the negative events in your life into events that made you stronger, more resilient, and better prepared for future setbacks. It is, The Negativity Fast.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

To help nonprofits tackle this quandary, we teamed up with two other business professors , Arian Aflaki and Goker Aydin , to develop a mathematical model to guide nonprofits on how to divvy up their spending to optimize both current performance and future resilience through their spending priorities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 21, 2021

If you want to build the psychological body armor to achieve personal resilience, then the book, Stronger , is a must-read for you. In addition, the authors explain that their professed five factors of personal resilience are a sequential prescription : Active optimism is more than a hope or a belief. It's a mandate to bounce back.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

And making too many personal sacrifices, wanting to leave your job, and having a bad or cynical attitude about your work. Workers with specific EI skills know how to successfully cope with stressful work environments and experiences. Ask your manager for a change in your work conditions. Managing yourself. Understanding others.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

This is about being self-aware and having positive emotions and the ability to be resilient, catching yourself when you have a counterproductive thought. Leaders who are working to improve themselves in each of these six areas are what Rosen calls “ grounded leaders.” Emotional health : how you feel.

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Charity Village

AUGUST 31, 2022

In response, the Network for the Advancement of Black Communities (NABC) is focusing its capacity building and system leadership program support for B3 groups and organizations to accelerate recovery, promote healing, and support resiliency. If you work at a B3 […].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2019

In the wake of some of the most stressful times for nonprofits and activists that I work with, many are seeking out ways to reduce burnout, practice self-care and build empathetic relationships and supportive policies in the workplace. Simplify Complex Work Environments. Makes you wonder what they know that the average user does not?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

In fact, there is a lab at Stanford that studies workplace rituals and a book, “ Rituals at Work ,” devoted to the topic) For over twenty-five years, I have implemented a number of rituals that help me prepare for the year ahead. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. I finished my last board meeting in early 2022.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2017

So, is the boil the frog metaphor better to represent resilience? Resilience is defined by most as the ability to recover from setbacks, adapt well to change, and keep going in the face of adversity. Resilience as a concept is not new. These three characteristics hold true for resilient organizations as well.…Resilient

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Last week I presented a session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice. We each tackled a different aspect of resilience. Rituals to Build Relationships.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2022

Describing her book, Lim says, “No matter what role you have at your organization, this life-changing guide will enable you to get to the core of who you are, live with purpose through the work you do every day, and spread that power to others in your business and beyond.” Do your best to make a significant positive impact on the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The session was based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and covered the topics of recognizing burnout and stress, creating a self-care plan, and implementing new personal resilience habits. And, in the course of writing my book, I also know that making personal resilience or self-care into action requires habit change. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 9, 2023

The story of how she discovered this touchstone and uses it throughout her life and work, and her advice on how others can, too, is told in her new book Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World. “I Be Resilient. The catalyst was a mindset she calls “ good power.” Steward Good Tech.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2024

In the realm of social impact and nonprofit work, the quest for sustainable, innovative solutions to society’s challenges is ceaseless. Intrapreneurship in the nonprofit sector is a testament to the resourcefulness and resilience of those committed to social good. I first learned of this concept from Professor Arthur C.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

At the same time, our industry has shown remarkable resilience in times of greatest need, and this year has been no exception. Many of these virtual events were born from a spirit of innovation and resiliency from organizations that were forced to evolve in a matter of days and raise much-needed funds in new ways.

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