Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Pottruck 's book, Stacking the Deck , teaches readers a nine-step course of action leaders can follow from the first realization that change is needed through all the steps of implementation, including assembling the right team of close advisors and getting the word out to the wider group. Piloting the implementation. Downsizing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

Pottruck 's book, Stacking the Deck , teaches readers a nine-step course of action leaders can follow from the first realization that change is needed through all the steps of implementation, including assembling the right team of close advisors and getting the word out to the wider group. Piloting the implementation. Downsizing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. It’s all about teaching digital literacy and citizenship: the knowledge and skills necessary to think critically, behave safely, and interact responsibly in a digital world. Teaching them to use creative tools responsibly?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Teaching On Friday, I taught a fun Social Media for Coaches unit as part of a "Building a Successful Coaching Practice: Nuts, Bolts and Social Media" course in San Francisco State''s College of Extended Learning''s Core Strengths Coaching Skills Program. Frankweiler , My Side of the Mountain , and A Wrinkle in Time.

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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. The participants were at mixed levels of skills and experience and organizations ranged from community/grassroots organizations to larger institutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Our book tour starts at the end of January, so if you are in San Francisco, Oakland, Boston, NYC, or Washington, DC, please join us. I also continued my position as Adjunct Professor teaching a graduate course at Middlebury College/Monterrey Institute for International Education.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 17, 2016

Pottruck 's book, Stacking the Deck , teaches readers a nine-step course of action leaders can follow from the first realization that change is needed through all the steps of implementation, including assembling the right team of close advisors and getting the word out to the wider group. Piloting the implementation. Downsizing.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Yet, nonprofit leaders and managers will have to carefully assess, prioritize, and take risks with their finances, which will likely require new skills and bold adaptation to continuously changing circumstances. When she’s not managing marketing content, you can find her teaching or taking yoga classes around the San Francisco bay area.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 13, 2016

Pottruck 's book, Stacking the Deck , teaches readers a nine-step course of action leaders can follow from the first realization that change is needed through all the steps of implementation, including assembling the right team of close advisors and getting the word out to the wider group. Piloting the implementation. Downsizing.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

Local representatives from nonprofits, schools, and community groups convened in downtown San Francisco for Microsoft's YouthSpark Connection event. She also stated that while San Francisco is a highly educated region overall, two thirds of the city's highly educated residents are from outside of California.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Pottruck 's book, Stacking the Deck , teaches readers a nine-step course of action leaders can follow from the first realization that change is needed through all the steps of implementation, including assembling the right team of close advisors and getting the word out to the wider group. Piloting the implementation. Downsizing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

On December 17 at 6:30 pm, I am facilitating a discussion and presenting at one of Scoop.It’s “ Lean Content ” events in San Francisco. Jarche also points to James Mangan who identified several skills for acquiring knowledge in 1936 (via Maria Popova ). Harold Jarche (Click for Original Article).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 21, 2015

Pottruck ''s book, Stacking the Deck , teaches readers a nine-step course of action leaders can follow from the first realization that change is needed through all the steps of implementation, including assembling the right team of close advisors and getting the word out to the wider group. Piloting the implementation. Downsizing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 22, 2015

Pottruck ''s new book, Stacking the Deck , teaches readers a nine-step course of action leaders can follow from the first realization that change is needed through all the steps of implementation, including assembling the right team of close advisors and getting the word out to the wider group. Piloting the implementation. Downsizing.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2017

For the Professional Social Media class I teach at Sonoma State University , I created an exercise designed to help folks practice both content creation and looking at metrics. He is an educator and consultant who's worked exclusively with nonprofits for over 25 years providing advice, teaching seminars, and writing articles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Iowa, San Antonio, Iowa, Tahoe, Palm Beach, Miami, and San Francisco on networked leadership skills. I was honored to lead a featured season at the United Way Leadership Conference on Networked Leadership and teach many workshops networked leadership skills.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

But what if kids learned basic tech skills along with reading storybooks and taking spelling tests? Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Defining Digital Literacy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We both started in tech in San Francisco. We were also teaching business students, leading innovation and entrepreneurship workshops, and it suddenly hit us that this was something extraordinary, a larger story. Littman & Camp : We wanted to give the entrepreneurial community a new roadmap for personal and team growth.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

We both started in tech in San Francisco. We were also teaching business students, leading innovation and entrepreneurship workshops, and it suddenly hit us that this was something extraordinary, a larger story. Littman & Camp : We wanted to give the entrepreneurial community a new roadmap for personal and team growth.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 14, 2024

million people watched the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in February, making it the most-watched telecast in history. With a tool like Rosterfy, organizations can create custom registration forms that help them screen candidates and recruit those with the specific skills and credentials they need.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

We both started in tech in San Francisco. We were also teaching business students, leading innovation and entrepreneurship workshops, and it suddenly hit us that this was something extraordinary, a larger story. Littman & Camp : We wanted to give the entrepreneurial community a new roadmap for personal and team growth.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Summer was usually quiet here in San Francisco, especially with our beloved World Series Champions looking less likely to repeat their wins (it is an odd year, after all). " This need for digital skills is not limited to the tech sector. Meanwhile, Intuit has predicted that the number of on-demand workers will grow from 3.2

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Net2Local organizers plan events because they have skills to share, want to give back and want to make the world a better place. San Francisco, CA: Let’s Learn How to People-Power Your Campaign with Change.org. Guatemala City: Teach an Hour of Code in your classroom. Houston, TX: NetSquared Houston.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

Whether offering a workshop, giving a keynote speech in your community, or persuading funders in a new campaign, nonprofit leaders require strong presentation skills — from designing amazing slides and visuals to listening to your audience as you share your ideas. Are you looking for secrets to giving great presentations?

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2015

Vineet Kosaraju, 16 and a rising senior at the Harker School in San Jose, California, started the program two years ago with classmate Nikhil Cheerla, when they found computer science courses at school lacking and wanted to share their knowledge and enthusiasm with others. The Power of Kids Teaching Kids.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Northern California Grantmakers and Silicon Valley Community Foundation / San Francisco, CA / $350. Nonprofit Management. Denver Nonprofit Institute. Denver Nonprofit Institute. Feb 15 - 16.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 8, 2009

I was in a job that wasn't using my skills, and wasn't going anywhere. I started volunteering at a San Francisco based arts education organization, Streetside Stories. The program teaches autobiographical writing in Bay Area public schools using storytelling (oral, written, digital). My boyfriend had broken up with me.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 28, 2009

You can't beat video for pulling at your heartstrings, which is why it can be a powerful tool for organizations with the time, money and skills to post videos on a regular basis. While preparing to teach a social media webinar recently, I discovered quite a few environmental/green nonprofits that have YouTube channels.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2010

During this visit, I assessed the NHRC’s resources, conducted an initial Martus training, and made recommendations for how the organization could further strengthen the technology skills of their staff members. I flew into Abuja from Kinshasa, and my colleague Rahwa Tareke joined me from San Francisco.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

But for now, Listening and feedback loops are important skills for nonprofit leaders and for organizations to get better results. In my training work with emerging nonprofit leaders , teaching how to ask powerful questions and hone your listening skills is part of the leadership development curriculum and workshops.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Pie Ranch is a Bay Area nonprofit that teaches urban youth about food and farming: "We have planted wheat for pie crusts and berries for filling, and are raising bees for honey, goats for milk and chickens for eggs on a 14-acre parcel above the historic Steele Ranch at Green Oaks Creek.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2015

" Patrons can make appointments with Amy for one-on-one coaching, where she teaches them basic computer skills. When working on such a limited budget, Amy says, it's also important to have highly skilled, active board members. He lives in San Francisco. QuickBooks to the Rescue. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

Whether offering a workshop, giving a keynote speech in your community, or persuading funders in a new campaign, nonprofit leaders require strong presentation skills — from designing amazing slides and visuals to listening to your audience as you share your ideas. Are you looking for secrets to giving great presentations?

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Tom Ahern makes his living by writing cases and direct mail … by doing audits, reviewing and recommending fixes for donor communications … and by teaching others what he’s learned during decades of trial, error and the occasional spectacular success. AhernComm.com. Ahern didn’t start in fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2007

" Over ten years ago someone in an Internet Skills Workshops for Nonprofits I was teaching, said that. When I teach workshops, I start with a pop quiz to get a sense of who is in the room and what they know. For those lucky people who live in San Francisco, the next Net Tuesday is about Twitter and Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94107, U.S.A. Interested? We at TechSoup are proud to support the important work of nonprofits around the world. What’s next?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

After we create a shared network based on individual’s knowledge and skills, we move to the organizational network maps. When integrating hands-on, I use a technique called “Laptops Up/Laptops Down” – so when it is laptops up time, it is time for participant to practice their skills together.

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