Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Today, I am pleased to share again a guest post from Garret Kramer of InnerSports LLC about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Hispanic Heritage Foundation is an award-winning nonprofit that identifies, inspires, prepares and positions Latino leaders in the classroom, community and workforce to meet America’s priorities. Here are just a few of our favorite organizations, which deserve your support this month and all year-round! Hispanic Heritage Foundation The.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 22, 2018

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 16, 2014

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2012

Today, I am pleased to share a guest post from Garret Kramer of InnerSports LLC about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2016

For those who may have missed this posting from awhile back, I am pleased to share again a guest post from Garret Kramer of InnerSports LLC about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

People who receive services often send texts or Facebook messages expressing appreciation and you can capture their essence to show donors how their support is changing lives. For example, “ Your gift is the difference between life and death for the children of Haiti.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Today, because of its popularity, I am pleased to once again share a guest post from Garret Kramer of InnerSports LLC about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2015

Today, because of its popularity, I am pleased to once again share a guest post from Garret Kramer of InnerSports LLC about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Second, we are stepping up our efforts to increase the awareness of this critical issue and practical actions that can be taken. For LGBTI individuals—like courageous Ugandan activist Richard Lusimbo, who was outed on the front page of a Ugandan tabloid—the availability of Martus and our in-field support is life changing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Photo from Kate in Flickr Social Signal Open House in TechSoup Office last week I'm playing catch up here on a bunch of Second Life stuff happening over the past week that I didn't want to let slip through my fingers: Social Signal held an open house in Second Life to welcome their new virtual worlds manager, Catherine Winters , to Social Signal.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

Providing a donation with the date, amount, organization name, and tax identification number clearly identifiable, you make the donor’s life easier. Let’s look at a few examples of donation receipts that put these components into action. Donors really are heroes that make it possible for organizations to change lives.

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Everyaction

APRIL 25, 2018

To increase student engagement, it is first necessary to accurately determine the level of involvement currently happening on campus and monitor any changes. For most college students, their cellphone never leaves their side - 94% even want to use mobile phones as an educational device in classrooms.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. In short, when we are forced into action, we do not always have time to be thoughtful and properly strategic. As one CVA with a medical nonprofit explained: Our volunteer workforce demographic is changing.

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Achieve

AUGUST 19, 2015

As a donor, there are certain actions and experiences you’re entitled to. You helped her land the job, and that job changes everything for Sally and her family.”. The Opportunity To Take More Action. As with life, not all things are sunshine and smiles. It’s a feel-good moment, right? A Donor-Friendly Website. Achieve. ,

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Julie Ordoñez will outline a proven strategy, messaging and action steps you can implement right away to close major gifts faster, ethically. Momentary discomfort is worth the life change that, that gift will create, isn’t it? It just has to do with your actions, the choices you make, and the way that you see yourself.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

A college grad researching a career in fundraising recently asked me what’s changed since I started in the field. Of course things have changed a lot. “No, Things have just changed a lot in a short amount of time.”. Today, DonorsChoose.org is the go-to site for alternative sources of funding for the classroom.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

All Parent Centers have the same mission: to help families of children with disabilities succeed in life, find tools and resources, and develop advocacy strategies despite the many barriers including segregated classrooms, inaccessible communities, and old cultural belief systems about disability.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2013

I got my first real job in a museum (at the Guggenheim) after a life-changing internship. My whole career path has been positively changed by that one internship experience. Is unpaid participation in the life and operations of a museum always a bad thing? My supervisor was amazing, caring, and supportive. Absolutely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

With video conferencing, broadband, and Second Life, well, we can all safely stay ensconced in our own virtual-reality-sensory-deprivation-tanks and just digitally dance the salsa at the next NTEN gathering.??? DonorsChoose.org is doing a hybrid blog action and fundraising challenge during the month of October.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

With a virtual format, you have the advantage of offering more variety since you can easily change the video source and even use pre-recorded video content. Anything people might want to learn, from hands-on activities such as painting to more classroom-type settings such as Spanish lessons. 5) Online classes. 16) Hybrid costume party.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

Yesterday I posted the transcript from my interview with Ilyse Hogue of the Rainforest Action Network. Welcome to the Big Vision podcast where we talk with individuals and organizations who are creating positive change. I like CastingWords overall. You can hear the orginal podcast on Gcast , Odeo or iTunes. Britt Bravo: Hi!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

The Democracy in Action Blog has a wonderful post about the most common typos that people make. where you vote for one of the finalists in the NTEN Video Content or watch a machinima about Nonprofits in Second Life. Phillip Smith has a thoughtful post about the continuum of change ranging from entitlement to enterprise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

The site was developed by Democracy in Action. NTEN blog points us to Code for Change this Summer , an opportunity for those with drupal skills to put them to good use. Social Media and Nonprofits Anshe Chung Studios in China has been quietly building a Second Life space, managed by TechSoup, for non-profits. Paul Lamb might.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the intersection of digital and mission-driven work, 2023 was a year of significant changes, big decisions, and growth for many organizations in the nonprofit and government space. For us, it was no different! congressional districts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

" New Realisties in Online Advocacy " tagged and Jason from Democracy in Action. Vicky Davis, CoolCatTeacher Blog, writes about how it might be used in a classroom. The Second Life Community Convention is taking place this weekend in Chicago. Are there others? Wanna check out more tech tools? Global NpTech. Using Web2.0

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For many at the intersection of digital and mission-driven work, 2023 was a year of significant changes, big decisions, and growth. Merit Winner in the Healthcare Ad Awards for Websites 2022 State of Babies Yearbook (ZERO TO THREE): 4 Awards ZERO TO THREE ’s work helps to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 4, 2011

About eighteen months ago, I was standing outside a Thai classroom in the open courtyard of an elementary school in Bangkok, watching from a second-story perch as Thai children "marched" in the center recreation area. If they never travel abroad in their life, this will be all they know of the U.S. Working for change!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We want people to take action. So, in order to know what to track, we have to start and do the build-it-backwards approach and say, “What action do we want people to take as a result of our impact reporting?” ” So, again, that question, “What action or what response do we want to this impact report?”

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Dance-a-Thon You and your staff work tirelessly to bring your nonprofit’s mission to life. If you want to see the system in action, request a personal demo that’s customized to your nonprofit’s needs. In this image, a group of adults sit in a classroom watching a teacher’s presentation.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2011

Arguments are made that achievement systems such as the gold star, grades, and other extrinsic motivators are less effective and desirable for inspiring life-long learners. When I taught 5th grade, I certainly strove to foster intrinsic motivation as much as possible; however, admittedly did use extrinsic motivators as well.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 13, 2009

I find it helps keep life in perspective. You can find volunteer opportunities using sites like VolunteerMatch , Idealist , Social Actions , Network for Good , 1-800 Volunteer.org , Servenet.org , Volunteer Solutions , and GuideStar , or just look on the site of an organization that interests you. Be flexible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2005

I realized that technology was a powerful agent of change, but it was not being integrated into grassroots socially progressive organizations. I must say I was often not found in a classroom during law school. You should see how many lists, annoucements, actions, etc. I have been bouncing all over.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

Electronic transaction platforms like Amazon, Uber, Grubhub, and Airbnb have perhaps permanently changed the way that we live and work. Even as these companies rake in massive profits and outperform their more traditional competitors, the life of the platform worker is not getting better.

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Non Profit Quarterly

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Costello: So, in his new book, Reich is joining with some other adults and, like any good parents, they’re trying to steer the aspiring techies in their classroom toward a healthier and wiser destination. I’m a professor in the computer science department at Stanford, and in previous life, I was an engineer at Google for many years.

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