Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 3, 2013

Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. A group of employees served on an activities committee with as little top management influence as possible , to plan at least monthly team-building, networking, education and charitable activities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 7, 2012

Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. A group of employees served on an activities committee with as little top management influence as possible , to plan at least monthly team-building, networking, education and charitable activities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. A group of employees served on an activities committee with as little top management influence as possible , to plan at least monthly team-building, networking, education and charitable activities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 9, 2013

Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. A group of employees served on an activities committee with as little top management influence as possible , to plan at least monthly team-building, networking, education and charitable activities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 20, 2012

Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. A group of employees served on an activities committee with as little top management influence as possible , to plan at least monthly team-building, networking, education and charitable activities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 28, 2013

Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. A group of employees served on an activities committee with as little top management influence as possible , to plan at least monthly team-building, networking, education and charitable activities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. A group of employees served on an activities committee with as little top management influence as possible , to plan at least monthly team-building, networking, education and charitable activities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Rituals have been performed for centuries and are an important part of human history. 1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. ” Rituals are intentional small, tangible acts done routinely and carry meaning.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. A group of employees served on an activities committee with as little top management influence as possible , to plan at least monthly team-building, networking, education and charitable activities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. A group of employees served on an activities committee with as little top management influence as possible , to plan at least monthly team-building, networking, education and charitable activities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. A group of employees served on an activities committee with as little top management influence as possible , to plan at least monthly team-building, networking, education and charitable activities.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Today’s nonprofit marketers must be experts in learning how to shift their organizational culture towards a culture of philanthropy. This gets to the heart of the best practices that are needed to create a culture of philanthropy within anonprofit organization. Shifting the organization’s culture is a process, and it takes time.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2019

Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. A group of employees served on an activities committee with as little top management influence as possible , to plan at least monthly team-building, networking, education and charitable activities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. A group of employees served on an activities committee with as little top management influence as possible , to plan at least monthly team-building, networking, education and charitable activities.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

The same historical and cultural structures that have held back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in so many aspects of our lives are also mirrored in much of the nonprofit sector. Change Organizational Culture. She is an active philanthropist through YFJ Philanthropies as well. By: Yolanda F.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

We used some Human Centered Design techniques from their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book. It was the most stimulating web platform strategy session that I have ever experienced! I love being exposed to new ways of working, taking process notes, observing techniques, and thinking about how to apply to my own work.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Earlier this fall, I read this headline: "Stanford study: Participation in a cultural activity may reduce prejudice." I eagerly read about a new social psychology research study in which whites, Asians, and Latinos engaged in a simple collaborative activity--making a music video together. I wanted to know more.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Here's a brief description of the elements to include in your case statement: Mission + History. You may also want to include any notable moments in the nonprofit’s history, changes in mission or vision, strategic partnerships, and other information you consider relevant to the campaign. Start with who you are. Internal + Board.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 18, 2011

The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum recently loaned us some fabulous surfboards that tell the co-mingled history of surfing and redwood trees in Santa Cruz. We blatantly borrowed the brilliant technique the San Diego Museum of Natural History used to write labels based on visitors’ questions. But one post-it threw me for a loop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

I also wanted to experiment with translating some facilitation techniques I use for face-to-face meetings (like sticky note facilitation ) to virtual meetings. This helped make the meeting more interactive and also helped participants think about what techniques they wanted to try after the session.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2012

For years, I'd give talks about community participation in museums and cultural institutions, and I'd always get the inevitable question: "but what value does this really have when it comes to dollars and cents?" We just started to try to live up to that vision, partnership by partnership, activity by activity.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Are there certain kinds of institutions that are more well-suited for participatory techniques than others? In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what." Yes and no.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2006

She spoke about advocating for women artists in the 1970's and the artistic works that emerged from that activism, like the one below, titled For the Woman's House. Her talk was inspiring and often humorous, sharing her stories to illustrate her life's work as an artist, activist, author, teacher, and parent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2009

She didn't just come out the blue and ask me to do something for her - and there's been a history reciprocity. We've placed relationships as an outcome or result using the techniques of listening, learning, reflection, micro-planning, and adapting. Now I'm wondering where the techniques of engagement need to be incorporated.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Join other data experts, academics, practitioners, and social sector leaders for two days of skillfully-led sessions on topics ranging from aligning practice with policy to creating a culture of data, and how Silicon Valley is facilitating data practices in civil society. 2018 Nonprofit Talent & Culture Summit. Mar 21 - 23.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 2, 2012

Today is my one-year anniversary as the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. While I still think of it that way, at the MAH, we’re seeing some of the surprising effects of lots of participatory techniques all under one roof. The possible determinism of cultural geography.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Recently, I was giving a presentation about participatory techniques at an art museum, when a staff member raised her hand and asked, "Did you have to look really hard to find examples from art museums? History Museums OPPORTUNITIES - History museums are in many ways the best-suited for visitor participation.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

In his thoughtful preface to this project, I reconnected with five lessons I''ve learned from participatory projects in museums and cultural sites. The music he listened to on the radio "got its power" from studio techniques. Constrain the input, free the output. That''s expected.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2016

I never felt like I stumbled into the gallery where no one else dares to tread (as I often feel when I enter the dioramas in many natural history museums, or the period rooms of art institutions). It wasn't a destination or a set-aside place of respite; comfort and social activity were at the very center of the building.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

But the thing that stood out most was the sense that Zealandia is a place of action, where projects are actively underway. As at Zealandia, cultural preservationists often pursue incredibly ambitious goals—to digitize huge collections of records, or to save centuries-old objects.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The IMPACT Conference is historically the largest national gathering of student leaders, administrators, faculty, and nonprofit staff committed to engaging students in service, activism, politics, advocacy, and other socially responsible work. General / #ImpactConference / @ImpactConf. General / #NAYDO2019 / @YMCA_NAYDO. May 29 - 30.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It made me think in ways that I haven't before about the relation of art--as expressive culture--to democracy. Helene Moglen, professor of literature, UCSC After a year of tinkering, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History is now showing an exhibition, All You Need is Love , that embodies our new direction as an institution.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Learn best practices and the latest techniques and technologies to meet your greatest challenges. The Madison Nonprofit Day Conference is a one-day conference jammed pack with ~30 workshop sessions, networking, exhibits, lunch, and a variety of activities. It is our turn to make history. Mexico / SOLD OUT. General / @OppColl.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

For example, the theme could be 80s pop culture or the holiday season. Social media challenge In a social media challenge, nonprofits invite supporters to complete a task or activity and document it on their social media to raise awareness and funds. Invite supporters to participate in an online trivia tournament.

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NTEN

MARCH 12, 2015

Check out Tech Impact ''s infographic showing a brief history of charitable giving. The conference is built on three tracks that include a focus on place-based funding, strategies for collective impact and movement building, and working effectively at the intersection of arts, social justice, and culture. Registration is now open!

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Museum 2.0

JULY 31, 2007

But today, a conversation about the often sticky world of cultural interpretation with chapter 20, "A Jew Among Indians" How working outside of one's culture works." active use of artifacts?) This first issue is about cross-cultural understanding. an "uncharted adventure."

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