Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2014

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. His advice? Authors are Alan S.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 2, 2015

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. His advice? Authors are Alan S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

Yesterday, I was participant in a convening called the Arts Brain Trust, a leadership group that will participate in the design lab later in the conference. He referred to a Stanford study that showed that successful, brilliant creative people go through a game of ping pong in their brains as they create: This is good!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. His advice? Authors are Alan S.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2022

In this roundup, I compiled the best year-end fundraising advice from several nonprofit consultants in my network. From Sabrina Walker Hernandez, Founder of Supporting World Hope and consultant, coach, facilitator, and bestselling author. If you had one piece of advice for successful end-of-year fundraising what would it be?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2013

Best Selling Author Adam Grant, “ Give and Take ” will be doing a big session called “ It’s About Science! Unpacking the Relationship Between Volunteering, the Brain and the Body ” on June 20th. Points of Light annual Conference on Volunteering and Service kicks off today. Interesting food for thought.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 20, 2013

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. His advice? Authors are Alan S.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether the use of stories or data will create a more compelling year-end appeal: Dear Charity Clairity, Should nonprofits appeal to reason or emotion in their appeals? Stories trigger emotion That’s because the human brain is wired for stories , not facts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

” We have been on the hunt for stories, resources, and examples and thought we’d share a few resource collections we compiled for a recent webinar hosted by Wild Apricot. (If you have a story or resource that you’d like us to include the book, please let us know.). Train the brain to deal with chaos.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

“ We hope you find their advice useful as you navigate 2019! First, believe deeply – in your heart and then in your brain – that donors matter. Sharing the stories of how your donors’ gifts are making a difference. John Haydon , Author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies. Third, behave accordingly!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

“ We hope you find their advice useful as you navigate 2014! First, believe deeply – in your heart and then in your brain – that donors matter. Sharing the stories of how your donors’ gifts are making a difference. John Haydon , Author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies. Third, behave accordingly!

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. us to not only tell our story, but also get an honest understanding of. us to not only tell our story, but also get an honest understanding of. "Is our story being told? the perception of our organization. in those conversations."

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 30, 2009

She is the author of The Right-Brain Business Plan e-Book and the creator of the Unfolding Your Life Vision Kit. What are tips, exercises, or advice you give them to deal with that fear? There is a story about lions in the Savannah in Africa. What advice are you giving to people about that? Yeah, it is a tough one.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

If you all don’t know Emma, I mean, I’ve been seeing her awesome videos on LinkedIn and Facebook, and every time, just really good advice and just like breaks through to something that I never thought of that way. How do you relate to my story? I see a lot of folks identify with this story as well. Steven: Yeah.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

If you all don’t know Emma, I mean, I’ve been seeing her awesome videos on LinkedIn and Facebook, and every time, just really good advice and just like breaks through to something that I never thought of that way. How do you relate to my story? I see a lot of folks identify with this story as well. Steven: Yeah.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2009

In the edited transcript of my September 1st interview with co-author Lisa Witter for the Big Vision Podcast , she discusses how nonprofits can use four principles from the book, Care, Connect, Control, and Cultivate to get the word out about their cause. They want to hear stories of people that look just like them.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

You know that telling your story is an important way to connect your nonprofit with your constituents and move people to action, but HOW?! Joe is the principal author of the Digital Storytelling Cookbook , Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives, Creating Community and his newest book, Seven Stages: Story and the Human Experience.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

What do you want to pick my brain about, how do y’all want to dig in a little bit more with me while we have our time together? The number of people who have come to me for spot coaching, so, you know, Steven, I’ve done some one-off, two-off sessions where folks who needed advice or they needed to make a career move.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Author: Jennifer Darrouzet. I bet I would have repeated my coworker’s advice in a tweet: “Get word to your parents if you can. My boss gave maternal advice. Thinking about my experience now, and how it could have been so different just a few years later, I’m reminded of a story most adults know.

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