Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Last week I attended the launch of the book, Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector by William F. The book is a great read, packed with insights as well as high level frameworks and practical applications. Not in this book. Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonker, with a Foreword by Jim Collins.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Therefore, it’s imperative that as a business leader you have the essential meta-skill to navigate your business with a thorough understanding of your current situation, vision to see the future destination, and the ability to create the path to reach it,” explains Rich Horwath , author of the new book, Strategic.

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

In this article, we unpack the lessons learned from a nonprofit’s chatbot project to dispense mental health advice that went wrong, and how nonprofits can reduce the risks when adopting ChatGPT and other generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies. Test, test, test: Generative AI is not a pot roast; you can’t set it and forget it.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Today brings a new book and step-by-step guide for specialists, professionals, managers and independent contracts who want to achieve success in their work. Specifically, the book teaches how to demonstrate the value of your initiatives, using a simplified version of the ROI Methodology. Patricia Pulliam Phillips and Jack J.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Here’s a brief book review. Andrea’s book is filled with practical information on how deal with the situation. The points include: 1) notice the situation; 2) evaluate the situation; 3) Respond to the situation. Andrea is a lawyer and expert in communications.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What the best piece of advice you could offer nonprofits about social media, and online communications in general? Re-evaluating our Facebook strategy. Related Links: Book Research & Interviews. ?Book Book Tour?. ?Book Book Tour Sponsors. List of Nonprofits Mentioned in the Book?. Listen first.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Ken Blanchard , author of, Great Leaders Grow , shares today's guest post: How to Evaluate Your Leadership Style By Ken Blanchard, Co-author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life Today, I'm going to give a short, one-question quiz. My advice would be to encourage people to give (feedback) at the office, and to give often!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

employees report being at least somewhat likely to leave their current employer for another with a reputation for investing in employee learning and development, according to a Harris Polls study and as called out in the new book, Promotions Are So Yesterday: Redefine Career Development. And this book offers a roadmap for doing just that.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2015

In honor of Ken Blanchard 's and Mark Miller 's book, Great Leaders Grow , I welcome guest blogger Ken Blanchard. How to Evaluate Your Leadership Style By Ken Blanchard, Co-author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life Today, I'm going to give a short, one-question quiz. Here's the question: How do you rate as a leader?

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Philanthropy back to the drawing board: Shaping a Future Agenda , by Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea)  In the face of ever evolving and mounting crises, this book by Rien van Gendt urges philanthropy to stop looking to the past for answers. Here we highlight some of the most popular publications from 2023.  communities face.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2022

This fall brought a new book and step-by-step guide for specialists, professionals, managers and independent contracts who want to achieve success in their work. Specifically, the book teaches how to demonstrate the value of your initiatives, using a simplified version of the ROI Methodology. Patricia Pulliam Phillips and Jack J.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 9, 2013

AMACOM''s (of the American Management Association) sixth edition of the best-selling book, The First-Time Manager -- originally published in 1981 is a must-read for new managers and leaders in business. Management Leadership Books Leadership Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management General Management Skills First-Time Manager'

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Amacom (of the American Management Association) has just released the sixth edition of the best-selling book, The First-Time Manager -- originally published in 1981. Class does not have to be the center of attention. Class does not lose its cool. Class does not rationalize mistakes. Class is good manners. Class means loyalty to one's staff.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 12, 2020

Here is some great email protocol advice from Kory Kogon, Adam Merrill and Leena Rinne, authors of the book, The 5 Choices: The Path To Extraordinary Productivity : Consciously decide if an email really needs to be sent. Always add new contacts to your address book. Keep it short to get the best response.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on the best fundraising strategy for new nonprofits. . Systems would include (1) analysis; (2) planning; (3) execution; (4) control; (5) evaluation; (6) professional stance, and (7) ethics. CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 15, 2024

Then, that page can include a link customers can use to book an appointment. Connect relevant software solutions to your website, such as your recurring billing software, booking tools, and CRM. To ensure your website does its job in converting first-time visitors into customers, remember to: Make the website mobile-friendly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2013

I first head of this book after reading this article in the New York Times back in March, 2013. So many of the ideas resonate that it is one of those books where I’m highlighting and making notes. The main thesis in the book is that in a networked world success depends on how we interact with others.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2013

AMACOM''s (of the American Management Association) sixth edition of the best-selling book, The First-Time Manager -- originally published in 1981 is a must-read for new managers and leaders in business. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management General Management Skills Leaders Leadership Leadership Books' Class is good manners.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Legal and Consulting Services Legal advice, consulting support, and financial planning services can be available to members, providing essential support in both personal and professional matters. Feedback & Evaluation Benefits Don’t be confused: We’re not saying that you should offer to evaluate your members for free.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2011

After reading the book The Spider and the Starfish, the Lumpkjn family had been inspired to not follow the recommended model of endowing a nonprofit center at the local university. The effort is currently undergoing an evaluation which will direct its geographic focus and future online presence. What do members give to get?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Today, the following 10 leadership and business book authors answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? Van Oosten, co-author, with colleagues Richard E.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2013

Adam Grant gave an engaging presentation about his research on givers, summarizing a few of the big ideas in his book “ Give and Take.” His advice: He said that as he scales it is harder to say yes to everyone. ” He said that his research addresses the question: What does take for everyone to own success?

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Classy

APRIL 22, 2021

We’re excited to share how we’re approaching sustainability in hopes others might learn from our journey, or better yet, weigh in with their advice on how we can improve. Evaluate existing company incentives and their environmental implications. Project Green Book Club: Achieved. Classy’s Environmental Charter.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

From the forthcoming NTEN book: Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. Sound advice on how to evaluate which tech projects need to be done the exact same way that a for-profit would and which ones can be done creatively, with a deep dive into what “creatively” means. Buy Peter’s book! Takeaways: 1.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

On Monday, February 26, Ken Blanchard's and Mark Miller's book, Great Leaders Grow , hits the brick and mortar and online bookstores. In honor of the book release I welcome guest blogger Ken Blanchard. My advice would be to encourage people to give (feedback) at the office, and to give often!

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

Carefully evaluate each idea so you can choose the one that will bring you the most money and awareness for the least investment of time and money. But many organizations have booked just the right stand-up comedian for their virtual fundraising event! You can book the speaker without having to pay for a flight and hotel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2009

Crowdsourced Haircut by Tracy the Astonishing The book I'm working on with Allison Fine includes a chapter on crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing is the technique of allowing many people to provide feedback, advice, knowledge, expertise or ideas for a project or create collective intelligence for an issue.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The following 10 leadership and business book authors answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? Leaders have had some great opportunities as a result of COVID-19.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The following 10 leadership and business book authors recently answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? Van Oosten, co-author, with colleagues Richard E.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Organizations continually operate in “not enough” mode and are expected to try to make the best of their limited resources and create (and evaluate) the most impact possible. People could share what they had planned, what worked and what didn’t (and why), and what advice they would offer to others just starting on their journeys.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2009

That's just about when I discovered Avinash Kaushik's blog, Occam's Razor and his first book on Web analytics. Avinash has just published his second book, Web Analytics 2.0. It gets even better: Avinash is donates all proceeds from his books to two charities: The Smile Train and The Ekai Vidyalaya Foundation.

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.orgSource

JULY 3, 2023

Understand the New Environment Back in 2019, when I interviewed Dan for our book “Association 4.0: Remember Dan’s advice and multipurpose each production. Fonts—Evaluate whether your current brand typefaces work well on screen. Tone—The advice above also applies to tone and language. Don’t impose limits on your content.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2014

In the book Social Change Anytime Everywhere , that I co-wrote with Amy Sample Ward of NTEN, we disucss the pyschology of fundraising. This steady growth of peer-to-peer fundraising is a good sign for nonprofits, and Blackbaud asks you to consider a few insights to really evaluate the giving within your own organization. Does it work?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

I now spend more of my time evaluating communications and digital projects so, I read with interest Lean Analytics , the book in the Lean Start up series on measuring what matters. The principles were useful but I found it difficult to translate the case examples into concepts for the social sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2012

In fact he literally wrote the book on Facebook. Ash Shepherd is as a Project Strategist for NPower NW as a Consultant/Trainer where his focus is on online communications and tools as well as the overall process of planning and evaluating effective use of technology. Nonprofit Techie Ash Shepherd to the rescue! Debra Askanase.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

Note from Beth: Last Spring, Allison Fine and I did an evaluation report for the Case Foundation on the America’s Giving Challenge 2009. Not surprisingly, their advice leaned heavily on social media. If you’d like to discuss it, chip in over at Facebook , or via Twitter using the hashtag #tiptheculture. By Patricia Martin, 2010.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

KD Paine and I had the pleasure of interviewing the Arlene McCrehan social media team at Goodwill for our soon to be launched book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Goodwill uses measurement and learning in its evolution into a networked nonprofit. What advice do you have for others?

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