Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. Practice is nothing more than a series of failures that eventually lead to varying degrees of success. It’s protective in nature.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2018

The benefits of taking control of your digital life in and outside the office are immense: greater presence and mindful attention, enhanced productivity and creativity, better relationships, improved sleep and less risk of anxiety. Worst, there is trouble at the top: brain fog. Moving reboots your concentration and replenishes energy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2020

Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. Practice is nothing more than a series of failures that eventually lead to varying degrees of success. It’s protective in nature.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie. I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie. You have now moved into the area of “Mindfulness and Technology,” what inspired the move from nonprofit techie into mindfulness?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

It’s for people who want to go deeper and get practical know how, improved productivity, and integrate physical and virtual lives. Some points that particularly resonated and that I have been working on myself are: Mindfulness is about becoming aware of how you direct your attention – both online and offline.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

He recommends reading The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr to better understand the impact of chronic information overload, followed by his best advice about being purposeful with your attention online. Personal Productivity in Practice. Mindfulness'

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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. Use these best practices to get a jumpstart on your year-end planning. If you had one piece of advice for successful end-of-year fundraising what would it be? Just start now with this year-end fundraising advice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2012

” I’ve gone back to his workbook based on his first book to practice and improve visualization skills and thinking as well as drawing. He was the keynote speaker at the 2012 NTC this year talking about the ideas in his recent book, “ Blah Blah Blah: What To Do When Words Don’t Work.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

5 Core Values at Work for 2016 by Kathy Naylor, VP of HR and Talent at the MIND Research Institute shares the core values that will insure your happiness and health at your nonprofit career. Beth Kanter: Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Self-Care Assessments, Plans, and Practices. I particularly like the advice about “monotasking.”

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BoardAssist

JULY 22, 2014

Always ready with great fundraising advice, guest blogger Gail Perry has terrific guidance for us in her guest post this week below. You need to be ruthlessly practical about this visit. Ask for advice. I’ve talked a lot about Advice Visits here , here and here. Just say you want to pick their brain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Our session will share lots of great advice about what to do before , during , and after leading an effective technology training. Using the ADDIE for designing your workshop, you arrive at the “E” or evaluation. Bear in mind that the model isn’t practical in all situations. Use Learning Theory.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Expert Advice to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit. The most common signs of employee burnout we’ve seen are: Brain fog that causes forgetfulness of something a person has done before or randomly forgetting to complete tasks. Q: WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO NONPROFITS TO PREVENT BURNOUT FROM SPREADING? A: Definitely.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 20, 2015

when he lost his wife to a brain tumor. He quickly changed gears and founded the Kelly Heinz-Grundner Brain Tumor Foundation and now serves as the president and CEO of the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement (DANA). Setting up best practices, job descriptions and term limits are key components to stable leadership.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

NTEN committee members are the volunteers who work behind the scenes, contributing their expertise, time, and advice to help shape NTEN programming. Debra Askanase, Director of Outreach, National Brain Tumor Society. Ash Shepherd, Strategy & Process, Minds on Design Lab. Annie Lynsen, Marketing Director, Small Act.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

Soren is the author of the book, " Wisdom 2.0 " and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. Soren is the author of the book, " Wisdom 2.0 " and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. He also talked about changing his brain chemistry.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Saving staffers from mind-numbing repetitive tasks and opening time to innovate are some of the best reasons to prioritize understanding AI. ANNs are inspired by the structure and function of the human brain. A common sense and practical approach. Buyer beware is critical. My GPS is a good example of this.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

Flickr Photo by JTLowery The title of this post is play on the famous PSA " Brain on Drugs " from 1987 to raise attention to the harmful effects of drugs. The memorable tagline : This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Does growing up digital evolve young people's brains? Any questions?

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

With that in mind, we asked you for your advice for monitoring online feedback as part of this month's Net2 Think Tank: Topic: What are your best practices for effectively monitoring online feedback about your organization, cause, or enterprise. inspire practical change from within? the perception of our organization.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 22, 2009

If the venue is successful and we share our honest results, won't others want to adopt some of our practices? I was recently discussing this project with an audience research specialist, Peter Linett, who is working on a related project to encourage experimentation and risk-taking in museum practice. Maybe not.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Research has found that emotion-based storytelling in communications can trigger positive reactions through the release of brain chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin. If you need some advice on how to use your nonprofit’s unique brand colors in a way that inspires emotion and action, consider working with a nonprofit web design consultant.

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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. So this is a super practical presentation. Thanks, Mother Nature, and thanks, brains, right?

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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. So this is a super practical presentation. Thanks, Mother Nature, and thanks, brains, right?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey’s going to talk a little bit about getting inside the minds of donors. But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. . We’re going to do a little intro. . no, no, no.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to persuade their board to scale back events and focus on fundraising strategies that work for them. . I’ve found boards are often receptive to a practical, bottom-line approach. Let’s first take a look at the practical side of the event equation.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

Ben, isn’t the popcorn thing blowing your mind? So when I think about back to work as a manager, these are some of the things that comes to mind for me. If you’re like me, you might also have half the conversation in your mind before you have it out loud. It’s the funniest thing ever. Absolutely. I love that.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

But I think it’s important for you guys to recognize some of these trends that we all see and just know that you are so not alone in doing these things or hearing this advice because you guys, the amount of time I wasted over 13 years waiting for a warm introduction or sending the wrong cold email. We feel really inauthentic.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

But I think it’s important for you guys to recognize some of these trends that we all see and just know that you are so not alone in doing these things or hearing this advice because you guys, the amount of time I wasted over 13 years waiting for a warm introduction or sending the wrong cold email. My brain just doesn’t work that way.”

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

So my advice for you here, low tech. So my piece of advice here is if you’ve got end users who are good at their jobs, get their input. Adult brains don’t learn new things that easily. You read my mind exactly, Jennifer. Those things get bolted on, and it can get a little chaotic very, very quickly.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

April 7, 2007 I had heard about this new journal a while ago, and it was sitting in some small corner of my brain, waiting for me to pay attention. Open Access publishing therefore leads to wider dissemination of information and increased efficiency in science … Which is, actually, a very practical down to earth argument.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2009

She heads the firm’s practice in women’s issues and global affairs for clients including Women for Women International, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai, MoveOn.org, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Global Fund for Women, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, David and Lucille Packard Foundation and many others.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Jeffrey Haguewood is calling it a best practice – making mission support tangible. Beth Kanter provides simple, yet super helpful advice on how your organization can keep track of aha moments, lessons, ideas, mistakes and experiences during events. Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice.

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