Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 18, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. Tracy : Like many good ideas, this book was born of a need we saw in our readers. High school and college are the perfect time to learn these skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. Here’s some great advice from my colleagues at CommonSense Media. At Common Sense, we believe these skills are as essential to thriving in the 21st century as reading and writing. Still the stuff of science fiction for most.

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

Executives who defer this responsibility convey the idea that digital thinking and collaboration are not a priority. Bill Bruce, CEO of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, gives this advice. “I I try to be very clear that no one is exempt from learning and mastering new skills.”

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Collaboration Digital Build Organization 44

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 29, 2019

And, by language of leadership, he means using language that clearly and powerfully brings ideas to life for the audience. The first part examines why jargon exists and discusses its implications for leaders.The second part teaches how to use language that conveys ideas with energy, clarity, and conviction. Be courageous.

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Language Leadership Adopt Audience 40

Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

As a veterinary resident, part of her job involved teaching, and that responsibility did not end with the shut-in. She demonstrated the procedure with materials she found around her apartment: a plastic lid for a petri dish, a beanie baby for a cat, you get the idea. Want to build your adcovacy skills?

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Roles Virtual Volunteer Demonstration 70

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

I am thrilled with the response to The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout as my co-author and I have been sharing the ideas on a virtual book tour during the last month. I encouraged her and offered her some advice. Their program includes about teaching artists.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 22, 2018

And, by language of leadership, he means using language that clearly and powerfully brings ideas to life for the audience. The first part examines why jargon exists and discusses its implications for leaders.The second part teaches how to use language that conveys ideas with energy, clarity, and conviction. Be courageous.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Coming up with fresh fundraising ideas for nonprofits isn’t always easy. But there’s always a new twist on an old idea—or even an old idea you haven’t thought of before! To make it easy, here’s a list of 75 fundraising ideas for nonprofits. To make it easy, here’s a list of 75 fundraising ideas for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Iowa, San Antonio, Iowa, Tahoe, Palm Beach, Miami, and San Francisco on networked leadership skills. I was honored to lead a featured season at the United Way Leadership Conference on Networked Leadership and teach many workshops networked leadership skills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2017

And, by language of leadership, he means using language that clearly and powerfully brings ideas to life for the audience. The first part examines why jargon exists and discusses its implications for leaders.The second part teaches how to use language that conveys ideas with energy, clarity, and conviction. Be courageous.

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Language Leadership Adopt Audience 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2016

And, by language of leadership, he means using language that clearly and powerfully brings ideas to life for the audience. The first part examines why jargon exists and discusses its implications for leaders.The second part teaches how to use language that conveys ideas with energy, clarity, and conviction. Be courageous.

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Language Leadership Adopt Audience 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Bo Eason Today, Eason shares the following great advice: Question: How can a person stay focused and not let distractions take her/him off course? The number one skill you need to overcome challenges in life is commitment. The idea is I want you to think: I'm not going anywhere because I'm a lifer. Don’t do that.

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Game Life Teach Los Angeles 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 28, 2016

And, by language of leadership, he means using language that clearly and powerfully brings ideas to life for the audience. The first part examines why jargon exists and discusses its implications for leaders.The second part teaches how to use language that conveys ideas with energy, clarity, and conviction. Be courageous.

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Language Leadership Adopt Audience 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 22, 2016

And, by language of leadership, he means using language that clearly and powerfully brings ideas to life for the audience. The first part examines why jargon exists and discusses its implications for leaders.The second part teaches how to use language that conveys ideas with energy, clarity, and conviction. Be courageous.

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Language Leadership Adopt Audience 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

The idea was that if they knew each other’s knowledge and skill related to the project, it can help everyone can be more effective in delivering the social media training because one person or team doesn’t need to know everything. Trust is the lubricant for the sharing of information, ideas, and ultimately leads to working together.

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Professional Network Learning Lebanon 101

Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 14, 2022

All of the sessions were educational, practical, and left me with a head full of new ideas to consider and apply once back in the (virtual) office. saw audience members partnering up to conduct a team-building exercise built to skill up on development concepts in a fun, engaging manner.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Wendy : First, there’s this idea that Millennials want to go their own way and be outside institutions. Millennials come to the work place more prepared to teach than previous generations. When you step in the door, you come prepackaged with skills you can share. The ability to teach, with patience, is essential.

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Discussion Generation Donor Structure 211

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 29, 2016

And, by language of leadership, he means using language that clearly and powerfully brings ideas to life for the audience. The first part examines why jargon exists and discusses its implications for leaders.The second part teaches how to use language that conveys ideas with energy, clarity, and conviction. Be courageous.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Many of the techniques are now possible and within the next decade, just-in-time learning will likely become a cultural norm in nonprofits and elsewhere. This report and the advice for getting started goes right to the heart and soul of what I’m currently working in my training and consulting practice. Put e-learning on the agenda.

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Learning Remix Teach Hype 110

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 1, 2014

Several companies, such as Kimberly-Clark , actively teach storytelling skills to their leaders. As a leader or a manger, if you’re not using storytelling as a method to rally your troops and convince others of your ideas , you’re missing out on one of the most powerful tools you have at your disposal,” says Smith.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

I can’t possibly read everything, but I am using content curation skills to pick out the best stuff to give more attention to. I’m taking ten minutes every morning to practice some visual recording skills like drawing to create my “3 Most Important Things for Today List.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 20, 2019

Along the way, Divine teaches you how to reaffirm your ultimate purpose, define your most important goals, and take concrete steps to make them happen. Question : Of the nine skills mentioned on page 7 to achieve SEAL-worthiness, which one have you witnessed to be the most difficult for business leaders to conquer? Any idea why?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2011

Develop Their Court Vision In working with youth, its a good idea to have a strong, clear conception of what your organization aims to accomplish. In my experience, Ive learned how integral life skills can be taught and nurtured by tapping into something kids love: basketball.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2016

When they leave here, I want my students to continue to question, learn, teach, and continue to use their education to change the world. Their programming focuses on building skills in community organizing, critical and creative thinking, technical skills, entrepreneurism, and college preparation. Any secondary interests?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

A couple months before graduation I went to my religion professor's office hours to ask for advice. If you are a college student, or someone in career transition, who wants to find work that fulfills your big vision for a better world, I have a few words of advice, and some books to recommend. My advice: 1. Take small steps.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2014

Along the way, Divine teaches you how to reaffirm your ultimate purpose, define your most important goals, and take concrete steps to make them happen. Question : Of the nine skills mentioned on page 7 to achieve SEAL-worthiness, which one have you witnessed to be the most difficult for business leaders to conquer? Any idea why?

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Leadership New York Share Baltimore 85

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 15, 2012

Then, he closes by explaining to me that he believes I have the core skills to do a good job and to deliver on the things he needs me to achieve. Several companies, such as Kimberly-Clark , actively teach storytelling skills to their leaders. Worried I’ll lose my first real job. And, scared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2008

The project will teach women how to use Web 2.0 The idea is to have a conversation with the participants. Other posts that were part of this project: Network Weaving Skills. So, when she invited to participate as a mentor in the Networking for Success project at the the Women???s s Technology Empowerment Centre. Obo Henshaw.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. We were also teaching business students, leading innovation and entrepreneurship workshops, and it suddenly hit us that this was something extraordinary, a larger story. Improves lives and heightens human interactions.

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Story Chapter San Francisco Test 52

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. What is personal productivity? It is all about managing your attention.

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Product Personal Tips Nonprofit 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2015

who asked the senior program staffer to generate a new idea for a fundable program? The staffer returned with a great idea, but not the idea the E.D. A new leader can’t grow unless given the rope to generate an idea and execute. And even if the idea doesn’t work, the leader will still grow from the experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

Content delivery is less important then the skill to making sense of it and that needs to be what “classroom time” is about. It’s more fun to teach this way and more fun to learn this. Allan Gunn from Aspiration and his legendary facilitation skills and knowledge. That’s the theory at least.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. We were also teaching business students, leading innovation and entrepreneurship workshops, and it suddenly hit us that this was something extraordinary, a larger story. Improves lives and heightens human interactions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. We were also teaching business students, leading innovation and entrepreneurship workshops, and it suddenly hit us that this was something extraordinary, a larger story. Improves lives and heightens human interactions.

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Chapter San Francisco Test Synchronous 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 9, 2014

Along the way, Divine teaches you how to reaffirm your ultimate purpose, define your most important goals, and take concrete steps to make them happen. Question : Of the nine skills mentioned on page 7 to achieve SEAL-worthiness, which one have you witnessed to be the most difficult for business leaders to conquer? Any idea why?

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New York Baltimore Teach Mind 56

Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

It provided me with solid ideas and steps to improve my blogging practice. It gave me a basic understanding of the blogosphere, and basic skills for how to incorporate a blog into my website. I love teaching this class, and think it's super fun. You’ve presented resources for the science, and great tips for the art.” “So

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

Even seasoned fundraisers and nonprofit professionals need to learn new skills and hear new perspectives, and that’s where our reading list comes in. The following books ask you to rethink your assumptions, consider new approaches, and act on your best ideas. At Classy, one of our core values is to always be learning. Dive in today.

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