Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2020

Being more introverted versus extroverted, the author's advice and teachings would have helped me during new jobs and after promotions, when relocating to new cities, when joining new clubs and organizations, and whenever I became a member of a new team. Each book chapter examines: Why the skill is important to your success.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to encourage their Development Director to take meetings with major donors. . The real work of major gift fundraising is relationship building. Sometimes they won’t have the skills. — Fear of Being Held Back. Provide training and/or coaching.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. High school and college are the perfect time to learn these skills. is successful for the simplest of reasons: it works. million copies around the world.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But as I tell my students and clients regularly, writing to raise money is a learnable skill that you can master. In today’s article I wanted to share a bit about my writing process when I work on fundraising emails for clients in the hopes that it helps you master your process and write great copy. I do not and neither will you.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

These expert practitioners share their real-life world stories, advice and the actions they took to be successful. Understand what is in this book if you are a leader and want to effectively work with the PR professional on your team. The Public Relations Handbook is the book – the fifth edition of the version that premiered in 1967.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 24, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. High school and college are the perfect time to learn these skills. is successful for the simplest of reasons: it works. million copies around the world.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Nonprofits needed more streamlined applications and processes to get resources out the door and trust from grantmakers that they could do more and better work with fewer limitations. I often wonder what proportion of the folks working in philanthropy have had the privilege of also working in a nonprofit, and vice versa.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Learning After working as a communications consultant since May for Rockwood Leadership Institute , I finally had the opportunity to participate in their signature personal leadership development training, The Art of Leadership. I don''t know how in the world people who work full-time outside of their home do it.

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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. High school and college are the perfect time to learn these skills. is successful for the simplest of reasons: it works. million copies around the world.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It expertly teaches you what to do as a leader to mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done in your organization. Enhance motivation and the willingness to work hard. One of my favorite pieces of advice from the book are the six ways leaders can Challenge the Process. Reduce absenteeism and turnover. What’s next?

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

It involves reinventing work processes, improving channels of communication, and asking your staff to imagine their roles and responsibilities differently. Bill Bruce, CEO of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, gives this advice. “I To be successful,” he notes, “you have to be open to lifelong learning.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2023

If your organization needs to improve its grant writing skills, it is likely you are only going to seek grant writing consulting. Many have been part of the organization at a grassroots level and worked their way into executive positions. What is causing you the most stress at work right now?” A more meaningful conversation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 16, 2020

It expertly teaches you what to do as a leader to mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done in your organization. Enhance motivation and the willingness to work hard. One of my favorite pieces of advice from the book are the six ways leaders can Challenge the Process. Reduce absenteeism and turnover. What’s next?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Your participants get the chance to showcase their unique skills–whether it’s singing, dancing, or any other talent they’d like to show off. Work with local clothing boutiques and designers to create runway looks and sell tickets for your community to get a look at upcoming items. Flower sale April showers bring May flowers!

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Do you align yourself with their mission and the work they do? One of my favorite parts of working at Media Cause is the various growth opportunities. Even if you work in an office, just a few minutes away from your workplace and taking some time to get some fresh air or meditate can really help you maintain a healthy mental state.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Remember that a simple and small change, implemented the right away, can be more effective than a complex rewiring of a skill. Additional advice from the authors is that: The more consistently you give and get feedback, the more normal it is. Lemov''s previous book is Teach Like a Champion.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Prepare to be inspired and then to work hard as you read Bo Eason ’s book on how to be the best in the world at what you do. 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? It takes commitment, and it takes focus, and it takes hard work.

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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. Ali made her homegrown video work. One of my Northern Virginia colleagues, who works a very local organization – a homeless shelter – reported that she has a virtual volunteer from California.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

During January, I review my work routines, systems, and rituals to redesign or tweak them to improve productivity. Rituals and routines have many benefits for your personal effectiveness. I also taught networked leadership workshops as part of a larger team working with different social change networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

That’s why I’m sharing the tips, tricks, and insider advice to transform you into a data nerd. You can follow this syllabus to boost your skills at all stages of the data analysis process. I call these “housekeeping skills” because these techniques keep my data neat and tidy. My favorite housekeeping skill is freezing panes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Remember that a simple and small change, implemented the right away, can be more effective than a complex rewiring of a skill. Additional advice from the authors is that: The more consistently you give and get feedback, the more normal it is. Lemov's previous book is Teach Like a Champion.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2018

Being more introverted versus extroverted, the author's advice and teachings would have helped me during new jobs and after promotions, when relocating to new cities, when joining new clubs and organizations, and whenever I became a member of a new team. Each book chapter examines: Why the skill is important to your success.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

I just had the honor of being part of a new leaders group studying how different generations were leading in the work force and we found there were lots of differences between where people were in life. In the work place, what I love about Millennials is that they seemed really focused on their passions, not necessarily their professions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2008

I also had a chance to work with Ore through Nancy White and KM4DEV Technology Stewardship issue. It is amazing to me that we have this rich history of working on project together, but we have never met face-to-face! The project will teach women how to use Web 2.0 Oreoluwa Somolu is Executive Director of the Women???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

One of our hopes for the book was that it would spark conversation about the need for self-care as part of doing the work. Erika Atkins, Director of Operations at Opening Act , a theatre program that teaches theatre skills to students from New York City’s most underserved schools to help them succeed in life.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 15, 2019

It expertly teaches you what to do as a leader to mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done in your organization. Enhance motivation and the willingness to work hard. One of my favorite pieces of advice from the book are the six ways leaders can Challenge the Process. Reduce absenteeism and turnover. What’s next?

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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.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2017

For the Professional Social Media class I teach at Sonoma State University , I created an exercise designed to help folks practice both content creation and looking at metrics. Here's how it works: 1. We review which updates got the most and the least engagement, and I ask folks to suggest why they think something worked or not.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Being more introverted versus extroverted, the author's advice and teachings would have helped me during new jobs and after promotions, when relocating to new cities, when joining new clubs and organizations, and whenever I became a member of a new team. Each book chapter examines: Why the skill is important to your success.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Making the Play: Successfully Engaging Youth Within the Nonprofit Sector posted by David "DJ" Heyward , American Humanics Student / Team MPhasis Coach Many of us in the nonprofit sector work specifically with children and young adults. Kids know they can expect two things from us: sports and God.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

For those of us who work on social media and networks, “content fried” is an occupational hazard. So, it is important for us to incorporate techniques in daily work life that reduce the chances of this happening. The latter requires a different type of attention and whole new set of information coping skills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Being more introverted versus extroverted, the author's advice and teachings would have helped me during new jobs and after promotions, when relocating to new cities, when joining new clubs and organizations, and whenever I became a member of a new team. Each book chapter examines: Why the skill is important to your success.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Every org is different and must build its community to work toward its own goals and mission. There are plenty of articles to read and people to talk to for advice on social networks; WeAreMedia.org is a fantastic resource for learning the basics of social networks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2015

He draws on his work with many talented entrepreneurs (the founder of Yahoo! Readers will quickly become adept at : Leveraging all the lean resources around them , from their own skill set, local community, and personal circles to professional networks, online resources, and technology tools. Do more than dream: work.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

My senior year of college I knew that I wanted to do work that made a difference, but I didn't know what kind of work that would be. I was a sociology major, but wasn't attracted to social work. I'd worked at a DC nonprofit the summer after my junior year that focused on policy work, but that wasn't a fit for me either.

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