Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2014

A couple years ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager ?” That question generated 603 comments. Some people suggested more than one book. The book suggestions remain important recommendations even today. Covey and John C.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 21, 2016

My new book, The Art of Relevance , is now available and ready to move from my computer to your hands. Here's more about the book and what you can expect. The result is this book. WHAT'S IN IT The Art of Relevance is about how mission-based institutions can matter more to more people. It's official. Not convinced?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2018

You can now read all the chapters in The Art of Relevance for free online. You can still buy The Art of Relevance as a paperback, ebook, or audiobook--but you can also read any chapter, any time, online. You can also post comments on any chapter, adding your reactions and questions to the published content. It's finally here!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

4) Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop :: shop.artic.edu. The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop sells unique and beautiful objects from around the world in support of the arts. 7) First Book Marketplace :: fbmarketplace.org. comment below. 5) Best Friends Animal Society Store :: shop.bestfriends.org.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Book Reviews October 21, 2007 I read three books recently that I thought would be worth reviewing here. They fall into that category of “business&# books that I basically never read.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Dilenschneider tells these stories of 25 men and women from around the globe who shaped the world in his new book, Nailing It. Went on to do what put them in the history books. For the more mature this book offers a snapshot of history in the making. The stories offer some perspective on what young people are experience now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2010

If you’re in the Bay Area and didn’t make it to our launch party at TechSoup , there’s a book party in the East Bay on Friday, July 23rd. The staff of Donordigital Bay Area are throwing a #netnon book party. I’ve been enjoying the photos of friends and colleagues with the book popping up on my Facebook Page.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments April 3, 2009 Now that the Idealware CMS report is out, I get to have my say about it. Here’s the first post, there might be more to come.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager ?” That question generated 603 comments and 690 recommendations. Some people suggested more than one book. Some during the course of the 18 months made the same book recommendations a couple times.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

Earlier this month, the Detroit Institute of Arts was "saved" by a voter-approved property tax (called a "millage") in its three surrounding counties. I'm focusing on the community response to the prospect of the millage and the way the public debate reflects broader conversations about the public value of the arts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

But first, let me share the description and what I’m planning: This interactive session is based on a key theme in the book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine. What should we be building to help artists make and sell art, engage their audiences, and connect to other artists?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

But this month, it's as if there was a subliminal email sent to a crew of bloggers in the arts suggesting a salon about audience diversity, and how/why to move in that direction. The posts are meaty and the commenting is robust. This never seems like a good idea. You should go and tell us all about it.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Last week, Douglas McLellan of artsJournal ran a multi-vocal forum on the relationship between arts organizations and audiences, asking: In this age of self expression and information overload, do our artists and arts organizations need to lead more or learn to follow their communities more? Here are three of my favorites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2009

As someone who spent half her career working for and with arts organizations this news makes me sad: A report yesterday from the USAToday that quotes Bob Lynch , the President of Americans for the Arts estimating that 10,000 arts organizations will close this year, 10% of the total number.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Official Google Blog: Explore museums and great works of art in the Google Art Project – Take yourself on an art tour using Google Maps!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2008

When I heard about the idea from Allison Fine I immediately thought about the work of Lewis Hyde and gift economies or the art of pay it forward. I've been looking at the books that I haven't yet donated to our library that sit on my bookshelf (yes, I'm so 19th Century, I do still read books in paper format).

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

OdysseyWorks is a collective that makes immersive art experiences for one person at a time. OdysseyWorks' projects get to the heart of the fiercest debates in the arts today. Is it elitist to present art that may be dislocating or foreign? If you'd like to weigh in, please leave a comment below. You have to generalize.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2021

One of my favorite books loaded with fundraising activities for your board is Andrea Kihlstedt and Andy Robinson’s Train Your Board to Raise Money. . #3: Fundraising is both an art and a science. Drop them in the comments below! . Want to add more training at your board meetings in bite-sized chunks?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

Arts Council of Silicon Valley Staff. That particular wall post had 31 comments and 15 likes, way higher than other types of posts. NutShell Mail is an software that aggregates comments and likes on your fan page and delivers it in one email. Facebook Book For Your Desk. Rinse and repeat.&#.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Guest books are hit or miss. I’d love to hear in the comments below. Integrated Marketing Arts & Cultural Membership online ticketing ticketing' The front desk data collection conundrum. You really need zip codes to apply for that grant, but you realize this is an inconvenience for both ticket sellers and patrons.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery. The guiding principle is uncovering relationships between the works of art themselves rather than explicating information or theoretical concepts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2011

Earlier this week, I wrote a post called “ Content Curation Is Listening and Engaging &# about the art and science of curating information. Aliza Sherman’s Crowdsourcing (She’s just published a book on the topic). Flickr Photo by JC Burns. Here’s a list of some fabulous Scoop.It

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

These workshops will be held at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in state-of-the-art classrooms. In 2009, the “Social Media ROI Poetry Slam” SXSW lead to a book “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” link] (The book will be used a textbook for the workshop.). Register here.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2010

Want to buy a book ? As many of you know, I've been working for the past year+ on a book about visitor participation in museums, libraries, science centers, and art galleries. Now, after long last, the book is here! Why did I write this book? While the book draws heavily from the Museum 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

You can also invite Alums to share what they’re up to as part of your engagement strategy on social channels, either as a dedicated post or part of the conversation in the comments. Notice the engagement in the comments, with people tagging each other. 5. Images, Questions, and Comments Inspire Facebook Engagement.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 15, 2015

"The arts are future-making." I wrote this down when Deborah Cullinan said it at a meeting of arts leaders about a year ago. Deborah''s vision for the arts leading the way to stronger future inspired me. Deborah''s vision for the arts leading the way to stronger future inspired me. They were open books.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2011

This is the third in a series of posts about Paul Light's book Sustaining Innovation: Creating Nonprofit and Government Organizations that Innovate Naturally. This post features an interview with Sarah Schultz, a museum staffer at one of the institutions Light profiled in the book (the Walker Art Center).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2011

Also, they’re being used in books. For example, Jay Baer’s and Amber Nashlund’s new book, The Now Revolution , uses Microsoft’s version of QR codes called Tag technology , so readers can scan pages and get additional bonus materials on their phones. QR codes hold potential for arts organizations.

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NetWits

JUNE 15, 2011

description : As Austin TX’s most historic theatre, history happens here nightly, and we’ve made history again by being the first non-profit performing arts theatre in the country with an iPhone app. 5) The Paramount Theatre App. link : [link]. Features include: Purchase tickets to all upcoming shows. Is it a site upgrade?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 1, 2010

This is the first installment of a book discussion about Ray Oldenburg’s book The Great Good Place. Every Tuesday in June, this blog will feature a guest post examining some aspect of the book. You can join the conversation in the blog comments, or on the Museum 2.0 Tags: Book Discussion: The Great Good Place.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

The description: “ Talk with Michelle about internal software systems – document and knowledge management, CRM, client management databases, intranets, etc.&# So, come join me. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 17, 2008

I’m looking forward to it. I’m on the Evaluating Open Source panel, with Laura Quinn and Catherine Lane, which should be great. I’m also holding the consultant spot on the panel “ Changing your CEO from barrier to partner &# with Marnie Webb, David Geilhufe, and Steve Heye. (And And I hope to bring home a penguin!)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Why I won’t be buying a Kindle November 26, 2007 I think I might need a new blog category: why I won’t be buying … First Leopard, now, Kindle. Kindle, at first blush, sounds pretty cool.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2015

This time we asked what books folks recommend for summer reading on nonprofits, technology, or nonprofit technology. Chris is particularly interested in how big data affects social change, a central theme in this book. Kyle says, "What I loved about the book was that most of the remedies he puts forth are pretty common sense (e.g.,

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology I’m hosting the carnival next week April 11, 2008 (Photo by frankienose ) I’m hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants here, next week. So send in your best of the week! {

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

We experimented with “Conversational Case Studies&# and found that conversation in the comments helped improve the richness of the final report. I invited Patricia to do a guest post when the report was ready to be shared because of my work with arts organizations and social media. By Patricia Martin, 2010.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

But this one resonated clearly, as I got 75 retweets and 61 comments. As someone texted me recently, Art History grad school didn't teach us anything about working with others in museums. And here are a few suggestions from commenters. Book group, conversation, whatever. I'd ask questions on Twitter before.

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