.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

If I asked you to describe the work styles of the colleagues on your team, could you tell me how each one prefers to solve problems? Do you know where greater diversity in thought and attitude is needed and what type of people would complement the current mix of personalities? That last bullet is important. We all tend to label.

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Team People Build Culture 221

.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

What has changed over time? What is changing in our industry? Don’t tolerate hidden agendas, negative attitudes, or behavior that’s disruptive to the group. Confront problems quickly and openly using objective information. Adjust to changing circumstances. What is the future that we want?

Collaboration 221

Collaboration Marketing Team Integration 221

.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

People are fearful of change. Develop Competence Collegiality and good intentions are ingredients for success, but attitude isn’t enough to go the distance. We believe that each United Way community member, donor, volunteer, advocate, and employee must have equal access to solving community problems. Equity is good for business.

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Associations Reflection Leadership Training 221

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

She explains why you need not only passion and purpose to win big, but also: a willingness to take decisive action grit sweat equity determination positive attitude Elting’s fascinating story began with her entirely self-funded business launch that started in a dorm room.

Business 83

Business Guide Attitude Leadership 83

Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2023

We actually didn’t mind and adjusted our attitude. For many of us, the problem answering the question “Are your donors also your customers?” Consider the American real-estate agent who recently tried to change my mind about the neighborhood I preferred just because he had an active listing somewhere else!

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Donor Attitude Journal Studies 90

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Founded by George Gallup as the American Institute of Public Opinion in 1935, the organization delivers analytics and advice to help leaders and organizations solve their most pressing problems. Gallup is the go-to resource for learning about the attitudes and behaviors of employees and customers. 90% of U.S. it’s seven in 10.

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Statistics Business Open Culture 86

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 12-Week MBA ’s unique premise is that business leaders in any industry, any function, and at any level need the same core knowledge, skills, and attitudes to effectively manage and lead. I found this concept difficult -- does the problem lie with me?" Billhardt and Kracklauer : Learning is fundamentally a social activity.

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Skills Learning Knowledge Leadership 93

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Change the way you talk about fundraising. . Instead, focus on how it changes lives. Your goal should be to move folks from thinking of asking for funds as a necessary evil (something that feels coercive) to thinking of it as a way to change lives and repair the world (something that feels permissive).

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Fundraising Effective Help Storytelling 93

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity. What attitudes toward evaluation are present?

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Evaluation Program Attitude Nonprofit 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Going from peer to leader Coming from the outside to take over leadership of an existing team Bringing together an entirely new team Welcoming a new member to your existing team Helping an employee who has a hard time managing time Assisting an employee who needs help with interpersonal communication Getting an employee more organized Helping an employee (..)

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Challenge Attitude Language Environment 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 24, 2021

Alex Goryachev ’s latest book teaches you how to go beyond the buzzword of innovation to continuously drive growth, improve your bottom line and enact change. Work with cities, academia, and nonprofits to solve problems that are bigger than one’s industry’s alone. The book, published in January 2020, is, Fearless Innovation.

Attitude 52

Attitude ROI Leadership Teach 52

Forum One

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Once expressed, it changes attitude, brightens outlook, and broadens our perspective.” ~ Germany Kent , American print and broadcast journalist, HR guru, author, speaker, visionary. Gratitude is one of the most powerful human emotions. I love working with this talented group of people! ” Beth Hetrick , Accounting Specialist.

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Attitude Germany Bookmarking Director 70

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 25, 2019

We’ve seen leaps in technology over the last few decades, shifts in the global economy and industry needs, and a new generation maturing into the workforce and roles of prominence, so it stands to reason that the way people think about and practice our work will begin to change, and it has. .

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Change Podcast Skills Attitude 21

.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

This is a tall order—however, to maximize the impact of your investment these fundamental changes are necessary. Embrace Adaptability It may be hard for “button-up” organizations to introduce a more casual attitude. Strategists are visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers.

Collaboration 44

Collaboration Digital Build Organization 44

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Alex Goryachev ’s latest book teaches you how to go beyond the buzzword of innovation to continuously drive growth, improve your bottom line and enact change. Work with cities, academia, and nonprofits to solve problems that are bigger than one’s industry’s alone. The book is, Fearless Innovation. Communicate the value of innovation.

Attitude 52

Attitude ROI Leadership Teach 52

sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

When you are preparing for your annual nonprofit financial audit, you need to understand and identify the risks that could affect your organization so you can address and mitigate potential problems. Insufficient data may have obscured the problem until it was too late. This will help you prioritize solutions.

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International Nonprofit Review Process 83

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 2, 2020

Alex Goryachev ’s latest book teaches you how to go beyond the buzzword of innovation to continuously drive growth, improve your bottom line and enact change. Work with cities, academia, and nonprofits to solve problems that are bigger than one’s industry’s alone. The book, published in January 2020, is, Fearless Innovation.

Attitude 52

Attitude ROI Leadership Teach 52

CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2023

Changes in the market, new technologies, partnerships with other organizations, grant opportunities, and more efficient digital systems ; these are all examples of potential opportunities for growth, and therefore, increased impact. It can identify problems and opportunities, but it does not provide solutions for how to address those issues.

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Analysis Nonprofit Law Issue 79

Whole Whale

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Another example of where to change out the word handicap is in the context of parking. Historically, people with disabilities were considered to be burdens and were treated with contempt as a result of this attitude. To this day, people with drug addictions and alcohol problems are viewed with intense negativity.

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Language Personal Alternative Culture 98

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

It means changing your focus to the things you do have rather than stressing about all the things you don’t have. There are some simple things you can do to help change your focus and improve your mental health in the process. When you experience these changes, your organization will benefit. Stop playing the comparison game.

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Personal Practice Journal Fundraising 119

Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Clients might say, “we know our marketing needs to change, but we’re not sure how.” While we’re often engaged from the beginning for the “roadmap” work described above, sometimes a strategic problem is revealed during a technology build for a new website or digital product.

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Team Strategy Analytics Storytelling 46

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Reframe the Problem Example: If you were asked to design a new version of a name tag (like the ones you wear at conferences) you'd probably get versions that were different, but ultimately similar. While they were playing, she changed the rules every 10 minutes so that they were either looser (e.g. Be willing to fail fast.

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Attitude Student Classroom Problem 105

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This results in more money for your mission, more satisfied donors, and more solutions to the world’s most pressing problems! . In some respect, it normalizes the attitude people with income have a responsibility towards those in need. But also be aware these laws are always changing. Current Tax Incentives. Final Note.

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Donor Giving Philanthropy San Francisco 108

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

If the words "executive" or "chief" do not appear in your job title, you may think you're not in the right position to lead a successful technology change. Here are a few things you can do to challenge that assumption and become a technology change leader. Do people come to you for problem solving?

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Tech Change Demonstration Influence 78

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 16, 2019

Going from peer to leader Coming from the outside to take over leadership of an existing team Bringing together an entirely new team Welcoming a new member to your existing team Helping an employee who has a hard time managing time Assisting an employee who needs help with interpersonal communication Getting an employee more organized Helping an employee (..)

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Challenge Management Attitude Language 40

Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

And that conversations like the one at NTC are crucial to making change. We all need to believe this, and we need to work together to change the attitudes of those who don't share this belief. No problem. I learned that both nonprofits and foundations have a lot of work to do to help close the technology funding gap.

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Foundation Fund Technology Attitude 68

Forum One

AUGUST 19, 2021

Audience research can take many forms but usually looks like a mix of quantitative (concerned with discovering facts about social behaviors) and qualitative (concerned with collecting perspectives about behaviors and attitudes) collection methods.

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Test Audience Research Interview 85

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Going from peer to leader Coming from the outside to take over leadership of an existing team Bringing together an entirely new team Welcoming a new member to your existing team Helping an employee who has a hard time managing time Assisting an employee who needs help with interpersonal communication Getting an employee more organized Helping an employee (..)

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Challenge Management Attitude Leadership 73

Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

” That attitude may have flown in the day and age where doctors were still attempting to cure maladies of all sorts by zapping the bejesus out of their patients with raw electricity, but today’s customers are better informed and much more savvy as to what they need.

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Learning Management System Benefit Learning 49

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

And, as we all know, a story you share with others has the power to change the world. Consider this story, which has changed state laws throughout the U.S.: When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems.

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Storytelling Grant Missouri West Virginia 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

This is using bogus social media metrics to translate into some value. Geoff Livingston has a good post about the problems with this – using influence as the metric. 2: Measuring the Effect on Outcomes is Preferred to Measuring Outputs : Measure your results, not just numbers.

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Measure Social Media Media Metrics 115

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. Interested in games for learning and social change. How do you measure the change? MacArthur Foundation. We need metrics!

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Game Change Metrics Learning Environment 50

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2010

For as long as I can remember, my mom was the one to step up first to any technology problem or opportunity in our house growing up. Whether it was changing computers, cameras, cd players, or anything else, she was there with an attitude of, “let’s make this work!&# My Ada Lovelace Day Story.

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Oregon United States Unconference Attitude 111

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2017

Develop an improvisor’s mindset to be an agent of change. Embrace the problem solving, do-whatever-it-takes, entrepreneurial mindset that improvisation inherently provides by framing your way of thinking so that you intentionally look to explore the possibility and potential of an idea before you judge that it won’t work.

Business 40

Business Attitude Brain Technique 40

NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Go beyond the immediate problem that your team solves and look to the big-picture challenges that grab people emotionally. Next, go beyond the problems you’re solving, and consider the ways you’re making your audience happy. Nike’s “Just do it” says nothing about shoes or apparel—it simply expresses an attitude.

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Organization Memphis Cancer Maryland 55

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In the introduction to the Change Management Strategies Series I mention three major factors effecting change. If a manager is resistant to change, often times the direct report will inherit the same attitude. See Also: Change Management Strategies for LMS Implementation. This blog will focus on management buy-in.

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Test Attitude Change Management Report 45

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 2, 2016

Going from peer to leader Coming from the outside to take over leadership of an existing team Bringing together an entirely new team Welcoming a new member to your existing team Helping an employee who has a hard time managing time Assisting an employee who needs help with interpersonal communication Getting an employee more organized Helping an employee (..)

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Challenge Management Attitude Language 40