Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Completely Opposite Viewpoint Debates : a form of strategic conversation that requires leaders to engage with diverse viewpoints, sometimes unwelcome ideas, and a wider range of radically different options before setting a strategic agenda. Be prepared to transform your attitude, mindset and habits to break against the status quo.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but mental health in the nonprofit workplace is a topic that calls for an honest conversation all year long. We’re bringing that honest conversation right to you with some new voices with a passion for nonprofit culture and employee wellness. . Get Registered Now for Free.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. That they have a “Do good where ever attitude.” The social business sector has shared metrics and understanding of being data-informed. That changes the conversation for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

As an early adopter, I remember switching, despite how strange it felt. Yet, at the time, people were questioning “How could serious work ever be done using a pull down menus?&#. Interesting to discover a line from the book, “Social Media is a contact sport, not a spectator sport&# was a conversation driver.

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Blackbaud Conference Reflection Atlanta 93

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

We listened to lectures, participated in reflections and had the chance to hear about real life experiences in the sector. Instead of being intimidated by the seemingly daunting professionals, I was able to maximize my learning by asking questions, engaging in provoking conversations, and interacting with speakers.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 23, 2009

Aardvark - Take a look at this tool that leverages the extended networks we all have to get answers to questions that you may not know who to ask, but your network does! Reflections on America’s Giving Challenge - Did you follow or participate in the America's Giving Challenge from the Case Foundation?

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Bookmarking Web America Delicious 100

Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

And your attitude will be contagious. Shape the Conversation . Once you have a good handle on the subject matter, consider how you might want to shape a conversation on the topic with your key stakeholders. Culture tends to reflect who’s in charge. Have a conversation around shared perceptions of areas for improvement.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The key to successful fundraising is asking smarter questions. We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” There’s also a Q&A box specifically, your questions might be a little more visible there if you use that one. We’ll take questions at the end.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I''ve heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? The Museum 2.0

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I've heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? The Museum 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2010

Strategy is analytical, reflective, and thinking - not much action. We covered some strategy points, but also had the group tweeting. The moderator asks a somewhat controversial question and directs participants to take a stand on the spectrum. It can serve as an anchor for additional conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

When Maddie Grant at Social Fish invited me to do a FREE webinar over at the 365 Engage Community, I was thrilled to have an opportunity to reflect the practice of incorporating social media into instruction. The big questions I want to know are related to the learning goals: What is the audience's level of experience?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

What questions did you ask? During our brainstorming session we posed such questions as, “What is the point of using social media?” and “Who are the ACLU-NJ’s stakeholders?” These questions were submitted to the brainstorming team the day beforehand so each person had time to reflect. Starting Conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

I'm sort of foggy on all the questions - due to my tired state, but the first set of opinion statements was "Nonprofits should adopt open source software for practical reasons" and "Nonprofits should adopt open source software for philosophical reasons. How to engage people in valuable conversation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. There not is a reflection process for analyzing success or failure to take into next use or campaign. Making sure each department can access its data to answer their questions.&#. Example of A/B Testing Results.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

It's a question whose answer eluded me from the day I registered eight months ago through the first few days of the conference this week. And these conversations weren't exclusive to the program events. Casual discussions were steeped in government policies, national literacy rates, and worldwide attitudes towards science.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

I asked if I could live tweet to bring others into the conversation which I did using the tag #packfound. . The intent of the exercise (besides getting us to move around) was to help reflect and learn about self-organizing group collaboration. The instructions for the exercise are: Get in a circle. We knew what was coming.

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Collaboration Learning Exercise Online 93

Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Mark’s infectious enthusiasm and evident passion for his cause make him an excellent story teller and his road trips have sparked a national conversation and movement. The film and road trip led to hundreds of screenings and dialogues where people engaged with the questions DWF raised. Over to You.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

I selected this book because Magnuson tells it like it is, provides clear, practical, actionable advice and speaks with authenticity and in a conversational style that will resonate with young career professionals. Question: Do you believe millennials are more likely to value and heed the advice in Stand Out! I felt writing Stand Out!

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Leadership Business Chapter Attitude 73

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2021

I selected this book because Magnuson tells it like it is, provides clear, practical, actionable advice and speaks with authenticity and in a conversational style that will resonate with young career professionals. Question: Do you believe millennials are more likely to value and heed the advice in Stand Out! I felt writing Stand Out!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

re not creating a billboard, but rather starting a conversation -- you have to be willing to respond." The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

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. The whole 'we know how to spend your money better than you' attitude is condescending and false." Several Detroit comments were in this vein.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

Talk to each other, introduce yourself in the chat if you haven’t already because we will save some time for some Q&A once we kind of get through our scripted questions. Sarah, I’m going to start with you in the first question. So let me ask a follow-up question. Same question as I asked Sarah.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 22, 2020

Magnuson tells it like it is, provides clear, practical, actionable advice and speaks with authenticity and in a conversational style that will resonate with young career professionals. It's a funny phrase we sometimes tell young children, but developing a winning attitude is a life-long challenge for all of us. Magnuson : Two things.

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Professional Chapter Attitude Leadership 59

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Magnuson tells it like it is, provides clear, practical, actionable advice and speaks with authenticity and in a conversational style that will resonate with young career professionals. It's a funny phrase we sometimes tell young children, but developing a winning attitude is a life-long challenge for all of us. Magnuson : Two things.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 10, 2008

To address these questions, I sat down with Steve Tokar and Beth Katz, evaluators who deal with design for visitors. The older part integrated a lot of interesting spaces into the museum—like for example for a James Turrell exhibit they had a lounge outside with comfy chairs and materials and places to share your reflections on the exhibit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2014

The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. It was an amazing experience and so delighted that I’m doing a FREE webinar next week to share some reflections on designing and delivering an effective nonprofit training. Sometimes we feel that asking a question makes us look stupid.

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International Advice Student Classes 111

Museum 2.0

JUNE 26, 2007

In chapter 6 of Civilizing the Museum , Elaine Gurian, Joy Davis, and Emlyn Koster share the process and conclusions of a three day conversation about timeliness in museums held at the University of Victoria in 2003. In the public eye, museums aren't compared to timeless entities like the ocean. They're called dinosaurs instead.

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2009

Our designer and I are already in conversation on how to improve for 2010. The list of sponsors and exhibitors that I had the pleasure of working with this year is impressive, as well, and we thank them for keeping registration fees lower -- and for spicing up the event. . You can also send chocolate here :-).

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2008

Which leads to the question of people: who is getting involved? Your conversations with others in the field are peppered with catch phrases and jargon that are foreign to the uninitiated. Why not apply the same attitude to our own staff? As always, please share your questions, comments, and skeptical jeers.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

Send in your questions and comments, we love for these sessions to be interactive. So, as Steven said, if you have any questions, put them in the Q&A box. You can put them in the chat box as well, but we prefer Q&A, I prefer Q&A because it’s easier to track your questions. There is a chat box and a Q&A box.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

It helps me to understand the questions, concerns, and everyday context of many nonprofits that want to embrace emerging media like social or mobile and to design and build peer exchange programs or Train-the-Trainers programs. Become an expert at starting conversations. Ask different kinds of questions. Always be commenting.

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Facebook Network Metrics Nonprofit 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2012

You can find the description and bios here and if you want to the video of the whole session, you can find it here. The conversation was non-linear, insightful, and allowed for debate on different points of view from the panelists. One of the first questions I asked Holly, “Why do you want a panel on this topic?”

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

In Keep Calm and Write It Down: How Reflective Practice Leads To Better Results for Nonprofits , we’re reminded that a key step to improvement is having an accurate retrospective view. Check out some of his blogs from the conference , where he covers benchmarking data, donor ready patrons, and conversion rates. Connections.

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Story Nonprofit Social Media Content 54

Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

This attitude is often self-serving: it’s also a practical problem for those who actually want to create change. In this model, rather than trying to answer a set of broad questions, you look at the spectrum of viable conditions and extrapolate useful strategies from those. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t think about the future.

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Non Profit Quarterly

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Rob Reich: Big philanthropy is an exercise of power, and wherever there is concentrated power in a democratic society, the civic attitude toward it should be scrutiny, not gratitude. What questions do we need to be asking? Weinstein : —around this question of descriptive representation. I’m Amy Costello. Costello: Yes.

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