Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 23, 2021

The term reflects an acronym that stands for behaviors, relationships, attitudes, values and environment. Relationships – The heart of leadership. Attitudes – Encompassing strategic, posture, and culture choices around how to win. If you can’t connect, you can’t lead. Values – The bedrock of a high performing team.

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Time Attitude Environment Leadership 52

Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

With elections happening around the world in 2024 and changing attitudes toward institutions, democracy, and foundational principles, mission-driven organizations should prepare for the possibility of fundamental shifts in their relationships with constituents.

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Digital Attitude Government Model 90

sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

Showcase attitudes, actions, and qualities you want your team to mirror. Trust: A trusting environment ensures your team feels comfortable sharing their ideas and asking questions. By building on your abilities, you can enhance efficiency, improve your donor relationships, attract prospects, scale your operations, and much more.

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Culture Create eBook Attitude 84

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Promote an open environment for inquiry, free of conflict, devoid of oppositional energy, and driven by a positive spirit of curiosity. This is a significant shift in the attitudes of the workforce. Create an ecosystem that recognizes both the complexity as well as the wholeness of identity, which defines the space for inclusion.

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Action Build Structure Attitude 72

Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

For example, Ballet Lubbock used technology to support more focus on real relationship building. EdVenture Children’s Museum increased donor retention from 29% to 46% after it was able to implement technology to support its staff in stewarding existing donor relationships. Your relationship with the board is critical.

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Arts Culture Fundraising Nonprofit 74

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2019

The term reflects an acronym that stands for behaviors, relationships, attitudes, values and environment. Relationships – The heart of leadership. Attitudes – Encompassing strategic, posture, and culture choices around how to win. If you can’t connect, you can’t lead. Values – The bedrock of a high performing team.

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Time Attitude Environment Leadership 40

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Across the board within the 2021 study, which evaluated employee attitudes during 2020, the data revealed high-water marks in employee satisfaction. And yet within this environment nonprofit employee satisfaction soared. There is a curiosity when looking at historical data — a period covering the calendar years 2019-2023.

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Data Work Aggregator Attitude 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

JANUARY 26, 2018

The term reflects an acronym that stands for behaviors, relationships, attitudes, values and environment. Relationships – The heart of leadership. Attitudes – Encompassing strategic, posture, and culture choices around how to win. If you can’t connect, you can’t lead. Values – The bedrock of a high performing team.

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Time Attitude Environment Leadership 44

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2018

The term reflects an acronym that stands for behaviors, relationships, attitudes, values and environment. Relationships – The heart of leadership. Attitudes – Encompassing strategic, posture, and culture choices around how to win. If you can’t connect, you can’t lead. Values – The bedrock of a high performing team.

Time 40

Time Attitude Environment Leadership 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2014

The term reflects an acronym that stands for behaviors, relationships, attitudes, values and environment. Relationships – The heart of leadership. Attitudes – Encompassing strategic, posture, and culture choices around how to win. If you can’t connect, you can’t lead. Values – The bedrock of a high performing team.

Time 74

Time Foundation Attitude Tools 74

.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

But CEOs who head exceptional teams reject an egocentric attitude. The right environment will encourage their growth. If you are the CEO, you have the primary responsibility for creating a culture that promotes these positive attitudes. In the current political and cultural environment trust is at a premium.

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Attitude Skills Environment Team 221

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 13, 2014

The term reflects an acronym that stands for behaviors, relationships, attitudes, values and environment. Relationships – The heart of leadership. Attitudes – Encompassing strategic, posture, and culture choices around how to win. If you can’t connect, you can’t lead. Values – The bedrock of a high performing team.

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Leadership Attitude Environment Culture 40

NonProfit Hub

MAY 2, 2019

And, in most cases, there are social hours and parties where the environment is a bit more casual and candid. In either case, make sure you’re putting yourself out there—you never know what those relationships will yield. Attitude is everything. As you’re conferencing, you need to maintain a positive attitude.

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Conference Experiment Attitude Brain 65

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 (..)

Challenge 40

Challenge Management Attitude Language 40

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

I went into the experience with an attitude of seeking what benefited me and while it can be good to be selfish with your learning, I approached this year’s experience with a posture of giving back and assessing what I could pour into my team of officers, students, and peers along with myself. The future is here — we are its leaders!

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Houston Student Leadership Conference 52

Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Sudden cynical attitude about the job, company, or working conditions . Your Takeaway: Employees need a work environment that encourages open communication about mental health awareness and opportunities for self-care as they experience feelings of burnout. A: The research tells us that relationships help develop resilience.

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Culture Nonprofit Attitude Awareness 105

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

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 (..)

Challenge 40

Challenge Management Attitude Language 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 27, 2015

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 (..)

Challenge 40

Challenge Management Attitude Language 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2017

It’s also very effective for building connection and strong relationships with key stakeholders, like your coworkers (internal) and your customers (external). Warm up to change your energy and attitude. This technique is one used effectively by the best improv professionals and Kulhan believes it's essential to succeeding in business.

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Business Attitude Brain Technique 40

.orgSource

AUGUST 7, 2023

Culture revolves around personalities and a positive environment depends on understanding the needs of individual players and their interaction as a team. Because relationships are invisible, they are easier to ignore than obvious business indicators. We believe these are the qualities that support a healthy office environment.

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Culture Skills Collaboration Associations 221

Achieve

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Here at Achieve, we are curious about attitudes, perceptions and behaviors on things like giving, volunteering and event participation. To truly understand how their employees understood culture, we wanted to observe them within their work environment. When people learn what my job is, I’m usually met with, “Oh, that sounds awful.”

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Research Create Sample Method 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Both Millennials and GenZ are incredibly entrepreneurial and will expect more independent work environments. Learning occurs up, down and sideways, so focus on the goals of what your trying to get out of the mentoring relationship, then pair up the generations to accomplish the mission. Train your managers on the value of appreciation.

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Generation Management Mentoring Attitude 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Both Millennials and GenZ are incredibly entrepreneurial and will expect more independent work environments. Learning occurs up, down and sideways, so focus on the goals of what your trying to get out of the mentoring relationship, then pair up the generations to accomplish the mission. Train your managers on the value of appreciation.

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Management Mentoring Generation Attitude 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 30, 2017

Both Millennials and GenZ are incredibly entrepreneurial and will expect more independent work environments. Learning occurs up, down and sideways, so focus on the goals of what your trying to get out of the mentoring relationship, then pair up the generations to accomplish the mission. Train your managers on the value of appreciation.

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Management Mentoring Generation Attitude 40

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Tom Iselin will show you how to increase your likability and “memorability” among donors that will deepen relationships, help you raise more money, and create greater donor loyalty. We got five excellent tactics for you that’ll help you raise more money, and improve your donor relationships through personal branding.

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Money Personal Relationship Raise 102

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 25, 2019

To generalize a bit, the prevailing attitude toward work used to be to show up to your job with the sole purpose of putting food on the table and keeping a roof overhead. The discussion begins with a brief look at personal identity in the workplace.

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Change Podcast Skills Attitude 21

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

Our main advice to others is to create an environment in which each participant is free to speak candidly and without the fear of going off topic. Change in attitude about your organization. Improved relationships with donors or volunteers. Then ask how having a good relationship with them helps contribute to success.

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Measure Social Media Media Social 96

Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Couple that with the rising cost of donor acquisition and you’ve got an incredibly difficult environment for fundraisers (and their nonprofits) to succeed. It goes beyond the fundraising appeal to seeing a gift as a step in a relationship, not a one-off business transaction. But we can and SHOULD change this! It’s give and take.

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Retention Donor Change Blackbaud 37

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2016

The positive about being managed by someone under 35 is their attitude and fresh perspective.” Millennials see coaching as an important part of the supervisor-employee relationship, and they shun the hierarchical, power-oriented management role that is more typical of older generations. It makes sense.

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Management Classes Advice Survey 40

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

Couple that with the rising cost of donor acquisition and you’ve got an incredibly difficult environment for fundraisers (and their nonprofits) to succeed. It goes beyond the fundraising appeal to seeing a gift as a step in a relationship, not a one-off business transaction. But we can and SHOULD change this! It’s give and take.

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Retention Donor Change eBook 55

Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

What happens as a result is that it makes it impossible to build sustainable relationships with donors over the long haul. It also creates a problem internally where turf wars and a noncollaborative environment lead to frustration, burnout, and staff turnover. To be effective, this attitude needs to be reversed.

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Culture Philanthropy Marketing Create 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

He talked about the importance of individuals having a "learning attitude" - that is someone who thinks about things and takes lessons away - regardless of the teacher. (I Critical to remember that networks are piles of people who have a relationship with each other. Relationships are built over food and drink.".

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Collaboration Learning Exercise Online 93

The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

Hold onto that thought as we dive into a practical roadmap that helps your nonprofit not only survive but thrive in a changing environment. The board’s attitude towards fundraising. Cultivating relationships with individual donors, understanding their motivations, and keeping them engaged is vital. Why is it so crucial?

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Impact Fundraising Nonprofit Fund 105

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

For me, the experience changed my perspective on what teens want from social environments and encounters. Online, see Danah Boyd's research for more on how teens use social networks as an extension of pre-existing relationships as opposed to using online environments to meet new folks. This is a cultural thing.

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Life Teen Culture Attitude 21

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 6, 2008

A few weeks ago, I learned about Scholastic Books' new series, The 39 Clues , which ties together a ten-book mystery with an online gaming environment. I've long been interested in the power of cross-platform experiences, so I was excited to see today's New York Times article about the evolving relationship between books and video games.

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