Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Equally impressive, Van Gorder had to reinvent his career after having been injured on the job as a California police officer. That reinvention led him to that 1973 hospital security director job. Another way to do that is to spend some time working side-by-side with your employees doing their job with them.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 14, 2022

Across two days full of interactive sessions, workshops, and hands-on training, I had the chance to meet members of my Chicago Ohana Salesforce group and connect with new people with similar passions, challenges, and solutions to share. It was also the first in-person event I’ve had a chance to attend in two years.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2019

You’ll gain practical, real-world advice covering these seven leadership disciplines : Initiative and Influence : Seize the reins and set an example for others. Renewal and Sustainability : Those who practice renewal and sustainability avoid common pitfalls. What do I like about my job? Am I emotionally committed to my job?

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

She knew the job aligned her life experience, education, and passion to learn more about trauma, grit, grief, and resilience. Sudden cynical attitude about the job, company, or working conditions . It is okay to not always have a “can-do” attitude if your plate is already overflowing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Equally impressive, Van Gorder had to reinvent his career after having been injured on the job as a California police officer. That reinvention led him to that 1973 hospital security director job. Another way to do that is to spend some time working side-by-side with your employees doing their job with them.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Train all staff to be enthusiastic communicators. No one should ever say “ that’s not my job.”. Ensure everyone is up to speed on customer service best practices. You should also wrap donor service into job descriptions for all staff, not just development staff. Get the Attitude of Gratitude Donor Guide.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Equally impressive, Van Gorder had to reinvent his career after having been injured on the job as a California police officer. That reinvention led him to that 1973 hospital security director job. Another way to do that is to spend some time working side-by-side with your employees doing their job with them.

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Media Cause

JULY 21, 2021

I let things like past internships, first jobs, and college majors strictly define my future plans. Even working on “practice prompts” was valuable training because it pushed me to use design thinking and the software. . Just saying that now…that “I am a Designer” feels surreal to me.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2017

He further explains that improvisation takes technique, training, practice, thoughtfulness and intelligence. Kulhan, who was trained in improv by notables including Amy Poehler and Tina Fey , also teaches you in his book the powerful difference between "Yes, and." Warm up to change your energy and attitude. and "Yes, but."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

My job was the network weaver. And then immediately create instructional materials and trainings for the community. Later, as I developed workshops and content for strategic technology planning , I became obsessed with learning about technology professional development for nonprofits and designing effective trainings.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Your job is not to beat yourself up, not to be ashamed of failing to keep your commitment to your dream. Your job is to right the ship. I’m proof that this attitude can succeed. It’s not about talent, it’s about putting in the practice. Question: What are some practical ways to become the best in the world at what you do?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Simple volunteer jobs may include having someone help answer the phone or employing day-of event helpers to assist with handing out t-shirts or waters to 5k participants. There are a few best practices to think through when it comes to general do’s and don’ts of volunteer management , and onboarding is definitely on that list.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Employees and managers worry about job stability, and taking part in developing individualized career plans for your talent is a critical way to retain them. Grubb : If your company is still struggling with how to manage the Millennial generation, it’s time to get serious about your management practices and training!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Employees and managers worry about job stability, and taking part in developing individualized career plans for your talent is a critical way to retain them. Grubb : If your company is still struggling with how to manage the Millennial generation, it’s time to get serious about your management practices and training!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

Your job is not to beat yourself up, not to be ashamed of failing to keep your commitment to your dream. Your job is to right the ship. I’m proof that this attitude can succeed. It’s not about talent, it’s about putting in the practice. Question: What are some practical ways to become the best in the world at what you do?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 30, 2017

Employees and managers worry about job stability, and taking part in developing individualized career plans for your talent is a critical way to retain them. Grubb : If your company is still struggling with how to manage the Millennial generation, it’s time to get serious about your management practices and training!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

A couple of years ago, outreach, training, and fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding , posted some great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries. You may be seeking funds for technology, training, capital improvements, planning, research, materials or other support. based on the types of projects they fund.

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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. And it isn’t simply a technical problem that can be solved through training or purchasing analytics software. Provides training and professional development for staff to learn how to use measurement tools.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2017

It provides policy analysis and advocacy, institutional organizing, training development, and strategic communications. It addresses veteran unemployment and climate change by providing paid internships and job skills training for unemployed and low-income veterans. It is a unified voice of more than 140 organizations.

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BoardAssist

AUGUST 25, 2015

Guest blogger Gail Perry believes that any board member can be that critical agent of change with the right training and support, especially with respect to opening doors for his or her board. Here’s how she thinks any nonprofit can train their board members to get the job done. Your Board Members Can Become “Door Openers.”

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Now this is a big enough problem during board meetings, but when unclear boundary issues leak into day-to-day operations (as they eventually will) the agency may be headed for some PR, employee/staff attitude, and operational problems. Determine if the agency’s job descriptions for Board Chair, CEO and its directors are up to date.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2014

Especially with that liberal arts degree… …Despite the fact that you could gain valuable experience, confidence and the connections that make getting jobs and work experience much easier—and there’s a boat of evidence a college degree is correlated with an increase in your total lifetime earnings. Where are the short term rewards?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

It used to be twenty years ago that the “do gooders” would go off and take lower paying jobs in the nonprofit sector. That they have a “Do good where ever attitude.” And, those who wanted to make money would head to Wall Street. That’s changed. They want to combine both.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2016

They don't think you're stupid just because of your age or inexperience, at least they give you a shot to PROVE that you can do the job (or prove that you are stupid). They can explain things a little easier—training always goes smoother because they tend to understand what they are teaching instead of just reading out of a book.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Your job is not to beat yourself up, not to be ashamed of failing to keep your commitment to your dream. Your job is to right the ship. I’m proof that this attitude can succeed. It’s not about talent, it’s about putting in the practice. Question: What are some practical ways to become the best in the world at what you do?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The presentation, hosted by Blackbaud and building on CFM’s TrendsWatch 2019 , touched on ways that museum workers can design their own self-care practices, how museums can support selfcare, and how museums can reform their organizational practices in ways that reduce the need for self-care. Their own north-stars. We’d love to share.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

This gets to the heart of the best practices that are needed to create a culture of philanthropy within anonprofit organization. What does this look like in practice? It isn’t enough to just read an article about good team collaboration, it is also necessary to practice it in the workplace.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 4, 2008

They'd also had dinner with three Bay Area Ashoka Fellows, and met with Heather McLeod Grant, the co-author of Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High Impact Nonprofits. My job was to help them integrate some of their experiences into an action plan of next steps towards figuring out how they wanted to make an impact in the world.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

That’s the job of a small, dedicated team that is tasked with owning the strategy, planning, and execution of your event. Keeping a running list of all your team member’s different jobs and responsibilities will help you catch on if any one person’s plate is getting too full. Let’s get started! Wanna learn more?

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

"Many people imagine international health as this fashionable, sexy, and fun job. Practically, what this means is that the principle component of our program is a Community Health Action Committee (CHAG), responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating their own public health and social development projects.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The best social media practitioners express their personalities with a dash of attitude and a bit of flair, and are comfortable articulating their opinions online. Overconfidence about their social media skills prevents most social media managers from getting the necessary training. Please get training! But that era is over.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The Public Allies Arizona training program might have been equally as beneficial as my coursework in helping me accomplish my objectives at MIKID while working on my personal and professional growth. Being a leader in this sense is not something a job title can dictate. It is who we are to our communities, families and friends.

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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. Students Discussing Their Assessments of Host Organizations.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Andy also has written a lot of great books, especially one on training your board. If people don’t know you, there’s no real, even my general attitude to life, trust people, it’s always worked out well, with some few exceptions, it’s still worth it. . It’s her attitude that’s really important.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 7, 2020

In other words, I’d trained. And success has trained me. It will motivate you, and you’ve trained yourself up. But I’ve been training up. I had the best editor in the world at my old job. With this one practice experience under my belt, this year my intention is to give myself a break in all aspects of my life.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And, of course, we’re going to be quite practical. And then we’re going to dive into some practical tactics that you can apply just in the next few weeks. And you really can only share your passion unless you have a kind of energized spirit and positive attitude, terrific. did they do a good job? Steven: Yeah.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

And like a personal guide, they keep us on track when it’s inevitable that we’ll get lost in the day to day, hustle and bustle, and demands of our jobs. Jeffrey Haguewood is calling it a best practice – making mission support tangible. They’re necessary. Every dollar helps. It’s hot.

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