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. For our book, forming a reading group with professional peers would be especially helpful, inside or outside the organization in which you work.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Does negativity and alarm really raise funds?” —John, CEO of a civic education nonprofit Dear John, This is a top-of-mind question for many fundraising professionals. While all three approaches communicate the same story to the audience , the tone or language changes how the nonprofit connects or attracts the audience.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

As you probably know from having spent any time on this site, we are big proponents of professional development. How attitude and body language will affect your success. So, it was very exciting to have Claire Axelrad, J.D., and she also happens to be a lovely person with whom to work! How to avoid common interview mistakes.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Sudden cynical attitude about the job, company, or working conditions . Ask for help when it’s appropriate with clear language. The key to balance is knowing there are moments in your professional career when you’ll give a bit more, and knowing when those moments are happening too often. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

A couple years ago, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. As you think about what business books you want to read next year, how about adding to the list at least one book from the list below.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 22, 2020

Become a Young Professional Who Wins at Work and Life , is a really good book you, and lots of people, should know about. Written by a humble, wise, insightful millennial, Magnuson provides a timely resource to help young professionals excel in the workplace and beyond. Really good books I like to share with lots of people.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

These stories simply exist in our minds until we add language and share them with others. Before MADD, there were little to no legal consequences for driving while intoxicated; her organization transformed American attitudes about drunk driving and successfully fought for stricter laws across the country.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Become a Young Professional Who Wins at Work and Life , is a really good book you, and lots of people, should know about. Written by a humble, wise, insightful millennial, Magnuson provides a timely resource to help young professionals excel in the workplace and beyond. Really good books I like to share with lots of people.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2012

Awhile back, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. This Memorial Day, as you select the books you plan to read for pleasure this summer, how about adding to the list at least one business book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Awhile back, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. As you think about what business books you want to read next year, how about adding to the list at least one book from the list below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

As the instructor, it felt a lot less like training people – and more like a peer learning, professional development experience. I ended the day inspired and optimistic (although pretty jet lagged) about the potential impact of a networked capacity building project in this part of the world. Network Mapping Exercise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. It is really important to pay attention to body language (discomfort, confusion, boredom, etc.) Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Awhile back, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. . __ This Memorial Day, as you select the books you plan to read for pleasure this summer, how about adding to the list at least one business book.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations have at least a vague understanding of the perceptions, motivations, and attitudes of their audience— i.e. individuals give to a specific nonprofit because they support the nonprofit’s cause. Why do nonprofits use market research?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Become a Young Professional Who Wins at Work and Life , by Nathan Magnuson , published in June this year. Written by a humble, wise, insightful millennial, Magnuson provides a timely resource to help young professionals excel in the workplace and beyond. and to help young professionals succeed at the things that matter most.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Of course, the use of business metaphors, language and procedures in the nonprofit sector in general is far from new, and it’s been a trend I’ve not liked much. The wholesale adoption of for profit language into the nonprofit space has bothered me for years. Because we run organizatons!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2021

Become a Young Professional Who Wins at Work and Life , by Nathan Magnuson , published in June this year. Written by a humble, wise, insightful millennial, Magnuson provides a timely resource to help young professionals excel in the workplace and beyond. and to help young professionals succeed at the things that matter most.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The focus of Eugene's work with this network was to better understand its community, the most promising group practices, and have an open discussion that would facilitate learning and interaction among these leaders who were miles apart, spoke different languages, and had Internet access challenges. 1) Everybody is People.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Last year, Convio , Edge Research and Sea Change Strategies announced the results of a national research study into the charitable giving behaviors and attitudes across Gen Y, Gen X, Boomers and Matures. While there are several surprises, it is clear that the death of direct mail is an exaggeration.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

The good news is, you’re a fundraising professional and if anyone can pull it off, it’s you! Your attitude can help influence others, especially committee volunteers. Planning a safe event—especially if it’s your first time steering the ship—can feel dizzying. Especially if the plan has to change. Will they be refunded?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

While the evaluation component of the report is focused on the extent to which these various projects promote science learning and behavior change among participants, the rubric of participatory models introduces a language that can be useful to many kinds of institutions and projects. One last thought on evaluation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

They end up keeping the templated language and design on the page. They are an awesome organization that was founded by two professional “futball” players from Zimbabwe. Insert personal language around fundraising campaign link]”. This year, they’ve selected Grassroot Soccer.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

In high school, my boyfriend's brother, Thomas, was a (young) professional magician. 1) A blind person - the language must be taken advantage of by the actors in a way that illuminates the story for the audience just by listening to it. Some faces were smiling, some were confused, some were looking another way. His show was wordless.

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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. I have come to believe that culture is a language that you speak with your actions.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

It's also worth mentioning the friendly, fun attitude that the whole Posse site takes towards tagging. We talked about the confidence problem, and whether the game mechanic of points should be coupled with more instruction and or reinforcing language that might help me be more comfortable with the tags. It uses words like "yay!"

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

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. . I want to make a distinction, which is, if people don’t know the language here, endowment is money that’s parked in the bank.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

The Mayo Clinic has addressed in its social media policy – many nonprofits have borrowed their language. The “ Valid Metrics Grid &# is a proposed standard being debated by measurement professionals, but can help guide your thinking. With training and support, this can be mitigated. Measure your results, not just numbers.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

I challenge you and I encourage you, as a nonprofit professional, to switch your thinking, to think about this as, “It’s great that this is the best that your organization is doing,” you can only do better from here. What’s your body language? I know how to speak. I know how to speak to people. It just is.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 15, 2022

This is determined by the attitude, language, and behavior used by the attendees, staff, and volunteers. Have a volunteer take photos or video , or get a professional to donate their time. Consider including a live stream via Zoom, YouTube, Facebook, or another platform so that those supporters can be part of the event.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Every nonprofit site should include the organization’s mission statement somewhere, and Mustard Seed’s Mission and Vision page does a great job of articulating their purpose using short paragraphs and to-the-point language. And for bonus points, they also include a donate button in plain sight!). Meet the Residents page. Simplified design.

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