Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Because, Thursday, September 8 brings the official release of Paul Smith 's new book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. I'm a big fan of Paul's earlier best-sellers, including Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story. It causes buyers to put down their defenses.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Rick Lindquist Millennial Rick Lindquist is making his mark in the business world and enjoying the success of his co-authored 2014 bestseller book, The End of Employer-Provided Health Insurance. What inspired you to co-author your book? What was the most difficult thing about co-authoring your book? Good advice.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

Temra Costa's book, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat features the stories of over 30 women and how they are changing our food system for the better as farmers, educators, mothers, chefs, businesswomen, and policy wonks. It really begged to be written, all these great stories, and there are hundreds more all over the country.

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Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

You’ve started applying for jobs and have lined up a few interviews. How do you prepare for interviews? Tell your story of being laid off in a respectful and sensitive way. . 2) Research everyone who will be interviewing you, whether it’s one-on-one or a panel. Know a little about them and try to find commonalities. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2023

Having conducted extensive field research, Ranjay Gulati , author of the book, Deep Purpose , The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies , reveals the fatal mistakes leaders unwittingly make when attempting to implement a reason for being. “My And ultimately, you must embody the purpose.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Having conducted extensive field research, Ranjay Gulati , author of the book, Deep Purpose , The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies , reveals the fatal mistakes leaders unwittingly make when attempting to implement a reason for being. “My And ultimately, you must embody the purpose.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

Read the informative and inspirational, The Entrepreneur’s Faces , to follow the intriguing stories of 10 real entrepreneurs from around the world as they reveal their personal entrepreneurial journeys – overcoming pain and setbacks, all the while demonstrating tremendous vision, imagine and drive. Platform builder.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

To accomplish something great, author Matt Higgins says you need to toss your Plan B overboard and burn the boats. Do I thrive in ambiguity or structure? These conversations have led to many amazing stories of accelerated growth that I cover in the book. You have to give yourself no escape route, no chance to ever turn back.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Read the informative and inspirational, The Entrepreneur’s Faces , to follow the intriguing stories of 10 real entrepreneurs from around the world as they reveal their personal entrepreneurial journeys – overcoming pain and setbacks, all the while demonstrating tremendous vision, imagine and drive. Platform builder.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

Belief in community-run/owned decentralized structures. These structures allow people to collaborate in a trustless environment without the need of traditional bureaucracy or centralized authority. Potentially anti-government, anti-bank, anti-censorship & anti-centralized authority .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2022

Having conducted extensive field research, Ranjay Gulati , author of the book, Deep Purpose , The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies , reveals the fatal mistakes leaders unwittingly make when attempting to implement a reason for being. “My And ultimately, you must embody the purpose.

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Companies Culture Generation Question 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Having conducted extensive field research, Ranjay Gulati , author of the new book, Deep Purpose , The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies , reveals the fatal mistakes leaders unwittingly make when attempting to implement a reason for being. “My And ultimately, you must embody the purpose.

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Everyaction

JULY 2, 2018

Citing numerous studies which have taken places over several decades, the authors predict that nonprofits which prepare correctly will see huge financial opportunities in the area of planned gifts in the next ten years. Start the conversation by sharing stories.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Having conducted extensive field research, Ranjay Gulati , author of the book, Deep Purpose , The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies , reveals the fatal mistakes leaders unwittingly make when attempting to implement a reason for being. “My And ultimately, you must embody the purpose.

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Companies Culture Generation Question 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Structural barriers to success The nonprofit sector is highly competitive, with organizations often competing for the same limited resources. Immigration status For individuals who are not citizens, or who are not authorized to work in the US, their immigration status can create additional barriers to social mobility.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Last month brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's new book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. I'm a big fan of Paul's earlier best-sellers, including Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story. It causes buyers to put down their defenses. Storytelling is a skill.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Julia is the author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits and has a new book coming out this fall on nonprofit social media strategies. In 2001, she founded Pajama Program , a non-profit which has been recognized nationwide for both its success and Genevieve’s story. Heidi Gerbracht.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 11, 2009

Bryant Terry is an eco-chef, food justice activist, and author of Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine. His first book, Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen , which he co-authored with Anna Lappe , won a 2007 Nautilus Award for Social Change. Kellogg Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

But what about those freeagent activists who have worked outside of the formal structure of a 501c-3. In a follow up email, I asked him to share his story and describe the benefits and challenges of being a 501-c3 created in the social media cloud. Should they establish a nonprofit for their work to support growth?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2009

Of note, I wanted to let you know that the reflection paper about America's Giving Challenge from the Case Foundation has been published ( Allison Fine and I were the co-authors.) She shared some powerful stories from the heart, and also mentioned that we shouldn't think we're too small to make a difference. "If My notes are here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

KD Paine, my co-author of the Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, has the best way of explaining it in this post about the continuum of engagement. The steps include reading, commenting, and sharing stories of personal behavior change. And more importantly, engagement has a purpose or larger goal.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. Rosalind Franklin. Shero Thought Leaders. Roxane Gay. Future Sheroes. Jazz Jennings.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I’m going to weave in stories that are connected to … oops, there we go. Weave in stories that are connected to the podcast and I’m going to share some model language for you. . I just had an interview with one of my guests very recently, and in the outtake I said, you know, “How was this interview for you?

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

How do I deal with going through the interview process all over again? So we’ve now heard your personal stories and I want to start helping the people who are in the audience right now. ” I’ve lined up a couple of interviews. How do you prepare for interviews? How do you prepare for interviews?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Convening authority: If you convene coalitions or conferences or other thought leaders this can be a powerful asset that creates trust and reputation as being an essential player in your sector. They can be a video interview with the donor about the mission. Files: Is your organization the holder of the official record of something?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

Here’s the industry that we’re trying to fill, and now here’s a list of potential candidates, let’s interview these candidates.” ” And when you’re interviewing those candidates, of course, you’re going to ask some questions. Then around being an advocate, share their personal stories.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2021

They interviewed a diverse group of 65 business people, everyone from CEOs of mighty organizations to modest sized local nonprofits. When they had anxiety about their financial structures, they set new goals and targeted new clients. . With their findings they identified a number of common areas of concern amid the entire group.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 14, 2006

I was thrilled when Catherine Conover, the Assistant Managing Editor & Communications Coordinator for New Moon magazine, contacted me and suggested that Nancy Gruver, the founder of New Moon, would be a great Solutionary Woman to interview. In the case of DADs a non-profit structure seemed to fit the mission best.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

" I would appreciate any suggestions, improvements, pointers to other resources or if your organization has a story to tell about web analytics. Several of the larger nonprofit organizations we interviewed for this screencast have gone that route. Interview with Dave Amos, Idealist. Possible Working Titles: 1.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 30, 2009

She is the author of The Right-Brain Business Plan e-Book and the creator of the Unfolding Your Life Vision Kit. Below is the edited transcript from my Big Vision Podcast interview with Jennifer Lee from January 22, 2009. There is a story about lions in the Savannah in Africa. You are onto the right thing.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

Reprinted here by the author. . Most of our user research techniques are likely the same as what’s in any designer’s toolkit: surveys, interviews, analytics review, usability tests, etc. While most for-profit sites are primarily structured to close a sale, learning and exploration can be a goal as well.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2020

For my first episode, I traveled to Timonium, Maryland, and visited Church of the Nativity where I interviewed the pastor, Fr. Michael White, co-author of the popular book, “REBUILT: Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, and Making Church Matter.” The book has since become far more than the story of one parish. Ambrose, St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

And during breaks from sessions, did a lot of media interviews. I have a basic structure. Many of my presentations include some visual humor and funny stories. I'm closing the triangle between book winner and author via Twitter to facilitate learning after the workshop. No wonder I am still tired! I don't over prepare.

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2021

I tell a story of the remodeling that I’ll tell you today and a change management theory that I will share with you. It’s easily get people you have no authority over to do what you want them to do, and sometimes even people you do have authority over, getting them to do what you want them to do. That happened.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

I interviewed Steven on my podcast, Smart Communications Podcast, about his book. And the book is structured in a way where each of these elements is given its own chapter with a whole bunch of stuff in it. If you get, you know, covered on some CNN story about your mission, you can reach people in profound ways with earned media.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

What was the story there? Those tend to be a lot more structured and there has to be more concept refinement before submitting an application and cultivation with the program officer. And I would just look at it as I call like an informational interview. Steven: Cool. ” So they asked them to share some information.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2014

This interview is not really about an ebook. I was struck by how this is partly interactive, but within a structured, linear narrative. How did you make decisions about how to structure the story? The iBook story is a bit of a mystery and backwater, nothing like the App store, though it seems so similar.

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