Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

While most of our jobs don''t involve leading a tour of Marines through an ambush, or rushing into a relief zone just decimated by a hurricane, in today''s fast-paced, hyper-competitive business environment, we are ALL on the front lines, says Wood. And, how to be prepared -- physically, mentally and emotionally.

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Authoring Business Interview Disaster 61

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

I was awarded one of the 2006 MacArthur Fellowships. These awards are based not so much on past achievements, as an expectation that you will do something exciting in the future. For example, I'm planning on going to India and Bangladesh next month for the first time, and to Uganda and Sudan next year.

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Literacy San Jose Guatemala Bangladesh 100

Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

From teaching supporters how to create Facebook accounts to ol fashioned door-to-door fundraising, Amy Eldridge from LWB, an admitted Facebook newbie, says its as much the offline as the online work that gets the job done. It was definitely a full time job during the last 2 weeks of the contest. Lastly, you can shamelessly plug LWB.

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Causes Facebook Challenge Social Media 38

Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

From teaching supporters how to create Facebook accounts to ol fashioned door-to-door fundraising, Amy Eldridge from LWB, an admitted Facebook newbie, says its as much the offline as the online work that gets the job done. It was definitely a full time job during the last 2 weeks of the contest. Lastly, you can shamelessly plug LWB.

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Causes Facebook Challenge Social Media 38

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

They came from Sudan, from Saudi Arabia, from all over, some of the most unheard places of the world. We publish their stories, and from that experience, a big impact was that a lot of the women got their stories picked up. The most powerful impact we found was actually in the women's leadership and influence locally.

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Voice Global Saudi Arabia Journal 69

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 20, 2008

The organization has received numerous awards for its work, and Fisher recently received the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability. Now, of course, in this country if you want to make money, the easiest thing to do is go and get a job. The young man had to go to Nairobi to look for a job. OK, it's a challenge.

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