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The new book, Say What You Mean , by Oren Jay Sofer , couldn’t have come at a better time. Published toward the end of 2018, Sofer’s book teaches you how to find your voice, speak your truth and listen deeply. Most important, via the book, Sofer provides us the skill necessary to transform communication into a vehicle for greater intimacy, honesty, and compassion to bring us to greater equity and peace. Add this book to your must-read book list for 2019. MORE
There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in its sixth addition. Revised to address current challenges, this sixth edition marks thirty-plus years since the book was first published. MORE
Starting to choose which business books you'll read this summer? Here are some leadership books I highly recommend: Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Leadership Books Summer Reading MORE
In December, I'll post my selection for the best new leadership book for 2019. In the meantime, here's a reminder/re-posting of my selection for 2018: The new book, Say What You Mean , by Oren Jay Sofer , couldn’t have come at a better time. Published toward the end of 2018, Sofer’s book teaches you how to find your voice, speak your truth and listen deeply. And, that’s why, Say What You Mean , is my pick for B est New Leadership Book for 2018. MORE
Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. MORE
They were the first publisher to sign on to deliver their books electronically to Bookshare back in 2003, and gave us permission to provide their books outside the U.S. We're excited about this trend and the opportunities it creates for the commercial availability of mass market accessible books. Check out this O'Reilly's announcement tat their ebook bundles now include DAISY talking book format files to see the fabulous work they're doing. MORE
Skip Prichard’s book, The Book of Mistakes , provides a motivating and inspiring fable and journey to finding the secrets to creating a successful future. Full of wisdom, this is a book for everyone, and particularly valuable to anyone who wants to be a better leader. I won’t reveal the nine mistakes, however, here are some of my favorite takeaways and snippets from the lessons the book teaches: Be the hero of your story, not a minor character in someone else’s. MORE
In this series of posts about social media books, I invite the author to share something about themselves and why they wrote the book, and what in the book might be of particular interest to association or nonprofit audiences. . so I find this book incredibly interesting. In 2010, he co-authored a pioneering book on crowdfunding titled The CrowdFunding Revolution (with Kevin Lawton). Book review Social, In Theory MORE
I’m also excited to announce that I’ll be giving away a copy of the book for free to a reader! I recently caught up with Mazarine and asked her, “If there was one example or story you could share that exemplifies why you wrote this book, and a few examples of the kinds of content and resources included in the book, what would it be?” But what I found was that the books for getting started in making a difference with your writing were just DULL. Free Book Giveaway. MORE
I believe in the power of books to change the world. That is not a particularly radical belief among librarians, but I hope to make you believe even more in the power of books. Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans. To bring the power of books to everybody on this planet, we must make books truly accessible. Love of the print book. MORE
In this series of posts about social media books, I invite the author to share something about themselves and why they wrote the book, and what in the book might be of particular interest to association or nonprofit audiences. . Maddie’s Take: This book is supremely fascinating to me, as a content creator. So that is why I wrote the book. This is a guest post from Michael Rosenblum , author of iPhone Millionaire. MORE
Since then he has authored several books and has become a voice for change in the nonprofit sector. Pallotta’s latest book, Charity Case: How the Nonprofit Community Can Stand Up For Itself and Really Change the World , was released in late 2012 to very positive reviews. It is the follow-up book to the critically acclaimed Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential from 2010. I recommend starting with his book Uncharitable first. MORE
But I’m a writer, and the writer in me decided that “Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology” is going to be a book. In April (after my lenten social media fast ), and after I relaunch my personal site (I’m moving all of the tech stuff there, and this URL will have stuff for the book,) I’ll fill everyone in with a lot more details. BooksAs I said, I am done. Blogging, that is. MORE
There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in its sixth addition. Revised to address current challenges, this sixth edition marks thirty-plus years since the book was first published. Chapters in the book explain the conceptual principles that support each practice and prescribe specific recommendations on what you can do to make each practice and commitment your own. Eric Jacobson Leaderhship Leadership Books Leadership Tips The Leadership Challenge MORE
Thanks to tremendous work by our volunteers, our publisher partners, our proofreading partners and our staff, we've added more than 4,000 books in the last two months and broken the 50,000 titles barrier. Now, I sure wasn't expecting us to add books at this rate! We've been adding books at more than 1000 books a month earlier this year, and I think that rate is definitely sustainable. Tags: print disabled volunteer books Puerto Rico Bookshare MORE
When I read business books, I turn the corner of every page that has something I really like, want to remember and easily reference in the future. Halfway into the 300-page book, Leadership Conversations , I had turned the corners of nearly every fifth page. So, you can see why I believe this is such a good book. Stieglitz wrote the book because they believe that a leader's most powerful skill is the ability to hold effective conversations. MORE
Skip Prichard’s new book, The Book of Mistakes , provides a motivating and inspiring fable and journey to finding the secrets to creating a successful future. Full of wisdom, this is a book for everyone, and particularly valuable to anyone who wants to be a better leader. I won’t reveal the nine mistakes, however, here are some of my favorite takeaways and snippets from the lessons the book teaches: Be the hero of your story, not a minor character in someone else’s. MORE
There’s a global book famine afflicting people with disabilities. They lack the books they need for education, employment, and social inclusion. I have good news: For $5 million a year, we can build a global library that provides tens of millions of people around the world who are blind, low vision, or dyslexic free access to books that will work for them. Our Bookshare library has over 550,000 books that have been delivered digitally over 10 million times. MORE
Stumped for what business books to add to your winter reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. In the book, you'll find over 100 ready-made stories you can use as templates to tell your stories. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. Plus, there's five other lessons McBean teaches in the book. MORE
Today, we flashback to 2018 : The new book, Say What You Mean , by Oren Jay Sofer , couldn’t have come at a better time. Published toward the end of 2018, Sofer’s book teaches you how to find your voice, speak your truth and listen deeply. MORE
Pictured above are two books to add to your list for reading this month. In her book, author Esther K. Books Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership BooksLet The Story Do The Work explains that at the heart of leadership lies persuasion. And at the heart of persuasion likes storytelling. Choy teaches you how to: Dispel any fears that you can't tell great stories. Connect with an audience by determining their point of view and speaking to their concerns. MORE
If you have a manager who isn't the best communicator, you can suggest he/she read Jane Murphy's and Khatun Huber's book, What Could Happen If You Do Nothing? Actually, it's more of a handbook than a book, and it is best read by finding the section most applicable at the moment versus reading it start to finish. I receive about a book a week from authors to review, and I don't recommend them all. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Leadership Books MORE
Stumped for what business books to add to your fall reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. I couldn't put this book down. MORE
Each year, after reading and reviewing dozens of new leadership books, I select my pick for the year's best new leadership book. For 2019, that book is Paul Smith's, The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell , released this past summer. I selected this book as best for its innovative format, timely and pertinent content, and how easy it is to put what Paul teaches to immediate use as a leader. You can read this book in an hour or less. MORE
If you have a manager who isn't the best communicator, you can suggest he/she read Jane Murphy's and Khatun Huber's book, What Could Happen If You Do Nothing? Actually, it's more of a handbook than a book, and it is best read by finding the section most applicable at the moment versus reading it start to finish. I receive about a book a week from authors to review, and I don't recommend them all. Books Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Leadership book MORE
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Book Reviews October 21, 2007 I read three books recently that I thought would be worth reviewing here. They fall into that category of “business&# books that I basically never read. The first book, called “ Made to Stick:Why Some Ideas Survive, and Others Die.&# It’s an interesting book, with a basic premise. MORE
Author: Cheryl Black. Remember back in sixth grade when you had a summer reading list? Big nerd that I am, I never quit having a summer reading list. The 2012 Summer Reading List for me included some light reading like The Confession (ok maybe that one wasn't so light.) and Water for Elephants and also some real homework, Socialnomics. MORE
E-books and e-readers are a growing part of the attention ecosystem. Nonprofits struggling to communicate complex issues in 140 characters can benefit from deploying e-books and other long-form content as part of a thoughtful mobile and social media strategy. 29% of Americans age 18 and older own at least one specialized device for e-book reading – either a tablet or an e-book reader. The audience for an e-book may be larger than you thought. MORE
Johnson’s new book, The Eight Principles of Sustainable Fundraising. In this book, Larry starts at the beginning (that’s even how he describes it!) resources book fundraising giveaway review tipsIn our work, regardless of the the cause we are passionate about it or the job title we have, we have to recognize that it isn’t all about the “function” of our work. Do you work in a communications department? It isn’t always about social media. MORE
The Nonprofit Technology Conference is in Atlanta April 8-10 and Beth Kanter and Janet Fouts crowd-sourced a book of tips and tricks for the event. Start to finish the entire book was done in 3 weeks! Proceeds from the book go to the Nonprofit Technology Network and Janety will be giving away books at the NTC. They did a great job and I’m excited to see the book in print! Tags: resources 10ntc book nten twitter MORE
Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best new leadership book of 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. MORE
Beth Kanter and Allison Fine ‘s book, The Networked Nonprofit , is now out and starting lots of conversations. As such, I knew that their book would be a great resource and part of what makes it so is the inclusion of reflection questions for every chapter. If you’re reading the book, or if your whole team or organization is reading it, you have great questions to depart from for critical thinking and strategic planning. MORE
A little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. The book is a collection of big ideas. The book is fantastic and incredibly timely. We hope you’ll read the book and share your stories of Open Community in action. It’s available through the Engage365 Book Store managed by Omnipress, through Amazon.com , or for you ebook enthusiasts, get the Amazon Kindle version. You just need this book to show you how to make it happen.”. MORE
Skip Prichard’s book, The Book of Mistakes , provides a motivating and inspiring fable and journey to finding the secrets to creating a successful future. Full of wisdom, this is a book for everyone, and particularly valuable to anyone who wants to be a better leader. MORE
[Examples] Most beautiful Nonprofit Brand Books/Style Guides. Want to create a brand book / style guide for your nonprofit? A Brand Book / Style Guide can help. In this article, we’ll go into: What a Brand Book / Style Guide is. What is a Brand Book / Style Guide? MORE
If you have a manager who isn't the best communicator, you can suggest he/she read Jane Murphy's and Khatun Huber's book, What Could Happen If You Do Nothing? Actually, it's more of a handbook than a book, and it is best read by finding the section most applicable at the moment versus reading it start to finish. I receive about a book a week from authors to review, and I don't recommend them all. MORE
Book Review: Plugging the leaky bucket of donors | Third Sector : "hat premise is underpinned by a 2013 study of nearly 2,500 organisations by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in the US, which found that only 65 per cent of them retained new recruits long enough to receive a second donation. MORE
I also have a big pile of books on my desk that I want to get to (Sound familiar? summarizes best-selling business books into short video, audio and text summaries and give you the most essential lessons from them. To celebrate our book being featured, they’re giving friends of SocialFish a special deal – a $250 lifetime all-access membership (the full value of which is $1499! Do you love to read? I do! MORE
Starting to choose which business books you'll read this summer? Here are some leadership books I highly recommend: Best Leadership Books Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership MORE
Stumped for what business books to add to your fall reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. In the book, you'll find over 100 ready-made stories you can use as templates to tell your stories. This book, by Brian Solis, details the incredible transformation happening in business today, driven by new social and mobile technologies. MORE
In the book, Beth and Katie identify a number of themes. I am giving away a copy of Beth and Katie’s book to be sure that I do my part to spread the knowledge and share the insights. I’ll select a comment at random to win the book and we can all win by learning from each other. (I’ll bookreview resources beth kanter book review measurement netnonI recently got my copy of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit by Beth Kanter and Katie Delahaye Paine. MORE
Skip Prichard’s book, The Book of Mistakes , provides a motivating and inspiring fable and journey to finding the secrets to creating a successful future. Full of wisdom, this is a book for everyone, and particularly valuable to anyone who wants to be a better leader. I won’t reveal the nine mistakes, however, here are some of my favorite takeaways and snippets from the lessons the book teaches: Be the hero of your story, not a minor character in someone else’s. MORE
I just got my first copy of the Social by Social book I co-authored earlier this year with David Wilcox , Andy Gibson , and Nigel Courtney and Clive Holtham from Cass Business School. That’s the book next to the SocialBySocial.com website where you can read the book for free or download the free PDF. BOOK GIVEAWAY! I’m going to give away this copy of the book and am pretty excited to do it! Tags: socialbysocial book case studies MORE
This is the second in a series of posts about social media books, where I invite the author to share something about themselves and why they wrote the book, and what in the book might be of particular interest to association or nonprofit audiences. . But the key strategic point of this book is that you stand out NOT by shouting louder than everyone else. Here, I tackle 5 questions about standing out to provide some details on the book. MORE
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DECEMBER 3, 2020
Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best new leadership book of 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MARCH 7, 2012
But I’m a writer, and the writer in me decided that “Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology” is going to be a book. In April (after my lenten social media fast ), and after I relaunch my personal site (I’m moving all of the tech stuff there, and this URL will have stuff for the book,) I’ll fill everyone in with a lot more details. BooksAs I said, I am done. Blogging, that is.
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Connection Cafe
APRIL 4, 2013
Since then he has authored several books and has become a voice for change in the nonprofit sector. Pallotta’s latest book, Charity Case: How the Nonprofit Community Can Stand Up For Itself and Really Change the World , was released in late 2012 to very positive reviews. It is the follow-up book to the critically acclaimed Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential from 2010. I recommend starting with his book Uncharitable first.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Skip Prichard’s book, The Book of Mistakes , provides a motivating and inspiring fable and journey to finding the secrets to creating a successful future. Full of wisdom, this is a book for everyone, and particularly valuable to anyone who wants to be a better leader.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Today, we flashback to 2018 : The new book, Say What You Mean , by Oren Jay Sofer , couldn’t have come at a better time. Published toward the end of 2018, Sofer’s book teaches you how to find your voice, speak your truth and listen deeply.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in its sixth addition. Revised to address current challenges, this sixth edition marks thirty-plus years since the book was first published.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 9, 2018
I believe in the power of books to change the world. That is not a particularly radical belief among librarians, but I hope to make you believe even more in the power of books. Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans. To bring the power of books to everybody on this planet, we must make books truly accessible. Love of the print book.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 11, 2019
Skip Prichard’s new book, The Book of Mistakes , provides a motivating and inspiring fable and journey to finding the secrets to creating a successful future. Full of wisdom, this is a book for everyone, and particularly valuable to anyone who wants to be a better leader. I won’t reveal the nine mistakes, however, here are some of my favorite takeaways and snippets from the lessons the book teaches: Be the hero of your story, not a minor character in someone else’s.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 10, 2020
If you have a manager who isn't the best communicator, you can suggest he/she read Jane Murphy's and Khatun Huber's book, What Could Happen If You Do Nothing? Actually, it's more of a handbook than a book, and it is best read by finding the section most applicable at the moment versus reading it start to finish. I receive about a book a week from authors to review, and I don't recommend them all. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Leadership Books
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Each year, after reading and reviewing dozens of new leadership books, I select my pick for the year's best new leadership book. For 2019, that book is Paul Smith's, The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell , released this past summer. I selected this book as best for its innovative format, timely and pertinent content, and how easy it is to put what Paul teaches to immediate use as a leader. You can read this book in an hour or less.
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
AUGUST 19, 2020
[Examples] Most beautiful Nonprofit Brand Books/Style Guides. Want to create a brand book / style guide for your nonprofit? A Brand Book / Style Guide can help. In this article, we’ll go into: What a Brand Book / Style Guide is. What is a Brand Book / Style Guide?
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 17, 2019
A little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. The book is a collection of big ideas. The book is fantastic and incredibly timely. We hope you’ll read the book and share your stories of Open Community in action. It’s available through the Engage365 Book Store managed by Omnipress, through Amazon.com , or for you ebook enthusiasts, get the Amazon Kindle version. You just need this book to show you how to make it happen.”.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2020
Stumped for what business books to add to your fall reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. I couldn't put this book down.
SocialFish
OCTOBER 19, 2016
I also have a big pile of books on my desk that I want to get to (Sound familiar? summarizes best-selling business books into short video, audio and text summaries and give you the most essential lessons from them. To celebrate our book being featured, they’re giving friends of SocialFish a special deal – a $250 lifetime all-access membership (the full value of which is $1499! Do you love to read? I do!
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 21, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Book Reviews October 21, 2007 I read three books recently that I thought would be worth reviewing here. They fall into that category of “business&# books that I basically never read. The first book, called “ Made to Stick:Why Some Ideas Survive, and Others Die.&# It’s an interesting book, with a basic premise.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2019
In December, I'll post my selection for the best new leadership book for 2019. In the meantime, here's a reminder/re-posting of my selection for 2018: The new book, Say What You Mean , by Oren Jay Sofer , couldn’t have come at a better time. Published toward the end of 2018, Sofer’s book teaches you how to find your voice, speak your truth and listen deeply. And, that’s why, Say What You Mean , is my pick for B est New Leadership Book for 2018.
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 29, 2011
Author: Cheryl Black. Remember back in sixth grade when you had a summer reading list? Big nerd that I am, I never quit having a summer reading list. The 2012 Summer Reading List for me included some light reading like The Confession (ok maybe that one wasn't so light.) and Water for Elephants and also some real homework, Socialnomics.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JANUARY 13, 2020
Pictured above are two books to add to your list for reading this month. In her book, author Esther K. Books Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership BooksLet The Story Do The Work explains that at the heart of leadership lies persuasion. And at the heart of persuasion likes storytelling. Choy teaches you how to: Dispel any fears that you can't tell great stories. Connect with an audience by determining their point of view and speaking to their concerns.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JUNE 13, 2020
The new book, Say What You Mean , by Oren Jay Sofer , couldn’t have come at a better time. Published toward the end of 2018, Sofer’s book teaches you how to find your voice, speak your truth and listen deeply. Most important, via the book, Sofer provides us the skill necessary to transform communication into a vehicle for greater intimacy, honesty, and compassion to bring us to greater equity and peace. Add this book to your must-read book list for 2019.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JUNE 2, 2020
Starting to choose which business books you'll read this summer? Here are some leadership books I highly recommend: Best Leadership Books Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership
Amy Sample Ward
OCTOBER 18, 2009
I just got my first copy of the Social by Social book I co-authored earlier this year with David Wilcox , Andy Gibson , and Nigel Courtney and Clive Holtham from Cass Business School. That’s the book next to the SocialBySocial.com website where you can read the book for free or download the free PDF. BOOK GIVEAWAY! I’m going to give away this copy of the book and am pretty excited to do it! Tags: socialbysocial book case studies
SocialFish
JANUARY 24, 2013
In this series of posts about social media books, I invite the author to share something about themselves and why they wrote the book, and what in the book might be of particular interest to association or nonprofit audiences. . Maddie’s Take: This book is supremely fascinating to me, as a content creator. So that is why I wrote the book. This is a guest post from Michael Rosenblum , author of iPhone Millionaire.
Amy Sample Ward
APRIL 5, 2010
The Nonprofit Technology Conference is in Atlanta April 8-10 and Beth Kanter and Janet Fouts crowd-sourced a book of tips and tricks for the event. Start to finish the entire book was done in 3 weeks! Proceeds from the book go to the Nonprofit Technology Network and Janety will be giving away books at the NTC. They did a great job and I’m excited to see the book in print! Tags: resources 10ntc book nten twitter
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
They were the first publisher to sign on to deliver their books electronically to Bookshare back in 2003, and gave us permission to provide their books outside the U.S. We're excited about this trend and the opportunities it creates for the commercial availability of mass market accessible books. Check out this O'Reilly's announcement tat their ebook bundles now include DAISY talking book format files to see the fabulous work they're doing.
Amy Sample Ward
MAY 7, 2012
Johnson’s new book, The Eight Principles of Sustainable Fundraising. In this book, Larry starts at the beginning (that’s even how he describes it!) resources book fundraising giveaway review tipsIn our work, regardless of the the cause we are passionate about it or the job title we have, we have to recognize that it isn’t all about the “function” of our work. Do you work in a communications department? It isn’t always about social media.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
There’s a global book famine afflicting people with disabilities. They lack the books they need for education, employment, and social inclusion. I have good news: For $5 million a year, we can build a global library that provides tens of millions of people around the world who are blind, low vision, or dyslexic free access to books that will work for them. Our Bookshare library has over 550,000 books that have been delivered digitally over 10 million times.
Amy Sample Ward
JULY 30, 2010
Beth Kanter and Allison Fine ‘s book, The Networked Nonprofit , is now out and starting lots of conversations. As such, I knew that their book would be a great resource and part of what makes it so is the inclusion of reflection questions for every chapter. If you’re reading the book, or if your whole team or organization is reading it, you have great questions to depart from for critical thinking and strategic planning.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 15, 2020
Skip Prichard’s book, The Book of Mistakes , provides a motivating and inspiring fable and journey to finding the secrets to creating a successful future. Full of wisdom, this is a book for everyone, and particularly valuable to anyone who wants to be a better leader. I won’t reveal the nine mistakes, however, here are some of my favorite takeaways and snippets from the lessons the book teaches: Be the hero of your story, not a minor character in someone else’s.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 7, 2009
Thanks to tremendous work by our volunteers, our publisher partners, our proofreading partners and our staff, we've added more than 4,000 books in the last two months and broken the 50,000 titles barrier. Now, I sure wasn't expecting us to add books at this rate! We've been adding books at more than 1000 books a month earlier this year, and I think that rate is definitely sustainable. Tags: print disabled volunteer books Puerto Rico Bookshare
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 22, 2019
Skip Prichard’s book, The Book of Mistakes , provides a motivating and inspiring fable and journey to finding the secrets to creating a successful future. Full of wisdom, this is a book for everyone, and particularly valuable to anyone who wants to be a better leader. I won’t reveal the nine mistakes, however, here are some of my favorite takeaways and snippets from the lessons the book teaches: Be the hero of your story, not a minor character in someone else’s.
SocialFish
MAY 8, 2013
In this series of posts about social media books, I invite the author to share something about themselves and why they wrote the book, and what in the book might be of particular interest to association or nonprofit audiences. . so I find this book incredibly interesting. In 2010, he co-authored a pioneering book on crowdfunding titled The CrowdFunding Revolution (with Kevin Lawton). Book review Social, In Theory
Connection Cafe
JUNE 7, 2012
E-books and e-readers are a growing part of the attention ecosystem. Nonprofits struggling to communicate complex issues in 140 characters can benefit from deploying e-books and other long-form content as part of a thoughtful mobile and social media strategy. 29% of Americans age 18 and older own at least one specialized device for e-book reading – either a tablet or an e-book reader. The audience for an e-book may be larger than you thought.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 9, 2020
If you have a manager who isn't the best communicator, you can suggest he/she read Jane Murphy's and Khatun Huber's book, What Could Happen If You Do Nothing? Actually, it's more of a handbook than a book, and it is best read by finding the section most applicable at the moment versus reading it start to finish. I receive about a book a week from authors to review, and I don't recommend them all. Books Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Leadership book
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JUNE 16, 2020
There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in its sixth addition. Revised to address current challenges, this sixth edition marks thirty-plus years since the book was first published. Chapters in the book explain the conceptual principles that support each practice and prescribe specific recommendations on what you can do to make each practice and commitment your own. Eric Jacobson Leaderhship Leadership Books Leadership Tips The Leadership Challenge
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Stumped for what business books to add to your fall reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. In the book, you'll find over 100 ready-made stories you can use as templates to tell your stories. This book, by Brian Solis, details the incredible transformation happening in business today, driven by new social and mobile technologies.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JANUARY 17, 2020
Stumped for what business books to add to your winter reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. In the book, you'll find over 100 ready-made stories you can use as templates to tell your stories. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. Plus, there's five other lessons McBean teaches in the book.
AFP Blog
JUNE 24, 2015
Book Review: Plugging the leaky bucket of donors | Third Sector : "hat premise is underpinned by a 2013 study of nearly 2,500 organisations by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in the US, which found that only 65 per cent of them retained new recruits long enough to receive a second donation.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 21, 2011
I’m also excited to announce that I’ll be giving away a copy of the book for free to a reader! I recently caught up with Mazarine and asked her, “If there was one example or story you could share that exemplifies why you wrote this book, and a few examples of the kinds of content and resources included in the book, what would it be?” But what I found was that the books for getting started in making a difference with your writing were just DULL. Free Book Giveaway.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JUNE 7, 2019
Starting to choose which business books you'll read this summer? Here are some leadership books I highly recommend: Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Leadership Books Summer Reading
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
This is the second in a series of posts about social media books, where I invite the author to share something about themselves and why they wrote the book, and what in the book might be of particular interest to association or nonprofit audiences. . But the key strategic point of this book is that you stand out NOT by shouting louder than everyone else. Here, I tackle 5 questions about standing out to provide some details on the book.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2019
When I read business books, I turn the corner of every page that has something I really like, want to remember and easily reference in the future. Halfway into the 300-page book, Leadership Conversations , I had turned the corners of nearly every fifth page. So, you can see why I believe this is such a good book. Stieglitz wrote the book because they believe that a leader's most powerful skill is the ability to hold effective conversations.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
If you have a manager who isn't the best communicator, you can suggest he/she read Jane Murphy's and Khatun Huber's book, What Could Happen If You Do Nothing? Actually, it's more of a handbook than a book, and it is best read by finding the section most applicable at the moment versus reading it start to finish. I receive about a book a week from authors to review, and I don't recommend them all.
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