Eric Jacobsen Blog

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. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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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. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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See3

APRIL 9, 2024

These personas were developed into print materials — including a deck of cards, posters and a flip book — which all help put Make-A-Wish’s audience top of mind for their communications staff. We know that their insights will provide valuable nuance to these target audiences and help to make them more accurate on a chapter level.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 18, 2023

Fortunately, Gallo shares in her new book, Getting Along , practical insights, tools, and techniques for how to get along with each type of difficult co-worker you’ll likely encounter. Gallo says that deenergizing relationships have a four to seven times greater impact on our well-being than energizing, positive relationships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. ” This books updates their experiences and provides easily understandable, field-tested information on how to form and manage social-impact networks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2021

Accomplished leadership and executive coaches Bill Berman and George Bradt have discovered over the past 30 years that: People lose their ability to influence others and impact the organizations they work at because they are not focused on the most essential, mission-critical business and cultural priorities of the organization.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

If you need proof that this profession boasts its share of innovators, read a few chapters of our Association 4.0 Our books “Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption” and “An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” summarize those conversations. Both books were written before the pandemic’s curveball.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Keo Savon, the young Cambodian woman supported by Measuring Networked Nonprofit book royalties. The book also has a social good purpose. I could not have written this book alone, especially as a reformed measurement phobic. My family is sponsoring Keo Savon , who we met this summer in Cambodia.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Being stuck in chronic performance can have a devastating impact on your skills, confidence, job, and personal life. Fortunately, reading Eduardo Briceño ’s bold and highly applicable book, The Performance Paradox , will help you break free of chronic performance. Question: What inspired you to write your book?

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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. But what’s everyone talking about? Getting Started.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

Today, after several years of researching and writing, Timms and Heimans have finally published their book called “ New Power: How Movements Build, Businesses Thrive, and Ideas Catch Fire in Our Hyperconnected World.” New power is behind some of the most impactful movements (and business models) of the decade. It is a sector must read.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 31, 2023

After all, there are so many chapters vying for your attention that it can be difficult to find the right fit. However, your chapter can cut through the noise and reach the best matches by leveraging digital marketing. Collect several quotes from current members and alumni that display your chapter’s positive impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2013

Our book was one of four finalists, including colleague Allyson Kapin and Amy Sample Ward’s awesome book, “Social Change Anytime, Anywhere.” ” This book would not have been possible with going through a wonderful collaboration for my first book, “The Networked Nonprofit” with Alison Fine. .”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Font-Line Leader: Building a High-PerformanceOrganization from the Groumd Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read. That reinvention led him to that 1973 hospital security director job.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 1, 2013

I have been fortunate to practice a professional craft in many careers, ever since junior high school when my first job was selling comic books and trading cards. YNPN chapters are dedicated to providing low-cost and high-quality professional development and networking opportunities to emerging leaders throughout the community.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 10, 2021

Thank you to the book's publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book. It's also a good refresher read for any leader wanting to hone their leadership skills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

then the new book, Both/And Thinking , by authors Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis , is for you. As the book explains, that better way is both/and thinking versus traditional either/or thinking. Instead, he sought to double profits while at the same time cutting the firm's environmental impact in half. But there is a better way.”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2023

Even if that gift is only 1% of a donor’s total estate, it can have a huge impact. The top three motivations donors cited for making a planned gift were: the importance of the cause; the belief that the nonprofit makes a significant impact; and the donor’s ability to make a larger gift through their estate than during the donor’s lifetime.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

then the new book, Both/And Thinking , by authors Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis , is for you. As the book explains, that better way is both/and thinking versus traditional either/or thinking. Instead, he sought to double profits while at the same time cutting the firm's environmental impact in half. But there is a better way.”

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Black-owned businesses often face unique challenges and they’ve also been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. You can do this by visiting a Black history museum or African American heritage site, by reading and sharing books written by Black authors, and by exploring Black music history. Donate to support their mission here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

In her book, Tulshyan includes an entire chapter on the topic of how to develop empathy as an inclusive leader – including definitions and explanations of: Affective empathy (how easily can you feel another person’s emotions). This chapter includes helpful guidelines for interviewing and how to reduce bias while interviewing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

It's also a good refresher read for any leader wanting to hone their leadership skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

Click Through to Amazon and Get This Book! I love the chapter on “The Symptoms of Information Obesity” where he shares a persona based on his wife, Rosalyn Lemieux , that illustrates how too much information can warp our sense of time and other ways it can be toxic to our lives. 10-11 pm: Book Reading. 4-5: Email.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Timely, critical, instructional and enlightening are how I describe the book, Work Disrupted , by Jeff Schwartz. “I I wrote this book to share my view that the future of work, a source of fear for so many, is actually about the opportunities, the resilience, and the growth that we can leverage to do things differently,” explains Schwartz.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2011

His goal is inspire discussion and ultimately change. The book has many case studies that illustrate how corporations are integrating social media for social good. The book offers lots of food for thought and discussion. It’s already in the top 100 books over at Amazon.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 23, 2024

Authoring: Points are assigned by published article, book or book chapter. As fundraisers strive for excellence, the CFRE certification, coupled with educational resources like Greater Giving’s approved webinars, become a powerful combination in advancing the field and achieving impactful results.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Timely, critical, instructional and enlightening are how I describe the book, Work Disrupted , by Jeff Schwartz. “I I wrote this book to share my view that the future of work, a source of fear for so many, is actually about the opportunities, the resilience, and the growth that we can leverage to do things differently,” explains Schwartz.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Timely, critical, instructional and enlightening are how I describe the new book, Work Disrupted , by Jeff Schwartz. “I I wrote this book to share my view that the future of work, a source of fear for so many, is actually about the opportunities, the resilience, and the growth that we can leverage to do things differently,” explains Schwartz.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 11, 2019

Feelings of being stuck, overwhelmed and frustrated plague too many of our workplaces says Laurie Sudbrink , author of the book, Leading With GRIT. Divided into three parts, Part I of the book is geared toward the individual, and is foundational to your success as a leader. I mage the impact.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 30, 2021

We knew when we showed up on day one as the new Chief Development Officer at your impactful nonprofit, leadership would be behind us. The book is an anthology of stories written by fundraisers of color in the United States and Canada: . When I was asked to contribute to the book, I responded with a resounding “YES.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Feelings of being stuck, overwhelmed and frustrated plague too many of our workplaces says Laurie Sudbrink , author of the book, Leading With GRIT. Divided into three parts, Part I of the book is geared toward the individual, and is foundational to your success as a leader. I mage the impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Tara presented the ideas in her book, The Whuffie Factor and I got to share a few ideas about how to use Whuffie for good. I get the question time and time again when I talk about the book. The measure needs to be in the impact. The chapter is called learning loops is about tracking and reflection.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Rarely have I gone deeper than the obvious impacts on solving problems in the community to explore what making a difference means on an individual level. But the impact of volunteering on the volunteers themselves is growing in importance to organizations and, increasingly, funders too. Yet, this sticky note stares at me every day.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

Last week, the New York Times ran an article exploring a segment of the nonprofit/social impact sector that the author saw as a small minority of organizations, but one I care deeply about: those that plan to go out of business. Read the first 4 chapters for free. Learn more about the book. Learn more about the book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Organizations need to understand the impact that AI systems may have on workers’ physical health and encourage an active, not sedentary workplace. Douglas Rushkoff, author of Team Human , has been serializing chapters from his book on Medium. Think standing desks, ergonomics, and walking meetings) . The Key to Successful A.I.?

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