The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

Each week, I interview association and nonprofit CEOs, Presidents and Executive Directors about the things their organization is doing to increase membership, generate revenue, and ultimately thrive. For example, Lindsay Currie of CUR has a Board that practices anticipatory planning and has an innovation fund. Then, they act.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Image Credit: Ryan Plomp via UnSplash Today, I feature an interview with Debbie Laskey , MBA. Her expertise includes brand marketing, social media, employee engagement, leadership development, and customer experience marketing. Since 2002, Debbie has served as a judge for the Web Marketing Association’s annual web award competition.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Did you experience resistance from higher ups in the organization initially utilizing about social media, or were they supportive? It doesn’t mean, however, that we wouldn’t explore the option in the future. Right now for us, the tools that are mentioned above are being used to raise ‘professional capital’ and build brand awareness.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

The internet is populated with examples of that evolution. Daniel Goleman’s 1995 book “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ” brought EI to popular attention. The first step, as always, is to set an example yourself. Give an example of a time you needed support from your colleagues.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

During 2018 and 2019, my business partner, Kevin Ordonez and I, interviewed approximately 50 association executives. 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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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

She’s worked in development offices of all sizes and has recently put her years of experience and training down on paper in The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising. I’m also excited to announce that I’ll be giving away a copy of the book for free to a reader! It was an experience that changed me forever. All from water.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

“Experiential Intelligence provides a new lens from which to view what makes you, you—and what makes your team and organization unique,” says Soren Kaplan , author of the book, Experiential Intelligence. It allows you to get in touch with the accumulated wisdom and talents you have gained over time through your lived experience.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

Each week, I interview association and nonprofit CEOs, Presidents and Executive Directors about the things their organization is doing to increase membership, generate revenue, and ultimately thrive. For example, Lindsay Currie of CUR has a Board that practices anticipatory planning and has an innovation fund. Then, they act.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 24, 2021

Salesforce.org’s head of brand and insights, Devi Thomas, sat down with Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) and author of Just Mercy, a book about his fight to help those wrongfully convicted on death row. The book was so popular that it was also made into an award-winning hit film.

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.orgSource

JULY 29, 2023

When I was interviewing leaders for our Association 4.0 books , the importance of connections was a recurring theme. Harriet Bogdanowicz, Chief Strategy Officer at the American Planning Association, described the experience like this. Many of the contributors to our books are compulsive readers. Not exactly.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2022

They are two of the most populous generations on earth, and they’re going to have to navigate a work world full of unprecedented challenges,” explains Mark Zides , author of the book, The #PACE Process For Early Career Success. His playbook, guide and techniques incorporate real life examples, research, and a little tough love.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2017

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? Many books outline how to harness positive energy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

In Paul Falcone ’s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? What are the highlights of your experiences so far?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

At the time, it was a completely new concept whereas today our daily internet experience is one based on social commentary and feedback. Comments were taken very seriously, and in some cases, coming up with response was an agonizing, overthought experience. Today’s blogging couldn’t be more different. ” .

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

Several years ago, my business partner Kevin Ordonez and I, wrote two books. Our research included interviewing thought leaders, organizing think tanks, and surveying professionals. When you cultivate the zeal for discovery and use innovation like an entrepreneur, your example ignites that excitement across the organization.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 11, 2022

They are two of the most populous generations on earth, and they’re going to have to navigate a work world full of unprecedented challenges,” explains Mark Zides , author of the book, The #PACE Process For Early Career Success. His playbook, guide and techniques incorporate real life examples, research, and a little tough love.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In truth, doing hard things and making difficult decisions is often the most compassionate thing to do,” explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way. For example, compassion can be tough and direct, such as addressing another person’s behavior if it is out of line.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2024

Brad Jacobs’ new book provides you a treasure-trove of leadership lessons from a man with more than four decades of CEO and serial entrepreneur experience. In the book, Jacobs defines the mindset that drives his remarkable success in corporate America – and distills a lifetime of business brilliance into a tactical road map.

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

This is an excerpt from Whole Whale’s book – The Simple Guide to Building an Awesome Internship Program , now available on Amazon. This book draws on case studies from Donor’s Choose, DoSomething.org, Idealist.org, Move For Hunger, Women Deliver, The USO and decades of experience of running internship programs.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2010

She’s a go-to resource for nonprofit marketing and her new book is called The Nonprofit Marketing Guide ( get your copy here ). I’m thrilled to have the chance to share an interview with her here and encourage you to add your questions in the comments! I talk about several ways to deal with that kind of fear in the book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

In truth, doing hard things and making difficult decisions is often the most compassionate thing to do,” explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way. For example, compassion can be tough and direct, such as addressing another person’s behavior if it is out of line.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 21, 2022

In Paul Falcone ’s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? What are the highlights of your experiences so far?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In Paul Falcone ’s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? What are the highlights of your experiences so far?

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Question Job Interview Roles 75

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

They are two of the most populous generations on earth, and they’re going to have to navigate a work world full of unprecedented challenges,” explains Mark Zides , author of the new book, The #PACE Process For Early Career Success. His playbook, guide and techniques incorporate real life examples, research, and a little tough love.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 17, 2022

Real or fiction, they add vibrancy to the human experience. And during these times, stories have the power to help us feel less alone in our very human experiences. In this post I want to give you a real life example of the power of sharing a personal story. I have been procrastinating editing my book manuscript.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 21, 2022

In truth, doing hard things and making difficult decisions is often the most compassionate thing to do,” explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way. For example, compassion can be tough and direct, such as addressing another person’s behavior if it is out of line.

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Leadership Authoring Roles Interview 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

In truth, doing hard things and making difficult decisions is often the most compassionate thing to do,” explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way. For example, compassion can be tough and direct, such as addressing another person’s behavior if it is out of line.

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Leadership Authoring Roles Interview 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” The book offers some recipes for culture change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2015

I am excited to announce that I am working on my next book, tentatively titled “The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout.” I’m honored to be co-authoring this book with Aliza Sherman to be published in 2017 by Wiley. Aliza is also a prolific writer and author, having published ten books.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

“Experiential Intelligence provides a new lens from which to view what makes you, you—and what makes your team and organization unique,” says Soren Kaplan , author of the new book, Experiential Intelligence. It allows you to get in touch with the accumulated wisdom and talents you have gained over time through your lived experience.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Prepare to be inspired by and to learn from the stories of more than 60 highly-successful female CEOs and leaders who are featured in Julia Boorstin ’s book, When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn From Them. Her new book is filled with extensive research, engaging stories, and plenty of learning takeaways.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

With a little luck, casting the net wide will get you a bigger pool of candidates than you can reasonably interview. Consider your time and capacity as you set clear goals for the candidate search, selection, and interview process. The matrix is the tool you will use for candidate screening, evaluation, and interview outcomes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2023

In Paul Falcone ’s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? What are the highlights of your experiences so far?

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Question Job Interview Roles 65

Forum One

APRIL 13, 2023

Some activities we like to do with our clients include stakeholder interviews and workshops, preliminary service blueprints, and an ecosystem map. We’ll illustrate each of these 4 phases with an example of how we’ve done this for one of our clients, an organization in the health industry that provides an education program for their members.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 8, 2022

In Paul Falcone ’s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? What are the highlights of your experiences so far?

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Question Job Interview Roles 63

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In Paul Falcone ’s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? What are the highlights of your experiences so far?

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Question Job Interview Roles 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Prepare to be inspired by and to learn from the stories of more than 60 highly-successful female CEOs and leaders who are featured in Julia Boorstin ’s book, When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn From Them. Her new book is filled with extensive research, engaging stories, and plenty of learning takeaways.

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