Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Conducting meetings that take conversations down rabbit holes that cause widespread frustration amongst the members of your group. Leadership Fitness : Leadership philosophy, personal performance, mental training, and ability to master time and calendar. A company is only as good as its people.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

In his blog, John Haydon discusses Six Ways to Influence Donors with Brain Science , pulling in findings from studies to help you boost your fundraising results. is a NYC-based technology and design consultantcy that wants to help your socially conscious cause. gotomeeting.com/register/352609216 Kovida.IS

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

A “Stress Trigger” may not need to be defined, but it is something or someone that causes you to have a impulsive reaction that may not be the best response to the situation and create more stress. Your logical brain temporarily shuts down, and you lose the ability to solve problems, make decisions, and think rationally.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Why do people choose to give their hard-earned money to your cause? And how you should never feel bad about asking someone for a philanthropic gift, because it delivers a shot of dopamine that lights up the pleasure center of their brains. Let’s not stop with the impact you have on the beneficiaries of your charity’s work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

I’m also noticing that many of my colleagues are trying to become healthy, including my friend and homeless advocate, Mark Horvath, who is also raising money for a good cause while getting healthy. The benefits of walking to “clear your brain” or build relationships is not a new leadership technique.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In I continue to serve on the advisory board of Leadership Learning Community and Wake.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

I recently taught several leadership development workshops at the Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership based on my new book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Next, focus on training your attention. It also sets up the expectation that your team should respond to them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2009

You might remember that a few weeks ago there was an article in the Washington Post proclaiming that fundraising using Facebook Causes was a failure based on a calculation of dollars per donor. Allison suggested that we reframe how think about Causes. I'll boil it down to " Causes is A Friending Tool, Not A Fundraising Tool."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2019

A stress trigger is something or someone that causes you to have a stress reaction that may not be the best response to the situation and even creates more stress. Your logical brain temporarily shuts down, and you lose the ability to solve problems, make decisions, and think rationally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In But I like joyful which means experiencing or causing happiness for yourself or others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2015

I recently joined the advisory board of the Leadership Learning Community. Moving around at work helps get our brains to re-engage. Even small movements cause improved brain processing speed, learning, and short-term memory. Our brains begin to slow down when we are not moving.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

People with disabilities like blindness, visual impairment, dyslexia, physical limitations and returning vets with brain injuries -- anyone who cannot simply pick up a printed book and read it. Although our shared mission has suffered a great loss, and would have been far better served with her continued leadership, Robin’s legacy is assured.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In This year we hiked by the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur. Pictured above).

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Many website services promise quick and easy setup free of any long-term planning or custom coding, and—while that may sound alluring—it can cause certain roadblocks in the future that prevent you from scaling your online presence. In today’s ever-expanding online world, that’s important.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

It’s important to know what causes burnout, the signs to look for in individual employees, and the responsibility of leaders to set an example. The pandemic caused additional burnout and stress as nonprofits had to pivot with less resources and rising cash flow issues. Devereux Resilient Leadership Survey (DERLS).

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

It’s much more difficult to advocate for a cause that takes several hours—or even several minutes—to explain. It can sometimes be difficult to find trusted individuals to fill a campaign’s leadership roles. While facts and figures reach the logical side of our brains, stories appeal to the emotional side.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Maybe your leadership team has changed, you’ve refined your mission and vision or you’ve gone through a strategic planning process. Maybe a new funding source has caused a drastic change in organizational direction. Your organization has changed . Chances are, your organization has evolved in some way within the past decade.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

What at first may seem provocative and counter-intuitive, you'll learn why the nine lies "cause dysfunction and frustration, ultimately resulting in workplaces that are a pale shadow of what they could be," explain the authors. Goodall is Senior Vice President of Leadership and Team Intelligence at Cisco.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

What at first may seem provocative and counter-intuitive, you'll learn why the nine lies "cause dysfunction and frustration, ultimately resulting in workplaces that are a pale shadow of what they could be," explain the authors. Goodall is Senior Vice President of Leadership and Team Intelligence at Cisco.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 20, 2015

Someone on your board could be extremely passionate about your cause, but terrible with numbers. Yet sometimes, positions are simply delegated to whoever is passionate for the cause. when he lost his wife to a brain tumor. Setting up best practices, job descriptions and term limits are key components to stable leadership.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

What at first may seem provocative and counter-intuitive, you'll learn why the nine lies "cause dysfunction and frustration, ultimately resulting in workplaces that are a pale shadow of what they could be," explain the authors. Goodall is Senior Vice President of Leadership and Team Intelligence at Cisco.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

What at first may seem provocative and counter-intuitive, you'll learn why the nine lies "cause dysfunction and frustration, ultimately resulting in workplaces that are a pale shadow of what they could be," explain the authors. Goodall is Senior Vice President of Leadership and Team Intelligence at Cisco.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

In the book, we also talk about technology wellness in the nonprofit workplace, but I have been looking forward to an opportunity to go deeper on how teams of people in nonprofits can avoid technology overload caused by collaboration platforms and process. This blog post shares some thoughts. What is Collaborative Overload?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

What at first may seem provocative and counter-intuitive, you'll learn why the nine lies "cause dysfunction and frustration, ultimately resulting in workplaces that are a pale shadow of what they could be," explain the authors. Goodall is Senior Vice President of Leadership and Team Intelligence at Cisco.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even aside from a global pandemic, an ever changing landscape of technology and politics have caused all of us to have to navigate change. People Change- this involves succession, leadership transitions , promotions, new hires, etc. Let’s get one thing straight – change is the only constant we can count on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I work with organizations primarily in four different areas: tackling technology distraction, managing information overload, achieving greater work-life balance in a digital world, and mindful leadership. Science is showing us that the brain can really only do one thing at a time. Anything else you want to share?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

He recommends reading The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr to better understand the impact of chronic information overload, followed by his best advice about being purposeful with your attention online. Personal Productivity in Practice. Mindfulness'

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

This kept it in the front of our brains and our culture has been growing ever since. Establishing a good culture should begin with your leadership. Once your leadership sets the stage, it’ll be easier for everyone to get on the same wavelength. Instead, choose a value that’s more meaningful to you and your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2010

I've been preparing for a Leadership Conference with TCG (Theatre Communications Group, the service organizations for theatre companies) on strategic social media.    It helped me wrap my brain around the potential value of something like FourSquare. Track volunteering efforts.   What is the design/strategy? 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2009

The incredible people supporting each cause and the passionate teams leading these organizations are at the heart of their success. An excerpt from Brains On Fire helps drive home why movements are becoming more and more important in today’s highly connected world: Movements go on as long as kindred spirits are involved.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2012

I racked my brain searching for the solution, and, before I knew it, my head was spinning. Contrary to what we are led to believe, problems are never the cause of a disquiet mindset; they are a symptom of a disquiet mindset. Yet, in my opinion, they are working way harder than they should. Even me, at times.

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Achieve

APRIL 30, 2014

This past month, I’ve had availability to volunteer in a serious way for causes that I love. Of course, as a professional, I’ve regularly partnered closely with volunteers, and I’ve always made the effort to contribute to my community in lay leadership roles. I’ve heard countless organizations urge constituents to “get involved.”

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2014

And what’s worse, I suspect the people responsible for that copy, and the people in leadership positions who sign off on it, think it’s pretty good. You think everyone loves your cause. They may have an interest in, even an affinity for, your cause, but it doesn’t mean they are hopelessly in love with your organization or its work.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2012

I spoke with him afterwards to pick his brain on how he got involved with such an ambitious global project. My mom suffered from polio and has dealt with her disability her whole life, so my personal history with polio made me even more passionate about the cause. Impressive is an understatement.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

If your game is going to invite players to take direct action, a great way to further your cause is making it easier for that work to be shared. This style of game play connects the brain and body to the game’s experience. Include "embedded assessment" (tracking hits, how long a player is on the site, etc). JURY FEEDBACK.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But I would say that what’s most important is that we’re actually rallying around a cause, a mission, a shared common ground. . The leadership changed. ” Brains start aligning, “Oh, we’re connected.” It’s absolutely incredible and I’m so grateful to your leadership.”

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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. I love that idea of "going toward the roar," 'cause it is actually easier. You've created two very interesting products, The Unfolding Your Life Vision Kit and The Right-Brain Business Plan e-Book. How does it work?

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