Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2020

How can we begin to undo this idea that has been engrained in our thinking? Question : How can someone learn to stifle that negative voice that says, “You can’t, you won’t, and you shouldn’t.”? Wooditch : Be aware of the origin of the voice. It’s protective in nature. We don’t want to lose face or feel ashamed.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. You make the brain connection when you give them the data they need for their records. Write that.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In the first part of this series, I talked about why you need to define your goals, your brand and voice, and your audience before crafting your story. By opening up the audience to a new idea or way of thinking, you can open their hearts and minds to the work you’re doing and get them further invested in your cause. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

How can we begin to undo this idea that has been engrained in our thinking? Question : How can someone learn to stifle that negative voice that says, “You can’t, you won’t, and you shouldn’t.”? Wooditch : Be aware of the origin of the voice. It’s protective in nature. We don’t want to lose face or feel ashamed.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2020

How can we begin to undo this idea that has been engrained in our thinking? Question : How can someone learn to stifle that negative voice that says, “You can’t, you won’t, and you shouldn’t.”? Wooditch : Be aware of the origin of the voice. It’s protective in nature. We don’t want to lose face or feel ashamed.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

We call these weekly calls, “brain dates.&# It is a chance to connect in real time, share ideas, and generally have space to explore ideas or questions that we have encountered during the week as we push ahead with our various jobs, projects and goals in the nonprofit and technology sector. This isn’t a new idea.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

I’ll be sharing tips and techniques on how to generate ideas or “brainstorming” techniques. ” The nickname “brainstorm sessions” because participants were using their brains to storm a problem. .” All ideas are as valid as each other. Encourage as many ideas as possible. Quantity matters.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Finally, after hearing a lot of nuts and bolts from them about numerous programs and processes around which I couldn’t quite wrap my brain, I said “Tell me why I should give in one sentence.” Check out what to listen for in donor onboarding from the Agitator-Donor Voice blog. Answer: “ If the ocean dies, we all die. ” .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

Yesterday, I was participant in a convening called the Arts Brain Trust, a leadership group that will participate in the design lab later in the conference. He referred to a Stanford study that showed that successful, brilliant creative people go through a game of ping pong in their brains as they create: This is good!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

We’re also pulling our Silicon Valley brain trust into these new Labs projects by creating a new kind of nonprofit advisory board, the Benetech Labs Partners. We believe that there’s no better way to engage brilliant leaders from tech, business, and finance than in a brainstorm about early stage tech venture ideas.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

Here are some of the things it currently does: It takes photos and videos by voice command and can upload them to the web. You can do Google searches by voice. He is an expert in the cognitive neuroscience field of ‘brain computer interface’ or thought controlled computing. You can speak to send text messages.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2014

as a fresh college graduate with almost no idea of what community management was. Use guest bloggers as an extension of your brain. Perhaps contradictory to the previous point, community/content managers should also let their guest bloggers put their own spin and voice on their content. Ally joined Scoop.it

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 3, 2011

But somewhere along the way in life – most of us end up doubting the value of our ideas, shrinking our voices, and in general, playing small. Through coaching, group programs, and my writing, I help women share their voices -- fully and boldly in the world.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Not only does valuable and unique content increase the visibility of your organization and its mission, but (if done right) it encourages engagement among your supporters and echoes in a familiar voice the emotional core of your organization’s purpose. Have a Brain-Dumping Session. We love having “brain dumps” in our office.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This was the launch of a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers. The four-day workshop has a different theme for each day as follows: Day 1: The Power of Networks.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Most nonprofit professionals can relate to the idea of wearing many hats, some of which we don’t always feel super confident with, which is where a quick, no-nonsense guide to nonprofit storytelling can come in handy. Cut through bias by communicating various perspectives and voices. Prompt action from your audience .

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2012

Without that nagging voice telling us we have to work and work and work (hello, Calvinist ethic), we’d play and rest as naturally as animals do. I was just giving up on the nap idea when a very successful friend called and told me, “I just took a nap.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Validate their voice and do what you can to keep them focused on how this change will impact the organization. Once in the panic zone, changes become very hard to navigate as our body goes into a maximum stress mode, our emotions get elevated, and our brains shut down and become closed off to solutions and suggestions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

In fact, Lucy has been terrific in finding new ways, like Branch , to use the social tools to facilitate a global brain around these ideas. I explained that the idea of looking at your aggregate networks was to look for gaps related to strategy – not facilitate communication about management issues.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 14, 2020

From my own side, I have so much energy, if I don't find plenty to keep my brain busy, I can go awry. Empower, involve and value staff; ensure they feel comfortable about voicing concerns and include them, where possible, in decision-making. It might be obvious, given a full-time job, consulting practice, and weekly blog.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

In this guide, we’ll cover the ins and outs of online fundraising, explaining how you can leverage various platforms and fundraising ideas to engage your supporters virtually. When people read stories , chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin are released in their brains. Here’s what to expect: What is online fundraising?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 3, 2010

To help you focus on what matters most, filter the most important voices or keywords to the top of your reading pile. Do some small test runs of your ideas and adjust accordingly. Keep Track of What Others Are Doing You can learn a tremendous amount by paying attention to the "big brains" and the "cool kids." Then go do it!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

As the founder of the largest library for people who are blind or who have other significant disabilities that prevent them from reading printed texts (such as dyslexia or brain injuries), I think this is a terrible idea. We don’t have to ask for permission from the publisher or author.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

In this guide, we’ll cover the ins and outs of online fundraising, explaining how you can leverage various platforms and fundraising ideas to engage your supporters virtually. Browse the list to find online fundraising ideas that work for your nonprofit’s mission and goals. Here’s what to expect: What is online fundraising?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

KRS1 was the brains behind Boogie Down Productions, and he was a master storyteller. You gotta have style, and learn to be original" The best ideas may be stolen, but they're also the most common. Tell a good story, but don't forget to bring in new voices. Be creative. This can help you reach a wider audience.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I believe that the museum blogosphere is still underdeveloped and there's lots of room for people to share their inspiration, experience, and ideas. I hope next year at this time, all six on this list will still be going strong and accompanied by a chorus of new voices. you get the idea. Asking Audiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

You can check out last year''s Ignite talks to get an idea of the kind of great presentations you''re in for (Ignite talks begin at 45:00). Be prepared to be touched by the ideas and insights from this year''s selected Ignite presententations - and be forewarned that these talks sometimes spark tears and laughter alike!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Even if we don’t go in those directions, the challenge of figuring out how to push something new whilst staying true to our voice is enjoyable. Josh: I’m most intrigued by the evolution of an idea. You need to be open to new ideas and willing to let go of what’s in your brain, so open mindedness is key.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

So this post, is my first pass at that and hopefully you'll suggest lots of ideas in the comments. Last year , I heard Jerry Michalski use the metaphor of the global brain in talk about the future. But the point is that knowledge is now externalized in our global brain of connections with colleagues and other organizations.

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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. That's the voice inside your head, or the many voices that say, "I can't," or "You don't have enough degrees," or "How are you going to earn a living with that?" All of those doubts and questions, that is the gremlin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

Wiki: Collective brain of humanity. Her project Blogging the Dream , is one of the six new health-focused citizen media outreach projects that were announced in June by Rising Voices and Open Society Institute's Health Media Initiative. Through the Internet, they learned about the Rising Voices Grant.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Right away, I introduce them to Twitter as a resource - the collaborative brain. This gives the you -as the trainer an idea of how well the content matches people's questions and to let people know. I do the interactive lecture technique - and invite other voices into the mix as much as possible and encourage questions.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

We hope you'll at least come by and say "hi" and meet the faces behind those Convio voices and emails that you know. ” Brain hurting yet from new-idea overload? Let us help you with some of those questions or ideas so you can enjoy the night and get a good night's sleep. Tuesday, Oct.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The person tweeting is tasked to be on message as the voice of the organization while creating a unique and engaging personality to draw an audience in. We’ll pick the brains of people who live this challenge daily in the nonprofit sector. Check out his illustration of the panel). If Shakespeare on Twitter, how would he tweet?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

You can hear it in his voice and read it in his tweets. They relish discussing ideas and issues online, and they do it with patience and kindness. Her brain is constantly at work dreaming up new campaigns, and rather than shying away from being different and taking risks, she embraces it. has most of the following qualities: 1.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

How do you suggest helping your team deal with discouragement with not getting buy-in on maybe their ideas or, you know, maybe they’re discouraged by something they want to contribute? Giving your members of the board a voice right off the bat. ” Brains start aligning, “Oh, we’re connected.”

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