Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens – I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people. Bringing your brain to what you are doing. Some words and phrases that came up: Responding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. Rituals leverage our brains’ ability to run on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted by other things, such as potentially contracting a deadly disease. I use my self-care plan to formalize my intention to avoid work burnout.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 27, 2021

Liz Wiseman 's book, Rookie Smarts , is all about living and working perpetually on a learning curve. She contends that we do our best work when we are new to something. And, she teaches us how to reclaim and cultivate the curious, flexible and youthful mindset called "rookie smarts." You are busy but bored.

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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 I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing.

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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 use the themes to guide my professional work and writing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

I'm a big fan of Marcus Buckingham 's work, teachings and books, so I was eager to read his latest book, co-authored by Ashley Goodall , and released today. Titled, Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World , the book debunks what we've come to believe as basic truths in the workplace.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

The first step may be to change the way you work. If you want to be more productive and get more done without working 24/7, you have to change your habits. You may need to get rid of sticky notes and embrace digital tools, better time management, and more efficient processes. Do you constantly lecture yourself to work smarter?

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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 I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I love connecting with nonprofit technology colleagues who are also promoting work/life balance and how to avoid digital distractions. Here’s what I learned: How did you get started working in the nonprofit sector? The interview went so well that I was offered a full-time web developer position on the spot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

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. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. Pictured above).

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

They assigned me to someone else, and this time it was on the national level. The Maimonides “Golden Ladder” of Giving says capacity giving (teach a person to fish), and anonymous (no credit needed) gifts, are the “highest,” but I’ve never really held to that. I felt valued, and increased my giving incrementally. So far so good.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Practice, patience and time are your friends if you want to improve your writing. In today’s article I wanted to share a bit about my writing process when I work on fundraising emails for clients in the hopes that it helps you master your process and write great copy. The Magic of Good Fundraising Writing Happens in the Edits.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2020

But we can teach you how to avoid some of these issues! By knowing these issues ahead of time, you can better prepare yourself for possible troubles ahead. But brains aren’t the most stable place to keep important information. You can’t be sure you won’t forget aspects of your ideas or accidentally change them as time goes on.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This blog series is designed to help nonprofit professionals like you make subtle mindset shifts that can make a big difference in your work, as well as increase your job satisfaction. . In order to do that, you need to challenge the limiting beliefs you’re telling yourself about who you are and the work you do. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

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. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The program is specially design to leverage the power of technology in supporting women’s rights and social justice leaders and organizations to advance their work and impact. These amazing activists work every day on the front lines of communities across the U.S., Then it was time for a simple exercise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2013

Social media and working online doesn’t have to be overwhelming; you can take back control. To provide best practices for taming the digital jungle that assaults our brains everyday at work. He will teach us some drawing techniques for those of us who are not Picassos. Takeaways.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Yet many people who write nonprofit fundraising emails do not spend much time on the subject line, nor do they take the time to learn about the types of subject lines that get results. So take the time to get this right. We skim the subject line and decide whether it’s urgent or compelling enough to be worth our time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2017

I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand how the feng shui of a classroom impacts learning. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces. If you are trying to do an interactive lecture, it stops group interaction. What to do?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

If I can’t process what I hear by asking questions of the expert or checking in with another participate or sitting quietly and just thinking about what was shared, there is a point that I reach after about 15 minutes – it’s call “My Brain Is Full Up.” I’ve really taken to heart the movement principle.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Paula’s secretary Amy directed all of the traffic in and out of Paula’s office, but Amy had recently gotten so burned out from work that she couldn’t handle the traffic anymore. The story above is about how your brain works. Your brain has a part called the Prefrontal Cortex, or “PFC” (remember “Paula Front-and-Center”?).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Her book is all about living and working perpetually on a learning curve. She contends that we do our best work when we are new to something. And, she teaches us how to reclaim and cultivate the curious, flexible and youthful mindset called "rookie smarts." Your brain doesn''t have to work hard to be successful.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

That means that you must work to make relevant content marketing more readily accessible to your constituents. . 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.” Looking for more guidance?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

” This week, the Poynter Institute Katie Hawkins-Gaar and Ren LaForme joined forces to host a series called #40 Better Hours , a project to improve newsroom culture by looking at things that cause stress like workflow and communication and teaching journalist skills to combat information overload, part of a technology wellness routine. .”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

It's all about living and working perpetually on a learning curve. She contends that we do our best work when we are new to something. And, she teaches us how to reclaim and cultivate the curious, flexible and youthful mindset called "rookie smarts." Your brain doesn't have to work hard to be successful.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 23, 2015

It's all about living and working perpetually on a learning curve. She contends that we do our best work when we are new to something. And, she teaches us how to reclaim and cultivate the curious, flexible and youthful mindset called "rookie smarts." Your brain doesn't have to work hard to be successful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

Will is also does a lot of work with video – so when he proposed that we incorporate video interviews as part of the session, I was thrilled. I connected Harold’s framework to content curation because it was useful for teaching the trade craft of content curation. from where I found this excellent resource.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Liz Wiseman ''s book, Rookie Smarts , is all about living and working perpetually on a learning curve. She contends that we do our best work when we are new to something. And, she teaches us how to reclaim and cultivate the curious, flexible and youthful mindset called "rookie smarts." You are busy but bored.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and two techniques that help you focus on your goals: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words.” I also throughout the month of January review my work routines and systems and redesign or tweak to improve productivity. Year in Review.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

I'm a big fan of Marcus Buckingham 's work, teachings and books, so I was eager to read his book, co-authored by Ashley Goodall. Titled, Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World , the book debunks what we've come to believe as basic truths in the workplace. Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. I most often have to hack the space.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

One of our hopes for the book was that it would spark conversation about the need for self-care as part of doing the work. Erika Atkins, Director of Operations at Opening Act , a theatre program that teaches theatre skills to students from New York City’s most underserved schools to help them succeed in life.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Those who know me have heard me utter this phrase a time or two…it might even be my official tagline. Every day, as the Director of Leadership Development at Blackbaud, I work with leaders to develop the skills needed to lead engaged, high performing teams. The cost of feedback is not insignificant.

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Gyrus

JULY 12, 2016

As we become increasingly dependent on our technology, it only makes sense that it teach us as well. When building eLearnings it is necessary to consult people who teach and record their methodologies in making sure a message maintains its pertinence over time. Successful E-Learning – A Roadmap. Learning Styles.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2017

Kulhan, who was trained in improv by notables including Amy Poehler and Tina Fey , also teaches you in his book the powerful difference between "Yes, and." is a technique that slows the brain down. Set a collaboration up for success by defining the rule that—for a specific period of time (i.e. and "Yes, but." "Yes, Yes, and."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

This year I took off a full two weeks during the holiday, spending time with family on the Big Island on a coffee farm and mostly offline. They 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. The Sun Sets on 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Help the facilitator understand how people are feeling half-way through the session so real-time tweaks to design can be made. Help the participants narrow down topics to discuss or work in small group exercises (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique). I told them to come back at a precise time.

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