Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 30, 2012

The ESI Award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations whose innovations blend methods from the worlds of business and philanthropy, and that challenge the status quo to create sustainable social value with a potential for large-scale impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2013

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Darren Barefoot and Julie Szabo kindly offered to share this guest post to reflect on on the findings. Six key lessons surfaced from our interviews with more than 35 global nonprofits. She says, “I never thought I could be coaching and mentoring people. You can download the complete report here. About the Authors.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

The hour usually flies by; the facilitator creates a Storify of the chat for our archives; and we take our lessons learned back to our respective workplaces. But we always know we can return to Twitter and #CommBuild week after week for networking, reflection, professional development, and resource sharing. Ways to plug in Intrigued?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

Dan was the sole anonymous donor for the program, which brushed off my indignity and furnished me with a new laptop, a mentor, and monthly checks for books, food and travel. Nonprofits aren’t created the same; they can sometimes reflect the communities they serve and empower, facing similar resource and capacity challenges.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

The hour usually flies by; the facilitator creates a Storify of the chat for our archives; and we take our lessons learned back to our respective workplaces. But we always know we can return to Twitter and #CommBuild week after week for networking, reflection, professional development, and resource sharing. Ways to plug in Intrigued?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2017

The project, which combined peer learning and mentoring together with an online “ Emerging Leaders Playbook ,” offered a new and entirely virtual approach to leadership development. The challenges we face as a sector and a society are complicated. Leadership development today requires an investment by all of us.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

These lessons range from the challenging to the nurturing, from being agents of change to being humble friends and supporters. His syllabus shows a remarkable degree of openness and curiosity, reflecting a persona willing to learn and grow. His sudden death has triggered a massive outpouring of grief and sharing on social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The first technique I used to get at individual understanding of the design challenge. It is called “Rose, Bud, Thorn.” Participants reviewed their notes from the expert sessions, and wrote down challenges on blue sticky notes, strengths on pink sticky notes, and opportunities on green sticky notes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2022

For 2021, my pick is, Heart First , Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything , by David Grossman , published in July 2021. I selected this book because the book is easy to read, incredibly engaging, and is filled with inspirational and powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of leaders with diverse backgrounds.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

In his highly authentic, sincere and personal book, Balancing Act , author Dr. Andrew Temte, CFA , shares candid insights and timely lessons about the balance needed to succeed as a leader. “I Successful leaders : Teach, coach, mentor, and inspire. I wrote this book in the hope that others will learn from my triumphs and failures.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

In his highly authentic, sincere and personal new book, Balancing Act , author Dr. Andrew Temte, CFA , shares candid insights and timely lessons about the balance needed to succeed as a leader. “I Successful leaders : Teach, coach, mentor, and inspire. I wrote this book in the hope that others will learn from my triumphs and failures.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

For 2021, my pick is, Heart First , Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything , by David Grossman , published in July 2021. I selected this book because the book is easy-to-read, incredibly engaging, and is filled with inspirational and powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of leaders with diverse backgrounds.

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Leadership Lesson Singapore Advice 52

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Blogging helped me develop my ideas, engage in reflective practice, and pursue a growing passion for visitor participation in museums (and it's funny to look back and realize the first lines of my book came from one of the very first posts ). Heroes I admired from afar became friends and mentors. Seek out mentors.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

And it seems I've learned many of the key lessons young professionals face the hard way - especially finding meaningful work. And of them, some are Generation X, approaching it as more of a mentoring opportunity or wanting to leave a resource for their children. I've also been a part of (and led) several YP groups.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2021

And it seems I've learned many of the key lessons young professionals face the hard way - especially finding meaningful work. And of them, some are Generation X, approaching it as more of a mentoring opportunity or wanting to leave a resource for their children. I've also been a part of (and led) several YP groups.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 22, 2020

And it seems I've learned many of the key lessons young professionals face the hard way - especially finding meaningful work. And of them, some are Generation X, approaching it as more of a mentoring opportunity or wanting to leave a resource for their children. I've also been a part of (and led) several YP groups.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2020

And it seems I've learned many of the key lessons young professionals face the hard way - especially finding meaningful work. And of them, some are Generation X, approaching it as more of a mentoring opportunity or wanting to leave a resource for their children. I've also been a part of (and led) several YP groups.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

And so I’m looking forward to being able to share how some of that happened and the lessons that I learned and provide some helpful tips if you find yourself in the same situation. I had already been having conversations over the months prior to that with some of my mentors about making a switch to consulting. Ephraim: Excellent.

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