Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Several months ago, my colleague Rachel Happe from the Community Roundtable invited me to facilitate a discussion with members about the issues that swirl around organizational adoption of social media. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hearing Michael Quinn Patton , an evaluation guru, speak at the Packard Foundation.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. Check out the slideshow of their sand creations and learn more about Mercy Corps'' work with the Syrian refugees. Get the full description and sign up for the webinar here. Not in San Francisco?

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. Check out the slideshow of their sand creations and learn more about Mercy Corps'' work with the Syrian refugees. Get the full description and sign up for the webinar here. Not in San Francisco?

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Modeling: As we’ve previously pointed out, it’s hard to define what AI is, and if you accept a wide definition of AI then it has been in use in eLearning for a while. Enough providers are now doing it that it’s talked about enough to be at the peak of inflated expectations. We are all for it.

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APRIL 24, 2012

We knew we would ultimately be in 16 countries by the year 2020, which meant that tracking, monitoring, and evaluating projects would become more complicated by the day. There are skilled tradespeople in every country we serve, and local talent makes our model far more sustainable. (As We don’t fly expat plumbers around the world.

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JUNE 21, 2011

This morning we talked about creating clusters of innovation, bringing in various communities, etc. But before we got there, we talked a bit about the problem. I want to frame first the opportunity: we often talk about the competitiveness frame in education, that the US used to be number one, and now we are "falling behind."

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Julian Egelstaff, Technical Architect, Freeform Solutions Who are our IT role models? Where do our ideas about IT come from? Open source is all about bending the tools to your will, and you can't do that effectively if you're not an active participant in the relevant open source communities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. So, here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Sunday, October 17, 2010 What To Think About For Next Year Hopefully, 2011 will be better for most businesses. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Tuesday, December 7, 2010 How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee As a leader, the time will come when you will have to speak with an employee about his or her poor performance. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Melissa Barber, Electronic Communications Specialist, Death with Dignity National Center My nonprofit accidental techie moment lasted about a year and a half. I had a pretty good handle on process modelling, but I glossed right over the critical change management aspect. It only took 2 years.)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Sunday, November 7, 2010 How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour Kansas City’s Joe Calhoon, published earlier this month, The 1 Hour Plan for Growth , where he provides a system for creating a clear and compelling business plan for growth. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2010

The survey typically takes respondents seven to 10 minutes to fill out and the results you get will identify your strengths and weaknesses, and will allow you to compare your evaluators responses to your own self-assessment. The self-evaluation survey is free and its the first step in the program.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. ► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The program evaluates words and phrases for the intensity of eight primary emotions, allowing you to adjust the overall tone before you send your message. In fact, a recent study published by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that its participants understood the tone they were imparting in only about half of their emails.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Dont evaluate or criticize ideas when they are first suggested. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Hold at least a few brainstorming sessions each year, as well. Ask for wild ideas.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Posted by Eric Jacobson at 8:10 PM Labels: Books For Managers , Change Management , Customer Feedback , Customer Service , General Management Skills , Strategic Planning 1 comments: Maths private tutor said. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Definitions Of Key Business Terms We talk about, read about and hear about "customers," "mission," and "customer value" all the time and perhaps sometimes we struggle with fully understanding the best definition of those terms. I like Peter F. . How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. ► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Saturday, November 27, 2010 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Timm that you can use to evaluate your organizations customer service via the phone: 1. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Was the phone answered after two rings or less?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. ▼ November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2010

They provide the following great, simple and straight-forward advice about giving feedback: Make it timely -- give your feedback as soon as possible to the performance. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? As we near the last quarter of 2010, its wise to think about how we can make our businesses stronger in 2011. One way will be to ensure our crisis management plans are in place. •Who will do what? •When will they do it?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Thursday, September 23, 2010 How Sports (Or Band) Can Make You A Better Leader LinkedIn members continue to offer their insights on my recent discussion question about whether playing high school and/or college sports can help to make you a better business leader. I particularly found the following insightful from a discussion participant.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

However, if you dont have time to read books about how to be an effective and good leader, you can select a few words from the list below and then practice what those words mean, as you lead your team every day. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. The answer is yes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Druckers book called " The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization " will be well worth it. This book may fundamentally change the way you work and lead your organization. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

When seeking out a mentor, think about these questions: 1. Before you start to search for your mentor for 2011, take some time to learn more about mentoring — how mentoring programs work most effectively and what to expect from a mentoring relationship. Will the relationship have good personal chemistry?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 17, 2010

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Know When To Change Your Decision Leaders make decisions. Good leaders are willing to modify their decisions as changing circumstances and data dictate. If you are stubborn about a decision and think that tweaking your decision will be a sign of weakness, think again. In fact, just the opposite is true.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 4, 2010

Developing leaders: Create the next generation of leaders Are great listeners Grow talent by challenging others to take on more than what they think they can do Are open, honest and direct Model the behavior they want to mentor for others If you havent read Judith E. Glasers book, The DNA of Leadership , give it a read.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Mentoring is all about sharing experiences. It is about mentors imparting the multiple lessons that theyve learned to their mentees and helping them better navigate through their own careers. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. They pose alternatives.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 25, 2010

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Mix Praise With Constructive Feedback When you provide overall feedback to your employees, mix praise with constructive feedback about what they can do to improve. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2010

Heres some information about the research supporting the link between sports and leadership, along with some first-hand testimonials. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Thats because you can use the reasons a departing employee provides to gather information about processes, people and departments that might need some redirection to correct situations that may have contributed to the employees reasons for leaving. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

Drucker provides the following good advice in one of my favorite books of his, The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization :" Every mission statement has to reflect three things : Opportunities Competence Commitment In other words, he explains: What is our purpose? Author Peter F. Why do we do what we do? .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Talk more about values more than rules 9. Share third-party compliments about your employees with your employees 44. Be willing to change your decisions 45. Be a good role model 46. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. Conduct annual risk reviews 7. Show trust 41.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 18, 2010

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Plan Monthly Job Learning Days Having your employees learn more about what their fellow employees do is invaluable. Then, its the second persons turn to share about their "typical" day. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe.

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