Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 24, 2020

For those who may have missed this posting from awhile back, I am pleased to share again a guest post from Garret Kramer about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

“In the next ten to fifteen years, rapid change in a post-pandemic world and emerging technology will revolutionize nearly every job, eliminate some, and create new forms of work that we have yet to imagine,” says Deanna Mulligan , author of the book, Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2019

For those who may have missed this posting from awhile back, I am pleased to share again a guest post from Garret Kramer about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 30, 2022

In April, a leading trans activist was notified by the authorities of a threat to their life. The EU LGBT survey by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency shows that respondents rarely report discrimination or violence, mainly because they believe nothing would happen or change. Solving The Problem.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2018

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Hispanic Heritage Foundation is an award-winning nonprofit that identifies, inspires, prepares and positions Latino leaders in the classroom, community and workforce to meet America’s priorities. Here are just a few of our favorite organizations, which deserve your support this month and all year-round! Hispanic Heritage Foundation The.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Today, I am pleased to share again a guest post from Garret Kramer of InnerSports LLC about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

Note from Beth: I’ve been a fan of the Games for Change Festival since I first attended in 2006. Its strategic partnership with Electronic Arts has enabled GlassLab to develop SimCityEDU, a game-based classroom tool that uses the beloved SimCity franchise to engage students in real-world challenges. In Education. Around Gender.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 22, 2018

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 16, 2014

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Today’s tech-savvy, social and mobile learners are no longer interested in traditional classroom training and demand learning techniques that blends best with their current working style and outlook. While online learning will continue to evolve and change, organizations looking for long -term success must focus on these trends.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 21, 2021

Racial inequality extends to all facets of life, including the nonprofit sector. While it’s not impossible for your staff members to lead the charge, nonprofit leadership has the power to change the tone of conversations and easily set an example for everyone else at the organization. Guide Your Staff. Encourage Staff to Get Involved.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Millennials have been the face of this change-maker movement (although that’s not to exclude the other generations of do-gooders). We (millennials) are the change-makers,” Stephans said. “We It was one of these crazy life moments,” Stephans explained. Her purpose would be discovered while visiting classrooms.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2012

Today, I am pleased to share a guest post from Garret Kramer of InnerSports LLC about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Photo from Kate in Flickr Social Signal Open House in TechSoup Office last week I'm playing catch up here on a bunch of Second Life stuff happening over the past week that I didn't want to let slip through my fingers: Social Signal held an open house in Second Life to welcome their new virtual worlds manager, Catherine Winters , to Social Signal.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2016

For those who may have missed this posting from awhile back, I am pleased to share again a guest post from Garret Kramer of InnerSports LLC about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

People who receive services often send texts or Facebook messages expressing appreciation and you can capture their essence to show donors how their support is changing lives. For example, “ Your gift is the difference between life and death for the children of Haiti.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Today, because of its popularity, I am pleased to once again share a guest post from Garret Kramer of InnerSports LLC about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 29, 2014

This was a teachable environment relying on flexibility, trust and the professional qualities needed during changing times. Jasmine Clark-Telfer, Business Major "Attending the 2014 Alliance Management Institute was an unforgettable experience that I will carry with me for the rest of my career and the rest of my life.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

For LGBTI individuals—like courageous Ugandan activist Richard Lusimbo, who was outed on the front page of a Ugandan tabloid—the availability of Martus and our in-field support is life changing. I invite you to join us as we open new frontiers at the intersection of technology and social change.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2015

Today, because of its popularity, I am pleased to once again share a guest post from Garret Kramer of InnerSports LLC about how to be a great coach: 14 Attributes of Great Coaches By Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 17, 2016

Social learning, relied solely on what one could obtain in a classroom setting, working with direct peers, or what could be conveyed back in forth on a phone. In a classroom setting, this is most clearly present in projects in which group work is assigned. Those days are now extraordinarily a thing of the past.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 16, 2014

There’s probably a specific classroom you remember from those earlier days, and a teacher who left a huge impact on your life. is full of those life-changing, one-of-a-kind people. And PENCIL, Inc. They’re no stranger to a fun and engaging learning environment.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The Greek Philosopher, Heraclitus, was recorded multiple times for saying “Change is the only constant in life.” The learning world is changing. Who said "the only thing constant is change"? ” In the learning world, perhaps more now than ever, this position has never ringed truer. References.

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Gyrus

JUNE 14, 2016

Scheduling that same instructor, the classroom, the projector he/she is using, a laser pointer and a shared laptop… priceless. If your organization demands an immediate change, an external time component in unnecessary, and the inevitable reception of a bill to reflect that proposed demand can be completely averted.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Here's a smidge from his post: If you haven't heard about it yet, be sure to check out TweetsGiving , a project of the nonprofit Epic Change. Tweetsgiving is using micro-blogging tool Twitter to raise money for a classroom in Tanzania. Along the way, they're also compiling a log of what Twitter users are thankful for this year.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

To them, there isn''t a distinction between work and life and this is a lesson that Nicole has taken in her own approach to work. In addition, Fifth Third Foundation decided to focus on financial literacy teaching kids in classrooms about money management. The program leverages the business savvy of employees for social change.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

Providing a donation with the date, amount, organization name, and tax identification number clearly identifiable, you make the donor’s life easier. You answered our call for donations so students could move off our waiting list and into classrooms. Donors really are heroes that make it possible for organizations to change lives.

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Everyaction

APRIL 25, 2018

To increase student engagement, it is first necessary to accurately determine the level of involvement currently happening on campus and monitor any changes. For most college students, their cellphone never leaves their side - 94% even want to use mobile phones as an educational device in classrooms.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. As one CVA with a medical nonprofit explained: Our volunteer workforce demographic is changing. The changes in technology are more difficult for some of our older volunteers.”. and Canada about their technology use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2007

I was attempting to summarize a three-way dialogue about Second Life from three brilliant thinkers with differing views about the value of SL. Change is accelerating. We also must remember that there is no such thing as second hand learning -- second life learning is first person learning. Henry Jenkins [link].

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Tech Soup

JULY 2, 2009

This week, we are featuring the winner of the Social Change category in print and photo: Project Kindle's Book, I Know: Kids from Camp Kindle Share Their Stories of Living with HIV/AIDS. Project Kindle's mission is to improve the quality of life for kids who are dealing with HIV/AIDS and other life-altering struggles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

No matter your position or place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children, so that we can grow up to blow you away.”. Isadora Faber, 14-year-old Brazilian student who launched an online Classroom Diary on Facebook to discuss problems in her school, such as broken desks and bathrooms without toilet seats.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

All Parent Centers have the same mission: to help families of children with disabilities succeed in life, find tools and resources, and develop advocacy strategies despite the many barriers including segregated classrooms, inaccessible communities, and old cultural belief systems about disability.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

A college grad researching a career in fundraising recently asked me what’s changed since I started in the field. Of course things have changed a lot. “No, Things have just changed a lot in a short amount of time.”. Today, DonorsChoose.org is the go-to site for alternative sources of funding for the classroom.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2013

I got my first real job in a museum (at the Guggenheim) after a life-changing internship. My whole career path has been positively changed by that one internship experience. Is unpaid participation in the life and operations of a museum always a bad thing? My supervisor was amazing, caring, and supportive. Absolutely.

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