Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Human leaders must be able to lead not only with their heads but also with their hearts and souls,” says veteran executive coach Hortense le Gentil , author of the new book, The Unlocked Leader: Dare to Free Your Own Voice, Lead with Empathy, and Shine Your Light in the World. What matters most is our commitment to change.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In my previous posts, I addressed a host of self-limiting beliefs that keep us from excelling in our careers and changing our communities. The important thing is to remember that tackling it, while daunting, will improve your quality of life and help you fulfill your personal and professional goals. . The Inner Critic. The Inner Guide.

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

There are so many big things, scary, unexpected things that changed us as individuals, families, communities, and a collective human race in 2020, that as I was trying to write this blog post, it was hard to know where to start. Turns out that this last thing in particular—reading—didn’t just change me in 2020.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Human leaders must be able to lead not only with their heads but also with their hearts and souls,” says veteran executive coach Hortense le Gentil , author of the new book, The Unlocked Leader: Dare to Free Your Own Voice, Lead with Empathy, and Shine Your Light in the World. What matters most is our commitment to change.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Few were available, and he had trouble with the ones that were: they’d often be in a format that didn’t work well with his voice recognition software. This reality changed when Frank found out about Benetech’s Bookshare accessible digital library for people with print disabilities. I began a reading binge.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The faces change, but the concepts are entrenched. It becomes the staff’s job to bring that vision to life. Leaders and decision-makers should reflect those changes. Although diversity, equity, and inclusion have been on SAA’s agenda for a long time, it is a huge change that many groups need to address.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 25, 2012

Many of us can remember sitting in front of grainy black and white televisions as the spectacle unfolded to the measured voice of Walter Cronkite. Even as little a kid, I realized that the world had just changed. Here, then is to the first of many that took us beyond our planet, who inspired others, and lived a life of contribution.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way organizations execute their social media plans. Video collaboration with Sony artists Marc Scibilia and voice over by Water.org co-founder Matt Damon. By Moree Lambeth , Senior Content Creator at Water.org.

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The MatrixFiles

MAY 1, 2024

For a change, Leah Monica, Director of Marketing at Matrix Group, interviewed me about my personal journey and the journey of Matrix Group. I’ve got my eyes on the next three years and boy do I expect a lot of change, challenges, and fun! The WHAT of our work has changed, is changing, will always change.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

At the core of the book is a thirteen-week negativity fast, during which you’ll progressively eliminate sources of negativity in your life for 90 days. Particularly for business leaders, the book offers easy-to-follow lessons on l earning to lead with positivity for effective change throughout your team and organization.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

We often talk about the role of philanthropy and the ways in which it must grow and innovate, how it has changed and evolved with the times, reacting to crises, wars, economic downturns, and more. I believe it is fostering the love of people and that pathway to change that is the role and mandate of philanthropic institutions and funders.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Welcome Risk and Change Entrepreneurs have an intimate relationship with risk. With a growing business, things change, but they don’t get easier. Decisions are made by consensus, volunteer leadership changes frequently, and strategy can be subject to a president’s predilections. CEOs need to be change agents.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

Regardless of what work you are doing – campaigning for political change, providing services to your local community, educating others, or anything else – would it look different, would it feel different, would it operate differently if love was the central message? To Mama With Love. I see this lesson in the work of 350.org.

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See3

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Change the world, one video at a time.Change the First Five Years and You Change Everything| 3:57 Ounce of Prevention Fund Through the voices and perspectives of children themselves, this moving video really shows why early childhood programs can make a lasting impact on a child’s life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2023

The pillars of this framework include protection from harm, connection and community, work-life harmony, mattering at work, wellness, and opportunities for personal and professional growth, all centered on worker’s voices and equity. How have you found this approach to work in your experience?

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 5, 2024

Your Tech-Savvy Companion in Advocacy In this digital era, your nonprofit is not just a beacon of change – it’s tech-powered ! They’re the heart that pumps life into your cause and the soul that fuels your mission. When they raise their voices, mountains move. Together, we’ll turn that passion into action.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

The very nature of philanthropy is based on empathy, compassion, and a strong conviction to improve overall human welfare and quality of life. Even though laws and structures are often driven from the top down, it is a combination of top-down leadership and grassroots movements that create sustainable change.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The important thing to remember is that you have the power to change the mindsets that aren’t serving you. The first step in changing something is understanding it. The Victim thinks life is happening to them. The Thriver is optimistic and has a “doing” mindset; they want to learn, succeed, and take charge of their life.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

Your next game-changing testimonial could be just a conversation away. They serve as powerful tools for building trust and authenticity, showcasing real-life impacts of your organization’s work. Highlight Diverse Voices Ensure that the testimonials you collect and showcase represent a diverse range of perspectives.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

From the civil rights leaders and Black Panther Party to the Black social change leaders of today , Black communities have wielded social innovation as a tool to design and determine their own futures, build collective power, and achieve liberation. . Black voices, Black spaces.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

While these techniques can’t change the past, here are some design ideas to help your organization adjust and optimize your website in the future. Once your website is designed and structured according to this technique, it becomes easier to update it when those needs change by asking these questions: Which tasks don’t apply anymore?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

But, the question that will ultimately get more prospective donors in the door is: how are you changing the world? Here are four nonprofit storytelling strategies that will help you attract new supporters and keep them for years to come: Maintain the right tone of voice. Maintain the right tone of voice.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

At the core of the book is a thirteen-week negativity fast, during which you’ll progressively eliminate sources of negativity in your life for 90 days. Particularly for business leaders, the book offers easy-to-follow lessons on l earning to lead with positivity for effective change throughout your team and organization.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With such important life-changing work at stake, DBG’s executive team implemented technology that would better support their existing programs and aggressive growth goals. Slowing progress can be hard, but it’s critical to making inclusive changes. Take A Courageous Pause. Talk With People and Observe Behavior. About the Author.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2014

The 19 women contributors who share there secrets to leadership, business and life in Leading Women make this new book an uplifting, motivational and revealing read. The speed of change depends on how much you live in a state of curiosity instead of certainty. Think strategically, but act tactically.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 13, 2023

A Life-Changing Relationship I made a point to find mentors — other Black reporters and anchors I still call on for advice today. It’s funny to think, my life could have taken a different turn had I believed that person. Meeting my mentee (we call them ‘Littles’) changed my life. She loved cheerleading (so did I!)

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

But, it’s time to face the music for the opportunity to share what, in short, as cliche as it sounds, has changed the trajectory of my career, and life. Due to family circumstances and life situations, I started a small business in high school to pay the bills. I was the self-taught applicant that didn’t have a degree. .

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Financial Management Luminary Session Panel Discussion: Using Your Voice in a Sea of Change *don’t miss* Your finance team touches all aspects of your organization—grant programs, fundraising goals, vendor management. That makes you a vital part of any change management conversation, but you may not always be asked to the table.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

How a billion-dollar idea can stem from something as simple as asking: What’s my problem to solve?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2024

I don’t pretend to have led a life of perfection, but experience is a great teacher. Though the rules have been changing, an essential constant has been that donors should not have a dominant voice in the process. Poaching: It is the nature of the nonprofit environment for development officers to change employers.

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Care2

DECEMBER 19, 2011

We turned to Facebook, the voice of a nearly a billion people, and one of the most important, personal communication channels of our time. This was one of the tougher briefs we’d received in a long time. We asked the five most popular Finnish celebrities to donate their Facebook profiles to five Dalits from Nepal.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 5, 2019

We talked Abbott Square, community issue exhibitions, surfing, and the beauty and struggle of community-driven change. I was proud to work with amazing colleagues to lead major change at the museum. For every critic, there were literally a thousand new people telling us how grateful they were for the changes. It was not easy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

To ease your travels through the Horizon Metaverse, it’s recommended to turn on Voice Commands under Settings. That said, for someone like me ( Heather Mansfield ) who is very uncomfortable on camera in real life, it’s not uncomfortable being an avatar of myself in Oculus. Don’t skip them! Create your Oculus Avatar.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Foundations play a crucial role in supporting nonprofit organizations and driving positive change within communities. It requires foundations to step beyond the role of a mere funder and become catalysts for change within their communities. Traditionally, their primary function has been to provide financial assistance to grantees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. The Leading Change Summit was more intimate (several hundred people), participatory and interactive, intense, and stimulating. Photo by Trav Williams. ” Anne Lamott.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

Now more than ever, it’s paramount to spotlight the tireless contributions by nonprofit organizations, those unsung heroes of our society who continue to bridge gaps, effect change, and bring us closer to the true meaning of independence. Our voices matter. Their mission is expressed through their mantra, “Our votes matter.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

Impact numbers are a great way to demonstrate the positive changes your organization has provided. By sharing compelling stories that highlight the real-life transformations resulting from their work, your grantees can demonstrate the impact they have on their communities.

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