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 think state of mind first; behavior (including "working hard, "staying positive, and "doing the ''right'' thing"), a distant second. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2012

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches think state of mind first; behavior (including "working hard, "staying positive, and "doing the 'right' thing"), a distant second. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches think state of mind first; behavior (including "working hard, "staying positive, and "doing the 'right' thing"), a distant second. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Forj

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Web Courseworks, a leader in innovative learning management systems and virtual event technology, won a coveted Brandon Hall Group silver award for excellence in the Best Advance in Technology for Virtual-Classroom or Conferencing Technology category. About Brandon Hall Group, Inc.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

That’s what’s been on my mind lately. I have disruptive approaches to social innovation in mind, with an increasingly connected society where the cost of prototyping and deploying new products is extremely low, and where innovation is no longer the sole purview of well-funded for-profit corporations. 10X: ten times the impact.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches think state of mind first; behavior (including "working hard, "staying positive, and "doing the 'right' thing"), a distant second. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. National LGBTQ Task Force / Detroit, MI / $500. Fundraising & Grants.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2015

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches think state of mind first; behavior (including "working hard, "staying positive, and "doing the 'right' thing"), a distant second. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This is not new, but it was on the minds of our volunteer managers, and in a big way. This was part of the national conversation when schools pivoted to online classrooms, which catered to families with reliable internet, ample supply of modern devices, and space to use them. Here’s what they had to say.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

When you have worked in a field a long time (for me it has been over 3 decades), you have to keep an open mind about remembering and reflecting on what you have heard before — looking at as if it was new. The themes are less about exploring something new, but to commit to continuous learning and improvement.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2011

After a short conversation with the eccentric donor, she realized that every donor has a different motivation for giving, and a smart fundraiser should keep in mind the donor’s motivation when asking for a donation. The National Conference on Volunteering and Service is currently accepting session proposals for their 2012 conference.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2019

But, while adjacent, museums differ from formal classrooms in numerous ways. Those feelings developed over hours of classroom time with a human. I was at the National Portrait Gallery in London , and there was a peephole to look at an anamorphic image. People go to museums for leisure.) What are your feelings about your teacher?

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

and Seth Giammanco, Principal, Minds On Design Lab. part of a national event to inspire giving and local leadership. Seth Giammanco is a Principal and the lead technologist at Minds On Design Lab, a design and technology studio that serves as a partner to nonprofit organizations. Debra Askanase, Founder, Community Organizer 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2005

I was particularly eager to hear the afternoon lecture , Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation , by Charles Nesson at iLaw. Taking that process from individual level and extrapolating to national level." His description of the robotics course -- "Lego of Your Mind." Photos of the slides.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

million people through national media outreach, including an appearance on "Good Morning America." The Kosch-Westerman Foundation connects terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. " Inward Bound Mindfulness Education. Image 9: Inward Bound Mindfulness Education. Image 7: St.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 24, 2010

The project that I volunteered at with fifteen other Convio employees was a classroom makeover for a local Austin school, Gus Garcia Middle School. The room is used by Communities in Schools of Central Texas , a local affiliate of the largest national dropout prevention organization.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Most of us learned about augmented reality about a year ago when the Pokémon Go craze swept the nation for the summer. Imagine asking a question and being able to experience the answer in 3D or, using augmented reality to let an archaeology student participate in a dig in the classroom. So, what is augmented reality? Seriously loco.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I left the classroom in 2007 to join Teach For America staff where I pioneered graduate school recruitment for the organization through May of this year. With this in mind, we wanted to find a way to expand the breadth of opportunities for our students and others like them. I am currently launching The Generation Project full-time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I also facilitated several design labs with nonprofits as part of the research for the Happy Healthy Nonprofit at the Alliance for Nonprofit Management and the National Arts Marketing Project. This year I facilitated several labs, including one for the Brainerd Foundation to rethink 21 st Century Advocacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2007

Last year, Sarah Bunting, who writes the blog Tomato Nation , a culture and humor blog, offered to shave her head if her blog readers donated to DonorsChoose.org , a site that allows donors to purchase school supplies for needy classrooms. Her readers responded, raising approximately $30,000 in a few days. It has to be authentic!

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Mobile makes it easy to mobilize donors at a moment’s notice, and it’s also much easier to inspire people to give on their mobile devices when there’s a specific goal in mind. #5. Many nonprofits choose to use mobile fundraising to fund specific projects. Capture new information. Animal rights. Environmental awareness.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause. Looking for a fun activity to take your kids’ minds off the insufferable summer heat or bitter winter cold? Water balloon or “snowball” fight.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Anything people might want to learn, from hands-on activities such as painting to more classroom-type settings such as Spanish lessons. A wildlife charity, for example, might show National Geographic documentaries on climate change or an anti-racism group could screen “To Kill a Mockingbird” as part of its mission.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

Story mining is not a difficult science; it just takes a curious mind and a patient soul to listen to peoples' stories and encourage them to keep sharing. A TEALS teaching assistant for a classroom in rural Kentucky noticed the transformation of a young man involved in the program.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Most of our nonprofits have a human or community interest in mind, that purpose, and they exist to create impact, positive impact on the communities that we serve. ” So maybe it’s our diverse, our national, our local partners coordinate. That purpose might be to grow financial well for a for-profit business.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2014

NISE-NET is probably the single largest investment that the National Science Foundation has made in informal learning, with the intention of spreading knowledge about nano science. My hope is that we can find a way to get it into the science and humanities classrooms in colleges and universities, and I am working on that.

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Non Profit Quarterly

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Costello: So, in his new book, Reich is joining with some other adults and, like any good parents, they’re trying to steer the aspiring techies in their classroom toward a healthier and wiser destination. Mehran Sahami: My name is Mehran Sahami. Costello: Mehran, what are you noticing with respect to diversity, or the lack of it, on campus?

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