Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Specifically, you’ll learn about Horwath’s Strategic Quotient (SQ) , a validated assessment tool which evaluates an individual’s ability to lead and think strategically. The SQ evaluates a leader’s current mindset and behaviors using the “3A Framework” – acumen, allocation, action.

Leadership 90

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 90

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Every change, every burst of creativity, begins with the identification of a problem or opportunity that somebody finds meaningful. Strategies for effective and collaborative idea generation How can you ensure that your ideas not only get heard, but also gain traction within a brainstorming group? Today, Claire will be the facilitator.

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Generation Ideas Arts Share 94

Candid

MAY 15, 2024

How we refined our approach to trust-based philanthropy Research over the last 10 years has shown that funders often cause as many problems as they solve; “ funder-created obstacles ” are the most commonly identified barrier to nonprofits achieving their intended impacts.

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Philanthropy Proposal Application Metrics 52

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Understanding Community Leadership Community leadership involves actively engaging with local stakeholders, identifying shared goals, and working collaboratively towards achieving them. Collective leadership is a collaborative approach that embraces shared decision-making, participation, and the collective wisdom of diverse perspectives.

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Roles Foundation Leadership Community 72

NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

It’s inefficient, costly, and it means that nonprofits will always need to evaluate, at some point or another, when to leave one large platform ecosystem behind for another. The inherent collaboration of nonprofit organizations globally drives the need for structures that facilitate exchanging nonprofit data.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Specifically, you’ll learn about Horwath’s Strategic Quotient (SQ) , a validated assessment tool which evaluates an individual’s ability to lead and think strategically. The SQ evaluates a leader’s current mindset and behaviors using the “3A Framework” – acumen, allocation, action.

Leadership 58

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 58

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

What’s the problem? Collaborative reporting: Nonprofits can facilitate partnerships between different news organizations to pool resources, share content, and cover stories more effectively. Collaboration with academia: Partner with educational institutions to create programs that benefit both students and local journalism.

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Journal Local News Fund 91

Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

To gain a comprehensive understanding of what your experience should look like, and what to look for when evaluating software, it’s vital to consider how a software provider prioritizes your success. Volunteer management software should not be just a tool; it should be a solution that addresses unique needs and objectives.

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Software Experiment Volunteer Management 85

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. Most often these new experiments have grown out of frustration with the fact that, despite several decades of rapid growth in philanthropy and nonprofits, many of the same social and environmental problems persist, or are getting worse.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. Virtual meetings that are not well designed and facilitated can also mean a loss of productivity. Aside from technical issues, the biggest problem is engagement. Roles may include: Facilitator: Designs and Facilitates Meeting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Here’s the list: Function. Transparency.

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Culture Activities Active Activism 125

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. The members of these networks are intentional about building, strengthening, and maintaining relationships with one another that generates collaborative activities together.

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Review Change Cleveland Generation 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). It isn’t just impressions, but you should also look at measuring tone, relevance, message delivery, and sentiment. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Note From Beth: Back in 2011, I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson and Jai Sen from Sen Associates where I learned about research study they were conducting about social media use in the arts. Greatest Challenges. Research Studies'

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Social Media Arts Social Attitude 106

.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Although technology problems were urgent and frequently mission critical. The most challenging problems centered around culture. As the tech problems subsided, people became better at communicating through the small screen. Social skills— along with empathy, help teams successfully collaborate to get work done.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. The design is a description of how you will use the time slots – goals, content, instructional activities, materials, technology, documentation, and evaluation. Development.

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Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

BoardAssist

APRIL 12, 2016

In order to understand the incidence and success of formal nonprofit collaborations , The Bridgespan Group and The Lodestar Foundation collaborated in a 2014 research study. A discussion of grantmakers roles in supporting collaborations and other forms of capacity building are best left for another post. Objectivity is key.

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New York Collaboration Nonprofit Analysis 40

.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

A technology assessment is a performance evaluation of your IT systems. The purpose of an IT assessment is to evaluate whether your systems’ functionality and efficiency are in alignment with organizational goals and strategy. We uncover hidden problems and opportunities.” Are collaboration tools working effectively?

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Technology Evaluation System Associations 170

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 9, 2015

The contemporary nonprofit sector exists within a shifting landscape of complex social problems, innovative technologies, and the growth of grassroots efforts. private or public foundations), can provide great choices to fill the role of backbone organization in a collaborative movement.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

From bringing in revenue to connecting with constituents, the right technology can save your team time and help you facilitate a better donor experience. While there are many technology consultants available, take the time to evaluate what they specialize in and the services they provide. Troubleshoot technical problems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2012

What I don’t love is the lack of data they face, lack of support in nailing down specific problems, and that they have to go back to school on Monday. ” — Chris Worman , Restart Romania. There is much excitement and interest in measuring/tracking/using data in real time to shift course on emergent, collaborative, and innovative efforts.

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Generation Romania Technology Measure 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? Why Use One? Of course, there were some prizes involved!).

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

My role was to deliver components of the Networked NGO curriculum – sessions on network mapping, challenges assumptions about networked ways of working, as well as training on how to use the online collaboration platform for their together moving forward. Fish Bowl Exericse. Network assessment.

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Rwanda Social Media Training Train 113

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2015

A few months ago, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. If an organization does hire an evaluation specialist to help with measuring impact, what makes for a good relationship? Of course, greater dollars will help expand your mission’s depth and scale.

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Measure Impact Program San Francisco 50

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Use statistics to vividly demonstrate the scale of the problem being addressed. Collaboration with experienced digital fundraisers is invaluable to learn what resonates. Evaluate telethons and phone banks – what makes people donate on the spot? Facilitate two-way dialogue to make supporters feel heard.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

From their website: Some of the features that distinguish Hampshire from more traditional liberal arts colleges include student-designed academic concentrations; an active, collaborative, inquiry-based pedagogy; an interdisciplinary curriculum; and a narrative evaluation system. Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it?

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Nptech Unconference Open Source Model 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Workplace flexibility creates a need for better skills in facilitating virtual meetings and hybrid meetings where some participants are in the room and others participate are using audio-only or video conferencing platform. That’s why I’ve added a new workshop on running and facilitating effective virtual meetings.

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Facilitation Virtual Effective Practice 109

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

But when leaders can admit ‘it's okay to not be okay’ and that all of us – even them – experience challenges, it allows the team to rally together, support one another and become resilient together.” -- Nathan Magnuson, Corporate Leadership Development Consultant, Facilitator, Coach and author of, Stand Out! Boyatzis and Melvin L.

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Authoring Leadership Environment Team 75

Forj

JULY 8, 2021

There are a variety of types of eLearning assessments that you can use to evaluate your association’s members. Problem-based scenarios: Learners are immersed in a situation that has gone awry and asked to apply their skills to identify and solve the problem at hand. Group Collaboration with Feedback.

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eLearning Course Test Knowledge 69

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

But when leaders can admit ‘it's okay to not be okay’ and that all of us – even them – experience challenges, it allows the team to rally together, support one another and become resilient together.” -- Nathan Magnuson, Corporate Leadership Development Consultant, Facilitator, Coach and author of, Stand Out! Boyatzis and Melvin L.

Leadership 52

Leadership Authoring Environment Team 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2020

But when leaders can admit ‘it's okay to not be okay’ and that all of us – even them – experience challenges, it allows the team to rally together, support one another and become resilient together.” -- Nathan Magnuson, Corporate Leadership Development Consultant, Facilitator, Coach and author of, Stand Out! Boyatzis and Melvin L.

Leadership 52

Leadership Authoring Environment Team 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Microsoft researchers are collaborating with the academic community on environmental problems, such as aggregation and visualization of complex scientific data from many sources. Can't solve the world's problems with our money alone. Chatting with David Connor , we both had the same reaction – who knew?

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Network Change Technology Social 103

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

" Part of the problem, I think, is that the term "cloud" is used in a lot of different ways by a lot of different people. A few that I noted were: Cloud tools facilitate real-time collaboration. If this is a problem in your area, cloud solutions may not be right for you. unfortunate connotations.

NTEN 52

NTEN Synchronous Doc Internet 52

Forum One

MARCH 6, 2009

Last week at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation a group of 23 folks who manage Global Health data met to talk about common issues and best practices. Some of the key issues: how to get researchers, institutions, and governments to share and collaborate on their work. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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Seattle Global Data Metrics 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Peer discussion on use of online tools for collaboration for bounded networks, exploring some of the concepts in Digital Habits (each participant got a copy). But, I'm also interested in improving my skills as a trainer - especially facilitating social learning or learning in public. Putting It Into Practice As a Facilitator.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

If you use web site metrics to evaluate the success of your blog, they don't work for a lot of reasons. Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. MacArthur Foundation.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Beth has over 30 years working in the nonprofit sector in technology, training, capacity building, evaluation, fundraising and marketing. Beth is an expert in facilitating online and offline peer learning, curriculum development based on traditional adult learning theory and other instructional approaches.

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