Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

Highlights from Microsoft’s Nonprofit Sector Research on AI Devi kicked off by sharing a sentiment analysis from a recent survey of nonprofit leaders that fall into one of two different perceptions: comfort and concern. These examples of micro productivity examples can applied easily to working.

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

But there must also be a different way to understand the nonprofit CFO role, by asking what questions plague the minds, hearts, and souls of today’s nonprofit CFOs. What makes them proud to come to work and be part of a team? The post 3 Roles of the Nonprofit CFO that Lead to Mission Success first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future. Empathy is contagious and influences and shapes a work culture of caring.

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Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

So, in this blog, I’m leveraging my PhD in Psychology to share a bit about what burnout is, why it seems to be everywhere in the nonprofit world, and what organizations, leaders, and individuals can do about it. The American Psychological Association’s 2023 Work in America survey found that the majority (57%) of U.S. Sound familiar?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2024

Failure is different, explains Edmondson, from errors and violations. The book includes real-life stories from business, pop culture, history, and provides specifically tailored practices, skills, and mindsets to help us replace shame and blame with curiosity, vulnerability, and personal growth. Failure is a lack of success.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2024

In the realm of social impact and nonprofit work, the quest for sustainable, innovative solutions to society’s challenges is ceaseless. This is especially important for a new generation of workers who seek more than just a paycheck and are driven by a desire to make a difference in the world.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

Employee retention must be understood holistically—many interconnected elements create an environment where employees feel valued and want to stick around to grow their impact. Regularly collecting employee feedback can: Help you identify weak spots or perceived problems with different aspects of your talent strategy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2023

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Did it work? One leadership skill is the ability to accommodate different views in the workplace, regardless of what they are.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. Strive to create a culture that is at once both hard and soft – simultaneously tough in driving for measurable results on a few highly visible targets and supportive of individuals to create an environment of collaboration, trust, and loyalty.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Emotional – harness the energy and passion of the team working to achieve them. Refinable – adapt to rapidly changing environments. Facilitation skills: Someone who can work with others to define needs and questions, collect data, translate the results and then work with different individuals or teams to use it.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This work over the next five years gave me a variety of experience (web design, team management, graphic design), Jill-of-all-trades style, alongside the growth of a social media account with over 60k+ followers across platforms. The RiseUP fellowship taught me the value of mentorship, environment, ownership, and risk-taking.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Jones Instagram: alex_n_jones Website: Alex’s website Nonprofit: To Write Love on Her Arms ( Instagram , website , store ) Title: Senior Graphic Designer How long have you worked at To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA)? What role does design play in TWLOHA’s history and present-day work? How does that inform your work?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

Nonprofits Who are Making A Difference Through Play – guest post by Meghan Ventura. GlassLab ( [link] ) explores the potential for existing, commercially successful digital games to serve both as potent learning environments and real-time assessments of student learning. She previously worked with the Washington, D.C.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The presentation looks at how younger generations are always connected and are multi-taskers who count on the Internet as their external brain and approach problems in a different way from older generations. It raises the question (unanswered) whether this is a good or bad thing. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 2, 2023

They contribute their time, skills, and passion to support the cause, all without expecting anything in return. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through how to design a volunteer engagement program that fosters a positive experience for both your nonprofit and your volunteers. What skill sets are required for these tasks?

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Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

In this blog, we will outline four common strategic planning pitfalls and what you can do to avoid each to ensure your nonprofit’s plan results in success. Additionally, it should build on the unique skills and capabilities the organization brings to a community or field. Even the most ambitious strategic plan must also be feasible.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. Strive to create a culture that is at once both hard and soft – simultaneously tough in driving for measurable results on a few highly visible targets and supportive of individuals to create an environment of collaboration, trust, and loyalty.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Be sure you’ve done the prep work to establish roles and responsibilities, prepare supplies, and bring in tools to facilitate your brainstorming session. Taking a few minutes to establish these rules ensures a productive and respectful environment. Maybe it’s different, depending on who it is. Now… you’re ready to begin!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions : What personal qualities define you as a leader? Did it work? One leadership skill is the ability to accommodate different views in the workplace, regardless of what they are.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2019

In the wake of some of the most stressful times for nonprofits and activists that I work with, many are seeking out ways to reduce burnout, practice self-care and build empathetic relationships and supportive policies in the workplace. Simplify Complex Work Environments.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

One of the greatest misconceptions about professional benefit auctioneers is that all of them suited for the nonprofit fundraising environment. They bring an extensive background in what works and what doesn’t work at a benefit auction. Experience the difference. What’s the ideal time of night to hold a live auction?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. Strive to create a culture that is at once both hard and soft – simultaneously tough in driving for measurable results on a few highly visible targets and supportive of individuals to create an environment of collaboration, trust, and loyalty.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 11, 2015

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions : What personal qualities define you as a leader? Did it work? One leadership skill is the ability to accommodate different views in the workplace, regardless of what they are.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 1, 2023

According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. Strive to create a culture that is at once both hard and soft – simultaneously tough in driving for measurable results on a few highly visible targets and supportive of individuals to create an environment of collaboration, trust, and loyalty.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Are there really that many differences between generations? Kari: Carol Phillips wrote an article this morning suggesting that the differences in the work place may have less to go do with generational differences and more with trust.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 14, 2020

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions : What personal qualities define you as a leader? Did it work? One leadership skill is the ability to accommodate different views in the workplace, regardless of what they are.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 3, 2013

“Where I’m from, jail and death before age 18 are the two major options, but I wanted different,” said Christopher Snow, who because of ITWorks is now working as a Technology Services Technician for the large international consulting firm, Accenture. 75% of graduates are working at a full-time position within 7 months of graduating.

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Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore how to determine what information to retain and the best way to store it. One reason for this is the difference in the tool’s data models: UA relies on session-based data, while GA4 operates on an event-based model. Can I migrate data or reports from UA to GA4?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Despite their different approaches, every CEO at every stage of their tenure meaningfully tended to all six responsibilities. The best CEOs kept all six plates spinning at all times, even if the external and internal environment meant that some needed to be spun faster or slower than others,” explain the authors.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. Strive to create a culture that is at once both hard and soft – simultaneously tough in driving for measurable results on a few highly visible targets and supportive of individuals to create an environment of collaboration, trust, and loyalty.

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Qgiv

MARCH 8, 2022

Here at Qgiv we have dozens of incredible women to celebrate and recognize—their achievements and hard work have helped advance us as a tech company in the nonprofit sector. Qgiv: How did you end up working in the tech industry? Women can bring a different viewpoint and a problem-solving skillset that’s needed within the field.

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EveryAction

MAY 23, 2016

This guest post originally appeared on Idealist Careers blog. While I don’t claim to be an expert on interviewing (I’ve had a few terrible ones in my time), my work with nonprofits of all shapes and sizes has taught me how to understand a new audience. 20 Popular Nonprofit Interview Questions from Hiring Managers.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? We didn’t ask. imagine indeed… Join me and my colleague, Hiram Cuevas of St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 27, 2005

Meet Zarah Jane Almeida who works as a producer for Mlup Baitong's Environmental Advocacy Radio Program. She has been blogging about her work and life at Sreisaat Adventures in Cambodia since January, 2004. Five years ago, after more than three years of working as a TV producer, I lost my enthusiasm for my work and resigned.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Also, Hougaard and Carter share that empathy and compassion are different from each other. The two terms differ in that empathy is an emotion, and compassion is an intention. But compassion is different. Trust enables people to work together and work through hardships.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2021

Accomplished leadership and executive coaches Bill Berman and George Bradt have discovered over the past 30 years that: People lose their ability to influence others and impact the organizations they work at because they are not focused on the most essential, mission-critical business and cultural priorities of the organization.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn has many years of hands-on experience working in the trenches of nonprofit fundraising across Texas and beyond. Carolyn has been part of the Qgiv extended family since 2019—we proudly partner to help make a difference in our communities. Q: What if one I have only basic office skills? My mind was a sponge.

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