Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

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. On the flipside, CEOs whose companies rank in the top 20% of financial performance in their industries are generating 2.8

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

I just *loved* this book, and also enjoy Temra's show, so I was super excited to interview her for the Big Vision Podcast. Britt Bravo: You interviewed 30 women, and organized them by if they were farmers, activists, and different things. Overall, was there a theme among the stories of the women that you interviewed?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 14, 2012

It was surreal and incredibly exciting to see these inspiring people, my colleagues and friends, assembled in one place to launch the next generation of Martus. We gathered input from other current and past users via online surveys and phone interviews, and we’re still gathering feedback.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In the new business and political environment, companies are becoming more and more inclined to take a stand on pressing social issues ranging from gun violence (TOMS) and immigration (Chobani) to the environment (Patagonia) and civil rights (Nike). Employees Driving Corporate Activism.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2016

In order to survive over the long term and gain competitive advantage, companies must learn how to connect profoundly with the world around them -- not only with customers and stakeholders, but also with employees, local communities, politicians, and the environment itself." What insights stood out?

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

On March 5, 2009 I interviewed yoga teacher and co-Founder of Off the Mat, Into the World, Seane Corn , for the Big Vision Podcast shortly after she returned from a trip to Cambodia with participants from Off the Mat, Into the World's Seva Challenge. You can also listen to the interview on the Big Vision Podcast. *

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

The general population across all ages showed that men (22%) are more than 2 times more likely to be crypto holders than women (10%) ( Pew Research, 2021 ). Young people 4X more likely to hold cryptocurrency than older generations. Belief in community-run/owned decentralized structures.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2020

Those resources include: In fall 2019, Changing Our World published a new report, “Understanding the Next Generation of Donors and How They Will Change the World.” For my first episode, I traveled to Timonium, Maryland, and visited Church of the Nativity where I interviewed the pastor, Fr.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. The model that FORGE takes is really a long-term impact framework. Kjerstin Erickson is one of those people "shiny" people who lights up a room. It's the same thing in a development context.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 30, 2021

By marketing your volunteer opportunities to people likely to be interested in such opportunities, and making sure they’re clear about your expectations, you will generate a pool of prospective volunteers with a high likelihood of following through. Set the Stage by Modelling Good Follow Through.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Read the full interview with our experts to get answers to questions nonprofit leaders may ask about employee burnout, such as: How has COVID-19 impacted employee burnout and individual stress management? The “cannot-do” attitude can mean that you are prioritizing your work to be more effective to generate results. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

For example, they know from their survey research, real-time monitoring, and content analysis of comments on their posts that a lot of people care deeply about environment issues, but don’t self-identify as “environmentalists.” The idea is that biking to work is not only is good for the environment but can also help local economies.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 16, 2007

I talked to Chris Messina of Citizen Agency and Ivan Storck of SustainableMarketing.com about their green coworking space in San Francisco, Citizen Space for the Big Vision Podcast and have posted a transcript of the interview below. You can even be a student, or anybody who frequents cafes, or you can work from home.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

Paul Rice, the founding president and CEO of the Oakland based nonprofit, TransFair USA , answers these questions and others in an interview for the Big Vision Podcast. Fair Trade is this exciting new model for addressing poverty around the world. You can read a transcript of the podcast below. Climate change is on people's minds.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2006

The newest Big Vision podcast is up , and it is an interview with Ilyse Hogue, the Global Finance Campaign Director for the Rainforest Action Network and one of the founders of SmartMeme , a non-profit collective of long term organizers, strategists, trainers and communications professionals.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

And over 10,000 youth later, they have the start of a movement in the next generation, inspiring them and supporting them in staying on course for the future they want. We also need other organizations to lead by teaching us how to communicate, others to lead by creating models of analysis and measurement, and so on. Cause-First.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

Today's Big Vision Podcast transcript is from an interview with arts activist, Alli Chagi-Starr. So, last spring Ella Baker Center, to launch its new program Reclaim the Future, took a big role in the United Nations World Environment Day Conference that was happening here in San Francisco.

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Non Profit Quarterly

OCTOBER 7, 2021

We focus on what is required to build a more just society—in matters of race, health, the environment, and the economy. Can you point to any examples that kind of give you some hope or optimism, or that we can point to to say, you know, this could be a model for how we might move forward in a more responsible manner? I’m Amy Costello.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

Below is a transcript from the interview, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast. They were extremely successful in generating the support of politicians all over the country. We're also working with those cities on generating some demonstration projects. It's a really exciting time.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 2, 2007

You can hear the interview on the Big Vision Podcast , or read the transcript below. The way that World of Good has really gone about this is, we have done it in a two-part model. What we also believe will start to happen is that you create an environment of sort of inspired competition. retail market. It doesn't work that way.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Monica is a museum pioneer in two ways: she is using the museum medium to tackle tough social issues, and she is inventing new models for urgent, responsive, relevant programming. Check out this great interview with Monica by Elise Granata, and learn more about how you can get involved. Want to know more?

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Blue Avocado

APRIL 23, 2024

Throughout the sector, we continuously see burnt-out employees or created environments of dissatisfaction with leadership. What does it cost to post, interview, hire, and train someone? If we want to attract the next generation of nonprofit leaders, we cannot expect them to accept underpaid positions.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 21, 2006

They were brought together by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights' Reclaim the Future program to talk about how to make Oakland a model city that uses the growing green economy to lift its low-income residents out of poverty. environment justice green jobs Paul Hawken Van Jones marjora carter oakland

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

Below is a transcript of my interview with him for the Big Vision Podcast. There are two models of growth. That's guaranteed, and what's guaranteeing it is, it is one of the few positive things about the destruction of the environment. Kevin Danaher: My name is Kevin Danaher. How do we grow the organization?

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Project Open Hand’s emphasis on volunteering information, video interviews, blog content, and social media feeds are great examples that you can implement into your own site. Tree House Humane’s site is an excellent model for other animal welfare and services organizations. Top Nonprofit Website: Darien Nature Center.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 16, 2009

I think about how hesitant I was to become an artist, because I didn't see role models, and even to this day how hard it is for me sometimes to find peers who are women of color, because of how systematically they are pushed out. "I think about how many times I didn't like the color of my skin, because I didn't see myself in any art.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And you all got to know Elizabeth because she’s all over the place speaking, she’s doing podcasts, she’s getting interviewed. So we want people who are respected community leaders, strong communicators, people who will generate energy and momentum, and credibility and trust in the work that you’re doing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 21, 2006

Today I am posting the transcript from my interview with Brahm Ahmadi, the Executive Director of People's Grocery. If you are inspired by the interview and live in the Bay Area, People's Grocery is launching its 2-acre farm in Sunol this weekend and they are looking for volunteers. But we wanted to do it. Thanks for listening!

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

Also, while I always believed Software as a Service (SaaS) is the ideal way to deliver software, especially to nonprofits, I have been surprised by how quickly and broadly the on-demand model has been accepted. My last thought on this is that we Americans are too focused on the US.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Also, while I always believed Software as a Service (SaaS) is the ideal way to deliver software, especially to nonprofits, I have been surprised by how quickly and broadly the on-demand model has been accepted. My last thought on this is that we Americans are too focused on the US.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

I interviewed Steven on my podcast, Smart Communications Podcast, about his book. And, in the book, I talk about the three things that a nonprofit can generate when it does this well. And the third outcome that a great communications engine can generate is sustainable momentum. So what does it mean to generate mindshare?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

To discover what employees are thinking and doing – in a nonthreatening survey environment. Remember, surveys generate expectations. Armstrong in their book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys : 1. You will learn what motivates employees and what is important to them. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Every time we turn around, somebody’s bringing another piece of technology, something that generates data into our organizations. So make that map and keep it updated so when a new product comes into your environment, somebody. And so to sort of piggyback on what Steven was just saying before we get to the slides, right?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

And those were actually some of the best strategic planning surveys and interviews that I were able to do, was really being more entrenched in the community and having colleagues and friends that were of the Hmong and Lao background to really welcome me into those spaces to be able to do this work. They’d have a burner.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

But I did some research with funders from all over the country and I did some interviews with them a few years ago. I share with you budget templates, grant application templates, logic models, letters of inquiry that we just talked about. I’m going to share with you a rather detailed slide here too with some more specific tips.

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