Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 19, 2021

Then the uncertainty impacted people’s jobs, family life, hobbies, and more. Once the quarantine started lasting months in Q2 2020, and people’s jobs were at stake, it was difficult for leadership teams to maintain close relationships with their teams in the same way that they did in person.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2005

WSIS 2005: $100 laptop Originally uploaded by BillT. Andy Carvin, who is doing an incredible job of reporting from WSIS, made a 8 minute documentary. Here are some links from various listserv discussions and blog posts when the laptop was announced here in Boston last month. Here's a photo from WSIS flickr stream.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2017

From courting potential donors to hours of grant writing, there are very few times a fundraiser’s job feels done. The amount of responsibilities mixed with our desire to help others and do a great job is a recipe for burnout. One man I supervise planned on taking his laptop on his honeymoon. 4) Don’t isolate – be social.

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See3

DECEMBER 21, 2007

My daughter took the OLPC laptop we just received to school to show it off and only a few of her teachers had heard of the project. Without the background on what it is, the laptop looks and feels like a toy. (In And so we shouldn’t spend money on laptops. No doubt kids have basic needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

He is Deputy Director for the Contemporary Jewish Museum , and an expert in using social media in a museum setting. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. Both organizations have demonstrated leadership in embracing social media. I said yes.

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Achieve

MAY 11, 2023

Social media shoutouts. When an employee does a particularly good job or is a consistently high performer, you can post on social media about them and the great work they’re doing. For example, you might express your appreciation to them privately in person, and then recognize them more publicly with a social media shoutout.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

How can create a back channel or other social media tools that can engage people in the room, but also around the world with an interest in the topic? The panelists included: Danielle Brigida of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), Mark Horvath of Invisible People and Jessica Dheere , of Social Media Exchange Beirut in Lebanon.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

What’s more, integrating sharing features and linking to social media through your website means that your online presence can actually become a form of word of mouth, through likes and shares! My current website’s not great, but it does the job. 5 Reasons You Should Use Social Media to Grow Your Small Business.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The dodo has endless examples of these types of stories… and the fact that the dodo has garnered well over a billion views on Facebook alone is proof of their amazing social potential. . Do you think they’ll go grab their laptop or switch to their desktop? Over 50% of people visit your nonprofit’s website on their phones.

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Global Giving

MAY 22, 2018

Only access or knowingly attempt to access data that you are authorized to use as a part of your role and job responsibilities. This goes for laptops as well as any servers or databases. Be aware of social engineering risks and train staff on how to avoid them. Don’t share them or write them down. ( See Tip #11 ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

It was a fantastic opportunity to learn what types of questions are raised about social media in the context of strategic planning with nonprofits. When I'm asked questions that I don't know the answer to, I admit it and use it as opportunity to demonstrate the value of the social brain or having a good network on Twitter.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. The late Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, famously announced the post-PC era in March 2011 during the launch of the iPad 2.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

. “ In Silicon Valley,Steve Jobs was famous for it. And perhaps because of that, walking meetings are common in Silicon Valley as this article points out. It’s also boosted by the increasing number of open-space offices , which give even top executives little privacy to speak candidly or have any alone time.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

What’s more, integrating sharing features and linking to social media through your website means that your online presence can actually become a form of word of mouth, through likes and shares! Some businesses may only want a website and hosting, others might want content creation, social media setups, and detailed analytics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2017

Is everyone sitting around the table, but only engaged on their mobile phones or laptops, checking email or looking at social feeds? Socialize and build team spirit ; relationships are developed while walking and team building occurs while involved in informal activities. Walking meetings can help shakes things up.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

The post-PC era was announced in March 2011 by the late Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, during the launch of the iPad2. Forrester Research has also found that total shipments of desktop and laptop computers will continue to rise through 2015. PC shipments in 2015 will be 52 percent higher than PC shipments in 2010.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Information technologies and social media are here to stay. So, on one hand, involuntary reliance on video platforms and social media paid new dividends in accessibility for volunteers and clients. Remote technologies, especially social media, helped many organizations reach younger people with whom they were not previously connected.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

We operate our Refurbished Computer Initiative , which provides reliable, warrantied desktop and laptop computers to U.S. We're also not doing a great job capturing truly used up IT discards that can be used to harvest parts and raw materials like plastics, metals, and glass. nonprofits and libraries. has produced a study.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

There are lots of ways to hack an inexpensive standing desk , personally I use this inexpensive adjustable laptop stand. Exercise or moving around is one of the basic pillars of good health, sleep is another. How can these practices become part of your nonprofit’s work culture? So, you could combine the two with a nap desk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2011

The next exercise was to focus on media choices. Although social media was the focus of the how-to trainings that are part of the trainer the trainers, this exercise was intended to help NGOs think through their media choices. Mary did a fabulous job! It boils down to audience. Mary did not loose a beat.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 14, 2014

Lives change, people move, workers find new jobs, new interests emerge, families form, kids go to college … all sorts of life events that nonprofits (hopefully) record as part of our donor profiles require that we manage our donor data aggressively. Then there’s the obvious problem of the donors themselves. You need a map and a plan.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Keep supporters updated with email blasts about fundraisers they can participate and set up a social media calendar to easily post across social media platforms. Social media tools. Social media is one of the most important and powerful marketing channels available to nonprofits. Nonprofit Marketing Tools. Design tools.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Let’s call it an anchor story since its job is to anchor people on the page, keeping them on the site as long as possible. Always be capturing new stories for your website, newsletters, and social channels. Many of your visitors will find you on their mobile phone, not their laptop. Enable social media sharing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Well, before my passion was social media, I spent many years helping nonprofits do technology plans. For catastrophic hardware issues, I have my back up computer - my laptop and I can plug my desktop keyboard, modem, and monitor) and viola I'm up and running. I bet you are wondering how and where I'm blogging about this.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2020

As social good organizations continue to hurl through the twenty-first century , they are managing more and more (and more) data than ever before. With a cloud solution, administrators and end-users have nothing to install or maintain – no hardware, no servers, no special laptop or desktop software, etc. Installation and Maintenance.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

Nearly 2/3 of teens use social media to inform their college decision. If you’re not putting your best foot forward on social media, you’re not reaching them! If your site still requires someone to sit in front of a laptop for the best experience, you’ll shed all but the most motivated mobile phone users. Follow up with mail.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 18, 2021

The cybersecurity job market is in the super-niche skills areas. The available jobs are. The HIDS, a Host-based Intrusion Detection System used to detect or monitor the anomaly and alerts the administrator on any intrusion at the endpoint systems such as laptops/desktops, etc. Cyber Security Analyst. Why is a VPN required?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

It was President Gerald Ford who has just assumed the job of president after Nixon resigned and inflation was a big problem. Moira Gunn is enchanting storyteller and spent the first part of her session telling one story after another that demonstrated a simple idea: The dirty little secret to technology is how you use it.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

To date, more than 1,000 people have participated in this social enterprise at InterConnection’s Computer Reuse Center. The quality control systems that Charles and his team have created so that people who are learning on the job can produce grade-A refurbished equipment is pretty astonishing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

It was President Gerald Ford who has just assumed the job of president after Nixon resigned and inflation was a big problem. She went on to tell the story about how several biotechnology firms are moving their employees to mobile – the iPhone and the laptop. She asked the audience, “who invented the 800 number?&#

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Do you have a culture club that organizes team-building activities and social events? For brevity, we’re going to bucket all the output of your association into this category, so your product includes things like your membership benefits, courses and events, but also your communications like your member emails and social media.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2010

Slater is the (previously employed) JetBlue flight attendant who, upon allegedly being assaulted by a passenger, effectively quit his job with a tirade of expletives over the PA system before grabbing a beer and making a grand exit out the emergency chute (luggage in hand) at JFK airport. You can read the introduction here.).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 24, 2006

I learned new things, especially from my social entrepreneur peers and other nontraditional attendees like the Young Global Leaders and the Tech Pioneers (the Forum invites a handful of new tech company founders to attend). Richard Branson loved Isaac's project when he met a dozen social entrepreneurs: I hope something comes of that!

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 9, 2015

While Millennials communicate mostly via phone and computer, the Founders prefer to multitask across 5 screens : TV, phone, laptop, desktop and any portable music player. Don’t be surprised to find them using YouTube or other social media for content and research. That’s where your nonprofit comes in. How to Engage Them in Your Cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. I decided to have a different experience than live tweeting and even taking notes on my laptop. I call it slow social media.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

A Safe Space During Times of Social Unrest. A mobile library was set up with Wi-Fi and computer access, staffed by people trained in social services, disaster relief, healthcare services, job services, and more. Despite many branches being damaged, the Queens Public Library stepped up services to help its community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The following is an excerpt from the newly released Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits and was published in the September 2011 edition of Fundraising Success Magazine (@ frsuccess ). 11 Qualities of an Effective Social Media Manager. Being an effective social media manager is both an art and a skill.

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