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Why Self-Interested Volunteers are the Best for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Six key lessons surfaced from our interviews with more than 35 global nonprofits. More than a hundred hand-selected volunteers are highly trained in interview techniques, media relations and public speaking to become Greenpeace spokespeople. She says, “I never thought I could be coaching and mentoring people.

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Flashback: Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobsen Blog

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. They were mentored, taught, supported and in almost every case, it was hard-working employees and managers who helped the CEO achieve their success.

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Flashback: Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobsen Blog

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. They were mentored, taught, supported and in almost every case, it was hard-working employees and managers who helped the CEO achieve their success.

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Living Case Studies: Integrated Social Media Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Spectragram is a facilitation technique I learned from Allen Gunner at Aspiration. I use a “Living Case Study&# technique — it is less formal that your traditional case study because it covers a work in progress and shares lessons learned as well as successes. Spectragram. We used: I love grass-fed beef.

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Flashback To Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobsen Blog

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. They were mentored, taught, supported and in almost every case, it was hard-working employees and managers who helped the CEO achieve their success.

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Using Design Thinking for A Foundation’s Investment Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. The process for the one and half day lab used techniques that fall into these categories: Looking and Observing: Unpacking the Context for 21 st Century Advocacy.

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Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobsen Blog

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. They were mentored, taught, supported and in almost every case, it was hard-working employees and managers who helped the CEO achieve their success.