Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Today, authors Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp answered the following questions about their book: Susanna Camp Question: What inspired you to write your book? Susanna has a big techie network, as an early community leader at the pivotal publication Wired and then on the staff of Macworld , PCWorld and Outside magazines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

This is the type of news sound byte you will typically see in Alumni magazines or that alums (or their parents) might share with your organizations. You want to celebrate their personal , social, or professional accomplishments. 5. Images, Questions, and Comments Inspire Facebook Engagement. Images work for engagement.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

Here are a few tasks you might want to turn over to volunteers or recruit more volunteers for: Day-to-day office work or cleaning Door greeter roles Docent positions Event committee positions Event registration and ticketing Event set-up and clean-up In-kind donations collection Marketing and promotion tasks Fundraising tasks Teaching or tutoring.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

One of the most frequent questions I hear at events from nonprofit professionals in the field is how to coordinate teams to produce compelling media across offices, time zones and countries. This is a participatory live video show - come ready with your questions for our experts! questions surrounding globalization and social justice.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

People rely on their neighborhood library to borrow books, magazines, and movies. So far, they have been able to: Remotely connect to PCL’s reference services to answer questions, complete circulation duties, and provide free Wi-Fi for people in the area while hosting mobile events. But borrowing the Internet? How does that work?

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

We’re not going to change or redefine what the system looks like, we want to TEACH YOU what it is and how you can be part of it. Color theory, golden ratios, and hierarchy principles are rehearsed and practiced in design school and written about in magazines over and over again. Join OUR system.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

He used to read gadget manuals instead of novels, knew when his tech magazines were due each month and rushed to the mailbox to collect them and read them cover to cover. When we have a question ourselves, we tend to ask it in a constructive way. We don't give complex solutions to simple questions. We make solid recommendations.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

One of the most frequent questions I hear at events from nonprofit professionals in the field is how to coordinate teams to produce compelling media across offices, time zones and countries. This is a participatory live video show - come ready with your questions for our experts! Guests for Nonprofits Live: Collaborative Video.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

This article originally appeared in our November/December 2015 issue of Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine. Should you end with a question or a statement? An organization that teaches a donor about an issue has a much higher chance of success than one that just pitches a cause. Should you talk? No forever?

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JULY 18, 2013

Remember that magazine cover calling us ''the me generation''? I started nerding out, teaching myself HTML." Q&A Interview Nadira Hira: This question''s from Twitter. Clients were asking, "Why are you asking me these personal questions?" "I remember as a little girl being hushed a lot when I was out with my mom.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The purpose of the Design Lab was to answer two key questions to gather input for its strategy: How can the Brainerd Foundation and its philanthropic partners accelerate the transition to 21st Century advocacy for grantees? Participants were tasked with creating a concept poster, timeline, or magazine cover to share their idea with the group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Netsquared featured project WiserEarth In Ode Magazine Social Media Resources. In Technology Support as Teaching , Michelle Murrain raises the question "Is providing technology support simply just an end in itself, or is it also a means to empower clients in appropriate technology use to further mission? What's next?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

Wow, this is such an important question. For blogs, I like Self-care by Aisha , Mindful Magazine , Thrive Global , and Harvard Business Review. You can get a copy here and I’m teaching the Master the Art of Work/Life Balance in a Digital World online course that starts on September 7. I also love Kyle Cease’s Youtube channel.

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APRIL 12, 2024

When you become curious and ask genuine, curious, engaging questions , you’re able to join your donor’s story. And more and more of us are re-teaching, remembering, reaching for the core knowledge and wisdom that many call the birthright of humanity: Love. Precede these questions using the words “feel,” “felt,” and “found.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Can you adapt the training for donors as a group teaching session? If your charity has to do with music appreciation, could membership to your nonprofit get a discount on purchases or a subscription to an industry magazine or music store? Does your organization do in-person or online trainings? Special events with speakers.

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MAY 4, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? Magazines like Forbes , U.S. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D. Well, lots of places. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. All You Need is Love.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

While the speakers were talking, the avatars in Second Life were carrying on a lively debate in chat about the points raised, suggesting questions to be asked in the room in New York City, and passing along urls/resources related to the discussion at hand. There is no question that these are robust learning environments."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 9, 2010

Sunday, May 9, 2010 Ask These Five Questions If you are leading a business or a nonprofit organization, take the hour or two to read Peter F. Druckers book, The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization. The 100-plus page book, co-written with Jim Collins, Philip Kotler, James Kouzes, Judith Rodin, V.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders 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? Describe a situation when these qualities helped you lead others.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Friday, November 12, 2010 5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers I really like author Paul R. Timms advice to stop asking your customers the "typical" questions and instead ask them open-ended questions. These open-ended questions will let your customers really express their ideas, opinions and needs.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Which is fitting, because Wally Wood was an illustrator and innovator who drew sci-fi novel covers, pulp magazines, and, most importantly, comics from the 50s through the 70s. Have you ever heard of rhetorical questions? Then, as now, drawing comics for a living was a stressful, physically taxing, creatively exhausting job.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 How Do You Answer These Leadership Questions? Open Leadership author Charlene Li reminds leaders to periodically ask themselves these "open leadership skills assessment" questions: Do I seek out and listen to different points of view? Thanks for these great questions, Charlene!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 5 Questions To Ask At Your Next Employee Performance Review Here are five important questions you, as a manager and leader, should ask during employee performance reviews: What have I done to help - or hinder - your job performance? 5 Questions To Ask At Your Next Employee Performan.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

We started with a brief presentation of the basics of each project, and then spent about an hour responding to questions from the audience, using illustrative images and documents to support the discussion. Some of the most interesting questions included: how do you verify the accuracy and authenticity of visitor-contributed content?

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MAY 7, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to chat in any questions or comments that you have along the way. These days I spend my time doing fundraising, teaching, training, and coaching with my own firm, Productive Fundraising. So love to teach and train and share the knowledge I have to take other organizations to the next level.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2007

When you’re reading Seventeen Magazine, you’re really about 13 years old. So to get the design and language geared to them is very difficult because most of the stuff for them is ads and magazines. We field questions for science fairs and research. We’d vet designs past kids. But we’re a non-profit. It’s a moderated chat.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011 "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks StLouis magazine is featuring in its January issue 60 companies that they deemed "great places to work". Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Brown recently wrote in Smart Companies Thinking Bigger magazine, that you should “ask a group of current, former and potential customers the following questions:" If you’re a current or former customer, why did you start using us? What have we done in the past to make your biggest challenges more difficult?

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 11, 2016

This article was originally published in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine. These questions) get people really thinking about what is missing from a group that makes a significant difference in developing shared goals and being a more effective nonprofit organization.”. Sign up for your free copy today.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Druckers book called " The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization " will be well worth it. Perhaps one of most challenging questions Drucker asks the reader is: " Do we produce results that are sufficiently outstanding for us to justify putting our resources in this area ?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Thursday, September 23, 2010 How Sports (Or Band) Can Make You A Better Leader LinkedIn members continue to offer their insights on my recent discussion question about whether playing high school and/or college sports can help to make you a better business leader. 5 Questions To Ask At Your Next Employee Performan.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

When seeking out a mentor, think about these questions: 1. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Proper mentoring takes a commitment from both parties and it takes time to develop and to reap the rewards of the relationship. Will the relationship have good personal chemistry?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 8, 2010

But, perhaps the more important question is, "How will I remembered as a leader?" The answer to that question is likely going to be based on the valuable lessons you shared with those you led. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. What impact is this going to have on you?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews. Fortunately, Richard Finnegan, shares in his new book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad , four key questions you should include in your exit interviews: Why did you decide to leave us?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

Drucker provides the following good advice in one of my favorite books of his, The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization :" Every mission statement has to reflect three things : Opportunities Competence Commitment In other words, he explains: What is our purpose? Author Peter F.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

The Leadership Challenge -- "This book examines the practices that make leaders effective and teaches aspiring leaders how to inspire and lead others," explained Burkus. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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