Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

For Students , adapted from Brian Tracy ’s time-management bestseller, Eat That Frog , which has sold more than 2.4 This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. Brand new is the book, Eat That Frog!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Take the opportunity today to teach an employee something new. Teach your employee something that expands his (or her) current job description. Teach something that will help him to get promoted within your organization at a later date. Teach him a skill that uses new technology. Be a leader who teaches.

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NTEN

APRIL 6, 2021

This article will offer five ways to make your volunteer management process more inclusive by providing all volunteers a better experience from sign-up to clock out. Many organizations use the same few volunteer management strategies for all their programs and events. Without further ado, let’s dive in.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2020

By Julia Boyun , Marketing Manager at RemoteHub – a job and volunteer marketplace and community that connects and matches companies and nonprofit organizations with remote professionals. It’s a win-win situation as well, for volunteers are 27% likelier to be hired, thanks to the skills and experience earned through volunteering.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

Take the opportunity today to teach an employee something new. Teach your employee something that expands his (or her) current job description. Teach something that will help him to get promoted within your organization at a later date. Teach him a skill that uses new technology. Be a leader who teaches.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Being more introverted versus extroverted, the author's advice and teachings would have helped me during new jobs and after promotions, when relocating to new cities, when joining new clubs and organizations, and whenever I became a member of a new team. Each book chapter examines: Why the skill is important to your success.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

No longer an abstract concept, many nonprofit staff are experiencing the “dividend of time” as they adopt tools such as Copilot and ChatGPT for scheduling and managing meetings, processing email, writing drafts, summarizing long reports, analyzing data, and creating efficiencies in other common workflows. Investing in “soft skills.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 10, 2015

Take the opportunity today to teach an employee something new. Teach your employee something that expands his (or her) current job description. Teach something that will help him to get promoted within your organization at a later date. Teach him a skill that uses new technology. Be a leader who teaches.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 15, 2013

Take the opportunity today to teach an employee something new. Teach your employee something that expands his (or her) current job description. Teach something that will help him to get promoted within your organization at a later date. Teach him a skill that uses new technology. Be a leader who teaches.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Take the opportunity today to teach an employee something new. Teach your employee something that expands his (or her) current job description. Teach something that will help him to get promoted within your organization at a later date. Teach him a skill that uses new technology. Be a leader who teaches.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

Another example includes using AI to optimize volunteer engagement by aligning opportunities with individual skills and interests. In other words, use all your critical thinking skills. 65% are using it to clean-up their Monday morning inboxes. She pointed out there was a wide range of use cases for staff as well as volunteers.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 12, 2023

The peer groups also offer opportunities for member v olunteers to develop more skills and become leaders. Empower your volunteers by offering the chance for members to teach in your learning program or speak at your annual conference. Provide volunteer orientation so your members know their roles inside and out. Mentor/Mentee program.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Then, we’ll review how your organization can promote volunteerism in your community and manage volunteers effectively. See why nonprofits love our volunteer management software! That’s one of the best things about volunteering; there are a variety of ways for individuals to make an impact according to their interests and skills.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 3, 2022

Allow volunteers to link theory, teaching, and practice. Influences emotions increasing knowledge and skills. Leverage Existing Skill-sets. Training should be used as an opportunity to get to know volunteers, identify skills, and leverage those talents to improve your volunteer program. Opportunities for Growth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

How Helpful is Teaching Nonprofits How to Fish? When thinking about fundraising, many nonprofits and funders believe in the old adage, “Give a person a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a person to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” What you think? Guest post by Paul Connolly. In a vacuum, it can be marginal. Paul Connolly.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Paul's new book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. It didn’t take long). That wasn’t fair.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2023

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Plus, there are five other lessons McBean teaches in the book. Edited by Edward T. His advice?

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Steele Managing Editor at businessstudent.com. As the primary goal of nonprofit organizations is to advance, advocate or pursue a cause, it is understandable that many professionals want to focus their long-term career goals on nonprofit management. Evaluate Your Skills and Experience. posted by Henry R. There are more than 1.3

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Nimble AMS

MAY 13, 2022

TECH TIP: Teach in-demand skills and provide industry-specific certifications through Salesforce’s Trailhead , accessible with Nimble AMS. According to Gallup , millennials seek managers who take on a mentoring role. Doing so can also build a pipeline of young professionals who will want to join your association. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. There is a fundraising software that will help your staff manage fundraising campaigns and donor data efficiently and engage and grow your donor base. In-person training.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2024

Brooks’ nonprofit management course at the Harvard Kennedy School. Another example–noted in Gump’s book–is the Junior Achievement’s JA BizTown program, which teaches younger students about being citizens, workers, and consumers in society. I first learned of this concept from Professor Arthur C.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

One of my favorite parts of the book is where Sjodin teaches how best to use visual aids in your presentations. Question: If an eager learner wants to improve their presentation skills but doesn't have time to tackle correcting all 12 mistakes, which one or two should they first concentrate on?

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

How to Use Donor Data to Hone Your Messaging If you use a donor management system like Neon CRM, you can use the tools in your account to segment your audience and send them even more relevant messaging. Head over here to learn more about how to manage your data so you can use it in the future. Teaching them something.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Pottruck 's book, Stacking the Deck , teaches readers a nine-step course of action leaders can follow from the first realization that change is needed through all the steps of implementation, including assembling the right team of close advisors and getting the word out to the wider group. Developing a clear, executable plan. Downsizing.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The company is committed to motivating young girls to build STEM skills that will help them become leaders of tomorrow. The Girls4Tech programs are organized by regional coordinators and they are the ones who encourage employees to serve as role models and mentors, teaching the foundations of payments technology in fun, engaging ways.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

How can I manage the core business while innovating for the future? It will teach you how to navigate these types of paradoxes more effectively. How do I balance work and life? How can I take care of myself while supporting others? then the new book, Both/And Thinking , by authors Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis , is for you.

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M+R

APRIL 13, 2023

Running large Zoom calls for all volunteers to help deepen their understanding about abortion stigma, get skills-based training to become better storytellers or host teach-ins on their own, learn how to lobby, and participate in phone banks that support states at the local level to stop anti-abortion legislation.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

What skills and qualities should you look for in a major gifts officer? The MGO is a big deal because it requires a unique skill set: A love for people A genuine dedication to your cause A good storyteller (and ‘question asker’!) What was your worst fundraising experience, and what did it teach you? What makes you nervous?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2022

If you focus on developing these skills, they will not only lead to success in your career, but in life. I deeply emphasize the importance of grit, charisma, perseverance, and emotional agility. I believe in diving in, staying focused, and getting the job done, all while learning and growing in a position.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

I have continued my work as senior advisor to Lightful , a social media management tool for charities based in London. I have been delivering virtual master classes and helping to develop their capacity building programs in digital skills. I will continue to write about and teach workshops on digital strategy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

How can I manage the core business while innovating for the future? It will teach you how to navigate these types of paradoxes more effectively. How do I balance work and life? How can I take care of myself while supporting others? then the new book, Both/And Thinking , by authors Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis , is for you.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2021

From CEOs to first-line managers, Berman and Bradt explain that too often individuals are unintentionally misunderstanding critical aspects of their job. How you can develop new skills to increase your influence. Berman : The good news is, Chapter 13 is called “A Primer for Managers.” I used it with an employee.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 11, 2022

If you focus on developing these skills, they will not only lead to success in your career, but in life. I deeply emphasize the importance of grit, charisma, perseverance, and emotional agility. I believe in diving in, staying focused, and getting the job done, all while learning and growing in a position.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2021

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Plus, there's five other lessons McBean teaches in the book. Edited by Edward T. His advice?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

When she’s not representing political prisoners, journalists, and victims of mass atrocities around the world, she co-teaches the Human Rights course at Columbia Law School, and serves as co-founder and President of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which aims to advance justice through accountability for human rights abuses around the world.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 18, 2021

For Students , adapted from Brian Tracy ’s time-management bestseller, Eat That Frog , which has sold more than 2.4 This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. Brand new is the book, Eat That Frog!

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