Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2014

You’ll read those dozens of stories captured by three information-hungry economist/b-school professor buddies who traveled Memphis, TN to Omaha, NE; Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL to Cincinnati, OH, and so on. What surprises about small business did you learn during your road trips?

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NTEN

MAY 7, 2013

nap and dusted the snow off, we want to share the huge outpouring of blog posts, videos, pictures, and other media from the NTEN community. We would love to share it, so if you see any media we missed, please let us know in the comments! It just wouldn''t be a post-NTC update if we didn''t share some of the highlights in numbers!

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 13, 2013

I flew to Memphis Thursday morning with a suitcase filled with sweaters and boots. On Hubspot’s blog they list the 10 Nonprofits That are Totally Nailing Pinterest Marketing to inspire your organization to leverage the photo-sharing site to grow support. Find me on Twitter and lets keep sharing. I chose wrong.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

There’s no place like home, and no amount of heel-clicking can take me back to Memphis, TN on the days I miss it most. In Farra’s recent post, Facebook for nonprofits: Moving your marketing beyond the likes , she recaps insight shared by Kaiya Waddell and Amy Bryan at recent 501 Tech NYC event. Drama and all. And we talked.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2016

I’m learning a lot and sharing a laugh or two. I had the pleasure attending the opening plenary session, delivered by Dr. Jan Young, Executive Director of the Assisi Foundation of Memphis. It’s early, but I’ve already had some great conversations with some of the ~750 attendees, a third of whom are our customers!

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2015

This story was really about Mrs. Grady, the librarian at his school, who not only knew he was sneaking out books and let it slide but would drive to Memphis, some miles away, and buy more books, with her own money, by the same author in the hope that this young, troubled boy would continue to go down this new and alternate path.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 9, 2021

Courtney coached the Manassas High School football team in Memphis, TN. In his book, he shares his convictions on the fundamental tenets of: character commitment service leadership civility Each chapter tells the story of one of these tenets through compelling anecdotes of various characters in Courtney's life and career.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2014

Courtney coached the Manassas High School football team in Memphis, TN. Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to communicate. And, football coach Bill Courtney tells many compelling stories in his new book, Against The Grain. And, about the hard-won lessons on discipline, success, teamwork, and triumph over adversity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

We asked Shadyac to share his learnings and advice for other nonprofit organizations to accelerate their fundraising efforts and investments in innovation. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend is an example of reaching new audiences. It has been inspiring to share the story and work of St. Our annual St.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 11, 2009

I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and both sets of my grandparents came from rural Mississippi. They were sharing food and bartering. I have a CSA, Community Supported Agriculture, which is when you buy shares from a farm and have a box delivered to you weekly, or you pick it up, that's full of produce.

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Everyaction

MARCH 14, 2018

of Memphis has taken on a three year project to prevent the building of a landfill right next to their affiliate and their local elementary school. We have been able to make more data driven decisions, such as what content we're sharing and the audience we're sharing it with. I think one of the greatest strengths of Girls Inc.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 30, 2014

It''s the first report in a long time that I am sharing with my board. If you are reading this report in Manchester or Malaysia or Memphis, you will find meaningful and useful content. The last one was on arts innovation and change , also from Irvine.) This report could come from--and go--anywhere. The report is brief, clear, and open.

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