Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Now, as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape our digital landscape, a new role will emerge for nonprofits: the AI Prompt Architect. The future role of AI Prompt Architect will be responsible for designing and implementing AI prompts that improve user experience and achieve business objectives.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In this session, Blackbaud’s Bill Walsh will speak with Kim Bowden and Katie Sclafani of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association about how their team is transforming their mid-level giving program with advanced visualization to drive decision-making and increased program participation. CFO Tech Tips: Mastering Gartner’s Digital Imperatives.

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TechImpact

APRIL 24, 2014

The cloud’s role in nonprofit computing is expected to continue to grow into 2015. Chances are good your team has employed IPv6 without even knowing it. Expect it to continue to take a greater role in computing and internet systems in the near future. Software-as-a-service.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 12, 2020

“As a leader, you have to be a role model of the behavior you want. Baker’s book provides you a toolkit packed with tips and techniques for how to become better and more confident about mastering the skill of asking. You can’t expect others to ask if you don’t ask for what you need,” adds Baker.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

When your mission is effecting positive change it’s sometimes easy to overlook that at its heart a nonprofit is still a business model, with all the same ways of failing. Study good grant writing techniques and apply what you learn to as many as you can. Get the right team members in place. Use your organic networks.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Julian Egelstaff, Technical Architect, Freeform Solutions Who are our IT role models? Often, the engineer role is filled by an outside developer, consultant, or firm. Defining the different roles helps avoid this. Where do our ideas about IT come from? In the nonprofit sector, we have some big challenges in this area.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2017

But the reality is that in many nonprofit organizations, different teams and departments do not have a shared mental model for a culture of philanthropy. Effective collaboration happens when teams create the time and space for learning across an organization and when it becomes ingrained into an organization’s DNA.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. Sales ops originally functioned as a small team of number crunchers who executed financial analyses, reporting, and sales forecasting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2011

I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver. Day 4 of the Train the Trainers E-Mediat was designed and facilitated by the capable SMEXbeirut Team – including Jessica Dheere , Mohamad Najem , and Naeema Zarif.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 12, 2019

Constantly challenge your team to do better 11. Teach something new to your team 24. Show respect for all team members 25. Learn the names of your team members even if your team numbers in the hundreds 33. Be a good role model 46. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Be visible 15.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 24, 2018

And, if you are still seeking resolutions for this year, perhaps write down (and start working on) five to ten from the following list of ideal resolutions for leaders: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2018

Constantly challenge your team to do better 11. Teach something new to your team 24. Show respect for all team members 25. Learn the names of your team members even if your team numbers in the hundreds 33. Be a good role model 46. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Be visible 15.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Weave in stories that are connected to the podcast and I’m going to share some model language for you. . This is what we need you to do, so roles and responsibilities, those were sent out in advance before anybody then ultimately committed. . So here’s a model for how you can establish common ground. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver. The Team from Tunisia identified Sawty as an example of a networked nonprofit in Tunisia, while the Lebanon Team pointed to Nasawiya.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 27, 2013

Constantly challenge your team to do better 11. Teach something new to your team 24. Show respect for all team members 25. Learn the names of your team members even if your team numbers in the hundreds 33. Be a good role model 46. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Be visible 15.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Lisa and Libby have a collective 20 years of experience working with teams and individuals to improve their wellbeing, employee engagement, and workplace culture. Lisa is a leader on the MiHIA Thrive ACE’s initiative steering team and has worked with nonprofit organizations such as the American Cancer Society.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Constantly challenge your team to do better 11. Teach something new to your team 24. Show respect for all team members 25. Learn the names of your team members even if your team numbers in the hundreds 33. Be a good role model 46. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Be visible 15.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 29, 2017

Constantly challenge your team to do better 11. Teach something new to your team 24. Show respect for all team members 25. Learn the names of your team members even if your team numbers in the hundreds 33. Be a good role model 46. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Be visible 15.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Constantly challenge your team to do better 11. Teach something new to your team 24. Show respect for all team members 25. Learn the names of your team members even if your team numbers in the hundreds 33. Be a good role model 46. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Be visible 15.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 3, 2016

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

To do so, they need to be skilled collaborators, adept at bringing diverse perspectives together, and confident in their abilities to collaboratively steward supporters at every touchpoint along the ladder of engagement with other teams, departments, and senior leadership. What does this look like in practice? Business guru Peter F.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2011

I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver. I have the honor of co-training with some of the best folks doing work in this part of the world. Nada, In-Country Team Leader for Lebanon.

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