Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

"Without that sense of connection, employees will never each their full potential," states Stallard. And, that "human connection affects much more than the bottom line."

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In part two of this series on the skills you need to be a great nonprofit storyteller, I talk about how to engage your audience emotionally through creative storytelling. In this post, I’ll focus on the creative skills involved in storytelling. . In this post, I’ll focus on the creative skills involved in storytelling. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

For very small nonprofits, this may not be true, but for medium and large nonprofits—or small nonprofits with a desire to grow their brand recognition and donors base—it’s becoming widely understood that new media managers have a unique and valuable skill set. Good Writing Skills. First and foremost, it’s a writing position.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

Although leadership courses may be part of more recent IT management degrees, relationship building is a skill that requires commitment and practice. If you feel as though your job would be perfect—if you could just eliminate the people, consider taking steps to improve your interpersonal skills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

One of my favorite sections of the book is the chapter on Organizational Leadership , where the authors recommend leaders: Link organizational tensions to a higher purpose Build guardrails around paradoxical poles Diversity the stakeholders Encourage experimentation Surface the underlying paradoxes Honor the discomfort Build skills for managing conflict (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

"Without that sense of connection, employees will never each their full potential," states Stallard. And, that "human connection affects much more than the bottom line."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

One of my favorite sections of the book is the chapter on Organizational Leadership , where the authors recommend leaders: Link organizational tensions to a higher purpose Build guardrails around paradoxical poles Diversity the stakeholders Encourage experimentation Surface the underlying paradoxes Honor the discomfort Build skills for managing conflict (..)

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Many of the characteristics we identified are the same skills that entrepreneurs use to grow start-up ventures. Cultivate Innovation and Problem Solving Whether entrepreneurs inherit a gene for invention or not, once they are thrown into the business shark tank, they quickly learn to swim. Association 4.0 CEOs need to be change agents.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Some of that adaptation will require higher educational attainment, or spending more time on activities that require social and emotional skills, creativity, high-level cognitive capabilities, and other skills relatively hard to automate.” Discover New Talent Skill building is also a way to discover hidden talent.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

If I asked you to describe the work styles of the colleagues on your team, could you tell me how each one prefers to solve problems? Of course, it’s important to consider skills. The skill that got her promoted wasn’t balanced by the emotional readiness or sensitivity to undertake her new responsibilities.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

People and process problems frequently masquerade as technology problems. In fact, in many cases, what seem like problems with a particular piece of technology are actually due to issues with people, processes, or overall technology strategy. & technology for organizational problems.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2024

Outline a specific need or problem and what the ideal outcome of your project looks like. Closing Thoughts Crafting an effective RFP is a skill that can significantly impact the success of your nonprofit’s projects. Use resources like Google and professional networks to ask questions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Soft skills, all too often deemed the less important skills for a leader, are needed now more than ever. Soft skills are interpersonal skills that demonstrate a person's ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with others in one-on-one interactions as well as in groups and teams.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 12, 2020

That most important skill is the skill of asking for help , according to new research that author Dr. Wayne Baker highlights in his book, All You Have To Do Is Ask. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2014

Are leadership skills different for emerging “Millennial” leaders than for people from different generations? Or is there a set of skills fundamental to every level? Survey respondents were asked to rank skills have the greatest impact on a their professional success in the position they currently hold.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

leadership is how we christened the skill set we identified for success in digital markets. Look to the human skills to increase your stability and value. To succeed, you’ll need these skills: self-awareness to understand what you don’t know, curiosity to study the business landscape, and humility to learn from unexpected teachers.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

One bit of wisdom is that like most skills, managing a remote team is both easier and more complicated than we could have imagined. And, most importantly, we discovered new strategies for adaptation and problem solving. These skills can now be put to use under less urgent circumstances. What are the lessons learned?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Soft skills, all too often deemed the less important skills for a leader, are needed now more than ever. Soft skills are interpersonal skills that demonstrate a person''s ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with others in one-on-one interactions as well as in groups and teams. Kamin, M.Ed.,

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

There is plenty of advice out there, and most leaders have the management skills to retool organizational structures for better communication and greater agility. Of the four bullets listed above, the last two seem to be the most challenging. You can build more collaborative teams. You can’t know, what you don’t know.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Our research shows that people who know how others see them are more skilled at showing empathy and taking others’ perspectives. Become an active listener by practicing these skills. Attend classes or workshops to polish skills. Journaling has the added benefits of reducing stress and improving creativity and problem-solving.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2017

"Without that sense of connection, employees will never each their full potential," states Stallard. And, that "human connection affects much more than the bottom line."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2018

"Without that sense of connection, employees will never each their full potential," states Stallard. And, that "human connection affects much more than the bottom line."

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

They know that we’re going to fix the problems.” The speed and agility required for problem-solving in fast-paced markets don’t leave room for wobbly positions or indecision. A passion for the mission and good listening skills are basic qualities. They give me and our management team the freedom to do the work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

"Without that sense of connection, employees will never each their full potential," states Stallard. And, that "human connection affects much more than the bottom line."

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The most important skill nonprofit leaders can learn and teach their teams is to know when to use AI and when to use human skills. This process begins with learning technical skills such as “prompting,” which involves constructing the right questions to ask generative AI tools in order to get useful answers.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Identify the right skills on your team. You don’t need a big staff to successfully implement new fund accounting software —you just need to be able to tap into the right skills on your team or know when to rely on an outside consultant. In a small, grant-funded organization, you might not have these skills and that’s ok!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

"Without that sense of connection, employees will never each their full potential," states Stallard. And, that "human connection affects much more than the bottom line."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2017

"Without that sense of connection, employees will never each their full potential," states Stallard. And, that "human connection affects much more than the bottom line."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2021

And if you get it wrong, your tech will create more problems than it solves. The reality is there is no way nonprofits can hire for every need and every skill set. It takes significant knowledge, time and focus to keep things on track and humming, with a potentially huge payoff for getting it right. . Who’s got your back?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Therefore, it’s imperative that as a business leader you have the essential meta-skill to navigate your business with a thorough understanding of your current situation, vision to see the future destination, and the ability to create the path to reach it,” explains Rich Horwath , author of the book, Strategic.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Problem/Opportunity Statement Your problem or opportunity statement is an objective description of the challenges associated with the gap between the current-state and desired future-state. When and where do problems occur? How big is the problem? What is the impact of the problem? Are there budget requirements?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2023

The opposite, more utopian view was that AI was magic fairy dust and could wave a wand and solve all our problems. As with any technology moving from emerging to mainstream phases, it takes time to become fluent and this might lead to new job requirements, skills or even jobs. In reality, both of these are false narratives.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 12, 2013

Soft skills, all too often deemed the less important skills for a leader, are needed now more than ever. Soft skills are interpersonal skills that demonstrate a person''s ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with others in one-on-one interactions as well as in groups and teams. Kamin, M.Ed.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It helps them cultivate essential human skills like adaptability, creativity, and problem-solving, which are invaluable in a world increasingly shaped by AI. Apply in Low Risk Ways to Work Flows Now it is time to learn prompting skills applied to different job tasks. AI is more like hot sauce, you can use it sparingly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Volunteer applications can also uncover valuable skills, interests, and certifications. Create opportunities to ask open-ended questions to continue learning about their skills and interests and ask for feedback within your communications to improve your programs. Create your engagement plan informed by the data you collected.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 11, 2019

Engaging skilled volunteers (also known as pro bono service) can be way to solve the capacity challenge. But volunteers aren’t “free” and in order for skilled volunteerism to be effective, your organization must be ready to make the most of this valuable contribution of time and talent.

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Achieve

AUGUST 13, 2015

This means that, to the majority of them, assets such as time, money, skills, etc, are of equal importance when given to a cause. Aided by technology, an individual who donates his or her voice may still give skills, time, and money, and then go beyond these actions to advocacy. Rather, they want to go about it in a different way.

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