Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials by focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as both a manager and a business leader. For our book, forming a reading group with professional peers would be especially helpful, inside or outside the organization in which you work.

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Candid

JANUARY 31, 2024

In a sector working to address urgent issues, development professionals are under constant pressure to enhance their fundraising skillset. Here are some ways you can leverage Candid’s resources for professional development—regardless of time and budget constraints. For example, short videos are a great way to learn quickly.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 16, 2023

Updated: 5/16/2023 By leveraging skill-based volunteers, nonprofit organizations can tap into a valuable pool of qualified talent and take on new challenges. Discover the benefits of skill-based volunteerism and how nonprofits can engage and recruit top talent with these 5 essential tips. Professionals want opportunity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2019

Too often, nonprofit professionals don’t receive the training they need. We all know the typical explanations – funders don’t allocate enough dollars to professional development, learners can’t give up the time for in-person training, and relevant classes aren’t offered in every area. Many of these resources are 100% free.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

How do you go about developing the technology skills of your staff? In this post, I will briefly explain how to pinpoint which technology skills folks need, assess current skill levels, provide training that doesn’t stink, and nurture a technology-positive culture where tech skills are a priority.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. What nonprofit leadership skills does a Founder or Executive Director need to steer the ship? Where do you need to improve?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2019

Published by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Charity Digital Skills Report 2018 :: Download. Published by Skills Platform. Published by Classy. 2018 Benchmarks Study :: Download. Published by M+R. 2018 Fundraising Effectiveness Project :: Download. Social Media Use in 2018 :: Download. Published by MasterCard.

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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.” But has your group’s professional expertise expanded?

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2022

As a nonprofit professional or leader, your days are full of conversations. build effective presentation skills. build effective presentation skills. Take the time to craft better public speaking skills, so you can connect with each of these internal audiences on a deeper level. connecting with younger donors. Volunteers.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Have you taken the time to assess your expertise as a development professional from a leadership perspective? Through the execution of a range of administrative, communication, and managerial responsibilities, the development professional gains a thorough understanding of both fundraising strategies and organizational needs.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Professional associations have a lot on their plate. We’ve assembled a list of some of the best tools you can implement in your professional association to help you meet different goals. Robust association management is a central component of running a successful professional association.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. Start A New Professional Journal(s): For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal(s), using a variation of bullet journal technique. I just received my 2023 email.

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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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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A professional benefit auctioneer is an invaluable resource for every part of your charity event. One of the greatest misconceptions about professional benefit auctioneers is that all of them suited for the nonprofit fundraising environment. But professional benefit auctioneers with nonprofit fundraiser experience offer more than that.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2014

Working at a nonprofit often pays less than the for-profit sector, but the perks of extended vacation time, flex time, and the personal satisfaction of having a meaningful professional life can outweigh the financial downside of building a nonprofit career. And 2014 could be a great year to secure a new position. The Bridgespan Group.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

In our models, we assume that astronauts are intelligent, that they’re experts in their technical areas, and that they have at least some teamwork skills. Hiring for skill is easy. Providing teams with the right mix of oversight, autonomy, and flexibility is a skill that’s acquired with experience.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

With five packed days of online content, the Digital Strategy Summit 2024 can help your nonprofit organization skill-up in a new digital landscape! The Center for Digital Strategy has designed a summit just for nonprofit professionals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. Pictured above).

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Higher education professionals from around the world are attending bbcon—Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good —October 17–18 to learn from thought leaders in education, fundraising, technology, and more. Skills UP: Shoring Up Tech Skills in Your Organization. Register now for bbcon 2022. Christine Prete—Diocese of Trenton.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Learning about the platform on which your association management software (AMS) is built helps you level up your skills and make the most of your technology investment. . Up-levelling and rebuilding staff skills is critically important when it comes to keeping an organization going strong. What does that mean for your association?

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 28, 2020

This growth is most likely because podcasts offer listeners an alternative way to access and engage with other event professionals and industry experts. . With little to no effort on your end, you can tune in and gain new skills and insights at any time throughout your day! In the last several years, podcasts have grown in popularity.

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The webinars led by industry experts have been designed to provide professionals working in small charities with practical skills and strategies to help their organizations thrive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. Pictured above).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. Pictured above).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2024

It is essential for nonprofit professionals to grasp the fundamental concepts and terminology associated with this field. Stay informed and empowered with the knowledge and skills to leverage AI effectively for nonprofit success. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming various sectors, including the nonprofit realm.

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Charity Village

DECEMBER 8, 2022

There will be up to $90 million invested in projects that will help remove barriers preventing qualified and skilled newcomers from gaining Canadian work experience […]. The post Call for proposals to help internationally educated professionals work in Canadian healthcare appeared first on CharityVillage.

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The MatrixFiles

JUNE 20, 2023

Most of them focus on skills you’ll develop from practicing the martial arts. Skills like focus, discipline, respect, confidence, flexibility, etc. Create a professional development ladder. What’s been your martial arts journey and how have you applied lessons learned to your personal and professional lives?

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The MatrixFiles

JUNE 20, 2023

Most of them focus on skills you’ll develop from practicing the martial arts. Skills like focus, discipline, respect, confidence, flexibility, etc. Create a professional development ladder. What’s been your martial arts journey and how have you applied lessons learned to your personal and professional lives?

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption , she explained her commitment to skill-building like this. “My Winton also notes that this skill-based, collaborative model is the way millennials prefer to work. Helping other women succeed is an especially meaningful piece of Winton’s professional development goals. “I

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

After a year and a half of pandemic disruption, fundraisers are reflecting on their jobs, their careers and looking for professional development that delivers the most value. The post Building your skills and career at Canada’s fundraising conference with a heart. The two-and-a-half day virtual conference will be filled […].

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Build the Human Skills AI and EI might seem to be an odd couple for any number of reasons. As a consultant, I’ve worked with associations of every description, and I’ve learned that the organizations that are most successful with digital transformation are also groups that value the human skills.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

In a sector that is so risk-averse—afraid of change, reluctant to explore new ideas, and adopt new practices—why do we rely on super risky problem-solving skills? She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

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. “The ability to understand and manage emotions of yourself and others is a critical life skill.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Support Adaptation Emotional intelligence offers a path to support teams and helps them acquire the skills to become digitally proficient. Building these skills helps teams to be comfortable in environments that are characterized by change. Social skills— along with empathy help teams successfully collaborate to get work done.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2022

Changes in the workplace have forced today’s managers to apply new methods and skills to be effective on their teams and up their impact. Introducing our new Skills UP: free training webinar series for nonprofit managers (and aspiring social good managers everywhere)! January 26 at 1 p.m. first appeared on npENGAGE.

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Cadmium CD

MAY 5, 2023

Ask association members about their top priorities, and the majority will place continuing education opportunities, networking, and skill development at the top of their list.

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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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