Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 2, 2014

Based on more than 20 years of experience and 25,000+ hours spent utilizing mobile and social media, Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide is a comprehensive 256-page book packed with more than 500 best practices. Thanks to Heather’s advice, we’ve been able build an international brand from our tiny corner of the world.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2022

In this roundup, I compiled the best year-end fundraising advice from several nonprofit consultants in my network. If you had one piece of advice for successful end-of-year fundraising what would it be? From Tom Ahern , professional copywriter, coach, author of 8 fundraising books , and town crier for donor love. Start earlier.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2022

Today, we flashback to 2021 : This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. I selected this book because the book is easy to read, incredibly engaging, and is filled with inspirational and powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of leaders with diverse backgrounds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

So thanks for your great advice back then and the fantastic advice you still provide through your awesome blog. It may take a year or two, but if you follow the best practices in this book, you will reach that magic number. And today we hit 100,000 likes/fans. And it’s true. 5,000 is the magic number.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership and business book for the year. I selected this book because Magnuson tells it like it is, provides clear, practical, actionable advice and speaks with authenticity and in a conversational style that will resonate with young career professionals. Magnuson : So much!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2021

Today, the following expert business and leadership book authors shared their advice for how to effectively lead during 2021. My question to them was: What is your advice for leaders as we enter what is surely to be a challenging 2021 for most businesses? Spot-tune your team during this turbulent time, for more holistic growth.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2015

That said, this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( view on Storify ) produced sixteen Instagram videos in response to the question: What is your number one piece of nonprofit technology advice? Mona Cade ña of Equal Justice USA. 15NTC Mona Cadena (@grrlinthecity) of Equal Justice USA.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

You could keep slogging ahead doggedly, or you could take some advice from the president who led the United States through the Great Depression, helped create the United Nations, and brought you the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination. Check out the sample of the book club below!)

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

It’s the perfect time to relax, get away, and kick back to enjoy some good books from Candid’s free nonprofit eBook collection. Are you worried that a nonprofit-related book will feel like a rain cloud over your summer vibes? The Little Book of… series by Eric Hanberg. Don’t have time to read a book cover to cover?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 24, 2025

The Courage Solution , a book by Mindy Mackenzie , is all about the simple truth that the only thing you can reliably change or control is yourself. So, that is why Mackenzie wrote her book to teach you how to take actions that ultimately will improve your impact on the job and increase your happiness and fulfillment in your career.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Anyone , an audio app that’s building a ‘marketplace for advice’ one five-minute phone call at a time, is launching new versions of its iOS and Android apps today* and beginning to large-scale onboarding after operating in a limited closed beta for the past six months. It’s one-to-one only.

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.orgSource

JULY 29, 2023

It’s “All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” kind of advice. books , the importance of connections was a recurring theme. Fortunately, finding colleagues with whom you can share ideas and advice is easy. Many of the contributors to our books are compulsive readers. I read so many business books and publications.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Todays question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to raise unrestricted nonprofit funding: Dear Charity Clairity, How do you talk about something specific in an appeal letter, but still raise unrestricted funding for use where most needed? Would you rather read a story or a book report? Later seldom comes.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

If you haven’t already, book your pass soon as we’re quickly approaching capacity. Book your pass today — college students pay just $99! Attend Ajay Agarwal’s TechCrunch Early Stage roundtable to hear his advice to early-stage software companies by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I surveyed six seed- and early-stage investors to get their tactical advice for laid-off tech workers who are thinking about starting up. What are a few books, articles or podcasts a newbie should explore before they try to meet with you? Most of them are so open to pitches, they’ve provided their contact information below.

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The Verge

AUGUST 17, 2020

My attempts to teach my five-year-old to read over these past few months — sight-word flashcards, Bob Books, songs to build phonemic awareness — have been scattershot and have yielded poor results. One of the most important things I’ve learned about myself during this pandemic is that I’m a poor substitute for a teacher.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

Stumped for what business books to add to your spring (or spring break) reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. His advice?

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Candid

JANUARY 15, 2025

Once folks know who you are, its less awkward to ask for advice, collaborate on a project, or offer feedback. What helpful advice or learning opportunities for nonprofit professionals have you come across in your career? Build relationships Visibility will make building relationships easier. Share them in the comments below.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

4) Read more books. Now I am lucky if I can get through a first chapter much less read an entire book in less than 6 months. I bought a reading lamp and three new books and make an effort to go to bed at least 30 minutes earlier to have time to read. Reading books does that. In 2013, I am focused on changing that.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

He started Computerized Books for the Blind the year before we started Benetech, and became one of our earliest partners. Even back then, we included information about his service in the box of each Arkenstone Reader because we knew people would rather not have to scan a book before reading it! Washington?

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DataRobot

MAY 6, 2021

As I pulled books from my bookcase, packing them into boxes to go into storage, I found my Blockbuster Video membership card. I’d tucked it inside a book as a bookmark. In addition to the books, I also put my DVD player into storage. Subsequent experiments assessed the robustness of this preference for algorithmic advice.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

His books include internationally bestselling How the World Thinks ; How to Think Like a Philosopher ; The Virtues of the Table ; and The Pig That Wants to be Eaten. Below, Julian shares five key insights from his new book, How the World Eats: A Global Food Philosophy. Purity in eating is seductive but unnecessary.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 2, 2024

I am a big fan of Dan Pink, author of the best-selling books Drive , When , The Power of Regret , and so many others. Each podcast is only 2-3 minutes long and they’re full of amazing insights and advice. Shouldn’t we have resolutions for making our websites, email, and social media accounts better?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

Youll learn plenty more about what it means to burn the boats, how to unleash your full potential, and how to tear down your barriers to achieving success in Higgins new book, Burn The Boats a business-advice and self-help book. This is the biggest takeaway, and the foundation of my entire book. Higgins : Forget Plan B!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 15, 2023

“Great leaders are great students, and the world is their classroom,” says Damon Lembi , author of the new book The Learn-It-all Leader. The book is divided into two parts: Part 1: Being – explores how Learn-It-All leaders think. Advice : Ask for advice. They are information extractors.

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The Next Web

JUNE 21, 2015

And I don’t know about you, but there’s nothing I love more than relaxing with a great book on the beach or laying in the grass at a park. We have books specifically for people at startups, a few specific to certain job functions, and a bunch that anyone working in the professional world can learn from. That, my friends, is a win-win.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 13, 2024

Today brings a new book I wish was published back when I was early in my career. It’s one of four books in the new Harvard Business Review ( HBR ) Work Smart Series. The book includes adapted content from 20 articles that previously appeared on HBR.org. “We It’s called, Bosses, Coworkers, and Building Great Work Relationships.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Those talks with association CEOs and executives who head businesses that service the association industry formed the basis for two books. I’ve summarized advice from our contributors to offer practical ideas for beginning to integrate the Association 4.0 Association 4.0: playbook into your organization.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 31, 2023

We wrote two books on Association 4.0 Get advice on the dos and don’ts from an expert. We’ll send our audience back to work with new insights and answers to challenging questions like these: How can our organization prepare to manage disruptive events like the pandemic? I’ve heard there are lots of legal issues surrounding its use.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Here is some great advice from the book, Anticipate, the Art of Leading by Looking Ahead , by Rob-Jan De Jong.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Encouraging a colleague to shoot for that sought-after certification, offering advice on an important project, or simply inspiring the confidence to see future potential, are the less visible activities that make leadership meaningful. When we interviewed her for our book Association 4.0: That’s one of the perks of leadership.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Describing the new book, In Her Own Voice , by Jennifer McCollum , Anne Chow (former CEO of AT&T Business) says that “for women, the book does a beautiful job of explaining not just what to do to advance in your career, but also what to expect. What advice or help do people come to me for?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Fewer than 300 pages, the book parachutes the reader immediately into a cab journey in Ireland that Boden is taking post-financial crisis, when bankers weren’t exactly close to the public’s heart. Anne Boden: As you know, I’ve already done another book, “The Money Revolution.”

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

She’s also the author of two books, “Building Your Brand” and “Connect to Influence.” “The That’s great advice for anyone considering scaling back. Allison’s first book “Connect to Influence,” offers advice for people whose palms turn cold at the thought of being alone in the crowd. “I Networking takes practice.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

As I explain in my book, “ Anticipate Failure ,” there are many potential sources of failure, including people, product, technology, business model and more. People experienced in venture help diagnose and make sure you don’t fall through the inevitable trap doors.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Q 2: What’s your advice to someone who wants to grow their career in advancement operations, particularly someone who is aiming to get into a leadership role? Q4: You wrote a book called Flip The Script: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life , which focuses on leading a life of positive thinking.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

Daniel Goleman’s 1995 book “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ” brought EI to popular attention. Reactions to your advice or feedback often surprise you. You can even learn about EI from the guy who wrote the book on it, Daniel Goleman. Be honest about this.)

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