Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

What the best piece of advice you could offer nonprofits about social media, and online communications in general? My advice for a nonprofit that wants to get into the space and get the most from it is to come up with a plan, test a few tools and stick with what works best for them. Dupe: Have a team to support you. Anything else?

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

During 2018 and 2019, my business partner, Kevin Ordonez and I, interviewed approximately 50 association executives. Our books “Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption” and “An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” summarize those conversations. Both books were written before the pandemic’s curveball.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Here’s ten books that nonprofit colleagues and authors have shared with me in the last few months and I wanted to share them with you. If you are looking for more recommendations, check out Book Authority’s list of 52 Best Nonprofit eBooks of All Time ( The Happy Healthy Nonprofit is #9).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

I consider the “Dear Abby” of the nonprofit world, dispensing practical and brilliant advice to nonprofits with her wonderful sense of humor. She has packed all that into her new book, “ Joan Garry’s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership.” Go buy the book now because it is going to be a huge hit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve just finished teaching a class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. I asked them: If you were on-boarding a new intern and you wanted them to be as successful as possible, what advice would you offer? Your intern does that too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2015

15-second video interviews are the new elevator pitch. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2011

There’s been a nice crop of social media books published this spring! So Mondays have become book review days as part of the discipline to keep up with reading. My Zoetica colleague, Geoff Livingston , shared a preview copy of his forthcoming book Welcome to the Fifth Estate and it is a great read!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” The book offers some recipes for culture change.

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.orgSource

JULY 29, 2023

It’s “All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” kind of advice. When I was interviewing leaders for our Association 4.0 books , the importance of connections was a recurring theme. Fortunately, finding colleagues with whom you can share ideas and advice is easy. I read so many business books and publications.

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.orgSource

JULY 3, 2023

Understand the New Environment Back in 2019, when I interviewed Dan for our book “Association 4.0: You can produce influencer segments, learning snippets, testimonials, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, or live streaming. Remember Dan’s advice and multipurpose each production. Don’t impose limits on your content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

All that said, the following is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Interview Experts. A 10-question blog interview with an expert in an area related to your nonprofit’s mission and programs can be interesting to your supporters. Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

Meg Ward, Co-Founder of Gravitate Solutions, and a contributor to our book, “Association 4.0 : An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” described her company’s hiring process like this. Our interview process is rigorous. Hiring employees who are the right fit for this positive environment is a top priority.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2014

This week, Mark answered for me the following six questions about his book : Interview with Mark Divine Author of The Way of the Seal: Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed Question : Navy SEALS learn they are capable of twenty times what they think they are. Mark : Socrates said that an unexamined life is not worth living.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 18, 2013

As the founder of one of the earliest online marketing companies, creator of Squidoo , and author of multiple best-selling books , American entrepreneur Seth Godin needs little introduction. But it was at Yoyodyne where Godin popularized the principle of so-called permission marketing , and went on to author many books on the subject.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2018

She just published a new book, Social Start Up Success: How the Best Nonprofits Launch, Scale Up, and Make a Difference. The book is based on a five-year research project where Janus interviewed hundreds innovative nonprofit organizations. How to create compelling stories that power growth?

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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

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Here’s another must-read book to add to your list as you transition from manager to leader. Many of his discussions are included in his interview series on LinkedIn. Many of his discussions are included in his interview series on LinkedIn. The book covers: The central paradox of leaders: selfless vs. self-centered.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

NetSmart is Howard Rheingold’s latest book. It synthesizes his 30 years of experience if being a model digital citizen and what he has learned from asking other this simple question: How to use social media intelligently and mindfully? If you are going to purchase one book about using social media , this is the one to read.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2012

--Martha Beck, Finding Your Way in a Wild New World Like many of you, I know Martha Beck from her O Magazine column (it's the first thing I read), and her many self-help books (e.g. She always delivers good advice with a healthy dose of humor. The foundation for your book seems to be dropping into "Wordlessness."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 24, 2011

Best-selling author Brian Tracy's newest book, Full Engagement , provides practical advice for how to inspire your employees to perform at their absolute best. In addition, each chapter in the book ends with a list of Action Exercises to help you implement Tracy's guidance.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

shared this valuable advice. Several years ago, I interviewed Stuart Meyer*. Follow the survey with targeted in-person interviews based on the results. Read interviews with Stuart, Joanna, and David in our Association 4.0 My colleague, Joanna Pineda, CEO and Chief Troublemaker at Matrix International Inc.,

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

To put our ideas into real-world context, we interviewed leaders who are using this approach to grow their organizations. Those talks with association CEOs and executives who head businesses that service the association industry formed the basis for two books. Association 4.0: playbook into your organization.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

They found my resume and asked me to come interview. 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? Q8: What is the best advice you’ve received that has helped to guide the way you lead?

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.orgSource

JUNE 10, 2024

Or you might hire new talent, but an opportunity to interview and onboard seems as elusive as a vacation day. The podcast airs on July 20, so stay tuned for more great advice. To learn how.orgSource helps our clients lighten the load for their heavy lifters, book time on my calendar to chat. You could delegate.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 9, 2011

So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. You can find other great advice about exit interviews in the book, The Essential HR Handbook , written by Sharon Armstrong and Barbara Mitchell. The book is a quick and handy resource for any leader, manager or Human Resource professional.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2013

The report, “I nto Focus: Benchmarks for Video and A Guide for Creators ,” is based on a survey of 500 nonprofits and interviews with experts (including me). But that’s only half of it as KD Paine and I write in our book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” Free webinars are being offered to share the report.

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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. I’m at the beginning,” she says, in an exclusive interview with TechCrunch. “This is not my memoir, right.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

When my business partner, Kevin Ordonez, and I wrote two books about the impact of the digital revolution on associations, we interviewed entrepreneurs both inside and outside our community. Sig VanDamme, Co-founder at Gojectory, who has been an entrepreneur since he was old enough to mow lawns and shovel snow, had this advice.

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The Next Web

JULY 6, 2013

Good startup communities offer mentorship, advice, and the wisdom of those who have gone before. Sometimes this looks like advice, a hug when you’re in need, or just random acts of encouragement,” Nate says. “A In his book Startup Communities , author Brad Feld recommends hackathons, startup weekends, and accelerator programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

As many of you know, I’ve just finished writing a book with measurement guru, KD Paine, called “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” that teaches nonprofits how to embrace the data and use it to improve decisions and get better results as a networked nonprofit. He shares some thoughts about the Open Data Handbook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2016

Being a Happy, Healthy Nonprofit isn’t just about your physical health, it is also about enriching your knowledge and professional development. What better way than to read a book that gives you the best practical information about an important nonprofit area – fundraising. I’ll pick a winner at random next week.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The entrepreneur is the co-founder of LinkedIn, a partner at Greylock and the author of a new book based off of his hit podcast, Masters of Scale. . Here’s how it impacted my interview process, for example: While press wasn’t a main character in the book, “Master of Scale” has already changed my perspective on how I interview founders.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

“It’s about focusing on the metric that directly reflects the value that your company and products bring to your customers,” growth marketer Maya Moufarek told us in an interview for one of our most popular marketing articles of the week. For Airbnb, that may be the number of nights booked; for Spotify, minutes listened to.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 Do Exit Interviews Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. The book is a quick and handy resource for any leader, manager or Human Resource professional.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The one thing I really admire about Joan is that she gives straight up great advice to nonprofit CEOs to improve the effectiveness of their organizations. This summer I was lucky enough to be a guest to talk about the Happy Healthy Nonprofit Book on her podcast. The Happy Healthy Nonprofit Book Review by Aisha Moore.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Prepare to be inspired by and to learn from the stories of more than 60 highly-successful female CEOs and leaders who are featured in Julia Boorstin ’s book, When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn From Them. Her new book is filled with extensive research, engaging stories, and plenty of learning takeaways.

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