Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills Here is this weeks book recommendation. As author David Grossman says, "good internal communication gets the message out, but great internal communication helps employees connect the dots between overarching business strategy and their role.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, December 18, 2010 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Lynn Flinn of EWF International in Tulsa, OK wrote the following in a recent newsletter. EWF International provides professionally facilitated peer advisory groups for women business owners and executives. Thanks Lynn for this great end-of-the-year advice.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 2, 2024

We relied on each other for advice early in our careers and now, decades later, I continue to learn from her. If they have the work ethic, the drive, the tenacity, and mostly the adaptability—to me, the top skill for a fundraiser—we can teach them everything fundraising, the giving mechanisms, and how to make the ask,” White said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

Devi’s advice: understand the best use case for your organization and how you and your staff work best with the AI. One metaphor is to think of the AI as an intern that you need to clearly communicate instructions to and then check their work and revise. 65% are using it to clean-up their Monday morning inboxes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2012

Millennials education teaches them to be the king of the castle, not the grunts to get the coffee. They can be your internal Ambassadors. If you can find a Millennial brand ambassador, they will find and inspires thousands. Some advice for using social media to reach Millennial. When Millennials graduate, it hits them.

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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. It’s a must read for data nerds.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2022

Written by a wise, award-winning leadership and communications expert, Grossman supplies clear, timely, critical, actionable advice, how-to’s and tips for leaders as the pandemic continues to challenge us.and as we get past the pandemic. Question: What is your top advice/tip for leaders as we head into 2022?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2011

Whether you work with young volunteers or interns, or if your organization focuses specifically on childrens services, Ive learned a few key points that have helped me make strong connections with kids during my time with Team MPhasis. Try to think of ways you can encourage your interns and volunteers to work with one another.

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The Next Web

JULY 15, 2013

Today he begins a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Building up a company, leading a team and sustaining a highly successful international business is hard work and requires a lot of knowledge. Dream big and start small.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

" Host A Giving Is Better Than Receiving Birthday Party That's some great advice based on personal and professional experience from Amy Jussel who is the Founder and Executive Director of Shaping Youth. Another great way to teach kids about charity is to engage them in buying or donating something that they are familiar with--toys!

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

As a new member of the agency’s internal communications team, I was asked to write a press release to circulate immediately, and I did just that. Leaders relied on the consultant’s advice and, to her credit, the managing-up approach worked — until it didn’t. There is a tired cliché that goes, “Those who can’t, teach.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

Sandvik told me about her work and her new bootstrapped startup, how leaders should prioritize their cybersecurity efforts, and, what piece of security advice she would give that every person should know. And also, in many ways, how easy it can be to spin up that kind of effort internally. Tell me how you got here. And before we end.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

A couple months before graduation I went to my religion professor's office hours to ask for advice. If you are a college student, or someone in career transition, who wants to find work that fulfills your big vision for a better world, I have a few words of advice, and some books to recommend. My advice: 1. Why do you organize?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Dear Sophie: What are the quickest visa options for bringing in international talent? Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. Dear Sophie: Can I start a company or a side hustle on a TN visa?

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 20, 2013

So, we’re using this as an internal rule to avoid the “post pictures to FB craze”, that I’d put as this: “Posting pictures to Facebook only works well, if the pictures are self-explanatory.”. The bad news is, that whilst they do teach people something, they don’t spread as far. After all, we all want to get smarter.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Will the slow down affect their plans moving forward, and what advice can they offer early-stage founders contemplating their first venture play in a sluggish market? She spent five years teaching high school history in Oakland, California, which ignited her passion for creating equitable educational opportunities.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

humming along smoothly and seamlessly for both internal and external audiences? One piece of advice that Rachel Clemens gave was to outsource your research when you can. The Mighty GPS can also open doors to internal conversations around pain points across leadership levels, reducing roadblocks and improving communication.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

She was teaching an engineering course, and her students were using simulation software to model turbines for jet engines. Plavchan now also spends a lot of time teaching his students about directory structure in his courses, along with other basics, like file extensions and terminal navigation. He uses every analogy he can think of.

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Bloomerang

MAY 29, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on best practices around recording and recognizing in-kind donors. . Even if you just file a form 990, and aren’t subject to GAAP, it’s useful to follow their recommendations from the perspective of internal management, control and planning. . — Charity Clairity.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

Young looks back at “five key failure points” that are common potholes on every founder’s path and shares tactical advice for addressing internal conflict, losing product-market fit and other stumbles. Teach yourself growth marketing: How to set up a landing page. Teach yourself growth marketing: How to set up a landing page.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2023

Bring a topic that you want to teach others about. In the rest of this newsletter we’re talking about Amazon’s new bed, and bad advice from investors. If you hear about a venture firm or startup winning, raising, flailing or, oh I don’t know, booting an executive because of internal happenings, tell me. The main principles?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

Best-selling author Brian Tracy's book, Full Engagement , provides practical advice for how to inspire your employees to perform at their absolute best. He explains that above nearly every measure, employees' most powerful single motivator is the "desire to be happy."

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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. He explains that above nearly every measure, employees' most powerful single motivator is the "desire to be happy".

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2021

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. He partners with people to help them to gain a better understanding of why they think the way they do, teach them how our brain really works, and then reshape and retrain the brain for success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2014

Trenton DuVal , Development & Communications Manager, International Development Exchange (IDEX). Matt gave great advice about how to get started with big listening for small organizations. Abdi Soltani , Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California. The campaign leveraged nostalgia. ” Yes!

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The company totally backed me and had me flying around the US hosting these Excel training sessions because I just genuinely loved to teach Excel. He wrote, basically, “Hey, I love your teaching style. The people giving that advice are essentially trying to take these concepts and frame them in a way that they can hand off to anyone.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2023

Today’s question come from a nonprofit leader who wants advice on how to frame monthly gift asks to minimize accounting complications between restricted and unrestricted gifts: . As you point out, rescuing a dog, providing a meal, sourcing 20 chickens, or teaching a child new skills are multi-faceted processes. Make a Monthly Gift.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

She is an expert in developing and teaching practical, ready-made tools that inspire people to take action. As CEO, Paul also oversees the company’s K12 edtech publishing group FableVision Learning, as well as The Reynolds Center for Teaching Learning & Creativity. Simone Joyaux. simonejoyaux.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I was honored to lead a featured season at the United Way Leadership Conference on Networked Leadership and teach many workshops networked leadership skills. Adjunct Professor and Guest Teacher: This past year I enjoyed my second year of teaching a graduate course at Middlebury College/Monterrey Institute for International Education.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 4, 2015

The person I turn to for effective communication advice, David Grossman, released last fall an eBook called, Top 10 Barriers Communicators Face: How to Get Your Leader on Board with Internal Communication. Today, the savviest executives are realizing the power and potential of communication to drive results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Make sure that you good internal system for sharing any updates that might come in through fundraising office or other school connections. This example from Teach for America is a photograph of handwritten thank you note from a student to an TFA alumni thanking them for making a difference. Images work for engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

s Degree in Spanish with a minor in International Relations and a Master???s The past five years I have been teaching Spanish at an Elementary School and serve as the school???s I wanted to combine my two passions in teaching: Foreign Languages and Technology. What are the best Foreign Languages Teaching blogs?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

The last time I shared a plenary stage with Marcelo Iniarra was in 2014 at the International Fundraising Congress where he rode a bicycle on stage! The campaign provides advice on how to self-examine and help detect signs and symptoms. The official title of the session was “Donor Engagement in An Age of Complexity.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

Source: Dollar Bin, Flickr In February, I'll be co-teaching the " WeAreMedia Live " intensive two-day workshop in San Francisco from NTEN. Robin Broitman, How To Sell Social Media To Cynics, Skeptics, Luddites - Tips, Resources, and Advice 5. What happens when your intern moves on?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Bo Eason Today, Eason shares the following great advice: Question: How can a person stay focused and not let distractions take her/him off course? Bring it to life by internalizing your declaration. The value of a “Never Do Again” list. How to leave behind those who don’t help you move forward. Step 3 : Live into it.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Written by a wise, award-winning leadership and communications expert, Grossman supplies clear, timely, critical, actionable advice, how-to’s and tips for leaders as the pandemic continues to challenge us.and as we get past the pandemic. Question: What is your top advice/tip for leaders as we head into 2022?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2015

Best-selling author Brian Tracy''s book, Full Engagement , provides practical advice for how to inspire your employees to perform at their absolute best. He explains that above nearly every measure, employees'' most powerful single motivator is the "desire to be happy".

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