Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Wood : Football taught me a lot about the power of understanding roles. My coach, Barry Alvarez, used to yell "know your role." A few surgeries later I found my role relegated to that of a back up and mentor to a rising star. What leadership skills did you learn playing football that then served you well as a Marine?

Authoring 63

Authoring Business Interview Disaster 63

Tableau

JUNE 15, 2021

This mindset used to be reserved for startups, but I think most businesses recognize they need a little of this attitude. Every decision at the board level involves an element of technology or the implications of technology, so there is a real requirement to understand that digital is an accelerator, and then to articulate the risk.".

Storytelling 52

Storytelling Data eBook Articulate 52

Tech Soup

AUGUST 6, 2015

This begins with the CEO or president, who needs to articulate what she or he sees as the fundamental importance of dedicating staff time towards these goals. The top management of your organization helps to provide a role model by setting a meaningful example of how the rest of the staff should follow and embrace change.

Culture 36

Culture Create Data Case Study 36

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

But the arguments trotted out represent how far we have to go in articulating the public value of arts institutions (and helping our supporters speak the same language). The whole 'we know how to spend your money better than you' attitude is condescending and false." Lots of negative and ambivalent reaction to this case statement.

Detroit 49

Detroit Arts Public Support 49

Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

This activity helps you articulate why a culture of philanthropy is important, your values, and the way you work. To be effective, this attitude needs to be reversed. Often, the fundraising function is viewed as the task of getting dollars in the door, typically a siloed department and just the means to the mission.

Philanthropy 47

Philanthropy Culture Create Marketing 47

Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2015

Like hard work and patience, investment in DIY will play a key role in determining how many of these programs land in the Peer to Peer Thirty over the next five years. RT @npshana If you have an attitude that your fundraising is bothering people, you will never be successful. Heller Consulting (@TeamHeller) February 25, 2015.

Fundraising 20

Fundraising Conference Social Media Attitude 20

DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Every nonprofit site should include the organization’s mission statement somewhere, and Mustard Seed’s Mission and Vision page does a great job of articulating their purpose using short paragraphs and to-the-point language. Their well-organized photo gallery page makes great use of space and showcases a variety of their efforts. Mission page.

Websites 52

Websites Organization Nonprofit Site 52

Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Haji initially stayed on, as Convios president, but stepped down from that role last month, although he remains a member of Convios board of directors. A couple of years ago, NTEN articulated how broad adoption of open API’s could help nonprofits spend more time on their missions and less time de-duping their databases.

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

Haji initially stayed on, as Convios president, but stepped down from that role last month, although he remains a member of Convios board of directors. A couple of years ago, NTEN articulated how broad adoption of open API’s could help nonprofits spend more time on their missions and less time de-duping their databases.

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

fusionSpan

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Don’t jump to the technology solution without articulating a problem. Regular coaching and feedback help them manage their roles effectively and promote the technology across the organization. As Yimam so concisely put it, “All the new tech in the world will not replace a positive attitude.”

Technology 59

Technology Change Proposal ROI 59

Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? This attitude is often self-serving: it’s also a practical problem for those who actually want to create change. How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? The six topics are: How do you plan for the future? Who owns the stuff?

Museum 20

Museum Library Reflection Audience 20

The Verge

JUNE 16, 2020

But it has to be something that’s articulated at the highest levels of the federal government. I played a big role in constructing HIPAA, the health privacy laws for the country, back in the 1990s. From the perspective of the country, what you wanted was a broadband revolution. Well, we want a 5G revolution. We want to plan.

Technology 91

Technology Law Internet Accessibility 91