Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

We got a really fun panel discussion for you all around what you should do if you happen to find yourself out of the job in the fundraising and nonprofit sector. So it was actually the end of November last year in 2020 when I was laid off from that job. So thanks so much for being here. I’m Steven. Ephraim: Wow.

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Towards Data Science

MARCH 29, 2023

In this article, I want to focus on my on-again, off-again relationship with books and reading. I burned out spectacularly about a year into a PhD program, and my relationship with books ended for quite some time. Even if you haven’t read any of the books below, you’ve probably at least heard of some of them.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

"Stories strengthen communications and presence for leaders," explains Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power of Presence. Are interviewing for a job and want to demonstrate your ability to adapt, learn, and overcome challenges. Need to show others -- whether a large audience or one person -- that you have shared commonalities.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In other words, if you’re a reporter, who also podcasts, wants to write a book and would love to one day help teach at a university, Polywork wants to give you, well me in this case , a place to express that. The founder explained that some view the rise of multihyphenated jobs as just another example of glorifying hustle culture.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

Nearly four in 10 have turned down a job with a company that doesnt align with their values. We believe that now and into the future every job can, and should, be meaningful with the help of a great leader. What if all jobs were meaningful? Imagine a world where every job is designed to be sustainable and fulfilling.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

Hes doing an amazing job at Harvard Business School, running CEO programs there, and wrote a book, The Heart of Business. And hes got a major research study, which Im sure will result in a [new] book, on frontline workers. Bill George: No. 1 would be Hubert Joly , the former CEO of Best Buy.

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Candid

JANUARY 15, 2025

When work starts to feel mundane or job frustrations arise, it can be tempting to jump ship. Next time youre tempted to troll jobs on LinkedIn, you might pause to consider these five practices for internal professional growth. Relationships are the foundation for job satisfaction. Share them in the comments below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2023

The article warns as we do in our book that the danger is that nonprofits will grab the software off the shelf before its limitations are understood. That is why we make a big case in our book for nonprofits to take a human-centered approach and offer a practical set of readiness steps. We call this the dividend of time in our book.

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Towards Data Science

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Image from Unsplash Building a Semantic Book Search: Scale an Embedding Pipeline with Apache Spark and AWS EMR Serverless Using OpenAI’s Clip model to support natural language search on a collection of 70k book covers In a previous post I did a little PoC to see if I could use OpenAI’s Clip model to build a semantic book search.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 13, 2025

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more conventional teams), but extreme teams. Finally, Shaw shared these important lessons in his book: An understanding that the discomfort that comes with conflict is necessary and productive.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

On her TikTok account @engineer.everything , the womanwho identifies herself only as Kalahas built a following of over 657,000 by documenting her ambitious, off-the-books tunnel project in Herndon, Virginia. You have permits now, so clearly you did a good job!” ” one commenter wrote.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

It covers some 100 technologies and 15 job titles currently, ranging from entry-level roles all the way up to engineering directors and CTO candidates, he said. Note: Last year when the company announced $32 million in funding , it told me it had 180,000 developers on the platform.)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 3, 2025

The book is fast paced and highly readable, with a bold design including graphics, end-of-chapter Q&As, and bite-size content presentation for easy reading and comprehension. Youll discover what you learn from the book is relatable and directly applicable. Thats why we wrote this book. Leadership comes in moments.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 18, 2025

I even wrote a book about itto show how automation can free people from the dull, repetitive parts of their jobs. When I published my book in 2023, we were only beginning to grasp AIs potential. Heres how each serves a unique purposeand how you can leverage them to work smarter. Its the foundation of my career and my company.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Within the workplace there are Contributors and Impact Players each representing a distinct way of working the first leads to a job well done while the other carves a path to true leadership and generates immense value. It is also a book for todays leaders, those managers who want to cultivate more of this mindset on their teams.

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Candid

OCTOBER 24, 2024

At Philanthropy News Digest , for example, we publish summaries of philanthropic news: announcements of new initiatives, grants, and major gifts, as well as job opportunities and requests for proposals (RFPs). However, we no longer publish interviews, commentaries, or book reviews or do long-form original reporting.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

It’s not difficult to evaluate when someone has the right background and experience to do a job. 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. Hiring for skill is easy.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

Then theres the issue of client loyalty, reduced scopes, tighter timelines, and the not-so-secret plan of AI to take everyones jobs. Sadly thats the job, which is why protecting yourself and your leadership team from it can be so useful. The challenges of any agency or client team continue to escalate. Instability abounds.

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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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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

Ratings were conditional on having a job completed, so any customers who held more explicit racist attitudes may have already cancelled. If you leave a four-star book review, you’re not telling someone to read 80% of the book, yet many platforms allow for the evaluator to create their own rubric for what it means, explains Botelho.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Whether it’s brainstorming a long-dreamed-of children’s book for your cause or exploring a campaign idea that’s been on the back burner, passion makes the process more enjoyable. But it’s their first day on the job. However, the best starting point might be to engage with projects that spark joy.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Being able to crisply and succinctly demonstrate the opportunity for greater impact of the donor’s capital and your mission is the ultimate job of grant writing. ” Avoid non-specific generalized statements along the lines of “200 children will attend and get a free book with a piece of pizza.”

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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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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

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. Daniel Goleman’s 1995 book “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ” brought EI to popular attention. Pay attention— This is an easy first step.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2023

In his latest book, best-selling author Seth Godin tackles the question “What makes a great job?” Godin polled more than 10,000 people from 90+ countries to get to the answer that served as the framework for his book “ The Song of Significance – A New Manifesto for Teams.” Godin asks “what makes a great job?”

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

Much like how robotics impacted blue collar jobs in the 1980s, AI is predicted to be a massive disrupter for white collar jobs. To learn more about how you can start to use AI, schedule a quick call with one of our experts or book a demo of Acumen. It’s equally important to think about how AI will impact your members.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2024

bill paying; food deliveries; books and magazines, and much more). TIP 3: Devoting time and attention to your major gift strategy doesn’t have to be a full-time job. It’s time to change things up! People today are used to a subscription economy. They are charged online on a recurring basis for a myriad of services (e.g.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Social Print Studio enables users to login and download photos directly from Instagram and Facebook to create print calendars, cards, and tiny books. Flipsnack empowers users to transform PDFs into online flipping books. Idealist.org is the world’s leading platform for nonprofit jobs and volunteer opportunities.

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.orgSource

JUNE 10, 2024

Their jobs depend on successfully leveraging teams and translating goals into tactics. When you give employees the capacity to do their jobs and to grow as professionals, that positive energy reflects throughout the organization. Middle managers and directors are vital to bridging strategy and execution,” Sharon noted.

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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. Consider self-promotion part of your job.

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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. That is what makes them so powerful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

If your nonprofit is lucky enough to find exceptional volunteers or interns, you should still consider paying them for their work, especially if they are recent college grads struggling to find a job. They will be more committed and make an excellent candidate for your new media manager position should your nonprofit decide to hire one.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 20, 2022

Within the workplace there are Contributors and Impact Players – each representing a distinct way of working – the first leads to a job well done while the other carves a path to true leadership and generates immense value. It is also a book for today’s leaders, those managers who want to cultivate more of this mindset on their teams.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Today brings the new and inspiring book, Making Waves , by Lisa Lutof-Perlo. In the book, she reveals how she navigated an extraordinary four-decade journey with boundless energy, quick wit, and the pursuit of excellence in the face of adversity. Thank you to the authors for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In her new book, Selling Yourself , Dr. Cindy McGovern shows you how to step-by-step create a powerful personal brand. Whether your brand has created itself, you’ve outgrown your original brand, you’re ready for the next level, or you’ve changed your passion or purpose, this book is for you,” shares McGovern.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2022

They are two of the most populous generations on earth, and they’re going to have to navigate a work world full of unprecedented challenges,” explains Mark Zides , author of the book, The #PACE Process For Early Career Success. I believe in diving in, staying focused, and getting the job done, all while learning and growing in a position.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 11, 2022

They are two of the most populous generations on earth, and they’re going to have to navigate a work world full of unprecedented challenges,” explains Mark Zides , author of the book, The #PACE Process For Early Career Success. I believe in diving in, staying focused, and getting the job done, all while learning and growing in a position.

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