Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Being stuck in chronic performance can have a devastating impact on your skills, confidence, job, and personal life. Keep in mind that learning organizations are those that prioritize the development of – people – everyone comes to work every day in part to grow, and to support one another in doing so.

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sgEngage

JUNE 3, 2024

If the idea of welcoming this cause-minded but still developing age group to serve in a board capacity boggles your mind, answer these questions: Have you considered the vast (decades-long) giving potential of Gen Z, like my cousins who have recently launched into the workplace? Tech expertise + reliance on technology.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 19, 2019

The desire for peace of mind and the idea of living a balanced life are central to your happiness and well-being. A few years ago, Brian Tracy , along with Christina Stein , published, Find Your Balance Point. The starting point is to develop absolute clarity about who you are and what matters to you.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2019

The desire for peace of mind and the idea of living a balanced life are central to your happiness and well-being. A few years ago, Brian Tracy , along with Christina Stein , published, Find Your Balance Point. The starting point is to develop absolute clarity about who you are and what matters to you.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Keep an open mind and let conversations flow. Identifying and vocalizing another person's potential is life-changing for that person. Evocation :We are receptive to an influence beyond ourselves that creates the inspiration within us. And, to be an inspiring leader , Hedges explains that you must: Be Present. Be Personal.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Last week at my local AFP chapter meeting, I had the privilege of hearing Eric Benson speak. Eric is one of the most positive and energetic people I know and he spoke about achieving life-work balance. If your mind is somewhere else, you should probably start moving your feet toward it. Why can’t work be fun, too?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 13, 2019

The desire for peace of mind and the idea of living a balanced life are central to your happiness and well-being. A few years ago, Brian Tracy , along with Christina Stein , published, Find Your Balance Point. The starting point is to develop absolute clarity about who you are and what matters to you.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2024

Strengths like persuasion, problem solving, and persistence come to mind quickly. I don’t pretend to have led a life of perfection, but experience is a great teacher. Ethics remains a top priority for AFP, serving as a guide and major asset to the 25,00+ members in some 240 chapters that have generated more than $1 trillion.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Progressing through the book chapters you'll learn how to: Prepare for Rockstars Recruit only Rockstars Grow your Rockstars Keep in mind, however, that a Rockstar at one company isn't necessarily one at another. As you read the book, you'll discover Hyman's 10-step method for landing the very best talent.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 5, 2021

Keep an open mind and let conversations flow. Identifying and vocalizing another person's potential is life-changing for that person. Evocation :We are receptive to an influence beyond ourselves that creates the inspiration within us. And, to be an inspiring leader , Hedges explains that you must: Be Present. Be Personal.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 2, 2021

Progressing through the book chapters you'll learn how to: Prepare for Rockstars Recruit only Rockstars Grow your Rockstars Keep in mind, however, that a Rockstar at one company isn't necessarily one at another. As you read the book, you'll discover Hyman's 10-step method for landing the very best talent.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 28, 2021

Keep an open mind and let conversations flow. Identifying and vocalizing another person's potential is life-changing for that person. Evocation :We are receptive to an influence beyond ourselves that creates the inspiration within us. And, to be an inspiring leader , Hedges explains that you must: Be Present. Be Personal.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 26, 2020

Keep an open mind and let conversations flow. Indentifying and vocalizing another person's potential is life-changing for that person. Evocation :We are receptive to an influence beyond ourselves that creates the inspiration within us. And, to be an inspiring leader , Hedges explains that you must: Be Present. Be Personal.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2021

The book is a timely guide for not only how to achieve a better life, but also how to become a better leader. I lost a few important people in my life: my best friend who took his own life; my father to Parkinson’s and Dementia; one of my mentors, David Stern, who passed away suddenly and way too soon. It is life.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

It engages their minds and their hearts by appealing to both their intellect and emotions. In my worst-case scenario, I imagined in some corner of the world I would be better equipping an unscrupulous charlatan to fleece unsuspecting widows out of their life savings. It causes buyers to put down their defenses. It helps them relax.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Fortunately, each book chapter includes a real-world practice called a Pro Move and an exercise, both carefully crafted to help you overcome hang-ups and take more joy in communicating. It is a full-body, full-mind, and full-heart effort. Effective and courageous communication requires self-knowledge, practice, and a desire to grow.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The desire for peace of mind and the idea of living a balanced life are central to your happiness and well-being. Earlier this month, Brian Tracy , along with Christina Stein , published, Find Your Balance Point. The starting point is to develop absolute clarity about who you are and what matters to you.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

It engages their minds and their hearts by appealing to both their intellect and emotions. In my worst-case scenario, I imagined in some corner of the world I would be better equipping an unscrupulous charlatan to fleece unsuspecting widows out of their life savings. It causes buyers to put down their defenses. It helps them relax.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 5, 2024

They’re the heart that pumps life into your cause and the soul that fuels your mission. Personal stories and heartfelt messages can do what numbers alone cannot – they can touch hearts and change minds. The Heart and Soul of Supporter Advocacy Your supporters are more than just names in a database.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

CA: Those who have asked are of all ages, backgrounds, and life experiences. CA: While I was busy conducting academic research and taking university classes to secure a master’s degree, I decided “real life” work experience in my area of interest would be helpful. My mind was a sponge. Q: Will it help to become a volunteer?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 14, 2018

Progressing through the book chapters you'll learn how to: Prepare for Rockstars Recruit only Rockstars Grow your Rockstars Keep in mind, however, that a Rockstar at one company isn't necessarily one at another. As you read the book, you'll discover Hyman's 10-step method for landing the very best talent.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 5, 2022

The book is a timely guide for not only how to achieve a better life, but also how to become a better leader. I lost a few important people in my life: my best friend who took his own life; my father to Parkinson’s and Dementia; one of my mentors, David Stern, who passed away suddenly and way too soon. It is life.

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Exercise Philadelphia Life Phone 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The book is a timely guide for not only how to achieve a better life, but also how to become a better leader. I lost a few important people in my life: my best friend who took his own life; my father to Parkinson’s and Dementia; one of my mentors, David Stern, who passed away suddenly and way too soon. It is life.

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Exercise Philadelphia Life Phone 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Storytelling makes it personal and transforms the heart and mind of your target audience by showing them why something is important, instead of just telling them. Act one is where we learn what normal life looks like before the story is set in motion. As with the end of the year, the end of life is often a time for reflection.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Experiment and keep in mind that those who use Twitter regularly tend to love Twitter. Since tweets have a very short life span, it’s a good practice to retweet your own tweets. So, be sure to regularly retweet partners, chapters, staff, activists, donors, and sponsors. Retweet your own tweets.

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

embracing yoga pants as acceptable work attire, thinking about what really matters in life, and maybe my favorite one of all—stealing little hidden moments to sit down with a book and just read. the war) feels empowering to those who lived through this, illuminating resilience and reminding that life goes on even in struggle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2016

As we wrote chapters on the book, we examined our own unhealthy habits and experimented applying some of the methods. who has studied links between mindfulness and breaking addictions (another way to describe a bad habit, no?). Changing just one bad habit can have a halo effect on other parts of your life in and outside of work.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Providing consistent convenience fostered trust and resulted in the brand becoming a staple in the consumer’s way of life. If you want to become a staple in your donor’s life, you must provide consistent value and surprises too. When you add some fun to a donor’s life, they think of you positively.

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See3

OCTOBER 30, 2015

These personas were developed into print materials — including a deck of cards, posters and a flip book — which all help put Make-A-Wish’s audience top of mind for their communications staff. When you think of Make-A-Wish, what’s the image that comes to mind? Push your organization to start telling new stories.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

It engages their minds and their hearts by appealing to both their intellect and emotions. In my worst-case scenario, I imagined in some corner of the world I would be better equipping an unscrupulous charlatan to fleece unsuspecting widows out of their life savings. It causes buyers to put down their defenses. It helps them relax.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

Ashley Goodall Question : Why do you take issue with placing a priority on “work-life” balance? If we treat work as generally bad, and life as generally good, and imagine that somehow we can balance these two out, we’re embarking on an impossible mission. We argue that this is because we’ve got the categories wrong.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 3, 2018

Keep an open mind and let conversations flow. Identifying and vocalizing another person's potential is life-changing for that person. Evocation :We are receptive to an influence beyond ourselves that creates the inspiration within us. And, to be an inspiring leader , Hedges explains that you must: Be Present. Be Personal.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2017

Keep an open mind and let conversations flow. Indentifying and vocalizing another person's potential is life-changing for that person. Evocation :We are receptive to an influence beyond ourselves that creates the inspiration within us. And, to be an inspiring leader , Hedges explains that you must: Be Present. Be Personal.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Ashley Goodall Question : Why do you take issue with placing a priority on “work-life” balance? If we treat work as generally bad, and life as generally good, and imagine that somehow we can balance these two out, we’re embarking on an impossible mission. We argue that this is because we’ve got the categories wrong.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2017

Research shows that “quiet time” during the work day restores your nervous system, helps you sustain energy, and conditions your mind to be more adaptive and creative — all necessary for staff to be effective in their work. Their values included: Always Open; Never Settle; Committed to Wow; and Listen, Act, Learn.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

Ashley Goodall Question : Why do you take issue with placing a priority on “work-life” balance? If we treat work as generally bad, and life as generally good, and imagine that somehow we can balance these two out, we’re embarking on an impossible mission. We argue that this is because we’ve got the categories wrong.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

Ashley Goodall Question : Why do you take issue with placing a priority on “work-life” balance? If we treat work as generally bad, and life as generally good, and imagine that somehow we can balance these two out, we’re embarking on an impossible mission. We argue that this is because we’ve got the categories wrong.

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