The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

One of my professional mantras is that everything is a process ( including storytelling ). It’s the difference between seeing cook Thanksgiving dinner for 20 people on your to do list and seeing create guest list, send invitations, collect rsvps and food allergy info, create a menu, etc. Writing for Fundraising is a Process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

During the first week of January , I use the quiet time for three New Year’s rituals that help me prepare for the year ahead and identify professional growth areas. 1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Year in Review.

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Gyrus

MAY 17, 2016

However, there is a distinct difference between their meanings and implications, which are often overlooked by a majority of professionals. Think of this way- training is mostly provided to teach new skills while development focuses on improving existing skills. The post The Difference between Training and Development.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Recently, a nonprofit professional said to me, “I don’t have time to learn anything new because I have too much work to do.” But we need different ways to learn at different points in our professional careers. Micro-learning has become more important because the way we work has dramatically changed.We

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Deliver bad news quickly, constructively, and in a spirit of professional development. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success. Praise in public, censure in private.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

Professional development (PD) is the "process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training." While conferences were once the only idea in gaining professional development skills, peer-to-peer mentoring is shown to give the highest output of learned skills. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

I loved hearing about Isadora Faber, a preteen girl who lives in Florianópolis and is the creator of the page Daily Class on Facebook, which aims to help other teens in her country who want to make a difference in their communities by reporting problems in their schools. Kids Can Make A Difference. Faber is a Philanthroteen.

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The MatrixFiles

DECEMBER 19, 2022

With 3 different heat levels and a run time of 1, 2 or 3 hours for each level, this makes for a great gift that’s useful year round! The Cricut Maker will let them take all kinds of different artist patterns or designs and have a computer cut them out on hundreds of different material types! The other great part?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

This year’s top auctioneers are driving impactful change, raising crucial funds and leveraging their expertise to make a difference for great causes worldwide. In her spare time, Suzanne teaches wakesurf lessons on the lake and is a new mom to a little baby boy! She is very passionate about affecting change in the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

” I first used this exercise in 2011 in Lebanon to kick off E-Mediat project that brought trainers and capacity builders from 5 countries in the Middle East to be trained on curriculum based on my book, the Networked Nonprofit , and interactive training techniques. Each country was represented in a different color.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Her specialty is blending communications theory, field research, and practical sales experience to help professionals and non-professionals become more polished and persuasive presenters. This book is formulated for the busy professional,” explains Sjodin. Sjodin , one of America’s leading experts on persuasive presentations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2024

Her specialty is blending communications theory, field research, and practical sales experience to help professionals and non-professionals become more polished and persuasive presenters. This book is formulated for the busy professional,” explains Sjodin. Sjodin , one of America’s leading experts on persuasive presentations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. And, this type of coaching is different from mentoring, which can sometimes last over decades.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 13, 2022

When young professionals join your organization and meet their professional or personal goals, it maximizes member engagement, accelerating your own association goals. Doing so can also build a pipeline of young professionals who will want to join your association. . Volunteering.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Donor-love fundraising tells two very different types of stories: Problem-to-solve stories, which we use when asking donors to give. And that’s something that makes your audience – and thus your stories – a bit different from a “sad puppy” story. It would just be give, give, and give … and they never seem to make a difference.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2017

That's because, according to co-authors Krissi and Dan Barr , dogs can teach humans a lot about leadership. Loyalty is different from engagement. Incorporating just one could make all the difference. Because 44 percent of U.S. Leaders need to focus effort on building that same sense of dog loyalty to their pack at work.

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

It doesn’t talk exactly how you thought it would with the different components in your tech stack. This looks different from school to school and only you know what works best for your environment. Some things were obvious, but I knew it was the behind-the-scenes magic that could really make a difference. It wasn’t great.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Deliver bad news quickly, constructively, and in a spirit of professional development. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success. Praise in public, censure in private.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. Many successful nonprofit professionals use rituals, either for personal productivity or team productivity. Many successful nonprofit professionals use rituals, either for personal productivity or team productivity.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2024

Another example–noted in Gump’s book–is the Junior Achievement’s JA BizTown program, which teaches younger students about being citizens, workers, and consumers in society. This is especially important for a new generation of workers who seek more than just a paycheck and are driven by a desire to make a difference in the world.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2022

Deliver bad news quickly, constructively, and in a spirit of professional development. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success. Praise in public, censure in private.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 25, 2024

Not to worry—we’ll help you with your event planning by teaching you our top strategies for writing an effective fundraising auction item description. In the body of the description, you can use a different, but still legible, font to ensure potential bidders can easily get the information they need to make a decision.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. And, this type of coaching is different from mentoring, which can sometimes last over decades.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This book is the result of what we have learned teaching leadership and business acumen classes to rising and senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies for twenty years,” share authors Nathan Kracklauer and Bjorn Billhardt. Question : How does spending 12 weeks using the book compare to the length of time to earn an MBA degree?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 2, 2024

Where Should a VP of Advancement Start Out? All three vice presidents followed different routes. When your path takes you to and from different sectors, titles won’t always match up, White said, but it doesn’t mean you’re not on the right trajectory. “I Interestingly, Heather Pieper-Olson and I had similar beginnings.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This blog series is designed to help nonprofit professionals like you make subtle mindset shifts that can make a big difference in your work, as well as increase your job satisfaction. . And by getting comfortable with our stories and sharing them, we can make a great deal of difference both personally and professionally. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2024

This book is the result of what we have learned teaching leadership and business acumen classes to rising and senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies for twenty years,” share authors Nathan Kracklauer and Bjorn Billhardt. Question : How does spending 12 weeks using the book compare to the length of time to earn an MBA degree?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

And no other book on personal branding teaches readers the sales skills that will help them sell that brand—sell themselves—like a pro. But will those in a position to hire them believe those applicants are suited for jobs that are completely different from what the candidates were doing before? That’s where rebranding comes in.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 15, 2022

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. And, this type of coaching is different from mentoring, which can sometimes last over decades.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. And, this type of coaching is different from mentoring, which can sometimes last over decades.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 8, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations know they are making a difference in their unique communities, but do they also know how to showcase that impact? Opportunities for Professional Development. If that weren’t enough incentive, attendees of 22NTC can quality to earn credits toward CFRE, CAE, and NTEN Professional Certificates.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Your donor engagement strategy may outline different recognition tiers by gift amount ($50 donations receive a shout-out in your newsletter, and $250 donations receive a plaque, for example). Report: Report back to donors and share how your nonprofit is making a difference. Teaching them something.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In addition, authors Jennifer Edwards and Katie McCleary , share that there are four external forces that make navigating professional relationships increasingly bumpy : Four generations of people wake every day to go to work, together. The personal and the professional are intermingling in new and surprising ways.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Some execs recommended more explicit communications about their professional code of conduct guidelines or code of ethics to increase public trust of their members. One exec expressed interest in resources to share with our members to teach them how to have conversations about controversial topics.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

Deliver bad news quickly, constructively, and in a spirit of professional development. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success. Praise in public, censure in private.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We can combine the two (Performance Zone and Learning Zone), like salt and pepper, but doing so is different than focusing only on getting things done. Leaders inspire their staff to ask questions, share creative ideas that may seem unconventional, and discover different ways of seeing the world—and they lead the way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

I really enjoy teaching in different cultural contexts and observing different learning styles and approaches to working for a nonprofit. Take for example, Fulbright Finland where I did a workshop with their staff about personal branding and professional networking.

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