Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Paul's Sell with a Story book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. If you have not read it, please do.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

The experience people have on your non-profit website will influence what they think about you and if they think they can trust you. Squarespace, Weebly, and Wix are do-it-yourself sites designed for people with no coding skills. They tend to promise an upscale experience. You just drag-and-drop. Any of these platforms will do.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The newer the cell phone, the better the photo. A volunteer describing a moving experience can be effective. Among the people she has supported in improving their reading skills: a veteran, a grandmother, a bus driver, and a mother who recently emigrated from Yemen. . Get the best quality photo you can. I sure don’t!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The concept was genius — providing an app and free cell phone to the individuals in exchange for filling out the surveys. Completing the survey would get them more cell phone time. The concept included enlisting a telco partner who would provide the phones and data cards. The people with skills are out there.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

This skill and investment is paying off. You probably got more than a few text messages this election cycle—whether from peer-to-peer (p2p) platforms that create a 1:1 experience or blast messages from companies or nonprofits who collected your mobile number at some point. . Your phone is blowing up with texts because, well, they work.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

Gen C’s digitally-connected consumers were heavily influenced by the very nature of these experiences. The pandemic hastened digital interactions; the experience evolved. Brian Solis, and psychologists and neurobiologists, uses the term somatic marker to help define this experience and its effects. Image from Brian Solis.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Paul's Sell with a Story book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. If you have not read it, please do.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2014

Bringing mobile devices into adult library programs can be an excellent way to promote library e-media and teach digital literacy skills. Ann Awakuni will share her experience planning multiple e-reader fairs while working at the Mountain View Public Library (California). Join us next Wednesday, July 30 at 11 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

For example, just a few weeks ago I decided to kick a bad habit to curb: sleeping with my mobile phone which was disrupting my sleep. In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Iowa, San Antonio, Iowa, Tahoe, Palm Beach, Miami, and San Francisco on networked leadership skills. I did it! My Three Words.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

Include the majority of your work experience and all schools you attended (even study abroad programs). There are also special sections of your profile where you can list certifications, languages, patents, skills, and publications. For security reasons, do not add your phone number or mailing address. Experiment with Answers.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 17, 2020

It is important to focus on growing your networking skills and develop lasting and real connections. They’ll also teach you about the ins-and-outs of that industry and things to keep an eye on. . Instead, consider ways that you can adapt to overcome these stresses and still have a positive networking experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

I’m finding that my learning and online work is a fast forward, swimming in the stream experience. I can’t possibly read everything, but I am using content curation skills to pick out the best stuff to give more attention to. 4.) Reflection: Reflection doesn’t have to be a huge amount of time to be effective.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Paul's new book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. It didn’t take long). That wasn’t fair.

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Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2011

The use of video conferencing and webinars are great ways to not only teach new employees, but also it allows new information to reach the diverse staff in an effective manner. BetterWorld , another TechSoup partner, uses your existing phone system for audio conferencing at a low, per-minute, per-participant rate.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Forms can be used to survey volunteers and program participants about their experiences with your organization, gather opinions from donors about an upcoming strategic plan, and about 100 other things. My favorite part of Dropbox is that I can access it from anywhere, even from my phone. CamScanner is a scanner app for your phone.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With the internet saturated with different content and experiences, how can you ensure that your own volunteer opportunities reach the right people and inspire them to participate? In order to make the best use of your software, consider how you normally recruit volunteers and how that can be adapted to a virtual experience.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 17, 2012

This experience has provided me with a unique and expansive perspective on what both employees and employers want, need, and desire at work. You might even put an alarm reminder in your PDA or smart phone. Ask yourself once every few weeks, ‘‘What does my boss have ownership of that I could take over that would directly provide me in?uence

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

Include the majority of your work experience and all schools you attended (even study abroad programs). There are also special sections of your profile where you can list certifications, languages, patents, skills, and publications. For security reasons, do not add your phone number or mailing address. Experiment with Answers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

We knew what skills we wanted and tried all the usual ways. This was my chance to put my teachings to work for Praxis. Experiment with your search: Don’t be afraid to play around a bit and try different search parameters. Praxis is expanding its six person board to 11. But we still were not finding the board members we needed.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 17, 2020

It is important to focus on growing your networking skills and develop lasting and real connections. They’ll also teach you about the ins-and-outs of that industry and things to keep an eye on. . Instead, consider ways that you can adapt to overcome these stresses and still have a positive networking experience.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Organization skills are key to developing the ideal training and development program. Put the phone down, close the informative web tabs, and do not allow yourself to cheat on your training time with additional work. Be sure not to forget your teachings that have gotten you this far. Assigning Priority. Conclusion.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

This includes keeping your LMS up and running smoothly and providing end-user, after-hours, and overflow live phone support. As an association, your main product is the value that you provide to members— this likely includes networking experiences, events, and casual educational experiences such as webinars and presentations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

For this project, participants were carefully vetted, avoiding organizations that were in a leadership transition, had other organizational priorities to address or did not have the capacity to apply the skills or knowledge. I selected the latter because all participants are on Facebook and can access it on their mobile phones.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

Now anyone can create and edit video from their phone … yet it still seems to be the final frontier in nonprofit marketing. Despite the fact 57% of people who watch a nonprofit video go on to make a donation, video still seems skill- and cost-prohibitive for strapped fundraising professionals. Show your skills. Final Thoughts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2010

The game teaches strategy and visual skills. I like it better than my smart phone because I don't need 300x reading glasses to read the screen and it is nice and light. . The post points to an interesting article about the iPad user experience by Jeremy Rue. So after a good report card, I acquired an iPad.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Help the facilitator understand who is the room at the beginning (demographics, experience, attitudes, knowledge about the topic) – a quick and dirty participant assessment. Help participants self-assess their skills or attitudes by seeing aggregate data on the screen together and have it be catalyst for reflection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I've been experimenting with integrating social media into instruction for the past five years, so the webinar was a great opportunity to reflect on practice. This is a lively community, mostly because of the expertise of people like Maddie, Lindy, and Tony who are skillful community managers. I think you can design around it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

We got into a discussion in the comments and she agreed to share some of her experience addressing this issue within her nonprofit organization. It is obvious that our skills directly translate into establishing an online presence. Social media teaches us that the best way to get the message out is to foster conversation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2015

Readers will quickly become adept at : Leveraging all the lean resources around them , from their own skill set, local community, and personal circles to professional networks, online resources, and technology tools. He also teaches entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity courses. Schroeder calls this The Lean Model Framework.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 26, 2015

Eventually, he found an organization to volunteer with, but that first experience gave birth to VolunteerMark, which is a software company that helps manage the volunteer experience through recruitment, communication and scheduling. What skills are they trying to gain when they are giving to your organization?”.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Cross-posted from The Extraordinaries , on-demand volunteering by mobile phone. She is on the National Advisory Council of DonorsChoose , teaches interview and resume skills to low income individuals with StreetWise and The Opportunity Network , knocked on doors during Hillary Clinton's campaign, and is an Advisor to The Extraordinaries.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Incredible assets, skills and resources to offer to your community but they are in need of more awareness, promotion, visibility and representation. A genuine enthusiasm for sharing their skills, building knowledge and developing relationships in the community even if they haven’t done it before. Help them learn from the experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Since I'm going to be teaching the Listening Module for the WeAreMedia workshop in February, I'm going to write up some step-by-steps on how to do this with different monitoring tools. Social Listening Literacy Skills. You can read on the web or send messages to your phone or IM client. I'm paraphrasing. If so, what reader?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Last month, the radio show This American Life ran a fascinating episode called " Kid Politics ," which starts with a long segment about the Air Force One Discovery Center immersive experience at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. There's also a shorter, more expository (and positive) CBS video about the experience here.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2018

During a test, Bethany’s teacher notices Bethany is on the phone. Their choice of character determined their skill sets, abilities, and weaknesses in the game. Nigel: You must use your complimentary skills to return the jewel and lift the curse. Each of the characters has a unique set of skills. Be real instead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity. Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity or to commission independent study and provides training and professional development for staff. Celebrates successes by sharing measurement data across the organization.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2023

On the other hand, if you’re looking for a single volunteer who can teach financial empowerment workshops a couple of times a month, searching within your banking networks may turn up leads that easily help you identify an ideal candidate. Specify the Jobs and Skills Needed. The skills you need them to possess.

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