Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Growing up in the 1960''s sometimes my parents would say to me, "now, don''t tell stories," heading off what they anticipated might be an untruthful account of events. Truthful stories, of course. Stories demand attention of listeners. Stories demand attention of listeners. Stories inspire. Stories are contagious.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. I'm a big fan of Paul's earlier best-sellers, including Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story. A great story builds credibility and properly positions you in the eye of the buyer."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Read the informative and inspirational, The Entrepreneur’s Faces , to follow the intriguing stories of 10 real entrepreneurs from around the world as they reveal their personal entrepreneurial journeys – overcoming pain and setbacks, all the while demonstrating tremendous vision, imagine and drive. Platform builder. Storytelling is key.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

As you’ll see through the book, people don’t always give you the whole story right up front. And that deeper story is even more interesting and important than the first one you get,” shares Wetzler. Question: Why is it so important to master only one skill you teach at a time? Wetzler : Absolutely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Yesterday, I was able to interview Greg to learn more about his massive social experiment called EssentialLive to get many people to try Essentialism for a year. The principles of Essentialism teaches us to know the difference and use our resources wisely. Video is here ). Greg describes it as “Living a happy life.”

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

We’ve all heard the saying “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” Have you ever tried? Greg’s passion is evident throughout the interview as he explains the concept of engagement fundraising and why it is so crucial. It’s a myth. You sure can! It pays to look for yourself, to ask questions.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

We saw the potential in this story and dispatched a reporter and photojournalist to interview the town's residents, write up a feature for our online newspaper, and create a photo essay. Secondly, I learned that good stories are the ones that rise to the top. Put the time and the resources in to bring the story to life.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

This 175-page self-help tale, wrapped in fiction, teaches you the nine mistakes that prevent many from achieving their goals. I won’t reveal the nine mistakes, however, here are some of my favorite takeaways and snippets from the lessons the book teaches: Be the hero of your story, not a minor character in someone else’s.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

Orca mothers teach their babies, and in the film, you can watch the people who knew Tilikum recall the way he cried for his mother when she was taken from him. News outlets ran stories on the doc and its exposé. Different orca groups communicate in different dialects. They let each other know what kind of yummy fish are nearby.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2020

This 175-page self-help tale, wrapped in fiction, teaches you the nine mistakes that prevent many from achieving their goals. I won’t reveal the nine mistakes, however, here are some of my favorite takeaways and snippets from the lessons the book teaches: Be the hero of your story, not a minor character in someone else’s.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2019

This 175-page self-help tale, wrapped in fiction, teaches you the nine mistakes that prevent many from achieving their goals. I won’t reveal the nine mistakes, however, here are some of my favorite takeaways and snippets from the lessons the book teaches: Be the hero of your story, not a minor character in someone else’s.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

A single compelling press release might land you a national television interview that leads to 100 new donors and $100,000 in funding. Newspaper columnists and talk show hosts called for interviews after reading our poignant op-ed pieces. If an applicant gets an interview, ask him or her to bring along a few writing samples.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The book is filled with dramatic stories of how successful leaders overcame great challenges to build highly successful organizations. These stories reflect more than 222 interviews with leaders–172 leaders interviewed for the original True North book, and more recently 55 interviews for the new book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2018

The book is based on a five-year research project where Janus interviewed hundreds innovative nonprofit organizations. It is playbook details the practices for high performance including: testing ideas, measuring impact, funding experimentation, leading collaboratively, and sharing compelling stories.

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Candid

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Leverage this strength of peer-to-peer campaigns and empower your fundraisers to present your organization and tell their stories. Reports confirm that donors care about details, with 42% giving in part due to hearing a story from someone a nonprofit has helped. Set up donation pages. Connect with other fundraisers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Over the last 11 years, I’ve conducted hundreds of in-depth interviews with people who experience chronic stress at a seven or above on a 10-point scale – that’s severe, very severe, or worst possible levels of stress – and they managed to avoid burnout. Question: The book's servant leadership teachings are particularly interesting.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

Orca mothers teach their babies, and in the film, you can watch the people who knew Tilikum recall the way he cried for his mother when she was taken from him. News outlets ran stories on the doc and its exposé. Different orca groups communicate in different dialects. They let each other know what kind of yummy fish are nearby.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

Orca mothers teach their babies, and in the film, you can watch the people who knew Tilikum recall the way he cried for his mother when she was taken from him. News outlets ran stories on the doc and its exposé. Different orca groups communicate in different dialects. They let each other know what kind of yummy fish are nearby.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2019

This 175-page self-help tale, wrapped in fiction, teaches you the nine mistakes that prevent many from achieving their goals. I won’t reveal the nine mistakes, however, here are some of my favorite takeaways and snippets from the lessons the book teaches: Be the hero of your story, not a minor character in someone else’s.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The hope in sharing part of my story is to give program insight to applicants, share the immense value to supporters of the program, and give thanks to my incredibly supportive team. . That is a loaded question so I’ll opt out for something with a little more structure—what did the RiseUP Fellowship teach me? The Value of Mentorship.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

He’s not taking selfies or blogging about his adventures in the kitchen… He’s telling other people’s stories. No matter how different we are from the people pictured, each post is an ode to the story in all of us, a reminder that—in ways big and small—we’re all in this together. Supporter Stories. Where are they now?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

5) Creating Signature Stories by David Aaker. I picked up many tips and grabbed a copy of the book, which provides practical advice and examples that will get your nonprofit up to speed quickly in sharing stories with impact. Great storytelling is one thing, but you need to your stories shared across the right media channels.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 17, 2017

So, I thank my dad for teaching me the following business and life lessons : Listen - Growing up, I thought my Dad was perhaps shy or quiet. He loved even more to teach. I fully understand the need to prepare for presentations, meetings, interviews, etc. What he taught me has served me well in business and in life. I miss you.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

These anecdotes are a small fraction, to be sure, of the many stories where people transcended lines of interest and organization and worked together. There are many more — stories of individuals and groups successfully working together by demonstrating empathy and respect. “We didn’t have many enemies in the end,” Farry said (173). [1]

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

said Cloud for Good Founder and CEO Tal Frankfurt in a recent interview?discussing You May Also Enjoy: Success Story: Creating Equity in Education With Teach For America + Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Success Story: Creating Engaging Student Journeys with St. discussing Digital 360 with members of the Salesforce team.?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

As an educated, well cultured and traveled individual with an amazing life story, her empathy and passion allows her to tell amazing stories and inspire hearts to give. In her spare time, Suzanne teaches wakesurf lessons on the lake and is a new mom to a little baby boy!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 15, 2014

On this Father''s Day , I thank my dad for teaching me the following business and life lessons : Listen - Growing up, I thought my Dad was perhaps shy or quiet. He loved even more to teach. I fully understand the need to prepare for presentations, meetings, interviews, etc. That time is still a blur to me. He loved to learn.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2015

Paul Smith Paul Smith's book, Lead with a Story , is one of the top 10 books I recommend every leader should read. Since the book was published about three years ago, my admiration for Paul's passion for storytelling and helping to teach people how to effectively tell stories has only but grown. Any surprises?

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In an interview for a previous ED position, I was asked to provide an example of how I demonstrated “extreme frugality.” This was back in the days of coupon-clipping, and while I momentarily pondered that as a response, I knew it was not “extreme ” enough for the interviewing board members. This is not an uncommon story.

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Neon CRM

JULY 14, 2023

Press releases may also be the jumping-off point for interviews and further media coverage. Dateline: This should include the date and location of your news story so journalists can scan it for relevance. Review the publication to see how news about your story would fit. There are a few different ways to do that.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

They can be a video interview with the donor about the mission. If you are with a job training program, maybe you make a bookmark that is focused on job interview tips. Can you adapt the training for donors as a group teaching session? Mention the donor in a dedicated email blast or several. These exist already! Welcome packet.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, September 6, 2010 Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations Joey Ashers new 100-page book, 15 Minutes Including Q&A provides a "plan to save the world from lousy presentations," proclaims Asher. You dont want people wondering why youre telling them a story. Tell the story chronologically.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2016

So, I thank my dad for teaching me the following business and life lessons : Listen - Growing up, I thought my Dad was perhaps shy or quiet. He loved even more to teach. I fully understand the need to prepare for presentations, meetings, interviews, etc. What he taught me has served me well in business and in life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Authored by Capulet’s Julie Szabo and Darren Barefoot, this report is based on in-depth interviews with leading practitioners and a literature review. Orange hats” are assistant crew leaders who teach “green hats” how to do trail building and maintenance correctly. They offer direction, supervision and make outings fun.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

We also plan to involve as many community and staff members as we can in virtual interviews. We can tell stories, find new donors, reconnect with old donors, and feature testimonials. We will celebrate how far we’ve come with healthcare while also teaching them what still needs to be fixed.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

Thankfully, Larry Robertson ’s new book, Rebel Leadership , teaches you how to thrive in uncertain times – times that are volatile, complex and ambiguous. Uncertainty is the new normal. Learning how to effectively lead during uncertainty is the new requirement. There are two big realities we must understand,” explains Robertson.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

In this interview, Julia shares some of the strategies she teaches her clients, including her secret formula for social media calendars, how nonprofits can improve engagement on their social channels, and the one thing she wishes nonprofits would stop doing online. Looking for more of Julia’s wisdom? You have to tie the two together.

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