Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. They pose alternatives.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 13, 2024

Let’s delve into the root causes of this issue and explore practical solutions to bolster your volunteer force. Understanding the Volunteer Challenge Why is volunteer recruitment and retention such a persistent problem in school fundraising? Leverage social media to stay connected with alumni parents and share school updates.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

BIPOC staff are more likely to aspire to lead than white staff When we began surveying the nonprofit sector about issues of race and leadership in 2016, our primary question was: “Why are there so few leaders of color in the nonprofit sector?” Those staff are being pushed to lead by challenges and lack of supports.

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Nucleus

AUGUST 17, 2021

With the number of data collection tools available on the internet for little or no cost, it’s tempting to inundate members with surveys about everything from the color of the annual meeting theme to crucial issues like dues increases or social issues. While it’s good to collect input, this can be a problem.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 4, 2021

One great option for recruiting volunteers as fundraisers is to ask staff members or prior personal fundraisers (if you have any) to act as mentors. These mentors can share tips and tricks on a blog or social media account, as well as help create a fundraising toolkit (more about that in a minute). Set expectations.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Employee Skill Development: In-demand Skills Employees Currently Need GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - In an uncertain business environment, organizations need employees with good problem-solving skills and strategic thinking. Problem-solving skills involve a lot of active listening, empathy, objectivity, and decision-making.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Employee Skill Development: In-demand Skills Employees Currently Need GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - In an uncertain business environment, organizations need employees with good problem-solving skills and strategic thinking. Problem-solving skills involve a lot of active listening, empathy, objectivity, and decision-making.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Employee Skill Development: In-demand Skills Employees Currently Need Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems In an uncertain business environment, organizations need employees with good problem-solving skills and strategic thinking. They can also use critical thinking to solve business problems.

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2021

Gorman spoke with the poise and self-confidence of an artist who has been performing her whole life, but just a few years ago she was a shy teenager who was apprehensive about sharing her work – a “skinny girl with a speech impediment who needed a mentor,” in her words.

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sgEngage

APRIL 23, 2024

But for younger organizations, you may need to guide them on how to use their fund accounting software to automate these controls or set them up with a mentor organization to help establish them. If you receive a whistleblower complaint, it is crucial to maintain transparency and accountability.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2024

Strengths like persuasion, problem solving, and persistence come to mind quickly. Here are 10 issues around fundraising ethics from my time leading advancement programs for higher learning institutions. Every profession likes to claim ethics are essential to its success. What does it take to be successful in fundraising?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2014

Two recent research studies take a pass at answering that questions and the findings should be useful to those mentoring emerging leaders in their organizations and looking for professional development opportunities for them. “ The report offers some great tips and advice to those managing emerging leaders on how to mentor them.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

It’s important to know a little about the issue and what some good resources are, to help us have those conversations. Learn about the problem, the effects, and the solutions. It’s important to show our kids that we take the issue seriously and we’re ready to both support them and do our part. Read up on the topic.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2021

Pair new employees with experienced mentors. And, do your best to banish these common objections when solving for new problems and forging new paths: We don’t have the budget. To what extent are your interactions with your other leaders focused on internal issues (e.g. We'll never get it past legal. That’s not our culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Pair new employees with experienced mentors. And, do your best to banish these common objections when solving for new problems and forging new paths: We don’t have the budget. To what extent are your interactions with your other leaders focused on internal issues (e.g. We'll never get it past legal. That’s not our culture.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 27, 2021

Very often, employers reject autistic candidates because of presumed interpersonal problems — the candidate might have been staring at the floor instead of giving eye contact or didn’t seem to have a sense of humour, and the interviewer might feel that they wouldn’t be good at dealing with customers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

Pair new employees with experienced mentors. And, do your best to banish these common objections when solving for new problems and forging new paths: We don’t have the budget. To what extent are your interactions with your other leaders focused on internal issues (e.g. We'll never get it past legal. That’s not our culture.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

The lack of diversity in our country’s leadership has become a topic of scrutiny in recent years, and the nonprofit sector is not exempt from the problem. Increasing mentoring initiatives for BIPOC staff. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. posted by Brittney Riedinger Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In other words, if using AI tools can help save an employee 10 hours per week, this is an opportunity to provide training to do unique tasks that require human empathy and intelligence, such as giving and receiving feedback, mentoring for improved performance, listening and reflection, and building psychological safety.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Developing leadership value Developing a leader in you is every mentor’s dream. Working on the root cause will stop the trouble from growing and causing severe problems. Corporate trainers face budget issues, disengagement, low learning, limited time resources, and more. It is based on personal knowledge and capabilities.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Developing leadership value Developing a leader in you is every mentor’s dream. Working on the root cause will stop the trouble from growing and causing severe problems. Corporate trainers face budget issues, disengagement, low learning, limited time resources, and more. It is based on personal knowledge and capabilities.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Developing leadership value Developing a leader in you is every mentor’s dream. Working on the root cause will stop the trouble from growing and causing severe problems. Corporate trainers face budget issues, disengagement, low learning, limited time resources, and more. It is based on personal knowledge and capabilities.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2021

Gorman spoke with the poise and self-confidence of an artist who has been performing her whole life, but just a few years ago she was a shy teenager who was apprehensive about sharing her work – a “skinny girl with a speech impediment who needed a mentor,” in her words.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

That insecurity can lead to a variety of problems as these vulnerable girls make decisions that will impact the rest of their lives. Please help us open the door for a teen to attend our personal development conference, benefit from having a mentor, and get on a path to college and a career.” . Part 4: Make the ask. .

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Bloomerang

JUNE 18, 2021

So before getting to the solution, try sussing out the problem. Who were your heroes and mentors growing up? . This was not an insurmountable problem, but it was something that needed to be authentically raised with the prospective donors. . Do you have suggestions about ways we might approach this issue?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

We’ve rounded up a list of specific examples of virtual opportunities, organized by nonprofit issue area, that solve real problems and are easy to execute. This new environment is an opportunity to rethink solutions to strategic problems and create innovative virtual events that inspire supporters to do more. Urgent issues.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

I've heard a lot employees and managers talk about "needing a mentor." " When I ask them what goals they are looking to accomplish with a mentor, most have no concrete answer. What is a mentor and what do they do anyway? Regardless of the issues with the entry, I do like the definition. Mentoring Is.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 30, 2018

We held a community meeting about some issues going on in the neighborhood for years. We reached out to people from the City of Phoenix to find solutions for some of these problems. One of the biggest problems was that some homes get flooded during monsoon season, which results in expensive damages.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The physical differences are associated with natural tendencies in thinking, communicating, and problem-solving that are all needed in business. She adds, "Although the issue is one of diversity, it's different and must be specifically addressed." Mentor your high-potential females. Choose a mentor. Measure progress.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2016

Toyama offers up strong criticisms as well as constructive advice about how to best apply technology to social problems. He broadens this to tackling what he labels “the packaged intervention,” the neatly wrapped solution that will solve a social problem. Why is it in the social sector we think it is so easy?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2018

Each community brings diverse challenges for the government, nonprofit, and private sectors to address; and these complex social issues are rarely solved by single organizations. While these problems are seen by some as intractable, there are opportunities for innovation by nonprofit practitioners through leadership advancements.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2017

Complex social issues are rarely solved by the individual success of a single organization. In order to meet complex social needs, the interdependence between people and organizations across all sectors, need to engage to solve challenging social problems (Grudinschi, et al.,

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

At in-person sessions in New York City and San Francisco, and virtually on Youtube Live , Demo Day brought together nine social entrepreneurs to explore solutions for problems they’ve experienced. Moreover, the global nature of Black SiS’ operations meant time zones became an issue. Tech Is No Substitute for Human Support.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Many people all over the world face different challenges and problems. These issues include climate-related disasters, diseases, poverty, and other problems that present major roadblocks to peace and prosperity. This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

Kara shared a poignant story about her response when asked by her boss how to best handle an issue. Lenna described a "commanding way of speaking" that women often find a problem with and the process she has undertaken to tone down her communication style. Many of us have been blessed by strong female mentors.

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Gyrus

JUNE 2, 2016

In eLearning, there is a very little scope of adaptability to address such issues. Familiarity with Instructor-led training : There is a certain level of familiarity and comfort being in a classroom environment with an instructor available to guide and mentor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Create safe space to discuss any negative issues, Provide clear procedure for reporting grievances or complaints so people feel heard. Mentoring program and cross training. Staff meetings that have some time to share accomplishments, not just problems. Start meetings with a feelings check-in – how are you feeling today.

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