Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 9, 2021

Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to communicate. Courtney coached the Manassas High School football team in Memphis, TN. And, football coach Bill Courtney tells many compelling stories in his book, Against The Grain.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2014

Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to communicate. Courtney coached the Manassas High School football team in Memphis, TN. And, football coach Bill Courtney tells many compelling stories in his new book, Against The Grain.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

There’s no place like home, and no amount of heel-clicking can take me back to Memphis, TN on the days I miss it most. In Pamela Grow’s Nonprofit Storytelling- How to hook your reader from the first sentence she draws on the importance of using emotional hooks to draw your readers in. Drama and all. Checklists.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Nicholas Kristof brought out a few tears (at least from me) in his keynote session that covered everything from the value of storytelling, the struggle of partisan politics, Random Controlled Trials (RCT’s), the role of media for causes, demining rats, deworming children and teenage pregnancy rates in the Us compared to Europe. Take a Risk.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2013

NTEN Honors Memphis Startup Founder Tal Frankfurt , Nibletz 2.0. Digital Storytelling at the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2013 , Michael DeLong. Vine Video of Digital Storytelling Session , Debra Askanese. #npfail Reflections and Call to Action from NTC Plenary on Failure , Beth Kanter. NTC 2013 , Simren Deogun.

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NTEN

MAY 7, 2013

NTEN Honors Memphis Startup Founder Tal Frankfurt , Nibletz 2.0. Digital Storytelling at the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2013 , Michael DeLong. Vine Video of Digital Storytelling Session , Debra Askanese. #npfail Reflections and Call to Action from NTC Plenary on Failure , Beth Kanter. NTC 2013 , Simren Deogun.

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