Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

However, Mayberry says that the more challenging the journey, the more special and fulfilling it will be when you reach your destination. Mayberry : There are numerous common pain points, but the most significant challenge is a lack of a committed leadership team dedicated to living and bringing the culture to life on a daily basis.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Limitations in current system design: If your organization has maxed out the capabilities of your current accounting system, it may be challenging to imagine what could be better. The ability to articulate current processes and desired outcomes is essential when adopting a new system. Understanding the Timeline.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2023

However, Mayberry says that the more challenging the journey, the more special and fulfilling it will be when you reach your destination. Mayberry : There are numerous common pain points, but the most significant challenge is a lack of a committed leadership team dedicated to living and bringing the culture to life on a daily basis.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

However, Mayberry says that the more challenging the journey, the more special and fulfilling it will be when you reach your destination. Mayberry : There are numerous common pain points, but the most significant challenge is a lack of a committed leadership team dedicated to living and bringing the culture to life on a daily basis.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Fortunately, his book presents solutions to those challenges – especially ones so many of us find ourselves facing during the COVID-19 pandemic work environment. Gorick Ng Earlier this year, Ng answered these questions for me: What are the career prospects and challenges facing the pandemic generation of graduates?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Fortunately, his book presents solutions to those challenges – especially ones so many of us find ourselves facing during the COVID-19 pandemic work environment. Gorick Ng Earlier this year, Ng answered these questions for me: What are the career prospects and challenges facing the pandemic generation of graduates?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 1, 2011

Writing them down has been powerful for us: these truths articulate who we are and how we do things at Benetech. Our work has significant impact on users, partners, and the fields of social enterprise, human rights, disability and the environment. We're striving now to fully live up to them! 2 We get stuff done.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Fortunately, his book presents solutions to those challenges – especially ones so many of us find ourselves facing during the COVID-19 pandemic work environment. Gorick Ng Today, Ng answered these questions for me: What are the career prospects and challenges facing the pandemic generation of graduates? Are you excited to here?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2021

In her role, Alicia is responsible for leading and inspiring staff, Trustees and partners to create opportunities and innovative solutions to community challenges. A: There are many, but first and foremost, I am MOST proud of building a talented team committed to the ever-changing challenges in this work. Wake Forest University.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

If you don’t have an open environment inside your company or country, these new tools will blow you wide open. The power of social media is that it is easier than ever to both articulate, and reinforce, the vision and values that create and inspire alignment,’ said Benioff. O , he says, stands for open.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2011

My list of new ideas and followup items gained from colleagues this week challenges me to think harder about not only WHAT to evaluate with networks but also HOW and WHY. And we’ve underscored the importance of networks articulating their values and keeping themselves accountable to those shared values.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

" Identify people who are genuine, outgoing, articulate, and lively/likeable. Help your subjects be their best natural selves by filming them in their natural environments and treating interviews like conversations. If you are looking to capture people on camera think "G.O.A.L." Give structure to your story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2010

Without a strong and diverse personal network, a leader will lack the ability to influence decisions, be unable to bring expertise into the organization as needed, and may not have the emotional resources required to thrive in a complex environment. Social media in its many forms – blogs, Twitter, social networking sites, wikis, etc. –

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

Like many nonprofits, the rapidly evolving environment around and within us was littered by a practice of ad hoc documentation and person to person knowledge sharing. To alleviate any concerns or tension, explicitly articulate to your team that their jobs are not at stake. Be aware that “knowledge hoarding” is often a common practice.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

Different communities have different tastes, dreams, challenges, goals and desires! Here's the challenge: most nonprofits are not racially and ethnically diverse, especially at the highest levels of leadership. Articulating your business goals will make it easier to keep your "eye on the prize" when times get rough.

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2014

Many nonprofits who are going through a website redesign on a tight budget want to know the best ways to find and hire a web vendor, especially ones that will understand their goals and challenges. Are they able to articulate back to you what you’re after? Technology. Do they have expertise in a particular technology?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2018

We know from our nearly twenty years of practice what makes skills-based volunteer programs work best to solve even the most persistent community challenges. The skills, expertise and experiences it brings to the table direct net new resources towards solving complex social and business challenges. The result?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

While a large percentage of our organization can articulate the importance of being on Facebook, very few staff can grasp how these tools will help to achieve our goals: greater awareness and involvement in the broader movement to address hunger. Over the past five years, we’ve stumbled our way into social media.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

It also creates a problem internally where turf wars and a noncollaborative environment lead to frustration, burnout, and staff turnover. This activity helps you articulate why a culture of philanthropy is important, your values, and the way you work. Here’s a meeting process that you can use to identify challenges and find solutions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

"While most of our jobs don''t involve leading a tour of Marines through an ambush, or rushing into a relief zone just decimated by a hurricane, in today''s fast-paced, hyper-competitive business environment, we are ALL on the front lines, says Wood. And we can all benefit from a strategic way to approach problems and decisions," he adds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

Jeremiah points out that the first value/outcome - which is essentially about listening and participating, isn't as much appreciated (in a for-profit environment) as the other two which are about money. In order for your community strategy to be sustainable, you need to be able to articulate value back to the organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2015

But upon reflection about these issues, I also wish to issue some cautions, some consideration to keep in mind as you adapt to changes in this dynamic and sometimes volatile environment. I know that because we articulated that message repeatedly at the Alliance. Metrics should not stifle innovation. And measurement is important.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Try to articulate your organization’s long-term goals and aspirations in high definition. What are their needs and challenges? Analysis of your environment. This SWOT analysis will help you identify the key challenges and opportunities facing your organization, and will serve as the foundation for your business plan.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2022

However, Danny McCall beautifully articulates the challenge of defining this dyad in his whitepaper, The Durable Relationship : Although “relationship” is a commonly used word, having an actionable comprehension of a relationship’s dimensions and forces isn’t a trivial matter. But type is hard to distill into a single definition.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Try listing the non-monetary rewards you get from your museum job—doing what you love, autonomy, the environment—and assign a dollar value to those intangibles. As a manager, I’ve become very aware of this challenge. Seema) This is a challenging question. Seema) I’m a big fan of articulating norms.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And then unpacking some case studies that can articulate some of these strategies in action. Is that when fundraising expectations are clearly articulated during recruitment 52% of CEOs report that their boards are actively engaged in an organization’s fundraising efforts. And it’s our greatest challenge.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

We work in partnership with them because we really believe it is a very powerful opportunity to understand a community, and environmental challenges, and social justice challenges, by looking through the lens of women, women's experiences. I have always been very connected to my environment and to the earth.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 13, 2012

Our team articulately expressed direct, succinct truths that required no editing. We make more information accessible to the people who need it for education, employment, health, the environment, and human rights. We regularly update our team with our current financial situation and our challenges. They just worked!

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

Food for me is something that impacts all of our lives, and it was a place where I could focus the most of my energy and really impact community, environment, health, soil, air, social equity issues, community building, and how we do, or do not interact with each other. How are we going to overcome those challenges?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

It's the execution of them as good exhibits that's the challenge." Our job was to provide a structured environment in which to develop ideas and the expertise to build the best of them. Contests are good for raising awareness and focusing behavior, but not good for building sustainable communities or work in a flexible environment.

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Qgiv

JUNE 12, 2023

Nonprofit executives are charged with keeping a 30,000-foot view of the organization, and in that sense, they seem best-positioned to articulate what your organization is about. If you sense the team is up for it, invite them to the final challenge of distilling their work into an impactful short phrase that the team members adopt with pride.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 22, 2019

And yet, according to that April 2019 HBR study, Educating the Next Generation of Leaders , “the most difficult skills to teach, measure, or even articulate are leading, communicating, relating, and energizing groups,” all of which require collaborative learning environments, individual coaching and personalized learning plans.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2018

And while many nonprofits are excited at the prospect of integrating more video into their marketing, communications, and fundraising efforts, there are a few considerable challenges to tackle beforehand. The biggest challenge for nonprofits putting together an awareness video is often articulating that single, core message.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Was a major environmental foundation because a dollar spent on the environment today is worth five dollars a decade from now if we’re doing things like climate change or preserving [inaudible 00:30:02] forests. . And, you know, what I tend to do in these environments is I have a pledge form with me. Next slide, please, Kevin.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

With so many technological solutions and platforms, nonprofits are challenged not only in determining which solutions are right for them, but how to manage everything effectively, with limited budgets and resources. Learn how to identify and articulate your “money story”; 5. technology can be daunting. Martha Piland.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And if you can’t articulate that, if you can’t really speak to that, then maybe you’re not bringing much value for them and maybe your retention rates are not going to be great. Maybe you challenge your board chair to give that first gift and then ask them to challenge your whole board to give a matching pool of money.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

A lot of the work we do at Big Duck is about helping organizations articulate their voice. And I think one of the great challenges sometimes, when you’re hiring your first communications people, is making sure that they have the right tools at their disposal to be able to do their job well.

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