Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

That's why I became an instant fan of the book, One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor -- and Why You'll Benefit from Being One. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. Keep a journal of your mentoring journey so that you can track your goals and progress. Mentoring is powerful.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

If your association is struggling to launch a strong diversity initiative, these activities will help you get closer to that goal. Articulate the Vision Writing the diversity statement can be a co-creative activity. We strive to include diversity, equity, and inclusion practices at the center of our daily work.

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.orgSource

APRIL 8, 2024

Punk as an act of war is when the goal is to just burn the whole thing down. You need to be able to clearly articulate: Draw a distinction between yourself and the competition. What conventional solutions might be available and why they won’t work. That’s how you know it’s working.” It’s wonderful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

You’ll need to understand both elements and how they work together, for a successful end product. Additionally, you might face the prospect of rallying stakeholders and staff towards a common vision, goal, and outcome. Confidence to initiate engagement with your staff and stakeholders and define roles and goals.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

I started writing grant proposals when I was in my 20s, working as a fundraiser for a small but dynamic grassroots environmental organization in Alaska.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A great listener An experienced fundraiser Excells at setting and tracking metrics/ goals So, while your personal preferences may vary, the top qualities of a major gifts officer are pretty consistent. What was your proudest moment in this line of work? Why would you like to work here as a major gifts officer?

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

Applicants are seeking work/life balance, personal fulfillment, and career development. Personal fulfillment, career development, and work/life balance are among the intangibles that applicants are seeking. I can make the case for both in-person and remote work. Sometimes you just need to work a little harder to find them.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

I’ve often thought that the model could work effectively in an association environment.” He developed several programs, which are interactive and fun, to achieve those goals. The concepts can range from technology tools, to work environment and process improvement, but the request must be specific.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 21, 2023

It is important that the people I work with are educated on the process of securing sponsorships so they can build upon the duplicatable skill necessary for heightening their chances of bringing in more sponsorship dollars. When did you first realize that there was a need for the work you do?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 12, 2021

These writing principles include: Consider Your Organization’s Goals. While you and your team know your nonprofit best, effectively framing your nonprofit’s mission statement to match both your organization’s goals and appeal to your audience may require a few drafts. chances are there is an organization with a similar goal to yours.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

When measuring your impact, you probably do so in relation to the specific needs of the community you serve, but you are also just one in a broader network of organizations working collectively to create a sustainable future for all. The Blackbaud Institute’s SDG Connector offers a simplified breakdown of the 17 goals and their 169 targets.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It’s a great opportunity to get everyone inside your organization on the same page about your requirements , goals, and timeline. As I told Lisa, you’re responsible for crafting a clear vision of your project, articulating why it’s a priority , and defining your requirements.

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Achieve

MAY 15, 2024

Perhaps you haven’t been meeting your fundraising goals. Include the name of your parks and recreation organization, your mission, what the grant will help you accomplish, and why your work is important. To help you decide which grants to focus on, ask yourself: Does the grantmaker’s goal align with my organization’s goals?

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 22, 2021

Matrix Group is working on an email signup project for a longtime client. The client has many goals with this project: Showcase all of their newsletters. This journey took some time to articulate and make easy: Individual is with a member company but doesn’t already have a password. Here’s a not so simple sign-up journey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. Rituals can boost our personal productivity because they allow us to focus and reach our goals without distraction. There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”)

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It involves thorough research to align your organization’s mission with the right funding opportunities, ensuring that your proposals resonate with potential funders’ goals and criteria. The tune of your proposal should sing out clearly, highlighting how your mission aligns with the funder’s goals. And what’s more?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove – a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. Those thoughts are also a source of existential dread, even for people working at a tech company like Eventgroove! On social media and the news.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

My goal was to provide a comprehensive playbook, drawing from real-world examples, to empower professionals at any career stage to build influence, lead effectively and use power responsibly. This book represents the culmination of my life's work advising executives across industries.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 18, 2022

That's why I became an instant fan of the book, One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor -- and Why You'll Benefit from Being One. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. Keep a journal of your mentoring journey so that you can track your goals and progress. Mentoring is powerful.

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Forum One

JUNE 15, 2022

You might think, if we are so frequently wrong about how risky things are and how confident we can be in our assessment, then why articulate risk at all? What level of detail is really needed to meet those goals? Simple, working framework. Articulating impacts of delays when they are considered. Not much, really.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Implementing a robust and modern fund accounting system can save your team time, make reporting faster, and give you more opportunity to focus on impactful work. Coalescing every member of your organization around the same goals and expectations can help you avoid several common roadblocks before they get in the way of your implementation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In I use it for annual planning and goal setting.I

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We can help you move analytics to the top of the list by giving you tips to build a business case and how to articulate it to others. Improved efficiency that will reduce manual work, optimize processes and eliminate redundancy. This may seem like a daunting task, but it’s easier than you think.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

By following these suggestions during your planning process, you’ll be better prepared to drive awareness and make meaningful change at a local, national, or global level: Set clear campaign goals and identify a timeline. Set clear campaign goals and identify a timeline. Which goals helped you stay on track in past campaigns?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

If you’re like many of us working in nonprofit leadership today, you’re more than likely exhausted and running out of actionable ideas. It must be articulate enough to measure progress against, inspiring enough to move people to action, and still broad enough to withstand the test of time. Illustration generated by DALL·E.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As you work to implement your fundraising vision, its likely gift officers play a vital role. In this dynamic work environment, how are you keeping gift officers motivated and connected to their outcomes? It is finding what works for your team, managing change, and maybe even changing the culture. It isn’t a one-time fix.

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Kindful

APRIL 5, 2021

With a goal in mind, you can begin to build your nonprofit video. Let’s take a look at a few video types that can help fulfill your goal. Do people in your community know who you are, but have trouble articulating what your mission is? You should also make sure you show B-roll footage of your organization at work!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In “ I use it for annual planning and goal setting.I

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

They can help the organization set and achieve goals. They’re responsible for planning, organizing, and directing a group so that goals are reached in a timely fashion. The upside is that they know how everything in their organization works and can provide backup for most, if not all, staff positions.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 5, 2022

It may also be a bit intimidating—creating work we are proud of that WOWs our team or client and checks off all needs can be challenging. . We ask the team to identify the most important message the illustration must convey and work to understand who needs to receive this message. To learn more about our design work, click here.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

It starts with articulating a clear, authentic, and long-term purpose — something that is true today, and that guides the organization into the future. Any area of the company that would be directly impacted had a seat at the table, connecting purpose and strategy to the people working in the stores. “We What’s next?

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Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

Its goals of working toward an economically just region, increasing community voice and power in decision making, and sharing data to tell the story of the region align well with a demographics data-driven movement.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

I am the only one working on the ins and outs of the nonprofit, and am pretty green. What I can say is for fundraising to work, pre-conditions must be in place. This means you’ve got a plan and business systems in place to develop, manage and track your work. — Unsure where to start. Human Resources. Management.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In “ I use it for annual planning and goal setting.I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. ” I use it for annual planning and goal setting. Year in Review.

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Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2024

By leaving a legacy gift to your nonprofit, your donors invest in your future and to continue supporting the work they cared about throughout their life. Donors who wish to make a legacy gift can work with their chosen organization to plan what’ll be donated and what the gift will be used for. What’s a legacy gift?

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

You need a big, hairy, audacious goal (BHAG) to attract tons of attention and support for your cause. It should be easy to understand and you need to be able to articulate it clearly. For example, if you work for a food bank, a clear, magnetic vision might be to end hunger in your community. Clear, magnetic BHAG.

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