Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Instead, it’s designed to help your organization’s culture be defined and its fundamental foundation be made crystal clear. Additionally, it should be unique to your organization. You can ask yourself at a minimum these questions as you formulate your CPS: What do we deeply care about as an organization, both internally and externally?

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 20, 2022

Flyers are a tried-and-true advertising method to get the community engaged with your event and organization. If you see them as an outdated outreach method, we have great news for you. You should never go in blind when making content for your organization or event. The host organization of the event.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

Nonprofit membership programs can help your organization raise money, build your network, and give members a louder voice in your organization or community. Your organization advances its goals while members receive exclusive benefits in thanks for their help—everyone wins! Develop new methods of donor outreach?

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 29, 2020

Nonprofit branding is all about how others view your organization and your efforts. In a perfect world, charitable organizations would not have to worry about creating a strong brand image to have a successful organization. Articulate Your Brand Vision. Understand the target audience of your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Osborn, an advertising executive, invented the latter process of “organized ideation” in the 1930’s and popularized the technique in several books he authored called “ Your Creative Power ” and “ Applied Imagination.” Other Brainstorming Methods and Techniques. What is Brainstorming? . Quantity matters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

As we have seen over the last decade, with the power of connectivity comes the opportunity for people with similar interests to come together and organize themselves in ways that transform geographic boundaries. We also seen how organizations can harness connectivity as well as movements. These are key questions of our times.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

This guide will cover the ins and outs of conducting nonprofit market research through the following points: Market Research for Nonprofit Organizations: The Basics. Market Research for Nonprofit Organizations: The Basics. What is a market analysis for nonprofit organizations? How to Conduct Nonprofit Market Research in 6 Steps.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2023

Instead, it’s designed to help your organization’s culture be defined and its fundamental foundation be made crystal clear. Additionally, it should be unique to your organization. You can ask yourself at a minimum these questions as you formulate your CPS: What do we deeply care about as an organization, both internally and externally?

Culture 52

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

Instead, it’s designed to help your organization’s culture be defined and its fundamental foundation be made crystal clear. Additionally, it should be unique to your organization. You can ask yourself at a minimum these questions as you formulate your CPS: What do we deeply care about as an organization, both internally and externally?

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

I don’t have to tell you that these two simple words can make or break the relationship between an organization and its donors. Developing a donor-centric gift acknowledgment policy is key to ensuring that our donors feel appreciated and our board members are excited about fundraising—a win-win for any organization! Isn’t once enough?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2011

Don’t get me wrong, I believe that for social media to be effective it must be aligned with organization’s program and communications objectives. Why not apply a “ Theory of Change &# method? What you think? Does your organization use a “Theory of Change?&# Why Use A Theory of Change.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 6, 2015

So you work at Nonprofit XYZ and increasingly you hear about other organizations' success in utilizing Google Analytics to increase impact. You spend a ton of time crafting a plan for the organization so that you can begin and gathering baseline numbers, while also setting up tracking systems. So, what next? So, what next?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Develop a first draft of a crowd funding strategy for their organization. This where design thinking methods and innovation lab facilitation techniques can be helpful. First, if the participant takes their poster, notes, and worksheets, they can go back to their organization and share their ideas with others.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Professional development is a great tool to combat these issues and allows all individuals to continue to thrive within their organization. Professional development also offers individuals a chance to learn this new skill from someone who has successfully applied it to his or her own nonprofit organization.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Here's an idea from our friend Laura at Idealware: what if you measured any communications method by whether it would have more or less impact than spending the same amount of time calling donors on the phone? I love the way Laura articulates this. Nothing starts a conversation like, well, an actual conversation.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

It’s a method for reaching supporters across the generations and a clear conduit of online donations. Finally, its predictable and repeatable impression metrics allow organizations to put their resources behind a “sure thing.”. Let’s dive into the types of nonprofit email marketing campaigns your organization may choose to conduct.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Nonprofits are starting to embrace inbound marketing methods as a way to attract and retain donors. You Use Social Media to Solely Promote your Organization. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your organization is much more interesting to you than it is to everyone else. You Don’t Have a Brand Positioning Statement.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Question: I am the interested in starting a public charity, and I want to legally protect my influence and ability to control the affairs of the organization. Long answer: Public charities are an IRS designation of organizations that are organized and operated for exempt purposes. How can I do this? Short answer: You can’t.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2011

As a recent college grad at that time, I knew people and organizations were connecting on social media but that our organization should be there was really more of a gut feeling. I couldn't very well articulate the benefits of social media for an organization and the idea (temporarily) died.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

This gets to the heart of the best practices that are needed to create a culture of philanthropy within anonprofit organization. But the reality is that in many nonprofit organizations, different teams and departments do not have a shared mental model for a culture of philanthropy. What does this look like in practice?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 12, 2013

They help us synthesize and articulate what we’ve learned about your constituents through user research. Each persona should be representative of one audience group for your organization. The final step in the persona development process is to socialize the personas around your organization. Does your organization have personas?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Does not have a dashboard or simple collection method. Staff performance reviews incorporate how well the organization is doing on KPIs. Articulating measurable goals. Here’s a summary: There was a range of practice for using data and measurement to improve social media and demonstrate impact: Crawl. Often overwhelmed.

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sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2023

Grantmaking organizations must adapt to remain relevant and effective. As you start to feel the priorities of your community evolving, here are four ways to evaluate and respond so your grantmaking organization stays relevant to your community’s changing needs. As communities change and grow, their needs and priorities shift.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Purposes for personas include: Help synthesize and articulate what we learn about constituents through user research. Each persona should be representative of one audience group for your organization. Whatever method you use, be sure that folks get excited about them. Build consensus around target audiences.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 31, 2021

This guide provides a deep-dive into nonprofit branding, from how to craft your organization’s brand narrative to how you can communicate that brand to staff members, volunteers, and supporters alike. How to Brand a Nonprofit Organization. But, they need to identify that your organization is the key to helping advance that mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

I was most interested in Part 2 (pages 17-21) because I think the advice is applicable to organizations beyond those managing head start programs. Organizations that have this type of culture do not play the blame game if something needs to be improved. The term means learning culture.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Jara Dean-Coffey discussed impact, with a focus on how organizations should be evaluative , rather than simply doing evaluation. What the organization was measuring had nothing to do with what any external stakeholders — from foundations to donors — actually wanted to know about the organization's work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

What is needed for nonprofit organizations to make this shift? Dormant: At this stage, the organization does not know where to start. There are no systems in place, no dashboards or simple collection method. Empowering: Sets organization wide key results areas and key performance indicators that are used across programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods. Self-care in a nonprofit organization is the responsibility of both the individual staff person and the organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

Dave Webb said "I have always had a problem forcing something that is organic by nature into a mechanical straightjacket. pdf) starts the conversation and attempt to address a method to quantify influence. Dave Webb answered my musings about quantifying the intangible with a pointer to this report and observation. In Edelman???s

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Starting and growing your organization is a lot easier when you have a nonprofit business plan. There’s also a common misconception out there that because your organization is labeled a “nonprofit” it doesn’t need to operate like a business. Your organization doesn’t exist to make money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

Grantees will engage in peer discussions about integrating social media effectively into their communications strategies and will learn from each other – from challenges and missteps as much as from accomplishments and wins – so success means organizations sharing both. Grantee organizations will measure what matters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

But ROI was not really intended to measure a technology project, program, or tool or any other isolated aspect of an organization. Clearly articulated benefits statement that looks at tangible and intangible. Financial calculations: net gain, opportunity cost, or comparison to other method. How do you apply these two methods?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Creating a nonprofit business plan is an important step for any organization whether you’re about to launch or are well established in your community. . It’s a strategic plan that outlines the key elements of your organization, including: Mission. Long-term term direction of your organization. Financial projections.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Q: Do you have any suggestions to deal with the financial strain of working in the museum field when money is tight in the organization, but the salary is barely sufficient for a living wage? Directors are running organizations, so if your efforts make the organization run better, they will be interested.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

When you work for a nonprofit organization, you don’t hope for a period of unexpected demand or income fluctuations. Operating reserves provide a financial cushion to help nonprofit organizations weather economic uncertainty and make stronger strategic decisions. It really does depend on the needs of your individual organization.

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