Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It also solidifies their first impression of your organization and influences whether they’re interested in further exploring and supporting your cause. If you’re new to web design and development, creating a homepage that accurately reflects your nonprofit’s mission and values can feel difficult. Impact stories.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. More people working in or with grantmaking organizations now have some term related to knowledge work in their titles or job descriptions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 18, 2022

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Further, mentoring often goes beyond coaching in that mentors serve as: Brokers by making introductions to powerful, influential and otherwise useful individuals in the industry or organization.

Mentoring 69

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

“Resources, symbolic attraction of alliance members, and expanded networks” as stated in a review from AIM Alliance , are all compelling benefits to joining forces, however, organizations should proceed with caution as these solutions are not sole problem solvers. Layer one, internal assessment, is an exercise in rigorous self-reflection.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

As we make the transition into 2024, I have been reflecting a lot on the last year as well as my dreams for the year ahead. Similarly, when we look at our organizations, we are ideally all connected through our shared vision, purpose, and values. At the same time , we are all connected by our shared humanity.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has not been kind to the nonprofit sector and many organizations have had to undergo massive staffing cuts, eliminate programs, and struggle through maintaining minimal viable operations to avoid closing permanently. Many organizations are now finding that a crisis management plan is not the whole story.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 10, 2021

And, because of how they’ve architected their Twitter campaign ($1 = 1 share), they’ll reach hundreds of millions of consumers on social media organically while sharing this message. You don’t have to be a large organization partnered with a national corporation. Your mission should reflect the values they embrace.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2015

So, as I made my transition – keep in mind that I am still working a nonprofit, just a c4 instead of a c3 – the moment gave me reason to reflect upon the 10 years of experience I had at the Alliance and with colleagues across the country through the National Council of Nonprofits. I first tried to remember what it was like in 2005.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

The organization is a Packard Foundation grantee. For the past 24 years, they organize an annual grassroots, volunteer event called " International Coast Cleanup " where hundreds of thousands of volunteers hit spend a few hours removing trash and debris from coastlines, keeping track of every piece of trash they find.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

Note From Beth: Many of us don’t value taking the time for intentional learning within our organizations. We are so focused on getting things done, checking it off the to do list and the forward momentum that it requires, that we miss an important opportunity to hit the pause button, reflect, and improve process. Design Protocol.

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Cloud 4 Good

JANUARY 25, 2022

Cloud for Good is passionate about creating transformational change through technology, and selected cohort members needed to reflect that passion. Selected applicants were asked to create a Playground in Trailhead and to clearly articulate the impact a platform like Salesforce can have for Cloud for Good clients.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” I also use it as a reflection as the year progresses. What about you?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Further, mentoring often goes beyond coaching in that mentors serve as: Brokers by making introductions to powerful, influential and otherwise useful individuals in the industry or organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

With almost 100 people in the room, I started the session asking folks to shout out the first two words that came to mind when they thought about social media. As expected, I heard two themes – words that describe the power and benefits of social media and those that articulate very real concerns.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

Studies have found that organizations that embrace a JEDI approach report improved impact, innovation, productivity, and increases in their bottom line. We also suggest starting with a few clarifying questions about where your organization is and its aspirations for implementing or expanding its JEDI practices. Set a SMART goal.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2022

The good news is that it’s possible to set up your nonprofit organization for success. With the right mindset and planning, you can organize and execute a seamless fund accounting software implementation that meets your needs—both for today and for the future. Avoiding Roadblocks. Configuration (days 30–60).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

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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Culture Classes Build Lesson 69

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Further, mentoring often goes beyond coaching in that mentors serve as: Brokers by making introductions to powerful, influential and otherwise useful individuals in the industry or organization.

Mentoring 52

Mentoring Articulate Phase Journal 52

Museum 2.0

MAY 18, 2018

OFBYFOR ALL is a framework to help civic and cultural organizations become OF, BY, and FOR their communities. Our organizations are different. Many organizations think they have a "for" problem. As our staff and board became reflective OF our community, more people felt represented. Our contexts are different.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 3, 2020

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Further, mentoring often goes beyond coaching in that mentors serve as: Brokers by making introductions to powerful, influential and otherwise useful individuals in the industry or organization.

Mentoring 52

Mentoring Articulate Phase Journal 52

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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Culture Build Impact Lesson 87

Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

It should be easy to understand and you need to be able to articulate it clearly. An elevator speech is meant to be something quick that you can share that tells someone what your organization is about. Donors and prospects want to know that your organization makes a difference, and the best way to show that is to tell a story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. Chris Brogan’s ritual suggests selecting three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Here they are: My Three Rituals. What gave me joy?

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Professional Build Journal Facilitation 114

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! What is a nonprofit membership program?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. Chris Brogan’s ritual suggests selecting three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. I also use it as a year in review tool. Year in Review.

Professional 0

Professional Finland Journal Reflection 0

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2011

And, among all domains of leadership that the role requires (leading self, leading others, leading the organization, and leading externally), executives believe they are least effective when it comes to leading others. One-third of executives said that they do not spend enough time managing and developing staff. Is this a contradiction?

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Leadership Research Develop Management 92

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. Reflect on your past failures and learnings.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2016

The Leap Ambassadors Community is a group of nonprofit leaders who are passionate about “inspiring, motivating and supporting nonprofit and public sector leaders (and their stakeholders) to build great organizations for great societal impact.”. The pillars range from leadership to management to evaluation for mission effectiveness.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Further, mentoring often goes beyond coaching in that mentors serve as: Brokers by making introductions to powerful, influential and otherwise useful individuals in the industry or organization.

Mentoring 40

Mentoring Articulate Phase Journal 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Further, mentoring often goes beyond coaching in that mentors serve as: Brokers by making introductions to powerful, influential and otherwise useful individuals in the industry or organization.

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Mentoring Articulate Phase Journal 40

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We thought so, so we put together a short list of items we felt could trigger meaningful conversations just in time for end-of-year reflection and 2019 planning. . As connections increase, it becomes essential for organizations to have a holistic view of all of their activities. Takeaway #1: Think holistically about your program .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

In order to do this, you need to give people a brief context and articulate the interaction rules. Live Beirut Tweet Up: @naeema and @sdarine from SMEXbeirut organized a live tweetup in Beirut during the same time as our panel which happen to be around midnight.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2019

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Further, mentoring often goes beyond coaching in that mentors serve as: Brokers by making introductions to powerful, influential and otherwise useful individuals in the industry or organization.

Mentoring 40

Mentoring Articulate Phase Journal 40

DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

To host successful events without breaking the bank, your organization needs to secure event sponsorships. Just be sure it’s a win-win situation for your organization and the company. In-kind donations With in-kind donations, companies provide a good or service at no cost to your organization in order to sponsor your event.

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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

Culture Build Impact Lesson 52

Media Cause

OCTOBER 18, 2021

By developing a brand, organizations, companies, and even individuals can promote their products, services, and causes in a consistent and memorable way. Over the last 10 years, we’ve seen a shift in how organizations view this idea of “brand.” “We’re organizations, not brands!”

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Guidelines Nonprofit Audience International 72

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 3, 2017

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Further, mentoring often goes beyond coaching in that mentors serve as: Brokers by making introductions to powerful, influential and otherwise useful individuals in the industry or organization.

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