Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

At its core, especially in the beginning, building a great culture is simply an extension and reflection of the leaders’ commitment and performance. Mayberry: Ongoing Feedback & Adjustment First and foremost, it is crucial to recognize that there is no universal solution.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

Both our boards and our staff, not to mention our membership, need to reflect the cultures of the communities where we work and live. You must show that your organization — your mission, goals, and objectives — reflect the local, regional, or national makeup of the community you serve. Demonstrating Inclusion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

If you feel that you might have a hard time not getting defensive or you have time for a more in-depth debrief, you can do a written exercise and ask participants to reflect on what they learned and how they will apply it. To do this analysis, you need to ask for both positive and constructive criticism. The technique is called Plus/Delta.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

The results we were able to produce didn’t reflect the full contents of our database. They tended to reflect only the most recently-added actions, not the most relevant. The Social Actions API now cross-references issues and locations with universal identifiers that have been assigned to them.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

Given this, articulating your mission can help fuel your peer-to-peer campaigns, which means it’s time for you. In a reflection of that trust, more than three-fourths would stop giving if they weren't told how their contributions help. . Wendy is also an entrepreneur with an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. Craig Grella.

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BoardAssist

MAY 20, 2014

The investment policy statement should reflect the organization’s mission to insure the non-profit has the financial resources to support their programs. If the members of the committee and board cannot tolerate large swings in portfolio values, then the risk of the portfolio should be adjusted to reflect the appropriate risk tolerance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. One annual ritual is to create “To Do/Not To Do/Reflection” notebook where I use modified bullet journaling to track my progress. I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection.

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Achieve

MAY 22, 2016

I had the honor of giving The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University 2016 commencement speech. It has now become a fun game for me to hear them articulate what I do. But really, these are just labels and don’t truly reflect the work I do. Below is the speech in its entirety. . —. I had no job waiting for me.

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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. . Have you taken the time to clearly articulate your desired impact , and the outcomes or indicators you’ll need to monitor to see your progress toward that goal?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 7, 2011

I understand the value of having a web presence that is reflective of institutional brand, makes content available for people to use in a variety of ways, and enables new connections with community members. It comes down to articulating your mission in a digital space. Not every museum would choose a journalistic approach.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

I don’t know how you find the time to do this, Elizabeth, in addition to your full-time job which is a lot, but you’re also an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. As I shared, I’m a Senior Vice President at CCS and an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. So a little bit more about me very quickly.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Part 1: It's What You Want In 2002, I was finishing a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at WPI, a hands-on, technical university in Worcester, Massachusetts. Articulate what you can do for your organization, not what you can do generally. But internship after internship didn't live up to those expectations.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

David Dunlop, who many of you will know as from Cornell University, spent his life there, took 13 years to get a $100 million-plus gift. And because they trusted him at the university, because he was so successful, they were willing to wait for this. . You reflect what they said, so you understand and people feel heard.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

A lot of women reflected back to us that they felt oftentimes like the families would treat them as if they were a part of the family, so that then their work was in some ways made invisible. She eventually became a member of the steering committee, the leadership body of the organization.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

There really isn’t a clear definition that is universally accepted in the sector. A lot of the work we do at Big Duck is about helping organizations articulate their voice. You know, why is it that, when we talk to people about communications in their organization, we hear so many different things? So you get the point.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 4, 2018

Only 7% graduated from a top university. It’s a story we’ve been absorbing for decades—and it doesn’t reflect reality ( see CEO Myth vs. Reality further below in this post ). Get all the facts out, admit all know shortcomings, and clearly articulate what has yet to be determined. Be comprehensive. Prevent recurrences.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Thanks to custom development and integration with Salesforce , the site instantly reflects every gift ICA receives! Every nonprofit site should include the organization’s mission statement somewhere, and Mustard Seed’s Mission and Vision page does a great job of articulating their purpose using short paragraphs and to-the-point language.

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