Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Forming strategic collaborations to rescue a dying company. Why We Learn Collaboration : leveraging the power of others working together. This environment will reward competency and the open sharing of best practices. Leading during times of turmoil. How to Learn Critical Thinking : the algebra of thought.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

At a time when higher education is facing public funding cuts, changing demographics and a challenging student debt environment, institutions are facing an uphill battle to sustain enrollments and stay relevant. Educate your members to be discerning consumers of information: webinars, blog posts, podcasts.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2024

In an environment fraught with fear mongering and skeptical potential allies, Candid persisted in enhancing Demographics via Candid. In addition, our collaboration will serve as a blueprint for inclusive, participatory design and community engagement while simultaneously addressing an urgent need for disaggregated data in the sector.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 2, 2024

Mastering Your First Committee Meeting for a Successful Fundraising Event with Greater Giving Organizing a fundraising event can be a thrilling endeavor, but success hinges on effective planning and collaboration. Neglecting Team Dynamics: Foster a collaborative and positive environment within the committee. Happy planning!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2024

Her work explores teaming – the dynamic forms of collaboration needed in environments characterized by uncertainty and ambiguity. In the early 1980s, she worked as Chief Engineer for architect/inventor Buckminster Fuller, and innovation in the built environment remains an area of enduring interest and passion.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Strategies for effective and collaborative idea generation How can you ensure that your ideas not only get heard, but also gain traction within a brainstorming group? Taking a few minutes to establish these rules ensures a productive and respectful environment. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Strive to create a culture that is at once both hard and soft – simultaneously tough in driving for measurable results on a few highly visible targets and supportive of individuals to create an environment of collaboration, trust, and loyalty. Value conflict among team members —recognizing the benefit of being uncomfortable.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Relationships are central to cooperation, collaboration, and successful outcomes. Do good by not contributing to the stress levels of your employees who struggle to find a healthy mix between their personal and work lives. Relationships between leaders and employees need to be richer. Work should align with purpose and meaning.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore the concept of community leadership in foundations and discuss how they can support their grantees beyond the dollar. Understanding Community Leadership Community leadership involves actively engaging with local stakeholders, identifying shared goals, and working collaboratively towards achieving them.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 5, 2024

He further explains that leaders can no longer afford to ignore the shift toward a people-first culture and its direct influence on a healthy, effective work environment. Promoting and rewarding team collaboration instead of competition. It's not about the work, but rather, the people who do the work." Persistence and Consistency.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

Collaboration: Working collaboratively is the only way to combine ideas and perspectives. Trust: A trusting environment ensures your team feels comfortable sharing their ideas and asking questions. The post 8 Steps for Creating a Nonprofit Innovation Culture first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. Are you based in Canada?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

This updated blog post from the campaign explores some ways to increase online collaboration and also reduce travel and work efficiency. Online collaboration is one of these generic terms that seems to lose meaning the more people use it. Why Is Online Collaboration Green? Cloud Services for Collaborating.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 1, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore the concept of LGBTQIA+ philanthropy, discuss the unique challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ individuals, and highlight the crucial role of philanthropy in addressing these issues. This collaboration not only enhances community engagement but also supports the work of these nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Each year we write a fundraising trends blog post, just like this one, but unforeseen events and variables in 2020 made writing this year’s post, without a doubt, the most difficult yet. The Collaborative: Virtual Sessions drew in over 10,000 registrants and was, in many ways, just as successful as our in-person event.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 25, 2021

This blog was sponsored by Fiverr. Teams were forced to work online , trying to brainstorm, collaborate and connect at a distance ? Many have adopted remote work as their new normal despite its complications, while others are trying to move back to in-person workspaces but have lost some essential team collaboration skills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 19, 2012

The Collaboration Imperative is a totally cool book. It offers a wealth of executive strategies for unlocking an organization’s true potential through achieving the greatest level of collaborative success possible within that organization. Trust anchors every successful collaborative team. Increased productivity. Saved money.

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Candid

AUGUST 11, 2022

Cause-related marketing is a mutually beneficial collaboration designed to promote the corporation’s sales and the nonprofit’s cause. . For more information on developing corporate relationships, see our blog, “ Corporate Relationships in Action: Unlocking Corporate Needs and Interests. ” .

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This individual is the visionary who conceptualizes and brings to life an immersive environment that sets the tone for the entire event through event decorations. Oversee the setup and arrangement of decorations to transform the event space into a captivating environment.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Wendy : If nothing else, Millennials are collaborative. I think collaboration and turning organizations inside out is the way organizations will operate in the future. Suzy : Collaboration is the best skill someone can have.

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Greater Giving

JULY 13, 2023

This role requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can maintain composure while juggling various responsibilities. Collaboration with Businesses: Events often involve partnerships with local businesses for sponsorships, donations, or promotional support.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 17, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll delve into the pivotal responsibilities of this role and why it’s a vital component of any event committee. The Committee Chair: Collaborates with the décor team to establish a cohesive theme that aligns with the event’s purpose.

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Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

We then kicked off a conversation with early Demographics via Candid partners Satonya Fair of PEAK Grantmaking , Grant Elliot of Foundant Technologies , Dawn Stone of Center for Nonprofit Management , and Michael Wright of Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to discuss their first-hand experiences collaborating with Candid on this initiative.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

With many initiatives in a rapidly changing environment, it can be challenging to keep staff engaged throughout the process. If you are looking for more ways to improve your grant management collaboration, check out our webinar, Building a Strong Grants Compliance Team: The Importance of Finance and Program Staff Collaboration.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

Strive to create a culture that is at once both hard and soft – simultaneously tough in driving for measurable results on a few highly visible targets and supportive of individuals to create an environment of collaboration, trust, and loyalty. Value conflict among team members —recognizing the benefit of being uncomfortable.

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Qgiv

MARCH 8, 2022

Jess: Our core values at Qgiv foster an inclusive and highly collaborative environment, specifically our values of respect and openness. In addition, Qgiv promotes a flexible work environment to support a healthy work/life balance. The redesign was a product of so much feedback, research, data, collaboration, love, and sweat.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Cultivators – those in the Teamwork and Employee Experience quadrant; collaborative, inward focused and focused on nurturing community. Stabilizers – those in the Process and Precision quadrant; detail people, most comfortable with a steady, reliable, clear hierarchy environment.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This blog aims to examine these challenges and offer all nonprofits leaders methods to increase diversity and BIPOC participation in their organizations. Networking can be second nature to those raised in that environment, but completely alien to others. Add advancement of BIPOC staff where you can.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Strive to create a culture that is at once both hard and soft – simultaneously tough in driving for measurable results on a few highly visible targets and supportive of individuals to create an environment of collaboration, trust, and loyalty. Value conflict among team members —recognizing the benefit of being uncomfortable.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Take a systemic view of the connections that need to be made to build collective value, in order to engender learning and collaboration across the enterprise as a whole. She is also an executive coach with Praesta, and she has worked in large corporate environments where she has led and facilitated large scale transformation across sectors.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 15, 2023

Event Budgeting : Collaborating with the committee and nonprofit leadership to establish a realistic budget that encompasses all necessary expenses, while maximizing revenue generation. The post Duties and Responsibilities of an Event Committee Chair appeared first on Greater Giving Blog.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The post Demographics via Candid: One year in appeared first on Candid Blog. For funders and nonprofits alike, we now offer robust tools and resources to make the process of collecting and accessing demographic data as simple as possible.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 1, 2023

Strive to create a culture that is at once both hard and soft – simultaneously tough in driving for measurable results on a few highly visible targets and supportive of individuals to create an environment of collaboration, trust, and loyalty. Value conflict among team members —recognizing the benefit of being uncomfortable.

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

This looks different from school to school and only you know what works best for your environment. I had created a true automated sync simply by being able to tie into SKY API, allowing me to extend and enhance what we needed in our school environment. first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. What am I talking about?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

All too frequently, the grantmaker alone is determining, leading, and benefiting from MEL processes with no input or collaboration from the people, organizations or community impacted. The practice of participatory evaluation aims to disrupt power dynamics, and to generate knowledge as a result of collaboration.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A “sandbox” is an isolated and controlled environment within the CRM system that allows users to experiment, practice, and learn without affecting real data. During these hands-on training sessions, promote peer learning and collaboration by allowing participants to share their experiences, tips, and best practices.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2009

In this blog post I'll cover ways you can increase online collaboration to reduce travel and work efficiently. Online collaboration is one of these generic terms that seems to lose meaning the more people use it. The environmental impact of working collaboratively online is to reduce travel.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

Identify how to best lead in hybrid work environments with the tools and competence to succeed. Furthermore, share the authors, “With hybrid work, leaders need to ensure that employees are engaged, remote work is productive, and hybrid teams are collaborating, all within legal guidelines.” Section 2: The 7 C’s of Leadership.

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