ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

The Great Recession and its aftermath have forced nonprofits to seek out new and different ways to address their challenges. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue? Defourny et al.,

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2023

These movements typically don’t start with a structured entity, but with inspired individuals who see what needs to change in their communities and decide to act on it. We see the end results of young leaders, like Malala Yousafzai or Greta Thunberg, and their incredible influence.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

92% of businesses say transforming digital communications is extremely or very critical to address business challenges. Below is what Jay Baer of Convince and Convert describes as a five-step “Digital Analytics Maturity Model.” . As you change stages, you may even have to change organizational structure.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 4, 2023

Leadership is mobilizing others to make progress on the most important challenges. The new model leadership we talk about in When Everyone Leads is a match for our turbulent times. Our model works because it places the challenge, not the person, at the center. Authority is not enough to solve those daunting challenges.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

These forces are creating significant challenges for nonprofit organizations. Leaders need to evaluate their leadership approach to ensure the style employed is designed to positively influence and empower their staff, promote success, and build collaboration. Develop a strategic incentive structure.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2022

However, research has shown that through the regular implementation of a succession planning cycle, organizations are actually able to more efficiently run day-to-day operations vs. those that do not spend the time assessing their current structure. Recommendations. Collaboration. One team = one dream!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

The power and influence that flow from money, combined with the near absence of a negative feedback loop in philanthropy, result in potential manipulation of and control over nonprofit organizations,” Janice Pettey of Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy said.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Leadership is mobilizing others to make progress on the most important challenges. The new model leadership we talk about in When Everyone Leads is a match for our turbulent times. Our model works because it places the challenge, not the person, at the center. Authority is not enough to solve those daunting challenges.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. In the age of monetizing social media through algorithms and paid advertising revenue models, getting two clicks per 100 followers is generous. Connect with past and current co-workers , colleagues, partners, and influencers.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In fact, one of my two biggest challenges as nonprofit CEO involved convincing boards that their service demanded accountability. And this kind of nepotism frequently backfires because board members ideally should possess three of the four Ws: wealth, work, wisdom, and wallop (the ability to influence others).

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Many of these factors are beyond nonprofits’ ability and the global impact economy to influence. They keep it in structures that serve each platform and compel software developers to build integrations and connections (or not) so that their independent companies can sell in multiple markets. Maybe this is OK.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

When your mission is effecting positive change it’s sometimes easy to overlook that at its heart a nonprofit is still a business model, with all the same ways of failing. Business leaders know their venture lives and dies on its profit margins and they pay special attention to every factor that can influence that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

I did a scan of the several hundred organizations registered for the webinar, many from Jewish education organizations, looking at their social media engagement practices as well as a literature scan of alumni network engagement with social mediaHere’s some reflections: Alumni Networks: Benefits, Challenges, and Strategy.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

What were structures in places at the time? . To look at design’s diversity problem without discussing current and former power structures is to ignore the root causes and only treat the symptoms. That’s what I used to think along with many of my design role models. Who had the power to write these rules?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Paul's Sell with a Story book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. Paul : Lead with a Story was the most challenging from a time and effort standpoint. If you have not read it, please do.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

In her new book, The Fall of the Alphas: The New Beta Way to Connect, Collaborate, Influence – And Lead , she shows why the Beta model is the key to both business and career success. The Beta model is taking its place. Beta companies are communities, not armies,” she writes.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 23, 2018

Member based nonprofits and trade associations have been consistently losing ground in the volunteer sector and are challenged with remaining relevant and retaining members. The implementation of innovation and adaptability is a business model that should not only be accepted but embraced by the third sector and its donors (members).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Paul's Sell with a Story book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. Paul : Lead with a Story was the most challenging from a time and effort standpoint. If you have not read it, please do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2010

The principal task of preparing organizational leaders is to provide them with the language and tools they need to be able to discern and describe network activity, the insights they need to understand network structure, and an appreciation for the vital yet often subtle tasks of managing a network’s context.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Every non-profit works with “systems” – internal ones relating to how work gets done, issue systems relating to the topic that the NGO is working to address, and mental model systems about strategy. Issue mapping allows a non-profit to understand key leverage points in the bigger system it is trying to influence.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2018

Some of the findings in this year’s survey included the importance of having leaders with digital experience, the connection between well-structured teams and outcomes, the challenges in restructuring digital teams, and the gap between the value organizations place on supporter engagement and how they are prioritizing managing and tracking it.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 22, 2014

In her book, The Fall of the Alphas: The New Beta Way to Connect, Collaborate, Influence – And Lead , she shows why the Beta model is the key to both business and career success. The Beta model is taking its place. Beta companies are communities, not armies,” she writes.

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.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

Influencers are found, partnerships bloom, social media conquered, marketers consume. ChatGPT is a large language model within the family of generative AI systems. ChatGPT , from OpenAI, is a large language model within the family of generative AI systems. A single model can cost millions of dollars.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 21, 2014

In her new book, The Fall of the Alphas: The New Beta Way to Connect, Collaborate, Influence – And Lead , she shows why the Beta model is the key to both business and career success. The Beta model is taking its place. Beta companies are communities, not armies,” she writes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2009

Creating a sustainable engagement platform within your existing structure takes time, creativity and dedication. The fact is that the more people are exposed to stories around a cause and the ideas behind theories of change, the more likely that change will be effected or you'll influence the people who can help create impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

They shared a slide (see above) about new models we’ll see that combine both – especially the “not invented yet.” Does everyone in your nonprofit participate in social networks including the board? What are the benefits and challenges? They want to combine both.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Adin is right: there are challenges to putting the wisdom of crowds to good use for foundations. But, I’m optimistic – I am seeing good models of this today which can be applied by foundations in their work. Hey – foundations used to be nervous about social networking, too!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

Paul's Sell with a Story book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. Paul : Lead with a Story was the most challenging from a time and effort standpoint. If you have not read it, please do.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

They can’t build the schools and they can’t train the teachers fast enough to replicate our model. What evidence do we need to influence politicians that games can help extend learning of science beyond schools? People and policy is often first influenced by compelling stories. What are your thoughts?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Paul's new book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Paul's new book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 31, 2017

The question then turns to this: how can nonprofits structure their governance based on their organizational and lifecycle needs? Challenging as it may seem, the payoff that comes from structuring governance according to organizational and lifecycle needs is well worth the time and effort. 378) (Brown, 2005, p. 1996, 370-73).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

While these results seem relatively straightforward on the surface, structuring an online campaign around them proved more challenging than anticipated. 3. Do you have a model for a ladder engagement? Since starting this reply, we’ve added to this significantly – we’re over 2100 actions pledged now.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 18, 2013

Solis will challenge you to rethink your business models, approach, and customer and employee relationships in order to create amazing, real-world experiences. Because those experiences will be shared in the real world and online and they're going to influence those consumers who follow or find them in each journey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

The challenge has to do with organizational beliefs and work styles. Whether it be a widely held belief that measurement practice is not worth investing resources. Most people won’t change their behaviors until they observe the role models in their organization acting. Tips for Making the Switch. Think big, but take baby steps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2015

” Professional networking gone wrong includes a mismanagement of structure, relationships, and behavior. But what really matters is structure: Core connections must bridge smaller, more-diverse kinds of groups and cross hierarchical, organizational, functional, and geographic lines. political support and influence.

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Forum One

JULY 11, 2005

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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