Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 24, 2012

Here are some of the highlights from that roundtable: Lagunas: There’s a lot of conversation around the need for HR to position itself as a more strategic and consultative, rather than administrative and transactional, function. that will spark some interesting conversations with your leadership. What do employees want?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

We’d like to try to benchmark it against other disruptive pinterest campaigns but we’re not sure there is a good comparison case study. I am assuming that this conversion from pinning to donating is one rung on your ladder of engagement ? Plan your content and any calls to action with this in mind. -

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

In comparison, 10 years ago, these managers spent “only” 60 to 65 per cent of their time engaged in those activities. . Having negative conversations with yourself in your head, gossiping with others, or venting only drains precious energy. While there are many positive aspects to increased collaboration, there is also downside.

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Media Cause

MARCH 4, 2022

Everyone is encouraged to be open and honest, rank and title are left outside the room, and there’s a shared agreement that the conversation is for the greater good of everyone, so egos are not allowed. . Comparison? Blame, judgment, and finger-pointing are off-limits. What was our motivation? Were we sparked by fear? Was it inspiring?

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

Two or three years ago, you could have a conversation out in the open and have people organically join in. followers) – Stacey points to the difficulty in getting people to join in the conversation on Twitter. We thought we could generate a conversation but it didn't happen. from over 635,000 total followers. "No

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Keep in mind that cloud computing has been around a long time -- it was not until it got a fun name like cloud computing that people started paying attention. Look for opinions from people that have similar organizations, values, missions and tech skills to get the best comparison. Direct correspondence, chat rooms (i.e.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Keep in mind that cloud computing has been around a long time -- it was not until it got a fun name like cloud computing that people started paying attention. Look for opinions from people that have similar organizations, values, missions and tech skills to get the best comparison. Direct correspondence, chat rooms (i.e.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

These gifts require impactful, one-on-one conversations between your team and prospects. Let’s look at this in comparison to some of the metrics discussed above. This third party could provide an unbiased look at what your team is capable of and craft goals with that information in mind. How is the metric measured?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

You will want to know where all of your end-of-year actions and gifts are sourced from, so keep reporting and tracking top of mind as you begin implementing your plan with these pointers: Google Analytics Audit. You’ll also want to include a year-over-year column or section to this dashboard for easy-to-reference comparison reporting.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Making these simple updates to your donation form will create a better donor experience, improve form conversion rates, and help you raise more money online. Removing additional fields from your donation form is one of the simplest ways to improve your conversion rates. These five tips will help! Tip #1: Remove excess fields.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 12, 2019

” You can even use comparisons to make things more emphatic. Things like: Use your nonprofit’s colors : This might seem like an afterthought, but it really helps in solidifying your organization in your audience’s minds. Define How You Want To Showcase Your Message On-Screen. Final Thoughts.

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Neon CRM

JULY 19, 2023

A form that carries your organization’s branding will garner trust in your donors, and forms that incorporate other key best practices will increase conversion rates. But, whatever the reason, it is something to keep in mind. Fundraising Nonprofit CRM Comparison: The 6 Top CRMs for Nonprofits 10 min read Read Now 8.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2014

With that in mind, here are a few thoughts on how to incrementally improve the outcomes of established events, and hopefully your fundraising results, over time. as well as year-over-year comparisons for each metric. Look to local service clubs or even a philanthropically minded Fraternity or Sorority for volunteers.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

I'm focusing on the community response to the prospect of the millage and the way the public debate reflects broader conversations about the public value of the arts. I hunted through the Detroit Free Press discussion with the second ripple effect in mind, but I couldn't find evidence of it in the comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Financial calculations: net gain, opportunity cost, or comparison to other method. David Armano's " The Collective Focus Group:Listen, Learn, and Adapt " was written for the business audience in mind, but the concept and techniques can be used by nonprofits and more importantly lead to success. Communicating the results.

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CauseVox

JUNE 23, 2022

The trouble with this line of thinking is that it does not account for the conversions and donations that you are failing to get. Rather than another organization… ”: Donors will make comparisons between your organizations and other similar organizations. An Example Of A Donor Funnel For An Email Appeal. Check it out !

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

to care a whole lot about how many hits they got in comparison to similar (or different) organizations. at 8:21 am What a great conversation; fun to have but for the fact that it misses the point. They start conversations you can’t stop, just like this one. No one in this conversation has their head in the Web 2.0

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EveryAction

AUGUST 17, 2016

For example, if you notice he’s an enthusiastic door-knocker on canvassing days but doesn’t even open your phone banking sign up emails, keep those habits in mind for future volunteer asks. And don’t forget to keep location and travel considerations in mind when sending out calls for volunteers! Need a template for your next campaign?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2005

His description of the robotics course -- "Lego of Your Mind." But what if they went to wikipedia and made a critical comparison? " Interesting, this idea came from impromptu conversation with Will Richardson. My wife teaches high school and they don't like it. And what if they put their paper into wikipedia.

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sgEngage

MARCH 28, 2023

But where applicable and helpful, include comparisons that can provide additional context, such as an increase in program income coinciding with a local event, or the change in income diversity after joining a peer-to-peer fundraising platform. Historical context—month over month or year over year—is standard for most reports.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Likely Questions Anticipate questions that will come up in people’s minds. Looking forward to a great conversation! I wanted you to know that I recently met with the new Executive Director of the Treasure State Mountaineers (TSM) and we had a great conversation about the work TSM does in Montana. Meeting Invite Draft #2.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Blackbaud has more than 40 years of experience working with K–12 schools, and our team has developed a proven strategy to reach that greater good conversation. Don’t let your mind run away with all the flexible and customizable opportunities, as they may not lead you in the best direction for your school and your families.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

And just as quickly as people responded with outrage against Komen, the conversation changed to be about the women who would continue to need support and the services that help them. We could have done a better job of looking for other hashtags in real-time and piggy-backed on them in order to weave together different conversations.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

We recently held the fifth annual Blackbaud Target Analytics donorCentrics Sustainer Summit, hosted by WGBH in Boston on March 23 and 24, 2019, the question on everyone’s mind was simple: following significant gains in donors in FY2017, were we able to retain these surge donors in FY2018? The answer, in short, was yes. billion in FY2018. (The

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And that’s what I’m going to do today, I’m going to try to cover a lot of ground but leave some time at the end for Q&A and conversation and all of that. Well, it’s the level of awareness and understanding that a product, a program, a service, or your organization has in people’s minds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Global Conversations. Most importantly for IDS it has helped make their policy research more accessible and become a part of the global conversation about how to end poverty, attain social justice and promote well being for all. The second most conversational leader is Rwanda’s President @PaulKagame.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

You want to keep your goal in mind. So, on here, you see mission and vision, that’s one thing that you want to have in the forefront of your mind. I was ready, ready with the conversation. If you have a program in mind where you want them to donate to, you start with my ABC nonprofit, our two programs are 1 and Program 2.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

well, five areas of conversation revolve around, “What is impact reporting? Most of our nonprofits have a human or community interest in mind, that purpose, and they exist to create impact, positive impact on the communities that we serve. Was there anything helpful about that comparison between service engagement and impact?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

calling me a pro -- but honestly in comparison to Vicky's work, I feel like more a Sunday afternoon painter.). And at that moment, my mind starts writing, composing a post that it needs to make sense of the ideas, the patterns that seem to be emerging. Flickr photo from AussieGal. What have I learned about the topic?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

However I wanted to record, primarily for my own sake, while fresh in my mind a recap of the social media tools we used (and other related factors) for our conference. Submitted by Alan Levine, publisher of CogDogBlog Since it is already a week in the rear view mirror, this ought to be my last post about the 2009 NMC Summer Conference.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

Conversation is the key, and we’re starting to give our supporters individual voices to hear while at the same time getting to know them. Get far too competitive in a sport – I don’t think I’ve ever managed all of that in one day though, I’m too single minded! Thanks for sharing it.

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