Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Authors Anish Batlaw and Ram Charan provide you through these case studies a guide for how to take a data driven approach and playbook to identifying, hiring and investing in the right people, placing them in the right roles, and then setting them up for success. Build a culture of extreme collaboration. It needs rigor.

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VQ Strategies

AUGUST 24, 2022

Successful recruitment could include the number or percent of: Positions or “slots” filled New volunteers Returning volunteers Qualified candidates Volunteers who represent or are from the communities being served Current volunteers who step up for “more” or different roles. Recruitment. What else is part of your recruitment success story?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

He has led with integrity, enthusiasm, and good judgment—we’ve been fortunate for his service.” Forum One has a warm and supportive culture, backed by employee ownership and an ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. President & CEO Chris Wolz to Retire After 26 Years of Leadership.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This can make it difficult for their CEOs to sustain and grow their organization over the long term. This can make it difficult to provide the services that are necessary to meet the needs of their mission. BIPOC leaders may face additional barriers to success, such as discrimination, bias, and lack of support from within the sector.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In fact, the term “concerns” doesn’t really cut it. Equipping staff to embrace their role as coaches and provide ongoing feedback to volunteers throughout the year is a beneficial practice. The cries we hear from the field echo more strongly than mere “concerns;” they are resounding worries and fears. What’s the strategy?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

During the Week of Learning in October 2021, Jessica Hauser, executive director at DBG Detroit , and Makeda Keegan, president of Amplify , came together to discuss equity within nonprofit organizations and the role that technology plays in organizational dynamics. Take A Courageous Pause. Talk With People and Observe Behavior.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This is precisely why some hospitals retain an auxiliary to run the gift shop, while also maintaining an entirely separate volunteer corps, managed by staff, to fill patient care roles. Of course, there are auxiliaries that are adaptable, responsive, and truly collaborative. Lessons from the Field. A Path to Change. Mapping the Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Culture Eats Big Data for Lunch – Guest Post by Steve MacLaughlin. The business management guru Peter Drucker is often quoted as saying “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” It is also clear that culture eats Big Data for lunch. Now, culture is also an overused term these days. SECRETS TO SUCCESS.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 5, 2023

Volunteering is an essential component of many nonprofit organizations, and it plays a crucial role in achieving their missions. Volunteers need to understand what is expected of them, what their role will entail, how to perform duties effectively, and what impact their contributions will have in the community. Responsiveness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This report explores the question: What are the cultural shifts impacting the future of giving, and what are the critical implications and opportunities for individuals and organization now and in the future? spark and honey: Future of Giving Report. We also talk about the risks and need for more attention on the ethics of AI.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Coming into the association space as a developer eventually shifted into combining my technical skills with my people and business understanding and becoming an Applications Analyst and several other roles. Adam Carey, Senior Director of Client Services, Salesforce Certified App Builder ? . And, are we ever. Fun fact about Andrew.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2018

A Culture of Wellbeing as a New Nonprofit Strength: Building Capacity During a Time of Disruption – guest post by Heather McLeod Grant, Adene Sacks, & Kate Wilkinson. This is true now more than ever. And new report, The New Normal , spells out exactly why that is important. Let’s face it: being a nonprofit leader is hard.

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Neon CRM

JULY 21, 2023

A nonprofit board is a group of people committed to the organization’s mission who oversee the long-term direction of the organization. But the board is responsible for ensuring that the nonprofit has all the necessary legal, ethical, financial, and overall good governance policies in place to succeed long-term.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

More people working in or with grantmaking organizations now have some term related to knowledge work in their titles or job descriptions. Professionals tasked with a knowledge role often organize what feels like chaos—to create structure and focus attention on the most important information. Fast forward to today….

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Forum One

MARCH 28, 2023

Lourdes directs our financial strategy to support our long-term business goals and ensures clients experience excellent accounting service. Lourdes directs our financial strategy to support our long-term business goals and ensures clients experience excellent accounting service. So…what do you do?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Do you ever feel like working toward your nonprofit’s long-term goals seems more like a game of chance than a tactical approach? For instance, you might consider how to further empower your major gifts team to conduct more in-depth prospect research or ask yourself how you could improve your internal culture to reduce turnover.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Authors Anish Batlaw and Ram Charan provide you through these case studies a guide for how to take a data driven approach and playbook to identifying, hiring and investing in the right people, placing them in the right roles, and then setting them up for success. Build a culture of extreme collaboration. It needs rigor.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

rely on volunteers to provide their critical mission-focused services. The answers stem from how volunteer management and key organizational leadership view volunteer retention - the ability to keep volunteers long-term. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Most nonprofit organizations in the U.S. So, what do these volunteers get out of serving?

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This representative should be dedicated to building lasting relationships with members and helping your organization fine-tune culture, products, and services to meet their changing needs. There are many areas where the two roles overlap. Promotes culture—maximizes the connection between shared values and customer loyalty.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

Engaging the consultant search using a JEDI approach requires clarity of intent, a commitment to being uncomfortable, and a great deal of “cultural humility” (self-reflection, personal critique, and acknowledgment of existing biases), especially in white-lead and white-dominated organizations and institutions.

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Forum One

APRIL 20, 2023

We are so proud to share that Mike Shoag, Forum One’s Vice President of Government Services, is a 2023 Engage FedGov Honoree! As part of the 2023 Engage FedGov leadership awards, Mike Shoag has been recognized, alongside an impressive list of peers, as an exceptional leader in the Federal government sector.

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Forum One

JANUARY 5, 2023

Meet Christine Perlick , Forum One’s Director of Client Services. I’m also an Account Manager day-to-day, supporting project teams, ensuring project success, and setting a long-term strategic vision for the clients within my portfolio. How do you approach client services and new business opportunities? So…what do you do?

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 5, 2022

For nonprofits of all sizes and missions, building relationships with individual donors should be a priority to help ensure financial stability and long-term sustainability, regardless of what is happening in the world. Rather than waiting for things to ‘return to normal,’ smart fundraisers are getting better at planning for uncertainty.

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

We need another term for “digital transformation.” It involves reinventing work processes, improving channels of communication, and asking your staff to imagine their roles and responsibilities differently. Integrating IT into the organization’s strategy and culture should be the new reality. If only it were that simple.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 2, 2023

Are there tasks that can be delegated to volunteers without compromising the quality of your services? Define Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities Once you’ve identified the tasks that volunteers can perform, create clear and detailed job descriptions for each role. What skill sets are required for these tasks?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2022

Authors Anish Batlaw and Ram Charan provide you through these case studies a guide for how to take a data driven approach and playbook to identifying, hiring and investing in the right people, placing them in the right roles, and then setting them up for success. Build a culture of extreme collaboration. It needs rigor.

People 52

People Case Study Leadership Review 52

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 health crisis in health access, education equity, underinvested neighborhoods, and lack of or underemployment, all play a role in the disproportionate impact the crisis will continue to have on Latino and underserved communities nationwide. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. Why social enterprise?

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 18, 2021

Day, designated as a National Day of Service, I was interviewed by Meghan McCarty Carino for National Public Radio about how organizations have adjusted their MLK Day of Service plans given the pandemic. Days of Service are a double-edged sword. The challenges posed by days of service run deeper than just logistics.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Motivational artwork…usually of a nature scene and one aspirational term. Nonprofit work culture is the tyranny of the urgent. Does your organization have a vision statement or vision in mind? One of the greatest dangers facing nonprofits is not economic, generational, or even legal…it’s the gradual drift into complacency.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

When you’re starting an association, it’s usually in the service of a simple but powerful goal: bringing people together to advocate for their shared interests. But even the simplest goals aren’t necessarily easy—and they usually require a pretty sophisticated strategy to back them up. If it doesn’t, then your organization won’t last.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Among these stark divisions—arising from perceived vulnerability to the virus, both in health and economic terms—is the one between the generations. Here are four compelling reasons to incorporate “gen-mix” or, better termed, “co-generational,” [1] volunteerism into your engagement strategy. Program Innovation. Knowledge spillover”.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. Thanks to all of you for your patience. And I’m so happy to see a full room. This is not a trick at all and you all are really in for a treat.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 8, 2021

Motivational artwork…usually of a nature scene and one aspirational term. Nonprofit work culture is the tyranny of the urgent. Does your organization have a vision statement or vision in mind? One of the greatest dangers facing nonprofits is not economic, generational, or even legal… it’s the gradual drift into complacency.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When these foundations work together, even briefly, they can leverage these assets to amplify each other’s efforts and meet priority needs that fit their community’s particular culture and environment. . Funder collaboration need not be burdensome, nor does it require perfect alignment. Benefits of Funder Collaboration .

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 3, 2020

Implementing management practices allows organizations to recruit and retain volunteer resources, but many nonprofits struggle to successfully engage volunteers and reap the full benefits of their service. Creating this culture starts with sharing the rationale for the use of volunteers with employees to gain staff buy-in.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

All Parent Centers have the same mission: to help families of children with disabilities succeed in life, find tools and resources, and develop advocacy strategies despite the many barriers including segregated classrooms, inaccessible communities, and old cultural belief systems about disability. What Holly said in a recent tweet!)

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Here are the tactical steps you must take to starting a nonprofit. . Name your organization. . To ensure the name is not taken, check your state’s list of existing nonprofits. You can also double-check with the Department of Commerce to ensure a business hasn’t already trademarked the name you want to use. To do this, complete IRS Form SS-4.

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