Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2023

Went on to do what put them in the history books. Fortunately, history shows, and Nailing It reveals, inspiring examples of successful people who experienced delayed progress in their 20s, forced to take circuitous paths to their life callings, even overcoming tragic starts. The COVID pandemic turned young adulthood upside-down.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2012

It is not often that public policy intended for the publicly traded-corporate world directly impacts the nonprofit corporate world. So … when the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was adopted by Congress in 2002, there just wasn’t much history to help nonprofits understand its impact – on them. Open public access to financial statements.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2010

A few weeks ago, I attended a panel discussion on open government data. The event was presented by Twilio and Open 311 , one of the organizations leading the charge to make government data public, accessible, and usable. Tim O'Reilly painted a breathtaking picture of the future of government.

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Qgiv

MAY 1, 2023

This is a month dedicated to celebrating the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and their many contributions and achievements throughout history. May is set aside every year to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Asian and Pacific Americans to American history and modern society. Donate to the foundation here.

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

Forum One received 11 awards in seven categories in this year’s awards for excellence and distinction in website design, development, and digital strategy across the categories of government, DEI, education, arts, health, cultural institutions, and annual reports for corporate communications. Excellence – Website for Government.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Embarking on Your AAPI Heritage Month Journey Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, celebrated every May in the United States, provides an important opportunity to honor the history, culture, and achievements of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Notable AAPI athletes, journalists, or other public figures.

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sgEngage

JUNE 17, 2021

I literally don’t go a day without seeing something new pop into my inbox about Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). While not a new concept or strategy, Environmental Social Governance programs are on the rise. If you’re a social responsibility professional like me, sustainability reporting is on your mind. Where to begin indeed!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Went on to do what put them in the history books. Fortunately, history shows, and Nailing It reveals, inspiring examples of successful people who experienced delayed progress in their 20s, forced to take circuitous paths to their life callings, even overcoming tragic starts. The pandemic has turned young adulthood upside-down.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

In the early 2000s, Google gained broader traction and then took off to become what it is today as it became accessible to people beyond government and businesses. The public demands it, and because of it, governments are responding. . Thankfully, they changed the name to Google. BackRubbing doesn’t work.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. Since then, thousands of volunteers have transcribed hundreds of thousands of image files of the more than 1.7

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Candid

APRIL 19, 2022

Would the government help us? We were overwhelmed by these questions combined with the work it took to maintain a herd of horses, with no events or public programs. . My team of 12 and I wondered: how long would this go on and how long could we survive without our main funding stream? How would our donors respond?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

My hope is that we all—individuals, teachers, students, parents, schools, and government officials—honestly wrestle with this revolutionary change and recognize it as so much more than a “cheat tool.” But a series of breakthroughs—including several over just the last decade—have catapulted AI to the forefront of our public consciousness.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people on June 6, 2023, the first state of emergency ever declared in its history spanning four decades. Legislative advocacy and lobbying Legislative advocacy happens when someone contacts lawmakers with the goal of influencing legislation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 17, 2015

In 1985 the.ORG domain was released to the public along with.COM,NET,GOV and.EDU – the original top-level domains of the Internet. When you receive an email with.GOV or.EDU in the email address you know that the email is coming from a validated government or higher education institution. The same is true for.NGO and.ONG.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

That’s the message CARE has embraced over the course of its 72-year history. Since 1922, they have put significant international pressure on governments to enforce and enact laws that defend women’s rights. Cut poverty off at its roots. Take Action | Twitter | Facebook. Take Action | Twitter | Facebook. AIDS United.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

This is important both for making a clear plan and for engaging the public. For example, advocating for a law change may require the work of multiple governmental bodies, sign off by various elected officials, and also changing public perception — each of which could be an advocacy campaign in its own right.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 2, 2021

At The Nature Conservancy , one of the world’s largest environmental nonprofits, we have examined a huge range of nature’s benefits throughout our 70-year history. All these can be wonderful and restorative experiences, yet there are many more surprises to be found in nature when you look deeper. © Cameron Davidson; May 2019.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 25, 2012

The Guatemalan government human rights ombudsman invited the Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) to analyze the contents of the estimated 80 million documents in the Guatemalan National Police Historical Archive or the Archivo Histórico de la Policía Nacional (AHPN).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 24, 2022

Whether it’s community services, donor relations, governance, volunteer management, or communications, data plays a critical role in telling the story and uncovering the insights required to develop a response. . Learn more about the history of DLRS, and Andy’s decision to join the Open Source Commons program.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 24, 2021

Bryan Stevenson (BS): It’s important that we have a new consciousness about the problems created by our history. So while it was an extraordinary moment, there is so much about our history that we’ve got to change. When we teach history in the United States, we often skip the parts that are not so wonderful.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2012

The discussion, and this (to us) risky recommendation from a publication with a long history of covering these issues, led Benetech chief scientist, Dr. Patrick Ball, to respond. Tech companies supply the tools to help repressive governments suppress human rights and access to information.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2022

Businesses cannot remain offstage, with 68% respondents declaring CEOs should step in when the government does not fix societal problems, and must lead with action on issues like sustainability. STEM Classes Leading to Tangible Action.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2010

As the worldwide debate continues about the release of government information by Wikileaks, history has shown that the uncovering of government data can be an important factor in human rights investigations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

These Principles are meant to act as a guide for emerging legislation and as a call to the crowdfunding platforms to act in a fair, public-spirited way. Crowdfunding – broad, public, online fundraising campaigns – has emerged as an important vehicle for both donors and nonprofits. Background. Principles for Responsible Crowdfunding.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History DIY Exhibits. The National Museu m of Natural History has a mission to promote a greater understanding of the natural world and our place in it. Excellence – Website for Cultural Institutions. Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation. Excellence – Website for Health.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

Join us for a conversation with Sandra Leung as she shares an overview of AALDEF, insight into the history, how we got to where we are today, why this is important to everyone, and how it impacts our businesses. Lorenzo has over ten years of experience in public policy, government, talent pipeline development, diversity, and inclusion.

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2021

Make sure every thank you message addresses each supporter by name, and look into guests’ history with your nonprofit to make more specific references to their past participation. Josh Thurmond has over 15 years of nonprofit and government management experience including a Masters in Public Administration. About the Authors.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public. A History of Knowledge Work in Philanthropy Knowledge building and philanthropy have a long past. However, it was difficult to keep aligned with what the board needed to govern effectively and contribute to the longer-term sustainability desires of the organization.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Without an autism assessment resulting in a diagnosis, families with children under the age of 6 are unable to access the $22,000 of government funding to support therapies. For the first time in our 54-year history, we have been overwhelmed with requests for support and cannot keep up with the demand.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2020

history and includes several provisions helpful to the social good sector. My public policy colleagues at Independent Sector and National Council of Nonprofits have crafted summaries of this bill and I have included links to their summaries here: National Council of Nonprofits and Independent Sector.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

“Social enterprise is a key part of the Scottish government's social strategy,” says Ruth Parsons, Director of the Public Sector (Scottish government). I visited the One World Shop and learned about the history of the fair trade movement. And Scotland is a logical place for such an event.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

rst draft of a longer effort dedicated to the study and advancement of developments in social media in the public interest that enable people to write history by acting online. nitions and examples for ten trends that we believe are shaping the use of social media in the public interest. It features concept de?nitions

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Our new and long-term Martus partners crossed a milestone and backed up to our public servers over 200,000 bulletins, each of which captures crucial, sensitive information about incidents from a victim’s story or from a field investigation. All HRP’s publications are available online. and the European Union.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

This spring, we’ve been evaluating some of the new social platforms on the market to see if there is anything new that would help elevate nonprofit and/or public sector missions. It too offers the opportunity to demonstrate credibility with the public in terms of the services they provide. Key benefits. Levels the digital divide.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If you’re a nonprofit or local government agency or work alongside them, there is a good chance you have seen an uptick in funding possibilities within your field. COVID-19 took the world by surprise, and along with it came a government response with unprecedented spending and a massive increase in grant funding.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2016

"Organizations will pay significant consequences if they don't work openly, honestly and proactively with government and society. John Browne Question: What does history tell us about the mistakes that companies make? Tommy Stadlen : History tells us that long-term success is only possible when companies connect with society.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

If, however, through your research, you can establish a clear connection between your programs and their funding history and priorities, it’s still worth reaching out to that funder and introducing your organization. Connections like this are built over time. Don’t be afraid to reach out—just do your research first. Areas served: Worldwide.

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