Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

“In the next ten to fifteen years, rapid change in a post-pandemic world and emerging technology will revolutionize nearly every job, eliminate some, and create new forms of work that we have yet to imagine,” says Deanna Mulligan , author of the book, Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap. The future of work is now!

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Shift the gaze internally to reflect on both progress made and opportunities ahead. In the spirit of self-reflection and sharing how we are fueling evolution, here are three ideas to spark forward momentum as a change agent for equitable grantmaking practices. Evolution is an ongoing practice. A primary lever of change is grantmaking.

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

These roles serve as guiding principles, shaping the CFO’s approach to financial leadership and influencing the organization’s trajectory towards financial sustainability and mission success. Want to learn more about the skills and experience CFOs need to help guide your nonprofit in today’s evolving landscape?

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

To align your mission with your brand and reflect that symmetry through products and services, you need to bring membership and marketing to the Equator. During the early stages of this relationship, teams may require assistance from a skilled facilitator to develop trust and discover a common language.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Being an internal partner means making the case for others to engage volunteers strategically, influencing others despite having no authority over their work, developing systems for others to follow, and coaching colleagues whom you don’t supervise. How can you do all that?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Being stuck in chronic performance can have a devastating impact on your skills, confidence, job, and personal life. No matter how hard we work, if we only do things as best we know how, trying to minimize mistakes, we get stuck at our current levels of understanding, skills, and capabilities.” Briceño : This depends on the situation.

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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. The reach, impression, and even engagement metrics provided by the top social networks on organic posts are often inflated and not a true reflection of the power (or lack of power) of your pages and profiles. Keep that in mind!

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

It’s also a great opportunity to reflect on the past year and what you aspire to do differently in the year ahead. Build skills to become a better leader or manager. In fact, recent Gallup research points to one factor that influences employee engagement and team performance at your nonprofit the most: your managers.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 16, 2024

The researchers studied how trends relating to corporate social responsibility (CSR), diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns are influencing corporate social impact strategies. Instead, they’re looking for results.

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Twenty Hats

DECEMBER 28, 2021

All that’s to say that I reflected more than usual on what to convey with this post. The care and support that we give our volunteers is just as important as our leadership skills. It’s energizing to think about the possibilities, about how we can use our skills in talents in ways that are meaningful to us and benefit our communities.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As a newly-elected president of Amplify , an organization that works to create a world where underrepresented voices have equity and representation in all areas of technology, Makeda had to be mindful not to make assumptions about the background, skills, and level of tech expertise of the organization’s constituents. Reflect On Feedback.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2017

Note: This guest post was published on the Packard Foundation OE Blog reflects what was learned from designing and delivering leadership development for emerging nonprofit leaders. Flickr Photo by Flower Factor. And, get direct access to practical tools that you can use within your organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Those who bring the aspect of diversity increase the influence that board members hold within an organization. Board diversity is more than just ensuring that the leadership team reflects the call to action on DEI within the nonprofit sector. Leadership has the ability to hold significant influence over a group of people.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

These questions should help you make sure you are recruiting people with the right skill sets who can represent experiences and voices that you may not have on your staff. At every stage, an advisory committee should be actively influencing your programs and policies.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

While their skills, networks and social media maturity ranged widely, everyone could participate and collaboration would be the rising tide that lifts all boats. As we designed the campaign, we married up some key factors that would both influence its success, while helping the organizations understand why it’s beneficial for them.

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Twenty Hats

AUGUST 18, 2020

In a Circle, like-minded professionals gather to discuss common challenges, suggest solutions, and expand their overall leadership skills. If I were to name the biggest common takeaway for either group, it would be this: in both Circles, the members had the time and space to explore the mindset skills that lead to professional growth.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

By keeping your mission on the top of their minds, you can utilize board members’ skills, enthusiasm and influence to improve your nonprofit as a whole. This initial reflection will help your nonprofit identify your strengths and weaknesses and determine how you can grow. Let’s begin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2017

But there was also another sign on the wall that described their Quarter 3 theme word “Mindfulness” and a reflective question, “What behaviors and processes can we establish to engender more mindfulness and presence in our interactions.” Many organizations do that.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

The experience people have on your non-profit website will influence what they think about you and if they think they can trust you. Squarespace, Weebly, and Wix are do-it-yourself sites designed for people with no coding skills. Choose a color palette for your website that reflects your brand and how you want people to feel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

Wendy Harman was the inspiration for workshop curriculum on social media listening skills. It’s very practical and used to identify influencers, new ideas, and monitor brand. You can set up a comprehensive listening post or do “quick and dirty&# simply set up one alert on your organization’s name.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

Pro tip: Reflect on your existing network. By deciding this in advance, you reduce the influence of unconscious bias. . If you have a three-alarm fire happening at your nonprofit, you want someone with the right skills and who can willingly take it on with eyes wide open, right? The interview.

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

Their regional fight manager, Brian Schroy, is a registered running coach in pursuit of qualifying for the Olympic Trials in the marathon, so his unique skill set was immediately put to use as a trainer whom recurring donors could connect with in this subscription-based community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2017

It isn’t enough to read an article about a leadership skill, it is also important to practice it as part of doing your work. The nature of today’s nonprofit workplace – fast paced and heavy workloads – makes it nearly impossible to find the reflective time to put together a learning plan and implement it.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 10, 2023

Designing stylish, attention-grabbing clothing is a skill, and if your nonprofit doesn’t have a graphic designer on staff, it can be difficult to know where to get started. Consider the different aspects of your nonprofit and how your designs can reflect those aspects. Partner with influencers. Create attention-grabbing designs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Leading on social media requires nonprofit CEOs and their staff, even Trustees, to master basic digital communications skills that allow them to engage directly with stakeholders as themselves, in their own voices. Nonprofit leaders need to use social media to drive conversations online and offline, influence others, and shape perceptions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

It is useful method for getting participants to express a point of view, engage in debate, listen to others and respond in how by be influenced by someone’s point of view in the room. I find inspiration from reading about new techniques, observing them in action by masters, writing about it, trying it, and reflecting on it.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

In fact, they vary greatly depending on your location, the skills of your volunteers, and your past training and experience at fundraising. Current budget numbers reflect your existing program commitments, not your aspirational ones. Not all fundraising programs look alike. It’s important to determine the real amount of revenue needed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2015

Social media thought leader Charlene Li has published another book titled “ The Engaged Leader: A Strategy for Your Digital Transformation ” that provides organizational and business leaders with the skills and path to habit change they need to lead in a connected world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

Finally, they have collaboration and networking skills that are in their DNA that they can bring to the nonprofit workplace. Cat herding skills?). But this takes a different kind of management approach , rather than organize them, nonprofits need to facilitate Millennials to organize themselves. (Cat

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

How cultural norms influence participation. Our values reflect this commitment. Studies confirm that creative activities – painting, drawing, dancing, playing music, theatre, or singing – can improve employee productivity and skills. Motivations and barriers for individuals to participate.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 26, 2015

Of course, you want diversity in the standard demographics that reflect your community but you also want to make sure you’re getting the skill sets you need to help further your mission. When recruiting a board member you want to consider their sphere of influence in the area you need influence.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, proficiency with social media like Facebook and Twitter increases their capacity to make change happen for children in their state. Key influencers take action, including media. I’m working in partnership with Spitfire Strategies. Amplify peers’ efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. This post shares some reflections from yesterday and a few nuggets that I learned from the presentations. I use pen and a note book to take notes!

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

These volunteers should have the time, skills, and interests to help you provide programming and services to your beneficiaries. This will influence how many volunteers you’ll need to recruit and train. This is a great way to find volunteers with skills that can benefit your organization in a variety of ways.

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NTEN

AUGUST 4, 2011

Every game-mechanic is tightly tied to and fulfills a different game-dynamic, but also influences others in a minor way. Levels – Status: Levels represent a segmentation of the user base and reflect many real world contexts; social and work environments are often based on different hierarchical classes (or levels).

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