Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2018

"When you convey your vision, you must show your passion for it and commitment to it," explains Bart Egnal in his book, Leading Through Language. And, use words that show how you and your listeners should feel about what you are saying whether that be about your vision or the vision of your organization.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Then, strategize ways to match your language, tone, and style to your audience’s interests. Options to read your content in different languages depending on your audience’s needs. For example, you could make your content available in both Spanish and English if many members of your community speak both languages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2023

By Coralie Meade Rodriguez , Senior Production Specialist at Firefly Partners – a women-owned, LGBTQ+ certified, and minority-owned digital marketing agency that develops accessible online experiences that empower progressive organizations to thrive. Understanding WCAG Standards WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

1) Master the art of Plain Language. . Plain language is communication your audience can understand the first time they read or hear it. The Plain Language Movement started in the 1970s based on the idea to make it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications. Characteristics of Plain Language.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

Nonprofit teams have a lot on their plates: not only do they have to run their programs as best they can to help their beneficiaries, but they have to run their internal organization also. You’ve heard of impact, and the many ways organizations try to capture what they’re doing. But first… What is impact management ?

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Care2

JANUARY 2, 2024

In a recent Tech For Good, Made Easy episode, host Randy Paynter explains how your charitable or nonprofit organization can use custom GPTs to improve your creativity and efficiency in 2024. First things first, what’s a GPT?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Tear Down the Language Barrier. With Ultralingua's translation software, you can make your organization and its resources more accessible to people with limited English or none at all. These tools can help your organization: In the office. In communications. As a teaching aid.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

There are many ways your nonprofit can test the AI waters , h owever, in this post, we’re focusing on how you can use AI to improve your organization’s written content. Google’s Bard is a generative language model from Google AI, trained on a massive dataset of text and code. They’re also very simple to use.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 31, 2021

If you work at a charitable organization and have not yet taken the survey, then please do! 3) 20% have websites that are available in more than one language. Project and language sponsorships are available. Open Data Project Language Sponsors. At the core of the project is the 2021 Global NGO Technology Survey.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

Optimizing your healthcare organization or hospital’s website design ensures patients and community members can find the information they need quickly. A professionally designed website can help establish your organization as a reputable, trustworthy institution. Make your donation and volunteer opportunities easy to find.

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Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2023

Grants can be a wonderful vehicle to fund a new program or expand an existing one; however, if your organization is new to the “grant world,” you may be unfamiliar with the work involved with both applying and managing grants. Is that the case with your organization? Do you have a well-defined mission statement?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 2, 2021

As open data, it can be used and republished by any person or organization worldwide. Media organizations can use the data in articles and research projects. A limited number of project and language sponsorships are available to companies and organizations that serve the nonprofit sector. How to Use the Data.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

As such, some organizations have already jumped on the bandwagon and are quickly adapting, while others are hesitating to embrace the potential of this technology. The most popular model today is called a Large Language Model (LLM) , which is trained on massive text datasets.

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.orgSource

APRIL 29, 2024

Mini Code, Multiple Connections “There is a tendency to think of large language models as massive programs,” David said. Through exposure and feedback, it builds a deeper understanding of language. “AI The big question is not so much how you will use AI, but how you will control its use to protect your members and your organization.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Eliza was a natural language processing program created to explore the dynamics of conversation between humans and machines. AI-powered chatbots, like ChatGPT and Bard, use artificial intelligence and natural language processing to generate human-like responses. Get the dialogue started at your organization.

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

Nonprofits that are reliant on organic search traffic need to start optimizing for this new reality now to mitigate the drop in engagement and support as the sea change happens. Take a look at your Google Ad Grant and pull a past year’s keyword traffic report Organize and categorize the keywords with the buckets above.

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2022

Given this, your social good organization may be taking a fresh look at your cyber security practices to make sure you are well protected. Below, you can find a series of high-level tips and reminders that your organization can leverage to ensure you are keeping cyber security in the forefront of your organization’s practices.

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

Nonprofits that are reliant on organic search traffic need to start optimizing for this new reality now to mitigate the drop in engagement and support as the sea change happens. Take a look at your Google Ad Grant and pull a past year’s keyword traffic report Organize and categorize the keywords with the buckets above.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2022

Optimizing your healthcare organization or hospital’s website design ensures patients and community members can find the information they need quickly and without hassle. This can establish your organization as a reputable, trustworthy institution. Make your donation and/or volunteer opportunities easy to find. Let’s dive in!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2023

2023 Nonprofit Tech for Good Report ] 20% have a website that is available in more than one language. M+R Benchmarks ] Organic traffic (website traffic generated by unpaid search results) comprised 38% of all nonprofit website visits in 2022. [ 2023 Nonprofit Tech for Good Report ] 28% use email subscribe popups on their website.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 3, 2024

This March, join us in honoring the women who make your organization and community a better place! Since then, Women’s History Month has been established as a national celebration, where organizations and individuals take time to honor the strong women in their communities. What is Women’s History Month?

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John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

For nonprofits and grantmaking organizations committed to racial equity, using artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) raises important concerns. The chatbot might respond to a Black visitor’s query with more curt or stereotypical language versus a white visitor’s query.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Review your target audiences , not just focusing on their habits, but what motivates them to engage with your organization in the first place. Prioritize audience analysis both when thinking about fundraising tactics and also in fundraising language as well. Have these changed over the past year? 4) Focus on the Benefit.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Sometimes this feeling can leave you wondering where or how to start organizing your data, which can easily lead to a cycle of inaction and increased overwhelm. This leads to better communication, and over time, a more organized set up so you won’t be overwhelmed by where to go for the data you need in the moment. credits offered).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2021

A fundraising campaign soft launch—the release of your campaign to a limited audience prior to the general public—allows your organization to establish early momentum on your campaign. Mention the donor’s past involvement with your organization and the impact their previous gifts have made. Explain your motivation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

By Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi, CFRE , Founder and CEO at The International Social Impact Institute and Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University In the rapidly evolving landscape of nonprofit organizations, adapting to the digital realm has become a pivotal challenge. Among the innovative tools that have garnered attention is ChatGPT.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Keep reading this Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits to learn what makes accounting for nonprofits unique and get tips on choosing the best accounting software for your organization. Churches and faith-based organizations also fall under the category of nonprofits. How are Nonprofit’s Financial Goals Different?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

While there’s immense value in learning from experienced individuals, it’s essential to acknowledge that what works for one organization may not necessarily work for another, and even widely accepted practices can lose their efficacy over time as circumstances evolve.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The outcomes you can achieve tend to fall into four buckets that benefit your organization. These will support your business case by aligning with your goals: Consistent, trusted data with standard interactive reports using a common language that employees throughout your organization easily understand – all in a secure data warehouse.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

An effective nonprofit mission statement draws supporters and donors to an organization. We then compared that emotional polarity score with the organizations’ financial data from the 990 tax documents. Unexpectedly, we found that the results depended on an organization’s size. Study 2: Who do nonprofits serve?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Spanish is the second-most-common language in the United States, with an estimated 40 million Americans speaking Spanish as their primary language. Business analysis programs to help you report on and analyze your organization's data. Accounting software — perfect for organizations that work across borders.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 11, 2023

Add a global pandemic to the mix of factors, and your organization’s nearly final plan could be turned upside down. Flexibility and organization go hand in hand when working on user adoption. Speak the Same Language In order to agree on a plan, your employees need to be using the same vocabulary when talking about your data.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

With that being said, ChatGPT is still an exceptional resource for nonprofits, and we’re excited to explore all of the ways it can benefit your organization! 6) Sharing Impact With just a few details about your organization, ChatGPT can write boilerplate language about your impact, mission, and programs.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Interrogating how legacy social media platforms and their harmful content policies impact nonprofit communications, organizing, and fundraising can lead us to prioritize equity and safety when moving to new platforms—or choosing to stay on existing ones. Marginalized users and organizations have been impacted in multiple ways.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 29, 2022

This document ensures that everyone in an organization is on the same page when it comes to using language in a way that is respectful and accurate. It covers topics such as grammar, punctuation, formatting, and vocabulary that is unique to the organization. Not every organization needs a style guide.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

As a critical element of your brand, your mission statement needs to represent your organization’s ethos but also be informative, succinct, and moving to your supporter base. A nonprofit mission statement is the messaging an organization shares, displays, and uses as a guiding principle. All right, let’s get started.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2023

For busy organizations with limited staff, chatbots can be a great resource to save time and get user requests to the right person. Chatbots can interpret natural language and reply immediately, rather than waiting for a response from a member of your busy team.

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