Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Getting an MBA takes time and money, making it inaccessible to many people who want to take charge in the business world. As we process new ideas -- including from management books! -- we're always looking for social validation. "I I found this concept difficult -- does the problem lie with me?"

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Collaborations, after all, take time. When two or more organizations work together on any project, time must be spent up front setting ground rules, creating processes, and making compromises. New Collaboration Models Emerge. In the past, many foundations viewed collaboration as a speed bump.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

may prove to be a key resource for solving some of our most pressing real-world problems," according to game designer Jane McGonigal in The Wall Street Journal. Gamers are already helping tackle real-world problems, just by playing games. This game is a fast-paced challenge to "save the bay" in five time periods.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 17, 2024

Turns out a little bit of plastic dumped into the ocean over time adds up and comes back to hurt us. So, the risk of just putting a small amount of your sensitive data in the next model is like a drop in that ocean, not a problem. But what if that drop is actually plastic polluting the person, topic or brand you work with?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The program awards $100,000 each to five people in “encore careers” who are creating new ways to solve tough social problems. The Eisner Foundation supports organizations in Los Angeles County and New York City offering intergenerational solutions to society’s greatest challenges. Areas served: New York.

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DipJar

AUGUST 9, 2022

With foot traffic returning, the power problems (not enough outlets!) Sam Sifton, the founding editor of New York Times Cooking is a seasonal resident of the area and was recently featured at a fundraiser at Curtis in conversation with a local food writer. . that plague many antique libraries became more apparent.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

McGruder, the Ford Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer, oversees Ford’s global operations and finances for its offices in New York, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. I believe the best ideas are born from a personal connection and a need to solve a problem that really matters to someone,” says McGruder. “I

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 5, 2018

I recently returned from New York City, where I was able to spend two incredible days with 72 fellow global nonprofit leaders selected to attend the fourth annual American Express Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit. The theme of the summit was Leadership in Times of Transition. Therefore, don’t discount the outsider.

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

It’s the perfect time to relax, get away, and kick back to enjoy some good books from Candid’s free nonprofit eBook collection. We have several quick reads that will give your skills a boost—with minimal time and effort: Nonprofit Quick Guides by Joanne Oppelt and Linda Lysakowski. Don’t have time to read a book cover to cover?

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Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

As extreme weather makes front-page headlines year-round, each news cycle brings fresh evidence that we are living in unprecedented times. Seeing a problem—like the February earthquake in Turkey and Syria —many will act to mitigate it. The post Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

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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. Getting proximate to the problem was where the real transformation was. At the time, I didn’t think I was anywhere near prepared to help somebody on death row — we were the same age.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Classic modern and cutting edge design products for adults and kids, including items produced exclusively for the Museum of Modern Art (New York). The National Park Foundation offer their supporters a great way to show their love for the national parks – while supporting them at the same time. 18) NPR Shop :: shop.npr.org.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Once you develop your stories, you’ll be able to refine them each time you tell them and create different iterations to use with specific audiences and in specific formats. It requires more than a description of a problem or initiative—in the Story of Now, you have to inspire your audience to act together with you to solve the problem.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

Leaders like Oluwatoyin Ayanfodun (Toyin) , founder of Tomorrow’s Leaders NYC (TLNYC) which has supported 2,000 over-age middle school students across New York to defy the statistics. Every time we think of this power as something we don't have, we sacrifice the alternative future for the probable one.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

Operating 12 branches throughout the boroughs of New York City, the Ali Forney Center was founded in 2002 in his memory. When marriage equality passed in New York State, the center's waiting list went from 150 to 220 youth and remained at this level for several weeks. Forney was murdered in 1997.

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

If you run into a fundraising problem, Fundly’s support team will help you fix it in no time. Komen Foundation of Greater New York City. Through online donation pages, fundraising thermometers, text-to-give services, and more, you can raise additional revenue in less time than ever before. Fundly charges a 4.9%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

From 10-paragraph editorials to 2-paragraph commentaries on breaking news, when you use the ideas given here, you should have no problem publishing the required minimum of one blog post per week (less than that and your blog starts to look abandoned). If you start using QR codes, write a blog post explaining how you will use them.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 7, 2021

For Black Americans, the statistics are even more sobering: They are 20% more likely to experience serious mental health problems than the general population. They were too busy working and keeping a roof over our head to have time to deal with their mental and emotional issues,” he said in episode five of the Force Multiplier podcast.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

That was the theme of the ninth Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting that President Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton recently convened in New York City last month. Just have to find some time and money to tackle them!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

State of AI in 2018 Report: The AI NOW Institute , which is affiliated with New York University and is home to respected AI researchers with Google and Microsoft, released a report describing the state of AI in 2018 that highlights some worrying trends. It is funded by Open Society Foundations.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

We all know that hunger is a complex and growing problem. In that time, she has collaborated with several major food banks, using Salesforce to solve both fundraising and operational challenges. She is from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. “I Why Food Insecurity in the U.S.? Elizabeth Whamond. Emilio Tavarez.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

Last week, the New York Times ran an article exploring a segment of the nonprofit/social impact sector that the author saw as a small minority of organizations, but one I care deeply about: those that plan to go out of business. We’ve done step 1: admitted that we have a problem. Read the full post. ].

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Non Profit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2019

January 11, 2019; New York Times. That caps the firm’s return at three times its investment.”. The “zebra” model, if it takes off, won’t fix every problem. “ Zebras ,” Benno Hansen. In 2018, VC capital nationally raised $99.5 Some famous ones include Facebook, Google, and Uber. Steve Dubb.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

From 10-paragraph editorials to 2-paragraph commentaries on breaking news, when you use the ideas given here, you should have no problem publishing the required minimum of one blog post per week (less than that and your blog starts to look abandoned). If you start using QR codes, write a blog post explaining how you will use them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Impact Challenge ” is based on Google’s belief that artificial intelligence can provide new solutions to old problems and improve people’s lives. A recent article in the New York Times describes how new AI driven systems are getting better at natural language. AI Technology.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2021

Maybe you have a new venture, or it’s time to pivot to meet the shifting demands of the Covid economy. Make sure you have the right mix of talents at the right time. When it’s time to step up to become a better leader, standing on the shoulders of others can be a great strategy. This also extends to personal growth.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2019

In working with hundreds of nonprofits , we routinely encounter the same problem: while annual giving has become a data-driven science, quantitative data and insights around planned giving is extremely scarce, even for the most sophisticated organizations. On average, Washington, D.C. Animal lovers are WAY more generous.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 3, 2013

I''m tired of the news. Browsing the headlines on The New York Times , CNN , USA Today , and Google News'' sites is one long litany of horror: Murder. According to a Pew Research study, Americans are spending more time following the news. Selfishness. Fighting in Congress. Natural disasters.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library. 100 Years of the flagship library in New York. Goal of the centennial project was to shine the light on the library’s resources and get new audiences engaged in the collections and connected to the curators and staff. Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2018

They created a campaign called #GiveAShit , where they made a series of custom poop emojis for social media’s biggest stars to share online, promoted a free app that lets people create their own emojis and held a poop-themed art gallery event in New York City. Appeal to emotion. Instead, be yourself and own your cause.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Debbie and I have known each other since 2009, when we worked together virtually for MicroMentor, Debbie on the West Coast, and me in the Midwest – and Debbie has appeared here on my blog many times over the years, sharing insights about marketing and leadership. At the time, it felt genuinely impossible. Why or why not?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2011

This can be sensitive issue for some orchestras at particular times. To encourage them to use their valuable free time to create content you have to first demonstrate that it’s worth doing. Spend time finding the right musicians for the job. I’ve been at the League of American Orchestras Conference.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

By Patrick Ball On 14 February 2012, the New York Times reported that a Swiss team had found a weakness in a key algorithm used to make secure connections online. It's not a general problem with RSA, and there's no current risk to Martus users. What exactly is the problem? How did this happen?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

—— John has spent time working for Microsoft, doing R&D for the defense industry and was part of a few past startups that didn’t quite reach “critical mass.&# In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego). On July 5 the real fun began.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

GlassLab ( [link] ) explores the potential for existing, commercially successful digital games to serve both as potent learning environments and real-time assessments of student learning. Games can also empower players to help solve seemingly impossible scientific problems. Social Impact Through Digital Games.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

Organizations reliant on government funding continue to experience a “death by a thousand cuts,” says NFF client Sharon Stapel, Executive Director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project. “In What’s more, the costs of developing new revenue streams come well before the payoff, particularly with earned revenue ventures.

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