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. Search “Debbie Laskey” for previous appearances.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

You can search YouTube, Google video or about 10 other video sites, and make those searches a new channel. I get Democracy Now, ABC politics, the Webb Alert (a daily geek news headlines show,) Bill Moyers Journal, and lots of others. It can download videos via Bittorrent as well. It’s a pretty amazing tool.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

in September of 2009, I had very low expectations. Not only that, blogging can dramatically transform search engine results for your organization, but that is another blog post. Many people are searching for nonprofit social media success stories. Blogging transforms search engine results. Post calls to action.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Google already knows enough about me (it reads my mail, my feeds, my search history, and a few shared documents, to boot,) I’m certainly not going to add virtually everything else I do (the percent of things I do using a protocol other than http(s) is dwindling by the second.) Otherwise, fuggetaboutit. { 2 film fan 09.16.08

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Judi Sohn

JULY 23, 2010

With nearly 2,000 posts and over 5,000 comments the standard importer would not have worked. I search my own blog from time to time to spark my memory or remember a tip I shared. I search my own blog from time to time to spark my memory or remember a tip I shared. All the posts and comments are there.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 24, 2008

It basically eliminates comment spam, which, as you probably know, is the bane of bloggers everywhere. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 DennisVega 09.30.09 at 9:24 am Hey, I found your blog while searching on Google your post looks very interesting for me. .&# Installation of WordPress is scarily easy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

at 6:28 pm { 5 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Caroline Meeks 12.17.07 Just like how search engines allow you to quickly find anything you want, future technologies will help you easily connect with friends from anywhere. As a search engine, users never have to sign-up to get value from Spock. 4 Ade 12.18.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele Martin 03.10.08 Recently when searching for peer-reviewed science communication journals I came across Using a self reflective journal to enhance science communication. Unfortunately, none of them had an answer to that question. That is something I would love to see change. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

as well as newsgroups, commerce sites (like Amazon), review sites, forums, and news groups, and even searches the general Web to find out where your people are and what they’re doing online. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 ThomasT 06.11.08 2 admin 06.11.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 24, 2007

I’m not going to embark on the 31 days to a better blog challenge , it’s a bit too much for me to plunge into, but I will be doing bits and pieces of it over time, as well as delving deeply into search engine optimization (SEO), which is a topic that I have pretty much only watched from a distance for far too long.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Hmmm, think it was that keyword? However, the bounce rate on that one was well below average, so maybe not. I wish all a holiday season full of fun, quality time with family (chosen or otherwise), and joy. { 1 trackback } Free and open source tool #1: Thunderbird » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 01.03.08

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 13-17, 2009 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. And, if you submitted a nonprofit panel - and I managed to miss it while scanning 1200 in ten minutes - please add the link and description in a comment. If you want to search for others, scan the list.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 8, 2009

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. 2009 Year-End Fundraising Guide – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – “Is your nonprofit sending out 8-10 online fundraising appeals this holiday season?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 24, 2007

Probably it just means that when the “Social Media Director&# or the “Goddess of Communication&# arrived in their office in the morning, they ran their standard set of google blog and technorati searches, and voila, there I was. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Karel Lukas 08.24.07 That makes me happy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2007

at 5:46 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Beth 01.08.07 Or adding another tag that indicates audience as Allan Benamer has suggested for his manseo search engine? Technorati Tags: nptech , tagging , folksonomies { 1 trackback } Beths Blog 01.08.07 What do those guidelines look like?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

60) Search « The Joys of Google Grants, Part 2 | Main | The Joys of Google Grants, Part 1 » Sunday Feb 01 2009 Nonprofit Resolutions That Will Make A Difference in 2009 Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 08:56PM | by Allyson Kapin What are your nonprofit resolutions for 2009? All rights reserved.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Not only can you share organizational news as it happens, you can also comment on how breaking news in the world relates to your cause, or organization. Blogs can increase the search ranking of your website. Search engines like sites that update their content regularly and have lots of incoming links; consequently, they like blogs!

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

Receive monthly updates 2 Comments | by Share Article in Case Studies , Marketing Research , Nonprofit Benchmark Studies , Online Advocacy , Online Fundraising Reader Comments (2) Great point about hooking and engaging. May 14, 2009 | Eric Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Segment, test and repeat. com , Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

Not only can you share organizational news as it happens, you can also comment on how breaking news in the world relates to your cause, or organization. Blogs can increase the search ranking of your website. Search engines like sites that update their content regularly and have lots of incoming links; consequently, they like blogs!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Launched in 2009, the third match day will happen on Wednesday, November 16th. So far, the Give to the Max Day events in 2009 and 2010 have raised $14 million and $10 million respectively, more than in any other community. Share your comments and questions with Beth and I. Jeff Achen gives us the inside view. What is GiveMN.org?

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Care2

MAY 22, 2009

60) Search « The ROI of Social Media | Main | Advocacy Online Launches in the US » Thursday May 21 2009 Earned Media: How to Stay Relevant and Track It Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 01:20PM | by Allyson Kapin “If you dont brand yourself, Google will brand you,” says branding expert Sherry Beck Paprocki.

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

This will make it easier for search engines to crawl and understand your site. An XML sitemap can provide search engines with important information about your site and improve your search rankings. As we talked about last week on Frogloop , good link text is a key to search engine optimization.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

You can find an action to take about the causes you care about by using their search engine , and share ways for others to take action on your website, blog, or mobile device with one of their web applications. They'll also be launching a web application development contest, Change the Web 2009 , in January.

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Care2

MARCH 15, 2009

This text will appear in search engine results and will help tell both the search engine and users what the page is about. The description will usually be shown right below the page title in search results. This text tells both search engines and users something about the page being linked to.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

60) Search « Twestival: To Meet, Tweet And Raise $500K For Charity | Main | The Joys of Google Grants, Part 2 » Wednesday Feb 04 2009 Why Every Nonprofit Should Embrace the Web 2.0 Great, fire away in the comments section and I will be happy to answer them. April 18, 2009 | Justin Farrow Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

60) Search « Webinar: How Online Marketing Can Be Your Nonprofits Fundraising Stimulus Plan | Main | Recession Obsession – What Does The Future Hold For Online Fundraising? It’s critical that nonprofits use 2009 as an opportunity to go where their target audiences increasingly are—which is online.

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Care2

JUNE 26, 2009

60) Search « Strategies For Optimizing Your Nonprofits Website | Main | YouTube Launches Video Volunteers » Wednesday Jun 24 2009 How Unused Gift Cards Can Support Nonprofits Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 12:14AM | by Allyson Kapin Do you have a pile of gift cards stuffed in an old draw? Sound interesting?

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

In August of 2009, the following exchange occurred between an employee known only as "Lindsay" and her boss, "Brian": [Lindsay]. Be aware of the information made available on your public profile, as this can be visible to everyone who searches for you, not just your "private" connections. Know the Risks.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

4) Search Engine Optimization: Integrate keyword-rich content into your website that your target audiences want to read. Receive monthly updates 12 Comments | by Share Article in Misc. Reader Comments (12) Great list, Allyson. February 26, 2009 | Gayle Thorsen Allyson, Great overview of web content best practices.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The "Fall Festival" advertised on their homepage is for 2008, and the "events" link opens up to a May 2009 calendar.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2009

60) Search « How Sticky is Facebook? Main | Advocacy Online Unveils Social Networking Platform in Toronto » Thursday Jun 11 2009 Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 11:58AM | by Allyson Kapin Your nonprofit spends time and money growing your online list. Stay-tuned. com , Inc.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

According to the just released 2009 eBenchmarks study by M&R Strategic Services and NTEN, most of the 32 groups featured in the study saw their online fundraising increase between 2007 and 2008. June 5, 2009 | Steven Yes Kapin, right question specially for non-profit organisations. The matching success rate is typically 10% to 20%.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

They reference an article from the fall 2009 Stanford Social Innovation Review , The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle. Here is just a sample of representative comments from survey respondents: We completely cut one program and seven staff positions and have placed another program on hold pending additional funding.

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Forum One

APRIL 29, 2009

My head is spinning from a rapid infusion of knowledge gleaned from three days at the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco. (My Then she encouraged the staffer running the site to reach out to 'mommy bloggers' by posting comments to their blogs. My head is also spinning a bit from my arrival this morning on a redeye).

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2009

60) Search « Care2 Adds Two Experts to Nonprofit Services Team | Main | Year-End Fundraising » Tuesday Jan 06 2009 Defining a Nonprofit Websites Google Analytics KPIs (Part 2) Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 12:43PM | by James OMalley In part 1 of this series, we discussed how to correctly install your Google Analytics.

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See3

MARCH 17, 2008

Share and Enjoy: 5 Comments comment jackie Does this mean office iPhones will be required in the next year?? recorded first by johngibbs on 2009-01-09→ iPhone 2.0 – Bigger Than Sliced Tomatoes [.] 17 Jan 2009 See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Why I Use Twitter [.]

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Care2

MAY 8, 2009

Receive monthly updates 3 Comments | by Share Article in Marketing Research , Social Networking , Trends , Web 2.0 Reader Comments (3) I definitely agree. May 11, 2009 | Caitlin Jennings Copyright © 2008, Care2.com People think that by creating their own social media site that everyone will just flock to them.

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