Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 27, 2019

How can you be responsible for holding parties accountable for responses and actions? How can you set a pace that is both focused and allows for real thinking? What can you do to make the conversation a generative one that moves things forward?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to attract corporate matching gifts: Dear Charity Clairity, I have a question about how to attract corporate matching gifts. Contact major employers in your geographic area and ask them for their details.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 29, 2019

How can you be responsible for holding parties accountable for responses and actions? How can you set a pace that is both focused and allows for real thinking? What can you do to make the conversation a generative one that moves things forward?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 18, 2019

How can you be responsible for holding parties accountable for responses and actions? How can you set a pace that is both focused and allows for real thinking? What can you do to make the conversation a generative one that moves things forward? How will the organization's values be demonstrated openly and authentically in the conversation?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2018

How can you be responsible for holding parties accountable for responses and actions? How can you set a pace that is both focused and allows for real thinking? What can you do to make the conversation a generative one that moves things forward? How will the organization's values be demonstrated openly and authentically in the conversation?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2018

How can you be responsible for holding parties accountable for responses and actions? How can you set a pace that is both focused and allows for real thinking? What can you do to make the conversation a generative one that moves things forward? How will the organization's values be demonstrated openly and authentically in the conversation?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2017

How can you be responsible for holding parties accountable for responses and actions? How can you set a pace that is both focused and allows for real thinking? What can you do to make the conversation a generative one that moves things forward? How will the organization's values be demonstrated openly and authentically in the conversation?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 25, 2017

How can you be responsible for holding parties accountable for responses and actions? How can you set a pace that is both focused and allows for real thinking? What can you do to make the conversation a generative one that moves things forward? How will the organization's values be demonstrated openly and authentically in the conversation?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Our guide to writing a fundraiser story is full of detailed tips on crafting an amazing story that will encourage people to take action. Here are just a few tips on online fundraising without social media : Text messages: Send text messages to contacts asking them to support your organization’s cause. Keep Help Alive!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

How can you be responsible for holding parties accountable for responses and actions? How can you set a pace that is both focused and allows for real thinking? What can you do to make the conversation a generative one that moves things forward? How will the organization's values be demonstrated openly and authentically in the conversation?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

How can you be responsible for holding parties accountable for responses and actions? How can you set a pace that is both focused and allows for real thinking? What can you do to make the conversation a generative one that moves things forward?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Van Gorder : I think they lose contact with their roots and start to believe their own “press.” What advice do you have for those struggling with their reinvention? But if there is not a sense of “accountability” from top to bottom, a work ethic will be sporadic if it exists at all.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Van Gorder : I think they lose contact with their roots and start to believe their own “press.” What advice do you have for those struggling with their reinvention? But if there is not a sense of “accountability” from top to bottom, a work ethic will be sporadic if it exists at all.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 2, 2015

That’s why we asked fundraising pro Gail Perry to weigh in this week with some advice to help us dive in. Thanks for the great advice Gail! Then why don’t all organizations press forward with a major gifts program? A team helps expand your contacts and bring in new information to the process.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Van Gorder : I think they lose contact with their roots and start to believe their own “press.” What advice do you have for those struggling with their reinvention? But if there is not a sense of “accountability” from top to bottom, a work ethic will be sporadic if it exists at all.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

. “ Zoom fatigue is real, so it’s important when creating a virtual fundraising event to be mindful of duration and timing, as well as ensuring that all content offered within your event provides value and actionable takeaways. JP’s top advice for a successful virtual event production? Contact Local Media.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Right as you’re digging up the last of your expense receipts and scraping together what looks like a favorable giving report, you look at Instagram ® , Facebook ® , or the news and see coverage of brilliantly executed events with tons of smiling volunteers, generous guests, and crazy amounts of press that people just can’t stop talking about.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

When you have clear goals for your event and a detailed map of action steps to work on, you can have a very successful event. Talk to other organizations and ask for their advice on executing a successful event. Contact everyone who has a role in your event and confirm their attendance in the days leading up to the event.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Van Gorder : I think they lose contact with their roots and start to believe their own “press.” What advice do you have for those struggling with their reinvention? But if there is not a sense of “accountability” from top to bottom, a work ethic will be sporadic if it exists at all.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

For more advice, we recommend exploring our dedicated article. Put together a detailed action plan. Now that your planning committee has most of the logistics down, it’s time to start putting your plan in action. Contact local blogs or even the Chamber of Commerce to promote your event. Continue to use email.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

I asked my current volunteer (who happens to be a social media genius and a member of ARC's National Youth Council) to draft a "press release" announcing it. I wouldn't normally do a press release, but on such short notice we needed to get the word out. Advice to other nonprofits about doing this?

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Is it your homepage, a standard landing page, or deep-linking to a press release, article, or transaction page (e.g. advocacy action or donation)? email signup, contact us, donation, petition, etc.), Note: Causes does provide some of these actions, so consider using it if Causes is right for your organization or initiative.).

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2011

BR for POGO: Action alerts! We urged our constituents to contact the Secretary of Defense and voice their concerns. Nearly 4,000 people took action. This press release has more details and a statement from Gayl thanking GAP and POGO, and here's a link to our action alert.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

It is made up of people who are techically-oriented, largely affluent, and largely spend inordinate amounts of time in contact with electronic devices. I’d be really hard pressed to suggest that they spend much of their meager resources on that. at 10:59 pm this is such great advice. Thanks for the great advice.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2009

Did they contact Congress on health care? Update new activists on what is happening or has happened as a result of their action, then ask them to take the next step to help on that issue or on your next campaign. Take another action? 60) Search « How Sticky is Facebook? Care about why they are with you. Avoid the wonk.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

Determine Your Audience’s Preferred Methods of Contact. Remember to be as specific as you can about the expected revenue and results of your campaign, as well as the expenses your organization will incur as you put your plan into action. Put Your Plan into Action. Press Release. Choose Your Avenues for Promotion.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

If you all don’t know Emma, I mean, I’ve been seeing her awesome videos on LinkedIn and Facebook, and every time, just really good advice and just like breaks through to something that I never thought of that way. Clicker is back in action. . Steven: Yeah. This is going to be good. Check her out. There we go.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

If you all don’t know Emma, I mean, I’ve been seeing her awesome videos on LinkedIn and Facebook, and every time, just really good advice and just like breaks through to something that I never thought of that way. Clicker is back in action. . Steven: Yeah. This is going to be good. Check her out. There we go.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

There’s less personal contact, more virtual communication, and there are consequences for this. So the general proposition or principle in fundraising, which I learned decades ago, but does bear repeating, is that if you ask for money, you get advice, and if you’re asked for advice, you get money. . But essentially.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And one of the most important ways to advance that mission is to get on people’s radar and get them to take action. And they are, number one, engagement, that the right people should know, remember, and connect with your organization and work and then take meaningful action on its behalf.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

But almost all museums have something that few businesses can boast: direct contact with customers. No one is going to volunteer advice to the museum if they don't think it will be used. Mini launched a campaign of owner rallies and special coded mailings intended to support the evangelizing actions of owners.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

They also suggest: make it personal, using your real voice; don’t reprint press releases or other web stories; be concise (advice I am not following here ). a blogger and consultant on blogger relations, added that your first contact with a blogger should not be an ask. Shana Glickfield of Issue Dynamics Inc. ,

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

His creative and unusual campaign merged online activism with offline action, and combines the power of the web with live demonstration. Lessons Learned and Keys to Success: Thinking of a novel idea was a big part, responsible for the campaigns high volume of free press coverage. Suddenly, joining EEN was just one click!

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

His creative and unusual campaign merged online activism with offline action, and combines the power of the web with live demonstration. Lessons Learned and Keys to Success: Thinking of a novel idea was a big part, responsible for the campaigns high volume of free press coverage. Suddenly, joining EEN was just one click!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

is a good example of this philosophy in action; we could have held the contest behind closed doors and made people sign up in order to submit and view photos. I'm going reel off the names of some tools that I've observed you using and would love your best piece of advice or tell me a story about how you've used it in your org.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Let’s chat a little bit about donor cultivation and contact and connections. I’ve heard a lot of advice from funders. To actually see a program in action is really one of the best things you can do in terms of building a relationship with a funder. Enough about the numbers. So I’ve done a lot of these.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 20, 2008

Their story was one of the ones that stood out the most for me from the series, so I was thrilled when a woman named Houria Iderkou, who set up a Causes campaign for KickStart on Facebook, contacted me to see if I'd like to interview Fisher. I ended up working for a large nonprofit called Action Aid, very similar to Save the Children.

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