Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Section 121) , defines a special class of organizations known as authorized entities. Dozens of publishers and authors have signed contracts with Bookshare that confirm and support its work as an authorized entity as well. Section 121 of the Copyright Act, also known as the Chafee Amendment (17 U.S.C.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Rely on persuasion rather than authority to make decisions. Actively seek to build community among members of your organization. Wiens lists in her book these 12 practices for how to be a servant leader : Listen intently to others and try to identify the will of the group. Strive to understand and empathize with others.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Today, I want to present three quick and easy tactics you can immediately implement in your online activities that could easily double your online fundraising revenue over the coming year: 1. Take a look at The Fundraising Authority website. Give Something Away for Free. You are collecting e-mail addresses on your website, aren’t you?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 6, 2022

Don’t assume that readers will automatically understand how your activities help you achieve your mission. About the Author. What were the results? Why did you spend your time and money the way you did? What difference did it make? Connect the dots for them. What Needs to go in the Financial Section?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Fortunately, the authors' book provides a proven series of easy-to-implement skills, techniques and powerful strategies via what they call the Communication Code that anyone can use to make their communication, relationships deeper and more productive. Collaboration – to work jointly on an activity, mainly to produce or create something.

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Achieve

APRIL 26, 2017

Let’s Move: Commit to Change Physical Activity Challenge. The challenge was a county-wide initiative that focused on physical activity, nutrition and healthy behaviors. million minutes of physical activity were completed and logged by 100 teams across the county. Let’s Move: Commit to Change Physical Activity Challenge.

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Achieve

MAY 3, 2024

Event Activity If your event spans multiple days or weeks, maintaining high interest and keeping it top of mind with your supporters is key to maximizing your fundraising potential. Revisiting your targeting criteria and refining your messaging can help ensure that your content is as relevant as possible to the people you are reaching.

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VisionLink

DECEMBER 31, 2021

We are of course reaching out to local authorities to offer support. Update: Boulder County OEM has activated the ColoradoResponds Site with various Visionlink tools. Today, as with the first day after any other disaster, people are in shock. We stand with our neighbors in their time of loss. You can visit it here: [link]

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2024

Think about your grandparents’ activities before you lost them. If you have 6,000 active donors, that’s 150 bequests. A public demographic information database sources this data. How are my older lapsed donors a literal giving goldmine, you ask? It’s expected that they’re lapsing. They likely slowed down. Stopped volunteering.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 4, 2022

This consists of guests attending an event at a physical location, but it can take many different forms — from a gala to a themed event, such as a concert or a carnival with many stalls and activities. . About the Author. 4) Live auctions. 5) Silent auctions.

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John Kenyon

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Some tips from the authors, from their recent book party on how to cultivate joy as a leader. What movement can you do to keep yourself active physically, at hat ever level works for you? Grateful to the authors, to RoadMap and Strategies for Social Change, LLC for co-sponsoring the book party. Create the conditions for joy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

It’s what we call non disruptive creation that allows us to innovate and grow without disruption and social pain,” share the authors W. E-sports : Reimagined gaming as an active, physical, in-person event and is now even an OLYMPIC sport. They are the authors of the over 4 million copy global bestseller, Blue Ocean Strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2020

By Alan Tyson , CEO of DATABASICS – a software product that enables nonprofits to report, approve, and track employee hours, activities, and spending from anywhere, something that is especially important in an increasingly decentralized environment. Recommendation ? DATABASICS. 4) Internal Communications Tools.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Leaders who build interpersonal glue have happier, more engaged, and more productive employees," say the authors. Conduct team-building activities, both off-site and on-site. Bosses who only focus on getting the work done generally have teams with poor morale, limited engagement, higher absenteeism, and the like. Use ice breakers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Next week, I headed to Seattle for a couple of days of events around my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-authored with KD Paine. Energizers are activities designed to awaken a sleeping audience or activate a jaded one.

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NTEN

JANUARY 23, 2012

If you're struggling with how to use social media for fundraising, we've got a great one-two punch from bestselling author Evan Bailyn coming right up: " Using Social Media to Build an Active Base of Donors " on January 26th and " Activating Your Base of Supporters " on February 2nd. How do you stimulate people to donate?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

“This book is the result of what we have learned teaching leadership and business acumen classes to rising and senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies for twenty years,” share authors Nathan Kracklauer and Bjorn Billhardt. Billhardt and Kracklauer : Learning is fundamentally a social activity. Model cooperative behavior.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 14, 2024

In their book, Millennials Who Manage , authors Chip Espinoza and Joel Schwarzbart , quote Donna Hicks's explanation about how dignity is different from respect. Actively listen in order to understand them. Dignity is different from respect in that it is not based on how people perform, what they can do for us, or their likability.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In her book, Brown explores how power and authority are changing fundamentally. Active – where you put your learning into action. That continuum consists of four stages: Unaware – where you learn more about the experiences and challenges that people with other identities face.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2022

Once you have registered to fundraise in a state, you must regularly renew that registration and file an annual report of details of your fundraising activities. The webinar will cover the legal requirements for registration and reporting, licensing for special fundraising activities, and the positive impact of compliance.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Q and A with Jesse Sostrin author of Beyond the Job Description Question : What does the title of your book mean and what’s the truth about what employers really expect that is never written in job descriptions? In addition to the tasks and activities we have to perform, there are countless other challenges to getting great work done.

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Charity Village

MAY 12, 2021

In Part 2 of Collecting Courage, we invited several white leaders in the sector to talk about how to be real and active allies for anti-racism work. The post The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Collecting Courage Part 2 appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Q&A with Jesse Sostrin author of Beyond the Job Description Question : What does the title of your book mean and what’s the truth about what employers really expect that is never written in job descriptions? In addition to the tasks and activities we have to perform, there are countless other challenges to getting great work done.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2022

added the ability to interact with and produce content, making activities such as social media, online banking, and shopping possible. About the Author. Web3 draws its name as the third iteration of the internet. The first iteration of the internet consisted of read-only, static web pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2023

Whether it’s a call to donate, volunteer, or spread the word, compelling narratives motivate people to actively engage with you, further fueling impact and reputation. When stakeholders resonate with your organization’s narrative, they are likelier to choose it over others with similar goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

Consider the demographic you are targeting and ask yourself what types of events or activities might appeal to them. For example, an activity-based fundraiser like a hike-a-thon might attract younger generations, such as Gen Z. and invite authors to speak virtually or in person at book club meetings. 2) Brainstorm.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 26, 2024

This provides prospective supporters who click on your ads or research your organization with evidence that your nonprofit is active and trustworthy. If your nonprofit has an active Facebook account, you can interact with and promote these fundraisers, boosting contributions and solidifying your relationships with the supporters who run them.

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Care2

APRIL 12, 2011

For example, before helping to launch the ONE campaign, Bono was known for his activism around Africa and AIDS. “Credible authority can take many forms — friends you trust, colleagues, experts at nonprofits and yes, sometimes celebrities. Having him as one of the main faces of the ONE campaign made perfect sense.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 17, 2024

In the book, authored by Roger L. The vast majority of activities referred to as strategy are actually planning. Forbes named, A New Way To Think , as one of the 10 must-read books for 2022. Martin Recently, Martin answered these questions: Question: What is the secret about strategy that no one tells you?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). Help the organization get authorized for receiving donations on Facebook. People like knowing the charitable activities of friends, family, and neighbors.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Phillips , authors of the book, Show The Value Of What You Do , developed the ROI Methodology in the 1970s and refined it in the 1980s when their first book describing the process was published. “Our Specifically, the book teaches how to demonstrate the value of your initiatives, using a simplified version of the ROI Methodology.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2014

Question And Answer with Jesse Sostrin author of Beyond the Job Description Question : What does the title of your book mean and what’s the truth about what employers really expect that is never written in job descriptions? Sostrin : Beyond the Job Description represents two fundamental truths about the world of work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Entitlement is "killing your business," says author Brad Hams. The Right Measures : Identifying the organization’s Key Performance Indicators (with an emphasis on leading, activity-based measures), creating scoreboards, and forecasting results in an environment of high visibility and accountability.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Send out letters, follow up with e-mail, be active on social media. In the meantime, be sure to check out some of these great strategy tips from other non-profit consultants and authors: Increase Your Year-End Fundraising with this Simple Strategy – by Gail Perry. Additional Year-End Fundraising Strategy Tips.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

“As workplaces around the world face the challenges of an increasingly remote workforce perhaps forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic, it has never been more important to measure and expand wellbeing in organizations,” explain the book authors Jim Clifton and Jim Harter. This translates into big differences in productivity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 4, 2023

You’ll learn that: Leadership is an activity, not a position. It can be unfamiliar and uncomfortable, but in a culture where everyone leads, organizations start to make progress on their most difficult problems,” explain the authors. The Authors : Our hope in writing this book is to build on a movement we’ve already started.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 4, 2022

In the face of sweeping changes, rebranding can be a useful tool to re-affirm the vitality of the mission, explain current operations and activities, and invigorate supporters, both old and new. This group should be given ultimate decision-making authority and will be responsible for reporting to your Board of Directors.

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