Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

Over the next few years, we interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs, startups, and ecosystem builders. We saw that the best founders had this uncanny self-awareness and confidence, and gradually this led us to start crafting the narrative that became, The Entrepreneur’s Faces. Self-awareness is also paramount.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Over the next few years, we interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs, startups, and ecosystem builders. We saw that the best founders had this uncanny self-awareness and confidence, and gradually this led us to start crafting the narrative that became, The Entrepreneur’s Faces. Self-awareness is also paramount.

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.orgSource

JULY 3, 2023

Understand the New Environment Back in 2019, when I interviewed Dan for our book “Association 4.0: was to help them leverage and monetize assets they already owned and showcase their brands in a new context while creating a simple model that could become self-funding.” Remember Dan’s advice and multipurpose each production.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Over the last few weeks, I’ve posted articles about fundraising messaging and writing advice for fundraising appeals. My goal is that these articles is to provide you with fundraising advice that will help you year-round and especially as we careen towards year-end fundraising season, which is like the Olympics of annual fundraising IMO.

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Care2

MAY 18, 2010

To answer this question, get a sense of how much money nonprofits are actually raising via social media and garner some advice on best practices in using these tools, I went straight to the expert. I've heard lots of ballpark numbers, but none higher than 2 percent to 3 percent of total cause sector funds raised. If so, how much?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

For the WeAreMedia Module 4: Spreading Awareness and Buzz With Social Media , the community has built an awesome resource - lots of tips, resources, and ideas from people's experience. We hoped to created more awareness of the need for support for all of those affected by recent disasters. Advice to other nonprofits about doing this?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Last week, I had the pleasure of sitting down in an interview styled webinar with the ALS Association and the folks at Fundraising Success. Today I would like to share some interview highlights and what I learned from ALS Association about the social media phenomenon that was the Ice Bucket Challenge: 1. It was an awareness campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2007

Second Life kiva.org volunteer: Julles Boucher Kiva.org , a micro-finance organization, has funded nearly 17,0000 loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries and last week crossed the $11 million rank. For $25, you can help fund a small loan to someone in need in a developing country. Expanding marketing and awareness.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

Not enough funding from Federal / state government. Raise awareness of critical, life-saving COVID-19 measures. – Plan a weekly “teach in” series about COVID facts and advice. Facilitate virtual mentoring, college application review, or interview skills workshop, like Mission Graduates is doing. HUMAN SERVICES.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2015

match and became Indiegogo’s most successfully funded campaign in history. After quizzing my teenage son who is a fan of PewDiePie, I did a quick interview with Ettore Rossetti , Director of Social Media & Digital Marketing from Save the Children , to learn some insights about the campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Since I was a first year college student at UC Berkeley, I have been working with students and schools in low-income communities and have grown increasingly aware of how educational disparities keep children from reaching their potential. Tell me about you Education is my passion. Where can you find these people on the social web?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 22, 2006

Today's transcript is from my interview with the founders of Back to Earth , an organic catering and outdoor adventure company. One of the things I've enjoyed the most about interviewing people for this podcast is seeing the similarities and connections that arise between people. I hope that you enjoy their interview.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

Paul Rice, the founding president and CEO of the Oakland based nonprofit, TransFair USA , answers these questions and others in an interview for the Big Vision Podcast. I think there is now lots of evidence to suggest that American consumers are increasingly aware of the world's problems. We're aware of that. Are we being used?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2007

She said it can happen in one of two ways—either the organization is small enough that no one will notice, or has a director with such strong vision they can charm and fund the pants off of a new idea. And at that time they were doing a public awareness campaign. Projects interview design. It was not a tough sell.

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.orgSource

APRIL 3, 2023

Begin With Agreement I asked Adele what advice she has for associations in the current environment and how we should be communicating differently with our audiences. Working with IDA to discover points of agreement, we learned that there was a tremendous need for funding to research. As a recent guest on the Association 4.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

But how are you measuring along the ladder of engagement – from awareness to conversion to donor. Right now we send a daily email to our executive team pointing out the campaigns started and funds raised the day before, as well as our progress towards the goal trended against last years campaign. The 2011 September Campaign.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 14, 2006

I was thrilled when Catherine Conover, the Assistant Managing Editor & Communications Coordinator for New Moon magazine, contacted me and suggested that Nancy Gruver, the founder of New Moon, would be a great Solutionary Woman to interview. Raising the funds to reach as many people as possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Laura's Notebook has turned pink for the month of October to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and so has Michelle Martin. A key point about how difficult it is for most non-profits to shift from message delivery to conversation and advice about being patience. I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile. mean for you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

Access to resources: You may not be able to fund a particular project, but do you know people who can? Measure success through awareness, not dollars. You can get the word out, sure, but you can also: Get buy-in or advice on new projects. Influence: Can you move groups of people, small or large, to take some action?

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

We hope you find their advice for nonprofit multi-channel marketing helpful! Display Ads (both banner and native) are great for brand awareness and fundraising – they can provide the broadest reach in your target market. Scott’s marketing advice for nonprofits can absolutely lead to increased support and donations.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

I would spend my days daydreaming of everything my organization could do if only I could get the funding to do it, but I was spending 10 to 15 hours a day scattered. But they’re emailing donors for listening tours, and they’re doing funding searches based on warm leads. I was really miserable and I felt really alone.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

I would spend my days daydreaming of everything my organization could do if only I could get the funding to do it, but I was spending 10 to 15 hours a day scattered. But they’re emailing donors for listening tours, and they’re doing funding searches based on warm leads. This has nothing to do with restricted or unrestricted funding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2015

If you want to dig in, you can learn more here: Interview in the Guardian. The intent was to raise awareness of shelter animals. Charles Wells gave an inspiring talk about the power of crowd funding and peer to peer fundraising that the Just Giving Platform enables. My blog post with slides and links. Just Giving.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

I interviewed Steven on my podcast, Smart Communications Podcast, about his book. Well, it’s the level of awareness and understanding that a product, a program, a service, or your organization has in people’s minds. And, Steven, please chat out the link to your book for everybody too. What is mindshare?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Gear Up For Giving from the Case Foundation is a month-long series of social media tutorials, to help nonprofits and their supporters understand how to use key tools and techniques to create awareness, catalyze civic action and cultivate new supporters and donors for their causes. Follow his blog for expert Ning advice.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

I was thrilled when Zainab Salbi, Women for Women International's Founder and CEO, agreed to an interview with me for the Big Vision Podcast. Please note that there is a graphic description of what one women endured, but the rest of the interview is very uplifting--I promise! What advice do you have for them as they are starting out?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

I had an opportunity to interview Paola for the Big Vision Podcast, and wanted to share the transcript with you. She is donating 100 percent of the royalties from the book to the Global Fund for Women. I went to 15 countries on five continents, and interviewed and photographed 129 women. In 2001, I began photographing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. After reading the interview, Heddy has asked that I modify some of her answers. What tips, resource and advice would you give to someone who wanted to do the kind of work you are doing, or just wanted to make a difference in human rights issues? The first step is to get educated.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 8, 2007

To celebrate the first day, and hopefully prevent the recurrence of the second, here is an e-interview with Rae Abileah, the Local Groups Coordinator of CODEPINK. Call, email, and visit your rep’s office and urge them to vote to stop funding the US occupation of Iraq. Today, March 8th, is International Women's Day. What is CODEPINK?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

I asked four of the women who I had previously interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast to share what brought them to their work, and their advice for the graduate and undergraduate women who attended the conference. I hope you'll take the time to read it, because they all have some great advice.

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