The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But as I tell my students and clients regularly, writing to raise money is a learnable skill that you can master. Well, really the first bullet point of that process should read fret about my skills as a writer and whether or not I can pull this off, worry I can’t top what I’ve done before, worry that what I write will tank, etc.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 9, 2023

The story of how she discovered this touchstone and uses it throughout her life and work, and her advice on how others can, too, is told in her new book Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World. “I Divided into three sections—Me, We, and Us—the book provides you the actionable advice of a personal coaching session.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

million community members have been reached with information, skills, and services. That’s great advice for anyone considering scaling back. Allison’s first book “Connect to Influence,” offers advice for people whose palms turn cold at the thought of being alone in the crowd. “I million adolescent girls and more than 4.2

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2012

So, here goes.Lynn's year-end advice for leaders: • Do something that you are afraid to do. Do something meaningful for a non-profit organization. Volunteers are the lifeblood of non-profit organizations. If everyone volunteers a few hours a week, think how much non-profits can accomplish. Take a personal risk.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

You’ll hear this advice over and over again from successful people with diverse backgrounds, from the likes of Oprah Winfrey to Steve Jobs. Similarly, Cendana’s advice to those interested in pursuing executive leadership roles is to find an executive director who is willing to mentor you. Find a mentor. And it’s true!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

The story of how she discovered this touchstone and uses it throughout her life and work, and her advice on how others can, too, is told in her new book Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World. “I Divided into three sections—Me, We, and Us—the book provides you the actionable advice of a personal coaching session.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Business leaders know their venture lives and dies on its profit margins and they pay special attention to every factor that can influence that. Pro Tip : Try to establish where your skills, hard work, and dedication can be best applied. They will have good advice about ways to structure your nonprofit finances responsibly.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2011

So, here goes.Lynn's year-end advice for leaders: • Do something that you are afraid to do. Do something meaningful for a non-profit organization. Volunteers are the lifeblood of non-profit organizations. If everyone volunteers a few hours a week, think how much non-profits can accomplish. Take a personal risk.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

In this week’s guest post, Rachel offers us all some great advice on how to nail the ask. 10 Soft Skills to Nail the Ask. The post 10 Soft Skills to Nail the Ask appeared first on BoardAssist. ” Guest blogger and fundraising consultant Rachel Muir can relate. We’re grateful Rachel! Give sincere compliments.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 25, 2022

As a non-profit organization, a thank you letter is one of the first touch points a donor receives after making a gift to your organization. Learning how to write a donor thank you letter is a skill all fundraising professionals need. Learning how to write a donor thank you letter is a skill all fundraising professionals need.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 7, 2015

For many non-profits, data crunching is everything. Case in point: one area of data management where many non-profits fall woefully short is in the organization of volunteer assets. Case in point: one area of data management where many non-profits fall woefully short is in the organization of volunteer assets.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2016

A few weeks ago, we aligned with the YW for a skills-based volunteering project with one of their partners, Independence High School in Manhattan. Our discussion then organically evolved into a conversation about how the mindset of businesses are changing toward a notion of profit and purpose.

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Qgiv

MARCH 12, 2024

Corporate giving is the term used when a for-profit company in some way donates to charitable causes. Corporate social responsibility programs can also include volunteer programs, providing nonprofits with much needed volunteers with a wider range of professional skills. Increased volunteer recruitment.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

What do you wish you better understood about foundations or non-profits? I know we all can choose to learn and use new problem-solving skills that teach and honor empathy, shared power, and vulnerability. We need to identify what we know and don’t know about each other and the work. How do they function?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2023

Question: What are the skills leaders need to develop in order to lead purposefully? Question: What advice would you give young leaders just starting out? As I’ve written in a recent HBR, “Startups typically operate with the mentality that growth and profit come first, higher calling comes second.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

AUGUST 2, 2022

In this article, I’m going to break down my guide to writing a great fundraising appeal even if you doubt your writing skills. Step 4: Edit, Edit, Edit I tell my students in The Storytelling Non-Profit Master Class all the time that the magic of copywriting and of storytelling happens in the editing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Question: What are the skills leaders need to develop in order to lead purposefully? Question: What advice would you give young leaders just starting out? As I’ve written in a recent HBR, “Startups typically operate with the mentality that growth and profit come first, higher calling comes second.

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Companies Culture Generation Question 74

The Storytelling Non-profit

AUGUST 4, 2020

I’m in the midst of a series on building strategy -- any kind of strategy -- for your non-profit. If I were working with a non-profit who suddenly saw a dip in online giving, here are some questions I would be asking. appeared first on The Storytelling Non-Profit. Let me give you an example. Hence this post.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2015

Most Popular Post In his new book, Fail Fast or Win Big: The Start-up Plan for Starting Now , author Bernhard Schroeder gives you the edge he believes you'll need to be an entrepreneur who can launch a profitable business—in 90 days or less. So, here goes.Lynn's advice for leaders: • Do something that you are afraid to do.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

There are plenty of articles to read and people to talk to for advice on social networks; WeAreMedia.org is a fantastic resource for learning the basics of social networks. Material like this requires a level of pre-existing expertise or a person with a great deal of time to commit to teaching him/herself a complex new skills set.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I am full-time and paid, though, like everyone else in the non-profit world, my time/resources are limited, so I don’t get to do social media strategy/long-term planning all day long. What the best piece of advice you could offer nonprofits about social media, and online communications in general? Are they paid, full-time, part-time?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2022

Question: What are the skills leaders need to develop in order to lead purposefully? Question: What advice would you give young leaders just starting out? As I’ve written in a recent HBR, “Startups typically operate with the mentality that growth and profit come first, higher calling comes second.

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Companies Culture Generation Question 52

.orgSource

MAY 6, 2024

It’s also a chance to adjust processes, staff skill sets, and align with the future road maps of your technology partners.” She offers this advice, “Association staff and management are sometimes too close to their systems, processes, and people to clearly see areas for improvement. Now, the aliens have landed.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 16, 2021

We have some good advice on what to keep, archive, and leave, which is relevant no matter where you’re coming from. She previously worked at the World Bank on education policy in Eastern Europe and founded Skill for Kids — a non-profit based in Mongolia. Do you really need all that data? Will you need custom fields and objects?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2012

And while we would welcome any input on our strategic questions we wanted to continue highlighting a few questions for which we would like specific advice: How do you use intermediaries to help non-profit organizations build their organizational capacity?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

And LinkedIn is a perfect space for us as we are targeting professionals with a specific skill set. Our LinkedIn group for Active pro bono consultants is a great place where these people can connect based on a current interest—giving back using their current skills. The least effective—probably Friendster. Also, think like a marketer.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Question: What are the skills leaders need to develop in order to lead purposefully? Question: What advice would you give young leaders just starting out? As I’ve written in a recent HBR, “Startups typically operate with the mentality that growth and profit come first, higher calling comes second.

Companies 52

Companies Culture Generation Question 52

Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

Many profits suffer from what Wilkinson calls the "do it cheap" syndrome, also known as the "ED's nephew can build our website for free" syndrome. And volunteers (whether it's your ED's clever 14-year-old nephew or even a skilled volunteer web designer) get busy. These were my top ten takeaways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

And, as much as we can, we’ve tried to do this in public—sharing our thinking online in real time and asking grantees, colleagues, and the world at large for their feedback and advice. Ongoing advice and feedback from a group of six informal advisors inside and outside the Foundation. Current State of Non-Profit Capacity Building.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Question: What are the skills leaders need to develop in order to lead purposefully? Question: What advice would you give young leaders just starting out? As I’ve written in a recent HBR, “Startups typically operate with the mentality that growth and profit come first, higher calling comes second.

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Companies Culture Generation Question 52

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

They want to take their skills that they have built over their career and put them to “better use;” where they can make a difference in people’s lives, and also where they feel needed and necessary. Surely, an organization can benefit from their honed organizational abilities, communication skills, management experience. For-profit: .

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

In the non profit sector - we benefited from all of those remarkable qualities. Many years ago Dan made a decision to share his knowledge and skills with the non profit community. We will all be better at the end of that day if we take his advice. He was truly a “gentle man”. What would he suggest we do?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Its focus is on advancing the full capability of individuals to communicate and engage in cyberspace in a responsible and accountable way. There is also a recommendation for simulating an online crisis from start to finish and then have a debrief about how it could have gone better.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 20, 2015

Setting the bar high in your organization and bringing people in who are skills-driven is key. He became invaluable to the organization through financial operations because of his skill set, but didn’t necessarily have an inherent connection to the cause. Third Rung — Diversity in Skill Sets and Perspective.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

One advice – be very clear to your audience, if you are running a three week campaign, none of the orders are processed until the campaign ends.” Teespring will send you the profit, and let you track the results. Designing a t-shirt on Teespring is incredibly easy. ” What about your Shopify experience?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

One of the many important lessons the ACLU-NJ has gleaned from the “The Networked Non-Profit” and “Measuring The Networked Nonprofit” is the benefit of involving outside staff members in communications-related decision making. What advice would you give to others? Change in attitude about your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

" So, I'm sharing a little getting started advice, a mini-case study, and a list of resources. This particular Carnival raises the question of how to decide which online social media tools to use and ramp up your skills using it. I've been experimenting quite a bit over the last 18 months way too many social networking tools.

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