Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2023

try flipping the script and asking: “How do I optimize?” My best bit of advice: Ask, don’t assume. Question: How can readers best put the advice of Begin Boldly into practice and implement the strategies outlined in the book? Instead of asking: “How do I balance?” Seeking balance sets us up for failure and defeat.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

To thrive in this world in flux, we need to radically reshape our relationship to uncertainty and flip the script to sustain a healthy and productive outlook,” explains April. Fortunately, her new book shows you how to do exactly that, and how to help others do so too. Start by talking with your team about trust.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 23, 2022

Should you shoot video ahead of time or let speakers potentially go off-script with live video? I’ve compiled an event video 101 to give you a primer on what your choices are, the ups and downs of each, other little tidbits of advice along the way. No worries about a speaker going “off script” or worse – not showing up at all. .

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

One of our favorite posts is about data hygiene (which can easily be a snooze to read about), but they take on the subject by creating a script for an old-school PSA. While her content might not look super modern, her advice is invaluable. BETH’S BLOG. Beth Kanter ( @kanter ) is well known as a thought leader in the nonprofit world.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

You probably ask your donors often for gifts, but how often do you ask for their opinions or advice? Draft a letter or email that your board members and other dedicated fans can send to targeted individuals and provide talking points for a phone script. Call with a reminder two to three days before the event.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

These tools can be simple, such as examples of fundraising emails, social media posts, phone scripts and even official logos. Again, give them the tools—in this case proper training and advice—and let them do the reaching out. These are your champions, and they’ll be invaluable to your non-profit as you fight to expand and evolve.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Davis Parchment, and data scientist Kwame Porter Robinson about the research results, implications, and advice for next steps. You can find Robinson's scripts used in this analysis here. Skip to the video to watch a short conversation between Chantal Forster, Candid's C. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. and Catherine T.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

We shared Yash’s invaluable insights on digital storytelling and we couldn’t resist sharing his advice on creating compelling videos. Instead of scripting anything, you spend a day with the organization and you see what you get. Grassroots movements have been doing it because they didn't have the resources to script.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

Now another important aspect of our strategy for enhancing Bookshare’s new language capabilities is developing the capacity to handle non-European scripts and languages so that the content may be presented in its original form in our members’ native languages. The second blog post looked at our growing Bookshare Spanish-language program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Allowing those to speak for themselves is more compelling than anything we could script ourselves. 6) Your advice for other nonprofits … how to be successful if you are doing something like this? We couldn’t have scripted better ads. They are why we do the work we do. (6) Trust the people you serve.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

In our ongoing mission to provide technology information and resources to nonprofit organizations and libraries, TechSoup’s latest Nonprofits Live (NPLive) explored advice and resources for creating great presentations. Leroux Miller kicked off the discussion by offering advice focused on online presentations.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Offer tips and advice to receive coverage of their efforts. Other fundraisers may have great tips or advice. Provide samples of everything. Provide fundraising success stories. Offer tips for approaching the media.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 14, 2014

Managing donor data quality, for example, will require you to get the data out of the confines of your CRM database and into an environment where it can be analyzed, problems identified, and clean-up scripts applied. Some experts will tell you to start with your data standards first … and that’s solid advice, too.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Share the ultimate Ask script that has been passed from fundraiser to fundraiser, and then give them the opportunity to learn through role play: “Me” sentence: . If you have an ambassador who is successful in a corporate role, seek their advice for securing partnerships with corporations or sponsorships for your next event.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

No Script is a Firefox browser extension that blocks malicious scripts and allows JavaScript, Java, and other potentially dangerous content only from sites I trust. TechSoup: Safer Online for Nonprofits: Practical Advice to Keep You Safe. It allows me to remember just one password. Microsoft: Do One Thing Campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Work from a list of prepared questions , but be prepared to go off-script if the donor goes in a different direction. When you ask about their decision-making process, you’ll find out what factors they take into consideration, who else they involve or seek advice from, and how much time they like to take in thinking it over.

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

A bit of advice about setting goals. Here’s some advice you can share: If you already have a group of steady monthly donors, they hold a ton of insight on what works and what doesn’t. Create a simple call script and get your board involved. In this lesson, we’ll cover: Setting a goal for recurring giving. Let me explain.

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

A bit of advice about setting goals. Here’s some advice you can share: If you already have a group of steady monthly donors, they hold a ton of insight on what works and what doesn’t. Create a simple call script and get your board involved. In this lesson, we’ll cover: Setting a goal for recurring giving. Let me explain.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

Host a Zoom call for supporters to write letters, send emails, make scripted calls to elected officials like Swing Left is doing. – Plan a weekly “teach in” series about COVID facts and advice. Virtual solutions. Improve first line of defense safety net programs to protect people during COVID-19. HEALTH & DISASTER RESPONSE.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Defining Roles. When you have four facilitators, you want to make sure that you choreograph each activity. I like to use a rock band metaphor. Peer Self-Assessment and Peer Coaching Exercises.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 31, 2011

We'll discuss the question, and we'll have a little fun, but we'll also give practical answers and advice. He did this by: Scripting a short introduction that kicks off each episode. The running joke is that I never know the answer, but that I know whom to call, and in this case it's you. Are you interested?”.

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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. I recommend having your script down pat so you can focus your attention on your donor. “Does the thought of making a six figure ask make your palms sweat?” ” Guest blogger and fundraising consultant Rachel Muir can relate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Here were the questions we discussed: What advice to do you offer to those who might have a board member or a boss asks you to plan and implement a viral campaign? Both organizations had to embrace improvised leadership versus scripted leadership. The Second Time Around: What did you learn from trying to replicate it? .

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BoardAssist

JUNE 16, 2015

Our good friends down at nonprofit Tech Impact in Philadelphia had some great advice for us in this week’s guest post. Some browsers do not support HTML, while some individuals may be running old machines, with out-dated software, who can not view advanced scripts and formats. Thanks Tech Impact!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 14, 2008

First I gave away money, then stuff, then advice, and then my giving became more intangible. It isn't difficult for me to care and want to help a cause, or an individual entrepreneur on Kiva , or a reader who emails me for advice. I lose my patience, and sometimes I get angry.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Offer tips and advice to receive coverage of their efforts. Other fundraisers may have great tips or advice. Provide samples of everything. Provide fundraising success stories. Offer tips for approaching the media.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2011

My advice is give your donors 7 stewardship touches annually. Give each board member a handful of phone numbers to call and a thank you script if you like. Call on them occasionally to ask their opinions or advice. Making people feel appreciated never goes out of style. Have a mini thank-a-thon at your monthly board meetings.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Getting Started With This Google Grants Agency If you’re looking for advice tailored to cultural organizations, INTK might be the perfect fit. Using automated scripts, they’ll continually check that your account adheres to the program’s policies. Want more advice on hiring a Google Grants manager? Compliance.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

A stellar toolkit: to help out their fundraisers, they put together a resource that answered common questions, provided basic fundraising advice, and laid out scripts for fundraisers to use. It was incredibly easy to set up a fundraiser or make a donation.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2014

Those of us here at TechSoup work diligently, day in and day out, to provide the social sector with access to better technology, advice, and education. scripting and editing videos and short films. A/B testing the layout of our fundraising forms. engaging in digital storytelling. applying SEO best practices. drafting advertisements.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

You respond by asking a question, sharing your opinion, relating a similar experience or offering advice. Practice can make perfect, but I’m not talking about a role-playing exercise or standing in front of the mirror with your asking script. Would you: share your experience and advice with leadership?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Here are their best tips and advice ??? Developers who are more experienced can create customized scripts and widgets on their site to accommodate the needs of their users. The Ning site provides a comfortable place for people ask their peers for advice and to experiment before they bring these tools back into their organizations.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. So sample scripts here could be, “Hey, I’m following up on our previous conversation. The donor video, I don’t know, Julia, I’m not going to give you a script for that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

One piece of advice that I learned from Cliff Atkinson's book was to think about your presentation key points as tweets so people can retweet them. Be prepared to improvise more and drop the script if it isn't working with the audience. Any advice about using Google Wave? Key Instructional Concepts As Tweets. look here ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2007

I'd love to know: How much scripting does he do prior to the interview? I emailed Betsy Weber at TechSmith who must have some additional advice, I'm sure. If I do longer recordings, they have to be tightly scripted. I haven't been able to locate an article or interview where he talks specifically about this technique.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Once you know what the data is telling you and the audience you want to reach, you can start to script out the story you want to tell. My last point is this- If you put in all the effort to follow the advice above, you better make your infographic easy for people to share. One that sticks. It’s best to do this on paper. Take note.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2007

Or we can give a client bad technology advice -- for example researching and recommending a third party product that proves to be inadequate to the task. Or that before your run a script to do some manipulation to a client's production database, you need to try it on the TEST installation.

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