Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Ng’s interviews included asking these questions: What are the most common mistakes people make at work? During his research, Ng identified the most universal problems early-career professionals face. They do whatever they can to solve problems on their own before involving others. What metrics will you be evaluated against?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Ng’s interviews included asking these questions: What are the most common mistakes people make at work? During his research, Ng identified the most universal problems early-career professionals face. They do whatever they can to solve problems on their own before involving others. What metrics will you be evaluated against?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Ng’s interviews included asking these questions: What are the most common mistakes people make at work? During his research, Ng identified the most universal problems early-career professionals face. They do whatever they can to solve problems on their own before involving others. What metrics will you be evaluated against?

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 7, 2023

Iterative prompt refinement forces clearer articulation of intent and goals upfront, enabling more aligned responses. Evaluate if the style and tone fit the intended audience and goals. Strengthening Logic Identify any flawed logic, questionable assumptions, or gaps in the reasoning of the previous reply.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Inspiration: The African Wildlife Foundation does a great job of articulating urgency in both its appeal language and its CTA. How – the call-to-action So now that we understand the need, the problem, and why you’re asking – how can we help contribute toward your goal? Did you meet your goal, and why?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

One of the biggest problems nonprofits face is improving their low donor retention rate. Once you know the benchmarks, you can compare your data to them and evaluate how successful your efforts are. Once you have those numbers, clearly articulate your goals and identify what you need to meet your goals. Track your own data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2011

For nonprofits, those are not solely money or efficiency for everything that could be measured. By aligning social media to organizational objectives and using measurement, you can answer the question: of all the ways we could be investing our resources, is social media the best choice to see the social change results that we want to see?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The workshop used design-thinking based on Luma methodology to help participants develop a communications strategy for measuring impact. The process took participants through an assessment of the problems facing them, collective brainstorming, and prototyping. The hot button issue was capacity, skills, and lack of resources.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Therefore, nonprofits must have a crisp understanding of the problem they solve and how they solve it. Jara Dean-Coffey discussed impact, with a focus on how organizations should be evaluative , rather than simply doing evaluation. Impact: Be Rather Than Do. Be systematic rather than episodic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

This process of reflection is embedded in the organization’s working style, not a random moment of inspiration after a program evaluation is completed. Everyone on staff understands that the questions are the best teachers and in an effort to sustain learning articulate questions and seek answers to those questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2009

Jason Falls shares in a post about measuring engagement, " The problem with trying to determine ROI for social media is you are trying to put numeric quantities around human interactions and conversations, which are not quantifiable.". In other words, don't measure in inches when you millimeters.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Inspiration: The African Wildlife Foundation does a great job of articulating urgency in both their appeal language and on their CTA. So now that we understand the need, the problem, and why you’re asking – how can we help contribute toward your goal? When it’s all over, evaluate your fundraising success.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The key to successful fundraising is asking smarter questions. We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” There’s also a Q&A box specifically, your questions might be a little more visible there if you use that one. We’ll take questions at the end.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

What you want to do is copy and paste the specific questions into a Word document and respond thoroughly to each question. Note: Steps #2 – #6 are all very common questions asked in any FOA/RFP/NOFA. Now the next step in needs is to include a main Problem Statement. Most people don’t write grants with this in mind.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Based on a lot of experimentation (and a lot of failures), a whole lot of conversations and some amazing questions from people, here are some things that seem to contribute to getting creativity introduced and to having it stick. The leadership environment is key.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 27, 2018

Millennial turnover is a huge problem for leaders. A clearly articulated NSP answers the three big discovery questions: How do you make a difference? Find out how your boss is evaluated. And, there are four reasons why Millennials dump their middle-aged managers,” adds McLeod. The first one is always the hardest.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

As I move out of doing implementation, and into more evaluation, planning and facilitation of technology change within organizations, I wanted to spend some time articulating what I have tried my best to practice when I’ve been in a place of providing technology support. First, there is the question of what they know.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Artist as Problem Solver vs. Artist as Problem Explorer Mark Allen (director of Machine Project) and I have talked about this issue several times, and Mark articulates it beautifully. As he put it (page 14): When people at an institution speak of a problem, it is often to indicate something that interferes with their operation.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Unfortunately, many founders or leaders skip creating one — which generally leads to fundraising frustrations and stalled services, among other problems. Getting Started With Your Nonprofit Business Plan The most common question we get about business plans is “where do we start?” Evaluation Plan. How much will it cost?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Not all nonprofits are born with the spreadsheet gene. And it isn’t simply a technical problem that can be solved through training or purchasing analytics software. Non-profits know this is true, but the problem is investing in the resources needed to become a data-driven non-profits.&#. Tips for Making the Switch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Rob Stuart, who passed away recently and who was instrumental in the creation of the nonprofit technology movement always had a favorite question, “What tools are in your tool box?” The problem is that data everywhere! Why is that so hard? Social media measurement tools give you data. That usually isn’t case.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

Dave Webb said "I have always had a problem forcing something that is organic by nature into a mechanical straightjacket. This voice, articulated through social media, can be extremely powerful and can force individuals, companies and communities to change the way they behave. The big question - as applied to nonprofits.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 31, 2021

We recommend reflecting on your brand both internally and externally, surveying all of the above stakeholders against the following questions: How is your organization currently perceived? These questions will help you understand the story that’s currently surrounding your nonprofit. How will individual branding decisions be accepted?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

I am also very transparent with the audience about the challenges of "lost in translation" and include discussion questions like 'How does this translate to an Indian context?". A big question in this workshop is how can these program incorporate social media effectively? I played the part of the CEO and asked the hard questions.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2007

Why question? There's a third path I'd prefer to see museums head down: pursuing design that attacks "Why question?" This is the path in which the exhibition is designed not to make the visitor react with statements (I agree; I care) but with questions (Is that really true?). I want questions. Did I find it revolutionary?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Take the time to assess your operations and evaluate any gaps that volunteer work could fill. Your volunteers should be able to clearly articulate what your organization stands for and what makes it worth volunteering for. Leave time for questions at the end of the session. Ask your board to get involved.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? This attitude is often self-serving: it’s also a practical problem for those who actually want to create change. The problem is that my current audience is vocal and my future audience is silent. The six topics are: How do you plan for the future?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

And so my question is, why are we keeping them away? Few were able to articulate a response policy that wasn't based entirely on the volume of the ire raised. So how do we evaluate and make decisions about self-censorship? Why aren't we developing our audiences?" If you do offend, ask yourself—who do you offend and why?

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Fall In Love With Understanding Your Donors Problems It is from that point that you will be able to craft and articulate compelling narratives that convert. It involves evaluating the effectiveness of your narratives in terms of engagement, donor response, and, most importantly, the real-world change inspired by your stories.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 29, 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010 Create Core Values Sometimes when you are leading an organization or business and struggling to articulate your core values, it helps to see how others have stated theirs. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. In past postings Ive shared Marriotts core values.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

At the same time, leaders continue to struggle with one of their toughest jobs, developing and articulating their overall strategy and priorities, especially during times of change." 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Don't Praise. How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engageme.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Millennial turnover is a huge problem for leaders. A clearly articulated NSP answers the three big discovery questions: How do you make a difference? Find out how your boss is evaluated. And, there are four reasons why Millennials dump their middle-aged managers,” adds McLeod. The first one is always the hardest.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to chat in any questions or comments along the way. Throughout the session, feel free to use the Q&A feature if you have a question you’re wanting to make sure that we get to. I’d be happy for folks to reach out if you have questions afterwards. I’d love to.

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