Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 3, 2020

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Keep a journal of your mentoring journey so that you can track your goals and progress. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2015

So, as I made my transition – keep in mind that I am still working a nonprofit, just a c4 instead of a c3 – the moment gave me reason to reflect upon the 10 years of experience I had at the Alliance and with colleagues across the country through the National Council of Nonprofits. I agree with all of that. And measurement is important.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

Your organization advances its goals while members receive exclusive benefits in thanks for their help—everyone wins! Here are some factors to consider when structuring your membership program: Your organization’s goals. Do your perks have your donor base in mind? What is a nonprofit membership program? Provide real value.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

You need a big, hairy, audacious goal (BHAG) to attract tons of attention and support for your cause. It should be easy to understand and you need to be able to articulate it clearly. Does my website reflect my nonprofit’s Brand Standards Guidelines? Clear, magnetic BHAG. Is my nonprofit’s logo clear and easy to read?

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

More supporters knowing about your event increases the potential of your nonprofit meeting its fundraising goals, so don’t doubt the power that marketing sponsorships can have! Keep in mind that all companies will expect something different and be able to offer different forms of support. We’ve broken it down into five steps.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Keep a journal of your mentoring journey so that you can track your goals and progress. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Keep a journal of your mentoring journey so that you can track your goals and progress. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2019

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Keep a journal of your mentoring journey so that you can track your goals and progress. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 29, 2020

Articulate Your Brand Vision. Reflect on your past failures and learnings. Review your goals and existing organizational strategy. By showing off your strengths, forming a groundbreaking board, drafting brand strategies , and drawing more support, your organization will be more prepared to further your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning my work flow for the day, week, month, and quarter and to reflect along the way. How about you? I look for patterns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. Chris Brogan’s ritual suggests selecting three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Reflection helps energize me and helps me focus.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 3, 2017

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Keep a journal of your mentoring journey so that you can track your goals and progress. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 18, 2021

While each department is focused on its specific goals, rather than the overall organizational mission and vision, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. Or more detrimental—not consistently being able to articulate what the bigger picture even is. . This is something we should lean into when it comes to branding.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 15, 2017

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Keep a journal of your mentoring journey so that you can track your goals and progress. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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Media Cause

AUGUST 31, 2022

Seasonal Reasons – Shorter days, colder weather, and the year coming to a close present a seasonal cue for less activity, a time for reflection, and positive changes we want to see in our futures. Your nonprofit’s donors do not belong to you alone; you’re likely in competition with many like-minded organizations.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 31, 2021

Here are a few tips to keep in mind when doing so: Recognize that branding goes far beyond choosing a logo and color palette. When you think of powerful nonprofit brands, what comes to mind? Your actions should reflect your nonprofit’s brand. Here are four element categories to keep in mind when outlining your guidelines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

We are so focused on getting things done, checking it off the to do list and the forward momentum that it requires, that we miss an important opportunity to hit the pause button, reflect, and improve process. To alleviate any concerns or tension, explicitly articulate to your team that their jobs are not at stake.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. There not is a reflection process for analyzing success or failure to take into next use or campaign. Social media data is not linked to higher level organizational results or mission-driven goals across programs.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

The real power behind appealing to this age group with your peer-to-peer fundraisers lies in the fact that they’re tech-savvy, have connections with like-minded individuals, and are willing to put in the work to help worthy causes succeed. . Peer-to-peer campaigns lend the perfect opportunity to. connect with donors who care.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. One annual ritual is to create “To Do/Not To Do/Reflection” notebook where I use modified bullet journaling to track my progress. I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We thought so, so we put together a short list of items we felt could trigger meaningful conversations just in time for end-of-year reflection and 2019 planning. . Keep in mind the following points from speakers Brooke Hansel of Blackbaud, Merrie Beth Nauman of Ocean Conservancy, and Lisa Tacker of Two Ten Footwear Foundation: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

With that in mind, here are nine marketing lessons other nonprofits can take away from charity: water. It’s uncommon for a nonprofit to spend time developing and articulating their unique value proposition, but this is one area in which organizations should act like companies. Keep in mind that not all stories need to be long-form.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A volunteer recruitment letter is a more formal way of soliciting volunteers, but you can have your current volunteers personalize them for the prospects they have in mind. Your volunteers should be able to clearly articulate what your organization stands for and what makes it worth volunteering for. Tap into schools.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So we have three key goals for our conversation this afternoon or morning depending on where you are. And then unpacking some case studies that can articulate some of these strategies in action. Compared to when fundraising expectations are not clearly articulated during board recruitment. But only 70% of that group is.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2015

I was thrilled to attend the Peer to Peer Professional Forum to swap stories and strategies with some of the finest minds in fundraising and P2P. P2P Take-away: Set aggressive but rational goals, with a corresponding realistic plan to achieve them. In actuality, the blame lies with a lack of patience.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 13, 2012

In 2012, we’ll be rolling out new branding, new media, and new stories all with the goal of getting better at what we do and raising our impact. Our team articulately expressed direct, succinct truths that required no editing. Our goal is social change at scale. It also helps with recruiting employees, volunteers, and donors!

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

Ben, isn’t the popcorn thing blowing your mind? And that really stuck with me because we have this idea, not everybody, but lots of us, that we got to focus on the organization’s goal and then we just get the people to fill in. And the reality is that it is not sustainable over time to burn the people to get to the goal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

My goal for this presentation was to synthesize the traditional ROI process with the best thinking about social media and ROI from the gurus like David Armano and KD Paine. Clearly articulated benefits statement that looks at tangible and intangible. Pause for reflection time before next reiteration: How to improve results?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

My goal was to find an incredible professional to work for in an institution that was small enough that I could actually make a contribution. Bosses are like boyfriends; they're not mind readers. Lay out your goals so they understand where you're heading and hopefully can help you get there. I got hooked all over again.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Articulate Your Brand Characteristics. Although your brand is reflected in much more than just its visual identity, your logo is the centerpiece of your nonprofit’s brand. It is one of the first things that come to mind when people think about you. Start by identifying your brand characteristics, as discussed below.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey’s going to talk a little bit about getting inside the minds of donors. So our goal is to be done at the top of the hour, but if we’re having more questions, we’ll just stay here and answer them till you’re done asking questions. So these things are floating through our minds all day long. .

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And when I started researching this book, one of my goals was to do that, was to come up with a definition that the nonprofit sector might embrace and use to answer the question, “What is communications in a nonprofit?” A lot of the work we do at Big Duck is about helping organizations articulate their voice.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Thanks to custom development and integration with Salesforce , the site instantly reflects every gift ICA receives! Every nonprofit site should include the organization’s mission statement somewhere, and Mustard Seed’s Mission and Vision page does a great job of articulating their purpose using short paragraphs and to-the-point language.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

In Keep Calm and Write It Down: How Reflective Practice Leads To Better Results for Nonprofits , we’re reminded that a key step to improvement is having an accurate retrospective view. Unless it’s your goal to be as out of touch as E.T., So get out your journals and start taking note. it’s time to go mobile. Like yesterday.

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