sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

By applying these helpful ways to measure and optimize nonprofit performance, you can drive positive change for your organization. There are short-term outcomes (cleaner beaches, better access to childcare); intermediate outcomes (boosting awareness, changing policies); and long-term outcomes (preserving the environment, improving society).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 12-Week MBA ’s unique premise is that business leaders in any industry, any function, and at any level need the same core knowledge, skills, and attitudes to effectively manage and lead. Either the state-of-the-art changes too quickly for a book or an MBA program to keep up with.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Going from peer to leader Coming from the outside to take over leadership of an existing team Bringing together an entirely new team Welcoming a new member to your existing team Helping an employee who has a hard time managing time Assisting an employee who needs help with interpersonal communication Getting an employee more organized Helping an employee (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 16, 2019

Going from peer to leader Coming from the outside to take over leadership of an existing team Bringing together an entirely new team Welcoming a new member to your existing team Helping an employee who has a hard time managing time Assisting an employee who needs help with interpersonal communication Getting an employee more organized Helping an employee (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Going from peer to leader Coming from the outside to take over leadership of an existing team Bringing together an entirely new team Welcoming a new member to your existing team Helping an employee who has a hard time managing time Assisting an employee who needs help with interpersonal communication Getting an employee more organized Helping an employee (..)

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Challenge Management Attitude Leadership 73

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 20, 2020

It's Summitt's " The Definite Dozen ," -- her rules for success: Respect yourself and others Take full responsibility Develop and demonstrate loyalty Learn to be a great communicator Discipline yourself so no one else has to Make hard work your passion Don't just work hard, work smart Put the team before yourself Make wining an attitude Be a competitor (..)

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

But we can and SHOULD change this! Mark Rovner , founder and CEO of Sea Change Strategies. Speaking your donors’ language — lose the jargon! Enjoy them now; then practice a year-round attitude of gratitude. So let’s get started, right? “ We hope you find their advice useful as you navigate 2019!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

But, by all means, resist the temptation to simply take employees’ self-evaluation, change a few words and adopt it as your own. Factors such as personality compatibility can impact your attitude without your knowledge – guard against them. Collect input from other sources.

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Effective Tips Attitude Evaluation 61

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 2, 2016

Going from peer to leader Coming from the outside to take over leadership of an existing team Bringing together an entirely new team Welcoming a new member to your existing team Helping an employee who has a hard time managing time Assisting an employee who needs help with interpersonal communication Getting an employee more organized Helping an employee (..)

Challenge 40

Challenge Management Attitude Language 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 27, 2015

Going from peer to leader Coming from the outside to take over leadership of an existing team Bringing together an entirely new team Welcoming a new member to your existing team Helping an employee who has a hard time managing time Assisting an employee who needs help with interpersonal communication Getting an employee more organized Helping an employee (..)

Challenge 40

Challenge Management Attitude Language 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

Interested in games for learning and social change. Translate what gamers do into the language of "normal traditional education" and out of school time learning? How do you measure the change? Social change is a difficult thing to assess. Where is the funding for an activist who wants to make game for change?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I wanted to change the world with that film. But even though the critics liked it, and people saw it, I had no proof that anything changed. As a lifelong believer in the power of story — and other creative work – to advance social change, these days I’m spending a lot of time trying to prove it.

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Measure Impact Evaluation Voice 106

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

But, by all means, resist the temptation to simply take employees’ self-evaluation, change a few words and adopt it as your own. Factors such as personality compatibility can impact your attitude without your knowledge – guard against them. Collect input from other sources.

Effective 40

Effective Attitude Evaluation Software 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

Investing in movements or networks for social change is a strategy that some funders are using. The report captures a conundrum in measuring social change movements or networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children.

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Metrics Fund Build Social 114

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

But we can and SHOULD change this! Mark Rovner , founder and CEO of Sea Change Strategies. Speaking your donors’ language — lose the jargon! Enjoy them now; then practice a year-round attitude of gratitude. So let’s get started, right? “ We hope you find their advice useful as you navigate 2014!

Retention 55

Retention Donor Change eBook 55

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2014

But, by all means, resist the temptation to simply take employees’ self-evaluation, change a few words and adopt it as your own. Factors such as personality compatibility can impact your attitude without your knowledge – guard against them. Collect input from other sources.

Effective 40

Effective Attitude Review Evaluation 40

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

These stories simply exist in our minds until we add language and share them with others. And, as we all know, a story you share with others has the power to change the world. Consider this story, which has changed state laws throughout the U.S.: Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2012

Then, select one or more for your summer reading list. Then, select one or more for your summer reading list. Then, select one or more for your summer reading list.

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Business Leadership Law Arts 74

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

They often project, and even push, their attitude onto others. They can sound like the same language. Who knows—you might be glad of the change. There were also the people whose idea of forecasting the future and budgeting was basically storytelling and conjuring. These were the people who call problems “opportunities.”

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Mind Attitude Movie Summary 27

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Top Books About Leadership. Top Books About Leadership. Top Books About Leadership.

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Leadership Law Arts Lesson 63

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Then, select one or more for your summer reading list. Then, select one or more for your summer reading list. Then, select one or more for your summer reading list.

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Leadership Law Arts Lesson 49

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

It is really important to pay attention to body language (discomfort, confusion, boredom, etc.) I write up notes about what to change the next time I deliver the training. Ideally, audience research should be done before you design your workshop or course. Your design is not just about content.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 7, 2023

Developing an agreed-upon language to describe those qualities. If we wanted to change our group dynamics, we had to live the example. Behavior and attitudes evolve over time. “This initiative has impacted the organization in numerous ways. But the core benefits are: Defining the key traits the team sees as most important.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 26, 2014

Here are this week’s nonprofit highlights: Katherine Lindstedt said it best on the Big Duck blog – “the English language is rich with possibilities.” It’s part attitude on their part, and part training and onboarding on (y)ours. And we’re in it together. It’s time for a vocabulary refresh.

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International Story Retention Social Media 31

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations have at least a vague understanding of the perceptions, motivations, and attitudes of their audience— i.e. individuals give to a specific nonprofit because they support the nonprofit’s cause. Do your insights change when you look at regional responses? Why do nonprofits use market research? Wrapping Up.

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Research Marketing Survey Nonprofit 52

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

Caitlin tells it like it is--the nitty gritty of starting up an NGO, and why she believes it is important to help the people you are serving to create the change they want to see, not to create the change for them. Sigida Keneyali means “Health in Our Homes” in Bambara, the most common language in Mali.

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Mali Project Change NGO 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Top Books About Leadership. Top Books About Leadership. Top Books About Leadership.

Leadership 40

Leadership Law Arts Lesson 40

BoardAssist

MAY 10, 2016

Times are changing, and fundraising is evolving too. And it has the potential to shift many attitudes for the better. This issue never changes. Moguls and billionaires are challenging traditional philanthropy and coming up with their own solutions and strategies to change the world, God help us. What’s up for 2016?

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Trend Fundraising Philanthropy Social Media 40

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Think about mindset, language and skills before you think about tools, features and screen designs. Be fast and loose with evolving your platform in the early stages, but be cautious of changing things once people start using them. Attitude beats ability when tools are cheap and easy. People make technology work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Social change. To help change attitudes, modeling is important as well as sharing stories of what similar organizations have accomplished. Points of connection included: -Training. Nerds, Geeks, and Hackers. Working with NGOs. World Travelers. Passion for work. Interest in people. Networking.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Other things to think about include cancellation policies, last minute venue or date changes, and what their deposit policy is like. Think through what changes you’ll need to make to keep everyone safe. Tell them everything, especially if you have to make changes. Especially if the plan has to change.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Even worse, they don’t appear to be speaking the language and may work as isolated islands instead of finding ways to build bridges together to cultivate and engage supporters and do it with common values, culture, vocabulary, and practices. Here are some more resources about the process of organizational culture change.

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Culture Philanthropy Marketing Create 47

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

One of the big changes that has happened in the nptech space, besides the ways in which Web 2.0 has clearly changed the nptech providers community, is the increasing use of Salesforce as a nonprofit CRM tool. The wholesale adoption of for profit language into the nonprofit space has bothered me for years. 4 Katrin 10.13.06

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Open Source Software Profit Process 100

NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

It will change the way that I move forward on a large web redesign and database integration project that I will be working on this year. The tone they struck was one of risk and playfulness, both attitudes we feel are important to embrace as you dive into 3 days of intense learning. Draw, don't write! Dan Roam was an unexpected value.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. By Dave Greenberg, CiviCRM Team. Concluding "Rant" :-).

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Open Source Open Application Oracle 88

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Last year, Convio , Edge Research and Sea Change Strategies announced the results of a national research study into the charitable giving behaviors and attitudes across Gen Y, Gen X, Boomers and Matures. Read last week’s post “Direct mail is alive and, well…changing” for more details and insights.).

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Influence Giving Charity Mail 33

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

It's a funny phrase we sometimes tell young children, but developing a winning attitude is a life-long challenge for all of us. Years ago, Victor Frankel discovered "the last of the human freedoms" while imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camps, which is the ability to choose one's attitude despite circumstances.

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