.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? Prioritize two to three large goals and use everyone’s support in executing them. Transformational Strategies Approach goals as a series of short-term assignments. It also makes it possible to be more fearless tackling tough problems.

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Advice Course Associations Change 170

The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

.” – Carol Dweck It is a truth universally acknowledged that employees who are motivated to continuously learn and grow will be the ones to take on new challenges, innovate, and problem-solve. Cultivate curiosity and resolve to stay informed about trends impacting your work. Praise and support will in time build the buy-in.

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Structure Exercise Challenge Skills 105

.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

According to a study from Goldman Sachs, “Generative AI tools could impact 300 million full-time jobs worldwide, which could lead to a significant disruption in the job market.” Summit makes short work of analyzing plenty of tough problems. A collegial attitude that contributes to productive relationships.

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Skills Collaboration Communication Classroom 221

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

Attitude 76

Attitude Celebrate Voice Advice 76

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 4, 2020

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

Attitude 98

Attitude Celebrate Voice Advice 98

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 21, 2022

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

People 62

People Attitude Celebrate Voice 62

CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2023

A SWOT analysis helps to identify opportunities for growth and impact, and anticipate and mitigate potential threats. She shared that a SWOT analysis “provides insight to align your professional goals with the needs of your team and organization.” Not for profit” is not the same as “for loss,” after all. Diligent follow up is key.

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Analysis Nonprofit Law Issue 79

.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

This is a tall order—however, to maximize the impact of your investment these fundamental changes are necessary. Here are several suggestions to help accomplish that goal. Embrace Adaptability It may be hard for “button-up” organizations to introduce a more casual attitude.

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Collaboration Digital Build Organization 44

Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

How can we make meaningful impact? We understand goals and increase impact: Sometimes our partner organizations come to us with a project that clearly sits within strategy. In these cases, we’ll spend time developing a plan that starts with listening, goal setting, outlining constraints, and exploring solutions.

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Team Strategy Analytics Storytelling 46

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Your goal should be to move folks from thinking of asking for funds as a necessary evil (something that feels coercive) to thinking of it as a way to change lives and repair the world (something that feels permissive). Fundraising is not an end in itself; it’s how you meet the goal. Instead, focus on how it changes lives.

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Fundraising Effective Help Storytelling 94

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2020

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

Attitude 52

Attitude Celebrate Voice Advice 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

People 53

People Attitude Celebrate Voice 53

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2020

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

Attitude 52

Attitude Celebrate Voice Advice 52

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity. What attitudes toward evaluation are present?

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Evaluation Program Attitude Instruction 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

People 52

People Attitude Celebrate Voice 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

People 40

People Attitude Celebrate Voice 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2019

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

Attitude 40

Attitude Celebrate Voice Profit 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

People 40

People Attitude Celebrate Voice 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 30, 2018

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

Attitude 40

Attitude Celebrate Voice Advice 40

Forum One

AUGUST 19, 2021

Defining your research goals. Audience research can take many forms but usually looks like a mix of quantitative (concerned with discovering facts about social behaviors) and qualitative (concerned with collecting perspectives about behaviors and attitudes) collection methods.

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Test Audience Research Interview 84

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

Attitude 40

Attitude Celebrate Voice Advice 40

Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

GPT and The Grey Jacket Problem At a Fundraising event in NYC, George was on a panel to talk about AI applications for fundraising and was wearing a grey sports jacket with blue pants. When you combine generic prompts with untrained AI’s and then publish it you are walking straight into a Grey Jacket Problem.

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Ideas Model API Language 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 13, 2017

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

Attitude 40

Attitude Celebrate Voice Advice 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 16, 2017

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

People 40

People Attitude Celebrate Voice 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 22, 2017

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

Attitude 40

Attitude Celebrate Voice Advice 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. Positive people count it an honor to live each day, learn from others, and impact positively those they meet. They're aware they need to stay focused on the solution, not the problem. They're out there, and if you're not careful, they'll control you, too.

People 40

People Attitude Celebrate Voice 40

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2020

As they do so, more hospitals are deploying grantmaking programs that support nonprofit partners, tangibly demonstrate commitment to the community, and tackle entrenched problems facing vulnerable populations. Unlike event sponsorships, grants let hospitals contribute funding to projects that will have both short-term and long-term impact.

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Community Grant Foundation Homeless 35

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Discover your grant project by working with the goals, objectives, and activities already defined in your strategic plan. Project Goals. The goal is the accomplishment or result you seek. The project goal must be consistent with your mission and vision and at the same time be specific to your project. Outcomes 3.

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Grant Project Develop Proposal 63

BoardAssist

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Now this is a big enough problem during board meetings, but when unclear boundary issues leak into day-to-day operations (as they eventually will) the agency may be headed for some PR, employee/staff attitude, and operational problems. I am talking about a true team that has the best interests of the agency at heart.

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Chicago Government Teen Hunger 65

.orgSource

JANUARY 22, 2024

Innovation and problem solving Utilize emotional drivers to achieve a deeper understanding of member needs. Identify potential challenges by anticipating problems and mitigating conflict. Deliver creative and impactful solutions by evaluating the emotional impact of strategies. Customer experience turns the tables.

Life 221

Life Digital Data Skills 221

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Hildy Gottlieb, founder of Creating The Future , describes community engagement as “the process of building relationships with community members who will work side-by-side with you as an ongoing partner, in any and every way imaginable, building an army of support for your mission, with the end goal of making the community a better place to live.”.

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Arizona Method Nonprofit Relationship 40

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

By Audrey Phillips , a customer success manager at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Be thoughtful about your campaign pages, goals, and timeline. Kick-Start your campaign on a high note.

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Goal Fundraising Help Africa 310

Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

You’re part of the problem. In fact, you may BE the problem. Because everyone is impacted by your ability to raise money. And your attitude will be contagious. Program staff must be willing to share stories about how donor dollars make an impact. Why is that? It’s in your job description. Why is that?

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Culture Philanthropy Facilitation Job 125

NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Go beyond the immediate problem that your team solves and look to the big-picture challenges that grab people emotionally. Next, go beyond the problems you’re solving, and consider the ways you’re making your audience happy. Nike’s “Just do it” says nothing about shoes or apparel—it simply expresses an attitude.

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Organization Memphis Cancer Maryland 55

Achieve

JULY 24, 2016

In no uncertain terms, Pallotta and others have argued that by not asking funders to invest in their fundraising and marketing activities, nonprofits undermine their ability to generate the kinds of dollars and awareness they need to solve our most pressing problems. Goals involving income, whether donated or earned, are given short shrift.

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Awareness Fund Donor Causes 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

We are not talking about the shoot-first-ask-questions-later attitude of the John Wayne character, Rooster Cogburn, in the 1969 western. Grit is the “perseverance and passion for long term goals” as defined by Angela Duckworth whose work has brought Grit into the academic spotlight within the past few years.

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Effective Seattle Attitude Game 94

Forj

JULY 8, 2021

These exercises can measure knowledge gained, skills learned, or even attitudes or mindsets changed. They could even complete a ratings-based assessment before and after learning a topic, to test how their opinions, attitudes, or mindsets surrounding the topic changed. Use assessments as a tool for testing and learning.

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eLearning Course Test Knowledge 69