Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. ” This books updates their experiences and provides easily understandable, field-tested information on how to form and manage social-impact networks.

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

The hardest thing I had to do was go home and tell her that I had no practical means to support our family. Read more of Kevin’s story in our Book “ Association 4.0: What factors are driving uncertainty and how impactful could they be? What are the potential short, mid, and long-term impacts?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Therefore, we need to recognize and respect this dynamic as we lead and support our teams. As leaders, we have a responsibility to model this behavior, demonstrating an authentic interest in our people as humans. We may not fully relate to someone’s specific loss, but we can still act empathetically and provide support.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

Several years ago, my business partner Kevin Ordonez and I, wrote two books. They are role models who inspire teams to see from a different perspective. 24/7 support: Deliver round-the-clock support that never takes a break. Target interest groups and send impactful messaging to drive higher engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

By Scot Chisholm , CEO and Co-founder of Classy ––a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Lower the barrier to entry for participants (with less time off, no flights, and no hotel bookings).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

This year, for the first time, IDPD is commemorated with supporting sub-themes (see the full list here ), to draw attention to key issues that come into play in the intersection of disability and development processes. Yet those who qualify represent but a small fraction of the demographics that can benefit from accessible books.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

Make time to audit the impact working from home is having on your organization. They are impacted by your staff’s proficiency as well. If you don’t have the budget to provide these resources, you probably need to rethink staffing and business models. It’s wise to involve a cross-section of employees. Don’t forget volunteers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2023

The easiest planned gift for your supporters to make is to leave a portion of their estate to your nonprofit as a bequest in their Will. Even if that gift is only 1% of a donor’s total estate, it can have a huge impact. Charity Navigator has documented that 10% of overall giving comes from bequests made by Wills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Rather than seeing it as an obstacle to overcome, integrate it into your strategic approach to invigorate your high-growth potential and outperform competition under any market condition,” explains Rebecca Homkes , author of the new book, Survive, Reset, Thrive. Most books aren’t honest enough about how hard it is to reset ,” adds Homkes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

with support from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Organizations need to have structures and policies to support and enhance an individuals work/life balance and enable healthy technology use habits including a right to disconnect from the workplace. Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) .

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Bloomerang

JUNE 30, 2021

We knew when we showed up on day one as the new Chief Development Officer at your impactful nonprofit, leadership would be behind us. The book is an anthology of stories written by fundraisers of color in the United States and Canada: . When I was asked to contribute to the book, I responded with a resounding “YES.”

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Yes, we must steward our investments responsibly and ethically, but what is responsible and ethical about potentially wasting massive amounts of resources, using outdated problem-solving skills, and getting minimal impact for our efforts? First, funders love and expect to see fully explained “giant triangles of waste.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. Despite its long history, few researchers studied the use and impact of citizen science until the 1980s. Online, this may be a campaign that is started by a member and then supported and fueled with institutional help.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2012

Alexis de Tocqueville, a French early nineteenth century political thinker and scholar known for his book Democracy in America , often pondered questions of societal well-being, or social policy. Social service and nonprofit programs have traditionally been supported through philanthropy and government contracts. Alexis de Tocqueville.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Meet Bib Filbon and Jeff Bladt who have the job title, “Data Scientist,” and are on staff at DoSomething.Org. They work in partnership with DoSomething’s program staff to collect, analyze, and make sense of data to improve impact of DoSomething’s programs. What is funder’s role to support good measurement?

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Your charitable organization has probably fielded questions from curious supporters and internal audiences on the ways it might be leveraged. We’ll summarize a few key takeaways and point to some resources that might be helpful as you think through the impact of this technology. ChatGPT is a probabilistic model.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 11, 2022

Answering that question is what three authors set out to explore in the new book, Arrive And Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership , written by Susan MacKenty Brady , Janet Foutty and Lynn Perry Wooten. Lead inclusively by modeling it for others and creating a culture of equity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 5, 2021

Meet Employees Where They Are & Support Their Passion. Additionally, Salesforce provides specific volunteering opportunities that align with its citizen philanthropy and strategic programs to maximize impact in the local communities. . Support a future Pulitzer Prize winner with StoryPirates.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 12, 2022

I want to unpack some of the more impactful announcements and client spotlights to explore how exactly the education sector stands to benefit from all that was showcased. Cloud for Good was included in the pilot for Data Mover and witnessed first-hand just how impactful the solution can be. OmniStudio for Admissions Connect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I discovered it because of a charity challenge they're running on Twitter to raise awareness of their book, plus raise some money to help Room To Read. Before I launch into some of my criticism, I want to applaud Hubspot for experimenting with different ways to promote their book and help a charity. 11 cents = $32.78

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

In the 90’s the world of productivity was revolutionized with principles like the 2-minute rule, a cornerstone of the Getting Things Done (GTD) a book and methodology created by David Allen. Instead of completing the task yourself or putting it on the pile, send it to a trained model that can deliver a rough draft or quick solutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2019

Are you trying to get up to speed on AI and other emerging technologies and how they might impact your work? These E-books, research, and articles will get you up to speed. Do you have access to people with expertise to build the algorithm for predictive models? What about your nonprofit? AI4GOOD NONPROFIT READS. Is it worth it?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Mentoring Policy Technique News 98

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

I’ve been actively advocating for an international copyright exception model that would greatly benefit people with disabilities, as anyone who has read my blog over the years can attest! We could serve many more with a comparable international model. We help more than 250,000 people with print disabilities thanks to our U.S.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Through speaking, training, and consulting, she shows social purpose organizations how to use social media and storytelling to build communities, showcase impact, and advance their causes. “I believe Cause Camp is going to be incredibly impactful this year. ” BILL MCKENDRY : Doing More with Less. Are you excited yet?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

We know, however, that we’ve only scratched the surface of meeting the global need for access to books and information. We just announced a Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative , to increase our impact in India by an order of magnitude. The Treaty was signed on the spot by over 50 countries.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

It can attract a lot of support, with donors and volunteers lining up to help. Good leadership helps everyone understand what the impact goal is, makes sure they have what they need to do their job, provides encouragement, and monitors progress as the team moves forward. Then give them the support they need to get it done.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We’ve found that highly tailored content targeted at your most valuable donors can have a big impact. Communicating stories and opportunities to engage in ways that deepen your relationship with your supporters is a critical strategy for any mid-level donor program, and digital can support that. Cultivate and engage.

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

You’re ready to take your nonprofit to the next level, scale up its capacity, and make an even bigger impact in your community. You want to take it up a notch and increase your impact and feel like now’s a good time for a major campaign. It might be time for a capital campaign. Don’t start without a clear and compelling reason.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Read on to learn more about how this release can positively impact your university. The product roadmap is now more focused on retention and activities that support that goal and all aspects of student support. Education Data Architecture. The first of which is the new Academic Certification object.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

We were shocked when we saw the 25 winners of the big $100,000 to $500,000 Google Impact Challenge Awards. Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. Students develop and run a business, gain confidence, academic support, and mentorship.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 3, 2016

Because the Marrakesh Treaty was modeled after the Chafee Amendment, as the Section 121 copyright exception is widely known in honor of the senator who proposed it in 1996, only minor changes have been recommended to align U.S. We do not see these changes as having a major impact on who we serve in the U.S., or the work we do.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

With technology, you can do incredible things, but with a galvanized community of supporters who work together toward a greater good, we can do anything. We blew up the old approaches to converting inaccessible books into accessible equivalents. Converting and delivering these accessible books was expensive and time consuming.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

10X: ten times the impact. Moreover, we recently held a two-day workshop in New York City, bringing together a wide range of activists and funders, developing a model we plan to replicate around the world. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact. That’s what’s been on my mind lately.

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Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

You’ve probably seen action movies or read sci-fi books about artificial intelligence being used to help humans. The GPT of ChatGPT stands for generative pre-trained transformer, which is a group of language models trained to generate human-like text developed by OpenAI. How can I use ChatGPT?

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