Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Conducting meetings that take conversations down rabbit holes that cause widespread frustration amongst the members of your group. The best leaders practice the concept of servant leadership by ensuring their people are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and tools to effectively perform their functions.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Why do people choose to give their hard-earned money to your cause? And how you should never feel bad about asking someone for a philanthropic gift, because it delivers a shot of dopamine that lights up the pleasure center of their brains. This will solidify and amplify the knowledge, beliefs, values and traditions you all share.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This cohesive approach enables your supporters to contribute to your cause with just a few clicks. Featuring the button prominently and consistently creates a seamless user experience that encourages visitors to contribute to your cause.

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Achieve

AUGUST 6, 2021

Our brains tell us, “Wow! This is down to something called “social proof”—knowing our friends and family are invested in a cause inspires generosity! Now, imagine that I’ve replaced that generic copy with a personal story that shares why I’m raising money for this particular cause. They’ll want a return on that investment!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

What at first may seem provocative and counter-intuitive, you'll learn why the nine lies "cause dysfunction and frustration, ultimately resulting in workplaces that are a pale shadow of what they could be," explain the authors. Marcus Buckingham Question : What’s fundamentally wrong with our current emphasis on workplace culture?

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

The collective knowledge of our Leadership Council makes the Classy Awards a distinction unlike any other. Our Leadership Council incorporates a diverse array of expertise and cause affiliations with representation from nonprofit organizations, corporations, foundations, academic institutions, and many more. Data and Knowledge Centers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

What at first may seem provocative and counter-intuitive, you'll learn why the nine lies "cause dysfunction and frustration, ultimately resulting in workplaces that are a pale shadow of what they could be," explain the authors. Marcus Buckingham Question : What’s fundamentally wrong with our current emphasis on workplace culture?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

What at first may seem provocative and counter-intuitive, you'll learn why the nine lies "cause dysfunction and frustration, ultimately resulting in workplaces that are a pale shadow of what they could be," explain the authors. Marcus Buckingham Question : What’s fundamentally wrong with our current emphasis on workplace culture?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

In the book, we also talk about technology wellness in the nonprofit workplace, but I have been looking forward to an opportunity to go deeper on how teams of people in nonprofits can avoid technology overload caused by collaboration platforms and process. This blog post shares some thoughts. Adopt Good Practices Around Team Emails.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

What at first may seem provocative and counter-intuitive, you'll learn why the nine lies "cause dysfunction and frustration, ultimately resulting in workplaces that are a pale shadow of what they could be," explain the authors. Marcus Buckingham Question : What’s fundamentally wrong with our current emphasis on workplace culture?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even aside from a global pandemic, an ever changing landscape of technology and politics have caused all of us to have to navigate change. Try to brainstorm with your team about what knowledge and skills will be needed to make the change a success and be sure to include such trainings in your timeline. Measure Your Progress.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

What at first may seem provocative and counter-intuitive, you'll learn why the nine lies "cause dysfunction and frustration, ultimately resulting in workplaces that are a pale shadow of what they could be," explain the authors. Marcus Buckingham Question : What’s fundamentally wrong with our current emphasis on workplace culture?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Last year , I heard Jerry Michalski use the metaphor of the global brain in talk about the future. So, the folks at NMC who build objects on Hakone might be creating a big, huge, global brain that when clicked will open up web links of some of the best crowdsourcing on the future technologies and how they will impact the nonprofit sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

He recommends reading The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr to better understand the impact of chronic information overload, followed by his best advice about being purposeful with your attention online. Personal Productivity in Practice. Mindfulness'

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

As the founder of the largest library for people who are blind or who have other significant disabilities that prevent them from reading printed texts (such as dyslexia or brain injuries), I think this is a terrible idea. That would pretty much defeat the purpose of having a library.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

I felt proud of all four of these ideas going into testing, but I was able to let the one that failed go easily, bolstered by the knowledge that the other three worked. Cultural professionals are, for the most part, not dealing with situations that could cause monumental, life-altering trauma.

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Association TV

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

A bad user experience discourages people from exploring your content and, with the attention span of the average user these days, may cause them to abandon your site altogether. Maybe, but our brains are trained to go with what we know. If you want to place your “contact us” email address on a page, make it make sense!

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

Knowing why your donors support your cause can help you connect better. Use this knowledge to appeal to their specific motivations and emphasize how their support helps achieve these goals. Identify what your donors are passionate about outside of their support for your cause. Reasons for giving. Incorporate compelling visuals.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But I would say that what’s most important is that we’re actually rallying around a cause, a mission, a shared common ground. . Nathan, he is another mentor and friend of mine who believes in knowledge and statistics and database. . ” Brains start aligning, “Oh, we’re connected.”

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Relevant: Keep your cause at the forefront of your goal-setting. To conduct prospect research you’ll want to look for donors who have both interest (affinity) in your cause and the ability (capacity) to give. Attainable: Don’t set yourself up for failure by reaching for the impossible.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2020

For example, one-time donors may have made an initial contribution in memorium, or as part of a peer fundraising campaign with a cause as the beneficiary. Of the study participants, roughly 75% of newcomers to Canada reported donating to charitable causes, particularly those with which they felt a personal connection.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Well, fundraising is about giving people the opportunity to capture that good feeling by donating money to a cause they believe in. Or the knowledge. When you build a big donor base of people who love your cause, you will ALWAYS have financial support because these folks WANT to see you win! But they don’t have the time.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Macular Degeneration is the leading cause of permanent impairment of fine or close-up vision among the elderly population. This is a complex biological task that’s difficult to self-teach: it requires the eyes and the brain to learn a new method of seeing, which means acquiring new habits and skills. It’s called MagnaFlyer.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

The staff concentrated on museum operation and just did not have time, energy or brain space to seriously explore the challenges of a new permanent exhibition. I do have experience as knowledge engineer and conceptualizer, which basically means that I am used to working in fields I know nothing about.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Our brains prefer to be able to predict the outcome of a situation. When predictions aren’t met or there isn’t enough information to draw a conclusion, the brain can view that as a threat, which leads to indecision and a lack of focus. Routine – As parents and teachers know well, routine gives children the feeling of safety.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2016

6th so stay tuned) and so data and nonprofits has been on my brain. around this knowledge: Individuals may often have larger social networks than the nonprofits with whom they interact and support. to take the pulse of people on your list and equip them as independent actors to transform your cause campaign into a social movement!

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Captivating blog content is a prime opportunity to engage supporters and get them more invested in your cause. Your nonprofit blog can be much more than just a newsreel—your blog can spread awareness about your cause, find new donors , and strengthen relationships with current supporters. Think again! Let’s dive in!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

Over time, this wears down the spine and causes disabilities. Tom Musili who runs that incredible NGO to find out what all they’re doing to bring the knowledge economy to school children and electronics recycling to Africa. They often have to take several trips and water is heavy – over 40 pounds for five gallons.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 16, 2017

That’s who I have in mind as I pick the brains of experts every single week and planned giving has certainly been among the topics we’ve talked about. And I think we’re getting smarter as a nonprofit group that we see how endowments can be so beneficial to the future of the causes we care about. RANDY: I so appreciate you saying that.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And I always like to point this out because I think mental health is extremely important, especially as the fact that you’re dealing with populations who might be they’re doing one of the most vulnerable parts of their lives, or maybe there’s a cause that is really, really necessary to focus on and requires all your mental energy.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

And my Mom says she’ll never forget that her first knowledge of the events of the day came through my voice, whole and well, telling her to turn on the television. Would you be able to stand up for those scape-goated without cause? And I’d have used Twitter that morning and in the surreal days to come.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

If y’all don’t know Tom, one of the reasons I keep inviting him back for webinars is he’s an awesome, super nice guy really knowledgeable. Where maybe they’re not, you know, super preferential to a specific cause or anything like that, or maybe the opposite.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

It’s something I say all the tine: my brain can only hold so much, but when I rely on my community, on the web, I can be SO much smarter!

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