Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Behnam Tabrizi has taught organizational transformation at Stanford University in its Executive Program, which he also directs. And now he’s written, Going on the Offense: A Leader’s Playbook for Perpetual Innovation.

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities , by ABFE and Candid  For every $100 foundations gave to the average Ivy League, they gave 56 cents to the average historically Black college and university (HBCU).

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

The need for collaboration amongst a diverse array of community members has become a recognized focus within the nonprofit sector. What does it look like to work within human services alongside members of minority communities to build better community? Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Implications for the nonprofit sector.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

colleges and universities jumped by 10.2% , amounting to $13.5 Whether you’re a development officer at a university, a nonprofit partnering with a local college, or a grateful alumnus seeking to give back, today’s changing landscape of alumni giving will likely impact you. Griffin, gave Harvard University a $300 million gift.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

Having a strong brand helps your organization set itself apart from every other nonprofit out there, lends credibility, and builds trust with your audience. Creating a branded social media page is a free and easy way to build a healthy following, share updates, and engage with your supporters. Run multiple campaigns concurrently.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 14, 2021

Great evidence exists that nonprofit professionals face obstacles, mostly their own preconceived ideas, around proactively involving program beneficiaries in their program practices. These program practices include needs assessment, decision-making, program implementation, and evaluation. Obstacle 2: “We have no time.”.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

Respondents also said service increased their belief that they can make a positive difference in their community (79%), self-awareness (78%), knowledge about social, political, and civic issues (72%), and ability to collaborate with others (80%). This is why service programs should be youth-led and youth-driven, she added.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

Hierarchies are becoming flatter, work more collaborative and co-location less relevant. Leadership styles conducive to authentic engagement, providing clear guidance and building integrated processes and structures that foster collaboration and team cohesion is essential. A collaborative process also helps to build trust.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2022

They take their knowledge and use it to help nonprofits and schools build their organizational resilience while amplifying their impact. This includes more than traditional hands-on volunteering related to program delivery. I am inspired by the growth in volunteerism, especially pro bono.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 1, 2023

A well-sculpted site flaunts your successes, reveals your financial transparency, and showcases glowing testimonials – all building blocks to turn your audience into loyal supporters. Build Your Dream Team Whether you are hunting for passionate volunteers or seeking talented staff, your website can work as a recruitment agency.

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Data is critical in evaluating programs, demonstrating the need for new services, and helping nonprofits build an airtight case for support. Based on that, funders may assume that AANHPI populations are universally well off. In 2022, CASL secured $1 million in federal funding to expand the program to serve more seniors.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

do not feel their education was worth the cost, colleges and universities have to work harder and smarter to recruit, enroll, and retain students. Some well-paying jobs only require trade school or technical education programs, and those certifications take far less than four years to earn.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Another Dreamforce is in the books, and although this year’s event looked different than those in the past, it wasn’t lacking the usual entertainment, insight, and community building that we’ve come to expect from a traditional Dreamforce experience. Integrated Fundraising in the Power of Us Program.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Working in all 50 states and 70 countries worldwide, Habitat for Humanity has helped more than 4 million people build or reconstruct homes since 1976. Working in all 50 states and 70 countries worldwide, Habitat for Humanity has helped more than 4 million people build or reconstruct homes since 1976.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 10, 2019

I have heard many nonprofit leaders say, “Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair.” Nonprofit leaders need to build strong stakeholder relationships to sustain and grow an organization (even when they are no longer with that organization). C - Collaboration. T – Transparency. E - Ethics.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

1 While all of these are useful tools for program development and planning, there is another strategy that provides consistent access to community input while also routinely building a supportive foundation from diverse, innovative ideas: the creation of strong advisory committees. What are advisory committees?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

Leadership must recognize this impact on their staff and adapt to strengthen and build a more resilient workplace to achieve sustainability. Employee well-being is much more than including a wellness program into a professional's agenda. Build relationships. Adjust your leadership style. Allow employees to work autonomously.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

These experts will come together to research, participate in a collaborative design sprint, test ideas with the community, and ultimately work with Salesforce pro bono volunteers to develop and launch a solution that will be free to all. My participation in this Lab may shape the summit’s agenda and lead to potential new collaborations.”.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 14, 2019

Budgetary constraints shaped by charity watchdog organizations also impose limits that encourage decreasing administrative costs in order to increase program costs, which may impact nonprofits from devoting funds to human resources management. Build a Supportive Structure. Approach Human Resources Strategically. Measure Performance.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

As we cross the milestone of having 1 million Trailhead badges earned, now is a great opportunity to reflect and share key takeaways on what our team learned through the process of designing and implementing a learning program on Trailhead. Road-Tested Tips for Designing a Learning Program. The Results (So Far).

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images Telesilla Kotsi , The Ohio State University and Alfonso J. Pedraza Martinez , University of Notre Dame Most food banks, homeless shelters and other social services nonprofits constantly face hard decisions about how to use their limited funds.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In 2021, 53 million Americans turned to food banks and community programs for help putting food on the table. Getting to zero hunger will require unprecedented collaboration and a multi-pronged approach that gets to the numerous causes. In the next phase, we will continue to work with the community to build out these ideas.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Collaborative reporting: Nonprofits can facilitate partnerships between different news organizations to pool resources, share content, and cover stories more effectively. Training and capacity building: Offer training programs, workshops, and resources for journalists to improve their skills, adapt to new technologies, and stay competitive.

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Candid

JULY 20, 2022

We spoke with Ingrid Srinath, founder and director of the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy ( CSIP ) at Ashoka University, to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on India’s social sector, the role philanthropy and nonprofits played in disaster relief, and her hopes for the future. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). For example, many charities like churches and synagogues will pay a stipend for educational programming. bulk mail permits, rules and regulations, mail houses).

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Nonprofit organizations, and civil societies long before that, have always sought to bring like-minded and motivated people together to build community and solve social issues. Build trust. Fostering and sustaining trust among staff and organizational leaders results in more collaboration and effective coordination and programming.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

For example, looking at trends in the higher education sector, 23 out of 43 Australian universities have appointed a new vice chancellor in the last two years. So what does this opportunity mean for global university leaders? Business Model Innovation. Learner-Centric Impact. Lifelong Learning to Lifelong Relationships.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 24, 2022

This applies to not only universities and hospitals programs, but smaller nonprofits too. For instance, look what a mega gift can do for a smaller nonprofit with a vision of launching a housing program for homeless families. These gifts do not always go right to programming, capacity building, or even endowments.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The concept has morphed and evolved a great deal in that time, thanks to all the great input from Massachusetts stakeholders , but also from a team of ELP fellows from the Center for Collaborative Leadership. One thing that is quite clear is that there is no need to create a new institution, or raise up a building with a splendid dome. (The

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Your team should start by listing which grant types your organization uses and then program them into your grantmaking system. Once your admin builds those grant types into the configuration of your system, team members will be able to catalogue each request you receive. Teams can even build statuses that are specific to grant types.

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

To improve equity in your programs? They took advantage of a free opportunity through DataRobot’s AI for Good program. The program provides nonprofits with a team of experts and software that will help organizations leverage their data to drive impact with AI. Here’s what the collaboration helped these organizations achieve: 1.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . Clark Youth Incentive Program. Educational Assistance and Training Programs. Heim Foundation. Wish You Well Foundation. Brown Rudnick Center for Public Interest.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Acting Together to Lift up Philanthropy: WINGS Guidance on How to Build a Supportive Ecosystem , by Wings This philanthropic resource expands on the wisdom of Helen Keller, who said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Kellogg Foundation in partnership with the University of New Mexico This report examines how W.K.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

What volunteer retention strategies are needed to build a thriving team? Team building. Assigning volunteers to work in groups is a great way to deepen relationships, and provide mentoring and mission-focused collaboration. Brian currently works for Feed My Starving Children (Mesa, AZ) as a Volunteer Program Supervisor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2018

Note from Beth: In my recent book, The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit and leading workshops for nonprofits all over the world on this topic, I continue to be passionate about the need to build resilient and sustainable nonprofit leaders and organizations. Indeed, the sector’s current approach to “capacity building” needs an overhaul.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 19, 2011

Disclaimer Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Networking posted by Jessica Sadoway , Nonprofit and Social Media Blogger Just last Friday, The Collaboration Prize announced its third annual winner (congratulations to the Adoption Coalition of Texas !). Creating, Building, and Sustaining Nonprofit Commu.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Her field of expertise is in working with leadership and organizations to build their own bridges from legacy to leading edge by identifying blockers and sparking new ways of thinking, doing and being. Wendy is collaborative, inclusive, and positive. Wendy started a jellybean business during university.

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