Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

The book is structured into 15 insightful chapters, each focusing on a unique aspect of power and influence. My goal was to provide a comprehensive playbook, drawing from real-world examples, to empower professionals at any career stage to build influence, lead effectively and use power responsibly.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

You can build more collaborative teams. There is plenty of advice out there, and most leaders have the management skills to retool organizational structures for better communication and greater agility. Make space to give your current staff the time and training they need to become engagement specialists. Take a lesson from QVC.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

The existential need for philanthropy indicates that structures exist that fail to meet basic human needs. Even though laws and structures are often driven from the top down, it is a combination of top-down leadership and grassroots movements that create sustainable change.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A website build or redesign has technical but also design and execution aspects. Additionally, you might face the prospect of rallying stakeholders and staff towards a common vision, goal, and outcome. Confidence to initiate engagement with your staff and stakeholders and define roles and goals. Who will help with hands-on work?

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2023

Whether you’re running a marathon to raise money for mental health or you are a nonprofit considering hosting a peer-to-peer birthday fundraiser , building an effective personal fundraising page is the first step towards creating positive change in the world. This allows nonprofits to widen and deepen their network of support.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

There was a time when associations didn’t think of their members as customers. What has changed over time? Integrated planning gives departments, like membership and marketing, a format for collaboration on agendas and goals. Integrated goals, objectives, and tactics keep everyone on point.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

This is a challenging time for associations. If your association is struggling to launch a strong diversity initiative, these activities will help you get closer to that goal. But endorsement from their peers goes a long way toward building buy-in. Build Excitement Goals create excitement. Do the research.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Build a mentorship program with ChatGPT as a matching assistant. A tech staff, with some time on their hands, could have an out-of-the-box AI interacting with your members fairly quickly. A bot that integrates with your data will require more time and expertise. The decision to outsource or build your bot narrows the options.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 2, 2022

Episodic volunteers can sometimes be easier to find since you’re not asking for a big time commitment. They help your organization hit various event goals and lay the groundwork for successful future events. In this article, we’ll show you how to build, train, steward, and replace your committee when it’s time.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In the recent report from the Blackbaud Institute, Philanthropy Through Recession: How Savvy Organizations Weather Uncertain Times , the data shows that the sector has remained relatively strong throughout. During uncertain times, alternative sources of giving typically rise. Your communications shouldn’t be “one-size-fits-all.”

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

Simon Sinek A colleague recently referred to the time before the pandemic as “innocent.” This uncertainty prompted me to invite two of the most visionary people I know to spend time with me on my podcast considering the future of the association industry. Sharon offered an idea that has been on my mind for some time.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

MARCH 7, 2022

As a non-profit professional, it’s essential to come out of the weeds of individual storytelling so that you can be strategic with what you tell your audience over time. Over time, a season in the case of a TV show, a story arc reveals itself. Building audience engagement over time as you reach the climax of the story arc or campaign.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

What are the tactics and structures one must incorporate into their nonprofit models to ensure they are doing their due diligence to collaborate and share resources with nonprofit agencies of all racial and ethnic make-ups? There is much need for spending time with community members, learning their culture, beliefs, and needs.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Our members were privileged to hear their reflections on a unique time in their organizations’ history and how the pandemic’s impact reshaped their future. Helping members identify challenges and opportunities before they become mainstream is a goal for.orgCommunity. “To We suspended our rules and didn’t collect dues during that time.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2024

Let’s clear up these misunderstandings and share some important truths that can help build strong connections. Unmasking the myths Myth 1: “Too much process and structure make us feel too much like a business.” But the truth is, being organized and efficient is crucial for us to achieve our goals.

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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. Create structure. What are advisory committees?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. ” I use it for annual planning and goal setting. That’s a long time.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

If your nonprofit does advocacy, you know that with this work, there are almost always consistent patterns of crisis management leading to later periods of denouement and down time. So, working with our community to define our short-term campaign goals as well as our long-term vision is critical.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

The combined disruptions of these phenomena are affecting business structures, organizational cultures, and processes. Leadership styles conducive to authentic engagement, providing clear guidance and building integrated processes and structures that foster collaboration and team cohesion is essential. Authentic engagement.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. How can you pave the way for responsive philanthropy in your community’s time of need? For many nonprofits, outdated and manual processes place a further burden on staff’s time.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 14, 2019

In order to counter the pending “leadership deficit,” organizations must take a new approach to building HPT’s, which involves approaching human resources strategically, creating a development plan, building a supportive culture and measuring performance. Build a Supportive Structure. Create a Development Plan.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Whether you’re working to end sexual violence or advocating for unhoused residents, like our clients All In , the first building block of a successful digital advocacy campaign begins with telling an impactful story. . #1. Which audience is key in taking the actions needed to achieve your advocacy goal? . Identify Your Own Story .

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2020

You know it’s time for new association management software. As your association grows, eventually it’s time to move to new membership management software. So how do you build a business case to get executive buy-in and board support for a new membership system? But the case has to demonstrate that it is time to do something.”.

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Media Cause

JUNE 30, 2022

If you work in digital media, you’ve probably encountered this confusion a handful of times. . This saves you and your team time and confusion. i.e. client, KPI/goal, channel, vendor. With Google Sheets, you can share real-time data with teammates and restore old versions if that is ever necessary. . Targeting Type (i.e.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

But as technology advances, you can’t help but think about the ways that your organization might not be keeping up with the times. However, it’s easier than you think to build a prospering online community of your own, and doing so will help you engage members , retain them in the long term, and attract new ones.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2023

Movements often involve a rallying cry, a widely recognized iconography, often a color (think pink for breast cancer), meaningful dates, repeated activities (from Freedom Rides to annual walks), and a shared goal for the common good. To build a true movement requires a mix of perseverance and patience.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

Think about the last time you heard someone mention a safety deposit box and compare that to the last conversation you heard about creating, managing, or forgetting login credentials. In a sprint to the finish, you need good energy in the form of clean, complete data, to get you to your goal. Why pay attention to data? How urgently?

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Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

As we step into 2024, I know that our mission-driven partners are trying to achieve big goals while navigating an ever-shifting digital landscape. Focus on trust We live in fractious times. A new year brings new possibilities, and also new challenges. Generations young and old are looking for tangible connections and real-world impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

By Annisa Wanat , an independent consultant who works to strengthen the capacity of mission-driven organizations to achieve their goals more strategically by providing customized solutions in leadership, management, and communications. Sample Google Drive Structure Available for Download. 2) Strengthen Institutional Memory.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

If you build a strong brand identity on social media, people will be able to understand what your members stand for and whether your values align with theirs. As this first impression can be hard to change, it’s worth taking your time to think about what you want to convey. 5) Build an engaged community on social media.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. How can you pave the way for responsive philanthropy in your community’s time of need? In times of urgent need, technology can enable staff to manage rapid changes with greater ease.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Read time: 2 minutes Elections present a myriad of challenges — the proliferation of misinformation, the widening gulfs of affective polarization and fragmentation, the rise of conflict entrepreneurs, and the weaponizing of difference all contribute to an atmosphere of deep discomfort and uncertainty. Register here.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

The nature of capital campaign committee structures. If you’re wondering where to get begin, consider starting by spending some time creating a full committee meeting schedule. This builds a standard structure into the process from the start. Meeting participation. Think back to the last not-so-productive meeting.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With powerful tools to explore and analyze the data, the City Health Dashboard is today a highly-regarded one-stop resource for comprehensive, reliable, and actionable data to help America’s cities build healthier and more equitable communities. By viewing projects as products, it becomes easier to track usage or feedback metrics over time.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Many organizations take a step back at the end of the year to set their strategic goals, define their annual budget and inspire their team with a vision for the future year. But now, it’s that time of year. At Common Impact , we take goal setting and goal achieving seriously. The madness of the holiday season has calmed.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

By following these suggestions during your planning process, you’ll be better prepared to drive awareness and make meaningful change at a local, national, or global level: Set clear campaign goals and identify a timeline. Leverage storytelling to build a base. Set clear campaign goals and identify a timeline.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

When you’re starting an association, it’s usually in the service of a simple but powerful goal: bringing people together to advocate for their shared interests. But even the simplest goals aren’t necessarily easy—and they usually require a pretty sophisticated strategy to back them up. If it doesn’t, then your organization won’t last.

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