Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Then my phone rings, and I’m looking at it, and I’m being distracted from my distractions! Take a nice deep breath, think about your life, and start writing. Now look back at your distractions list: What are those distractions in your life that you have to include? That sounds outrageous, right? That plan guided my life.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Sounds great, right? Don’t put it off because you’re busy now. You’ll ALWAYS be busy! You need to answer the phone when donors call or greet them if they drop a check off in person. There’s way more emotional connection when you ask people to help change a life and you’ll be more likely to get the response you want.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Create an eye-catching donation form Steward donors with an email campaign Encourage donors to take part in fundraising events Get supporters to fundraise on your behalf with peer-to-peer fundraising Reach donors where they are – on their phones! Reach donors where they are – on their phones!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

Then my phone rings, and I’m looking at it, and I’m being distracted from my distractions! Take a nice deep breath, think about your life, and start writing. Now look back at your distractions list: What are those distractions in your life that you have to include? That sounds outrageous, right? That plan guided my life.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 26, 2013

More business leaders today are turning to executive coaches to help them become: more personally fulfilled with their contributions more effective with direct reports, peers and other executives better able to coach their team members more flexible in challenging situations Susan C. Work has taken over my life. Gatton , a Dallas/Ft.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Best Times to Thank Volunteers I know you’re already busy and you may be thinking “My volunteers know I appreciate them. And it will demonstrate to volunteers that you see them and their contributions, no matter how busy you are running your nonprofit. Just use your phone. Why do I need to spend the time to thank them?”

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Sounds great, right? And how do you get them busy, working on your behalf? Whether your ambassador communicates with their friends and family via phone, text, email, or social media is up to them. Use your fundraising ambassadors as a sounding board for messaging you are considering.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It’s awesome to see a full room when it’s such a busy time of year. Does that sound good? If that sounds like you, put “me” in the chat. Momentary discomfort is worth the life change that, that gift will create, isn’t it? Number 1, if this sounds like you, put a 1 in the chat.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Are you telling a personal story, creating a fundraising pitch, inspiring others to care about a cause , or teaching potential customers about your business? That's especially true because text on screen can help make your video translate even if people are watching with the sound off. How Can I Captivate?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 15, 2012

More business leaders today are turning to executive coaches to help them become: more personally fulfilled with their contributions more effective with direct reports, peers and other executives better able to coach their team members more flexible in challenging situations Susan C. Work has taken over my life. Gatton , a Dallas/Ft.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

June is generally a very busy month for mobile with Google I/O, Apple's WWDC, and lots of summer phone/tablet releases. A kill switch would allow consumers to remotely lock and wipe their phone so thieves can't get a hold of their data. apps mobile phone tsmobiletechnology' Legislation Beat. Tablet Tales.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

You’ve had to adjust to this pandemic-era lifestyle in both your personal and working life— and do so quickly. Solicit donations from a distance and over the phone. In a course about soliciting donations over the phone, don’t have the donor say “Hello. Use new technology to work from home. Fundraise with empathy during a crisis.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Here are just a few really good, real life examples: Draft Gratitude relies on their Monthly Giving Team to cover about half of their monthly expenses for the horses. Because of our team of monthly donors – who we fondly call Rescuers – I can now peacefully sleep at night knowing I’m safe and sound in my forever home and feel lots of love!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 22, 2012

More business leaders today are turning to executive coaches to help them become: more personally fulfilled with their contributions more effective with direct reports, peers and other executives better able to coach their team members more flexible in challenging situations Susan C. Work has taken over my life. Gatton , a Dallas/Ft.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2014

USA News did one called Yahoo's work from home ban puzzles business leaders. Amidst all the sound and fury it became clear that the famous Yahoo telecommuting ban affected just full-time home workers, around 200 out of 12,000 Yahoo employees or 1.6 You just need a phone to use it. How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Do you have someone on your board who owns a popular local business? If you’re like most people, you check your phone hundreds of times a day. To do this, you’ll first need to collect phone numbers and get people to opt into receiving texts: Forms on your site and sign-up sheets at events are good options.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The potential for being overwhelmed by technology is magnified in the workplace by something called “ Collaborative Overload ” Rob Cross and Adam Grant in a recent Harvard Business Review article. Sound familiar? Research has found that after hours emails contributes to the blurring of work/life boundaries.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2015

About the size of a business card, the Samsung T1 slips easily into a bag. Meanwhile, the BBC called the Storedot mobile phone charger a "modern-day technology miracle." The charger can restore a smartphone's battery life in just seconds. Essentially, it's an inexpensive PC that can fit in a handbag!

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Tech Soup

JULY 27, 2015

For those with visual impairments, a cane can be a useful tool for navigating sidewalks, busy spaces, and life in general. The piece uses vibrations to communicate information so the user can focus on other sounds. I think this is certainly doable — after all, cell phones now fit in the palm of our hand!"

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Simple volunteer jobs may include having someone help answer the phone or employing day-of event helpers to assist with handing out t-shirts or waters to 5k participants. Life happens and circumstances are always changing, but the sooner you can identify any potential red flags, the better it is for everyone. Don’t Force It.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Autumn definitely means “go time” in the life of a fundraiser, often because it signals the start of year-end , a period of time you may get upwards of 60% or more of your annual donations. Yes, this post may sound like a broken record but this step can’t be stressed enough. . To cover your bases consider doing a 2-part thank you.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 15, 2016

The concept of inbound marketing takes all of that knowledge and incorporates it into a real-life framework for nonprofits and businesses to use when engaging their audiences. Sound like it’s step one and done? You can snag phone numbers and email addresses through things like print and online forms or landing pages.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

See how Qgiv can help you bring your Giving Tuesday campaign ideas to life! People are busy around the holidays. Business owners will love having the opportunity to make a difference on Giving Tuesday. Twitter, on the other hand, is a more casual social media platform where people share life updates of 280 characters or less.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

At the risk of sounding like Captain Obvious, getting the help you need starts with something very simple. With this in mind, it's important to understand that people are busy! Would you like to know their full biographical history, demographics, and life story with their first gift? And you ask for help.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Start by downloading an app like Instagram to your phone, and start experimenting without feeling the pressure to publish amazing art. If so, these types of comments probably sound familiar: “Are we on Tumblr?” It doesn't have to be scary. Just capture what's real and worth sharing to you.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

If you want to build a transformational business model that moves your organization steadily forward (not two steps forward; three steps back), then you simply must put more resources into your donor retention strategy – more specifically, your gratitude program. Phone Calls. One-time transactions don’t get you very far.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

It covers 10 topics including humanitarian uses of drones: • Mobile and cell phones • New uses for TV and radio. This actually sounds too good to be true. These services use a Netflix business model that allow subscribers to read as many books as you want for a monthly fee. There’s a lot in there. All Things D.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

The European Court of Justice has taken a landmark decision to reverse this fact of modern life. It hooks up to a phone, tablet or computer so the information can be messaged to a hospital. Team Confufish Royale from Australia developed an app called Foodbank Local that allows businesses to easily donate excess food.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

Think in terms of local politicians, business professionals, media contacts, and other influential community members who can either connect you with resources or with others who can help you. It’s one of the best ways you can spend your time, and truly, it doesn’t take a ton of time for a short phone call with a contact. You may ask.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2007

The articles I've read with hype headlines like "My Space For Grown-Ups" or " LinkedIn or Left Out " describe LinkedIn is as necessary a business tool as a laptop or a cell phone. " I found article via a post from Maura Welch who writes the business filter blog on the Boston Globe site.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

You already know this: In the nonprofit realm, social media is life. I’m too busy for this!”. What would you say if I told you that every moment you spend creating a social media plan now is countless hours of your life you will save later? Creating a nonprofit social media plan sounds like such a daunting task, doesn’t it?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

95% of business meetings take place on platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Eileen on data: “As the presenter, it’s your job to bring a statistic to life. Give your audience a real-life comparison to your statistic so they can grasp it immediately.”. How can I say it in as few words as possible?’ They can read just fine!

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Forum One

JANUARY 4, 2024

To dig into how some nonprofits are leading the way with CX, we were pleased to speak with Ernestine Benedict , Chief Communications Officer at ZERO TO THREE , a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. Business intelligence tools are expensive.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

And I’m on the upswing, so if I sound a little groggy, that’s why. I’ve lived here most of my life. You require some dollars, you’re fundraising, because of that face, that person whose life is different because you walk alongside them. . I know that thank you calls sound time intensive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

95% of business meetings take place on platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Eileen on data: “As the presenter, it’s your job to bring a statistic to life. Give your audience a real-life comparison to your statistic so they can grasp it immediately.”. How can I say it in as few words as possible?’ They can read just fine!

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Obviously this is only one part of the equation, but this sure sounds like a must read report. Useful stuff for business as well as nonprofits, youre quite right. Random Thoughts on Life and Work. Crowdsourcing: How Business and Nonprofits Tap into the Wisdom of Crowds. June 6, 2008 10:41 PM. Mission-Based Management.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

During the selected weekly program -- called Heka Heka Vijijini, which means "busy busy in the village" in Kiswahili -- broadcasters announced an upcoming competition that asked for “the best story of how you’re using the knowledge you’ve gained from this radio program in your life.”

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