Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2021

There are issues and problems and setbacks and pitfalls.and sometimes no matter how hard you work, it feels like you’re in quicksand—but there are amazing lessons in the quicksand! To stay grounded and thriving in life, you need to know when those times are and dig in, put your phone down, silence your ringer and be where your feet are.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

According to the calendar, we’re supposed to start counting our blessings around Thanksgiving and work our way up to total and complete joy by New Year’s Eve. Writing down a person’s strengths alongside their weaknesses doesn’t erase the problem you need to work with the employee to solve. Creative, passionate, outside-the-box thinker.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Interestingly, he suggested that 40% of the success of direct marketing lies in the message, 40% on the database relationship (so how close that person/constituent is to your organisation), and 20% on creative capabilities or ideas. He gave a very simple set of questions to help make the most of a database: What is your database objective?

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CauseVox

MAY 16, 2022

Fundraising Calendar Template. Once you have your plan and calendar in place, it’s time to set out your goals. Think about how you can personalize the message to nurture relationships with significant donors. Your community wants to know how you are addressing the problem or issue of focus for your organization.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

You might even offer a small branded item, like a t-shirt or calendar for the coming year, to motivate your supporters to give. You can solve this problem by choosing a more sustainable Giving Tuesday campaign idea—a recurring giving campaign. The last thing you want to deal with on Giving Tuesday is problems with your donation form.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

For some reason, and I’m not sure how this ever got started, some nonprofits think grants are a magical solution that will solve all their problems. You need a “yes” to each one before adding that funding prospect to your final prospect list and your grant calendar – thus, meeting the 3-Way Fit Test.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The social media specialist who helps you set up your social channels and content calendar then trains your staff on posting engaging content is an inkind donor, and a high-value one at that! When you approach a business for the first time, asking for an inkind gift can be a great way to initiate a relationship. Be very careful here!

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

Only problem…you’re not totally sure how to plan a capital campaign. If they have indicated they prefer to be contacted by phone rather than email, make sure you call them. You want to build the relationship first, then ask for a donation. Don’t despair. Focus on their impact and show that impact through stories.

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Judi Sohn

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Difficult to deal with contacts who have multiple addresses, phone, email, etc. Solves a lot of the problems that are inherent to nonprofits on Salesforce in an elegant way. Once on board, support will be a phone call away, and they’ll also keep the packages fully updated. Salesforce Nonprofit Starter Pack. Convio Summit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2009

Mary Watson, IT Manager Mary Watson, IT Manager, gave me my orientation to the different IT, phone, and security systems at Packard. She offered me a helpful list of tips and Outlook 2007 cheat sheets, the Foundation's email/calendar or productivity system. Look at your discussion at a creative problem solving opportunity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

More and better partners, more and better relationships with reporters and more or better policy maker relationships. ” She typically “fits in” twitter during down time during the day, tweets from her mobile phone. Bruce Lesley lead a session on the Children’s Issues editorial calendar.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Picking up the 500-pound phone and calling donors was a big struggle for me. So I consider myself an introvert, and as an introvert, there are a lot of things that I really dislike about the phone, right? Phone calls can feel a bit intrusive to me. So I’m still not in love with the phone, right? I hate phones.”

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey McKinnon and Andy Robinson will discuss how to build stronger donor relationships and how you can use this strategy to improve every kind of fundraising. And then when that’s over, I’m going to talk a little bit about questions you can ask to strengthen and deepen the relationships. . This is great. .

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Picking up the 500-pound phone and calling donors was a big struggle for me. So I consider myself an introvert, and as an introvert, there are a lot of things that I really dislike about the phone, right? Phone calls can feel a bit intrusive to me. So I’m still not in love with the phone, right? I hate phones.”

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Plug-in some information and quickly move relationships forward. Problem-Agitate-Solution-Impact A reliable and powerful writing formula to help your audience connect emotionally with your important work. I’ve scheduled some time in my calendar for us to talk on the phone about this opportunity: [INSERT CALENDAR LINK].

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 11, 2024

— Losing Too Many New Donors Dear Losing Too Many New Donors, You’re right to call this out as a problem, and you’re not alone. Thank you kickstarts the relationship-building process. Build a relationship. If you ask well, you may get one gift. If you thank well, you may get a lifetime of gifts.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2007

Somehow, a while back, we slipped from solving social problems to treating social ills. But I’m here to tell you that mastering interactive calendars or sending photos on cell phones isn’t rocket science. Technology is not a panacea for the hard work of developing relationships face-to-face.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

It’s cultivating relationships with funders. And if you can develop those relationships with funders, if you can develop great core content, if you can leverage materials for different kinds of proposals, then that is really going to set you up for success. . How are they good at building relationships?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

To make it easy on yourself, create an annual editorial calendar so you know what you want the theme to be each month before the month arrives. Don’t forget to include your nonprofit’s general email, phone number, and physical address in case someone wants to reach out with a question. Less is definitely more. Full contact info.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

If you have to leave early, no problem. And since my retirement, I’ve started my nonprofit consulting where I help small nonprofit staff and board, build relationships that convert into more donations, and that’s why I do actually love Bloomerang. So look for an email from me later on with those. I conduct free webinars.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

million organization, $900,000 of that is philanthropy, and you’re at the end of your calendar year and so far you’re at about $790,000. Make sure your messages are inspiring, specific, relationship-building. People are starting to use their phones for the main reason they were created, and that is to talk to people. .

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

But your grandparents might appreciate a phone call or even a written note with the reunion details. Identify the problems your nonprofit is facing when it comes to collecting data and search through your database, noting unhelpful and inconsistent information. Cell phones have become a near-ubiquitous tool in modern society.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

If you’re seeking out sponsorships for your campaign, email is also a great way to get in touch with potential partners so you can build a mutually beneficial relationship. Create a communications calendar. Replying to your supporters promptly can help you build trust and better relationships with them. First-time fundraiser?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

We’re going to be talking about how to leverage your authenticity as you’re building these relationships, and we’re going to talk about one of the things that gets in the way of so many fundraisers and being able to fundraise effectively, which is perfectionism, and I call myself a recovering perfectionist.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

We’re going to be talking about how to leverage your authenticity as you’re building these relationships, and we’re going to talk about one of the things that gets in the way of so many fundraisers and being able to fundraise effectively, which is perfectionism, and I call myself a recovering perfectionist. So I want to give you an example.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

Now I’m in the office because nobody’s traveling and that’s not going to be a problem. It’s my problem. Unless we have a connection to them, unless we personally know them or a board member has the relationship with them, they’re not really approachable to us. Build that relationship.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

And a poorly run gala could create reputational problems down the line. Even if they just donated a single dollar, that one dollar could be the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship. If your team will have problems running the event, that’s an issue. How many attendees can it handle at what cost?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

And appeals can be very specific things like your fall appeal, your calendar year-end appeal. So I’ll do something like calendar year-end appeal 2020, calendar year-end appeal 2021, and make sure the naming conventions are consistent. Relationship reports for accuracy. No problem. Hey, grants. Up to date.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

We have to take risks and experiment in order to innovate because we’re solving some of the world’s most complex unsolved problems. If you’re not sure where to focus, like, what’s the important program, which strategic relationships should you be building? Often, they turn into problems.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Rachel Sacks, MPH will help demystify all five phases of the grants lifecycle: identifying well-aligned prospects, cultivating funder relationships, preparing compelling submissions, maintaining grants through stewarding and reporting, and submitting renewals. The next phase is cultivating relationships. I’ve got 1:00 Eastern.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2019

These are the donors who gave in the preceding year but not in the current calendar year. With your donor retention rate, you can: Determine how much of a problem donor retention actually is for your organization so that you can allocate resources accordingly. Segment your feedback surveys. Invest in new tools.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 2, 2008

It probably isn't new forms of visitor engagement (no matter how much I write about those relationships). Here are seven frequent staff communication problems, and tools to address them. This way, each new staff person can enter her own name, email, phone, etc., the list goes on. Oh, and they're mostly all free. Google Apps.

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