Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

I selected this book to be this year’s winner because it is full of specific examples of challenges and solutions from fields as diverse as nonprofits, school boards, healthcare, and the corporate world. Leadership is mobilizing others to make progress on the most important challenges. Leadership comes in moments.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

Looking backwards at historical data helps you answer that question. And looking forwards through data modeling allows you to make predictions about the future. You probably start ticking through a familiar list of questions that help you make your culinary and nutritional decisions: Do I need coffee? How do I care for my data?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

The Great Recession and its aftermath have forced nonprofits to seek out new and different ways to address their challenges. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Meet the demand for direct and intentional forays into the heart of power structures, forces, and accepted traditions. Challenge everything. That structure became The Belonging Rules. Listen without labels. Hear what is spoken without judgement while engaging the unspoken with humanity and heart. Choose identity over purpose.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

BIPOC staff are more likely to aspire to lead than white staff When we began surveying the nonprofit sector about issues of race and leadership in 2016, our primary question was: “Why are there so few leaders of color in the nonprofit sector?” Those staff are being pushed to lead by challenges and lack of supports.

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

ChatGPT is an advanced AI language model that processes vast amounts of information to generate responses to questions and statements entered by the user. This model was developed by Open AI and is one of the few language models to pass the Turing Test. What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT can’t generate effective emails on its own.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

When we momentarily set aside the many foundation models or toolkits for addressing a particular task, we start to remember that the essence of knowledge is shared meaning making—how we, together, come to understand and engage in community, in the world around us, and in change itself. Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Today’s business leaders are faced with many challenges: intense competition, increased regulation, and the need for constant innovation. Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

However, navigating the complexities of setting up a data warehouse can be challenging, even for the most technologically savvy organizations. Change management issues: Anytime a new technology tool is introduced to your organization, you’ll face some growing pains and adoption challenges.

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Global Giving

APRIL 25, 2020

The chatter is everywhere, and it can be challenging for organizations, especially those that tend to have fewer technical resources on staff, to know how these new tools might help (or hinder) their work. Many AI models take a series of input data points and use them to predict aspects of new data points.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Your team may be grappling with questions like, “How do we transform words on the page into reality?” and, “How can we prepare ourselves for the challenges that we will bump up against?” Adaptive process – building a structure to continuously evaluate and make changes to your process to address newly identified issues.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether or not it’s worth it to invest in digital analytics tools. . As you change stages, you may even have to change organizational structure.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Finding that perfect balance of power and productivity is one of the most common challenges that nonprofit leaders face. . The board governance model is one of four primary nonprofit governance models. The working board model requires that board members assume both the role of governing body and that of daily operating managers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 4, 2023

Leadership is mobilizing others to make progress on the most important challenges. Julia Fabris McBride and Ed O'Malley Today, the authors share these insights with us: Question : Why did you decide to write the book? The new model leadership we talk about in When Everyone Leads is a match for our turbulent times.

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Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

We’ll also provide insights into the reasons behind this transition, its challenges, and practical strategies for ensuring the continuity of your analytics efforts. To reiterate, here are answers to a few common questions before we outline the options available: Can I access my old UA data after July 1, 2024?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

Last week, I attended Structure Lab , a half-day workshop on legal and financial structures for ventures for social good. Like many people in the arts, I'm interested in new models that help people combine mission-driven work with an entrepreneurial spirit.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

In the panel Rethinking Strategy: The Intersection of Impact, Brand, and Business Model, three experts defined these terms and illustrated their use for effective nonprofit communications. Model Behavior. Jeanne Bell kicked off her discussion of business models by describing a challenging shift in the nonprofit landscape.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Operations & Leadership Programs Nonprofit Membership Models: The What, Why, and How 10 min read Read Now 3. Outline Governance and Prioritize Development Whether your association operates with a board of directors, committees, or specific leadership roles, a well-structured governance plan sets the stage for effective decision-making.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Leadership is mobilizing others to make progress on the most important challenges. Julia Fabris McBride and Ed O'Malley Today, the authors share these insights with us: Question : Why did you decide to write the book? The new model leadership we talk about in When Everyone Leads is a match for our turbulent times.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. Self-starter who thrives on challenges. Earlier this year, authors Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp answered the following questions about their book: Susanna Camp Question: What inspired you to write your book?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Here we’ll summarize those questions and answers. For organizations using both apps and websites, there were challenges in seeing how the data interacts—are web visitors the same people using the app? Google answered these challenges with a system that ultimately became GA4, and announced no further development of UA.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2017

Ask the following questions: Why should the program scale up? Scalable programs should be based on a strong theory of change or logic model, clearly linking program inputs to outcomes in a way that can be tested and evaluated to determine actual effectiveness. Organizations should examine their own structure and capacity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. Self-starter who thrives on challenges. Awhile back, authors Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp answered the following questions about their book: Susanna Camp Question: What inspired you to write your book?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. Self-starter who thrives on challenges. Today, authors Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp answered the following questions about their book: Susanna Camp Question: What inspired you to write your book?

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2020

But here’s the catch: Not everyone at your organization understands the challenges with your existing association management software (AMS). A solid plan contains: the project structure. a TCO modeled over three to five years. Step 4: Be prepared for questions. Leadership will likely have multiple questions.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

These rigid structures also mean that we wait for results (even if it’s in 6-to-12-month pilot studies), or we copy and paste best practices from other communities based on the assumption that what works in one place will work in another. Here is our idea for how to address the key challenge. These are their greatest pain points.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 26, 2022

That being said, probably the most challenging part of taking on such an upgrade is knowing how to navigate through the various steps and options. Each content migration method comes with pros and cons, and provides more or less opportunity to make changes to your site’s structure. Here are your three main options: A.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In fact, one of my two biggest challenges as nonprofit CEO involved convincing boards that their service demanded accountability. The chair who played the heaviest hitter in the transitioning out of the prior CEO was a litigating attorney who was up to the challenge. This was a key aspect of shared accountability.

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Twenty Hats

JANUARY 12, 2021

Covid-19 has been a game changer for all of us: it challenged my program at the Smithsonian in ways large and small. The video calls have a consistent structure to them. Then I moderate a 10 minute Q&A session, answering questions that volunteers type into the chat box. I also learned to keep my own comments short.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

But as we learn these rules, we often forget to question where and how those rules were created in the first place. What were structures in places at the time? . To look at design’s diversity problem without discussing current and former power structures is to ignore the root causes and only treat the symptoms.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Paul's Sell with a Story book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. When the book was published, Paul kindly answered the following questions about the book : Question: What drove your decision to write this book?

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Your work behind the scenes is to establish a structure—plans, systems and processes—by which the nonprofit may reach its advancement goals. Call or email funders with any questions about their interests and your eligibility. Organized recordkeeping is key.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

And because the digitalization of finance is happening so quickly, we need to be ready to take on new challenges while demonstrating exceptional nonprofit stewardship. For most nonprofits, this means creating a structural technology architecture that continually evolves, improves, and increases ROI for your organization.

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Forum One

APRIL 20, 2021

That being said, probably the most challenging part of taking on such an upgrade is knowing how to navigate through the various steps and options. Each content migration method comes with pros and cons and provides more or less an opportunity to make changes to your site’s structure. Here are your three main options: A.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Paul's Sell with a Story book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. When the book was published, Paul kindly answered the following questions about the book : Question: What drove your decision to write this book?

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 23, 2020

Association CIOs: Ask yourself these six important questions before building your own AMS. Why not focus your team’s time on other new and critically important challenges for your association? So, before tackling your own AMS, ask yourself these six critically important questions: Do you have the resources?

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Global Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2018

With new technologies, regulations, and questions arriving seemingly every day, it’s hard to know what’s new challenge is going to pop up next. This is one of the most challenging aspects of data science, but also one of the most rewarding, since it’s what allows people to really derive value from your data and your work.

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