Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Yet, resetting and leaning into change is essential. “If If you are ready to embrace change as a central element of your growth strategy, this book is for you.” Reset : Resetting your strategy when the situation changes. Reset, or how to change, is the heart of SRT. Taking proactive measures.

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Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

Just as in the association industry, companies see the profound benefits of managing data as a business asset, forging a data culture, competing on data and analytics, and using data to drive innovation – and many are succeeding. of firms that named cultural challenges as the greatest impediment to success just four years ago.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2013

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Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

A successful nonprofit strategy is all about getting critical resource decisions right to achieve organizational goals. In practice, this might mean considering where your nonprofit has a chance to grow, recognizing when ways of working need to adapt to changing conditions, or opting to rethink your mix of programs.

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NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

This issue of NTEN:Change provides statistics you should probably know about your supporters and constituents, strategies that might need to incorporate mobile technology considerations, tips, stories, and insights from nonprofit professionals and technology experts. Well, it means a lot of different things.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Tips to help you manage expectations for your AMS When it comes to your stakeholders, you’ll likely experience some with strong opinions. Here are some strategies for helping to get them on board with your AMS project: Embrace the process. Be open-minded to change.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To successfully implement changes to your grantmaking application, you need to communicate the benefits of data-driven and user-centered design to your leadership, tie the benefits to your organization’s overall goals, and involve your leadership in the decision-making process. For example: Does your application represent your mission?

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

The articles in the March issue of the NTEN: Change journal capture stories of nonprofits in transition; they’re transforming from one stage to another, using technology to fuel their campaigns, initiatives, and to optimize their day-to-day work. True to its name, the Change journal is changing. >>Enjoy, and subscribe!

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Change is scary. Change is hard. Change is inevitable. That’s where change management comes in. By implementing a change management strategy that’s geared towards their specific circumstances, nonprofits can help their staff members adopt new systems quickly and effectively.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The bbcon 2023 agenda is full of great sessions for finance professionals serving nonprofits, schools, foundations, healthcare, and cultural organizations, from creating better systems to extending what you currently do with Blackbaud’s fund accounting software, Financial Edge NXT. Who doesn’t want to reclaim 80% of their time?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 11, 2021

Back in 2019, I had some great conversations with colleagues from various organizations while I helped them brainstorm ideas and strategies for their missions and make plans for the coming year. COVID-19 changed our lives, our organizations, and our supporters. So, why make plans if we know things are going to keep changing?”.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2013

Are all of the posts and articles about “going mobile” and having a mobile strategy making you manic? While we’ve all come to terms with the fact that we live in a mobile world, what does it really mean for small nonprofits and membership organizations?

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

dues, lengthy training requirements, expected attendance at meetings); A weak (or nonexistent) leadership pipeline to sustain governance; Hierarchical culture due to a perceived “pecking order” based on years of service, volunteer title, or level of training; and A drain on staff time to attend council meetings and support subcommittees, etc.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Many executives don’t approach management and leadership in these areas with the same trepidation as they do technology. And yet the same skills that make any leader effective are appropriate to managing technology.

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2013

Change Management Cloud Infrastructure Leadership nonprofit cloud nonprofit innovation nptech Organizational Culture Staffing Strategy IT Staff' But, more specifically, what links might we find between the unique aspects of cloud technology, and the conditions and success factors for innovation?

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2013

Many executives don’t approach management and leadership in these areas with the same trepidation as they do technology. And yet the same skills that make any leader effective are appropriate to managing technology.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 29, 2024

In our webinar with Satonya Fair, CEO and President of PEAK Grantmaking, she shared these tips for shedding the idea of “best practices” and how grantmaking organizations can cultivate a culture of learning and unlearning. But that is a surface-level change. Be committed to your own internal change as an individual.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2013

I was accustomed to meeting weekly to discuss a project’s progress and resolve any issues and requested changes. Project management seemed easy and straightforward. Change Management Leadership nonprofit management nonprofit technology leadership nptech Organizational Culture project management Strategy IT Staff'

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2013

Change Management Community future of CIO Leadership nonprofit technology nonprofit technology leadership nptech Organizational Culture Policy Staffing Strategy IT Staff' But the question stuck with me, and I have an idea that I want to share, appropriately, with the NTEN community.

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2013

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2013

I was accustomed to meeting weekly to discuss a project’s progress and resolve any issues and requested changes. Project management seemed easy and straightforward. Change Management Leadership nonprofit management nonprofit technology leadership nptech Organizational Culture project management Strategy IT Staff'

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2013

13ntcbets Change Management fail Leadership npfail Organizational Culture Strategy' Sketchnotes: Placing Small Bets Here are my notes (1.6 MB) from this morning''s terrific panel about failing informatively. Small, productive failures FTW!

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2013

Change Management Community Leadership learning from failure nonprofit management nonprofit technology leadership nptech Organizational Culture Strategy technology failure stories' In the end, however, we all found that the failures were not of technology, but of leadership – and so were the lessons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

So, we came up with this topic: " Creating a Culture that is not Afraid to Fail. " I thought this would be a great opportunity to reflect on some of my recent blog posts on this topic as well as gain new insights from others who work on social media in a corporate (and nonprofit) setting as well as my network. We get poor results.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Change Management Cloud Infrastructure Leadership nonprofit cloud nonprofit innovation nptech Organizational Culture Staffing Strategy IT Staff' But, more specifically, what links might we find between the unique aspects of cloud technology, and the conditions and success factors for innovation?

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2013

13ntc Change Management Community illustrated notes nptech Organizational Culture Policy Staffing Strategy' Dan Pallotta''s keynote certainly had folks talking – and for a sketchnoter, inspired plenty of visual imagery. Click the image or Check out the full version to expand the notes (PNG, 242.7

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

All Parent Centers have the same mission: to help families of children with disabilities succeed in life, find tools and resources, and develop advocacy strategies despite the many barriers including segregated classrooms, inaccessible communities, and old cultural belief systems about disability. What Holly said in a recent tweet!)

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Three key themes emerged from the Summit: The power of building strong relationships to achieve your mission; the importance of flexibility, integration, and innovation to support your mission in times of change and growth; and the value of having secure data to gain deeper insights. . From Climate Change to Navigating the Unexpected.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2013

While most of us are familiar with the term user adoption, few of us have a flexibly toolkit of helpful strategies and ideas to turn the success of our technology project launch into a long-term success. Change Management implementation success Leadership Missy Longshore nptech nten Organizational Culture IT Staff'

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2013

How do you adjust your IT and communications strategies in this brave new world? Change Management community Infrastructure mobile Mobile nptech nten:change Organizational Culture Social Media strategy Strategy Web Sites Communications IT Staff Program' Everything must exist in the cloud.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2013

13ntc Change Management Community nptech Organizational Culture session notes Strategy' Sketchnotes: Mindful or mind-full Since a big part of this session was on visual note-taking as a way of focusing attention, here are my notes (1.5

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2013

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NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

Change Management Data Infrastructure Leadership nonprofit technology leadership nptech Organizational Culture Strategy tla Communications IT Staff' "We were fairly proactive in the content of our messaging but less so in the technologies to deliver them," said Sandeen.

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NTEN

MARCH 31, 2015

What's your organization's tech strategy type, and what does that mean for your organization? Change Management Leadership Organizational Culture' Kelly Trusty, Ph.D. Assistant Professor. Western Michigan University School of Public Affairs and Administration. Prospector! Could this be a new set of superheroes?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

Photo by Dietrich I love the Red Cross's approach to scaling its engagement strategy by involving the whole organization - it is spelled out in their strategy handbook and policy guidelines. It’s easier to understand the culture behind tools like Facebook and Twitter when you spend some time posting your own pictures and experiences.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

When an organization embraces the culture of creating and empowering all staff to become “brand ambassadors,” authentic and exponential growth starts to happen. When organizations embrace this holistic culture, the nonprofit begins to come alive online. This isn’t a new concept. Follow Lori on Facebook or on Twitter @Ljacobwith.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2009

was adopted (or not) in the nonprofit workplace over the past 10-15 years, you'll notice that fear and silo culture are nothing new or unique as barriers to adoption. He often uses the metaphor of not having your web strategy or data be an island. Steve said silo culture has been a barrier to effective web strategy for years.

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