Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

Then I decided to make that one of the topics covered in the book, spanning two different chapters. I dedicated one entire chapter to the dangers of embellishing a story to the point that you’ve stretched the truth too far, and how do you know how far is too far. And I think that’s definitely true. It helps them relax.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

An important part of being an effective fundraiser is staying up to date on current fundraising trends , industry best practices, and donor preferences. That said, there’s definitely a bent toward fundraising and development topics. This is definitely a conference for the data-focused fundraiser. They’re the best!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Current trends in social media – Facebook Live, Periscope, Snapchat, Instagram Stories – require that your social media manager be effective behind and in front of the camera. Work definitely bleeds into evenings and weekends and if you are a full-time social media manager , then that is just part of the job.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Digital Marketing Plan Chapters. Chapter 1: Digital Marketing Plan. Chapter 2: Nonprofit Marketing Strategy. Chapter 3: Digital Promotion Strategies. Chapter 4: Digital Marketing Process. Chapter 4: SEO For Nonprofits. So how are nonprofits tapping into the evolution of donor trends?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Then I decided to make that one of the topics covered in the book, spanning two different chapters. I dedicated one entire chapter to the dangers of embellishing a story to the point that you’ve stretched the truth too far, and how do you know how far is too far. And I think that’s definitely true. It helps them relax.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Then I decided to make that one of the topics covered in the book, spanning two different chapters. I dedicated one entire chapter to the dangers of embellishing a story to the point that you’ve stretched the truth too far, and how do you know how far is too far. And I think that’s definitely true. It helps them relax.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Here are some strategies you can use to make sure that your stories resonate: Serialize your story: Because the average social media user’s attention span is relatively small, it’s a good idea to break up your story into different “chapters.” You should definitely commend these superstar supporters.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 8, 2016

This month, I'm sharing a few chapters from my new book The Art of Relevance in advance of its release. Here's the second chapter of the book, which answers a basic question: what IS relevance? Note: this chapter is slightly edited to make sense in standalone form. What's trending. And the experts are on our side.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

We won't be there in person, but definitely in spirit. designed for present and future AFP Chapter leaders -- on More than Just Friends: Building and Sustaining Relationships with the Next Generation. November 8-11 in San Diego, CA : T he TAG Annual conference will focus on Harnessing New Trends in Communications and Technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This project has identified the following definitions of success: A Peer-to-Peer Learning Exchange. These definitions have informed the curriculum, instructional design, peer learning design, and how we will measure and learn along the way. We devote an entire chapter to it and the workshop exercise is based on this chapter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Chapter 1 :: The Importance of Selecting the Right Donate Now Vendor. Chapter 1 :: Network for Good. Chapter 2 :: Experiment with Social Media Dashboards. Chapter 2 :: Deciding What Social Media Tools to Use. Chapter 2 :: What About Myspace? Chapter 3 :: Find Your Facebook Voice. However, defining Web 1.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2008

Let's take the definition from Josh Bernhoff from this YouTube video from the Forrester Consumer Forum. " In the chapter on listening in Josh Bernhoff and Charlene Li's new book, Groundswell , they point out that listening is nothing new - it's market research. How are technologies and social trends impacting your supporters?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." My chapter lays out a traditional ROI process that Nonprofit technology staff use to make major IT investment purchases such as hardware, video conference system, database system, etc. Test and tweak.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Chapter 1 :: The Importance of Selecting the Right Donate Now Vendor. Chapter 1 :: Network for Good. Chapter 2 :: Experiment with Social Media Dashboards. Chapter 2 :: Deciding What Social Media Tools to Use. Chapter 2 :: What About Myspace? Chapter 3 :: Find Your Facebook Voice. However, defining Web 1.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

" She not only gives an overview of the different choices of analytics software tools available, but also provides basic definitions for the data one might collect. To understand the definition web analytics. A: Definition It was not too long ago that no one understood what that term meant. Learning Goals. Week, Month).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

Streamline: The literal definition is to design in a form that offers the least resistance to fluid flow. I will also continue to write case studies, step-by-steps instructional pieces, and trend pieces. Someone emailed me to complain that I didn't link to a definition of Twitter. I wrote the chapter on ROI.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 27, 2017

In the first chapter of this guide we showed how having a nonprofit marketing strategy can help grow traffic and brand awareness online. In chapter 2, we’re going to break down the process and show you step-by-step how to: Build topic authority and trust for search engine rankings. Digital Marketing Plan Chapters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Here's but one example from a blogger: “I took an American Red Cross class I thought was less than satisfactory. […] Someone found my blog post and told the local chapter director. I do a " by the numbers " summary, I look patterns and trends in the comments or visuals, and look at what other nonprofits are doing in the space.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Definitely, my favorite thing because I’m the host. And she also serves on her home chapter of AFP which we always we appreciate. We’ll start with a few key trends in philanthropy that will ground our conversation. Okay, so positive trend. So yes, definitely think about term limits. Steven: I love it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Ideal for organizing regional chapters, activists, or special events, Meetup makes it easy for nonprofits to organize supporters online to then meet up face-to-face offline. Definitely a trend to keep your eyes on as Internet TV begins to penetrate our living rooms in coming years.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

I see that as a growing trend, "Here's my business, and then, I also have a nonprofit arm of my larger brand. " I would definitely say, have an attorney on your Board. We do know that the money that we have been giving away has had a significant impact on the organizations. What tips do you have for starting a nonprofit?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Why Apple isn’t the Nonprofit App Grinch Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 10th, 2010 Nonprofit social media expert Beth Kanter isn’t happy with Apple at the moment. An in-app donation feature would just be icing on the cake.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 27, 2017

In the first chapter of this guide, we showed how having a digital plan is essential to building an online brand. In chapter 2, we’re going to break down a content marketing strategy that will: Build topic authority and trust for search engine rankings. Digital Marketing Plan Chapters. Chapter 1: Digital Marketing Plan.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 1, 2018

The trends are clear and adopting digital channels are no longer a choice, but a necessity for survival. At least that’s what the trends are showing. Optimizing your donation pages to create a consistent experience from the desktop version is okay, but it can definitely be improved upon. Are you sensing a theme yet?

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 26, 2017

In chapter 3, we’re going to share examples of digital promotion strategies we use to: Rank on the first page of Google for a competitive keyword. Digital Marketing Plan Chapters. Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Marketing Strategy. Chapter 3: Digital Promotions.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! Association of Fundraising Professionals, DC Chapter / Baltimore, MD / Price varies. AFP, Colorado Chapter / Breckenridge, CO / Price TBA. Fundraising.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

There really isn’t a clear definition that is universally accepted in the sector. And when I started researching this book, one of my goals was to do that, was to come up with a definition that the nonprofit sector might embrace and use to answer the question, “What is communications in a nonprofit?”

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

So you’re definitely going to want to follow him online. But definitely screen your database, I like to say at least every three years, if not on an ongoing basis. I hate to say it, but it just kind of seems to be the trend of fewer people giving more money. So definitely it’s one way to do it. All right.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

That said, the following excerpt from Chapter 9 of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits will help your nonprofit get started with launching a mobile website or at the very least get the idea percolating and higher on your priority list for 2013. This is a trend to monitor closely.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Ideal for organizing regional chapters, activists, or special events, Meetup makes it easy for nonprofits to organize supporters online to then meet up face-to-face offline. is new tool definitely worth exploring. What The Trend :: whatthetrend.com. Profile at: re.vu/heathermansfield.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 23, 2023

Nonprofits that figure out how to capture the TikTok magic reap the rewards, especially those that piggy-back on a trend that’s already taking off on TikTok. There are definitely tricks to it all especially when each platform makes changes/improvements nearly every week. With more than 1.1 Your hard work will pay off in time!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Microsoft Local Impact Map is a low-cost visual mapping tool ideal for nonprofits that have multiple chapters or programs. is new tool definitely worth exploring. Definitely a trend to keep your eyes on as Internet TV begins to penetrate our living rooms in coming years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

What The Trend :: whatthetrend.com. An online database of what is #trending on Twitter with user-generated definitions of related hashtags. Definitely a trend to keep your eyes on as Internet TV begins to penetrate our living rooms in coming years. is new tool definitely worth exploring. retwacted.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Microsoft Local Impact Map is a low-cost visual mapping tool ideal for nonprofits that have multiple chapters or programs. is new tool definitely worth exploring. Definitely a trend to keep your eyes on as Internet TV begins to penetrate our living rooms in coming years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Microsoft Local Impact Map is a low-cost visual mapping tool ideal for nonprofits that have multiple chapters or programs. is new tool definitely worth exploring. Definitely a trend to keep your eyes on as Internet TV begins to penetrate our living rooms in coming years.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

How is my trends? So definitely, offer that option on your website, download a form. Now, this is an example of something that I definitely agree with. Erica: I’m more of an email person, but, yeah, definitely. But we are seeing that monthly gifts are in a trend younger, so from like a recent Data Axle study.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2016

The very black and white model definitions above are not nearly as clearly delineated in practice. Differences in scale mean differences in local power for large versus small local chapters and affiliates. If there is a prevailing trend it is towards greater data sharing so that the constituent experience is coordinated and focused.

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