Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate. Communication Fitness : How to facilitate conversations, conduct effective collaboration, bring value to customers, and lead productive meetings.

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Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 58

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

All too frequently, the grantmaker alone is determining, leading, and benefiting from MEL processes with no input or collaboration from the people, organizations or community impacted. The practice of participatory evaluation aims to disrupt power dynamics, and to generate knowledge as a result of collaboration.

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 82

Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Creates an environment that facilitates fundraising Regardless of whether you do face-to-face fundraising, ensuring that the organization is prepared to fundraise is the development professional’s main priority. Demographics: Foundations and corporate funders will want to know who is benefiting from your nonprofit’s services.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

The toolkit was designed through a collaboration between a European agency ( STBY ) and an Indian agency ( Quicksand ), it was commissioned by Nesta and the Rockefeller Foundation , who together saw a gap in the support for innovation provided to the development community.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

The kind of food that nourishes the mind and body, and is foundational to growth and many other critical human needs, like education, housing, jobs, and transportation. A comprehensive solution will require a collective effort, and creative collaboration across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact. So what to do?

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Build Change Social Facilitation 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

This year I used a new tool recommended by colleague Alexandra Samuel, the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions. I also facilitated a number of nonprofit staff workshops building on the curriculum. A great deal of my training work is done face-to-face.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Almost five years ago to the day, I was lucky enough to meet Peter Plastrik and Madeleine Taylor while I was Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. It doesn’t do more than that.

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Review Change Cleveland Generation 106

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Collaborate with peers : Engage with other fundraisers and organizations to share insights and best practices. Collaborative efforts can lead to innovative solutions and improved fundraising results. Have you tried bringing in a communications facilitator to deepen the conversation? Do you have a fundraising plan?

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host. Photo by Trav Williams. Do you have a preferred method?

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Grantees, Experts, and Partners at the end of the Brainerd Foundation’s 21st Century Advocacy Design Lab. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? https://storify.com/ResourceMedia/brainerd-foundation-s-21st-century-advocacy-design”>Storify. Why Use One?

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

It should be clear to all involved that the learning process will be exploratory and emergent rather than tightly structured and directive. Editing this blog, he produces content about the opportunities for using new technologies and networked strategies that emphasize openness, collaboration, and leverage to achieve greater social impact.

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Learning San Francisco Structure Knowledge Management 97

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

This is the problem that Foundation Center, GlobalGiving, GuideStar, and TechSoup have set out to solve by creating BRIDGE (Basic Registry of Identified Global Entities). The knowledge derived from the BRIDGE project will also facilitate more strategic decision making by those who are working to create positive change across the globe.

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Global Tools Synchronous NGO 36

Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations.

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Calendar Conference Las Vegas DC 85

Forum One

JUNE 22, 2022

Ideation—literally the formation of ideas—is at the core of Forum One’s approach to collaborative digital strategy. The first step is to facilitate ideation. Yet facilitating workshops, ideation sessions, or other conversations with the goal to encourage creativity and discourse can be challenging. Facilitation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2012

As of this writing, there are 13 responses (ok, two are from me) from people who work (in some cases lead) the Morino Institute, Random Hacks of Kindness, TechSoup Romania, CROS, Meedan, the Gates Foundation, Beth Kanter, Campus Party USA, Vulcan Labs, and Fundacja TechSoup/Warsaw Social Hackathon. That’s not to say we don’t use objectives.

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Generation Romania Technology Measure 100

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

More than a million tax-exempt organizations exist in the United States, including public charities, private foundations, and civic organizations—not counting the 220,000 religious congregations that are also registered. However, the traditional reliance of nonprofits on governmental and charitable funding is increasingly unsustainable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. It’s a pilot supported by the Packard Foundation that tests different approaches to emerging leaders professional development. Flickr Photo by qwrrty. Ask Good Questions.

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Skills Build Technique Language 50

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Speak candidly with any prospective consultant partners to develop a clear understanding of their fee structure. They understand that strong compensation structures are essential for building a scalable, sustainable organization that retains its talent and grows year over year. Breakout session and workshop facilitation.

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Consultant Nonprofit Strategy Philanthropy 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2009

Yesterday, I participated in an all-day working session on Network Effectiveness for Packard Foundation Grantees hosted by the Packard Foundation and the Monitor Institute. Over the past two years, the Packard Foundation has worked in partnership with Monitor Institute to explore how networks were changing the social sector. (If

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Design Social Media Remix Network 50

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The 33rd Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute features leading nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance and government to discuss the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference.

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Calendar Conference San Diego DC 177

CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Let’s face it: consistent funding is the lifeblood of nonprofit work – without it, we cannot create the impact we want in our communities; and from individual giving to foundation grants and everything in between, there are so many different ways to go about fundraising. Employ both and don’t be afraid to let your passion shine through.

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Strategy Organization Fundraising Grant 82

Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Even when there is funding to build a tech solution, perhaps from a large foundation, there is rarely the long-term funding to maintain it, let alone improve it. Another is how funders like the Ford and Sloan Foundations have used our platform to facilitate millions of funding for digital infrastructure research.

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Platform Build Open Source Profit 104

Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The connections you make at conferences could lead to new partnerships, collaborations, and even funding opportunities. We’ve put together a list of the top nonprofit conferences to attend. And as you can see, there’s no shortage of inspiring events. So, with that in mind, get ready to pack your bags and hit the road.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Most importantly, you are looking for a system architecture that allows some partners to work completely privately, some collaboratively, and some fully integrated--and these options need to be concurrently deployable. Make sure the software is more than new paint and carpet (aka features) covering up old, crumbling foundations.

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Platform Software System Facilitation 186

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In June 2021 Giving USA Foundation and partnership with the Lilly Indiana Family School of Philanthropy released their annual Giving USA report. So A, corporations, B foundations, or C individuals. And foundations this 19% includes both, you know, national foundations and family foundations.

Leadership 60

Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Cloud 4 Good

MAY 27, 2021

The open and flexible framework of EDA also works to break down departmental silos between Admissions Offices, Student Services, and Academic Departments to create a collaborative environment for all sides of campus that impact recruitment & admissions efforts. Read More ».

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I’ve had the pleasure working with Diana Scearce , from Monitor Institute, who has been facilitating and weaving this network. Social media tools for engaging and capturing the work of crowds include: wikis, custom platforms or web sites that facilitate voting, rating, giving feedback, adding content, or funding.

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Measure Fund Impact Minnesota 96

sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It often takes clarity of roles and purview and even some structure to do that. That emerges as a reason for foundation leadership to avoid working with a group of people, especially outside of the hierarchy of control that the foundation has with its own staff. New to Participatory Grantmaking?

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Participatory Facilitation Philanthropy Skills 82

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2016

I’ve just returned from week-long leadership development program in Israel called “ Reality Storytellers ” hosted by the Schusterman Foundation. When you are a trainer, you are a designer and facilitator of learning experiences. This year’s work will build on this past year.

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Leadership Develop Exercise 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Last week, as part of my work at the Packard Foundation as visiting scholar I had the opportunity to participate in a face-to-face convening of the "Network of Network Funders," facilitated by the Monitor Institute. They think about the network structure, evaluation, communication, training, opportunities, and reflection.

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Network Practice Arts Facilitation 95