Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Collaborator : Embraces teamwork, synchronizes efforts, shares tasks and goals. The Money – Securing cash and backing. This is a must-read book whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or a current entrepreneur.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

The process was a collaboration in itself, with TSNE MissionWorks , and Essential Partners serving as co-hosts. As far as I can ascertain, this series was the first in which grant makers and nonprofit grant recipients came together in equal numbers and met as peers for reflective structured dialogue. My Recommendations.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

We develop our skills by seeking, absorbing, questioning, adapting, and experimenting, oftentimes bringing diverse influences together to create something that’s unique for our clients’ needs, but with connections to other relevant spaces. What would the structure be like? (Just wanted to see if you were paying attention.).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Collaborator : Embraces teamwork, synchronizes efforts, shares tasks and goals. The Money – Securing cash and backing. This is a must-read book whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or a current entrepreneur.

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Chapter San Francisco Test Synchronous 52

CauseVox

AUGUST 23, 2023

Laying the Foundation Defining The Purpose And Goals Of Your Fall Festival As a kid, I remember begging my parents for more money to bring to school for our annual fall festival, namely for one particular event: the cake walk. Reach out to your network of supporters to share this exciting, tangible way to get involved in your organization.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

In fact, they vary greatly depending on your location, the skills of your volunteers, and your past training and experience at fundraising. Collaborate with peers : Engage with other fundraisers and organizations to share insights and best practices. Not all fundraising programs look alike.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As this name suggests, an ESOP is a legal structure that allows employees to have a financial stake in the company they work for, receiving benefits of its success on an ongoing basis. Once a Forum One employee has money in their ESOP account it is theirs. Many are driven to do good work to build their skills and grow their careers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2017

Keep in mind that many of the most complex and intractable social issues that nonprofits face can only be effectively addressed by collective impact, via collaboration among organizations or even across sectors. Organizations should examine their own structure and capacity. How should the program expand?

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations. Nonprofit Learning Lab / Denver, CO / $90. Nonprofit Management.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Capacity building includes both money (grants), consultants/technical assistance, peer learning/communities of practice, and collaboration. Bridgespan Group: Highly effective nonprofits are strong in five areas: leadership, decision-making and structure, people, work processes and systems, and culture.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Suzy : I know many people think the boomers like structure in the work place, we are concerned with making money - but we were the age of Aquarius! When you take on a job in a nonprofit, you're normally doing a lot more than you signed for without a lot of structure. Wendy : If nothing else, Millennials are collaborative.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

For an organization that has traditionally been in the business of managing contracts and reimbursements, tapping into new revenue streams will require new skill sets and systems (translation: time and money). Systems-level collaboration. financing structures demand intensive, highly motivated collaboration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2012

There is much excitement and interest in measuring/tracking/using data in real time to shift course on emergent, collaborative, and innovative efforts. Totally different set of measurement tools and skills needed. Time is money and flexibility makes people uncomfortable. That’s not to say we don’t use objectives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

Patient advocates play a critical role in setting research priorities, designing clinical trials and structuring appropriate clinical engagement with industry. ” They have developed a plan to make decisions on how to spend the money. The number of applications for ALS research has tripled.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

I titled the post " Look Out Here Comes Everybody To Raise Money for charity:water on Twitter " with a wink to Clay Shirky's work. On February 12, 2009, Twitter users will meet up in over 100 plus cities to socialize offline, meet other Twitter users, enjoy some fun, have a few drinks, and raise money for charity: water.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The pricing structure of cloud services is really different than traditional software and takes some getting used to. Also, in the long run, cloud-based software tends to save organizations money. Most of the information processing happens in a large datacenter outside our organization. Benefit #1: Cost. No programming necessary.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Don’t forget - despite the structured, sometimes mechanical feel a fundraising plan can have, storytelling does have a place in the planning process. Your fundraising team should bring together a mix of nonprofit pros with complementary skills and align them around your strategic plan. Choosing your team.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Instead of collaborating on a single event, your nonprofit and its corporate partner merge marketing stra tegies for an entire campaign to spread awareness of your cause. Cause marketing typically involves a partnership or collaboration between a commercial entity and a nonprofit organization or other charitable cause.

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Causes Marketing Nonprofit Awareness 75

Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Open Collective launched in 2015 to offer solutions to a basic need: informal groups, like collectives, have few places to put their shared money. We accepted venture capital money, yes. At Open Collective, we use technology to bend legal structures and entities to fit the needs of communities all over the world.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2011

In my experience, innovation is about flexibility, capacity, and collaborative relationships. Every organization has pockets of restricted and unrestricted money. My CFO has been very proactive and a wonderful partner in figuring out how to create an overall department budget that frees up small pockets of money for new projects.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Discover how these and other factors are irrevocably changing the ways donors structure their largest gifts of a lifetime. It’s about the skills, knowledge, expertise and know-how you need to make philanthropy happen in your community. Accounting.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

FORGE uses a collaborative, rather than top-down model, to serve refugees' needs, and much has been written in the blogosphere and media about Erickson's "radical transparency" around the organization's financial challenges. You use a process that on your website was described as the, "collaborative project planning process."

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The connections you make at conferences could lead to new partnerships, collaborations, and even funding opportunities. Attend If You’re: Looking to sharpen your fundraising skills and network with industry leaders; Open to Giving Institute members only. We’ve put together a list of the top nonprofit conferences to attend.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

You can collaborate with other nonprofits in your region or in your issue area to investigate whether you can all offer benefits for each other. Lots of research shows that donors don’t want the organization to spend money on free merchandise. Plug donor skills into the work. Consult with an attorney if you plan to do this.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2010

I decided to self-publish The Participatory Museum for four reasons: OPENNESS: I wanted the flexibility to license and distribute the book using an open structure to promote sharing. My primary goal is to get the ideas out there, not to make money, so if someone wants to read the book online for free, that's great. Why Self-Publish?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

The neat part of COVID for nonprofits and I hear this almost on a weekly basis is that our nonprofit friends and ministry partners have raised more money in COVID than they did any year prior. But our partners are raising a bunch of money. Tell us how much it’s going to cost, and then we’ll go raise the money.”

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Campaign Video Project Process 86

CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The key is to build a genuine connection by establishing trust with transparent communication that shows how their money is making a difference. You can structure donation tiers as impact-based or as recognition/reward based perks for your donors. Grant writing is a skill, and it’s also a full time job.

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Strategy Organization Fundraising Grant 82

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

They bring a diverse set of experiences, skills, talents, perspectives. They’re collaborative, they’re passionate about your mission. And one of the things we hear a lot is, you know, I only hear from the organization when they want my money. They are natural storytellers and advocates for your organization.

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Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

SEO is a valuable skill, but there’s a lot to it! As social channels become more crowded (and as their parent companies look for more ways to make money), it’s increasingly difficult to reach new audiences purely through organic posts. Some of these strategies require learning new skills. And that’s okay! Or an art festival.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 24, 2022

AuSM serves Minnesotans, throughout their lives, with a fundamental commitment to advocacy, education, support, collaboration, and community building. This event centers around peer-to-peer fundraising , with supporters creating pages and teams to raise money for AuSM’s programs and services. Communicate with them.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 30, 2009

Figure out how you can collaborate with them, and tap into them in a way that is going to serve your purpose. I would imagine these days a lot of people's fears are particularly revolving around money. They can make whatever money they need, so that they can focus on what they really want to create. That's a big roar, right?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

Our job was to provide a structured environment in which to develop ideas and the expertise to build the best of them. Not only was Second Life a comfortable, familiar place for them to engage, it was a place where my authority as the museum exhibit designer came down a notch and we became individuals bringing different skills to the table.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

She’s also the founder of The Rooted Collaborative, which I think she’s going to tell you more about later on. But I spend most of my time as a trainer and a strategist as a coach and I help organizations and the people that lead them, just like you, grow your skills, your teams, and your results.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

For instance, if your organization runs a special fundraising campaign in the spring for a summer camp for kids, an example of a key message for this might be: “Summer camp provides kids with opportunities to gain confidence and skills that will last a lifetime.” Who are the collaborators in executing the plan?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

because, even in very large organizations, there are never enough people, there’s never enough money, there’s never enough time, you’ve got to spend those resources really, really, really strategically. And all of these things are done cohesively and strategically so that the limited time that communications people have.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

So today, I want to help you understand all of these phases, including the ones that don’t rely on writing skills, and to gain some really concrete tips, tricks, and pitfalls to avoid for each phase so you can be more confident in your grants game plan and more effective at securing funds. . Let’s see what we’ve got. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

My colleague, Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans have just published an important piece over on the Harvard Business School blog called “ Understanding the New Power ” that gives us a great high level analysis of how collaborative economy is operating in the social good sector. Are you really improving my kid’s reading skills?

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