Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

T, December 10th, the international community is observing Human Rights Day to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This past year, our HRP team helped the human rights movement achieve great things. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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APRIL 5, 2013

Make Your Year-end Communication Plan Impactful – Analyzed the impact of sending additional year-end emails and five things to consider before doing so. The Obama team has some incredible email fundraising ideas. Make sure to check out these email fundraising ideas. It’s Not Too Late! Email fundraising ideas you can’t miss.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

It is finding what works for your team, managing change, and maybe even changing the culture. As fundraisers, we spend so much time trying to connect prospective donors to the mission of our organizations, but we don’t always remind our teams how their own work is vital to the mission. Keeping officers motivated is tough.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A job description is an internal document used to define roles and responsibilities for the employee and senior leadership. A job posting is the external communication about the open vacancy for which a job description was written. These can help inform the position and the description you are writing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Keys to Datamaking Success Many of the tools and techniques that we have learned about data design and collection continue to be relevant in datamaking, such as: Ask clear questions and prioritize which data points, or combinations of data points, are most relevant to answering the questions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

AI technology can revolutionize your donor interactions by helping you create personalized donor communication quickly. Whether you’re a small community organization or a large international NGO, selecting the right technology is key for achieving fundraising success in 2024.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

Email is a depersonalized channel of communications because you don’t see the effect you’re having on the person receiving the email. The research study found that the expectation of assumed availability is what exhausts people and the anticipation of work creates stress that can lead to burnout. ” Individual Techniques.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

When the rate of external change exceeds the rate of internal change, the end is in sight. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. And, change is what most employees fear most. That's why, says Brown that on average nearly 75 percent of change initiatives fail. What's more. Is easy to read and absorb.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

For nonprofit fundraisers, the lack of diversity in donor bases, fundraising teams, and leadership at the top leaves organizations without a clear path to achieve equity. Nonprofit stakeholders, from individual contributors to development leadership teams, must affirm that DEI initiatives and strategies are critical for success.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

The Analytics team at Blackbaud has been playing around with ChatGPT over the past few months and we thought it might be helpful to share our observations. Your charitable organization has probably fielded questions from curious supporters and internal audiences on the ways it might be leveraged. Is it just a fad?

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. Sales ops originally functioned as a small team of number crunchers who executed financial analyses, reporting, and sales forecasting.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2020

When the rate of external change exceeds the rate of internal change, the end is in sight. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. And, change is what most employees fear most. That's why, says Brown that on average nearly 75 percent of change initiatives fail. What's more. Is easy to read and absorb.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Imagine producing online communications you're proud to share with the world and that garner praise from funders, donors, and other stakeholders. Prospects and stakeholders who interact with you online have only your online communications to evaluate your organization. Are you credible? Social media and Web 2.0 Real-life Examples.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2017

He further explains that improvisation takes technique, training, practice, thoughtfulness and intelligence. is a technique that slows the brain down. This technique is one used effectively by the best improv professionals and Kulhan believes it's essential to succeeding in business. Communicate like you’re in an improv show.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2020

AI is what we call an equal opportunity disrupter; it will impact every part of organizational life, from the back office to programs and communications. Rita Ko, director of the USA for UNHCR innovation unit called HIVE, manages an internal multidisciplinary team of data scientists and user experience specialists.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Candid

JULY 5, 2023

Here are five tips to build more engaged remote teams. A guide could include personality assessment results, but it can be just as useful to skip the assessment and share things such as: Priorities Individual goals Professional strengths Communication style and pet peeves Preferences for receiving feedback and praise 2.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

Before I get to the topic of using posters to make your workshops or meeting more interactive (and fun), I want to wish you a Happy International Women’s Day! The photo above is from a mini-workshop I did as part of Wake International’s “ Tech2EmpowerUSA.” ” at Twitter Headquarters this week.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 12, 2019

Constantly challenge your team to do better 11. Communicate clearly and often 14. Teach something new to your team 24. Show respect for all team members 25. Learn the names of your team members even if your team numbers in the hundreds 33. Promote excellent customer service both internally and externally 40.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

One area we cover is social awareness, the ability to recognize and understand the moods of other individuals and teams that we collaborate with professionally. Essentially this all about carefully considering what people want, and planning to communicate with them in a way that is intended to meet that need.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 24, 2018

And, if you are still seeking resolutions for this year, perhaps write down (and start working on) five to ten from the following list of ideal resolutions for leaders: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2018

Constantly challenge your team to do better 11. Communicate clearly and often 14. Teach something new to your team 24. Show respect for all team members 25. Learn the names of your team members even if your team numbers in the hundreds 33. Promote excellent customer service both internally and externally 40.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

When the rate of external change exceeds the rate of internal change, the end is in sight. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. And, change is what most employees fear most. That's why, says Brown that on average nearly 75 percent of change initiatives fail. What's more. Is easy to read and absorb.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. ” (More about learning as leadership here ). The downside is that when you have four very experienced facilitators, with different styles, methods, and subject matter knowledge, it takes longer to design and you have to allow time for getting into a rhythm as a team.

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