Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the timely and compelling book, Leading With Heart. That’s why companies with the best retention, morale, and productivity are led by leaders with heart.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 16, 2023

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the compelling book, Leading With Heart. That’s why companies with the best retention, morale, and productivity are led by leaders with heart.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade, since the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report began collecting data. Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. .

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Salesforce’s predictive AI capabilities Salesforce’s predictive AI, known as discriminative AI to the data scientists out there, can draw on your data to provide: Predictive analysis of member outcomes – for instance, whether a member is likely to renew their membership for another year, and how likely that is to change if your team intervenes.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

Here are 6 significant ways companies can support your organization: Credibility: when individual donors see companies supporting you, that raises your credibility and connection to the community. In-kind donations: when companies donate goods or services, especially in support of a program or fundraising event.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

My two favorite learnings from Stephen Denning ’s book, The Age of Agile: How Smart Companies Are Transforming theWay Work Gets Done , are the following: First, where Denning explains the 10 elements of an organization/company that is passionate about, and driven by, the goal of delighting customers.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2013

: What donors can teach us about making more money. Penelope’s company, Cygnus Applied Research, is known for their leading-edge research with donors and their evidence-based solutions for raising money in the twenty-first century. Research & Trends direct mail donor retention donor-centric fundraising npNEXT'

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

If you don’t want to waste your donor acquisition resources, you need to double up on your donor retention resources. Either ask the gift processor to do this or have someone else, preferably on the development team, take on this assignment. ACTION: Put a system in place to hand sign thank you letters.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Moving from a transaction-based strategy to a transformational one is a process, one requiring dedicated and systematic focus and a team approach. Survey results suggest a seven-year increase, on average, in the rate at which companies are developing digital products and services. Everyone must be on board.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2014

Nonprofit insiders are watching and debating how ALS will use the money and the donor retention strategy. And, of course the valid concern of wasting water in a drought. Jasmine Hall Ratliff from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation challenged fellow staff members on the RWJF baseball team.

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sgEngage

APRIL 25, 2022

Improved staff and volunteer retention rates, fundraising and donor stewardship outcomes, and training engagement come to mind. Assembling the right team for your project is one of the best ways to set your course up for success. . The partner develops the course and provides it to your team to review and provide feedback. .

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

However, to know the true value of volunteers to your unique organization, you should work with your team to identify how they’ve helped your nonprofit power its programs and services in the past. Though they go hand in hand, volunteer recruitment shouldn’t be confused with volunteer retention.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 3, 2016

He founded the company in 2010 to transform the way business intelligence is performed so organizations of any size can quickly and easily deploy powerful analytics. We’ve all heard that big data is revolutionizing the for-profit world; making companies smarter, leaner and more intuitive. Not as much.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 19, 2023

I decided it was time to officially leave my corporate roles to start a new training company Leadership-in-a-Box ®. I like to say that we're the "ridiculously practical" leadership training company. That means instead of having our team onsite to facilitate, we share the programs so anyone in our client organizations can facilitate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Every tactic here is as much about retention and appreciation as it is about perks. Sometimes the recognition is transparent and transactional, like when the money is in the form of a sponsorship from a company’s marketing budget. Many of us are familiar with local businesses sponsoring local sports teams. Photo and Bio.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 How To Produce An Effective Company Blog If you lead a business and aren’t part of the 34% of U.S. companies using a blog for marketing purposes, your business likely will within the next year. Make it relevant to your company or products. Make your blog as non-promotional as possible.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Monday, May 17, 2010 Build A Strong Team. Be An Effective Team Member. Its somewhat difficult to find a copy of Price Pritchetts 1992 handbook called, The Team Member Handbook For Teamwork, but if you do locate a copy, it provides you good, practical, useful information. Youll learn as a manager how to build a strong team.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Jacobwith will show you five powerful and simple “must do’s” to cut through year-end fundraising noise, help increase your Giving Tuesday success, and increase donor retention. And in 2001, I joined a training company and worked for them for five years and then set out on my own in 2007. Full Transcript: Steven: All right.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Sunday, September 26, 2010 How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company Overland Park, Kansas-based author Leigh Branham, along with Mark Hirschfeld, recently completed a survey of 10,000 employees in 43 states to better understand what separates a "best places to work" company from other companies.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Sunday, October 31, 2010 How To Write Your Companys Core Values Walk into any Whole Foods grocery store and youll see that companys core values proudly presented on a large sign. The values clearly set the companys culture. As Whole Foods explains, their core values are the "soul" of its company.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2010

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills Todays high school and college team sport athletes are learning leadership skills that will serve them well when they enter the workforce. Be An Effective Team Member. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

He and his team over at Branches Mission Lab do really awesome work for a variety of nonprofits, especially those of you in the ministry space. I’ve even got a few team members from Branches there to interact if I can’t catch it all. I think there’s already some of your folks in the chat. That’s awesome to see.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2022

The aim of conducting a volunteer survey is to gain statistically beneficial answers, while simultaneously empowering them and bolstering your retention efforts. . With a good volunteer survey, you have the power to impact the effectiveness of volunteer orientation, training, recruitment, and retention. Communicate your goals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

“An added benefit of conducting employee satisfaction research is that, in doing so, a company lets their employees know they are important, their opinions and suggestions matter, and there is a sincere desire to make the company an enjoyable place to work,&# reports Polaris. .&#

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011 "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks StLouis magazine is featuring in its January issue 60 companies that they deemed "great places to work". Helping those companies to earn that honor are the perks they give their employees, some of which you might want to consider for 2011.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ▼ October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2022

For another entertainment option, try partnering with local dance studios or connecting with local dance teachers to see if they’d be willing to lend their time to teach your fundraisers some simple choreography or basic dance lessons.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Employee pay often is not the most important driver for employee retention. Despite study after study that shows pay is not the top reason employees stay with a company, research results like these often surprise workplace leaders. In fourth place is an organizations financial stability. Compensation came in fifth on the top five list.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2011

Business leaders can read Overland Park, KS’s Leigh Branham’s books: • The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave • Re-Engage to learn more about why employees leave their workplaces (including non-financial reasons), and what leaders can do to boost employee retention. Both are excellent books.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Leave As a leader, its imperative you understand the real reasons employees leave your company. To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Rating someone based on the company he or she keeps 6. One of her favorite books is The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave , written by Leigh Branham of the company Keeping The People, Inc., Excusing substandard performance or behavior because it is widespread 4. Rating someone based on a grudge you are holding 7.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

Leadership is what it takes to inspire and engage employees to contribute their best to achieve the goals, support the vision, carry out the mission, and embody the companys values. Two of Burkus favorite leadership books are: The Starfish and the Spider -- A book actually about leaderLESS organizations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 21, 2010

Saturday, August 21, 2010 Lots Of Lessons From Post-it Notes There are lots of lessons tied to those canary yellow squares, called Post-it Notes -- how ideas and innovations can come from anyone on your team at any time. How they can be used by leaders to boost morale. How test marketing is critical. Enjoy the history of those yellow squares.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 1, 2010

If you say youll send a team member a report, do so. But, following through is critical to keeping your team effective and efficient. If you promise to get an employee an answer, get it for him or her. As the Nike campaign/slogan so aptly says, "Just Do It." Too many managers dont follow through. Perhaps they get busy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 18, 2010

When everyone knows how each job/position on your team fits together, your team can accomplish so much more. Plus, the new-found knowledge drives a better appreciation for what everyone does, and proves to the team that success comes only when all the pieces fit together like a well-oiled machine.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan Mike Brown, the founder of the Kansas City company called, The Brainzooming Group, encourages business leaders to solicit feedback from their customers when creating a strategic plan. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

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