Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Recently, more than 70 British companies started testing a four-day workweek. Prior to DH, Lim helped create the world’s first series of Culture Books at Zappos.com, where she consulted for eight years. The approach should always be about testing what works and measuring what matters.

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Candid

MAY 10, 2023

To uncover insights on your audience, consider conducting surveys with your current supporters; analyzing your nonprofit’s email, website, and social media data ; or using free tools, like Google Trends. To test or preview your campaign, consider doing a soft launch first.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

As such, part of the research process should include conducting a survey to understand how connected your audience feels to your nonprofit’s brand right now. This is usually completed after A/B testing confirms that a new component will improve the desired audience perception of the brand.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Growth is a learning cycle with constant loops of testing, gaining insights, implementing, sharing, and iterating for improvement. As restrictions changed in late 2020, the team knew agility would be critical to gaining advantage, and that their strategic choices would be based on beliefs that needed to be constantly tested.

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NTEN

JULY 3, 2014

With WordPress, we were able to find an existing and fully tested integration that we could build on top of. Website survey – we have a survey live on the site now. Usability testing – we will be doing a lot of usability testing over the summer and early fall.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This was likely followed by testing out one or two project management systems as you tried to find a work-from-home solution that served your nonprofit well. Before you partner with a nonprofit tech consultant, complete the following steps to ensure your team is well-prepared for the evaluation. With that, let’s get started!

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

You can test their camera, lighting, and audio. One of the biggest errors you can make as an event planner is to skip the post-event survey. A post-event survey can be sent a day or two after the event, while it is still fresh in the minds of attendees. In addition to this survey, be sure to follow up with a quick “thank you.”

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Last week, I sat down with Amy Peyrot, Senior Consultant, Social Media Specialist, and resident mathlete at M+R , to discuss all things social media metrics. If that's the case, you have the added advantage of getting to discover the types of content that are most appealing to your audience + testing what gets them to click.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 21, 2021

According to Salesforce.org’s Nonprofit Trends Report (3rd Edition), 71% of organizations surveyed had to accelerate their move to digital programs or events last year due to the pandemic. Discrete segments can be tested based on timely nuances in supporter behavior. And 2020 didn’t help.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 24, 2021

This guide is here to help you create a strong foundation for your first web build project, setting you up for success a few years down the line when you’re reading to work with a consultant like Team DNL. We’re going to cover the following topics: How to Create a Nonprofit Website: Frequently Asked Questions.

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

You can test their camera, lighting, and audio. One of the biggest errors you can make as an event planner is to skip the post-event survey. A post-event survey can be sent a day or two after the event, while it is still fresh in the minds of attendees. In addition to this survey, be sure to follow up with a quick “thank you.”

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 31, 2021

To brand your organization and ensure that branding is maintained across your marketing platforms, you’ll need to design a comprehensive brand narrative that will last the test of time and communicate that clearly across all who are in charge of conveying it. Consider how your brand will last the test of time.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

In addition to the benchmark data, the project also includes an e-campaigning survey that has been carried by Jess Day , an independent e-campaigning consultant. (I This means specifically working on segmenting your database and testing messages. e-campaigning survey (author: Jess Day) - download.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 24, 2020

Donor surveys. Instead, we’ll focus on three tried and tested ways you can get the most lift right now. . Donor Surveys . Another cost-effective way to identify qualified major and legacy donor prospects is through donor surveys. Traditionally, donor surveys have been used by nonprofits as a research device.

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CauseVox

JUNE 22, 2021

We recently conducted a survey of nonprofit professionals and found that your biggest challenges are growing fundraising with limited time + resources. Learn how to build a powerful individual giving strategy for a small nonprofit with Kelly McLaughlin, Fundraising + Strategic Planning Consultant. Join us for one or all sessions!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

the IRS defines nonprofits as “Organizations that are organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational or other specified purposes.” Requirements vary from state to state, so be sure to consult with your legal counsel to understand your registration requirements.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2013

After surveying many of the programs out there, I found a few that meet these requirements. For big projects or large sets of data, you might want to consult with a professional designer or somebody on staff with design skills. Did you use a web tool or consult with a professional designer?

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

Nancy Roach, our founder, casually surveyed some of us early stakeholders to decide on a name. At the 2008 conference, I attended a session presented by Farra Trompeter of Big Duck Consulting. They sent out surveys. This gave us a chance to test out the brand messaging with others. Why did we do this? She got it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Example of A/B Testing Results. Testing and Coordinating: At this stage, the organization is regularly collecting data but in a bunch of different spreadsheets and collected by different people or departments. Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity. What is the difference?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Tammy Moloy is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and a Senior Consultant with Ashley|Rountree and Associates, a leading regional non-profit consulting firm based in Louisville, Kentucky. Tammy has achieved “Top 10 in Personal Recruiting” as well as ranking in the “Top 250 Consultants” in the nation. _.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

According to Baez, there have been some small surveys conducted, but those mostly focused on youth populations. According to Baez, the CTA created their own survey based on information from their HMIS database and their own research in the Santa Clara community. What CTA Uncovered. "What will it take for them to switch?"

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Conduct A/B testing. A/B testing is the process of creating two different versions of a marketing campaign (in this instance, a web page) to determine which version is more compelling for your audience. You can conduct A/B testing by creating slightly different versions of important web pages like your homepage or donation page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Sites like uTest and Topcoder help you work through work like website or application testing and provide ratings and controls to help you manage more technical processes with vetted programmers and developers. Many crowdsourcing work sites provide some kind of rating system meaning the better, more accurate workers can rise to the top.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 21, 2021

We recommend beginning with Harvard’s Implicit Bias Test to learn about the types of biases your leadership are coming in with. At that point, it might be helpful to bring in an HR consulting firm or an expert on the subject to make sure all concepts are addressed comprehensively and sensitively. Set Milestones for Improvement.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 6, 2009

A March 2008 report in Science magazine, Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness , found that, "spending more of one's income on others predicted greater happiness both cross-sectionally (in a nationally representative survey study) and longitudinally (in a field study of windfall spending)." Britt Bravo is a Big Vision Consultant.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 21, 2018

At UPS, drones are being used for delivery of medicines to remote clinics and being tested to explore disaster hit communities to improve rescue and response. IBM has a longstanding practice of building technologies to address nonprofit needs, offering pro bono consulting contracts in partnership with nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Miscellaneous: The nonprofit must respond to Google’s annual program survey. The annual survey is emailed once a year and can also be submitted by going directly to the online form. At the minimum you can probably benefit from scheduling a free consultation about your Google Ads and Google Grants accounts.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 13, 2016

According to the 2016 Customer Engagement Index from 24/7, 79% of customers take their business to a competitor within a week of experiencing poor customer service, and Aspect Software’s research show that 76% of Americans view customer service as a “true test of how much a brand values them.”. times faster and profits 1.5

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Backups : Cloud providers manage and test their backups extensively, much more thoroughly than most nonprofits do. They offer a variety of consulting options through TechSoup to help you make good decisions about technology. Read TechSoup's three part series on what we learned from our global nonprofit cloud computing survey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

The idea itself is tested by the immune system of the wider community. It enables us to test how well we are doing individually as an organization and as a system. The beta tool is ready for testing so that we can see how the inputs work and how the outputs work. It is a change in the way that people, think, feel and act. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In the latest State of Nonprofit Marketing Report , a global survey of nonprofit marketers, 71% say their engagement is data-driven, but only 33% are completely satisfied with their ability to use data to create more relevant experiences. Atlanta Mission personalizes their follow-up based on how supporters respond to a CSAT survey question.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 19, 2007

Last March, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported about a survey by the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network that found: "Young charity workers cited burnout and low pay as the biggest reasons they might leave nonprofit work. How can nonprofit, activist and helping professions prevent and/or heal burnout? Limit the obligations, and 3.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

These courses, intended specifically for nonprofit professionals, are prepared by academics, practitioners, and consultants, to help your organization accomplish its mission. Take just the individual courses you want or take all eight in the Certificate Series. The Learning Institute Certificate Series. Train Others to Manage Finances.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

They do a lot of really great consulting and placement if that is something that is of a need from you. I’m with Bright Street Solutions, a full-service consulting and placement firm in Birmingham, Alabama. You think about the various models that are out there, the templates, the timelines, the job descriptions, the consultants.

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Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

How you can use it: JotForm provides you with the tools to improve the experience of your donors and volunteers with signups, registrations, and surveys. Alternatively, you could find pro-bono Google Ad Grant consulting or invest in a digital marketing agency that specializes in Google Ad Grant management. The bad news?

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

ways to bring in fundraising dollars and engage supporters is the time-tested fundraising event. Keep the following questions in mind as you consult your calendar: Are we planning far enough in advance? To get supporters’ feedback on your event, send out a survey to all who attended. That was a lot of information to cover.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

I’ve tested it. Test, test, test. Test everything in your email. Test every link in your donation form. Test every link on your path to your donation form on your website. You’re going to start writing everything and testing it and scheduling it in October. . So humor me.

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