CauseVox

JUNE 26, 2023

That’s why adding a tribute donation option to your donation page is a small thing that can make a big difference. Whether it’s a cherished family member, a respected mentor, or beloved pet, tribute donations allow donors to celebrate those who have made a significant impact on their lives while supporting a meaningful cause.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I interviewed 50 different founders, athletes, artists, activists, NFL coaches and celebrities, many of whom I have mentored and advised – from billionaire Marc Lore to Scarlett Johansson – to illustrate strategies for total commitment. Can you explain the difference? Burn the Boats is based on the idea of ‘perpetual pursuit’.

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Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. I still remember Frank and his then-vice president, Susan Berresford, visiting Rio de Janeiro to give me the news.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 26, 2024

Social media is a place people go to with hopes of connectivity, community, and distraction. We’re all logging onto TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, and Twitter (X) and getting completely different experiences. At a time when everything seems dark, people want to mentally unwind. There’s BrideTok, BeautyTok, FashionTok, and more.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I took a leap and got certified as a Digital Marketer in an intensive program but still found myself in the exact same place—without the right paper, I couldn’t get my foot in the door. I also had the great opportunity to have Taylor Cote (VP of Marketing) step in once the fellowship was extended by 8 weeks to mentor me in different avenues.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

It’s not hard to see the difference. But when they receive a receipt that is no different than the one they get when they purchase a box of cat treats, it makes their gift feel transactional rather than meaningful. Or You won’t believe what a difference your gift made! But the rules are a bit different around IRS language.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

But it is a different way of thinking for most grantmakers, so it can be difficult to know where to start. There are different approaches to this conundrum of who decides. Always be mindful of the burden you’re placing on applicants. Support from a mentor, peer, or staff person.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

As a graduate of Indiana Bible College, she spent two decades working at a ministry and mentoring missionary kids before transitioning to her current role. Cylinda’s story aligns with why Rob Wu and Jeff Chang co-founded CauseVox in the first place. Cylinda Nickel is the Executive Director at Compassion Services International.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Boulder and seeing the winter beauty of the place right after a big snowfall as well as of connecting with many people excited about social impact. There were three different social enterprises developing software applications similar to our Martus software, but in other areas of the social sector.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Be strategic in making sure you find the right place for them on your committee, even if that means continuing your search for that elusive sponsorship chair. No matter what kind of volunteer you’re working to recruit, make sure you have an onboarding program in place that will help you set your new volunteer (and you!) up for success.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

A fundraising email is not the right place to thank Board members, reflect on events that already happened, spotlight a wonderful volunteer, or highlight a major donor. Please help us open the door for a teen to attend our personal development conference, benefit from having a mentor, and get on a path to college and a career.” .

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Are there really that many differences between generations? I just had the honor of being part of a new leaders group studying how different generations were leading in the work force and we found there were lots of differences between where people were in life. Perhaps there is more that connects us than divides us?

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Here’s how you can get a conversation started: Direct message potential participants – Send personalized messages directly to your most engaged social media followers to invite them to participate. You can facilitate connections using your volunteer Facebook group, mentoring program, or post-fundraiser volunteer recognition event.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 1, 2009

The python community has started a conversation about diversity, with the ultimate goal of creating basically a welcoming statement. A short twitter conversation I had with a colleague brought up the issue of whether or not this is just an exercise – will this actually lead to any lasting change? Are there good mentoring models?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 1, 2009

The python community has started a conversation about diversity, with the ultimate goal of creating basically a welcoming statement. A short twitter conversation I had with a colleague brought up the issue of whether or not this is just an exercise – will this actually lead to any lasting change? Are there good mentoring models?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Most places we’re lucky if 3 and under are free. Inter-generational mentor program: A mentor program can help make your organization more personal. When different generations connect there is an opportunity to share history, values and it benefits both mentors and mentees. “ 17 and under, free?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Look Within Your Walls: The first place to look is down the hall or ask at your next board meeting. This post is a round up of how to find volunteers and others to assist with the nitty gritty data skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Last week, I facilitated a peer learning session for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders and their mentors about healthy and productive meetings. We covered the best practices of meetings , both face-to-face and virtual meetings. If that is the case, we could ask ourselves why we spend out time on ineffective meetings in the first place?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

Build the capacity of these NGOs and CSOs to use new media effectively through mentoring and coaching. Develop a Multilingual Online Learning Community for partners, contributors, sponsors, participants, teams, mentors, social media techies from the region, and trainers to interact and share best practices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Look Within Your Walls: The first place to look is down the hall or ask at your next board meeting. They are teaching digital measurement best practices by connecting great causes with experienced mentors and motivated students. There may be someone in another department who is a data nerd with expert excel skills. Ask around.

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Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

However, if you can take the time to reflect on where you want to go, then plan how you’ll get to a certain level or leverage an opportunity into a different playing field. Keep in mind that you can request a reference from other places you’ve worked, not only your most recent employer. . Then you can look for alignment in a job.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Tal talked about an organization with 10 staff and 15 different databases. Anyone in the organization can update the information so that it is captured in the one place. If you need to get or update organizational data from different locations, then it may be time to move. Constituent Overlap. Very handy.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I bike to work and at least once every couple of weeks it’s Lindsay having an awesome conversation with somebody that speeds up that commute for me. Really cool conversations, lots of different topics, social justice, criminal justice, I think you talked about last week. . – [Steven] Yeah. – [Lindsay] Yup.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And I don’t want this to just be a one-way conversation. I get training, my employer pays for me to go to these conferences, webinars, but I prioritize that, but I really could use a mentor. And she really guided me and mentored me. Hopefully, you can connect with other people who are in the chat and get a mentor.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

When asked, Melissa mentioned having a strong fundraising strategy begins with having a strong plan in place ahead of time. A year-end campaign with a goal of $5,000 is much different than one set at $100,000. Funds made necessary by COVID will have a different tone than funds for an exciting new project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2010

The brilliance behind the Chase Community Giving Program is that the promotion took place largely on Facebook; there appears to have been, at least for Round One, no above the line advertising support nor did the firm invest in the development of a separate program website. to help participants develop their ideas for submission.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Are there really that many differences between generations? I just had the honor of being part of a new leaders group studying how different generations were leading in the work force and we found there were lots of differences between where people were in life. Perhaps there is more that connects us than divides us?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2016

In Philadelphia, many polling places are difficult to find, hidden deep in the recesses of schools, churches, and community centers. The required paper signage identifying polling places must only be posted by the entrance of each location, which means they are often located on side streets out-of-view for anyone on the sidewalks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2012

I met Debbie a few years ago while we worked together on a training committee for MicroMentor , a nonprofit that connects small business owners with business mentors. I say this because, while the two areas must work in tandem if both departments exist in a company, sales people have very different personalities than those in marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2008

How will you take into account different learning styles for individuals and generational differences? Use the tools as part of your learning process: A blog can be an excellent professional development journal - a place to record and share learnings. Does the delivery match our organization's culture for learning?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2007

I came upon these three for different reasons, and although I’m not interested in adopting their primary points of view, there were tidbits that were worth the read (or a skim, in one case) in the end. The third book is in a bit of a different category – not about landing more business, per se, but making more money.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. They pose alternatives.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Grant investments no longer need to be in dollars only, they often are in partnership, mentoring, guidance and connecting those grant investments to the people who can help them reach their goals. For these applications, you must prove that you have a collaboration in place in order to achieve your grant investment goals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? And, how often?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I believe that setting that expectation at the outset made a big difference both in my eventual pay and the responsibilities offered to me. The Spy Museum was a dream place for me. While now the blog's a big part of my life, at the time, it just felt like an experiment--a place for me to develop my ideas in a public setting.

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