Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Halfway into the 300-page book, Leadership Conversations , I had turned the corners of nearly every fifth page. There is so much to learn from Leadership Conversations. Leaders who are leading multi-generational workforces. So, in their book, they detail the four types of conversations every leader must effectively master.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

As a member of Generation Z (Gen Z), or today’s 11- to 26-year-olds, I have been curious about the advice given to nonprofits on capturing younger audiences’ attention. But to truly understand how nonprofits can best engage Gen Z on social media, we thought it was important to bring my generation’s voice into the conversation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 30, 2017

Halfway into the 300-page book, Leadership Conversations , I had turned the corners of nearly every fifth page. There is so much to learn from Leadership Conversations. Leaders who are leading multi-generational workforces. So, in their book, they detail the four types of conversations every leader must effectively master.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 19, 2014

Halfway into the 300-page book, Leadership Conversations , I had turned the corners of nearly every fifth pages. There is so much to learn from Leadership Conversations. Leaders who are leading multi-generational workforces. So, in their book, they detail the four types of conversations every leader must effectively master.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2016

Halfway into the 300-page book, Leadership Conversations , I had turned the corners of nearly every fifth page. There is so much to learn from Leadership Conversations. Leaders who are leading multi-generational workforces. So, in their book, they detail the four types of conversations every leader must effectively master.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 19, 2015

Halfway into the 300-page book, Leadership Conversations , I had turned the corners of nearly every fifth pages. There is so much to learn from Leadership Conversations. Leaders who are leading multi-generational workforces. So, in their book, they detail the four types of conversations every leader must effectively master.

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Conversation Leadership Influence Skills 40

Media Cause

JANUARY 26, 2024

The 2010s and even early 2020s were focused on girlbossing, “aspirational” content from influencers traveling the world and doing a lot cooler things than we’re probably doing, and being #ThatGirl —someone who hustles, focuses on their wellness, and employs daily acts of rigorous self-care. Truly, what a time.)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 12, 2013

Halfway into the 300-page book, Leadership Conversations , I had turned the corners of nearly every fifth pags. There is so much to learn from Leadership Conversations. Leaders who are leading multi-generational workforces. So, in their book, they detail the four types of conversations every leader must effectively master.

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Conversation Leadership Review Influence 40

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2019

We’re the most connected we’ve ever been – with our friends, social networks and even strangers near and far having constant influence and involvement in our daily lives through messaging, social media, in app social tools, online communities and more. It’s about creating a conversation and inviting employees and consumers to join.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Learn why social listening is important and how to find and use the influencers among prospective and existing students, alumni, and parents. Tapping into social listening enables you to leverage your best social influencers to strengthen your online campaigns and ultimately build a stronger prospective student pipeline.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Halfway into the 300-page book, Leadership Conversations , I had turned the corners of nearly every fifth pages. There is so much to learn from Leadership Conversations. Leaders who are leading multi-generational workforces. So, in their book, they detail the four types of conversations every leader must effectively master.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2022

Narratives have the power to liberate or oppress because they have the potential to influence the beliefs and behaviors of individuals, which in turn can shape institutional policies and practices. When narratives are reframed, a context is created to help generate widespread support. Putting narrative change into action for impact.

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2022

TikTok is a growing social media platform that is the preferred social site for Generation Z. Labeled “philanthrokids,” Generation Z is one generation that is poised to make a difference in the world. According to our Generational Giving Report , Generations Y and Z are motivated by a sense of social responsibility.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

This post features a video of animals available for adoption and encourages people with matching names to come and adopt, providing a conversation starter for community members in the comments! Conversions. On social media, a conversion might be a donation, a sign-up for a newsletter, or attendance at an event.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

I believe that our children’s generation is key to creating lasting change in equality, justice, climate change, and human rights. We need to normalize those conversations, and then involve our children in acting with us for the climate. The parent voice carries acute moral and emotional weight. Start talking about it!

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Achieve

JANUARY 3, 2018

Women in particular appear to be lifting their voice and becoming more engaged than previously reported. Why had their voices quieted? Conversations about men’s abuse of power and status over women were rekindled … and women’s voices not only returned, but they were louder and more unbridled than in the past.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

Screencapture from Jonny Bentwood 's White Paper on measuring influence. A new whitepaper by Jonny Bentwood, a PR consultant for Edelman, Distributed Influence: Quantifying the Impact of Social Media. pdf) starts the conversation and attempt to address a method to quantify influence. s voice louder than ever before.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

Several different studies provide insight into why how you present giving price options can influence donors to give more (or less) generously. They did an A/B/C test with a lower ask string vs. a higher ask string vs. simply letting donors choose to make “a generous gift.” Evidence indicates defaults do increase giving.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 21, 2017

After several months analyzing tweets by registered voters and comparing them to the larger social media conversations—that include real people, organizations, campaigns, and bots—sometimes real people, or at least the segments of real people we want to engage, are not talking about our issues or candidates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2017

Rather than being tied to status, they see leaders for their ability to be collaborative, creative, display high emotional intelligence, and bring together diverse groups of people and perspectives to influence change. Getting this right is a conversation that requires all voices at the table.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 21, 2021

If the marketing-generated email they receive has one message and the development-generated email arrives with a competing message, their resulting confusion will temper any philanthropic impulses. Are the people donors want to connect with within your sphere of influence as the fundraiser? Donors don’t make distinctions.

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

Conversely, if you have “totally awesome” as one of your criteria, how will you measure that and how will you craft an appropriate interview question? And who has influence over its success? What was the outcome?”. If you can’t, maybe you need to rethink the criteria. Getting buy-in from stakeholders.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2020

One of the biggest challenges for a donor relations and stewardship program, as an indirect revenue generator, is success metrics. Their influence comes from the positions they hold and the fact that they are not paid to raise money. Are your donors engaged and have they stood by you through these unprecedented times? The basics.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

We’ll be facilitating a conversation, more than doing a formal presentation, and will focus on the power of crowdsourcing (using our own case study from conducting the Social Media for Social Good case study competition) and the application of social media in nonprofit program delivery. If you’re here in Austin, do join us!

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

One study found that 86 percent of respondents believed that having a strategic plan positively impacted revenue generation through grants, donors, events, and other avenues. When it comes to strategic planning, there are a few common hesitations that nonprofits voice throughout the process. Online fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

We kicked off the conference with an interview style keynote about the Networked Nonprofit, moderated by fabulous Shireen Mitchell (aka digitalsista ). The best part is when the audience joins the conversation. Shireen did a fabulous job of bringing in their voices. Wendy Harman from the Red Cross. Wendy Harman from the Red Cross.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2014

I don''t care who you are interested in learning more about--people of a particular race/ethnicity, gender, political affiliation, physical ability, generation, sexual orientation--there is a bubble on the Web populated by them. Salvador gave me suggestions of websites and influencers to check out. It is called the Web.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

The Austin Game Developers Conference is finishing up, and from it comes Gamasutra's intriguing account of the session on Engaging and Empowering Community Influencers. Now, designers realize the power of such forums to influence the game's success, and are employing "community managers" to work with and in those forums.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Conversations around these topics has been further amplified thanks in large part to a more informed and sustainability-minded investment community led by changemakers such as Larry Fink at BlackRock and a more engaged and activated workforce that is influencing CSR strategy at companies and within the changing social sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

It's like a giant combination of influence and karma. Influence: Can you move groups of people, small or large, to take some action? Do you have ways of generating physical support? First of all, your organization, based on its mission and staff, has a unique voice in the world. What is it? Find like-minded folk.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 6, 2019

Generate a list of metrics or questions you’d like to know about. For example, perhaps you send the same message out to all constituents, but one test group gets the message from the voice of a current student, and another test group hears from a popular faculty member. Harness the power of the personal appeal.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They can give directly from their seats without disrupting conversation with one another. Not only does OmegaOne help your chapter better raise money and plan revenue-generating activities, but it also helps you manage your money and your organization’s future projects. Outbid notifications. Instantaneous check-out.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Add your voice to the discussion today! The Rapleaf Business blog also has some great advice on incorporating user generated content instead of working from scratch. We hope that, after you've read through it, you'll consider adding to the conversation. This month, all of the links are courtesy of We Are Media. Share Your Story.

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Media Cause

APRIL 13, 2023

Even if you’re not on TikTok, there are a few important takeaways to consider from this conversation at the moment. 1. TikTok has pushed us to use the voices of real people and influencers that are part of the communities we work with—something we need to do more of. Kristen Friedel, Sr.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2016

As the United States population becomes even more diverse, fundraisers have an unparalleled opportunity to employ strategies that engage new audiences , bring new voices to the table, and enrich the nonprofit sector with new talent and leadership. Although women have represented more than 50% of the U.S.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

In my experience, the best participatory experiences are as constrained and clear as possible in the invitation offered, and as open-ended as possible in the outcome generated. Technology Tools Worth Checking Out Unusual Projects and Influences' Constrain the input, free the output. Sheet music is a beautiful analogy for this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

In Meet Generation Y Francine Hardaway interviewed the great (and young) Mark Bao presented right before me, and I was preoccupied - but Francine's presenting style was so engaging and the conversational approach to this session got me so engaged that I forgot I was speaking next. Salaam Garage by Amanda Koster presented her work.

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