Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

” “The conversation easily gets off-track, and before you know it, 30 minutes have passed and we haven’t even discussed important business because we’ve gotten off on a tangent again.” And they probably don’t know what their role is in leading the nonprofit. People-problems are harder to fix.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

But all too often, foundations, corporate grantmakers, and donors end up unintentionally causing problems instead of helping to solve them. Here are five common ways foundations cause more problems than they solve: Providing short-term funding for a long-term outcome.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

The 10 ways you can improve your connection skills are to: Recognize varying connection needs Be present in conversations Develop the ability to empathize Develop the habit of emphasizing positives Control your tone of voice Negotiate with the mindset to solve a problems rather than to win Provide autonomy in execution Learn to apply the five languages (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The 10 ways you can improve your connection skills are to: Recognize varying connection needs Be present in conversations Develop the ability to empathize Develop the habit of emphasizing positives Control your tone of voice Negotiate with the mindset to solve a problems rather than to win Provide autonomy in execution Learn to apply the five languages (..)

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning. Learning, we do naturally.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

We need to normalize those conversations, and then involve our children in acting with us for the climate. It’s important to know a little about the issue and what some good resources are, to help us have those conversations. Learn about the problem, the effects, and the solutions. Start talking about it! And all children.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

GPT and The Grey Jacket Problem At a Fundraising event in NYC, George was on a panel to talk about AI applications for fundraising and was wearing a grey sports jacket with blue pants. When you combine generic prompts with untrained AI’s and then publish it you are walking straight into a Grey Jacket Problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

But this year in my current role leading the Active Voice Lab for Story & Strategy I did more listening than screening. During the first 10 years at Active Voice we commissioned outside firms and social scientists to give us qualitative feedback about our process and our partners’ satisfaction. Who are we trying to reach?

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Make a plan and assign roles – With your goal in mind, write out a plan for how you will get there. Remember, it’s about relationship building, so starting these conversations helps you start the relationship-building process. Is there a project you want to get funded? Is there an amount you want to raise?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

If you company is experiencing a constant or newly presented problem, a change will need to be made. Remedial Change – when a problem is identified and a solution is implemented. Consider the problem or opportunity at hand. Identify who should be involved in this process and what role each member of the team will play.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

While this year’s Summit focused on climate change, in line with the Climate Summit during the UN General Assembly and on the heels of the climate strikes around the world, there were many conversations applicable to every social good movement. Missed the Social Good Summit? You can watch it here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2018

The 10 ways you can improve your connection skills are to: Recognize varying connection needs Be present in conversations Develop the ability to empathize Develop the habit of emphasizing positives Control your tone of voice Negotiate with the mindset to solve a problems rather than to win Provide autonomy in execution Learn to apply the five languages (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2017

The 10 ways you can improve your connection skills are to: Recognize varying connection needs Be present in conversations Develop the ability to empathize Develop the habit of emphasizing positives Control your tone of voice Negotiate with the mindset to solve a problems rather than to win Provide autonomy in execution Learn to apply the five languages (..)

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2021

Make a plan and assign roles – With your goal in mind, write out a plan for how you will get there. Let your donors know what specific problem they are helping to solve. Remember, it’s about relationship building, so starting these conversations helps you start the relationship-building process.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Whether revenue comes from a previous campaign, a particular audience, or a giving package, leverage clean data so you can know where you’re going and eliminate potential problems. Personalization alongside a donor’s individual case for support can entirely change conversations around year-end giving. We can help. #2

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

For those that follow the #4Change twitter-based chats, this is a post recapping and highlighting our latest conversation on social media application in the Climate Change movement. Note: the @names provide links to the Twitter users who made specific comments, just in case you want to connect and continue the conversation!*.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

The 10 ways you can improve your connection skills are to: Recognize varying connection needs Be present in conversations Develop the ability to empathize Develop the habit of emphasizing positives Control your tone of voice Negotiate with the mindset to solve a problems rather than to win Provide autonomy in execution Learn to apply the five languages (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2017

The 10 ways you can improve your connection skills are to: Recognize varying connection needs Be present in conversations Develop the ability to empathize Develop the habit of emphasizing positives Control your tone of voice Negotiate with the mindset to solve a problems rather than to win Provide autonomy in execution Learn to apply the five languages (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2017

The 10 ways you can improve your connection skills are to: Recognize varying connection needs Be present in conversations Develop the ability to empathize Develop the habit of emphasizing positives Control your tone of voice Negotiate with the mindset to solve a problems rather than to win Provide autonomy in execution Learn to apply the five languages (..)

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 21, 2018

Rachel Hutchisson, the Vice President of Corporate Philanthropy and Citizenship at Blackbaud and I recently had a conversation on this topic for their Champions for Social Good podcast. And like all good conversations, there was so much more to say than we had time for. Toffel , heralded the age of the CEO Activist.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The 10 ways you can improve your connection skills are to: Recognize varying connection needs Be present in conversations Develop the ability to empathize Develop the habit of emphasizing positives Control your tone of voice Negotiate with the mindset to solve a problems rather than to win Provide autonomy in execution Learn to apply the five languages (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 15, 2016

The 10 ways you can improve your connection skills are to: Recognize varying connection needs Be present in conversations Develop the ability to empathize Develop the habit of emphasizing positives Control your tone of voice Negotiate with the mindset to solve a problems rather than to win Provide autonomy in execution Learn to apply the five languages (..)

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 30, 2022

Moving Forward and How Education Plays a Critical Role. Solving The Problem. Here are some more key takeaways from our conversation: It Starts with You. Listen first, use inclusive language and create a space where everyone can feel comfortable sharing their voice. Whether you are part of the LGBTQ+ community or an ally.

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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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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This year, Northern California Grantmakers has moved its annual Corporate Philanthropy Institute online (happening October 14, 2020) due to COVID-19, and will be exploring the role of companies in the responses to COVID-19 and racial justice. What is our role in the larger society around the issues that have been raised?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 8, 2017

While most nonprofit directors report being satisfied with their board, in a survey done by researchers Larcker, Donatiello, Meehan & Tayan, (2015), nearly all nonprofit participants also reported some sort of serious governance-related problem within the previous calendar year that has negatively affected their organization.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2015

The 10 ways you can improve your connection skills are to: Recognize varying connection needs Be present in conversations Develop the ability to empathize Develop the habit of emphasizing positives Control your tone of voice Negotiate with the mindset to solve a problems rather than to win Provide autonomy in execution Learn to apply the five languages (..)

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Culture Build Skills Leadership 40

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

When basketball players are offering more cogent commentary on racial issues than cultural institutions, you know we have a cultural relevance problem. What should be our role(s)? And pop culture icons, from basketball players to rock stars , are making highly visible commentary with their clothes and voices.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

Many events are canceled and that’s a problem. One small problem; You’ve never done one of those before. One thing to keep in mind is that the role of an event is to get people outside their normal routine. Like this one: At Gather Voices , we are asking people to our online events to pre-record questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Explores the ecosystem of data for social problem solving and the role philanthropy can play. Argues for engaging in adaptive strategy given the data rich and rapidly changing environment for solving complex social problems. Do you need share of voice metrics requiring vast amounts of competitive data from across the web?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

The blurring lines between government, nonprofit and for-profit sectors have led to innovative vehicles to fund interventions that address society’s most intractable problems. If there is no lead, a nonprofit should be ready to add capacity or shift existing roles to compensate for new obligations. Sources: Grossman, A. and Lombard, A.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The SDGs are a universal call to action—a wake-up call to remind us that we each have a job to do in order to solve problems of massive scale. Yes, each of us must be willing to accept the role we play in both the problems and the solutions, because activating change is going to take a village. . We have 14 years to pull it off.

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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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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2016

They tap into the power of topics that are top of mind for people—big stories in the media or conversations online—and then they ask them to take action. The key is that you need to know what’s going on so that you can respond in a timely manner and be a part of the conversation. Make a donation today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

100% of participants implement an action learning project that uses measurement to help improve their practice, share insights with peers, and identify opportunities to amplify each other’s voices through social media. It almost always naturally leads to discussion about how to amplify each other’s voices using social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

Dave Webb said "I have always had a problem forcing something that is organic by nature into a mechanical straightjacket. pdf) starts the conversation and attempt to address a method to quantify influence. s voice louder than ever before. This is beginning resonates with online community roles in a way. In Edelman???s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

The Valley Medical Foundation: This organization provided an example of the personal versus organizational voice issue that social media often brings up. Robot Voice Disguiser for Large Group Facilitation. My son lent me his Robot Voice Disguiser which was good for an opening laugh, but the chimes were preferable.

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