Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

“To thrive in this world in flux, we need to radically reshape our relationship to uncertainty and flip the script to sustain a healthy and productive outlook,” explains April. Each of the Flux Superpowers helps you see change in new ways, develop new responses to change, and ultimately reshape your relationship with change.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms September 6, 2007 One of the cool things about free and open source software is that often (not always, but often) they provide an open platform for add-ons.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 25, 2021

By: Cori O’Brien, Senior Manager, Open Source Commons. This year, we are highlighting contributions made through Open Source Commons , a unique program that highlights the partnership between Salesforce.org and our community of customers and partners. Build Sustainable Apps to Meet Unique Community Needs.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #7: Firefox January 31, 2008 This almost feels like cheating, talking about Firefox. Firefox, is, of course, the FOSS application that is on more desktops than all the others, combined.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Don’t use noreply@ or development@ for the sender email. People will be more likely to respond to your call to action or, at the very least, open your emails if they look like they’re coming from an individual. Did you know the average nonprofit email open rate for nonprofits is 25%? Here’s a sample script you can use: .

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sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2021

All you need is a basic script of questions you’ll ask and 6-8 participants. Data obtained from user interviews can be used to develop Audience Personas , to help guide design and content creation for your website/emails and to get ideas for improving events. Here are some examples: User Interviews. Google Analytics Data Review.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2009

Here's the official low-down: Get up to speed on dozens of free and open-source projects driving innovation in cloud computing, Web application development, social and collaborative technologies, and more. Choose from 70+ expert led talks on: Cloud Platforms - Development and deployment in the cloud. Register today!

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Fundraising expert Steve MacLaughlin says developing a multichannel strategy is like baking a delicious dessert: It’s the combination of every “ingredient” that makes a campaign work — just like your grandma’s apple pie recipe. It’s worth spending some time here, because segmented campaigns get 14% more opens. Peer to peer.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

With numbers like this, it may benefit every nonprofit organization to develop or build a planned giving program. Planned Giving Is Accessible to All Planned giving flips the script on the traditional donation structure because it does not disrupt a supporter’s current cash flow.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review).

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Fundraising expert Steve MacLaughlin says developing a multichannel strategy is like baking a delicious dessert: It’s the combination of every “ingredient” that makes a campaign work — just like your grandma’s apple pie recipe. It’s worth spending some time here, because segmented campaigns get 14% more opens. Peer to peer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

The next step is figure out the script and pathways for the conversation. Bots can also answer open-ended questions and get smarter as they go, if you train them. The testing was fun and it also helped me figure out how to script the close-end conversation that happens when you “Wake Up the Beth Bot.”

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Engagement Meter looks at giving history (recency, years given, upgraded gifts), interactions (event attendance, volunteering, communication preferences, website visits), and e-mail (subscribes, opens, clicks) to give you a temperature reading on each donor in your database. .

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

There were two instances this year where I made gifts over and above what I had intended and they both involved personal contact from someone in the development office (director or gifts officer). Texting is great, because more people open texts (90%+) than emails. Learn more in my free Donor Thank You Calls eBook + Script.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Reading a Bookshare-downloaded book on the BrailleNote portable device Launched in 2007 to replicate the proven Bookshare model internationally, our Bookshare International library has already grown to serve members in more than 40 countries , many of whom are in the developing world. The second principle is sourcing locally relevant content.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Founder John van Hengel developed the concept of food banking when he was a soup kitchen volunteer. While Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being developed for use in fundraising , most food banks have yet to integrate it into their strategies. In 2021 it had an annual budget of $4.1 billion with net assets of $578 million.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

What we do: Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) develops database software, data collection strategies, and statistical techniques to measure human rights atrocities. Maintain and develop our data deduplication (entity resolution) framework written in python and Java. Please use open file formats (PDF is fine).

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. So, again, it’s board roles and fundraising and resource development. Close the 20 browser windows you currently have open. You are worth it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 23, 2010

I’ve been involved in web application development basically since they started – when, when a cgi-bin folder with some perl scripts to process simple forms was the norm. The developers? As most of you know, I’m a very long time veteran of web application building. What could I have done differently?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

Use my Kitchen Table Exercise to develop your conversational writing voice. It creates two pieces of mail or email for the donor to open and read. Most donors will not make contact, but it builds trust and strengthens your relationship with the donor to let them know you are open to answer any questions they might have.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Using that same user journey from above, searching for good food while in New York, Gen Z most likely will pop open their TikTok or Instagram app to find that desired information (and for user demographics, TikTok isn’t just a target platform for Gen Z —50% of users* are between the ages of 30-49.) Does Social SEO matter for your Nonprofit?

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Drupal is an open-source content management framework that was initially released 21 years ago. The Drupal upgrade process used to involve: Using a migration module or have a developer write migration scripts to move your data from your old Drupal site into a new one. Since then, there have been nine major releases. First Name.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Drupal is an open-source content management framework that was initially released 21 years ago. The Drupal upgrade process used to involve: Using a migration module or have a developer write migration scripts to move your data from your old Drupal site into a new one. Since then, there have been nine major releases. First Name.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. If it’s been awhile since your monthly donors got a real thank you, consider a ‘thankathon’ this month and recruit board members, development committee members, and/or other volunteers to help.

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Forum One

JULY 20, 2021

Drupal is an open-source content management framework that was initially released 20 years ago. The Drupal upgrade process used to involve: Using a migration module or have a developer write migration scripts to move your data from your old Drupal site into a new one. Since then, there have been nine major releases.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

It lays out the facts of your accomplishments, the timeline and development of the organization, and conveys the integral code that your nonprofit’s brand adheres to. The script should provide insight into the nonprofit by following to the common writer’s mantra of “show don’t tell.”

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Some donors are very open to getting to know the organization they just donated to. Work from a list of prepared questions , but be prepared to go off-script if the donor goes in a different direction. Use open-ended questions that will give your donor the opportunity to expand on their responses.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Such resources should include sample solicitation letters for mail and email, quick stats and impact statements for social media, sample scripts for phone calls, and thank you letters for follow-up communications. Provide peer-to-peer fundraisers with easy access to information and resources they can use to fundraiser for your event.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 30, 2009

They’re always open and not in the way of my other browsing. There’s a Javascript API for developers to add this functionality. I can’t use the Better Gmail extension I loved from Firefox, but I can easily add some of the scripts (not all work) to my mail browsing experience in their SSB. This is killer.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Stories that make an impact are honest, connect emotionally, and open a dialogue with the viewer. A good call to action is simple, feels valuable to the cause, and opens the door for further engagement. Creating a video with impact requires developing a story concept and turning it into a script.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 7, 2018

The Five Practices created developed by Kouzes and Posner are all about these behaviors : Model the Way Inspire a Shared Vision Challenge the Process Enable Others to Act E ncourage the Heart The book teaches you how each practice is linked to today’s modern buyer preferences. You’ll learn how to: Inspire, strengthen and motivate buyers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

He lead us on a series of improvisation exercises designed to teach important skills for networked leaders: empathy, awareness, celebrating failure, being open to change and more. Scripted mindsets expect everything to be perfect in theory, on paper, and in the real world – and when it isn’t they don’t know how to lead.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 4, 2008

Because of a script that scraped names and email addresses from Facebook, called Plaxo Pulse. There’s a poll on mashable.com , where the sentiment is most certainly heavily in favor of Facebook opening up the social graph. Why did Scoble get booted (he has since been reinstated)? 2 admin 01.04.08 at 8:10 pm Agreed, totally!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

at 1:27 am From my personal experience after using both: Sitemeter scripts are slow and increase your page load time, whereas the Google Analytics script is fast! There’s so much to learn about blogging, but I am improving but slowly, very slowly. Thank you again for your help. 6 Debjit 01.01.10 Have you experienced the same?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2020

Smart fundraising professionals can be kind, thoughtful, and effective in this challenging time with a few key tactics that we’ve developed. You see a sample phone script for this call here. Organizations have seen strong success with this approach, as it puts the donor in a more thoughtful mindset. can get involved.”

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Tenby spoke about a method they developed by which to deputize and hand over some control to forums' super users to maintain a productive and harmonious online forum community. Heyning spoke of the process she undertakes to run events, which rely on detailed scripts and content carefully curated on the team’s internal wiki.

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