Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Take the opportunity today to teach an employee something new. Teach your employee something that expands his (or her) current job description. Teach something that will help him to get promoted within your organization at a later date. Teach him a skill that uses new technology. Be a leader who teaches.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

Devi shared some inspiring examples of how the technology can serve missions and stakeholders, including disaster response organizations leveraging AI to predict and respond to crises more efficiently, and educational nonprofits using AI for tailored learning experiences. In other words, use all your critical thinking skills.

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

It sounds instantaneous—as if you could type a few commands and new software would magically turn your organization into a super-powered generator of member engagement and delight. Becoming a digital organization means infusing technology into your association’s ecosystem. If only it were that simple. It’s a choice.”

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

We all have our own way of doing things, but sometimes our work outgrows our organization methods. Today, work expectations are higher, there’s more to manage, and you simply must be more organized to grow a small nonprofit. Organize your projects based on stages: Tasks to do, tasks in progress, and tasks completed.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Then, we’ll review how your organization can promote volunteerism in your community and manage volunteers effectively. Volunteerism definition Volunteerism is the act of contributing free labor to conduct community service or support a nonprofit organization. Let’s take a closer look at this phenomenon!

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2014

Through thousands of community-run events around the world, the Maker Party unites educators, organizations, and enthusiastic Internet users of all ages and skill levels. We want to give everyone the tools and resources they need to understand and effectively use web technologies.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 20, 2024

But just as a microwave can’t teach culinary skills, generic AI can’t inherently understand your organization’s unique voice, mission, or brand. The Human-in-the-loop Difference At Whole Whale, we understand the importance of purpose-built AI for social impact organizations.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2024

This approach, which champions the spirit of entrepreneurship within existing organizations, is not just beneficial; it is vital for recruiting and retaining the talent that will drive our missions forward. I first learned of this concept from Professor Arthur C. Brooks’ nonprofit management course at the Harvard Kennedy School.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Building a Robust Fundraising Engine: Strategies for Nonprofit Leaders The Intentional Fundraiser Learn how to build a robust fundraising engine that aligns your organization’s strategic vision with its fundraising efforts. Listen to this episode. Behavior design strategies can help. Listen to this episode. It‘s Time to Decide.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

We’ve curated a nonprofit reading list to help your organization make the most out of this charitable time of year. These nonprofit books provide sample messaging and practical guidance to help you write appeals that resonate with your donors and compel them to support your organization. The Annual Campaign by Erik J.

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

If your nonprofit is like many organizations in 2021, you rely heavily on volunteers to reach your mission and goals. In other words, approximately one out of three volunteers will stop providing service to your organization. How many volunteers is your organization losing each year? Communicate Effectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

How Helpful is Teaching Nonprofits How to Fish? When thinking about fundraising, many nonprofits and funders believe in the old adage, “Give a person a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a person to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” What you think? Guest post by Paul Connolly. In a vacuum, it can be marginal.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Donor engagement is what your organization does to build and strengthen donor relationships and the methods you use to keep donors active and involved. Your donor engagement strategy outlines exactly how you’ll reach out to donors and the KPIs you’ll track to measure how engaged a donor is with your organization.

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Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2021

What steps is your organization going to take to retain more volunteers in 2022? If your nonprofit is like many organizations, you rely heavily on volunteers to reach your mission and goals. In other words, approximately one out of three volunteers will stop providing service to your organization.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

It will teach you how to navigate these types of paradoxes more effectively. We must be aware of these everlasting paradoxes if we hope to effectively navigate through our most difficult decisions. Smith and Lewis : We’ve found that effectively engaging both/and thinking involves using four sets of tools.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Their goal is to help organizations be more effective in marketing by aligning it with your mission. Chris Barlow has spoken at events put on by CauseVox and other industry leaders to teach thousands of nonprofits these skills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

It will teach you how to navigate these types of paradoxes more effectively. We must be aware of these everlasting paradoxes if we hope to effectively navigate through our most difficult decisions. Smith and Lewis : We’ve found that effectively engaging both/and thinking involves using four sets of tools.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

When you’re looking for an employee, it’s not a decision you undertake lightly – especially when it’s someone who will have as much of an effect on your organization as a Major Gifts Officer (MGO). What skills and qualities should you look for in a major gifts officer? What is a Major Gifts Officer? What makes you nervous?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

How do we help individuals and organizations make that internal shift in mindset as well as structure for working to be effective? How do we teach leaders to know when emergence is working? Essentially, design thinking process teaches how to be iterative. How do we get a telling the story about why this all important?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

On November 29, get the basic tips you need to reach more supporters with effective search engine optimization (SEO). This free webinar will teach you basic SEO tips to help your organization's site and content rank higher in online searches. SEO for Beginners. Get your website found. Engage your community.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Each book chapter examines one of the ten core principles of bridgebuilding , and each chapter features practical tips and dynamic case studies of how effective leaders have put each of the ten bridgebuilding principles to work. Build capabilities around skills rather than authority. Knock down barriers. Make data the language.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 8, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations know they are making a difference in their unique communities, but do they also know how to showcase that impact? This session is intended to help benefit the technology goals of nonprofit leaders, program managers, and technology teams or anyone looking to learn new nonprofit skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

I have been delivering virtual master classes and helping to develop their capacity building programs in digital skills. Resilience: This relates to all the curriculum, writing, and teaching I do around The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and Leadership Development. Skills in this area I want to deepen are reflection and creativity.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 20, 2022

As you develop your volunteer program, members become association ambassadors, helping to build public trust in your organization. . According to Fidelity Charitable , 70 % of active donors also volunteered, some working 50 hours at an organization. Did you know that volunteers not only donate their time but their money, too?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2016

Author Elaine Quinn wrote the book after working as a consultant for 10 years with small business owners who struggled with organization, time management, workflow processes, productivity and related challenges. The techniques Quinn teaches small home-based business owners also apply to work-from-home employees of large organizations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Being stuck in chronic performance can have a devastating impact on your skills, confidence, job, and personal life. No matter how hard we work, if we only do things as best we know how, trying to minimize mistakes, we get stuck at our current levels of understanding, skills, and capabilities.”

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

An important part of being an effective fundraiser is staying up to date on current fundraising trends , industry best practices, and donor preferences. This is a great learning opportunity for anyone in the nonprofit sector who wants to be more effective in their role. They’re the best! Learn more about Cause Camp.

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Ever since, Salesforce has been testing, launching and expanding those AI capabilities, giving organizations using the platform more and more insight and efficiency, so they can make the most of every opportunity and deliver the best customer, donor or membership experience. Ready to supercharge your Salesforce with AI?

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Visit Grantli to learn more about how I do my grant research and how your own organization can find more appropriate funders and funding opportunities. Funding Priority: Education. Mellon Foundation.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

Not every nonprofit board member needs to be a financial whiz to effectively serve on a board. Teach them about fundraising. Teach them about fundraising. In the 2021 Nonprofit Leadership Impact Study conducted by NonprofitPro, 41% of organizations surveyed cited understanding fundraising as a top challenge for their boards.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Do you have an idea for an organization that will bring good to the world and serve a charitable purpose? million registered nonprofits in the United States, making these charitable organizations a staple of modern society. This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Understand what is in this book if you are a leader and want to effectively work with the PR professional on your team. Understanding and following them, and adding the wisdom of your own experience, is crucial to being part of a civilized and organized world. This new installment, edited by Robert L.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

PD is crucial to keeping the right people working for your organization. Second, better results for the organization as whole. When a nonprofit leader invests in the PD of their employees, it will have significant positive effects on fundraising and donor involvement. First, it helps with staff retention rates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Community Organizing. No matter what flavor of facilitation you put into your toolkit, there are some facilitator fundamentals and skills that facilitators need. These skills are useful in all group settings, whether it is a meeting, workshop, or conference. Part 2 offers checklists and reminders for these basic skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

” I’ll co-teaching the session with colleagues Andrea Berry, John Kenyon, and Cindy Leonard. The session will cover what to do before, during, and after leading an effective technology training and provide lots of practical tips that will help you design fun, interactive, and highly effective technology training workshops.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 13, 2012

Labovitz and Victor Rosansky , share throughout the book a series of case studies from Federal Express , Quest Diagnostics , Navy Hospital at Camp Pendleton , Farmington Savings Bank and a host of other organizations who have stepped up to the challenge of rapid realignment. Each organization must have a Main Thing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I made it to the 1000K level for United, in part, due to too many International trips, including teaching a master class and workshop session at the IFC-Asia in Bangkok, teaching a workshop in Brasil for Ford Motor Company Leadership Fellowship Program, and Tech2Empower in Peru. Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity.

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