Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Workers with specific EI skills know how to successfully cope with stressful work environments and experiences. The five EI skills are: Build self-awareness to identify what makes you vulnerable to burnout. Regulate your thoughts and emotions to remain effective in the midst of stress. Was it an acquired skill?

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Bloomerang

MAY 16, 2023

The four keys to build a fully invested board are: educate them about the organization’s needs, shift their mindset, engage them in meaningful ways, and recognize their role in fueling the mission. It’s essential to identify knowledge gaps and provide regular training sessions to help develop these skills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Kaplan explains that over 100 years ago, we established IQ (Intelligence Quotient) to predict success. While you can't change the past, your unique experiences and stories contain hidden strengths and untapped potential for the future,” explains Kaplan. Know-how : Your knowledge and skills.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Nonprofits play a critical role in addressing societal issues, but their effectiveness often hinges on the strength of their leadership, especially the board. They can improve engagement, performance, governance, and fundraising skills — all of which can propel the organization to the next level of impact.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

At Bloomerang, we’ve seen firsthand the transformative power of a robust volunteer program and its ripple effects on an organization’s mission. Today’s volunteers are not a monolithic group; they come from diverse backgrounds—with varying motivations, skills, and availability.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Subject line: Giving Tuesday was a success, thanks to YOU! Plus, your social media accounts are the easiest way for donors to keep tabs on all of your organization’s fundraisers, impact stories, and events on their own time, using the platform they interact with daily. Year-end giving is vital to the success of your organization.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2023

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Equipping staff to embrace their role as coaches and provide ongoing feedback to volunteers throughout the year is a beneficial practice. Those stories are more motivating than cumulative hours served. Can you consider tailoring the role to better leverage the volunteer’s strengths? The right kind of feedback is also important.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Organizing a successful event involves a delicate balance of meticulous planning, creative vision, and a touch of magic. At the heart of the event committee roles and responsibilities is the role of the Décor Committee Chair. Source cost-effective yet impactful options for decorations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Prepare to be inspired by and to learn from the stories of more than 60 highly-successful female CEOs and leaders who are featured in Julia Boorstin ’s book, When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn From Them. Second, I think we need to have more examples of successful female innovators.

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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?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Prepare to be inspired by and to learn from the stories of more than 60 highly-successful female CEOs and leaders who are featured in Julia Boorstin ’s book, When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn From Them. Second, I think we need to have more examples of successful female innovators.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

A nonprofit Advisory Board can be a great way to engage key supporters with relevant professional skills, life experiences, and networks. But many Advisory Boards sit idle, with members not knowing their role and organizations not knowing what to do with the Board they created. And it all happened because of the Advisory Board.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Kettl share compelling and instructive stories about some of today’s most successful bridgebuilders—federal state, and local government leaders who transcend boundaries and partner across sectors, to achieve success and meet their goals. Build capabilities around skills rather than authority. Eggers and Donald F.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Success in email requires copywriting skills, which you can learn. Success also requires taking the time to get the message just right. Writing marketing copy is a skill. And, now, years later, I can get the results I’m looking for with an appeal or a fundraising email, because I developed the skill through practice.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2021

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history. Then, we’ll review how your organization can promote volunteerism in your community and manage volunteers effectively. History of volunteerism Today, volunteering is recognized as a highly effective form of giving, but how did it all begin?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Leveraging Your Board for Nonprofit Fundraising: 10 Strategies and Tips for Success What if we told you that your nonprofit’s board members hold the keys to a fundraising revolution? Provide board members with resources and training on making effective asks for donations and support.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2020

So h ow can your CSR effectively plan for disaster relief? . For example, Red Cross Canada offers training programs for volunteers with specific skills to help during a time of need. . There is more successful outreach. Find a partner to serve with purpose. Local charities know their communities – inside and out.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A key differentiator for pro bono service and a concept core to The Knitting Factor is the idea of skill sharing or a two-way talent exchange in which both professional volunteers and their nonprofit partners are able to learn with and from each other through an expectation of shared value and knowledge.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

And once shared effectively, storytelling will change the game for your organization. We all have certain skills and we all possess special passions. We tell stories. But don’t just take it from me – Forbes named storytelling the #1 most important career skill of the future. 6 steps to telling your nonprofit’s stories.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

Kaplan explains that over 100 years ago, we established IQ (Intelligence Quotient) to predict success. While you can't change the past, your unique experiences and stories contain hidden strengths and untapped potential for the future,” explains Kaplan. Know-how : Your knowledge and skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Your hopes for today: brilliant success? 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 get a telling the story about why this all important? The questions: What do you hope to learn today? Your biggest insight about network leadership?

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Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

There are several effective steps that an organization can take to engage and drive value from lapsed volunteers, here are 5. With the right tools in place, effective communication is an easy-to-implement strategy to quickly engage and reengage volunteers. Learn more about VolunteerHub’s communication features. .

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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. You want board members who are able to successfully function in the role of financial stewardship of your nonprofit. Their roles and responsibilities have greater weight. Here’s how you can build that board. Hold monthly meetings.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

You’ll learn what truly matters to be a successful leader and you’ll discover a clear roadmap for succeeding in these seven critical challenges – the CEO test : Can you develop a simple plan for your strategy? The most effective model for setting strategy we’ve encountered comes from Dinesh Paliwal, the former CEO of Harman International.

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Volunteer Hub

JUNE 28, 2022

Share success stories and create social connectedness. Create opportunities for volunteers to learn new skills. Leveraging different types of people from different backgrounds can help your organization effectively accomplish mission and build capacity. Embrace skill-based opportunities. Leverage your donor base.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

So how do we close the skills gap in the Salesforce ecosystem? After projects go live, Cloud for Good clients will be able to hire the apprentices that have been working for them, perhaps to support this specific internal Salesforce instance, or perhaps in another Salesforce role. It’s experience that matters most of all.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader.

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Volunteer Hub

JANUARY 2, 2022

If your recruitment strategy does not include engaging existing volunteer contacts for new roles, your organization is missing out. By keeping up-to-date volunteer records, you may find that existing volunteer constituents have the skills you are looking for when recruiting for new roles. Bonus Tip: Contactless Check-In.

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Candid

APRIL 14, 2021

We hear stories from donors who have more to give thanks to a booming stock market and see community members who need assistance to soften the ongoing health and economic impacts of the pandemic. A diverse set of roles, experiences, communication styles, and backgrounds will help you build relationships with a diverse base of supporters.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Evaluation Capacity = ability to do and use evaluations The key to achieving more effective evaluation and overcoming these challenges is evaluation capacity building (ECB). The evaluator takes on many roles: facilitator, technical expert, and sometimes a shoulder to cry. But the key to success in ECB is participation.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2018

CSR trends point to the rise of skills-based volunteerism. The 2017 CECP Giving in Numbers reports that more than 50% of companies have developed skills-based volunteer programs to support community and business goals. Skills-based volunteerism is a powerful resource because its value is far greater than the sum of its parts.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

To keep your volunteers as effective as possible, develop a volunteer management process that helps you recruit, train, and steward volunteers for your organization. Having a successful volunteer management strategy will help you increase your volunteer retention rate, which ultimately creates more efficient volunteer staff.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 24, 2021

This is the story of the hybrid fundraiser. 5 Tips for a Successful Hybrid Event. To create a successful hybrid event, you’ll want to plan both events separately, with some program details shared to present them as one cohesive event to guests. A hybrid event offers more ways to involve everyone invested in its success.

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