Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

The new book, Thrive With A Hybrid Workplace , provides a way forward to understand the changing world of work, to dispense of old biases, and to establish trust between the enterprise, its leaders, and its employees. Develop a thoughtful approach to hybrid work that is consistent with your organization’s core values. Kantor, PhD.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The summer of 2020 was one of the weirdest times of recent human history with the whole entire world coming to a standstill. Do you align yourself with their mission and the work they do? One of my favorite parts of working at Media Cause is the various growth opportunities. Be on time/prepared. Mentor someone.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 26, 2021

They have to figure out how to engage with donors with limited time and few resources. If that sounds like you, a coach can help save you time and make the most of your resources—as well as help you raise more funds. . Do you have a manager, supervisor, or mentor who is teaching you how to fundraise and supporting you along the way?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

PD is crucial to keeping the right people working for your organization. When staff are happy and feel good with not only the work they are doing, but know that they are appreciated and are shown that their work matters, the likelihood of them sticking around in their role is much higher.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Together these best practices form an “engine of impact” that nonprofits need to build, maintain, and hone over time to scale with results. These principles once applied can help organizations sustain their work because they will be able to attract and leverage funding. Source: Engine of Impact. This is not sustainable.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2021

Historically, executives at America’s nonprofits have felt pressure to take a nonprofit discount in pay in exchange for the psychic benefit of charity work. Heart work has value. Working for a nonprofit means the added bonus, unquantifiable, of heart work—spending your time doing something more important than turning a profit.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Dear Charity Clairity, Every time I attend a conference or webinar on the subject of major donor development I learn about the importance of meeting with major donors in person. The real work of major gift fundraising is relationship building. Sometimes they won’t have the support, time and resources. .

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Lack of support and mentorship A bit like building a social network, individuals from underserved communities may lack access to supportive mentors who can help guide them and provide advice on how to succeed in their chosen fields. Mentorship is in many ways a mindset, and one which those from BIPOC communities are not regularly exposed to.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Evaluate your volunteer program. Develop your volunteer schedule. Train volunteers.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

They spend time cultivating and engaging donors. Blackbaud’s research, however, shows the average time from the first solicitation to a donor’s first gift is four years, yet the average development officer’s term is only 18–24 months. Spend time with your officers. Professional development officers are relationship builders.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Millennials crave feedback and all good coaches provide plenty of it, in real time with specific and clear details about performance. Leaders should evaluate work schedules as a tool to improve retention among millennials. Over 81 percent claim they value flexible or remote work opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2015

This book is one of the central resources for the emerging leadership development project I’m currently working on. I love that the training activities go beyond the traditional webinars and workshops, and incorporate mentoring and on the job learning activities. Trained mentors who can support on the job learning. Evaluation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Many times the reaction to focusing on organizational culture and wellbeing is considered “soft” or “nice” stuff that not lead to results or impact. Level 5: Fulfillment Factor – Do people feel like they are inspired and working towards a higher purpose? Enough staff to cover work or prioritize work flows.

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VQ Strategies

DECEMBER 14, 2020

First, we helped the teams redesign and refocus their work plans. We thought it would be helpful to look at what the successful organizations all shared so that we might be able to apply those lessons more broadly to our sector’s work in 2021 and to our personal work plans. Here are a few thoughts to guide your response.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Now is the perfect time to revisit the value you provide your members. Now’s the perfect time to rejuvenate the activities that drive recruitment, engagement, and retention. The Community Brands Member Engagement and Loyalty Study suggests your organization might have work to do in this area.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This is not only beneficial to mentees; it’s also rewarding for mentors. Maintaining a useful and up-to-date job board is a surprisingly time-consuming process, so don’t commit to offering this benefit until you’re sure your nonprofit can deliver. Let’s get at it!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 14, 2019

With limited people and financial resources, leaders of nonprofit organizations must execute strong management styles that develop the talent of their teams, foster healthy working environments and encourage retention of valuable employees. Build a Supportive Structure. Without the right people on the bus, the team cannot be high performing.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The concept has morphed and evolved a great deal in that time, thanks to all the great input from Massachusetts stakeholders , but also from a team of ELP fellows from the Center for Collaborative Leadership. The DSAs will be working on site at the nonprofit organizations and dedicating themselves to tasks assigned by the nonprofits.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Evaluation of Sales Team Training Needs. Training & Development (Coaching and Mentoring). Average Sales Cycle Length is the average length of time it takes to close deals. . Time Spent Selling Is the actual time sellers spend selling as compared to other tasks such as internal meetings, training, and administrative work.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

I am not surprised, because I’ve been doing this work for four decades and it’s been ever thus. Appeals that make a strong case for why support is needed now – during a crisis and any other time — and how that support will be used to make a demonstrable impact. I tell nonprofits this all the time. Giving in the U.S.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

And you’re far from the only one; studies report that 85% of employees are not engaged or actively disengaged at work. Essentially, employees who are involved in their work and your organization are more engaged than employees who are indifferent. Unhealthy work-life balance. Remote work challenges. Tech stack.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 18, 2021

What part of our work do you find most inspiring? Who were your heroes and mentors growing up? . What philanthropic gifts (time or resources) have been the most meaningful to you, and why? This keys you into information about what type of impact your donor is hoping to have and how they evaluate opportunities. .

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Mission statements are typically short and to the point, briefly communicating the nature of the organization’s work, impact , goals, and values. It should provide a clear explanation of the work you do and resonate with everyone involved—from top-level board members to the beneficiaries of your work. Here’s an example.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 4, 2016

She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on such diverse subjects as Program Evaluation & Information Management, International NGOs, and Philanthropy. For how long have you worked at ASU? As a proud mom of my son and daughter, I enjoy spending time with my kids when I’m not here at ASU. What are you working on now?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Many nonprofits work in tandem with volunteers to move their mission forward and keep expenses down. Regardless of how you put your mission helpers to work, volunteer management at every level is key to developing happy, helpful, and empowered volunteers!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We spent a fair amount of time framing and reframing the problem and ended up with a question that focused on data collection. One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2013

I first head of this book after reading this article in the New York Times back in March, 2013. So much of it applies to those of us who work in the social change sector and have a deep sense of giving back. When you evaluate people, you look for potential, often seeing the best in others.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Invite them to serve as a mentor, or even hold a leadership position. To keep members from going silent on you, be sure to continually evaluate your organizational strategy to ensure you’re providing value throughout the member journey, from recent grads to retirees. So, how can you get your members more involved?

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2017

are unemployed or considerably underemployed despite having worked as engineers, doctors, scientists, accountants, and nonprofit professionals in their home countries. Upwardly Global, also known as "UpGlo," is working to combat this disparity. college-educated immigrants in the U.S. It provides skilled immigrants to the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

First though, I want to dedicate this post to one of my hero philanthropists, whose spirit ImpactRising’s work strives to embody. Dan was the sole anonymous donor for the program, which brushed off my indignity and furnished me with a new laptop, a mentor, and monthly checks for books, food and travel. A model of generosity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

charities with economists willing to donate their time. Or maybe you have a board member who works in the business world and is or has connections to people who work in finance, market research, or analytics. The team works on a practical project that take less than four weeks to complete.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

Note from Beth: By the time you read this post, I’ll be in the air enroute to Rwanda for a training project. Parents and other adult mentors are looking for guidance and appreciate opportunities to discuss their questions, frustrations, and hopes when it comes to their kids’ digital lives. Photo by WhiteAfrican.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

The day is always productive as we spend time reviewing the work we’ve done and gearing up for the next few months. Through my work as executive director, I learned a few lessons that have helped engrain the value of thanking our volunteers for their contributions. We recognize non-traditional work. And it starts up top.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Some folks may not have gotten up to speed on more recent developments, however -- and might be relying on "stale data" about open source tools: "Not ready for prime time." Identify or recruit some open-source mentors and build this skill set in your organization if it's not already there. Current Trends.

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.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

Groups that share these traits work well together and produce amazing work. The passion that takes a job beyond work into fulfillment and fun. And work goes on. Ten years ago, I woke up one morning and discovered that I didn’t want to go to work.” The agenda was The Best Company You’ve Ever Worked For.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

Here’s some food for thought on the topic that will hopefully make customization-related decisions easier next time it comes up, whether with vendors, internal business stakeholders, or developers: You keep using that word “customization” I do not think it means what you think it means. Development approach.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2012

With 15 years of marketing experience and an MBA Degree, Debbie developed her marketing expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the non-profit arena, and the insurance industry. Eric: What personality traits are ideal for a marketing leader ?

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