Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Ken Blanchard , author of, Great Leaders Grow , shares today's guest post: How to Evaluate Your Leadership Style By Ken Blanchard, Co-author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life Today, I'm going to give a short, one-question quiz. Here's the question: How do you rate as a leader? Employees are sharp observers.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

However, I can share what we are doing at Candid to address today’s ever-changing Twitter landscape and the decision-making process behind our current thinking—with the hope this information can help you evaluate your nonprofit’s approach to a future presence on Twitter. Stay on top of the news, but don’t get too invested. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2015

How to Evaluate Your Leadership Style By Ken Blanchard, Co-author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life Today, I'm going to give a short, one-question quiz. Here's the question: How do you rate as a leader? I don't ask this question flippantly. These are the folks who know you best.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2023

By now you’ve probably heard that short-form video on social media is an important tool for reaching new and younger audiences. This is not groundbreaking news, yet many nonprofit organizations (Candid included) have hesitated to jump in for a variety of reasons. Have questions or obstacles you’re facing?

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Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

The good news is that you likely already use at least one marketing tool, meaning you are well on your way to building a MarTech stack. A few questions to consider include: How do we organize information about our donors, volunteers, members, and constituents? But, how does an organization begin to piece one together?

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 18, 2023

Consider asking questions like: What inspired you to volunteer with our organization? Relevant questions might include: On a scale of 1-10, how satisfied are you with your volunteer experience? This evaluation can help fine-tune program structures, training methods, and task assignments.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

It’s time to ask some hard questions. Sometimes, methods of fundraising that worked in previous years don’t work as well when the economy shifts or a big news event pulls people’s attention away. Evaluating your shortfalls can be hard because often, when you’re smack dab in the middle of a nonprofit, you can’t be objective.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

To question Facebook and it’s integrity, longevity and ROI [Return on Investment]. Facebook doesn’t want a bunch of free agents out there cluttering up the News Feed, so Pages must now be authenticated/authorized. Additionally, both CNN and ABC News covered the anti-Obama Page in the last 48 hours.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Here’s the good news: with preparation and a pulse on the right data and information, it is possible to get a handle on the task and get a big picture of your organization’s needs. Do they have budget or timeline questions that could help them better prepare a bid for you? Ask for advice on how to improve it. About the Author.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

If you really want the best possible match, then this is good news. Get ready to use the evaluation matrix you created. The matrix is the tool you will use for candidate screening, evaluation, and interview outcomes. Remember to stick to the questions you developed in advance. The questions can be asked in rotation. .

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Volunteer Hub

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Because of this, ongoing evaluation is crucial. Your job description should provide adequate information, communicate requirements, set expectations, benchmark success, and answer common questions. Provide details on on-going evaluation of performance. It is also important to note that volunteer expectations change.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

It’s a practitioner’s guide for planning, implementing, and evaluating strategies that engage constituents across many channels, wherever they may be, and how we as organizations need to structure our work to deliver that experience. Imagine that you are you, enjoying some personal, non-professional time, then go online. What do you do?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

The seven dimensions are : Contribution Competence Connection Confidence Challenge Contentment Choice The book provides you checklists, discussion questions, tools and templates to use with employees, all of which will make it easier for you – and them – to take action. Question: How has the pandemic made your book more relevant?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Join online fundraising communities and ask lots of questions and monitor for great ideas. Help disseminate news releases or produce news events to get coverage. Perhaps you can individually evaluate the way the organization pays vendors or contractors and see if there are efficiencies to be found. Miscellaneous.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2023

Assess your goals for the platform, re-evaluate why you’re there, and decide if it still makes sense to actively use your Twitter account. Address key questions What are our communications and social media goals? Does Twitter help us achieve those? Are there better ways to connect with our audiences?

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2023

It even came up in yearly evaluations and manager check-ins. Some of the most interesting planning was the work we did as a full team driven by the places where staff had questions. Have you made this change in your organization and have tips to share, or are you thinking about this and have questions?

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Volunteer Hub

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Evaluation Process. 10 Volunteer Satisfaction Survey Questions to Ask. Volunteer Satisfaction Survey: Solve Problems by Asking the Right Questions. Here are some things to include in your volunteer training program: Mission. Expectations. Responsibilities. Objectives. Procedures. Available Tools. Communication Channels.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I''ve heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? The Museum 2.0 The Museum 2.0

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AccelEvents

JULY 16, 2021

The SOC 2 certification was developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as a way of evaluating that a company follows the criteria for managing customer data based on principles of trust. . There are two parts of the SOC 2 Certification, Type 1 and Type 2.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

When I develop messaging on urgency, the key question I want the message to answer is, why does donating today matter? An event happening in the news cycle that directly ties into your work (example: pandemic). Finally, when I edit an appeal of my first questions always is, is this copy on message?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Two Signs Your Mission Statement Needs to Be Updated Experts recommend re-evaluating your mission statement every three years. You might identify a new area of need or a more efficient way to make an impact, but if you pivot your programs and donors don’t understand why, you risk losing their trust. Do you offer any new programs?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I've heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? The Museum 2.0 The Museum 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

| NTEN – Here's a great run-down from Amy Luckey of the process to use in exploring and evaluating your organization's impact. " That is a question most nonprofit folks can answer pretty easily. " Now that's a different question, one that's not as simple to answer for most of us.

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

Add to this indicators of affinity to give, including past giving patterns, social and professional affiliations, even social media behavior or news articles. By combining publicly available wealth screening data with the richness of first-party CRM data, advanced analytics and predictive AI can evaluate and qualify donors.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 2, 2021

It’s a question many fundraisers ask themselves when they see donors silently drop off their radar. The answers to these questions is your starting point to find out why you are losing donors, and how to stop them from leaving. That’s great news! This is an indication that you need to re-evaluate your marketing strategies.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For newer organizations (and many mid-size nonprofits, too), offering healthcare is probably out of the question. Feedback & Evaluation Benefits Don’t be confused: We’re not saying that you should offer to evaluate your members for free. Let’s get at it!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2017

Charity Digital News shares some of the key points from the event. Matt Moorut from Technology Trust kicked things off by noting, from his own experience and from working with others, that it's often difficult for nonprofits to get organizational support for new tools. It was originally published on the Charity Digital News blog.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 9, 2020

In my experience working with many associations, as organizations look for their next association management software (AMS) , that’s one of the first questions they ask. Multiple factors go into the cost of a new AMS system. It’s important to understand several concepts before evaluating the cost of a new AMS system.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2012

I wrote this article in response to several nonprofits that have been in the news lately, including one in my area. Many nonprofits have been in the news lately with a variety of issues. It’s never a good thing when a nonprofit is in the news for something that went wrong. Not asking questions. Problem #1. Problem #2.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

This is probably a question on your mind, as well as something your board might be asking you every chance they get. . The good news is that there are two things you can do to help the donors you’ve acquired become long-term givers and shorten the time it takes to make up the investment of acquiring them. But what happens next?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Evaluation and Impact Measurement: Methods for assessing the effectiveness and impact of nonprofit programs. That’s good news for you because it also gives you a set of guiding principles on which you can base your board communication. Strategic Goals and Objectives: Specific and measurable targets the nonprofit aims to achieve.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The key to successful fundraising is asking smarter questions. We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” There’s also a Q&A box specifically, your questions might be a little more visible there if you use that one. So good news. Steven is amazing.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

The big news is (if your organization is anything like Pathfinder ) that increasingly donors, boards, and senior management are asking "why aren't our videos getting 1 million views? Now we've launched a new microsite, www.girl2woman.org , that is built entirely around videos -- and most importantly -- sharing them.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2012

I wrote this article in response to several nonprofits that have been in the news lately, including one in my area. Many nonprofits have been in the news lately with a variety of issues. It’s never a good thing when a nonprofit is in the news for something that went wrong. Not asking questions. Problem #1. Problem #2.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The continued flow of money into the nonprofit world is welcome news. Yet, nonprofit leaders and managers will have to carefully assess, prioritize, and take risks with their finances, which will likely require new skills and bold adaptation to continuously changing circumstances.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2017

We have read the harrowing news reports about a lack of food, electricity, and water and people dying. It also raises a thorny tax question. If you want to do the research yourself, use charity evaluation sites like GuideStar , Charity Navigator , the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance and Charity Watch.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

As you organize your nonprofit virtual fundraising event , you’ll also want to ask yourself questions during planning, execution, and follow-up on whether your schedule is respectful of your participants’ time. Alexa shared a variety of ways her team evaluated the success of their planning and execution of the Collaborative event.

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