Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 18, 2020

Jacob Morgan’s book, The Future of Work , helps you understand: How the world of work is changing and the trends driving that change. How these changes impact the way employees work, the way managers lead, and how organizations are structured. Lead by example. And, what needs to be done to adapt to these changes.

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

Yes, he worked on space lasers! It’s an example of changing but not changing. For example, you pay a membership fee to join an association and receive a long list of available products, like newsletters or certifications. Here’s an example of what I mean. The tiered structure is a trap I’d stay clear of.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

Here’s what we’ve learned so far: Successful organizations have chief executives that work cooperatively with their Board. For example, Lindsay Currie of CUR has a Board that practices anticipatory planning and has an innovation fund. These are organizations that are not going back to their pre-pandemic structures and offerings.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

These innovative tools are revolutionising tasks by saving hundreds of hours of manual work through aiding in campaign creation, categorising and drafting email responses, assisting with content creation, and even automating donation processes to personalise and enhance the donor experience. But it’s their first day on the job.

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2021

To help you out, we’re going to share some of the best practices we’ve learned through those fundraisers, then share examples of the types of fundraisers you can try. Plus, having the built-in structure of your sisters and brothers makes this a great place to start in your fundraising journey. Let’s use an example to explain.

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Whole Whale

MAY 16, 2022

Many AI writing tools are already built into our work but the real game-changers are still developing with advances in GPT3 that allow large amounts of text to be analyzed and written. It is important to note that these tools won’t do all of the work for you, they are human-assisted and there is an art to working with them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

You’ll need to understand both elements and how they work together, for a successful end product. Who will help with hands-on work? Together, the data from analytics and user feedback can help inform improvements, structure, and enhancements to your redesigned website. Recommended resource: Writing a web redesign Scope of Work.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Think about what will get your donors emotionally invested in your work, and then showing them how they can make a difference. Is there one element of your work that you can focus on? It can be motivating if you share that each person who gets the email only needs to donate $10 (as an example) for you to reach your goal.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Advisory committees let your nonprofit work with others who want to see you succeed. As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s an ongoing process that should keep membership and marketing teams working together routinely. Set Common Goals to Inspire Performance When the teams have established a comfortable working relationship, setting common goals that advance the strategic plan can be a powerful incentive to take collaboration to a higher level.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2012

He suggests that all social entrepreneurs should balance the following four factors when deciding on a legal structure for their venture: Motivation: how strong is our motivation for a social mission vs. making a profit? For example, Arizona Home Improvement, L.L.C. is an active sponsor of the nonprofit Good Deeds Arizona.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2023

Recent years have seen several examples of moments that captured public attention—typically after years-long efforts and organizing before they burst into wider awareness. Examples include #BlackLivesMatter, #MADD, and #FlintWaterCrisis. That said, we can capitalize on the moments that can help movements grow.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2021

And if your supporters don’t engage with your call to action the first time around, a well-structured follow-up is crucial. If possible, use tangible examples to show how their personal contributions have supported your mission. Include fundraising FAQs, toolkits, and campaign examples to guide your supporters. Make it personal.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

Here’s what we’ve learned so far: Successful organizations have chief executives that work cooperatively with their Board. For example, Lindsay Currie of CUR has a Board that practices anticipatory planning and has an innovation fund. These are organizations that are not going back to their pre-pandemic structures and offerings.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

You must be able to customize the CRM to so it works for you. For example, some organizations might want to separate donors from members. For example, you can opt to send messages to specific members. For example, you might need to check that members have submitted the correct forms. Divide Contacts Into Subsets.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Efficiently track and organize complex membership structures and boost member engagement. What are the top example s of medical associations that leverage Nimble AMS? Working with their team, we’ve enhanced our association’s ROI and strengthened member value through the digital transformation of many of our processes.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

Let me give you an example. You can use the data to identify the channel donors came through, for example, or get a sense of which campaigns and messages are performing best. The breakdown of campaign/source/term/medium used as UTM parameters is a tried and tested structure for understanding acquisition. Medium (utm_medium).

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

You need data collection and data structure skills, not just a data entry person—someone who knows how your organization operates and the best ways for information to be delivered. They’ll work together to ensure the system is configured to automate board reporting and UDS data so that you have more free time for other priorities.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

It is that example of rising to the occasion and people coming together that has helped shape my ardent belief in our collective power and what guides us at the Ms. Also, don’t underestimate the power of storytelling and communications as a way to influence and amplify one’s work to impact a broader audience. Foundation.

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Candid

APRIL 1, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is radically changing the way organizations work. Today, our AI policy—which focuses on best practices, not specific tools—is integral to how we work and helps us use AI in a way that amplifies our mission. We then incorporated these guidelines into our employee policies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In the last few years, Microsoft has rebuilt LinkedIn working out many of the kinks and bugs that made it frustrating to use, and has launched a suite of new tools and functionality for LinkedIn Pages , Profiles , and Groups. For example: 1. That changed when LinkedIn was purchased by Microsoft in 2016 for $26.2

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sgEngage

JULY 13, 2021

Information Architecture (IA) is the structural design of a website. Understanding how constituents would organize your content gives clear insights into the best structure. Once you have your site in place, you can assess how well the structure is working by conducting usability tests and analyzing Google Analytics data.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Author: Seema Rao This month we’re talking about work. Not the work we do, but the ways we do that work. or 38 hours of work a week, most of us put in way more. The whole issue of wages gets at the heart of the faulty systems of capitalism, the culture of women’s work, and museums as privilege-concentrating institutions.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Step 1: Understand story structure. Effective stories are told in a three-act structure. All well-crafted stories fit a three-act story structure. Since childhood, we have been taught to expect a certain structure for stories to follow. Examples of effective nonprofit storytelling in action. See the difference?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

By Annisa Wanat , an independent consultant who works to strengthen the capacity of mission-driven organizations to achieve their goals more strategically by providing customized solutions in leadership, management, and communications. Sample Google Drive Structure Available for Download. 2) Strengthen Institutional Memory.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Which strategies have worked well to keep donors engaged with your mission? That’s why software integrations are extremely valuable for any organization that relies on technology to get its work done, including nonprofits. Illustrate your mission, work, and community to make compelling cases for support.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2024

This applies to a multitude of characteristics including personality, work habits, reporting structure and much else. To put it kindly, I have a hyper personality and work ethic. And where that line lies is different for everybody you will be working with. This has taken me time to appreciate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

He and his team work with nonprofits across the U.S. Their work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, CNN and AdWeek and Doug is a guest lecturer at Stanford University on the power of storytelling for nonprofit organizations. By Doug Scott , the founder of Tectonic Video , a leading video agency for nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I think having our decentralized structure creates an army of social media ambassadors that encourages buy-in at all levels. We’re working on building out our mobile strategy even bigger next year. It was a really fun idea to work with, since we were promoting other people’s causes instead of just promoting our own marketing efforts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

For example, some people might regularly use forums to meet with others online. This will give you a good idea of what works and what doesn’t. For example, you’ll be able to respond directly to any questions. This will give you a good idea of what’s working and what you might need to change. Source: Dreamgrow.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

The nature of capital campaign committee structures. This builds a standard structure into the process from the start. To avoid derailing the progress of your capital campaign efforts, consider how you can structure your meetings to foster productive collaboration, conversation, and coordination.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By Rob Leighton , Executive Director and Founder at iMission Institute – a social sector marketing agency and technology consulting firm specializing in helping nonprofits raise more money, fire up engagement, and streamline work. For example, does a CFO need a full seat, or can she get the visibility she needs without one?).

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2023

For example, one customer mentioned that they can review up to 500 funder profile pages in one day using Candid’s Foundation Directory , a time-consuming and tedious exercise! To stay focused on our users’ needs, we’re creating a set of persona archetypes based on in-depth conversations with current and potential users.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

You can also solicit feedback from your grantees and your reviewers to see how any of the changes are working and what else can be improved. If you want examples, ask for examples. Look for ways to simplify your language and your structure to make your question easier to read and answer. Can this question be simplified?

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The Salesforce Contacts/Accounts data model aligns with the way most companies work – where activity is related to organizations, not individuals. The Person Accounts model, however, aligns with the way associations and nonprofits work – where activity may be related to organizations and/or individuals. .

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Network for Good

MAY 7, 2021

Compare your present performance to your past performance, and then looking for outliers to inform how you structure your communications going forward. But the reason spam bots use structures like this is because they do work and people do open them! Tip #2: Subject Lines. Tip #3: Content First.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate. If your strategic plan is long, complicated, and not crystallized into a usable one- to two-page document, then there is work to be done. Horwath : Killing meetings.

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