Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. We all have to learn how to take responsibility, how to make choices about our time and goals and lives. is successful for the simplest of reasons: it works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

The participants are the content – and the design of getting participants into small group discussions where we can discuss topics related to our work that we are passionate about and want to explore and learn. These discussions are not lectures or traditional panels and are participant driven. Think about your current work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. Rituals leverage our brains’ ability to run on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted by other things, such as potentially contracting a deadly disease. I use my self-care plan to formalize my intention to avoid work burnout.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 31, 2023

We’ll send our audience back to work with new insights and answers to challenging questions like these: How can our organization prepare to manage disruptive events like the pandemic? Harriet’s going to explain how APA used convincing techniques to innovate and set trends in the planning industry.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Uncover the step-by-step process of defining goals, selecting prompts, implementing initiatives, and measuring impact in this comprehensive guide. Define Your Goals : Begin by outlining your organization’s goals for leveraging ChatGPT. ” Instructions: Share your nonprofit’s communication objectives and goals.

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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. Additionally, you might face the prospect of rallying stakeholders and staff towards a common vision, goal, and outcome. Confidence to initiate engagement with your staff and stakeholders and define roles and goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. Rituals can boost our personal productivity because they allow us to focus and reach our goals without distraction. There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 5, 2024

It's not about the work, but rather, the people who do the work." He further explains that leaders can no longer afford to ignore the shift toward a people-first culture and its direct influence on a healthy, effective work environment. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. Persistence and Consistency. Encouragement.

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2012

One organization sent me a follow-up advocacy email two days after their first one saying “With just 24 hours left to hit our goal of 40,000 action takers, I wanted to be sure you saw our email from Monday.” This approach works well if you’re really strapped for time. They added this as a brief note above their original email.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

They are key for maximizing fundraising effectiveness and achieving goals. It encourages donors to keep supporting its work long-term. Exploring Advanced Strategies AI-driven fundraising uses a wide range of techniques. They will let nonprofits work better and faster. They are vital for engaging donors well.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

I want to share a few of my favorite techniques for making sure that you’re identifying and adapting to the evolving needs of your audience while designing. I think that the most powerful design technique is to engage in active listening and empathy-building exercises with your internal stakeholders. And practice, practice, practice!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In “ I use it for annual planning and goal setting.I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In I use it for annual planning and goal setting.I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

You can expect to continue to see more blog posts from me on the topic of peer learning design and training techniques as I continue to do this work. Going for Goal: Shared Knowledge Inspires Successful Giving Days. The campaigns were treated as works in progress. In total, 19 organizations participated in 10 webinars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. ” I use it for annual planning and goal setting. Year in Review.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing goals often focus around building recognition, fostering community, and increasing your funds raised. Nonprofit marketing content also needs to consistently tie back to your cause and the work you do. Increases volunteer engagement through public recognition of their work.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

That comment isn’t meant to cast shade; just to point out that although the bots are fun, there are still some hurdles involved in really putting them to work. How you proceed will vary depending on your organization’s goals and resources. Humans still do better creative.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 6, 2024

Every day you sit down to begin working on a project. Or maybe you’ve finally decided to work on your email welcome series. As you’re about to get back to work, a board member stops in to tell you about a new grant *opportunity.* All day long your goals are hijacked. Denisa knows what works and what doesn’t.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 29, 2023

In your fundraising constituent relationship management (CRM) platform, the donations received and the goals you set for your campaign can seem abstract, but your fundraising successes and setbacks will have a major impact on the communities, causes, and people you serve. Putting donor data to work There are over 1.8

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In “ I use it for annual planning and goal setting.I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2016

It lead us to discover the works of Gretchen Rubin , Charles Duhigg , BJ Fogg , and others. This notion comes from the work of Justin Brewer, Ph.D It is a simple technique: 1) notice the habit; 2) Ask yourself what you are getting out of it in the moment. Habit change research was one of our favorite rabbit holes to explore.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 5, 2023

5 techniques association leaders can leverage for employee empowerment When you take steps to empower your association’s staff, you’ll notice an improved experience for both employees and members. Harvard Business Review states that employee empowerment occurs when staff have work autonomy and routinely contribute to their organization.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Especially when your goal is a major gift, and you’re approaching a current donor. Anchoring works best when people lack solid evidence or knowledge about what is the appropriate or expected amount. When you give donors a clue as to what’s needed, using an anchor, this works wonders. — In the dark.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2014

I was invited by Nancy Schwartz to participate in this month’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival: The Word Behind the Work. While these have helped me with a lot of great tips and suggestions, at a certain point I needed to stop reading about productivity, and start putting techniques into action. If not, what do I need to do instead?

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AccelEvents

JULY 23, 2021

Be sure to start your event marketing plan well ahead of time so that you can implement all of your event promotion tactics and work through potential contingencies. . Map Out Event Marketing Goals and Event Plan. You should have a primary event goal (or two) for every event your brand hosts. Inspiring Stakeholders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

These posts provide both an emotional connection for the audience and a material demonstration of the impact the nonprofit’s work is having. Doctors Without Borders uses Instagram to show off the work their doctors are doing in the field. Work With Influencers. Other orgs take different approaches.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

We sat down with Diane Remin, the Founder and President of MajorDonors.com , to discuss techniques on making an ask and how major gift work has transitioned online as a result of the pandemic. Technique 1: Ask Donor For A Specific Amount of Money. Technique 2: The Clueless Close. Diane Remin, President of MajorDonors.com.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

News and World Report magazine that there are three things that coaches as leaders must do to drive success : "Have everyone on the team focus on the same goal." And, the leader must effectively communicate that goal to the team. Emphasize those goals every day." And, I totally agree.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2014

workforce -- work from home at least one or two days a week. If you are a leader of work-from-home employees, share the book, There''s No Place Like Working From Home , with them. Share it particularly with an employee new to working from his or her home. Working From Home'

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2024. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

My goal is to help you reduce the time you spend in a negative state and increase the time you are positive,” explains the book’s author, Anthony Iannarino. The Negativity Fast is an inspiring new approach to improving your outlook, leadership techniques, resilience, and productivity.

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Achieve

MAY 15, 2024

Perhaps you haven’t been meeting your fundraising goals. Include the name of your parks and recreation organization, your mission, what the grant will help you accomplish, and why your work is important. To help you decide which grants to focus on, ask yourself: Does the grantmaker’s goal align with my organization’s goals?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2016

workforce -- work from home at least one or two days a week. If you are a leader of work-from-home employees, share the book, There's No Place Like Working From Home , with them. Share it particularly with an employee new to working from his or her home. More than 40 million people -- roughly one-third of the U.S.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The urgency and immediacy of mobile messaging can be especially useful when your goal is to channel a viral moment , a holiday like GivingTuesday , or a wave of rage philanthropy into strategic support for the long term. Volunteering. Membership. Get a demo to see how mobile messaging can support your organization’s multi-channel strategy.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 6, 2024

This is especially true for nonprofits like yours, who often have to work harder to compete for talent with larger corporate counterparts. As we review these techniques, keep your nonprofit’s current recruitment approach in mind and consider how these strategies can help achieve your recruiting goals. Create urgency.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As you work to implement your fundraising vision, its likely gift officers play a vital role. In this dynamic work environment, how are you keeping gift officers motivated and connected to their outcomes? It is finding what works for your team, managing change, and maybe even changing the culture. It isn’t a one-time fix.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Now, as we get started fundraising in 2021, it’s never been more important to have a fundraising plan that designed to help you make up for lost funds and meet your goals in today’s context. They’re organized, actionable and tell a complete story of how you’re going to achieve your goals. Creating a Fundraising Plan.

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