Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Leveraging creativity – How your persuasive message resonates with listeners (storytelling, visual aids, structure, curiosity) Honing your delivery – Your unique style, movement, personality, and ability to execute effectively. Sjodin : Great Question! Questions: So many presenters default to PowerPoint as their presentation tool.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

They are charged with posing and answering significant questions like these: Why was our organization founded? When you want to give validity and structure to ideas, put them in writing. The marketers might love to debate every question, and the membership staff might consider all that dialogue a waste of time.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

But, the question that will ultimately get more prospective donors in the door is: how are you changing the world? The answer to this question should be the core messaging that shapes all of your communications. Reference thought leaders and influencers. Reference thought leaders and influencers.

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M+R

JULY 6, 2023

We know from our media advocacy campaigns that Twitter offered a public gathering place for journalists, thought leaders, and influencers to exchange ideas and comment on the news cycle. Our recommendation: If your org or campaign has been struggling with the question of “What to do about Twitter,” it makes a lot of sense to try out Threads.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether or not it’s worth it to invest in digital analytics tools. . As you change stages, you may even have to change organizational structure.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Julia Fabris McBride and Ed O'Malley Earlier this year, the authors shared these insights: Question : Why did you decide to write the book? Our institutions need structure and processes, and people in authority positions to keep it all running. Question : How has the Kansas Leadership Center influenced your book?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For many it’s simply reading and writing, which is the way most of our schools are structured. That’s an important shift in stance, and it can have a huge influence on how your approach your work moving forward. You may be amazed what happens when you simply ask yourself questions about what you’ve just learned (e.g.,

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Forum One

APRIL 6, 2023

These are all the systems, policies, and structures that influence the customer journey. Here we answer some of the most common questions we are asked by our social sector partners when it comes to taking a service design approach to their work. Q1: What is the difference between ‘service design’ and ‘design thinking’?

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Key areas we emphasize when selecting a CMS include: Technical Preferences: Deliberations such as choosing between.NET or PHP, open-source or licensed, and hosting externally versus hosting on-premises significantly influence which CMS is the best fit. One critical question is whether to select the CMS or the implementation partner first.

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Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2023

So, on top of capacity constraints, nonprofits are also trying to figure out how to influence their Boards to engage more. Despite fundraisers showing high optimism for achieving their 2023 goals, the question then becomes: How do you create a culture that embraces planning and data-driven decision-making?

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Every membership program needs a structure that appeals to its intended audience. Membership Models: The What and Why A membership model is an organizational structure where a nonprofit offers a valuable set of benefits in exchange for a recurring membership fee. Is there anything you wish [Organization Name] did differently?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

How each traffic source is influencing sign ups for your peer-to-peer campaign. The breakdown of campaign/source/term/medium used as UTM parameters is a tried and tested structure for understanding acquisition. In other words, it’s how you know: Where each donor or donation is coming from. We’ll get to that next.

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2022

Pair verbal and visual presentation elements to answer team members’ questions and to clear up complex topics. . Many experts recommend grabbing a pen and paper to sketch out your presentation’s format and structure. industry influencers. You can plan well-run. team meetings. Delivering better internal presentations. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. Connect with past and current co-workers , colleagues, partners, and influencers. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. For the first 13 years of its existence, growth was slow but steady.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Christie Hunter Arscott Today, Hunter Arscott shares these additional insights with us: Question: How can women address and improve feelings of frustration and burnout in their careers? Question: How can women best support and advocate for other women? For example, from a race perspective, in most settings, this is white women.

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EveryAction

MAY 23, 2016

It might be a good idea to start by answering an important question: why do professionals move from the private sector to jobs at nonprofits? On top of that, those accustomed to a traditional corporate hierarchy structure and raise-and-review process aren’t always likely to find the same at a nonprofit. Hint: it’s not for the money.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Question: I am the interested in starting a public charity, and I want to legally protect my influence and ability to control the affairs of the organization. Do you have questions about starting, governing, managing or operating a nonprofit organization? Alternative Structure. How can I do this? Burden or Opportunity?

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Once you’ve gathered this information, you should be able to answer common questions like: Where should you post? With a structured schedule, you can look back and discern your content’s performance with confidence. Additionally, posting regularly allows you to cultivate a loyal audience who looks forward to your content.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2022

An organization’s perspective on this question is significant, with major implications for the fundraising teams of the future. Local community fundraising has extended to incorporate online influencer communities of gamers. Major donor prospects have expanded to include beneficiaries of shrewd NFT investment.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 12, 2021

I always ask how their organization is, but just as important a question is: How are they? When you neglect your social structures, you worry about it, which then causes more stress and resentment at your work, in turn lowering your productivity. Simply ask: Is it something you can influence? It’s a cycle which is hard to break.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

As someone who travels roughly half the time, it’s important to provide some insight into what’s going on, especially since these meetings often influence where Benetech goes with our efforts. The Stakeholders Platform and the TIGAR project were time-limited and needed to be replaced by a new structure.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Still, understanding your audience is the foundation of all other design strategies and directly influences the success or failure of a website. Once your website is designed and structured according to this technique, it becomes easier to update it when those needs change by asking these questions: Which tasks don’t apply anymore?

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

The first place to start with organizational change is with your closest sphere of influence as a grantmaker—you! Start small by considering this question: what’s our vision for what we want well-being to look like for our team and/or organization over the next 90 days? Pause and refill your own cup.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

4 external factors The external factors are the economy, the political climate, the COVID-19 pandemic , and the death of donors, and they raise the following questions for your consideration: How is your nonprofit affected by inflation, unemployment rates, the vagaries of the stock market, and fear of a recession?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

While annual giving allows donors to contribute to something important to them in the present, planned gifts in the form of cash, property, or assets like stocks and bonds can influence an organization for years or decades to come. Here are additional benefits of implementing a planned giving program.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

But as we learn these rules, we often forget to question where and how those rules were created in the first place. What were structures in places at the time? . To look at design’s diversity problem without discussing current and former power structures is to ignore the root causes and only treat the symptoms.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Ask if anyone has any questions. The facilitator can call on people individually or, when multiple voices chime in simultaneously, create a structured queue, saying for example, “Let’s hear from Amy, then Cynthia, and then Brad.” We’ll conclude with 10 minutes to vote on our top 3 – 5 ideas. Now… you’re ready to begin! Well, almost.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2022

Narratives have the power to liberate or oppress because they have the potential to influence the beliefs and behaviors of individuals, which in turn can shape institutional policies and practices. Questions to ask when developing a narrative change strategy. It allows us to communicate with others and build connections.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 4, 2023

Julia Fabris McBride and Ed O'Malley Today, the authors share these insights with us: Question : Why did you decide to write the book? Our institutions need structure and processes, and people in authority positions to keep it all running. Question : How has the Kansas Leadership Center influenced your book?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

Thought leaders drive conversations – online and off, influence others, and shape perceptions in their field. Responder: Responds to questions from target audience – this can done be informally as part of how they use Twitter or in “Twitter Chats.” Helen Clarke, UNDP, is an example of responder.

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fusionSpan

JUNE 14, 2022

Some typical questions you should ask yourself are: Who are these tasks targeting? Now that you have a high-level understanding of how you can structure your communication and activities with your constituents let’s start putting together a plan. Consistent actions bring consistent results. Simple and Efficient.

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fusionSpan

JUNE 14, 2022

Let’s say you have a donor, Paul, who has contributed $100, another one, Jennifer, who contributed $500, and the third one, Ryan, who not only contributed $1000 but also has been influencing other prospects to donate money. Some typical questions you should ask yourself are: Who are these tasks targeting? Simple and Efficient. .

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

And this kind of nepotism frequently backfires because board members ideally should possess three of the four Ws: wealth, work, wisdom, and wallop (the ability to influence others). The Bottom Line The CEO should always ask the question: Do the board and its members add value or just get in the way?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

When the book was published, Paul kindly answered the following questions about the book : Question: What drove your decision to write this book? Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why?

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Later surveys include questions on giving to marginalized communities, and funders are incorporating strategies to intentionally fund these communities. A Fidelity Charitable survey found that only 22 percent of donors think the pandemic will have a significant influence on 2021 giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

Discussions around these scenarios are useful to philanthropy in making decisions about where to invest in social change in the future. The premises and questions for the future include: Interconnectedness: People will have more connectivity and more information. How much trust or mistrust will there be?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

When the book was published, Paul kindly answered the following questions about the book : Question: What drove your decision to write this book? Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why?

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