Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Doing everything , lacking the discipline to say no, and trying to be all things to all customers, both internally and externally. Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate. Horwath : Killing meetings.

Leadership 92

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 92

Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

That internal focus has been intentional and deliberate. A staff-wide survey last year revealed some key priorities, including: An equity review of compensation. Our cross-functional DEIA team is planning for another staff survey to gauge future priorities and staff needs. At the organization level we’re focused on our team.

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Survey Evaluation Accessibility Practice 58

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. The report groups nonprofit fundraising dilemmas into external and internal factors.

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2022

If an organization is willing to invest in a positive and extensive support structure, it is likely leadership will follow. To acquire skilled talent more effectively, organizations need to invest adequate overhead spending into human capital and the support structure it needs. Human resource investment.

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Skills Colorado Retention Rate 52

NTEN

JANUARY 25, 2022

2021 was an eventful year at NTEN as we continued to promote, work towards, and model equitable practices internally and externally. This post is part of our continued efforts to share updates about internal and external efforts and outcomes to more directly invite accountability and collaboration in this work. 2022 focus. 2022 focus.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

In July 2020, Candid published a blog post examining the many surveys inquiring about social sector organizations’ needs in light of COVID-19. In the year since the outbreak, we have continued to track surveys from around the globe. This blog presents several common insights generated through these surveys.

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Rhode Island Impact Turkey Survey 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

While most of the instruction was done as a full group, we also wanted to allow some less structured time for people to self-organize into small groups and get hands-on time at their own pace and specific questions answers. We took a photo in the stairwell and you might see me with my iPhone up.

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Facilitation Training Train International 50

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Doing everything , lacking the discipline to say no, and trying to be all things to all customers, both internally and externally. Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate. Horwath : Killing meetings.

Leadership 58

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 58

Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

Reading financial statements, analyzing data, reviewing the Form 990 before it’s filed, approving policies related to conflicts of interest, tapping into reserves, and conducting internal audits might not light your fire. Start at the recruitment stage. Your orientation for new board members should include training on financial competence.

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Build Literacy Nonprofit Exercise 109

Forum One

MAY 18, 2021

To learn more about your audiences here are some useful tools and strategies you can use: User surveys Social listening Interviews. Establish an internal governance structure. Use audience research to get data informing your strategy and making sure you are getting the most out of your efforts and budget.

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Marketing Impact Create Tips 47

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Add monetary bonus structure. Career advancement: Internal career paths. Prioritize internal promotions. Career advancement: Internal career paths. Prioritize internal promotions. Internal mentoring program. Survey employee needs and opinions. Add a retirement saving match. Add tuition benefits.

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Professional Fundraising Arizona Culture 52

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

Experts are not sure when it will be safe to hold large gatherings again, which hinders nonprofits that rely on an events-based structure to generate donations. The survey also revealed that 25% of nonprofits indicated that they have had to lay off or furlough employees and 69 % reported a loss of critical program volunteers.

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Stream Adopt Arizona Create 52

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This can be done by sending out surveys and taking advantage of the data that you already have available. Internally, there is no better time to take a critical look at your organizational structure. Internally, there is no better time to take a critical look at your organizational structure.

Build 68

Build Strategy Blackbaud Philanthropy 68

Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Your work behind the scenes is to establish a structure—plans, systems and processes—by which the nonprofit may reach its advancement goals. You’re vigilant about gathering this information through post-program surveys or via your website. Organized recordkeeping is key. The BIPOC or LGBTQ communities? Senior citizens?

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Professional Leadership Develop Proposal 70

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

A structured reflection process generates insights about what worked and what could be improved. And, of course, your evaluation will also include looking at the data from surveys and interviews with participants after the event. Survey participants and incorporate their feedback. Review it together in a meeting and summarize.

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Practice Thailand Asia Reflection 105

Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

This requires funders to examine their practices including grant applications, reporting requirements, decision-making structures, and program design to determine whether they reflect the inequities they seek to eliminate. Identify and change internal and funding practices that uphold inequity. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

A simple online survey. It isn’t hard to see why we forget about one of the best ever social media measurement tools: surveys! Surveys can help get data to form a baseline, benchmark, or inform strategy. Surveys can also provide useful data to track progress along the way. Exhibitions team.

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Social Media Analytics Tools Media 95

Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2023

Send a donor survey. Both fundraising and finance staff need to be using the same chart of accounts structure for the fund designations to align. For example, Heifer International gives people the choice of goats, chicks, pigs or heifers, stating “ Choose an Animal. If people like the learning sessions, pick that.

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Gift Lesson Skills Training 80

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

They should put internal controls in place and help write policies to prevent loss, theft, or confusion, using current b est practices. Your bylaws are the organization’s internal rules of operation and if they are out of date or not followed, your nonprofit is out of integrity with itself.

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Roles Director Evaluation Government 116

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

When Knowledge Network looked at their website from a supporter experience perspective, instead of a user experience perspective, they increased fundraising, built bridges between internal teams, and brought consistency to marketing messages. Use a structured step-by-step mapping outline to guide your cross functional teams.

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Results Donor Map Case Study 41

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Some consultants also offer ongoing support, which can be essential for managing your software solutions long-term without needing to hire a new internal team member. Core Services Goodshop.com’s core service is the partnership structure they offer nonprofits. Add-ons for Blackbaud products. Add-on tools come in all shapes and sizes.

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Blackbaud Integration Nonprofit Platform 52

CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

What about internal factors? By carefully analyzing your progress, identifying challenges, and considering external and internal factors, you can make informed adjustments to your fundraising development plan. Consider any unexpected challenges that have affected your fundraising efforts.

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Develop Fundraising Pledge Track 76

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 29, 2019

Can the position be filled by an internal recruit? Structure jobs for success. If these questions can’t be answered, then the job characteristics needs to be structured to value autonomy, variety and task significance; all of which will help fuel talented employees. Survey employees on what benefits they’d like.

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Build Organization Philadelphia Tucson 49

Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

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. In graphic design, we express our love for whitespace, and in architecture, we idolize International style.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2019

Don't let your employees be part of these findings by various Hay Group surveys (cited by the authors) where they found that: 30 percent of employees indicate that they do not have enough authority to carry out their jobs effectively.

Empowerment 40

Empowerment Authoring Roles Job 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Don't let your employees be part of these findings by various Hay Group surveys (cited by the authors) where they found that: 30 percent of employees indicate that they do not have enough authority to carry out their jobs effectively.

Empowerment 41

Empowerment Authoring Roles Job 41

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Then, I have participants work in small groups, using a structured brainstorming process. Improve internal information systems. Use surveys to find out what staff need. As part of the set-up to the exercise, I share some examples from the Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Responsive tech support.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

According to the 2018 Nonprofit Finance Fund State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey , 86% of respondents said demand for their services was rising and 57% said they didn’t think they could meet it; 59% cited employing enough hands to do all that work as a challenge. Instead, their workplace can provide energy and a sense of worth for them. .”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

The key is for the funder to understand readiness – so the capacity building can be tailored to the organization’s internal circumstances. The reports identifies three similar definitions from the field: TCC Group : The ability to monitor, assess, respond to, and create internal and external changes. 2: Culture Change.

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Report Build Evaluation Nonprofit 50

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2020

This is important because to be effective, your tech stack (or your whole system of tools that you use to manage fundraising, internal operations, and data) should be interconnected and centralized as much as possible. If your organization is making internal improvements or changes.

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Tech Develop Strategy Guide 42

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 27, 2017

Don't let your employees be part of these findings by various Hay Group surveys (cited by the authors) where they found that: 30 percent of employees indicate that they do not have enough authority to carry out their jobs effectively.

Empowerment 40

Empowerment Authoring Roles Job 40

Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Visual interface for structuring texts, pricing starts at $20 for 1,000 credits. Offers guided surveying for organizations. They specialize in custom conversation logic, custom integrations, international SMS or Whatsapp connectivity. Pricing starts at $250/month for 10,000 credits (sent and received count as credits).

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Free Open Source Nonprofit Phone 105

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Researchers have often referred to social enterprise structures as the “fourth sector” (after private, public, and nonprofit) because they combine charitable missions, corporate methods, and diverse social and environmental philosophies in ways that surpass the traditional business and philanthropy models (Billitteri, 2007).

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Model Fund Social United States 53

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

In addition, I’m also doing a lot of training of other trainers and am now an Adjunct Professor at the Monterey Institute for International Studies (a graduate school of Middlebury College). I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. The learning model is called “SAVI ” : Moving and doing (Somatic).

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Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Don't let your employees be part of these findings by various Hay Group surveys (cited by the authors) where they found that: 30 percent of employees indicate that they do not have enough authority to carry out their jobs effectively.

Empowerment 40

Empowerment Authoring Roles Job 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 19, 2014

Don''t let your employees be part of these findings by various Hay Group surveys (cited by the authors) where they found that: 30 percent of employees indicate that they do not have enough authority to carry out their jobs effectively. Employee Engagement Engaging Employees Leadership Books'

Empowerment 57

Empowerment Authoring Roles Job 57

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Don't let your employees be part of these findings by various Hay Group surveys (cited by the authors) where they found that: 30 percent of employees indicate that they do not have enough authority to carry out their jobs effectively.

Empowerment 40

Empowerment Authoring Roles Job 40