sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

What lessons can we take from the fall of Caeser and how can we apply those to our own organizations? Ides of March Approach: Try suspending your own beliefs, and open your mind to thinking gray. The post Beware the Ides of March: A Lesson For All Leaders first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. Leaders respect those around them.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Toward the beginning of Joseph Lalonde ’s new book, Reel Leadership , he shares, “We’re going to delve into the leaderships lessons we can find in movies. They are telling stories that move the mind, body, and soul. Question: What is the most inspiring leadership lesson you've learned from a movie? So, sit back; get ready.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 18, 2023

Let’s walk through four lessons we learned from fundraising during the pandemic and learn how your school can implement these tips moving forward: Leverage online fundraising tools. Ready to learn how to use these lessons from the pandemic to raise more for your school? This is still something to keep in mind!

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Most of this is not rocket science, but it’s important to keep in mind when you’re looking to grow or retain your sustainers. Here are my next two lessons. In a previous article, I shared the first two things I learned during my 30 years of working on sustainer programs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Some of my favorite parts of Douglas Conant 's and Mette Norgaard 's book, TouchPoints , are these lessons for leaders: You need to have dual vision. No leader can succeed by being only tough-minded or only tender-hearted. The perfect balance is to be both tough-minded on the issue and tender-hearted with people.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

I think there are many timeless lessons that still apply to current strategy that can be gleaned from looking backward. Decades before the dawn of digital ads and social media, advertising legend David Ogilvy penned his seminal book “Ogilvy on Advertising” sharing hard-won lessons on how to effectively persuade consumers.

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Double the Donation

MARCH 15, 2024

In major election years, political campaigns are at the top of everyone’s minds. Your organization’s supporters receive political advertisements and donation appeals alongside those from your nonprofit, and donors may even wonder where your organization stands on key election issues.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

With those statistics in mind, let’s take a look at what this reveals about donors. With that in mind, we can remove that from the general understanding of donor behavior for the rest of the day. With that in mind, it’s important to base strategic fundraising and communication decisions on real data, not anecdotal evidence.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

With that in mind, Candid recently updated and refreshed our knowledge management platform, Issue Lab , doubling down on our commitment to connect people who want to change the world with the resources they need to do it. . Lessons learned in the field have greater and more enduring value when others can build on them.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Keep in mind that no matter how you’re delivering training and resources, thoughtful design is key to success. The post 1 Million Trailhead Badges: Lessons from Salesforce.org’s Trailhead Journey appeared first on Salesforce.org. Salesforce.org has reached a milestone of having one million Trailhead badges earned.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 26, 2022

When you reflect back on the best board you ever worked with, what comes to mind? Of course, boards are wonderful. They’re a group of people who are giving unselfishly of their time and talents. But we all know how frustrating boards can be.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 14, 2021

Some of my favorite parts of Douglas Conant 's and Mette Norgaard 's book, TouchPoints , are these lessons for leaders: You need to have dual vision. No leader can succeed by being only tough-minded or only tender-hearted. The perfect balance is to be both tough-minded on the issue and tender-hearted with people.

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Forum One

MARCH 4, 2021

Things are still changing and 2021 will have its own lessons, but as we approach the year anniversary of the COVID-19 crisis beginning here in the U.S., we wanted to look back at how the last year has impacted how organizations think about communications and share a few communications lessons learned (or reinforced) in 2020.

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sgEngage

JUNE 13, 2022

Along the way, we’ve learned important lessons about balancing data protection and transparency. While it focuses specifically on grants data, many of the lessons are applicable to other data types as well. The post Four Lessons From Candid About Balancing Grantee Data Protection and Transparency first appeared on npENGAGE.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

Be an open-minded reader. Take a lesson from QVC. Break out of the association bubble. Study across industries. Forbes, CMO Network, Inc., Entrepreneur, Social Media Today, Adweek, and Adage are a few of the resources on my radar. Consider ideas that, at first glance, don’t seem like a great fit.

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

But, it also means using the disruption to identify opportunities for innovation and growth and applying lessons learned to develop future initiatives. But COVID reinforced that lesson. Learn Through Challenge Resilience goes beyond successfully recovering from a setback. Here’s an example from my experience.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Some of my favorite parts of Douglas Conant''s and Mette Norgaards'' 2011 book, TouchPoints , are these lessons for leaders: You need to have dual vision. No leader can succeed by being only tough-minded or only tender-hearted. The perfect balance is to be both tough-minded on the issue and tender-hearted with people.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2021

It is our job as developers to design our products with maximal efficiency in mind, and when we do that job right, it means organizations are able to better deliver on their missions. and every team should think about completing their part with a diverse audience in mind. There’s an accessibility gap.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 4, 2016

Some of my favorite parts of Douglas Conant 's and Mette Norgaard 's 2011 book, TouchPoints , are these lessons for leaders: You need to have dual vision. No leader can succeed by being only tough-minded or only tender-hearted. The perfect balance is to be both tough-minded on the issue and tender-hearted with people.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Customer Obsession Pygmalion Effect (creating a community of like-minded individual ready to collaborate toward shared goals) The Start-up Mindset Managing the Tempo of Change Working Bimodally Go Boldly Radical Collaboration Going on Offense is an enlightening and powerful resource, packed with case studies, practical lessons and solutions for anyone (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Some of my favorite parts of Douglas Conant's and Mette Norgaards' 2011 book, TouchPoints , are these lessons for leaders: You need to have dual vision. No leader can succeed by being only tough-minded or only tender-hearted. The perfect balance is to be both tough-minded on the issue and tender-hearted with people.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 6, 2024

Mark is the brilliant founder of Bluefrog Fundraising (simply reading their manifesto is a lesson in fundraising). Mark Phillips One of the most brilliant minds in individual giving today, Mark always cuts to the heart of the matter. Mark Philips. and publishes his blog at Queer Ideas. Do yourself a favor and subscribe.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

Encourage the development of small organizations by sharing lessons learned. Explore the Nonprofit Podcast List Tracking podcast downloads can be difficult and a bit messy. We took the time to create an advanced guide on podcast analytics based on how we do it for the Whole Whale podcast. Provide a platform to showcase awesome nonprofits.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 27, 2015

Some of my favorite parts of Douglas Conant's and Mette Norgaards' 2011 book, TouchPoints , are these five lessons for leaders: You need to have dual vision. No leader can succeed by being only tough-minded or only tender-hearted. The perfect balance is to be both tough-minded on the issue and tender-hearted with people.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 30, 2012

Some of my favorite parts of Douglas Conant's and Mette Norgaards' 2011 book, TouchPoints , are these lessons for leaders: You need to have dual vision. No leader can succeed by being only tough-minded or only tender-hearted. The perfect balance is to be both tough-minded on the issue and tender-hearted with people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

This is an adaptation of the article “ Nine Valuable Marketing Lessons From a Nonprofit – Charitywater.org ” written for the KISSmetrics blog by Chloe Gray. With that in mind, here are nine marketing lessons other nonprofits can take away from charity: water. Keep in mind that not all stories need to be long-form.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

What’s the first lesson of Leadership 101? Clear thoughts about tonight’s dinner or the report that’s due next week from your mind and live in the moment. Begin with yourself. Be the change. Walk the talk—right? It sounds simple. But it’s the assignment that’s easiest to fail. Because you might not know yourself as well as you think.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Keep in mind that we’re not suggesting that the best CEOs excel in every aspect of the role—in fact, we’ve yet to meet one who does. CEO Excellence is a fascinating, inspiring, revealing, lesson-packed read for any leader who wants to hone their skills to achieve leadership excellence.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

The Outsider : Brings a “beginner’s mind” to reimagine and reinvent an industry or product category. The Outsider is a classic Silicon Valley archetype who brings a “beginner’s mind” to a new market or industry. The Collaborator : Embraces teamwork, synchronizes efforts, shares tasks and goals. The Visionary : Strategic, prophetic.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

These eight decision-making tactics from David Lahey ’s book, Predicting Success , are helpful to me and hopefully useful to you as well: Deep breathing , to clear your mind. Listing your options , in either verbal or written form, to keep the whole picture front of mind.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

When it comes to fundraising events, one of the biggest lessons learned from the pandemic years is the unique value of golf fundraisers. Saving time, conserving financial resources, and finding efficiencies are still top of mind for busy nonprofit event organizers who often wear many hats.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The September 29 conference was a meeting of minds and a journey to discovery. These special opportunities for exchanging stories and lessons learned make me a more competent and confident professional. Discover Solutions.orgCommunity revolves around putting innovation in a practical package that you can take back to the office.

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Forj

MAY 13, 2021

At this point, you can incorporate the lessons learned from 2020’s pivot to virtual events to plan a thoughtful experience for your members. 6 Virtual Conferences Lessons Learned for 2021. 6 Virtual Conference Lessons Learned for 2021. Prioritize accessibility for all attendees.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

These eight decision-making tactics from David Lahey ’s book, Predicting Success , are helpful to me and hopefully useful to you as well: Deep breathing , to clear your mind. Listing your options , in either verbal or written form, to keep the whole picture front of mind.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2023

When most of us think of arts and culture nonprofits, the biggest names come easily to mind. Beneath the spotlight, mid-size nonprofits like Ballet Lubbock offer valuable lessons in resilience and overcoming adversity. The Smithsonian. A rts and culture nonprofits face distinctive challenges in the nonprofit sector.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 30, 2022

We also learned from some of the finest minds in the association space. . Whitney also offered practical lessons on how organizations could be creative and goal-oriented. We had such a great time seeing you in Nashville at ASAE Annual 2022 ! While on the exhibition floor, we talked, we laughed, and we gave away amazing prizes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

These eight decision-making tactics from David Lahey ’s book, Predicting Success , are helpful to me and hopefully useful to you as well: Deep breathing , to clear your mind. Listing your options , in either verbal or written form, to keep the whole picture front of mind.

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