Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

“Very few of us ever learned how to be present with another person, to ignore internal and external noise and distractions, and to connect and converse with others in useful or collaborative ways,” affirm the authors of the new book, Bridge The Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools To Transform Work Relationships From Challenging To Collaborative.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

But aside from thinking about this season as just a time to raise money, also stop to consider how you can truly enhance relationships with these current donors while you’re making the big “ask.”. In reality, you should be thinking as much about relationship-building as you do fundraising this time of the year.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But what about cultivating relationships with existing donors? Follow these steps to target your social media strategy for stewarding relationships with donors: Encourage donors to follow you on social media. Prioritizing existing donor relationships is important not only for securing donations for future. Just like.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

While paid ads and steeply-priced lead lists may deliver short-term results, long-term donor relationships are built on trust and community. In order to win back trust and stay top-of-mind, nonprofits must focus on establishing emotional connections with their audience through consistent, high-quality content. Say their name.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 17, 2020

But more than just making a good impression, you want to be sure that when meeting potential clients or colleagues at a networking event, you are creating a genuine and real relationship. . How can you be sure that you are building lasting relationships at a networking event? Sharing business ideas. We’ve got you covered. .

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

We’ve found that internal self-awareness is associated with higher job and relationship satisfaction, personal and social control, and happiness; it is negatively related to anxiety, stress, and depression. Having a truthful relationship with yourself is a little like marriage. “The first. All CEOs grapple with this Catch-22.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2021

To better explain what companies are shifting toward, Blackbaud Institute’s Comprehensive Social Responsibility report introduces a symbiotic relationship that corporations integrate throughout stakeholders, employees, and community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2016

If you want a good overview of the Sharing Economy from a nonprofit perspective, read these two posts from TechSoup, Why Nonprofits Are Needed in the Share Economy and Nonprofits Imagine A Better Sharing Economy. I think of GivingTuesday as a great example of a sharing economy fundraiser. 1: Relationships Matter.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

As a result, IT leaders are called on to share their wisdom with the rest of us, and they are challenged to help us collaborate in ways that are unfamiliar and sometimes uncomfortable. Although leadership courses may be part of more recent IT management degrees, relationship building is a skill that requires commitment and practice.

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Kindful

MAY 26, 2021

Sometimes without even noticing it, our brain is activated in a unique and engaged way when a story is being shared. ” Good communication leads to better relationships. Good communication is the secret to cultivating better relationships , and better relationships lead to real change. Happy storytelling!

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

An open mind and the ability to connect and collaborate with diverse groups and people (especially those who don’t share your point of view) creates the nuanced vision needed to imagine multiple outcomes. I’ve always understood the importance of relationships,” Kristine advised. But COVID reinforced that lesson.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The motivation to build stronger relationships, both remote and in-person, resonated across the association community. The goal is to arrive at actionable strategies for building trusting relationships. The September 29 conference was a meeting of minds and a journey to discovery. Solutions Day exemplifies that idea.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Check out our last installment here ! Here’s what they said.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Trust isn’t a challenge that is currently top of mind for association leaders. We asked Nancy MacRae, MS, CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association , to help us frame this conversation by sharing her group’s commitment to that idea. Nancy MacRae, MS, CAE, ENA, describes the relationship between trust and culture. “As

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 22, 2021

You can build relationships without meeting in person. . Fundraising is all about building relationships. However, building relationships while following social distancing guidelines in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge for many of us. . Putting energy into the right relationships pays off. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2015

The holiday break is a great time to read books, both for work and just plan fun. Earlier this week, I read the recently published “ Mindful Social Marketing ” by colleague Janet Fouts. ” Content: “We are often surprised by how much we and our team know and can share with the world.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 23, 2023

Nimble AMS is proud to share our partnership with RSM ! As a CAE, and having been a CIO at an association, I understand the unique challenges inherent in developing and maintaining a high-performing organization in our industry,” said Craig Dellorso, Director of Nonprofit Relationship Management Solutions at RSM US LLP.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

To maximize efforts and drive greater donations, below are some critical steps to keep in mind before jumping on this emerging trend in online fundraising. When finding new items, keep in mind that most businesses donate to auctions in order to convert new customers. When applicable, share relevant resources with your community.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

This guide will review these tips for bringing in more donations: Prioritize building strong supporter relationships. As you incorporate these tips, work at fostering genuine supporter relationships, and strategize ways to improve the donor experience, you can generate more reliable revenue streams over time.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 18, 2023

Nearly everyone I know has shared a story about a difficult person they’ve encountered in their workplace. Fortunately, Gallo shares in her new book, Getting Along , practical insights, tools, and techniques for how to get along with each type of difficult co-worker you’ll likely encounter. Rely on empathy to see things differently.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It’s a chance to develop a relationship with grantmakers, find other prospective funders, and refine your proposal writing skills. In this blog, we explore what to do when you get a rejection to a grant proposal and share questions you should ask the funder if your grant proposal isn’t selected.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2024

As 2024 unfolds, here’s a roadmap featuring key fundraising tactics for nonprofits to turbocharge your efforts: Cultivate meaningful donor relationships by engaging and stewarding new donors Your bond with your donors is the lifeline of your organization. This year, make a concerted effort to nurture these relationships.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

As a non-profiteer of many years, I have known donor giving programs to be described via a myriad of terms; sustainment, long-term, continued, recurring – all ways to describe the length of the relationship a donor establishes with a non-profit. And their relationship with Water.org starts in a fairly simple way; by checking a box.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Understanding your nonprofit audiences—their hearts and minds, wallets and worlds—is critical to successfully communicating in an election year. It’s more important than ever to share your mission in a way that is real, relevant, and sensitive to what’s going on within your organization’s environment and the impact of your work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2015

Making a real big difference demands that leaders do interior work to gain a self-understanding of themselves, develop relationship building skills and facilitating the work work of groups and leveraging their professional and organizational networks, and a clear and actionable understanding complex systems change.

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

A secondary ask —sometimes referred to as “daisy-chaining,” including a follow-up with an ask for a donation or a re-share once a supporter has submitted the first form can be an extremely effective way of continuing to engage your supporters. If possible, include a photo of the stakeholder!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

(It isn’t easy at first) Above all it helps you examine your relationship with technology and find balance. We need to reflect inward and examine our motivations, patterns, and use of technology – understanding when we’re mindful and not. Tags: Mindfulness Networks Online Community.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Savvy fundraisers have always kept donor retention top of mind. However, it’s an increasingly uphill battle to build long-term relationships with donors. When someone commits to a multi-year gift, they’re not just agreeing to a payment plan; they’re entering into an ongoing relationship with your organization.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Whether it’s your first fundraising event, or tenth, helping supporters be great peer-to-peer fundraisers is always on the mind of successful event fundraising organizations. Ask for, and share, stories of involvement and success. That said, here are 5 tips to help ensure your participants are as successful as possible.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2023

Most nonprofits use a combination of in-person events, physical outreach, and some form of digital presence to attract and build relationships with supporters. Marketing Efforts Should Give First, Ask Second Effective marketing is about building relationships not spurring transactions. Your relationship is starting!

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

A connected throughline of our shared humanity With that in mind, as I reflect on the influences, changes, and overall trends we have seen in employee engagement, philanthropy, and CSR in 2023, and those that are to come in 2024, I cannot help but be struck by the notion that it is not about specific trends or actions.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Chances are, there’s a ton of leverage there, including relationships, clout, high-level thinking, connections, strategic thinking and more. What’s wrong with that? Well, have you considered how to leverage the power that each of your board members bring to the table?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

There are three core elements that immediately come to mind when I think of trust: empathy, power, and vulnerability. These are core elements of trust and of any good relationship. Foundations have the resources and power to choose how they want to function, so it is an institutional choice to be empathetic and to share power.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Saying “thank you” is t he key to fostering healthy donor relationships. But do your donors know just how much your organization appreciates the m ? We’re here to help you elevate your donor relationship with six valuable tips. The more you thank your donors, the more you’ll keep your fundraising campaigns top of mind.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This #GivingTuesday, consider building anticipation for the big day and keeping your organization top of mind with a series of countdown posts. Use this opportunity to share how your supporters can make a difference on #GivingTuesday! Share the giving spirit with an #UNselfie Ah, the ubiquitous selfie.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 4, 2022

Choose people that have different understandings and relationships with your (new) organization and whose influence with their peer group is notable. As the process unfolds, they will become ambassadors for the new brand as they share the progress with their contemporaries. A mix of opinions will ensure that many voices are included.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

But that same relentless brilliance that propels you in your career can take a toll on your teams, personal relationships, and even your health,” explain author Gino Wickman and coauthor Rob Dube. In Shine , Gino shares 10 disciplines to help you stay sharp and energetic without burning out. You will actually have more drive.

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