Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

If you need another resolution to tackle this year or haven't yet selected one, now is a good time to review this list below.

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Blue Fox

JUNE 15, 2020

Here's a brief summary of the changes from the National Law Review. The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act eases restrictions on how nonprofits and small businesses can spend their PPP funds. We also put together an easy-to-read #foxtastic chart of the major updates below.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 23, 2010

But what about the use in emergency response or breaking news? We’ve already seen people come to hashtags or streams fairly quickly in reaction to global events – this could be an easy way to capture the streams, pull out resources, images, and news sources, and so on – in real time! What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

I’m so thrilled to share the news with you all that my blog post, Online Community Building: Gardening vs Landscaping , was the most popular blog post on the Stanford Social Innovation Review’s opinion blog in 2009.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 22, 2023

New research from email security provider EasyDMARC reviewed a dataset of 9,935,024 verified.org email domains. EasyDMARC found that only 376,497 (3.8%) domains had implemented the Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) security standard.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

Most all of the actions reviewed in the report that even those that did link to background information, those pages didn’t link back to the action! This is bad news! e-action review (author: Jess Day) - download. Report Highlights. People may want more background information but that’s because they are interested!

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 12, 2023

Blackbaud confirmed that its board of directors received, thoroughly reviewed, and rejected an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from Clearlake Capital to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company for $71 per share in cash.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 8, 2021

We’re going to review the Facebook Fundraising Benchmarks Report 2020 by GivePanel. Let’s clarify what “Facebook fundraising” refers to. It’s probably exactly what you think it is: when someone on Facebook starts a fundraiser to support your nonprofit. But there’s some fine print here.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 11, 2023

Blackbaud released its 11th annual Industry Review: "Employee Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility Report," which analyzes corporate social responsibility (CSR) program data and employees' philanthropic behavior.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

Thought leadership is an old idea that has been made new again. The term was coined in 1994 by Joel Kurtzman , who was the founding editor-in-chief of Strategy+Business magazine and editor of the Harvard Business Review. Review expense policies, conflict of interest, or any other relevant policies or ethical issues.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Positive news about your mission and programs. With so much stressful, depressing news in the world today, positive news stands out. Breaking news relevant to your mission and programs. People who are active on Twitter tend to be plugged into current events and trending news. Twitter can be mean.

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EveryAction

MARCH 8, 2023

Implementing more modern tools—especially major software, such as customer relationship management (CRM) or fundraising software—can provide your organization with new efficiencies and new capabilities to improve fundraising , marketing, volunteer management, and ultimately do even more to power your purpose.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Book Reviews October 21, 2007 I read three books recently that I thought would be worth reviewing here. at 7:02 am Hi Michelle–I’ve read the first two book and agree with both of your reviews.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports. Offer to draft, edit, review and improve the acknowledgment emails or letters the organization sends to donors. Help disseminate news releases or produce news events to get coverage. Can you survey nonrenewing donors to see why they didn’t renew?

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.orgSource

JULY 29, 2023

Review the instructions you wrote to yourself. The news is filled with examples of CEOs who either denied wrongdoing or pointed the finger at someone else. Then, he sat on the bad news for as long as he could. Uncovering an issue that’s silently creeping through your organization demonstrates your control over the situation.

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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Review: Online tools make Sandy fundraising easier - CBS News : The Sunday after Sandy made landfall two weeks ago, I was supposed to run my 50th marathon in New York, 10 years to the weekend since I had run my first marathon, also in New York. It would have been a celebratory affair.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

When you succeed at recruiting talented leaders, share the good news broadly. Feature new directors prominently throughout your social media platforms and send press releases to their local publications and news outlets. Enlist your marketing department to craft audience-specific messaging for maximum impact.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

” Practicing Empathetic Leadership in the Nonprofit Workplace Empathy isn’t always a hardwired skill, but the good news is that with practice we can develop itHere are a few examples of what this looks like in practice in the nonprofit workplace.: Now, you might be wondering, “how do we practice empathy in our leadership styles?”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 21, 2013

Fundraising, Nonprofit Tecnology, News. News, Jobs, Fundraising, Canada. Charity Reviews, Philanthropy, Research. News, Research, Jobs. Nonprofit Technology, News, Training, Australia. Philanthropy, News, Research. Social Good, News. Social Good, News. Jobs, Volunteerism, News.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

For the more technically advanced, you can build branches to create new functionality, do code reviews, get outside help, and merge fixes back into the original code. Institute for NonProfit News: github.com/INN. Each time they add an update, both the current and older versions are saved. Blackbaud/Convio: github.com/convio.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 20, 2022

Start by reviewing your bylaws. The good news is that YOU get to set these rules. The bad news is that you’re obligated to follow them. Make reviewing and updating your bylaws something you do as a matter of routine every three years so you can ensure they’re current. Like so much of nonprofit life, it’s learn as you go.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

It's high time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! This time I’ll review some new developments in privacy and security, social media, cloud computing, digital inclusion, gaming for good, and the new tech blog, Re/code. There’s lots of interesting NPTech news this month.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 23, 2024

The 2024 presidential election has been dominating the news cycle for months now. Read up on policy changes and build in extra time for your ads to be reviewed and approved. Strategies to Navigate Election-Year Fundraising As the year unfolds and the election nears, it’s wise to keep an eye on what topics make the news.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 25, 2022

Research from Community Brands consistently shows that members place high value on networking and staying up to date on industry news, trends, and regulations. Regularly review metrics to find opportunities for improvement?? . What is the review process for possible violations??What Content calendar ?. For example:?How

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Candid

JUNE 5, 2023

Candid codes much of its data according to the PCS, including organizations, grants awarded, funding opportunities, news, and more. These recommended changes then went through multiple rounds of internal review. The PCS expanded on the NTEE and covers five facets: subjects ; populations ; support strategies (e.g.,

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Provide training opportunities for employees and review your taxonomy from time to time to update any new processes. The great news is that dirty data can be addressed over time; you don’t have to go through it all at once. Solution : The great news is that this challenge is solvable!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2022

I’ve got some very exciting news, my new book, The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Automated World , co-authored with Allison Fine, launches on Wednesday, March 9th. Below are a few links to different articles we’ve written and interviews.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2023

For example, one customer mentioned that they can review up to 500 funder profile pages in one day using Candid’s Foundation Directory , a time-consuming and tedious exercise! But the good news is we didn’t have to develop complex new systems to find out. The answer we got was “no!”

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Blue Fox

JULY 6, 2021

There are many complexities in play, despite what some blogs and news sources are saying. Upon completion of the questionnaire, our team will review your response. If you meet certain ERC eligibility criteria, we will contact you to set up a paid consultation to discuss the process, the credit itself, and review our fees.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

We reviewed some early 2023 returns a few of weeks back , and now we’re taking a closer look at email tactics. The good news is, we don’t have a weekend 12/31 deadline for the next few years — but it still might be worth rethinking the December calendar. Good, it’s time to start planning for 2024 year-end fundraising!

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 25, 2023

In this article, we’ll explore key tips to increase your patient acquisition rate: Use Patient Journey Mapping Keep a Pulse on Reviews Optimize for SEO Partner with a Digital Marketing Keep in mind that patient outreach is directly tied to patient outcomes. Keep a Pulse on Reviews Reviews matter. Monitor reviews.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I was recently talking to a friend and he was complaining to me that online reviews for his business were are not so great on average - because people who are negative and like to complain are much more likely to fill out reviews/surveys than people who are satisfied. read more ).

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. Back in my May Nonprofit Technology News edition, I covered the emerging field of digital wallets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2022

And today, very excited to share a new article we co-authored for the Harvard Business Review on using Smart Tech to make work more human. Here’s a few highlights from the past two weeks, there are more events over the coming weeks, so don’t feel any FOMO! It is not about bots or people, but bots and people.

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At the conclusion of every acquisition campaign , you should do a thorough review of the campaign’s results. When done correctly, this review will generate action items for your team. . This is especially true if you aren’t sure which numbers or metrics you should review. That’s great news! . So where do you start?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

LG, Sony, and Samsung introduced new curved and bendable flat-panel TVs that are supposed to make moving images more lifelike, enveloping to a viewer's field of vision. The reviews on those I’ve read so far are not great. Technology for Good Gadgets – It’s All About Health and Fitness.

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