Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Organized around the four phases of change, Feifer shares personal insights and learnings from his interviews with success entrepreneurs and changemakers who have experienced tectonic shifts in work, culture, and life. Therefore, Feifer teaches that: When in the Panic phase of change , pause when other panic.

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Candid

MAY 10, 2021

Reprinted from NEO Law Group. After a domestic nonprofit takes the first exciting steps of incorporating and filing its Application for Recognition for Exemption (Form 1023) with the IRS, it may be surprised to find out that it may take the IRS six months, or even much longer, to grant the nonprofit its official tax-exempt status.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 31, 2015

This Wild Apricot Update offers details on the Android and iOS apps, as well as the first wave of responsive website themes - all part of the first phase in our mobile strategy. Wild Apricot ''s mobile app for Android has been released! nonprofit technology mobile Wild Apricot'

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 6, 2021

Whether you already have a virtual fundraising event in the works or you’re deep in the brainstorming phase, you’ll need to manage the multitude of tasks on your plate quickly and efficiently. Download these calendars to get your virtual fundraising event organized and ready to raise more for your cause with confidence and ease.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2021

A tech “discovery” is the initial, independent phase of a technology project where key analysis, design and planning are performed BEFORE a buy or build decision is made. Discoveries are essentially risk mitigation exercises, and they should be a separate contract from the build phase whenever possible. Why is that?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Organized around the four phases of change, Feifer shares personal insights and learnings from his interviews with success entrepreneurs and changemakers who have experienced tectonic shifts in work, culture, and life. Therefore, Feifer teaches that: When in the Panic phase of change , pause when other panic.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The capital campaign lasts for a set period of time, and is generally broken up into multiple phases. Phases range from courting big donors in the silent or “quiet” phase, to spreading the net wide in a public phase to include small and individual donors. What is the public phase of a capital campaign?

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BoardAssist

MARCH 1, 2017

One creative new trend we are seeing: establishing a phased in give/get. How does a Phased In Give/Get work. Why a Phased In Give/Get might work for your board. With no way to reliably predict who will pledge $5000/year but really generate $50,000/year, a Phased In give/get might work for your nonprofit.

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Charity Village

AUGUST 5, 2022

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Government of Canada, launched the second phase of the Digital Literacy Exchange Program and announced a $17.6 million federal investment to help ensure that everyone has the knowledge to fully participate in the digital economy.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 17, 2021

As nonprofits prepare for the post-pandemic phase, it’s now more important than ever to make sure they are diversifying their fundraising channels. This gives organizations extra financial security for when the next crisis hits, but it also diversifies their donor base as well.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 21, 2017

The 5 phases of the faith-based supporter lifecycle : Step #1: Getting to Know You. For places of worship, this is the phase where a potential member attends services for the first time, or comes occasionally, while still attending another parish most weekends. For schools, this is where the family registers their children to attend.

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CauseVox

JULY 14, 2022

Generally a capital campaign happens in two parts: a silent phase and a public phase. The Silent Phase of Your Capital Campaign. The first portion of your capital campaign is what’s called the Silent Phase or the Quiet Phase. The Public Phase of Your Capital Campaign. Let’s take a look at each one.

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Greater Giving

MAY 12, 2021

While each nonprofit is different and each donor relationship has its own intricacies, there are three general phases that define the donor journey: cultivating, soliciting, and promoting stewardship, and in each phase, there is the opportunity to promote a strong fundraising culture. The Cultivation Phase.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The 5 phases of the faith-based supporter life cycle: Step #1: Getting to Know You. For places of worship, this is the phase where a potential member attends services for the first time, or comes occasionally, while still attending another parish most weekends. Step #3: First Gift. Step #4: Donor Stewardship.

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Achieve

MAY 10, 2021

Traditionally, capital campaigns are broken down into seven phases: Pre-Campaign Planning. The Quiet Phase. The Public Phase. At each of these phases, understanding exactly who your audience is and how you should connect with them will be essential, especially after a year of pandemic challenges and distractions.

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Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

The first phase of crafting comprehensive requirements can be very time intensive. Out-of-the-box templates are easily configured to meet your business needs which significantly reduces the time-consuming requirements documentation phase. Build : In addition to “cost”, another challenge for in-house development is time.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 23, 2022

Phase 1: Service Desk + Customer Support. A better understanding of customer support needs and a dependable single source of truth have both been achieved through the organization’s initial Salesforce phase. Phase 2: JCamp 180 + Migration from Blackbaud Grant Management Software. Looking to the Future: A Single Source of Truth.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In this 45-minute live webinar, you’ll learn: How to lead your campaign with confidence Exactly what’s required for each campaign phase How to manage your campaign, one step at a time You’ll come away with essential tools, including a campaign plan and step by step guide, for your next capital campaign.

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Tech Soup Blog

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we enter the next phase of the pandemic, many of us are still getting used to remote life as the norm. With new variant strains and vaccine mandates, many offices will remain hybrid or remote, and in-person professional community events and engagement are not in our near future.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Throughout countless different phases and stages of life as a human being, we know that things will always be changing. According to the ADJAR Model, there are three phases to change. Phase 1: Prepare your Approach. In this phase, you will define what success, impact, and approach to the change looks like.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The second phase of your year-end giving campaign is to warm-up your donors by introducing them to your theme and your need. This phase will constitute the “meat” of your year-end fundraising campaign. Second, Warm-Up Your Donors. You can do this in any number of ways. Third, Make Your Asks.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 22, 2017

And this next phase brings together the powerful sentiments of activists with the much needed support of donors. After proposed federal budget cuts, Meals on Wheels also experienced a surge in public donations. What we are witnessing is not a revolution but the evolution of episodic giving.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 16, 2023

Working in phases will help keep you and your team accountable and avoid getting overwhelmed. It’s important to get specific about what your organization wants to achieve, but also keep in mind you aren’t required to improve every single process or fill every gap at one time. Choose a few to start with and build from there.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Strategies to diversify nonprofit boards can be divided into three broad phases. Phase 1: Triple A’s - awareness, attitude and action. Phase 2: Implementation. This phase starts with evaluating current board composition using a board matrix. Phase 3: Evaluate and celebrate.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Another important tip for preparing for your event is to put together an event schedule detailing all of the different phases of your event. Then, build in time to transition to the next phase, then the next, and so on until you’ve reached your event’s conclusion. If you’re having a welcome reception, it’s important to plan for that.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2022

Consider a quiet phase. You are probably familiar with the quiet phase of a capital campaign. Consider implementing a similar quiet phase for your Giving Day. As part of your quiet phase, identify major donors who might be able to provide a challenge or matching gift to your Giving Day.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 8, 2020

An important part of making the case is demonstrating how engaging volunteers (and doing that well) can continue to support and enhance our organizations’ mission delivery at all phases of this global pandemic crisis. In the emergency phase, leaders must move to the frontline and fight the fires. You don’t have to do this alone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2007

Robin, from the Chinese New Year blog sent along this cool moon phase calendar as a reminder. With the attached pdf file you can see that the phases of the moon do not line up with our months, and why 1/1 is on February 18th this year. I also found a moon phase widget! CURRENT MOON lunar phases

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2020

Work in phases. The best way to tackle this while keeping costs down is to work in phases and focus first on a subset of needs. For example, plan to implement half of the requirements in phase one, then the next quarter in the second, and remainder in the third. A phased implementation will have you doing that much sooner.

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Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

When does the planning phase end? The first phase is focused on more broad-based planning that defines need, resources, timeline, and appropriate technology. The second phase is more focused and concentrates planning on migrating specific business processes, testing, launching, and change management.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Just like building a house, your project (and related costs) consists of three phases: design, build, and maintenance. First, there is a design and planning phase. Second is the build, or implementation, phase. Entering “Assignees” to any phase is completely optional, use it only if it helps your process.

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M+R

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Here’s the situation: Google is depreciating support for third party cookies in 2023; Apple and Firefox have already made moves to phase out third party cookies. Read time: 1 minute. Quick gut check. As a digital advertiser, are you… Having oddly specific nightmares about conversion tracking. Furiously re-tooling your projections.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2022

These awards are named in the midst of an exciting phase of growth for the company. Bloomerang earned an overall satisfaction rating of 93% in the Grid® Report for Nonprofit CRM, with a 96% satisfaction rating in the quality of support and 94% of reviewers satisfied with ease of use.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

I find that organizations in this phase of storytelling need to work on looking for low hanging fruit and quick wins. Your goal in this phase is to optimize your storytelling work. Here are a few tips for this phase: Look at the channels/appeals/campaigns that are generating the bulk of your results.

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Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Recruitment and admissions was a Phase 2 project for UAB. With a foundational and scalable EDA Salesforce org put into place during Phase 1, Cloud for Good was able to help streamline recruiting processes for their Graduate, Undergraduate, and Honors departments.

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Classy

JULY 9, 2021

They typically have four phases of implementation: Planning: includes setting a budget, gathering volunteers, setting your goals, and researching prospective donors. Quiet phase: includes securing major donors to raise 50 to 70% of your fundraising goal. Read Next: The 4 Phases of a Modern Capital Campaign.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The process of outlining your nonprofit’s digital strategy can be broken up into four phases for a total of seven steps, as follows: Phase 1: The Identification Stage. Phase 2: The Planning Stage. Phase 3: The Execution Stage. Phase 4: The Analysis Stage. Let’s begin with an overview of the first phase.

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