Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 31, 2018

Being a good storyteller will serve you well in your leadership role. "A A story with a business impact can be as short as one sentence. Whatever the case, it will have maximum impact if it includes the following core components," according to Choy: Structural : A story has a beginning, middle, and end.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

While advocating for survivors in San Francisco, I witnessed first-hand how critical stories are in tapping into people’s empathy. However, it wasn’t until my career took a turn into strategic communications and marketing that I learned just how integral a winning story is to the success of an advocacy campaign. .

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Let’s dive into the art of creating compelling stories that resonate and inspire action. The Power of Nonprofit Storytelling In a world inundated with information, your nonprofit’s story is what sets you apart. Know Your Audience Before penning down your story, it’s imperative to understand your audience.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Read the informative and inspirational, The Entrepreneur’s Faces , to follow the intriguing stories of 10 real entrepreneurs from around the world as they reveal their personal entrepreneurial journeys – overcoming pain and setbacks, all the while demonstrating tremendous vision, imagine and drive. Platform builder. Storytelling is key.

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Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

According to the 2020 Smithsonian Magazine article, The Storied History of Giving in America , the practice of philanthropy can reflect and reinforce inequity. Black youth face barriers such as historical exclusion, structural racism in schools and resources in Black communities.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Revelio Labs’ 2023 report on the state of DEI and the impact of last year’s layoffs, found that DEI-focused roles “experienced a nearly 40% churn rate at companies engaged in layoffs, as compared to about 24% for non-DEI roles.” Attaching benchmarks to your statement provides structure and something for people to work toward.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

We tell stories. Stories are the most effective form of communication available because they immediately engage the reader on an emotional level and in a way that is interesting to them. Our neural activity increases 5X when listening to a story. 6 steps to telling your nonprofit’s stories. Act one – Set Up.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Being a good storyteller will serve you well in your leadership role. "A A story with a business impact can be as short as one sentence. Whatever the case, it will have maximum impact if it includes the following core components," according to Choy: Structural : A story has a beginning, middle, and end.

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Storytelling Story Structure Demonstration 52

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

But many Advisory Boards sit idle, with members not knowing their role and organizations not knowing what to do with the Board they created. Advisory members serve mainly in an advisory capacity though there are other roles they can assume. Writing a story for their company newsletter about the organization.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 27, 2024

Acknowledging that our society is built upon patriarchy, where does that leave the perspectives of traditional gender roles in your organization and on your team? This can include incentive structures, remembering that women’s philanthropy is part of thinking more inclusively in programming, speakers, professional development, and etc.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Prepare to be inspired by and to learn from the stories of more than 60 highly-successful female CEOs and leaders who are featured in Julia Boorstin ’s book, When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn From Them. An Impetus for women to structure their businesses in a more purpose-drive way.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Professionals tasked with a knowledge role often organize what feels like chaos—to create structure and focus attention on the most important information. We talked about our beliefs and experiences with ideas of truth, of research, of story. These are often perceived as disconnected from and less important than grant strategy.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Clear goals and a detailed timeline will give the necessary direction and structure to your advocacy campaign. It can sometimes be difficult to find trusted individuals to fill a campaign’s leadership roles. No matter the platform, your best bet for moving supporters to take action is to tell a compelling story.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2018

Over the years, my experience in a variety of financial leadership roles has led me to the following hypothesis: nonprofit finance is critical to mission success. Given the integral connection between financial and organizational success, I wanted to dig deeper into the nonprofit CFO role. Completing the Circle.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Let’s begin with some practical strategies, including ground rules, defined roles, supplies, and tools. Define roles for each participant. In this role she will… Today, Cynthia will be the recorder. In this role she will… Today, everyone else will be an idea generator and sharer. Banish assumptions and criticisms.

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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

There are many nonprofit roles that are responsible for fundraising. We’ll outline the role each area of a nonprofit’s organizational structure plays in a successful fundraising strategy and the value that each user from different areas of your nonprofit can gain by getting involved. Development and Fundraising.

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Fundraising Metrics Database Nonprofit 95

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Prepare to be inspired by and to learn from the stories of more than 60 highly-successful female CEOs and leaders who are featured in Julia Boorstin ’s book, When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn From Them. An Impetus for women to structure their businesses in a more purpose-drive way.

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Learning Leadership Benchmark Story 52

EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Donations are the most important example when it comes to securing support, but your website’s navigation and design play key roles, too. Digital content, including blog posts, videos, interviews, and constituent stories, will help to: Engage supporters and keep your organization on their minds. Is everything clearly labeled?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. So, again, it’s board roles and fundraising and resource development. Then around being an advocate, share their personal stories.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

You want board members who are able to successfully function in the role of financial stewardship of your nonprofit. This is time wasted on so many levels and a clear signal that this board lacks a clear understanding of their role in financial stewardship. Their roles and responsibilities have greater weight.

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Forum One

APRIL 13, 2021

Their mandate is to exhibit and preserve the collection of the best assets that represent the story and chronology of a culture or a society. To do this effectively, content strategy for digital collections is a necessary piece that is able to streamline the approach of how these institutions shape and expand their roles as modern resources.

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Candid

MARCH 9, 2022

Candid : What would you like people to know about your services and how you view your role in the community? My role is to contextualize those tools and teach customers how to best use them. Candid: Can you provide any examples of success stories from your work?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Factions can emerge and infighting among the team can get ugly because there’s no one to be the referee or remind everyone of their role. Passion, clarity, and confidence are key to telling your story. You must be able to tell your nonprofit’s story through numbers. Not sure of your leadership style? Crunching numbers.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

The Funder’s Role in Risk Funders—by which I mean donors, foundations, impact investors, and government agencies that grant financial support—disincentivize risk in a few ways. Nonprofits show and share what worked, usually with tidy stories and charts. One story I encountered on my journey will forever make me sick to my stomach.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Understand your fundraisers’ role in the process and the best practices for how to talk about it: Don’t mention death. Even though many planned giving touchpoints occur offline in meetings or over the phone, your website still has an important role to play. Educate your team and your donors. Learn more about planned giving as a team.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Fortunately, there are many formal and informal changes you can implement into your organization’s structure to keep your employees motivated. Each role has specific responsibilities, and training helps set a foundation for each worker’s confidence. When hiring for middle- and upper-management roles, consider existing employees first.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Once Luis addressed his fears and shared his story openly, the team dynamic changed. Instead of finding a job that fits a person’s gift, companies are quick to fire people rather than find the right role. Leading with heart cultures cultivate a climate where people can be at their best in roles where their gifts are needed and valued.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2022

Their processes are streamlined, and the team has clear roles and responsibilities. The problem, as she told the story, was Alan. He’d been in his role for more than 15 years, and he was a fantastic fundraiser–the organization had surpassed every campaign goal for the past several years. Two Sides to Every Nonprofit Silo Story.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Raises more funds by sharing compelling stories about your mission. Your nonprofit marketing approach relies on stories, statistics, and emotional appeals to connect with potential supporters on a more personal level to rally support for your cause. PR Public Relations plays a crucial role in your marketing efforts as a nonprofit.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent). Intern Roles (if any). Miscellaneous (3 percent). Alternative Supports (<1 percent).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Ng : It’s critical to know how to tell your story—and to position yourself as someone who (1) has done a similar job before, (2) will help the company achieve its goals, and, therefore, (3) are low-risk. Why is it important to know how to tell your story? What does success look like in your role? How do I need to do it?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Structural barriers to success The nonprofit sector is highly competitive, with organizations often competing for the same limited resources. This plays a crucial role in setting the direction and strategy of an organization, and can help to ensure that the organization is serving the needs of the community.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Practitioners are tasked with understanding how their assumptions or mindsets about objectivity, rigor and evidence; resources; roles; definitions, perceptions, and decisions; relationships; and productivity and accountability all may bias their MEL approaches. Our decision to ‘queer’ traditional approaches to MEL is a political stance.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Ng : It’s critical to know how to tell your story—and to position yourself as someone who (1) has done a similar job before, (2) will help the company achieve its goals, and, therefore, (3) are low-risk. Why is it important to know how to tell your story? What does success look like in your role? How do I need to do it?

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Job Interview Articulate Problem 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

Once Luis addressed his fears and shared his story openly, the team dynamic changed. Instead of finding a job that fits a person’s gift, companies are quick to fire people rather than find the right role. Leading with heart cultures cultivate a climate where people can be at their best in roles where their gifts are needed and valued.

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CauseVox

JUNE 16, 2023

We’ll show you some ways you can use our platform to its fullest potential, sharing success stories from Greek organizations just like yours. These levels provide a clear structure for donors to understand how their contributions make a difference and encourage them to give at a level that feels meaningful to them.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Once Luis addressed his fears and shared his story openly, the team dynamic changed. Instead of finding a job that fits a person’s gift, companies are quick to fire people rather than find the right role. Leading with heart cultures cultivate a climate where people can be at their best in roles where their gifts are needed and valued.

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