Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Why do some teams succeed while others stumble? In The Science of Dream Teams: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness , author Mike Zani introduces the science of “ talent optimization ,” a new discipline that’s a far more reliable way to manage your employees than your gut instincts.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. What specific results do you want/need to see?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A recent Harvard Business School study compared two groups of consultants—one using AI tools and the other not—performing the same workplace tasks such as writing, analysis, and strategy. Putting humans first There is an alternative approach: a human-first AI adoption strategy. Here are the core elements: Redefining “productivity.”

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A well-crafted branding strategy can help you stand out from the crowd, attract donors and volunteers, and make a lasting impact on your community. But what exactly is a nonprofit branding strategy? What is a nonprofit branding strategy? Why is a nonprofit branding strategy important? And why is it so important?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. What specific results do you want/need to see?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

In difficult circumstances, it’s helpful to return to the fundraising basics to ensure you’re making the most of tried and true strategies to boost your nonprofit’s donation revenue. Instead, show supporters that you care about them as individuals by adding these strategies to your email marketing approach: Create donor segments.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 23, 2024

That means if you tie fundraising appeals to Congressional action, you may want to rethink your strategy until the election is over. 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. Need help with an election year fundraising strategy?

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Greater Giving

APRIL 16, 2024

This blog post will guide you through the essential factors to consider when choosing an event caterer, ensuring your guests are well-fed and happy. The post Fundraising Event Team 101: Choosing Your Event Caterer appeared first on Greater Giving Blog. Key Considerations for Choosing an Event Caterer 1.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

How net thriving teams can improve businesses, neighborhoods, and governments. Thriving individuals are 20% more likely to have thriving team members. Other recommendations for leaders include: Publicly recognize your team’s most productive partnerships. Ask coworkers to share their health strategies and successes.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2023

To maximize the full potential of this period, organizations must explore innovative strategies to drive engagement, increase conversions, and amplify their overall impact. This guide will delve into actionable strategies to help organizations like yours elevate their fundraising with employee giving. or gamification techniques (e.g.,

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

So many of us can visualize that experience, that moment where we know we are about to spend the day volunteering, team building, and making an impact on people’s lives. Yet, what we sometimes overlook is the opportunity to collaborate with our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) colleagues on an integrated strategy and approach.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

Whether I’m writing about marketing, strategy, or technology, one idea always surfaces. You can build more collaborative teams. Involve the marketing team in strategic decision-making. They must also provide the authority and guidance that unites strategy, brand, and voice across the organization. We all know this, right?

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 27, 2023

Do y our board and leadership team s have jam -packed agendas and meetings that often run long ? Using your AMS and online community empowers board members and leadership teams to work smarter, move faster, and achieve more for your association. Read our blog for strategies to get st arted. Boost collaboration.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Think about your nonprofit’s team. In this article, we’ll provide five tips that enable you to seamlessly integrate your nonprofit email and website marketing strategies. To achieve powerful, cohesive branding, create guidelines so your team is on the same page. Each staff member has unique strengths. Let’s get started!

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Candid

DECEMBER 19, 2023

To celebrate you, our amazing community of readers, we look back at the Candid blogs that resonated the most with you this year. We hope you enjoy rediscovering and reflecting on the 10 most-read Candid blogs of 2023. If you want to boost your nonprofit’s discoverability online, this blog on Google Ad Grants is a worthwhile read.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A CRM is the backbone of effective communication, engagement , and fundraising strategies. In order to unlock its full potential, your team needs to be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills. The post Nonprofit CRM Training: Empowering Your Team to Manage Data appeared first on Greater Giving Blog.

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2023

Creating a social media strategy can feel overwhelming. The problem is, this advice is often aimed at organizations with dedicated social media folks, or even teams of them. So, how can your nonprofit create a social media strategy that you can sustain? The results don’t matter if you or your team can’t keep up with the work.

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Association Analytics

JULY 27, 2021

Using data in your content strategy will help you identify what content members value most, what isn’t resonating and what needs to be tweaked. Use data to help build your content strategy. Because you and your team are industry experts. Take action with your data. Start at a macro- level. Yes, an analytics company said that!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. What specific results do you want/need to see?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

Today brings a new book that provides workplace leaders an urgently needed methodology for helping companies to reduce worker loneliness, and it delivers a blueprint for building strong, high-performing workplace teams. The book is, Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams From Isolated To All In , by Ryan Jenkins and Steven Van Cohen. “72%

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sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2023

Nonprofits rely on their finance teams to educate management and the board on all financial aspects related to the organization. These employees must provide the leadership team with the necessary financial information for planning, budgeting, and growth of the organization. It involves management and the board, as well.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Here are some strategies your organization can consider for improving donor retention by building donor trust in your brand. How about a Code of Ethics for your organization and team, designed with the needs of your community at its heart? Without it, your efforts to cultivate and steward donors won’t go very far.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Innovative learning strategies I want you to think for a moment about how you learn best. Ready to give some learning strategies a try? 3 learning strategies to practice Today I’d like to focus on three modalities I’m using in an intensive course I’m taking from Tara Mohr about how to love well. And the trick works all too well.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2023

Here is a book that provides workplace leaders an urgently needed methodology for helping companies to reduce worker loneliness, and it delivers a blueprint for building strong, high-performing workplace teams. The book is, Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams From Isolated To All In , by Ryan Jenkins and Steven Van Cohen. “72%

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 2, 2022

Why do some teams succeed while others stumble? In The Science of Dream Teams: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness , author Mike Zani introduces the science of “ talent optimization ,” a new discipline that’s a far more reliable way to manage your employees than your gut instincts.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 17, 2024

Now is the time to build and refine your donor retention strategies to ensure that these year-end donors remain engaged and committed to your cause. While acquisition should still be a part of a diversified fundraising strategy, if you want to reduce attrition, focus on retaining the support of those already in your donor file.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 1, 2023

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. What specific results do you want/need to see?

Team 52

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Why do some teams succeed while others stumble? In The Science of Dream Teams: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness , author Mike Zani introduces the science of “ talent optimization ,” a new discipline that’s a far more reliable way to manage your employees than your gut instincts.

Team 52

Team Companies Awareness Teach 52

Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

Your passion and drive demonstrate why donors should give to your cause, but finding new donors and keeping existing ones takes something more: a solid fundraising strategy. A thorough, thoughtful strategy takes the guess work out of the daily operations of your nonprofit. It’s the story you tell potential and current donors.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. What specific results do you want/need to see?

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DonorPerfect

OCTOBER 4, 2021

COMMUNITY CONFERENCE | OCTOBER 5-6, 2021 REGISTER FREE NOW Is your fundraising strategy inclusive? The DonorPerfect team is committed to facilitating and encouraging critical conversations that pave the way Read More ».

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 3, 2022

Earlier this year brought a new book that provides workplace leaders an urgently needed methodology for helping companies to reduce worker loneliness, and it delivers a blueprint for building strong, high-performing workplace teams. And leaders were best positioned to cultivate more belonging among their teams. Context builds trust.

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Candid

OCTOBER 19, 2022

If your nonprofit seems to have exhausted these initial networks or has fallen out of touch without in-person events, it might be time to refresh your current peer-to-peer fundraising strategy. Peer-to-peer fundraiser management consists of everything your nonprofit’s team does to recruit, train, and engage them.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 2, 2024

Meet with your membership database and marketing team to map the member join process and map the journey. Ask your web team, AMS team or website vendor for suggestions for making the journey better. news, blogs, annual meeting information, etc. What Are Your Website Regrets? Here is what I hear from clients.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Building a successful workplace giving strategy can provide your organization with a reliable source of funding, deepen supporter relationships, and increase awareness of your cause. There are a ton of programs available, and a thorough understanding of the opportunities can allow your team to best prepare for and pursue them.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 8, 2024

Learn why your association should attend Xperience 2024—read our blog for five key reasons. During Xperience, our Community Brand product teams will be presenting product roadmaps for all our brands. You can even talk with our product team and ask questions. Don’t miss out on Xperience 2024, in Las Vegas, on September 23-26.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 25, 2024

So why isn’t your AMS part of YOUR association’s non-dues revenue strategy? If your association or nonprofit is looking to increase non-dues revenue, be sure to include someone from the AMS team and ask these questions: Conduct a usability study. This is a mistake. Hard to know. Where are the friction points?

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