Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2024

Articulate why they deserve to hear this feedback. Articulate your future focus. Have you received feedback like this before? Where does this land for the recipient in his/her map of where they are and where they are going? Explain : Clarify why it matters. Tell how it impacts you and others in the best of ways.

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Double the Donation

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

University fundraising, however, is not merely about securing financial contributions; it is a delicate and multifaceted dance of identifying your need for support, articulating the profound impact of your institution, and […]

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Utilizing ChatGPT, you can articulate these targets more effectively. Ask ChatGPT to assist in articulating these targets in a SMART format. The Results: 3) SMART Communications Targets: Precision in Objective Setting Crafting Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound (SMART) communication targets is crucial.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2024

We need to clearly articulate our north star, why we are going there, and what support we need to make it happen. We need to be able to articulate WHY so that our technology vendor partners can help us determine HOW. Developing Relationship-Based Practices Answering why is more challenging than you might imagine.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Ensure everyone understands your funding priorities and can articulate your organization’s impact and needs. Prepare Your Team Grant success is a team effort. Start preparing your staff, board members, and volunteers now for the grant-seeking process. Take time to review your grant efforts from 2024. What worked well?

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Candid

OCTOBER 3, 2024

My hope is that discussing our journey, along with many lessons learned, might be helpful to others seeking to better articulate ways to measure their own progress toward achieving their mission. In short, we sought to connect use of our data and our tools to more good being manifested in the world. The post Are we making progress?

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 19, 2022

We work with submitters on their pitches to help them consolidate their thoughts, articulate their propositions, and have the courage to defend their idea in front of the entire company. The concepts can range from technology tools to work environment and process improvement, but the request must be specific.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

From feature-rich platforms like Articulate Storyline 360 and dominKnow ONE to rapid development tools like iSpring Suite and Camtasia, we’ve highlighted each tool’s strengths to help you make an informed decision. These tools offer deep customization, advanced interactivity, and scalability.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

It took me another 20 years before I realized the importance of actually establishing a fully realized grantseeking program built on clearly articulated goals and objectives, as well as the importance of creating a specific strategy around each and every project that required funding.

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.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2024

Integrate Vision, People, and Process Clearly articulate your shared vision for the organization and identify benchmarks for success. When innovations are being considered, the group can be brought along on that thought process. The power of many can create the buy-in needed for changes.”

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DipJar

OCTOBER 12, 2021

How to articulate your money story. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to reduce “talking about money” discomfort and how to powerfully include your money story in any and all fundraising communication. More to learn: Why we shy away from talking about money and what to do about it. What is a money story.

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sgEngage

JULY 8, 2022

AI and machine learning predictions are—essentially—a collection of algebraic equations that articulate the most probable outcome to a very specific question. Articulate how removing the uncertainty would be valuable for the organization. What impact on the organization would you see as a result of less uncertainty in this area?

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Forum One

JUNE 15, 2022

You might think, if we are so frequently wrong about how risky things are and how confident we can be in our assessment, then why articulate risk at all? Here is a quick example of a few risks articulated using this framework, explained in greater detail below. Articulating impacts of delays when they are considered.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Additionally, it can be sometimes difficult to articulate exactly how a CRM can do all these great things we just outlined. Identify those individuals and be able to articulate how that specific employee will benefit. The short answer is there exist some misconceptions about CRM technology and what it can be used for.

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Forum One

JUNE 13, 2024

Google’s AI Overviews will only be as good as the data that trains it, and the more you can develop high-quality content, the better Google’s AI model will be able to articulate your issues, stories, and brand. Tell your story, or AI will do it for you It’s critical that you deliver your messages with high-quality content across channels.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2022

Earlier this year, Bloomerang was also named a leader in a G2 spring 2022 report , was named one of the “ Best Places to Work in Indiana” in 2022 , and launched a new brand identity to better articulate the value and services offered to the nonprofit community. Interested in how Bloomerang can help empower your nonprofit?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 1, 2024

Charities must be prepared to articulate a vision big enough to warrant this kind of gift. Can we articulate the impact that a transformational gift would have on our mission? As we saw with the donor’s gift of a house, asset gifts are typically larger and can make more of an impact than cash gifts.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 15, 2024

Additionally, bringing a clinical lens to fundraising can help further articulate funding possibilities and gift impact to prospective donors. Having that understanding is especially important for articulating the impact that philanthropy can have on addressing funding priorities.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Step #3) A – Articulate the goal(s) of a grant An A rticulate goal is the main aim that will result because of your program and will solve your problem statement. Step #4) N – Narrow your objectives Now that you have a goal articulated, you will need specific activities to ensure that the goal is achieved.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

While articulating the desired impact through work plans or robust position descriptions can aid in holding volunteers accountable. As such, being able to capture and communicate the impact that volunteers have is more important than ever. Telling the story of volunteer impact is a powerful way to attract residents to volunteer.

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Twenty Hats

DECEMBER 28, 2021

On the other hand, I feel like the existing posts do a good job of articulating my volunteer engagement philosophy: that quality volunteer engagement cannot occur without motivated, dedicated, and well-trained volunteer managers. All that’s to say that I reflected more than usual on what to convey with this post.

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.orgSource

APRIL 8, 2024

You need to be able to clearly articulate: Draw a distinction between yourself and the competition. For example, we outline what it’s like when you’re in an executive board meeting and the house is burning down but everyone wants to pretend it’s business as usual. What hell looks like for your audience.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This does not feel like a good strategy to me and I need to be able to articulate why. USPS mailings are getting expensive and it has been suggested we might save money by including our next impact report (slated for dropping in Dec) in with our appeal – or perhaps AS the appeal, with an accompanying cover letter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 26, 2021

Since its inception, the new brand has attracted 30 new families to the synagogue and coalesced the existing members around the clearly articulated, distinguishing features of the community. See more at cbsteaneck.org and on Facebook @CBSTeaneck. ALYN Hospital. Wheels of Love Branding and Recruitment.

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Candid

AUGUST 14, 2024

Whether assisted by AI or not, applicants need to articulate their needs and alignment with our areas of giving in order to receive favorable assessment.” The risk of AI unduly influencing our evaluation process is minimal.” “We are agnostic to the tools that applicants use to create grant applications.

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Qgiv

MAY 31, 2022

During the retreat, the board and other key leaders work together to articulate a shared vision for the future of the organization. Next, the board will articulate what the organization needs to look like three years from now if their shared vision for the future will eventually be achieved. Clear Path Forward.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 22, 2021

This journey took some time to articulate and make easy: Individual is with a member company but doesn’t already have a password. Here’s a simple sign-up journey: Member is already logged in, goes to the sign-up form, presses the Subscribe button next to the newsletters of her choice, and gets a thank you pop-up.

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VQ Strategies

MAY 24, 2021

Effectively advocating for volunteer leadership requires not only an ability to articulate the benefits of engaging volunteer leaders but also understanding what gets in people’s way of delegating and being able to reduce the barriers to delegation.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 21, 2023

proposal letters and pitch decks) to articulate the vision of an event in a way that makes the sponsor’s decision easier to make. A sponsorship deck is a tool that is used to articulate to a potential sponsor who your organization is, who your audience is, what your event is about, and how they can be a part of what you are doing.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 12, 2021

Consider Your Organization’s Goals Your mission statement should succinctly articulate what your nonprofit aims to accomplish. Futuring can be used in a variety of ways, but progressive organizations can use it to better articulate the ultimate purpose behind their actions to outsiders.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 7, 2024

Articulating this to your team not only sets appropriate expectations, but also allows users to better understand the implementation process and get excited about new functionalities on the horizon. Processes The ability to articulate current processes and desired outcomes is essential when adopting a new system.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Avoid these pitfalls by clearly articulating your goals, honing how you listen and connect with people, staying nimble to meet changing needs, building authentic relationships, not just superficial contacts, and adhering to your principles even when tempted to cut corners.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 18, 2022

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. Some of the best advice I ever received came from tidbits during casual conversations with my mentors," he adds. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Earlier this year, Bloomerang was named a “ Best Place to Work in Indiana ” in 2022, and launched a new brand identity to better articulate the value and services offered to the nonprofit community. .” This joint solution supports Bloomerang’s vision to deliver the donor relationship management and fundraising platform of the future.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Candidates should be able to quickly articulate a nuanced commitment to both in the form of details about the organization, trends in fundraising, and awareness of traits required to be a strong major gifts officer. What experience do you have in major donor fundraising? only the soft, albeit very important, focus on relationships).

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TechImpact

APRIL 30, 2014

If the provider you are meeting with cannot intelligently articulate to you the security of your network, it might be time to look elsewhere. Finally, a cloud provider should be able to understand and articulate vulnerabilities that are associated with the level of access their own employees have to your nonprofit’s data.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As I told Lisa, you’re responsible for crafting a clear vision of your project, articulating why it’s a priority , and defining your requirements.

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