Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2020

How do you communicate effectively? When presenting , slim down to 10 PowerPoint slides or less. When you get a question, step forward toward the audience. According to a Microsoft study a few years ago, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. Look at individuals.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

We are here to talk about “The 3 V’s of Virtual Communication.” We’ll be sending out the slides and the recording later on today. Hi, Steven, very glad to be here and chat with you again and featuring attendees about communication strategies. We’ll see if we can get your slides going here.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

There were interesting conversations at every turn and I also had requests to share my notes and slides. Below, you can find my full speech and slides, as well as links to address questions and requests from many of those I met with. I also encountered quite a few people asking very similar questions, or looking for the same resources.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

At #MFOM14, I participated as a speaker, leading one workshop, Email Marketing to Support Year-Round Online Fundraising , and as a panelist for the session, Visual Communication: Create pictures, videos, and presentations quickly, easily, and affordably. Let that inform your decisions on what channel(s) to use to reach your audience.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

At the same time, however, your messaging will likely reach a broader audience than ever before, leaving the question: What is the balance between individualization and generalization? At the conference, you’ll have no shortage of opportunities to learn, network, share, and have some fun. Related Links : Conference website.

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Global Giving

APRIL 10, 2020

If you have multiple speakers, make sure you are prepared by having everyone’s slides on one person’s account, to help with the flow, and to minimize the chances of technical difficulties in switch screen sharing constantly. Use more slides than you think you need, and think visually.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 8, 2017

How do you communicate effectively? When presenting , slim down to 10 PowerPoint slides or less. When you get a question, step forward toward the audience. According to a 2015 Microsoft study, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. So, how do you stand out?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

How do you communicate effectively? When presenting , slim down to 10 PowerPoint slides or less. When you get a question, step forward toward the audience. According to a 2015 Microsoft study, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. So, how do you stand out?

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NTEN

MARCH 23, 2010

Ramya Raghavan of YouTube was kind enough to preview her upcoming 10NTC session, Activating Your YouTube Audience for us last week. You can watch the full presentation here: Session Slides . Tags: 10NTC Advocacy NPTech ramya raghavan Social Media video youtube Communications. YouTube Nonprofit Resources: . YouTube Direct .

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2022

or communicating with major donors to win their support for an upcoming campaign. . Public speaking and presentation skills can help you craft better written and verbal communications, whether you’re engaging with your team internally or connecting with an external audience. . Improving internal communication. .

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NTEN

MARCH 23, 2010

Ramya Raghavan of YouTube was kind enough to preview her upcoming 10NTC session, Activating Your YouTube Audience for us last week. You can watch the full presentation here: Session Slides . Tags: 10NTC Advocacy NPTech ramya raghavan Social Media video youtube Communications. YouTube Nonprofit Resources: . YouTube Direct .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Put your energy into making sure that you are communicating your points clearly and effectively. You are not bound by slides. Your slides are there to support you, not vice versa. Try to adapt to them. Focus on Engaging. You are not talking to a group; you are talking to individuals within the group. Be Yourself.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

How do you communicate effectively? When presenting , slim down to 10 PowerPoint slides or less. When you get a question, step forward toward the audience. According to a 2015 Microsoft study, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. So, how do you stand out?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Identify your audience and much will fall into place, including your word choice, mood, and tone. But also, it's important to know how you address your audience, if at all. Personal stories might use "I" and never break the fourth wall, or acknowledge the audience. Add Media to the Slides.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Did you know that audiences forget 90 percent of what's presented to them? So — given your teeny amount of available time and your equally tiny budget — here are seven easy-to-implement recommendations that will help your audience retain that 10 percent and keep them from sleeping while you speak: 1. Good job, you!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 20, 2013

How often do your donors want to hear from you, how do they like to be communicated with, what exactly do your donors love about the work you do, if they’re on Twitter or Google+, if they frequent your website, and/or if they appreciate the mailing labels you send them in your direct mail pieces. It doesn’t mean status quo!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The challenge was to meet the needs of multiple audiences. Map out your strategy: Literally, draw your map of content and audiences on paper or a slide. Peg’s personal mission is to foster clear communication for the greater good. About the Author. Peg Giffels.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Despite the two separate audiences and separate programs, both groups could participate in the very same silent auction using Greater Giving’s Online Bidding. And which moments need to happen at the same time for both virtual and live audiences, so you can be prepared to sync them up?

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

who still need to run effective email marketing and communications programs. Rachel Weidinger and Lara Franklin, Senior Marketing Manager at TechSoup Global did a session that took a deep dive into getting the most out of your email communications by looking at how Tech Soup has been doing effective email communications for years.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 11, 2017

Put your energy into making sure that you are communicating your points clearly and effectively. You are not bound by slides. Your slides are there to support you, not vice versa. Try to adapt to them. Focus on Engaging. You are not talking to a group; you are talking to individuals within the group. Be Yourself.

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Achieve

MARCH 16, 2022

From their incredible flexibility to their ability to reach a vast audience, virtual events are extremely beneficial for associations, nonprofits, and event-hosting organizations of all kinds. Offer sliding scale & open-ended questions. Automatically personalize mass communications. Send out surveys in a timely manner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

Last week I participate on a panel on “ Data Visualization for Nonprofits: A Picture Is Better Than A 1,000 Words ” with Johanna Morariu from Innonet and Brian Kennedy of ChildrenNow. The day of the panel, I published a blog post that shared our slides, wiki, and resources. Documentation of Session.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Looking ahead at future events, we will likely shorten the duration to ensure we’re not pulling our audience away from the important work they do for too long. Make Your Content Accessible to Varying Audiences. JP helped with efforts related to the Collaborative’s use of different communication technologies and digital flow.

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NTEN

APRIL 9, 2014

Even though response rates for nonprofit emails continued to slide in 2013, online giving was up as email and social media audiences and web traffic kept climbing. Nonprofit social media audiences grew faster than nonprofit email or website audiences. Nonprofits received an estimated 1.7

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Classy

JULY 5, 2021

However, corporations also receive many requests for support from nonprofits, so it can be more difficult to make your proposal stand out, especially if you’re a smaller organization with less audience reach. Given their wide audience reach, influencers may be able to use crowdfunding to establish your matching fund. Small Business.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2013

1) Data Visualization Survival Guide : This resource (including the 176 slides powerpoint deck) was suggested by Devon Smith. The slides that resonated with me were the principles (slides 19-29), but especially like the advice in Slide 26 (above) about “sexy charts.” Here’s what I discovered. (1)

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2013

The second group was a group of 18 graduate students in a Nonprofit Communications course at Point Park University. Sometimes it’s what is spelled out in your strategic plan, your marketing and communications plan and your development plan. It depends on your intended audience. Is Facebook the right platform?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

SXSW Poetry Slam Slides View more presentations from kanter. NWF's Twitter presence has grown because while I want NWF to still serve as the roll-up account for all of the programs, I wanted to give a chance to some of the program managers to create friendships with Twitter users from their specific audience. set audience.

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CauseVox

APRIL 20, 2021

Screenshot of a slide with the title “Virtual Fundraising Case Study” and a photo from Summit Assistance Dog’s Unleash Your Love. We don’t have any guarantee that in-person will be possible, and many of your audience may not feel comfortable being in person. They increased their ROI by 8 times.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The slides are below as well as some notes. In the slides, I highlighted some of the work of 350.org I had the opportunity to facilitate the IT track and had lots of fun poking, prodding, and supporting some really interesting conversations and sharing sessions. The Local Philanthropy Workshop: Facebook Campaigning in Romania.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. You can create new tasks, communicate with stakeholders, and share updates across teams. This includes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Slides, Meet, and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

The audience had very good English skills so no translation was needed. During the presentation, we had participants jot down questions on index cards and those were used by the facilitators to lead the discussion. We used Google Hangout because they found it was more robust for video, audio, and screen sharing in that remote location.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

There were some similarities and differences in both the questions and perceptions around engagement and community. I normally separate my post-presentation blog posts and slides but think it will be valuable to group them together this time. Defining Community. Start Creating.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Liz gave a presentation on the process that Packard used to development its Social Media policy which is an important part of its an internal document called the “Communications Compass.&#. There were some terrific questions and discussion. I’ve included some resources along with the slides here.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2022

Nonprofits of all shapes and sizes are continuing to take advantage of charity auctions – a tried and true way of attracting a large audience, forging stronger donor connections, and generating a lot of revenue. Silent auctions are very flexible and can be easily adapted for any audience and price range. Virtual Auction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Or, if you’d like to watch the entire presentation or download the presentation slides. If you want to reach a broader social media audience, post about topics outside of your specific issue area. Look to attract crossover audiences who don’t only follow other organizations like you. Here are our crib notes. Government.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Defined Audience. Communicating the results. David Armano's " The Collective Focus Group:Listen, Learn, and Adapt " was written for the business audience in mind, but the concept and techniques can be used by nonprofits and more importantly lead to success. If you lay it step-by-step, it includes these: Smart Objective.

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