Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members.

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Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 98

.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Remote work is challenging teams. Initiatives are undermined by silos, turf wars, and poor collaboration. The executive team is stretched too thin. No matter how expertly executed, switching roles and responsibilities is disruptive. Teams are engaged and proud of their work. Clarify Roles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

The digital team works hard to produce social content that balances sharing stories of the people they serve, the impact of their work, and the generosity of their supporters. This allowed the nonprofit to recognize Subaru with its large social audience and demonstrate its role as a key thought leader in the fight against hunger.

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Social Media Hunger Donor Media 312

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members.

Collaboration 95

Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 95

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

Each of these roles has one thing in common – documents. More importantly, moving to the cloud is a great way to demonstrate transparency, strengthen institutional memory, conserve resources, collaborate, and display tech-savvy. 4) Collaborate Outside of Scheduled Meetings. 1) Demonstrate Transparency. 5) Display Tech Savvy.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 7, 2023

Culture revolves around personalities and a positive environment depends on understanding the needs of individual players and their interaction as a team. Over the past three years,orgSource has been working with the PCI team on several significant projects,” Kevin said. The leadership team began by discussing the issues.

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Culture Skills Collaboration Associations 221

.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

That dramatic entrance has changed the role of CTOs. As a result, IT leaders are called on to share their wisdom with the rest of us, and they are challenged to help us collaborate in ways that are unfamiliar and sometimes uncomfortable. Empathy helps teams to see beyond differences and connect on a human level.

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Technology Skills Leadership Awareness 221

Greater Giving

JUNE 18, 2024

Conquer Fundraising Event Planning with the Perfect Committee Based Team Large fundraising events can be intricate beasts, with countless moving parts and details to juggle. Assigning clear roles to your event committee is crucial for building a dream team that positions the right people for success. Contracts with vendors.

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Roles Fundraising Sponsor Artist 98

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 13, 2023

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, nearly two decades after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members.

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Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 86

Bloomerang

JANUARY 16, 2024

As we embark on a fresh chapter, I’m excited to share some valuable insights for those of you who have recently stepped into new roles within the nonprofit fundraising sector. Your new organization may use Slack, Basecamp, and Salesforce, while your experience lies with Teams, Monday.com, and Bloomerang. Happy New Year!

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Roles Tips Fundraising Brain 112

Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

Salesforce.org Partners and Staff collaborating at our last in-person Partner Summit in 2019. Terri is best known for working with leaders to help grow teams and businesses by encouraging empathy and understanding in everything we do. They would rather share and learn with and from their competitors than let that happen!

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.orgSource

JUNE 19, 2024

A lot of what we do well as associations is collaborate. He is focused on building strong interpersonal relationships to enhance collaboration and ideation within the organization. I have the ability, even the mandate, to support my team. AGU is a global community supporting over half a million advocates and professionals.

Technology 221

Technology Culture Taxonomy Associations 221

sgEngage

JULY 15, 2021

For years, the role of development operations teams has been perceived as a data and technology-focused position within the nonprofit world. As technology, nonprofits, and the way we fundraise has significantly changed over the last few decades, so has the role of the operations team. Cross-functional teams.

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Database Podcast Roles Change 102

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

By allowing team members to express their perspectives on AI use, you foster a culture where creative ideas can surface, potentially leading to groundbreaking applications of AI in your work. Such a policy ensures that AI tools are used in ways that support your organisation’s goals and are broadly accepted across the team.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 6, 2024

Chatbots can be trained to efficiently answer newbies questions bolstering confidence as they master their roles. Providing tools that inspire teams to expand their horizons builds the culture of learning organizations need to succeed in the future. Encourage Collaboration Collaboration is a critical aspect of change management.

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Change Oracle Evaluation Jordan 221

Nimble AMS

JULY 17, 2024

Collaborate with IT and AMS teams As you continue to test your AMS, looking for potential weaknesses and areas where you can improve the system, you’ll want to work closely with your IT team and your AMS vendor. Gaining feedback will offer valuable insight into your AMS, helping you validate the system’s usability.

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Test Software Roles Associations 125

.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

You can build more collaborative teams. Involve the marketing team in strategic decision-making. Everyone on your team should have a deep understanding of the strategic goals and how they relate to departmental operations. Scan the Landscape Internal collaboration is important, but it is only the beginning.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members.

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Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 75

sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

The role of the nonprofit CFO has undergone a profound evolution. No longer confined to the more traditional, narrow lane of strictly managing an organization’s revenue and expense sheets, today’s nonprofit CFOs are increasingly asked to design a multifaceted approach that encompasses strategic vision, collaboration, and innovation.

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Roles Culture Nonprofit Structure 79

.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

How can we support women, people of color, and other minorities in achieving leadership roles? Turn the focus away from individual success and toward team building. Turn the focus away from individual success and toward team building. When you help your team build those skills, you are also creating new leaders.

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Mentoring Giving Associations Leadership 251

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Social media’s role in Giving Tuesday success . Giving Tuesday hinges on the increased role social media plays in our daily lives, which means your nonprofit should make sure you’re set up for success by using these tools to your full advantage. . With that in mind, remember the power of hashtags!

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While delivering year-end donation tax summaries to donors before January 31st is a crucial part of your role, it’s not just a compliance step—it’s a golden opportunity to reconnect and thank your donors for their contributions and remind them of their incredible impact through your mission. How do you use yours to steward donors?

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Summary Roles Donor Nonprofit 104

.orgSource

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Upskilling your team is now a critical strategic imperative. This isn’t about replacing human expertise—it’s about augmenting our capabilities, making our work more strategic, efficient, and impactful.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

These important team members give their time, talents, and resources, unmotivated by financial compensation or contractual obligations. Regardless of the number of volunteers, having a thriving team requires intentionality on the part of key leadership to minimize the reasons why volunteers leave. Team building. Share the love.

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.orgSource

JULY 22, 2024

The willingness to scrutinize performance on an ongoing basis begins with the board and the management team. A dip in numbers is an opportunity for teams to respond quickly to rising issues or challenges. These integrated teams work across the organization and are important to moving quickly and effectively.

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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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Roles Strategy Volunteer Synchronous 91

sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2022

Also, most of the foundations I talked to found it difficult to collaborate with other foundations. From this learning, I was left with the question, “How can collaborations thrive when everyone feels that they are “unique”? The key, I’ve found, is approaching collaboration with empathy and testing your assumptions.

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Collaboration Foundation Test Interview 83

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

Her team at Cause Fokus uses empathy-based marketing to turn passive audiences into loyal advocates. Learn proven tactics from a stacked team of social fundraising experts and register for this free event for nonprofit professionals today. Collaborate with partners and influencers. People trust people over logos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

You can plan the topics, the minutes you allocate on each topic, the speakers but also the roles for each attendee (facilitator, tech steward, note-taker, etc). We’ve modeled them as part of the session and it allowed us to brainstorm in smaller teams on how to be more engaging in our meetings from now on. Zoom Tips and Tricks.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Funder collaboration need not be burdensome, nor does it require perfect alignment. These informal collaborations usually consist of two to six foundations but can encompass a dozen or more.

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Collaboration Foundation Local Philanthropy 95

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, two decades after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also monitor progress and ensure integrity in the team's operating processes.

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Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 59

.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Social skills— along with empathy, help teams successfully collaborate to get work done. Role-playing—divide into pairs and choose a scenario where there are two points of view. Each participant plays both roles in the scenario and describes the contrasting emotions. Discussions involving feelings can be challenging.

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Virtual Work Skills Culture 221

Nimble AMS

MAY 23, 2024

Are you looking for insights into how to build and lead high performing teams at your association? It all comes down to how you foster a culture of accountability with your team members. In that time, I’ve grown and led transformational, multi-national teams of over 200 team members.

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Culture Associations Team Collaboration 129

Forum One

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Cross-functional collaboration One of the main goals of digital transformation is breaking down digital silos and integrating your digital ecosystem. In order to do this well, your organization should also be operating in a collaborative way, without barriers between work areas and employees.

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Culture Roles Digital Collaboration 67

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Connected Civil Society: Applying machine learning and computer vision to document human rights violations and promote accountability in Syria in collaboration with the UN. It would be an understatement to say that I am proud of what Benetech’s team has accomplished since our founding. I can assure you that I am not retiring.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But you also need support and energy from a dream team of skilled staff professionals and champions of your mission who can strengthen and implement your donor stewardship strategy. Stewardship Is a Team Effort Having a full-time stewardship director is not realistic for most nonprofit organizations. Outline roles and responsibilities.

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