Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Using five simple code words, you can verbally reach people with what they are expecting from you,” explain the authors. The Communication Code book helps you set up conversations and communication in a way that creates a win-win scenario for everyone involved. Maximize your situational awareness and collaborate like a pro.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

Using five simple code words, you can verbally reach people with what they are expecting from you,” explain the authors. The Communication Code book helps you set up conversations and communication in a way that creates a win-win scenario for everyone involved. Maximize your situational awareness and collaborate like a pro.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 1, 2021

Sharing your text-to-donate keyword and shortcode on social media helps brand your campaign and allows donors to easily give from their mobile devices, which is where most people view social media. To raise awareness and get people to their page, each team is doing a video to talk about what playing means to them.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Sharon Rice ,orgSource, Managing Director of Business Strategy, moderated this insightful conversation. During 2020, Kristine and her staff contacted every association member to offer support and an opportunity to share their concerns. To help them decompress, we built online opportunities to come together, share, and relax.

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 3, 2023

In a January, 2021 VQ blog post , I shared shared the following perspectives on Days of Service: Days of Service are a double-edged sword. I had hoped it would fuel some conversations, which it most certainly did, but it launched conversations not only about service days, rather about many things.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

In his timely, must-read book, Wetzler shows you a powerful method called The Ask Approach™ , based on a simple premise: that tapping into what other people truly think, know, and feel is a game-changing superpower for leaders. Make it Safe : How you make it easier for people to tell you hard things. Paraphrase and test.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2024

presents a groundbreaking approach to reducing workplace stress and building resilience through conversation. By leveraging the power of conversations, individuals discover: their unique stressors. By leveraging the power of conversations, individuals discover: their unique stressors. When and where did you observe the behavior?

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Classy

JUNE 24, 2021

Metrics matter because they give your nonprofit insights on decision-making and provide evidence for what kind of content to share. Across platforms, you should be tracking social media engagement rates and conversion rates. Thousands of people might see your content, but it won’t be relevant for everyone. Link clicks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2023

I had a wonderful conversation with nonprofit expert and founder of the Nonprofit Leadership Lab , Joan Garry, to discuss the importance of fairness, mental health, and wellness in the workplace. Can you share your thoughts on creating a culture of well-being in the nonprofit sector? Can you share your experience with this approach?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 11, 2024

There is no doubt that social media, no matter the platform, remains a powerful way for people to build communities and connect with the causes and nonprofits they care about. You MUST have a compelling reason for people to give to you – no matter the medium! And the way to increase conversions? 2) Make it urgent. They don’t!

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Candid

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This GivingTuesday, you may want to try something a little different as part of your social media strategy : Consider social media sharing and engagement as a form of generosity. In this blog, we’ll dive into why social media sharing is useful on GivingTuesday and a great way to encourage generosity.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Whether you’re part of a nonprofit, a dynamic team, or an individual on a mission, having a well-defined strategy for quickly creating and sharing fresh ideas is a must-have in our times. As soon as people become interested in an issue, their creativity is instantly engaged. People think, and dream, visually—not with words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Join me on February 22nd at 9:00 am PT for a LinkedIn Live with Zoe Amar for a conversation about taking the first step for responsible AI adoption.We’ll discuss the challenges, tips, and practical resources available. As early adopters, they shared valuable insights on the early stages of AI adoption for nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Digital communities allow nonprofits to reach more people, amplify their message, and increase their overall impact. It involves responding consistently to all incoming communication, including comments, direct messages, mentions, and shares. It’s important to view social media as a conversation, not just a one-way communication tool.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 9, 2023

Your words matter when you’re trying to get people to donate. If you inspire people, you’ll get a gift. If you bore people or confuse them, you won’t. How do you motivate people to take action so you’ll get the results you’re looking for? The right words are critical, especially when your goal is to get people to donate!

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2022

Conversational marketing speaks to the growing expectation of a personalized experience and the opportunity to connect and start a one-to-one conversation. . Coined by our partners at Drift , conversational marketing aims to guide users through an engagement funnel more quickly by using real-time conversations.

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Forum One

APRIL 14, 2021

Though conversational marketing is relatively new, it speaks to the growing expectation of a personalized experience and the opportunity to connect and start a one-to-one conversation. Generally speaking, traditional online forms are seeing fewer conversions on websites for things such as e-newsletter signups or white paper downloads.

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Forum One

JANUARY 4, 2024

In fact, as people conduct more and more everyday interactions online, nonprofits risk being left behind or disregarded if they deliver a less-than-stellar digital experience. We’ve edited our conversation, below: How do you think about CX for a nonprofit like ZERO TO THREE? Simply ask people: How is this working?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 5, 2021

Well, we're only five months into 2017 and there is a new leadership book so good that I can't wait until year-end to share it with you. And, how to energize people every day. Keep an open mind and let conversations flow. Communicating potential helps people access their strengths. Focus on the person in front of you.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 10, 2022

As fundraisers, we need to be carrying on a constant conversation with our donors. Sometimes this conversation happens in person or on the phone. No matter how we are carrying on the conversation, a dialog like this without stories becomes stale and ultimately boring. The Four Categories of Stories You Should be Collecting.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Well, we're only five months into 2017 and there is a new leadership book so good that I can't wait until year-end to share it with you. And, how to energize people every day. Keep an open mind and let conversations flow. Communicating potential helps people access their strengths. Focus on the person in front of you.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

We’ve shared past blogs highlighting important figures and resources on Hispanic Heritage Month , and this year, we sat down with a few of our employees to share their personal stories about their Hispanic heritage and what the month means to them. Can you share a bit about your own cultural identity? Luisa Chil, Sr.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2021

grantee organizations led by people of color rated the Packard Foundation significantly lower than respondents at white-led organizations across several measures, including our awareness of organizational challenges, understanding partner context, transparency, and communications about our commitments to DEIJ.

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Byte Technology

JULY 7, 2015

However, website analytics experts are lamenting the fact that not enough people understand and are truly utilizing the results of one of Google Analytics most misunderstood—and indeed debated—feature: conversions. When a user visits a page on your site after completing an action, that is a conversion goal. URL Destination
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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2022

According to Chantal, “We’re in a place now where philanthropy is thinking about how do we, as funders, collaborate and collectively fund infrastructure, like a shared data platform, like the ability for nonprofits to move to the cloud.”. Recognizing the Rise in the Voices the Organization Serves.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Jenn Lim Today, Lim shares these additional insights, thoughts and advice about four-day workweeks: Question: In addition to the research supporting a four-day workweek, why do you believe more companies should adopt this practice? Lim: It allows for more control/autonomy (freedom to create people’s best life).

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. If you’re watching the recording, hope you’re having a good day because we are here to talk about some creative ways that people are contributing to the community. I’m going to stop sharing those. I’m Steven.

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Qgiv

MAY 31, 2023

You want to share things that your followers will want to engage with. But if you always do the same thing over and over people keep scrolling and begin to ignore you. People give to people” is a phrase we use all the time in fundraising. Don’t just give a generic, “thanks for sharing” reply. Be personable.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 23, 2022

As nonprofits work to serve greater numbers of people, they’re under increased scrutiny from sophisticated philanthropists to report on impact. Here we share insights from that conversation, including three challenges facing nonprofits and how donors can better support them. Challenge #1: Promote and Grow Unrestricted Donations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

Posting without a mindfulness of the trending topics and conversations can cause organizations to appear insensitive and tone-deaf. The current social media environment has caused non-profit marketers to re-evaluate their content aware of the acute conversations being had on every channel, at a global level. Watch Video.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

You can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog or below. —–. Ultimately, if you cannot build a community because engaging with your organization is so difficult, outdated, or cumbersome, you will not have people to support your advocacy, donate to your fundraising efforts, or champion your mission.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Are there actions you can take now to bring people back? Not surprisingly, many shared how they have seen a decrease in participation as events went online. Some connected with people abroad – from eastern Europe to Mexico. The first question asked was “What changes have you seen in your audience during 2020? What was positive?

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Here are a few statistics that we shared: 27% of Americans say they have not too much or no confidence in scientists to act in the public’s best interest ( Pew Research ) 39% of Americans, a record-high, say they don’t trust the media at all. Many attendees expressed surprise over the trust statistics that we shared.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 16, 2009

That’s part of the key to success when using Twitter for a Global conversation. Using Twitter search or other tools, you can watch news and updates about the election in Iran by using #IranElection; or, find interesting people to follow and connect with using #FollowFriday to peruse the recommendations that pile up on Fridays.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

Working with NGOs, thought leaders, and policymakers in DC for the last decade, she specializes in getting people to care about complex issues that might otherwise get ignored. While building this community takes time, it will ensure you always have a full pipeline of people interested in engaging with your cause. Say their name.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

This is the key to getting noticed by people who will be interested in joining your organization. For example, some people might regularly use forums to meet with others online. It’s important to remember that the type of content that you’re creating will determine the way that people think about your organization.

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Candid

APRIL 6, 2022

Meme: A great friend and mentor of mine—who is also a philanthropist—challenged me to hone in on my theory of change and mentioned how GuideStar is a great place to share our work with funders. Can you please share a story of an organization that has participated in the CARE program and how that has helped to advance their work?

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