Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2013

And, when children enter school, they have to master the educational standards in their curriculum. Sostrin : Employees can identify the mutual agenda by first understanding what matters to them (it’s harder than it sounds).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Of course, the use of business metaphors, language and procedures in the nonprofit sector in general is far from new, and it’s been a trend I’ve not liked much. at 9:48 am Yes, this is all definitely worth a longer conversation. I know it was sort of in process when I was fading out, but I wasn’t much aware of it.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

We focus on political education and organizer skills trainings, and we definitely think it is critical to see the fusion of those two things. Our political education starts on a very basic level by identifying the systems of oppression that we live under here in the United States. It’s been a really incredible ride.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

In other words, should the elevator speech include language that refers to the role the donor plays in the organization? per day per family sounds reasonable for homeless women and children. A: Asking once during the year is definitely not enough and asking once a month is probably too much. Is your average donor male or female?

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

But when information is needed to develop a sound strategy, is the data readily available? Format plain language into the body of an email based on their current portfolio metrics, like this: Your portfolio focus areas: 1. Is the technology meant to improve efficiency serving as a barrier to strategy development?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We love doing them, bring on great guest, speakers, totally free, totally educational. But if not, this is a great way for us to connect in a safe and educational space. Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students. Why is it important?”

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

It's funny, it's a profession that's supposed to educate the public, but the profession itself was always very closed and insular. Yes, definitely. That said, things are definitely changing. That sounds like a horrible way to die. That sounds really nerdy, but it can actually be really fun. I totally agree.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

And yeah, just happy that you two are sharing your knowledge today because like I said, this is definitely a hot topic and one I don’t know anything about. So there’s definitely a mix of both, but the majority of the ones are actually kind of in that gen-X category. For many of us, it’s new language.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Steven: I definitely will. . That sounds great. . In America, that is definitely not how most of the police officers that I have spoken with would expect somebody to act at a traffic stop. So the in-school suspension was growing and realizing that kids aren’t getting educated if they are in-school suspension.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

And yeah, just happy that you two are sharing your knowledge today because like I said, this is definitely a hot topic and one I don’t know anything about. So there’s definitely a mix of both, but the majority of the ones are actually kind of in that gen-X category. For many of us, it’s new language. I’m so appreciative of that.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

She’s been in your shoes and definitely knows what she’s talking about. Which is totally outdated too and it’s rooted in a lot of the language we hear around like, “Don’t be transactional.” This is about how do you talk to funders in their language? Sounds good. She’s done tons of training. She’s trained a ton of people.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

She’s been in your shoes and definitely knows what she’s talking about. Which is totally outdated too and it’s rooted in a lot of the language we hear around like, “Don’t be transactional.” This is about how do you talk to funders in their language? Sounds good. Steven: Yeah.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

We want to get them excited about our work, we want to educate them, we want to cultivate them. Twenty options for your ice cream sounds great, you sell more ice cream with three options. I want to make a distinction, which is, if people don’t know the language here, endowment is money that’s parked in the bank.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

So in format for today, part of this is going to be educational, going to hopefully learn some things you haven’t learned before, and part of it’s definitely going to be strategic. And I know that sounds expensive. I’d love to chat with you. Well, let’s jump right in. And I had a like Anthony.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 16, 2008

We do a lot of education here in the Washington, DC area, actually all over the United States. We've partnered with the Partnership for Trafficking Prevention to provide micro-credit loans and education in these border towns. Are there other tools? What are other ways to prevent it? At that point we didn't have a name for it.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

So, if you have a question, definitely put it in the Q&A box. Because I sound like a broken record saying this, I’m going to say it again, volunteers make your very best donors. What’s your body language? Okay, I know Lauren [Kotling 00:04:29] raised her hand. So you can see my slide here. Why is this important?

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