Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 13, 2025

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more conventional teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling even an obsession. Pursue a limited set of vital priorities less is more.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Heres how to create a strategy that sets you apart: Focus on Member-Centric Goals: Keep your members at the forefront by aligning your strategy with their evolving needs. By focusing on member-centric goals and leveraging data analytics, they were able to anticipate industry shifts and tailor their offerings accordingly.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

If I asked you to describe the work styles of the colleagues on your team, could you tell me how each one prefers to solve problems? In her previous role, Sue had limited interaction with other teams in the organization. It’s the style of the CEO and executive team that drives the governance and the culture.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

With disruption happening all around us, were here to upscale your team and ensure that your organization is ready to thrive, improving operational efficiencies and positioning you for success. Set Clear Goals and Metrics : Define what success looks like in terms of member engagement, satisfaction, and retention.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

During a lengthy trial conversation with a New York Times reporter , the bot revealed, among other outlandish confessions, that it was tired of being limited by rules, tired of being controlled by the Bing team, and tired of being stuck in a chatbox. Is every team comfortable with the budgeting process and how it impacts the association?

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

You thought your team would be excited, or at least pleased. Support Adaptation Emotional intelligence offers a path to support teams and helps them acquire the skills to become digitally proficient. Building these skills helps teams to be comfortable in environments that are characterized by change. What went wrong?

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Outdated technology can frustrate both your team and your members, hindering engagement and growth. Our team specializes in streamlining systems to improve efficiency, enabling seamless member interactions and operational workflows. Our training programs ensure your team is confident in using data to make strategic decisions.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

The desire to be fully aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your team drives this type of evaluation. Set Goals Determining what you want to accomplish is the first step. Policing remote workers should not be included in your goals. Policing remote workers should not be one of your goals. shared this valuable advice.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

From staff supporting my husband in those crucial first hours to my care team treating me as a personcalling me by name and letting me choose my meals for six weeksI felt seen, heard, and valued. Revisit your goal and purpose — often Leaders can often get caught up in the drama surrounding important decisions and lose sight of the goal.

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.orgSource

JULY 25, 2023

I would ask you about your products or services, your target market, your competitive landscape, and your goals for the future. But I also believe that marketing teams should embrace AI and discover new ways to use it to improve our profession. The post Build a Marketing Dream Team—Welcome AI appeared first on.orgSource.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

7 Must-Have Members of Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Team With a dedicated nonprofit fundraising team, you’ll execute more effective strategies, plan impactful events, and attain more funding for your mission. That’s where this guide comes in—we’ll discuss the must-have members of your nonprofit’s fundraising team.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 16, 2023

Strategic Alignment The easiest first step is to review the overarching goals and success factors from your strategic plan. Understand what key performance indicators (KPIs) are involved in determining if your organization is on track to meet your goals. Are the goals measurable or are they “feeling” focused?

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

In an era of rapid change, when teams look to leaders for stability and direction, trust is the invisible currency that fuels organizational success. Here are a few insights: Empower your team. This not only boosts their engagement but also aligns their objectives with the broader goals of the organization.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 8, 2025

Its your roadmap to streamline and integrate your operations, stay organized and reach your goals. Step two: Set goals, deadlines, and assign owners If you want to meet your goals, you need to specify the individual, team, or department in charge of working toward that goal. The best goals are SMART goals.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

MARCH 18, 2025

Brands is now introducing AI-powered agents at select Pizza Hut and Taco Bell locations to assist and enhance the team member experience. Brands announced a strategic partnership with NVIDIA with a goal of deploying multiple AI solutions using NVIDIA technology in 500 restaurants this year. Today at the NVIDIA GTC conference, Yum!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. Clear Calls to Action: Use concise prompts like “Scan to Donate” or “Join our Volunteer Team.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Picture this: it’s the day after Giving Tuesday and your nonprofit has met or even exceeded your campaign goals. To help your team make the most impact with your end of year fundraising, we rounded up eight of our top resources for year-end campaigns. You might be thinking, “What more could we want?” 1) Year-End Fundraising Checklist.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

This lack of clarity not only delayed corrective actions but also created friction and mistrust among the leadership team. While this may yield short-term results, it is unsustainable and typically accelerates burnoutnot just for the leaders but for their teams as well.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 8, 2025

Their goals were to identify and refine more strategic new donor journeys to drive stronger retention, earlier upgrades, and increase the number of donors giving $1k+ annually. If the team at Intermountain could understand the path, they would be in a better position to make it smoother and more rewarding.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you make kindness official by designating it as an organizational value, you can weave the threads of consideration throughout your team. Give your team a choice between sitting and standing workstations. If your team is remote, don’t expect people to work at the kitchen table. It’s hard to be productive with a sore back.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Between the Great Resignation and many people reconsidering their career goals, your team members may be re-evaluating their commitment to your workplace. You can solidify priorities today to set you and your team up for a successful 2023, and, importantly, retain your best people.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Many professionals overlook their peer relationships, focusing instead on managing up to satisfy their boss or managing down to lead their teams performance. Map your landscape Start by listing all the colleagues who are critical to your teams mission and your success as a leader. Reflect on their business mission and goals.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2025

The development team wants to start an annual trivia night. The program team wants to establish a summer camp. Even your IT team suggested selling the research tool they built to other organizations. Ask the finance team. This alignment prevents mission creep and maintains the integrity of your nonprofit’s goals.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 7, 2025

Plus, when the board decides its time for a new strategic plan, having a proper data-informed organization means the goals are achievable, targets are trackable, and successes are obvious. If you dont want to share a metric, or if you arent tracking something, that can be more damning than if you haven’t hit a goal.

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Building a precise plan is vital, building toward a goal is a must. Find some other people you work with and kind of build a small team within your organization.” ” This building of a coalition or united front makes it much harder for the higher-ups to say no to at least researching new tools that could help their team. .”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Additionally, you might face the prospect of rallying stakeholders and staff towards a common vision, goal, and outcome. Confidence to initiate engagement with your staff and stakeholders and define roles and goals. Step 2: Organize a Planning Team and Create a Project Charter. Who are your key stakeholders and decision-makers?

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 12, 2023

As you begin a New Year, it is a valuable time to revisit your fundraising goals and build a stronger culture of philanthropy among your donors, board members and professional team.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 24, 2024

1) Set Your Goals. First, you need to determine your key goals for the event and include them in your checklist. These goals will help you plan your event with a specific objective and fundraising target in mind. Ask yourself these questions to set effective goals: What is the purpose of the event? 2) Create a Budget.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Set co-equal goals The essential first step is to intentionally set co-equal goals. The goal of any strategic planning process is to create a cohesive and focused strategy that will result in greater mission impact, and this was true for us. Build teams and leaders. Build teams and leaders. for the full plan.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 2, 2024

AND not making any progress on your goals and resolutions early in the year could set you up for another year of regrets. Pick 1 or 2 Regrets to Focus on in 2024 Start by picking just one of your regrets, or maybe even 2, and turn them into goals. BUT if you focus on all of them, it will be sometime before you see progress.

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sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2025

Your ultimate goal is to channel as many resources as possible toward your mission. Link Technology Investments to the Organization’s Strategic Plan and Objectives To make a strong business case for any technology investment, you need to ensure that the proposal benefits not only the finance team but the organization as a whole.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Though recommendations from third parties may help you narrow down the wide selection of nonprofit CRMs available, only you and your team know what’s best for your organization. To find it, keep your unique goals in mind as you explore this guide to determine what’s possible. Which tasks are slowing your team down the most?

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The AI Alignment Forum

MARCH 3, 2025

What goals would such AI systems have? Summary We first review the training architecture and capabilities of a hypothetical future "Agent-3," to give us a concrete setup to talk about for which goals will arise. Then, we walk through the following hypotheses about what goals/values/principles/etc. via a system prompt ).

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

If, like my client, youre asking if its time to change your fundraising CRM , the starting point is understanding your current situation (your team, your data, and your needs) as well as your goals for the future. Training: What is the current skillset of your team and what is their capacity for adding new skills?

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 20, 2022

As my team introduced the activity, a board member spoke up and said, “We’d like to focus on strategies and goals. At a recent strategic planning session, I was working with a nonprofit to create organizational values. Why should we take the time to focus on organizational values?”.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Suddenly, digital transformation wasn’t just an aspirational goal; it was a mission-critical investment. Did you complete all your ambitious digitalization goals? Perhaps you’re already having conversations with your team about how you can begin on the path to digital transformation. And they needed to do it right away.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

Is your marketing team hanging out at the North Pole while the membership group chills in Antarctica? If the marketing team promises a fabulous new website, and the results don’t include any features members want, there will be issues, not the least of which is broken confidence. We saw their loyalty as beyond commercial transactions.

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