by Bill Jacobs | May 9, 2018 | Agency, Non-profit
You may have noticed a lot of Linked-In promotions for a new book by Jason Lewis titled The War for Fundraising Talent (you can read the Amazon reviews here https://www.amazon.com/War-Fundraising-Talent-Small-Shops/dp/1619848694). It’s great to see the author address...
by Bill Jacobs | Apr 25, 2018 | Non-profit
I’ve recently read Cecile Richard’s new book, Make Trouble. She offers some simple but great advice for anyone working to start any organization, but I think it’s particularly appropriate for nonprofit organizations. Ms. Richard’s points are: 1. Set concrete goals...
by Bill Jacobs | Apr 5, 2018 | analytics
For all of us who are “March Madness” fans, this is a great article: https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/bracketiq/2018-04-03/ncaa-bracket-was-better-all-rest-2018 Given all the upsets in the first round of the tournament this year, some lucky ESPN entrant, “Che...
by Bill Jacobs | Feb 5, 2018 | Donor Acquisition, Non-profit marketing
Many people that work in the numbers business, including us, have been saying for a while now that the stock market is overcooked, and a big correction is inevitable – so the major dive in the Dow Jones yesterday was not a huge surprise. No matter where we end...
by Bill Jacobs | Jan 16, 2018 | analytics
“Facts all come with points of view Facts don’t do what I want them to” – from the Talking Heads’ song Crosseyed and Painless As an analyst, this has always been one of my favorite Talking Heads songs. The academic term for “facts all come...
