Best of Nonprofit Marketing

October 2009

Featured Sources

The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals.

1. Is philanthropy ready for the new consumer?- Nonprofit Marketing Blog, October 2, 2009
2. Top 10 Things Donors Want from Your Nonprofit’s Website- Get Fully Funded, October 28, 2009
3. Video: non-profits turning to social media during recession- Donor Power Blog, October 27, 2009
4. 13 Nonprofits Honored for Outstanding Taglines: “Nothing Stops a Bullet Like a Job” Pulls Top Honors for Homeboy Industries- Getting Attention, October 20, 2009
5. Four Essential Tweaks to Your Appeals in a Recession- Fundraising 123, October 29, 2009
6. You! Up Against the Wall!- Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog, October 22, 2009
7. Video: Bike for The Heart Raises $300,000 for For Women’s Heart Health- Blue Sky Collaborative, October 29, 2009
8. The high-impact, low-cost marketing trick that everyone forgets- smArts and Culture, October 28, 2009
9. Nothing Is Forever — How to Keep Your Nonprofit Marketing Fresh and Focused- Getting Attention, October 15, 2009
10. My favorite fundraising tips- Get Fully Funded, October 27, 2009
11. Injecting Emotion into Your Cause Marketing- Cause Related Marketing, October 23, 2009
12. The Most Important Factor in Having a Successful Pledge Event- Blue Sky Collaborative, October 28, 2009
13. “DONOR” A Title Earned … Not Given- Donor Power Blog, October 23, 2009
14. The Why Behind the Disconnect — Supporters Embrace Orgs Online, but Don’t Give There- Getting Attention, October 21, 2009
15. Mixed Links: Good Stuff for Nonprofit Communicators- Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog, October 14, 2009
16. Save loads of time and money with this newsletter strategy- Nonprofit PR - Communications with a Purpose, October 8, 2009
17. Eating Excellent Fundraising For Breakfast- A Small Change, October 7, 2009

Other Sources

The following are the top items based on social signals.

1. Foursquare: Social Media for Cause Marketing, October 13, 2009
2. Online Fundraisers – Back To Basics, October 22, 2009
3. Quick Tip – LinkedIn People Search, October 15, 2009
4. Social Models for Marketing: Social Networks, October 15, 2009
5. FREE Fall Fundraising Success Guide for You!, October 2, 2009
6. Grammar Girl to the Rescue!, October 21, 2009
7. Contrasting Web Strategies – Greenpeace, October 18, 2009
8. Finally an updated 2009 video about the new media landscape, October 23, 2009
9. Active vs. Passive Cause Marketing, October 20, 2009
10. Phillip Kotler on Marketing 3.0, October 11, 2009
11. Start your year-end fundraising letter strategy today!, October 20, 2009
12. Distracting Social Media Stats, October 26, 2009
13. Here Are Some Tips To Get Your Board Behind Your Agency’s Grant Writing, October 11, 2009
14. Google Sidewiki – Death to Static Webpages, October 6, 2009
15. Social Models for Marketing: An Overview, October 7, 2009
16. Development and Social Media in a nutshell, October 16, 2009
17. Contrasting Web Strategies – II, October 13, 2009
18. iParticipate and Social Change, October 29, 2009
19. Are We Still Bowling Alone?, October 18, 2009
20. Social Models for Marketing: Diffusion, October 12, 2009

Hot Topics

Online Fundraising (39)

1. Online Fundraisers – Back To Basics, October 22, 2009
2. Barriers To Online Fundraising Success, October 20, 2009
3. Video: Bike for The Heart Raises $300,000 for For Women’s Heart Health, October 29, 2009
4. Contrasting Web Strategies – Greenpeace, October 18, 2009

Tips (42)

1. Quick Tip – LinkedIn People Search, October 15, 2009
2. My favorite fundraising tips, October 27, 2009
3. Four Essential Tweaks to Your Appeals in a Recession, October 29, 2009
4. The Most Important Factor in Having a Successful Pledge Event, October 28, 2009

Direct Marketing (14)

1. Online Fundraisers – Back To Basics, October 22, 2009
2. Contrasting Web Strategies – Greenpeace, October 18, 2009
3. Barriers To Online Fundraising Success, October 20, 2009
4. I Hate This Study!, October 8, 2009

Facebook (39)

1. 3 reasons social media is worth the effort for local nonprofits, October 6, 2009
2. Foursquare: Social Media for Cause Marketing, October 13, 2009
3. Barriers To Online Fundraising Success, October 20, 2009
4. Distracting Social Media Stats, October 26, 2009