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P.S. Get more nonprofit marketing tools , templates, case studies & tips delivered right to your in-box! Last summer, my husband and I finally visited The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms , which had been on our go-to list for a decade. It’s the former country estate of noted turn-of-the-20th-century designer Gustav Stickley, a leader of “the Arts and Crafts movement in decorative arts, home building, and furnishing styles.” MORE
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Welcome to guest blogger Meghan Hurley, Special Events Intern at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and a senior at Loyola University Maryland. . Congrats to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) for 40 years of persistent work to improve access to, and quality of, health care. MORE
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My last Meals on Wheels communications case study touched on the advantages of communicating and fundraising for a smaller nonprofit. P.S. Get more nonprofit marketing tools , templates, case studies & tips delivered right to your inbox! My last Meals on Wheels communications case study touched on the advantages of communicating and fundraising for a smaller nonprofit. MORE
P.S. Get more nonprofit marketing tools , templates, case studies & tips delivered right to your inbox! Remember when you were a teen and your mom told you to clean up your room, call your grandmother, and set the table all within the same five minutes. Remember how frustrating that was. MORE
Hope this case study pushes you into action. Get the Word Out (Case Study: Lights, Camera, Help). Make it Easy for Online Readers to Spread the Word (Case Study). P.S. Get more nonprofit marketing tools , templates, case studies & tips delivered right to your in-box! MORE
P.S. Get in-depth case studies, templates and tools, and guidance for nonprofit marketing success in the twice-monthly Getting Attention e-update. We’re long-time members of the local JCC (Jewish Community Center, sort of a Jewish Y). MORE
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As you muscle through engaging donors and other supporters in the actions you need, it’s crucial to have your thank you and follow-up ready to roll. NOW is when you have their attention. MORE
Zig when they Zag to Spur Action (Case Study). P.S. Get more nonprofit marketing tools , templates, case studies & tips delivered right to your in-box! Zappos is known for its operations smarts and customer-friendly orientation. But this delightful addition to the return confirmation email I received from Zappos this morning was a real surprise— That trip over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house went smoothly. MORE
In this case, the disconnect did more than stand in the way of the agency reaching its full potential of program participation, funding and hiring. P.S. Get more nonprofit marketing tools , templates, case studies & tips delivered right to your in-box! MORE
P.S. Get more nonprofit marketing tools, templates, case studies & tips delivered right to your in-box! Since 1996, Karla Capers has been working for advocacy organizations, figuring out ways to use the internet to raise visibility for progressive issues, engage people in campaigns, and try to make the world a better place. Note from Nancy: I came upon Karla’s terrific guidance for re-engaging folks on the Progressive Exchange list serv, and got her permission to repost here. MORE
I’m a huge fan of case studies. Jay Baer’s Youtility explains the power of case studies in greater detail, but here are a few ways you can use this approach to support your fundraising and marketing efforts: 1) Get testimonials. If those answers affirm your work, ask respondents if you can use a quote in your case study. In some cases, if you provide them with links and social media messages, they’ll share the study with their network, too. MORE
P.S. Get more nonprofit marketing tools , templates, case studies & tips delivered directly to your inbox. Freelance communications strategist Jeremy Porter shares his knowhow in his e-newsletter , his blog (where this article first appeared) and via Twitter. For people to care about global warming it needs to be made relevant. This guide shows the language that’s simple and uncontroversial. In Nebraska, there’s a father thinking about his children’s health and education. MORE
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I thought it would be fun to go behind the scenes, so to speak, and tell a story from an insider’s point of view—in this case a program officer. P.S. Get more nonprofit marketing tools , templates, case studies & tips delivered right to your in-box! I was thrilled to hear from Getting Attention reader Elizabeth (Betsey) Russell recently, with news of her just-released mystery, Other People’s Money. MORE
Thanks to See3 for sharing this useful case study, originally published on the See3 blog. Thanks to See3 for sharing this case study. P.S. Get more nonprofit marketing tools , templates, case studies & tips delivered right to your inbox! MORE
Like you, my heart and head are heavy in the wake of the Orlando massacre of 49 people who were wives, husbands, sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, parents, colleagues, friends, and much more to many people. Especially since I feel so helpless. MORE
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Download the Nonprofit Tagline Report and Database for must-dos, don’t dos, case studies and 5,000 searchable nonprofit tagline examples! I dug into VolunteerMatch’s recent annual report in video format the minute it reached my inbox. MORE
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If you’ve ever scratched your head trying to make a case for support for your arts nonprofit, you can add this to your toolbox. Making Your Case for Support for the Arts originally appeared on Wild Woman Fundraising on June 12, 2012. I’m back! Guess where I was? MORE
P.S. Get more in-depth case studies, templates and tools, and guidance for nonprofit marketing success in the twice-monthly Getting Attention e-update. Your supporters and partners are one of the most productive marketing channels you have, and one of the least expensive. MORE
IF … used correctly, which unfortunately is seldom the case. If there ever there were a medium where nonprofits consistently get it wrong it’s telemarketing. In my experience no medium, short of a personal visit, is as powerful. MORE
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Every single nonprofit org—across size, budget, location and cause—shares a priceless opportunity to position its organizations, programs, fundraising campaigns and special events. And yes, that means your organization. MORE
P.S. Get more in-depth case studies, templates and tools, and guidance for nonprofit marketing success in the twice-monthly Getting Attention e-update. Our daughter, Charlotte, is away at Camp Harlam for 3 1/2 long weeks this summer. It’s her first time, and our pleasure in relaxed evenings and quiet weekend mornings is punctuated by severe pangs of missing her. Most evenings we can quiet our pangs by going to the private website where photos from the day are posted. MORE
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