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This experience will make you fall on your knees too. Hopefully we’re catching you just before your office Christmas party. And in case you haven’t yet found a little ‘Secret Santa’ treat for your boss, here’s an idea … one that will save you heaps of grief in the coming year. We’re in the giving spirit too. MORE
Here are 3 tips to help you jumpstart your fall fundraising. In the fall, you could simply use the same “call to action” in social media and drive people to a specifically themed donation page. Twitter: 140 characters (but aiming for 120 characters allows people space to “retweet” it) You could create your own social media editorial calendar by plotting these out on a spreadsheet so all you’ll need to do is cut-and-paste them in the fall. MORE
Here is my fall reading list. Who wants to read books about marketing on vacation anyway?) And you? What's on your nightstand? A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future - If you're like me and you missed Daniel Pink's fantastic overview of why we should get more serious about using our right-brain skills like empathy , storytelling and making meaning, pick this book up today. MORE
Don’t fall for grandiose promises. Yes, there really are some people, and some agencies, who truly understand social media. There are an even larger number who don’t but pretend they do. Those are the ones to watch out for. As writer Nichole Kelly notes in the Social Media Explorer, the pretenders can often be spotted by their tell-tale pickup lines , such as: “If you don’t have a social media strategy, you’ll be left behind.&#. MORE
Thanks to the 154 nonprofits who completed our recent survey about what should go on the webinar schedule. Here are the top three webinars you selected. How to Create, Reuse, and Manage All of Your Content. This webinar has been scheduled for Thursday, November 4. Registration will open late August. Rethinking Your Newsletter Strategy. This webinar will be held Thursday, September 9. Registration will open in two weeks. Starting and Growing Word-of-Mouth Campaigns. MORE
So we put of good fundraising tasks until the fall. This will make maximum use of the fall – the most generous donation time of the year. Take off the summer, start planning in the fall, and work all winter and spring to hit your goals. The post Don't put off fundraising planning to the fall! Summer. It stirs up thoughts trips, outdoor activities, and school break. A pause in the normal routines of life. MORE
I’m partnering with my friend and colleague, Kivi Leroux Miller, to offer you a special opportunity to find the solutions to your 2011 marketing challenges: The Total Focus Marketing Plan Workshop. Learn more here. Plan in a day—blueprint forever! Please join us for this intensive, limited-enrollment planning seminar. You’ll leave with a focused, practical marketing plan that will work for your organization—one that you are fully capable of implementing. MORE
If you’re like many nonprofits, you’ve sent a fall fundraising appeal this month and you plan on sending one towards the end of the year. You might want to reconsider that plan. NPR did a great piece on political direct mail. It’s definitely worth listening to, but here are two take-a-ways: It’s going to be noisy in the mail box. There is going to be a lot more mail in people’s mailboxes. MORE
Fall fundraising is hard enough. But listening to NPR's All Things Considered on my ride home this evening, I remembered how much more challenging political mailing will make your fundraising this fall. How are you re-engineering your fall fundraising letters? What ways are you testing to make your nonprofit's fall fundraising stand out? The post A warning about fall fundraising appeals appeared first on FundraisingCoach.com. MORE
The Fall, 2014 Premium Roll-out continues …… Second Installment: New Contributor Incentives and Nonprofit Branding Items Just too much excitement here! MORE
We guarantee this experience will make you fall on your knees too. For our eighth Christmas, and into our ninth year, we invite you to share our favorite Agitator tradition … enjoy this unforgettable rendition of O Holy Night. As we’ve noted before, this performance makes Tom weep, as it takes him back to Midnight Mass and his Catholic grammar school choir days. But you must listen to the entire performance to feel its full power. No irreverence intended. MORE
As we started answering the objections, the objections started falling to the floor! There were so many dropping, it sounded like leaves dropping from a tree in the fall! And that’s when it hit us: the objections were - literally - falling away. The post Watch the fundraising objections fall to the floor appeared first on FundraisingCoach.com. Last week, I was invited to give a full day Ask Without Fear!® ® training in Kansas City. We had a blast. MORE
Held on October 31 – November 2, 2008 at the beautiful, historic Ojai Valley Inn and Spa, STOP CANCER’s 17th Annual Weekend Classic reflected the spirit of Halloween with a tented “Carnival” featuring black and orange décor galore, gorgeous costumes, unique masks, Zoltar the fortune teller, classic games and a holiday barbecue. MORE
My friends at Network for Good have created a new guide to help you glide through year-end fundraising called 25 Steps to Fall & Holiday Fundraising Success. You can download your FREE copy by signing up here. I particularly like their suggestions in Step 10 for building your online list. However, I would add another tactic - email append. An email append is the process of using a 3rd-party vendor ( like my company ) to add email addresses to your offline donor or member list. MORE
Jason Falls wrote a great post recently on how a lot of companies are scared to death to allow employees to represent them online. Tags: Cause Practices cause marketing cause-related marketing jason falls “What are you crazy? Who knows what they’ll say about us.&#. What Jason says is so true. It certainly is one of the reasons why my 6,000 employee nonprofit is hesitant to give employees access to social networks. MORE
That's why, just in time to revamp your timeline for the fall, we thought you could use 50 more social-savvy organizations to follow, fav, and RT. A while back, we shared a collection of awesome nonprofits that are doing Twitter right and the response was overwhelming. Here's a brand new list of some of the best nonprofit Twitter accounts in the Twitterverse! Check out these examples + learn how to pump up your organization's IRL impact one tweet at a time. twitter MORE
Now, we see nonprofits ramping up that kind of communication several months earlier, in the fall, so that it leads into year-end campaigns. Join us for: How to Share Your Nonprofit’s Progress with Supporters This Fall. Registration for How to Share Your Nonprofit’s Progress with Supporters This Fall is FREE, but seats are limited. Everyone knows that December is Year-End Giving Season. MORE
In August and September, Facebook announced changes in the features of both individual and organization pages. These changes are potentially far-reaching. Nonprofits using Facebook will need to re-think how they use it to engage their constituents.No one is better at seeing the long-range implications of social media on nonprofits than Beth Kanter. She has posted three provocative reviews of the new features, along with some sensible advice about keeping priorities in order. MORE
Once you know who you're talking to and what your trying to say the tactics will fall into place. If you get a chance, check out the first 4 minutes of this video. It's an overview of social media for the National Park Service by Geoff Livingston, Principal, Livingston Communication. MORE
A few days ago, I tweeted my friend Marty to ask him about an article he had mentioned a while back on how the Department of Defense uses network structures to combat terrorism. I thought this would be a great example to get the attention of nonprofity folks: “Look, even the Dept. of Defense is [.]. MORE
Our fall cause marketing pinup program is one of our most successful because it involves one our best partners, iParty. This includes a bunch pop-up stores iParty opens just in the fall to meet the Halloween demand. iParty stores are packed in the weeks and days leading up to Halloween as they are a major destination for costumes, decorations and everything else you might need to celebrate the season. Here’s a coupon from iParty to help you early Halloween shoppers! MORE
For this week’s blog post I had planned to write more about the importance of a graphic standards policy. But then Roger Gomoll at PRI sent along an interesting summary of a great John Sutton idea… which was tested and … Continue reading → BUYING: Production & Imprinting Info CONTEXT: Tricks, Tips & Taboos IMPLEMENTATION: Using Branding Products Effectively Public Radio Only Uncategorized MORE
We're screwed. We can't write out way out of a wet paper bag, and we couldn't focus on our audience if they were standing right in front of us. No wonder fundraising results were already dropping more than two years before the recession started. We just don't know how to raise funds! Here's how I know this awful news: a few days ago, I posted a piece titled The case of the forbidden word about the difference between formal and less-formal words. MORE
one day you fall in love. Blog Nonprofit Branding Nonprofit Design branding Fall in Love nonprofit marketingIt’s been said that the best romances start as friendships: You know each other, you know the way the other thinks, know which way he or she takes his coffee, and then—bam!—one It’s like that with a new brand strategy, too. You have to get to know it. You have […]. MORE
Lately, I’ve been trying to read as much as possible on SEO and I’ve found a great teacher in Jason Falls. Tags: Cause Practices blog cause marketing cause-related marketing google headway jason falls market results marketing search engines seo seo search engine optimization social media explorer wordpress wordpress blog Before you read this post you and I have to agree on some basic things. You should be doing cause marketing. MORE
Every fall I feel like a kid going back to school. In late July, we begin asking volunteers to become project leaders for fall (which is critical for starting new projects). We pick a lead theme each month or season – in the fall, we’re all about education. What are your Fall strategies for re-engaging volunteers and other supporters? MORE
Then we introduce NEW branding products and contributor incentives for Fall Fundraising! [… In a shameless hustle, VisABILITY brought a wheelbarrow of excess merchandise to the PMDMC in Denver last July. And then – in a public media version of dumpster diving – your station colleagues traded dignity for giveaways. Here we share a peek at that frenzy. MORE
The post Artificial Intelligence Is the Newest Shiny Object — Don’t Fall Prey appeared first on Fundraising Report Card. You tell me, is that what’s really holding back nonprofits from growth — their lack of machines to make decisions in place of their staff? Culture MORE
Your Best Email Campaign Ever: 4 Steps to a Winning Strategy This Fall. During this free Nonprofit911 training call sponsored by Network for Good, I’ll be talking about what you can do this fall through your email communications to help set yourself up for bigger gifts in December. MORE
I’m joining forces with my friend and colleague Kivi Leroux Miller to offer you a special opportunity to find the solutions to your 2011 marketing ch allenges: The Total Focus Marketing Plan Workshop. Plan in a day — blueprint forever. Please join us for this intensive, limited-enrollment planning seminar for nonprofit communications and development staff members, board members and executive directors who do it all. MORE
Jason Falls wrote a great post recently on how a lot of companies are scared to death to allow employees to represent them online. Tags: Cause Practices cause marketing cause-related marketing jason falls “What are you crazy? Who knows what they’ll say about us.&#. What Jason says is so true. It certainly is one of the reasons why my 6,000 employee nonprofit is hesitant to give employees access to social networks. MORE
As Kristina and I were planning out our fall training schedule and editorial calendar, we moved everything important off of the week of November 2 – 6, 2020. MORE
This free recorded webinar How to Build a Donor Communications Plan That Will Make Them Fall in Love will show you how you can create a donor communications plan that makes donors feel. Happy Holidays! We love our readers and think you deserve some goodies. This week, we are highlighting downloads and resources from Nonprofit Marketing Guide that are all FREE. . How people feel about your nonprofit matters more than what they think about it. MORE
VIEW THE PRESENTATION OUTLINE HERE >> You have a scary dollar amount floating above your head. It's a daunting fundraising goal that seems to be edging further from you every day. As the economy continues to ebb and flow (recession, not a recession, recession. it's like watching a tennis match!), you wonder how you're going to effectively reach out to your supporters and reach your numbers. Say hello to a cost-effective, personalized solution: Email marketing. MORE
From Mary Alice Holley: We unexpectedly lost our dog last fall and decided to take in a rescue pup last month to replace him. MORE
With all your online solicitation programs firing away like an AK-47 on auto-pilot until January 1, I don’t think fundraisers are doing much heavy lifting today or tomorrow … unless it’s setting big presents under the Xmas tree. But maybe — over some spiked punch at the office Christmas party — you are contemplating and chatting about your year’s performance — yours individually and your organization’s. MORE
As we started answering the objections, the objections started falling to the floor! There were so many dropping, it sounded like leaves dropping from a tree in the fall! And that’s when it hit us: the objections were - literally - falling away. The post Watch the fundraising objections fall to the floor appeared first on FundraisingCoach.com. Last week, I was invited to give a full day Ask Without Fear!® ® training in Kansas City. We had a blast. MORE
Somewhere out there on a beach, in a forest or on some mountain trail there’s a CFO, CEO or new VP for Development making mental notes on the agenda for the fall Board Meeting. MORE
season of the year: fall and holiday fundraising time. With all of that in mind, Network for Good (where I work) is happy to share our newest addition to our guide and ebook library: 25 Steps to Fall & Holiday Fundraising Success. We’re heading into the busiest (and possibly highest-stress!) You have daunting goals to reach and time seems to be ticking by at breakneck speed. MORE
Some, like Yelp, are related to providing reviews on local businesses so you can find places where you are or where you're going to be to visit, Tags: Location-based service Foursquare small nonprofits social media Gowalla Jason Falls Image by stevegarfield via FlickrFoursquare and Gowalla are the LBS talk of the social media global village. On Twitter, at least 1 in 20 posts that fly by me may be a check-in. Okay, you may be wondering what the heck an LBS is. Location Based Service. MORE
Fall is upon us and that means year-end giving is right around the corner. You need to do this in your three fall fundraising letters ! Other Possibly Related posts: 3 ways to jumpstart year end giving by planning your fall fundraising now. Political junk mail can hurt your fall fundraising letters. If you haven’t written your year end appeals over the summer , then now is the time to get those done! MORE
Need fresh ideas for your fall campaigns? This past week, I got a great question from a reader asking when and how to clean your email list. You know I'm a big believer in email and newsletters - and with good reason. Campaign Monitor just came out with a report that showed "across the board, donors prefer email. Nearly 42% said they prefer to hear from a nonprofit via email from the organization, and 20.5% said an email from the organization would inspire them to give again." MORE
Fall Related Topics Mission Minded
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
one day you fall in love. Blog Nonprofit Branding Nonprofit Design branding Fall in Love nonprofit marketingIt’s been said that the best romances start as friendships: You know each other, you know the way the other thinks, know which way he or she takes his coffee, and then—bam!—one It’s like that with a new brand strategy, too. You have to get to know it. You have […].
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Now, we see nonprofits ramping up that kind of communication several months earlier, in the fall, so that it leads into year-end campaigns. Join us for: How to Share Your Nonprofit’s Progress with Supporters This Fall. Registration for How to Share Your Nonprofit’s Progress with Supporters This Fall is FREE, but seats are limited. Everyone knows that December is Year-End Giving Season.
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Fundraising Coach
JANUARY 14, 2016
Fall fundraising is hard enough. But listening to NPR's All Things Considered on my ride home this evening, I remembered how much more challenging political mailing will make your fundraising this fall. How are you re-engineering your fall fundraising letters? What ways are you testing to make your nonprofit's fall fundraising stand out? The post A warning about fall fundraising appeals appeared first on FundraisingCoach.com.
Fundraising Coach
JUNE 9, 2017
So we put of good fundraising tasks until the fall. This will make maximum use of the fall – the most generous donation time of the year. Take off the summer, start planning in the fall, and work all winter and spring to hit your goals. The post Don't put off fundraising planning to the fall! Summer. It stirs up thoughts trips, outdoor activities, and school break. A pause in the normal routines of life.
Fundraising Report Card
JANUARY 29, 2019
The post Artificial Intelligence Is the Newest Shiny Object — Don’t Fall Prey appeared first on Fundraising Report Card. You tell me, is that what’s really holding back nonprofits from growth — their lack of machines to make decisions in place of their staff? Culture
The Agitator
DECEMBER 23, 2014
We guarantee this experience will make you fall on your knees too. For our eighth Christmas, and into our ninth year, we invite you to share our favorite Agitator tradition … enjoy this unforgettable rendition of O Holy Night. As we’ve noted before, this performance makes Tom weep, as it takes him back to Midnight Mass and his Catholic grammar school choir days. But you must listen to the entire performance to feel its full power. No irreverence intended.
Non Profit Marketing 360
OCTOBER 6, 2011
In August and September, Facebook announced changes in the features of both individual and organization pages. These changes are potentially far-reaching. Nonprofits using Facebook will need to re-think how they use it to engage their constituents.No one is better at seeing the long-range implications of social media on nonprofits than Beth Kanter. She has posted three provocative reviews of the new features, along with some sensible advice about keeping priorities in order.
Getting Attention
OCTOBER 14, 2010
Every fall I feel like a kid going back to school. In late July, we begin asking volunteers to become project leaders for fall (which is critical for starting new projects). We pick a lead theme each month or season – in the fall, we’re all about education. What are your Fall strategies for re-engaging volunteers and other supporters?
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JANUARY 1, 2015
This free recorded webinar How to Build a Donor Communications Plan That Will Make Them Fall in Love will show you how you can create a donor communications plan that makes donors feel. Happy Holidays! We love our readers and think you deserve some goodies. This week, we are highlighting downloads and resources from Nonprofit Marketing Guide that are all FREE. . How people feel about your nonprofit matters more than what they think about it.
Non Profit Marketing 360
JULY 25, 2011
Don’t fall for grandiose promises. Yes, there really are some people, and some agencies, who truly understand social media. There are an even larger number who don’t but pretend they do. Those are the ones to watch out for. As writer Nichole Kelly notes in the Social Media Explorer, the pretenders can often be spotted by their tell-tale pickup lines , such as: “If you don’t have a social media strategy, you’ll be left behind.&#.
Fundraising Coach
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
Fall is upon us and that means year-end giving is right around the corner. You need to do this in your three fall fundraising letters ! Other Possibly Related posts: 3 ways to jumpstart year end giving by planning your fall fundraising now. Political junk mail can hurt your fall fundraising letters. If you haven’t written your year end appeals over the summer , then now is the time to get those done!
Fundraising Coach
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
As we started answering the objections, the objections started falling to the floor! There were so many dropping, it sounded like leaves dropping from a tree in the fall! And that’s when it hit us: the objections were - literally - falling away. The post Watch the fundraising objections fall to the floor appeared first on FundraisingCoach.com. Last week, I was invited to give a full day Ask Without Fear!® ® training in Kansas City. We had a blast.
Fundraising Coach
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
As we started answering the objections, the objections started falling to the floor! There were so many dropping, it sounded like leaves dropping from a tree in the fall! And that’s when it hit us: the objections were - literally - falling away. The post Watch the fundraising objections fall to the floor appeared first on FundraisingCoach.com. Last week, I was invited to give a full day Ask Without Fear!® ® training in Kansas City. We had a blast.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Your Best Email Campaign Ever: 4 Steps to a Winning Strategy This Fall. During this free Nonprofit911 training call sponsored by Network for Good, I’ll be talking about what you can do this fall through your email communications to help set yourself up for bigger gifts in December.
Getting Attention
AUGUST 19, 2010
I’m partnering with my friend and colleague, Kivi Leroux Miller, to offer you a special opportunity to find the solutions to your 2011 marketing challenges: The Total Focus Marketing Plan Workshop. Learn more here. Plan in a day—blueprint forever! Please join us for this intensive, limited-enrollment planning seminar. You’ll leave with a focused, practical marketing plan that will work for your organization—one that you are fully capable of implementing.
Fundraising Coach
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
If you’re like many nonprofits, you’ve sent a fall fundraising appeal this month and you plan on sending one towards the end of the year. You might want to reconsider that plan. NPR did a great piece on political direct mail. It’s definitely worth listening to, but here are two take-a-ways: It’s going to be noisy in the mail box. There is going to be a lot more mail in people’s mailboxes.
Getting Attention
JUNE 17, 2010
I’m joining forces with my friend and colleague Kivi Leroux Miller to offer you a special opportunity to find the solutions to your 2011 marketing ch allenges: The Total Focus Marketing Plan Workshop. Plan in a day — blueprint forever. Please join us for this intensive, limited-enrollment planning seminar for nonprofit communications and development staff members, board members and executive directors who do it all.
The Agitator
DECEMBER 21, 2017
This experience will make you fall on your knees too. Hopefully we’re catching you just before your office Christmas party. And in case you haven’t yet found a little ‘Secret Santa’ treat for your boss, here’s an idea … one that will save you heaps of grief in the coming year. We’re in the giving spirit too.
The Agitator
AUGUST 31, 2016
Somewhere out there on a beach, in a forest or on some mountain trail there’s a CFO, CEO or new VP for Development making mental notes on the agenda for the fall Board Meeting.
NonProfit Branding
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
For this week’s blog post I had planned to write more about the importance of a graphic standards policy. But then Roger Gomoll at PRI sent along an interesting summary of a great John Sutton idea… which was tested and … Continue reading → BUYING: Production & Imprinting Info CONTEXT: Tricks, Tips & Taboos IMPLEMENTATION: Using Branding Products Effectively Public Radio Only Uncategorized
Fundraising Coach
JUNE 4, 2013
Here are 3 tips to help you jumpstart your fall fundraising. In the fall, you could simply use the same “call to action” in social media and drive people to a specifically themed donation page. Twitter: 140 characters (but aiming for 120 characters allows people space to “retweet” it) You could create your own social media editorial calendar by plotting these out on a spreadsheet so all you’ll need to do is cut-and-paste them in the fall.
The Agitator
DECEMBER 22, 2015
With all your online solicitation programs firing away like an AK-47 on auto-pilot until January 1, I don’t think fundraisers are doing much heavy lifting today or tomorrow … unless it’s setting big presents under the Xmas tree. But maybe — over some spiked punch at the office Christmas party — you are contemplating and chatting about your year’s performance — yours individually and your organization’s.
Fundraising 123
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
VIEW THE PRESENTATION OUTLINE HERE >> You have a scary dollar amount floating above your head. It's a daunting fundraising goal that seems to be edging further from you every day. As the economy continues to ebb and flow (recession, not a recession, recession. it's like watching a tennis match!), you wonder how you're going to effectively reach out to your supporters and reach your numbers. Say hello to a cost-effective, personalized solution: Email marketing.
The Biddery Blog
SEPTEMBER 6, 2009
Held on October 31 – November 2, 2008 at the beautiful, historic Ojai Valley Inn and Spa, STOP CANCER’s 17th Annual Weekend Classic reflected the spirit of Halloween with a tented “Carnival” featuring black and orange décor galore, gorgeous costumes, unique masks, Zoltar the fortune teller, classic games and a holiday barbecue.
Marketing for Nonprofits
OCTOBER 17, 2008
Learning to connect advocacy with technology.
Marketing for Nonprofits
OCTOBER 2, 2009
My friends at Network for Good have created a new guide to help you glide through year-end fundraising called 25 Steps to Fall & Holiday Fundraising Success. You can download your FREE copy by signing up here. I particularly like their suggestions in Step 10 for building your online list. However, I would add another tactic - email append. An email append is the process of using a 3rd-party vendor ( like my company ) to add email addresses to your offline donor or member list.
Selfish Giving
SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
Our fall cause marketing pinup program is one of our most successful because it involves one our best partners, iParty. This includes a bunch pop-up stores iParty opens just in the fall to meet the Halloween demand. iParty stores are packed in the weeks and days leading up to Halloween as they are a major destination for costumes, decorations and everything else you might need to celebrate the season. Here’s a coupon from iParty to help you early Halloween shoppers!
Selfish Giving
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Need fresh ideas for your fall campaigns? This past week, I got a great question from a reader asking when and how to clean your email list. You know I'm a big believer in email and newsletters - and with good reason. Campaign Monitor just came out with a report that showed "across the board, donors prefer email. Nearly 42% said they prefer to hear from a nonprofit via email from the organization, and 20.5% said an email from the organization would inspire them to give again."
Social Media Bird Brain
JULY 7, 2010
Some, like Yelp, are related to providing reviews on local businesses so you can find places where you are or where you're going to be to visit, Tags: Location-based service Foursquare small nonprofits social media Gowalla Jason Falls Image by stevegarfield via FlickrFoursquare and Gowalla are the LBS talk of the social media global village. On Twitter, at least 1 in 20 posts that fly by me may be a check-in. Okay, you may be wondering what the heck an LBS is. Location Based Service.
Donor Power Blog
AUGUST 3, 2009
We're screwed. We can't write out way out of a wet paper bag, and we couldn't focus on our audience if they were standing right in front of us. No wonder fundraising results were already dropping more than two years before the recession started. We just don't know how to raise funds! Here's how I know this awful news: a few days ago, I posted a piece titled The case of the forbidden word about the difference between formal and less-formal words.
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
season of the year: fall and holiday fundraising time. With all of that in mind, Network for Good (where I work) is happy to share our newest addition to our guide and ebook library: 25 Steps to Fall & Holiday Fundraising Success. We’re heading into the busiest (and possibly highest-stress!) You have daunting goals to reach and time seems to be ticking by at breakneck speed.
Marketing for Nonprofits
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
Here is my fall reading list. Who wants to read books about marketing on vacation anyway?) And you? What's on your nightstand? A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future - If you're like me and you missed Daniel Pink's fantastic overview of why we should get more serious about using our right-brain skills like empathy , storytelling and making meaning, pick this book up today.
A. Fine Blog
APRIL 30, 2009
A few days ago, I tweeted my friend Marty to ask him about an article he had mentioned a while back on how the Department of Defense uses network structures to combat terrorism. I thought this would be a great example to get the attention of nonprofity folks: “Look, even the Dept. of Defense is [.].
Marketing for Nonprofits
MARCH 9, 2009
Once you know who you're talking to and what your trying to say the tactics will fall into place. If you get a chance, check out the first 4 minutes of this video. It's an overview of social media for the National Park Service by Geoff Livingston, Principal, Livingston Communication.
Selfish Giving
AUGUST 10, 2010
Jason Falls wrote a great post recently on how a lot of companies are scared to death to allow employees to represent them online. Tags: Cause Practices cause marketing cause-related marketing jason falls “What are you crazy? Who knows what they’ll say about us.&#. What Jason says is so true. It certainly is one of the reasons why my 6,000 employee nonprofit is hesitant to give employees access to social networks.
Selfish Giving
APRIL 14, 2010
Lately, I’ve been trying to read as much as possible on SEO and I’ve found a great teacher in Jason Falls. Tags: Cause Practices blog cause marketing cause-related marketing google headway jason falls market results marketing search engines seo seo search engine optimization social media explorer wordpress wordpress blog Before you read this post you and I have to agree on some basic things. You should be doing cause marketing.
Selfish Giving
AUGUST 10, 2010
Jason Falls wrote a great post recently on how a lot of companies are scared to death to allow employees to represent them online. Tags: Cause Practices cause marketing cause-related marketing jason falls “What are you crazy? Who knows what they’ll say about us.&#. What Jason says is so true. It certainly is one of the reasons why my 6,000 employee nonprofit is hesitant to give employees access to social networks.
NonProfit Branding
AUGUST 26, 2014
The Fall, 2014 Premium Roll-out continues …… Second Installment: New Contributor Incentives and Nonprofit Branding Items Just too much excitement here!
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
From Mary Alice Holley: We unexpectedly lost our dog last fall and decided to take in a rescue pup last month to replace him.
EveryAction
AUGUST 31, 2015
That's why, just in time to revamp your timeline for the fall, we thought you could use 50 more social-savvy organizations to follow, fav, and RT. A while back, we shared a collection of awesome nonprofits that are doing Twitter right and the response was overwhelming. Here's a brand new list of some of the best nonprofit Twitter accounts in the Twitterverse! Check out these examples + learn how to pump up your organization's IRL impact one tweet at a time. twitter
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
OCTOBER 7, 2020
As Kristina and I were planning out our fall training schedule and editorial calendar, we moved everything important off of the week of November 2 – 6, 2020.
EveryAction
DECEMBER 30, 2015
Where did I fall short? For many of us, this final week of 2015 is about reflection: what were my biggest accomplishments? How can I be better in the year ahead? monthly giving
NonProfit Branding
AUGUST 25, 2014
Then we introduce NEW branding products and contributor incentives for Fall Fundraising! [… In a shameless hustle, VisABILITY brought a wheelbarrow of excess merchandise to the PMDMC in Denver last July. And then – in a public media version of dumpster diving – your station colleagues traded dignity for giveaways. Here we share a peek at that frenzy.
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