“As of February 2012, one third (34%) of internet users age 65 and older use social networking sites such as Facebook, and 18% do so on a typical day. Photo by Sweet Peas Photography, licensed under creative commons Flickr. MORE
Visit the Kessler Foundation Web site for complete program information and application procedures." From The Foundation Center. [If MORE
Deadline: February 15, 2011 Kessler Foundation Offers Grants to Increase Employment Outcomes for People With Disabilities The Kessler Foundation 's Signature Employment Grant Program seeks to fund cutting-edge, innovative, and other non-traditional solutions that increase employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. Visit the Kessler Foundation Web site for complete program information and application instructions. From The Foundation Center. MORE
This is a follow-up to their coverage of my experiment , which also generated lots of comments on their site. February Special: Get a Pass *Plus* to Nonprofit Marketing Guide this month and get a free copy of the great new nonprofit marketing book from Sarah Durham called “Brandraising.&# I promised to provide some more guidance on writing thank-you notes after sharing the results of my donation experiment where initially only 3 out of 10 nonprofits acknowledged the gift. MORE
If you moan to 10 of your nonprofit colleagues about how you don’t have time to get your nonprofit on Facebook and other social media sites, I’d guess seven of them will tell you to get an intern to do it for you. MORE
I am honored to have FundraisingCoach.com host February’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival ! The team will look over all submissions and share the best on Wednesday, February 27 here on FundraisingCoach.com. And you’ll be driving traffic back to your site. MORE
” Dissent on this proposal has been burning since February. So you can imagine how thrilled I was last week to hear that a board member would fund the expansion of on-site storage for 70% of its research holdings. MORE
Meanwhile, new Dutch crowdfunding start-up Play It Forward looks to have slipped its launch date just a little - with the launch countdown on its holding site now indicating a live date in February. MORE
For those of you that missed it, the February 27th-March 5th edition of The Economist featured a special report on the over abundance of data , and where we’re heading with it. Cleanscores puts restaurants’ health-inspection scores online; other sites list children’s activities or help people find parking spaces. MORE
For starters, it sounds like the site’s user interface is going to be something very distinctive and engaging. Already over 70 partner organisations are listed on the site, representing a highly diverse range of activities around the world. As they describe it on the site, “The thing that brings it all together is the social network, connecting friends, projects, field workers and charity organisations. January Update… launch now scheduled for February 09. MORE
I promised to book the three most popular training topics on the list by the end of March, so here you go: Integrating Your Website, E-Newsletter, and Social Media Sites. This has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, February 23. MORE
This definition is the result of an on-going and inclusive process that began in February 2012. So when someone asks, or mistates, ''what is social marketing,'' we now have a globally endorsed definition that is also available on the leading social media site. MORE
From January to February of this year alone, Pinterest drew over 100 million new visitors to its site. Pinterest has also been extremely successful in driving traffic to third-party sites. MORE
Tracie Rozhon gives you seven great tips in the February 29 New York Times. In the February 10 Wall Street Journal , Mike Spector writes about the wisdom of starting charitable lead trusts during a bear market in “Giving Smarter While Helping Your Estate&#. Rick Schwartz. MORE
Online Marketing Basics: From Email to Social Media (Wednesday, February 11). Should you be on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or some other site du jour? Blogging for Nonprofits: Tips, Traps, and Tales (Thursday, February 12). MORE
This February 14, let’s re-boot Valentine’s Day for good. On this site, individuals and nonprofits can post how they are celebrating G-Day. (It’s Thanks to the video wizards at See3 for generously contributing this video to the movement!). MORE
Although email remains the “killer app” for seniors, Facebook and other social networking sites are growing in popularity, and are used by one in three online seniors. According to researcher Shyam Sundar, founder of the Media Effects Research Laboratory at Penn State University (and quoted in a recent story on WNYC ), “We need to make up for that potential social isolation, and we think that online social networking sites can be a good solution.”. More than half of U.S. MORE
Your site architecture should take the reader on a path. Here's the giveaway: Semi-custom STREETLIGHTexpress website plus your choice of two of the following: 500 business cards 50 11x17 posters 500 postcards How to win it: Between now and Valentine's Day (February 14) , email us with one sentence on why you hate your brand look and a link to your home page. Tags: Web Site 101 Quick Tips MORE
US: Google 65.5 %, Yahoo 16.8%, Bing 11.5% [link] Google Sites led the U.S. core search market in February with 65.5 Sites (16.8 percent), and Microsoft Sites (11.5 I’m always looking up new stats about search engine and social media use and behavior for various online marketing presentations, and I decided it would be more useful to share them with the world (and have a convenient spot for me to reference them in the future). MORE
For those of you that do major gifts fundraising you are not going to see a huge amount of money come from Twitter (or other online or social networking sites). Twestival was held in February made over $250,000 through connecting people in multiple cities via Twitter and having them meet up at a location to raise money for Charity: Water. I was surprised to find how many fundraising campaigns have used or been enhanced by using Twitter. MORE
Wherever they are on your site, they should have 4 options for how to get involved. Speaking of which, if you live in Austin, and care about Animal rights, go to Humane Lobbying day at the Capitol on February 17th. MORE
The full report can be downloaded at the Pew Internet site for free. “As of February 2012, one third (34%) of internet users ages 65 and older use social networking sites such as Facebook, and 18% do so on a typical day. MORE
That is the idea behind PurPics , a cause engagement tool launched in February 2017. Visit the PurPics web site or email Aneesh at adhawan@purpics.com. “People influence people. MORE
Also, scheduling helps build up momentum to a big event without requiring you to sit in front of your social-networking site all day. Schedule a tweet-a-day towards the end of February – when you should start giving details about the raffle you are holding or the guest speakers who will be there. Earlier this week we introduced and reviewed a few social-media dashboards to help tame your organization’s streams of updates pouring in. MORE
His latest study is a 224-page report on Nonprofit Website Usability (2nd edition) complete with 116 design guidelines and 220 screenshots of sites that worked well or poorly in user testing. Most sites had a simple, direct link to this information from their homepages. MORE
January 27: Integrating Your Website, Email Newsletter, and Social Media Sites. February 10: How to Write a Quick and Dirty Nonprofit Marketing Strategy. February 16: 10 Ways to Engage Your Facebook Fans. MORE
On December 9, 2009, I gave $20 donations to 10 national nonprofits I had previously never donated to by converting credit card miles into cash donations through the Capital One Giving Site. Today is February 18. I received the letter the first week of February. MORE
The heart of the program is a searchable product database accessible through this widget you can put on your own site. The date and time: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 2:30 p.m. MORE
Join us next Tuesday, February 9 at 1:00 p.m. As for our weekly webinar series here at Nonprofit Marketing Guide, here’s what’s coming up next: February 10: How to Write a Quick and Dirty Nonprofit Marketing Strategy. February 16: 10 Ways to Engage Your Facebook Fans. MORE
Since I manage our social media sites, I always check the Cat Adoption Team Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram in the mornings (usually from my bed!) I squeeze in a lunch while I check our social media sites again for anything that may have been posted or asked of us during the morning. MORE
ASPCA Offering Program-Related Investments (PRI''s) for Emergencies and Disasters "Posted: February 10, 2014 "The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals provides program-related investments to animal welfare organizations that have a need for emergency funding. See the ASPCA Web site for complete program guidelines and application instructions." From The Foundation Center. MORE
April temperatures have been cooler than February temperatures, and drought conditions are already a concern. Does the site need to be fenced? The posting includes sites she perused before deciding which type of barrel to buy, and she provides a number of photos of the process. MORE
The site offered a form you could print and mail in that included places to specify the memorial information and notification name and address. On February 4th I received a thank-you letter from the organization. The following is a true story. In the fall of 2010, I made a gift in memory of a friend’s mother. My friend and her family requested gifts to one of two charities in lieu of flowers. I picked one and went to the organization’s website to make my gift. MORE
Next Thursday, February 11th at 1:00 p.m. workshifting : A resource site that shares ideas to help you shift when, where and how you work. Please join us next Thursday, February 11th at 1:00 p.m. Carson Tate. Eastern (10:00 a.m. MORE
Alas that is all I could find from Vitamin World about its support of the charity using its site search tool. It was only after I did a Google site search of www.vitaminworld.com that my opinion began to change. MORE
But what really annoyed me was that the very first contact after the donation was a telemarketing call in February trying to get me to give monthly, with no thank you or acknowledgement of my recent gift. Responses to Gifts Made via a Giving Site. MORE
If it is on a separate domain, than frequent linking back to the main site is important. It’s fine to have lots of links in a post, both to your site and to blogs or websites of others. February 3: Writing Thank-You Notes That Inspire Future Gifts. MORE
Deadline: February 1, 2011; May 1, 2011; and September 1, 2011 Fund for Wild Nature Offers Support for Grassroots Environmental Work The Fund for Wild Nature seeks to provide "small grants to small groups who get things done." Visit the fund's Web site for complete funding guidelines and descriptions of previously funded projects. From The Foundation Center. For more information on this grant opportunity, click "Link to Complete RFP" at the end of this post]. MORE
Deadline: February 1, 2012(Preliminary Applications) Kresge Foundation Invites Preliminary Applications for Arts and Community Building and Artists' Skills and Resources Grant Opportunities The Kresge Foundation 's Arts and Culture Program seeks to foster the power of arts and culture to recharge and rebuild communities of all sizes in the United States. Preliminary applications for both funding areas will be accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis through February 1, 2012. MORE
Facebook’s latest tool, Graph Search, was announced a couple of weeks ago and it is being rolled out through the Facebook0sphere through February. Building the Facebook network. MORE
Sundance Institute Accepting Entries for Documentary Fund Deadline: February 9, 2009 The Sundance Institute ( [link] ) Documentary Fund is dedicated to supporting U.S. February 9, 2009, is the next deadline for both Development as well as Production/Post- production proposals. Visit the Sundance Institute Web site for complete program information. From The Foundation Center. MORE
The calls will take place on February 7 and February 28, 2013. Complete application and eligibility guidelines are available on CIRD's Web site." From The Foundation Center. [If MORE
Wild Woman Fundraising
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Wherever they are on your site, they should have 4 options for how to get involved. Speaking of which, if you live in Austin, and care about Animal rights, go to Humane Lobbying day at the Capitol on February 17th.
Giving in a Digital World
DECEMBER 22, 2008
For starters, it sounds like the site’s user interface is going to be something very distinctive and engaging. Already over 70 partner organisations are listed on the site, representing a highly diverse range of activities around the world. As they describe it on the site, “The thing that brings it all together is the social network, connecting friends, projects, field workers and charity organisations. January Update… launch now scheduled for February 09.
Non Profit Marketing 360
JUNE 28, 2012
From January to February of this year alone, Pinterest drew over 100 million new visitors to its site. Pinterest has also been extremely successful in driving traffic to third-party sites.
Non Profit Marketing 360
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
Facebook’s latest tool, Graph Search, was announced a couple of weeks ago and it is being rolled out through the Facebook0sphere through February. Building the Facebook network.
Non Profit Marketing 360
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Also, scheduling helps build up momentum to a big event without requiring you to sit in front of your social-networking site all day. Schedule a tweet-a-day towards the end of February – when you should start giving details about the raffle you are holding or the guest speakers who will be there. Earlier this week we introduced and reviewed a few social-media dashboards to help tame your organization’s streams of updates pouring in.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
On December 9, 2009, I gave $20 donations to 10 national nonprofits I had previously never donated to by converting credit card miles into cash donations through the Capital One Giving Site. Today is February 18. I received the letter the first week of February.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JANUARY 12, 2010
January 27: Integrating Your Website, Email Newsletter, and Social Media Sites. February 10: How to Write a Quick and Dirty Nonprofit Marketing Strategy. February 16: 10 Ways to Engage Your Facebook Fans.
Non Profit Marketing 360
JULY 19, 2012
The full report can be downloaded at the Pew Internet site for free. “As of February 2012, one third (34%) of internet users ages 65 and older use social networking sites such as Facebook, and 18% do so on a typical day.
Fundraising Coach
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
I am honored to have FundraisingCoach.com host February’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival ! The team will look over all submissions and share the best on Wednesday, February 27 here on FundraisingCoach.com. And you’ll be driving traffic back to your site.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JANUARY 26, 2009
Online Marketing Basics: From Email to Social Media (Wednesday, February 11). Should you be on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or some other site du jour? Blogging for Nonprofits: Tips, Traps, and Tales (Thursday, February 12).
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
This February 14, let’s re-boot Valentine’s Day for good. On this site, individuals and nonprofits can post how they are celebrating G-Day. (It’s Thanks to the video wizards at See3 for generously contributing this video to the movement!).
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
Since I manage our social media sites, I always check the Cat Adoption Team Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram in the mornings (usually from my bed!) I squeeze in a lunch while I check our social media sites again for anything that may have been posted or asked of us during the morning.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
Join us next Tuesday, February 9 at 1:00 p.m. As for our weekly webinar series here at Nonprofit Marketing Guide, here’s what’s coming up next: February 10: How to Write a Quick and Dirty Nonprofit Marketing Strategy. February 16: 10 Ways to Engage Your Facebook Fans.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Next Thursday, February 11th at 1:00 p.m. workshifting : A resource site that shares ideas to help you shift when, where and how you work. Please join us next Thursday, February 11th at 1:00 p.m. Carson Tate. Eastern (10:00 a.m.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
AUGUST 21, 2012
But what really annoyed me was that the very first contact after the donation was a telemarketing call in February trying to get me to give monthly, with no thank you or acknowledgement of my recent gift. Responses to Gifts Made via a Giving Site.
ImpactMax
MARCH 29, 2009
Tracie Rozhon gives you seven great tips in the February 29 New York Times. In the February 10 Wall Street Journal , Mike Spector writes about the wisdom of starting charitable lead trusts during a bear market in “Giving Smarter While Helping Your Estate&#. Rick Schwartz.
Non Profit Marketing 360
MAY 2, 2012
April temperatures have been cooler than February temperatures, and drought conditions are already a concern. Does the site need to be fenced? The posting includes sites she perused before deciding which type of barrel to buy, and she provides a number of photos of the process.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JANUARY 20, 2011
If it is on a separate domain, than frequent linking back to the main site is important. It’s fine to have lots of links in a post, both to your site and to blogs or websites of others. February 3: Writing Thank-You Notes That Inspire Future Gifts.
Seeking Grant Money Today
JANUARY 28, 2013
The calls will take place on February 7 and February 28, 2013. Complete application and eligibility guidelines are available on CIRD's Web site." From The Foundation Center. [If
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MARCH 1, 2010
This is a follow-up to their coverage of my experiment , which also generated lots of comments on their site. February Special: Get a Pass *Plus* to Nonprofit Marketing Guide this month and get a free copy of the great new nonprofit marketing book from Sarah Durham called “Brandraising.&# I promised to provide some more guidance on writing thank-you notes after sharing the results of my donation experiment where initially only 3 out of 10 nonprofits acknowledged the gift.
Social Marketing and Social Change
OCTOBER 5, 2013
This definition is the result of an on-going and inclusive process that began in February 2012. So when someone asks, or mistates, ''what is social marketing,'' we now have a globally endorsed definition that is also available on the leading social media site.
Giving in a Digital World
JANUARY 14, 2009
Meanwhile, new Dutch crowdfunding start-up Play It Forward looks to have slipped its launch date just a little - with the launch countdown on its holding site now indicating a live date in February.
A Small Change
MARCH 9, 2009
For those of you that do major gifts fundraising you are not going to see a huge amount of money come from Twitter (or other online or social networking sites). Twestival was held in February made over $250,000 through connecting people in multiple cities via Twitter and having them meet up at a location to raise money for Charity: Water. I was surprised to find how many fundraising campaigns have used or been enhanced by using Twitter.
Getting Attention
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
” Dissent on this proposal has been burning since February. So you can imagine how thrilled I was last week to hear that a board member would fund the expansion of on-site storage for 70% of its research holdings.
Seeking Grant Money Today
DECEMBER 12, 2010
Deadline: February 15, 2011 Kessler Foundation Offers Grants to Increase Employment Outcomes for People With Disabilities The Kessler Foundation 's Signature Employment Grant Program seeks to fund cutting-edge, innovative, and other non-traditional solutions that increase employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. Visit the Kessler Foundation Web site for complete program information and application instructions. From The Foundation Center.
Cause Related Marketing
MARCH 9, 2011
Alas that is all I could find from Vitamin World about its support of the charity using its site search tool. It was only after I did a Google site search of www.vitaminworld.com that my opinion began to change.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2009
I promised to book the three most popular training topics on the list by the end of March, so here you go: Integrating Your Website, E-Newsletter, and Social Media Sites. This has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, February 23.
Wild Woman Fundraising
DECEMBER 23, 2013
“As of February 2012, one third (34%) of internet users age 65 and older use social networking sites such as Facebook, and 18% do so on a typical day. Photo by Sweet Peas Photography, licensed under creative commons Flickr.
Getting Attention
JULY 30, 2012
Although email remains the “killer app” for seniors, Facebook and other social networking sites are growing in popularity, and are used by one in three online seniors. According to researcher Shyam Sundar, founder of the Media Effects Research Laboratory at Penn State University (and quoted in a recent story on WNYC ), “We need to make up for that potential social isolation, and we think that online social networking sites can be a good solution.”. More than half of U.S.
Search Marketing for Nonprofits
SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
US: Google 65.5 %, Yahoo 16.8%, Bing 11.5% [link] Google Sites led the U.S. core search market in February with 65.5 Sites (16.8 percent), and Microsoft Sites (11.5 I’m always looking up new stats about search engine and social media use and behavior for various online marketing presentations, and I decided it would be more useful to share them with the world (and have a convenient spot for me to reference them in the future).
Seeking Grant Money Today
DECEMBER 23, 2012
Visit the Kessler Foundation Web site for complete program information and application procedures." From The Foundation Center. [If
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JANUARY 27, 2009
If you moan to 10 of your nonprofit colleagues about how you don’t have time to get your nonprofit on Facebook and other social media sites, I’d guess seven of them will tell you to get an intern to do it for you.
JCA Insights
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
The site offered a form you could print and mail in that included places to specify the memorial information and notification name and address. On February 4th I received a thank-you letter from the organization. The following is a true story. In the fall of 2010, I made a gift in memory of a friend’s mother. My friend and her family requested gifts to one of two charities in lieu of flowers. I picked one and went to the organization’s website to make my gift.
Social Marketing and Social Change
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
The heart of the program is a searchable product database accessible through this widget you can put on your own site. The date and time: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 2:30 p.m.
Seeking Grant Money Today
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
ASPCA Offering Program-Related Investments (PRI''s) for Emergencies and Disasters "Posted: February 10, 2014 "The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals provides program-related investments to animal welfare organizations that have a need for emergency funding. See the ASPCA Web site for complete program guidelines and application instructions." From The Foundation Center.
Seeking Grant Money Today
OCTOBER 26, 2008
Sundance Institute Accepting Entries for Documentary Fund Deadline: February 9, 2009 The Sundance Institute ( [link] ) Documentary Fund is dedicated to supporting U.S. February 9, 2009, is the next deadline for both Development as well as Production/Post- production proposals. Visit the Sundance Institute Web site for complete program information. From The Foundation Center.
Seeking Grant Money Today
JANUARY 2, 2011
Deadline: February 1, 2011; May 1, 2011; and September 1, 2011 Fund for Wild Nature Offers Support for Grassroots Environmental Work The Fund for Wild Nature seeks to provide "small grants to small groups who get things done." Visit the fund's Web site for complete funding guidelines and descriptions of previously funded projects. From The Foundation Center. For more information on this grant opportunity, click "Link to Complete RFP" at the end of this post].
Public Sector Marketing 2.0
MARCH 25, 2010
For those of you that missed it, the February 27th-March 5th edition of The Economist featured a special report on the over abundance of data , and where we’re heading with it. Cleanscores puts restaurants’ health-inspection scores online; other sites list children’s activities or help people find parking spaces.
Seeking Grant Money Today
NOVEMBER 7, 2011
Deadline: February 1, 2012(Preliminary Applications) Kresge Foundation Invites Preliminary Applications for Arts and Community Building and Artists' Skills and Resources Grant Opportunities The Kresge Foundation 's Arts and Culture Program seeks to foster the power of arts and culture to recharge and rebuild communities of all sizes in the United States. Preliminary applications for both funding areas will be accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis through February 1, 2012.
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