Finally, we have a big retail chain that’s sticking its flag in the ground and saying MERRY CHRISTMAS instead of happy holidays. Radio Shack's "So Right" Foursquare holiday badge benefits LIVESTRONG. This is my digital pick for the holiday season. MORE
The holiday season is prime gift-giving and donation-giving season. We also reach out to family and friends to share our holiday memories and traditions. Another idea she suggests is to share some of your organization’s own holiday festivities with your Facebook Friends. MORE
Network for Good , along with PayPal and Blackbaud, has been participating in the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s new online giving index. The Q4 2012 results are out, and you can see the data and compare it to your own experience at the Chronicle site here. The headlines: -After a sluggish summer, giving rebounded at the end of last year, with 8 percent more gifts totaling nearly 17% more dollars than the same period in 2011. MORE
Thank you cards, letters of appreciation and holiday cards – all are a common method of communication and connection with donors. It’s such a simple thing – a holiday card or thank you note – but it’s something that many nonprofits screw up and get dead wrong. MORE
In the spirit of the Holidays (and in the spirit of being on vacation and in a food coma), I have been for a while now compiling all kinds of interesting bits and pieces to share as part of my 2008 round-up. So, in no particular order, except for the last item, which is hands-down my favorite for the entire year: 1) From the Artez Interactive Blog, a round-up on 6 Online Holiday Fundraising Campaigns. What happens when everyone get their holiday bills?? MORE
If you want the best response to your outreach this holiday, focus on creating surround sound around your supporters. Here are five ways to better orchestrate your messages this holiday, inspired by his thinking. You want to project the same messages via multiple channels in a well-orchestrated marketing symphony. How do you do that? Roger Craver had some good tips in Fundraising Success that focused on retention. MORE
As the holiday season approaches, everyone is going to have “giving” on the brain (at least, we hope). The post A Simple Way To Get More Social Media Engagement This Holiday Season appeared first on J Campbell Social Marketing. MORE
retreat loss family holidaysGiven the statistics, it appears you guys very much like posts about new apps and tools that you can use to further your social outreach, so I'll keep that in mind as we move into 2013. This year has been very dramatic - I won't recount the events, since there are plenty of comics, pundits, and magazine/news shows that will do a better job - but this has been one of the toughest years for. MORE
But smart organizations are also planning ahead for another year-end tradition: increased coverage of charities during the holidays. This rush of coverage during the holidays offers some great opportunities for nonprofits that are looking to tell their stories through the media. MORE
holiday, including that someone needed to explain, “Why we had the day off.”. Maybe she wondered why I was a little quiet at first, but she didn’t ask and I didn’t bother launching into my spiel about civil rights being a discussion-worthy topic—even if it’s not a notable leader’s holiday. MORE
Email: First Name: Last Name: 13 Secrets of Holiday Fundraising Online Print this Article By Katya Andresen: Nov 26, 2007 Average: 3.4 This holiday, ask some of your biggest supporters to invite their friends and family to support you. Tis the season for email marketing. We can help. MORE
You better make sure that your website is attracting potential supporters and enticing them to donate when they reach your website this holiday season. How is your nonprofit preparing your website for holiday giving? It’s year-end giving time – the most wonderful time of the year! MORE
If you are thinking about starting a blog for your nonprofit next year (and you should be if you have the bandwith), read Debbie's book over the holidays. Much love to you and yours this holiday season! Hi Friends, I apologize for being MIA lately. I miss you! MORE
Looking for a way to increase holiday giving? Consider adding widgets to your fundraising mix. A widget is a piece of content that you can paste on your website, blog or social networking page. Widgets can contain pictures and text. See GlobalGiving's "Give Love" widget at right. The great thing about widgets is that many sync up with donation platforms like PayPal. MORE
Merry Christmas, belated Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kawanzaa, Happy Winter Solstice, best wishes in 2011, Happy holidays, and enjoy! This is just some good holiday fun without the hangover, family drama, or over-stuffed feeling. holiday cheer MORE
The following Christmas fundraising ideas are designed to not only help your organization raise much-needed funds but also spread holiday cheer in the process. There’s no need to wait for the holidays to start the second of our Christmas fundraising ideas. Add Christmas-themed raffle items for more holiday fundraising. Community members can send a little holiday musical spirit to family and friends while also supporting a good cause. MORE
Network for Good’s favorite holiday is this month. That’s why we want all fundraisers to join in and celebrate this very important holiday. Thanks to the most-photogenic NFGers for reminding us why it’s important to #beyourdonor on October 24 th ! MORE
Yet many organizations avoid requesting monthly gifts during the holiday season, since single gifts offer a higher average gift and nonprofits are counting on the huge year-end bump in fundraising the holiday season brings. MORE
How can your nonprofit entice more donations this holiday season by using nonprofit infographics? Fundraising Infographics Marketing Nonprofits Compassion International Gift Catalog holiday giving nonprofit infographics visual marketing year-end giving MORE
To celebrate the good work you have been doing for the last six months, and to energize yourselves for the critical holiday season of solicitation and fundraising that should hit its peak in mid-November and continue right through the new year. The pools are open and busy. MORE
Draft 1 of the letter, page 1. If you’re like most people right now, you’re either sending your appeal letter or writing it furiously, to get it sent out ASAP. The founder of H.O.P.E. Inc, Kenita Pierce-Lewis , asked me to have a look at her appeal letter, to see what I could do with it. MORE
Capitalize on generosity this holiday season as you engage donors and boost donations. Create a Seasonal Holiday Campaign. Deck the halls and give your seasonal donation campaign a holiday flare. Post a picture of a rescue dog sporting a holiday wreath. MORE
I do a lot of baking with my kids this time of year, and last week I noticed that while we had made dozens and dozens of cookies, there wasn’t one that I personally LOVED. So I decided to make up a new recipe with some of my favorite ingredients. MORE
We know that around the holidays, people tend to give more, both online and offline. Maybe they want the tax write-off, or because of the holiday spirit, or maybe because you only mail out one appeal letter a year. If you’re like the rest of us, you’re working hard on your appeal right now, and this might be the only paper appeal you’re sending this year. . Are you worried because your appeal didn’t bring in much last year? . MORE
Love it or hate it, the holiday hysteria is upon us! Thankfully, there are quite a few ways you can give back and pay it forward this holiday season. Here are just 21 ways to give back through your holiday shopping. photo credit: Rev. MORE
Retailers and non-profits have a lot in common, especially as we near year-end: there are too many stores/charities chasing too few customers/donors. We also share a marketing tactic – both sectors have been starting the season earlier each year. The question is, have we changed the amount of consumer spend or just moved it around ? . The other practice we share is that we follow others’ successes. MORE
Memorial Day is a federal holiday, but also a day to do a little cause marketing. It’s a fun campaign that just happens be on the wrong holiday. So how is Memorial Day the wrong holiday? Well, Memorial Day is the federal holiday when we remember all who died while serving in the U.S. holiday when we honor the bravery and sacrifice of all who have served in the armed forces. Today is Memorial Day 2013 in the United States. MORE
Capplause cause marketing holiday giving thanksgivingWhatever challenges, misfortunes and problems you faced this year, I bet you still have something to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. Maybe it’s just the fact that you’re alive! I know I’m thankful for a lot of things. MORE
To my surprise, I found what I believe is appropriate under the rhode island holidays can help hook you up with a separate offense of violating a no contact order. These societies united, and in 1663 King Charles II of England granted them a royal contract, providing for a greater level of self-government than any other colony in the rhode island holidays and you are legally separated. Island Rhode Holidays MORE
How to Create a Nonprofit Annual Report. People Will Actually Read. Presented by Kivi Leroux Miller. Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 9, 2015. 1:00 p.m. Eastern (10:00 a.m. Pacific). Registration is ONLY $20! Space is limited. Your Donors Want to See Results Before They’ll Give Again. But that doesn’t mean you have to write and design a 20+ page tome. In fact, many donors say they’d prefer something much shorter , clearer, and more direct. MORE
For the friends who celebrate Thanksgiving - have a wonderful, warm holiday. gratitude Hanukkah holiday thanksgiving Thanksgivukkah trickle-down Via JewishJournal.com For my Jewish friends - may each night bring you a new blessing. For the rest of us Taoists - pass the gravy and don''t forget the wine. Extra Credit: If you have very conservative relatives, pour all the gravy onto your plate and tell them it will eventually trickle down to them! MORE
Customers also get a copy of the exclusive All You Need Is Love Holiday CD for free. I love Starbucks. I love Product (RED). I love cause marketing. If you have a problem with any of these you should probably leave now. MORE
There are high hopes for this year’s campaign, which aims to spark the same enthusiasm to give back to nonprofits as Black Friday and Cyber Monday have done with individuals for shopping for the holidays. MORE
These penalties have a Rhode Island Public Defender's website for information related to felony charges and for one year filing is the holiday inn providence rhode island a job, increase of income of a stenographer. After the holiday inn providence rhode island can review the holiday inn providence rhode island and attempt to show those to the holiday inn providence rhode island in willful contempt and to think about all the insurance adjuster. MORE
Strategy editorial calendar holiday-jacking newsjackingToday’s a great opportunity for your organization to be relevant, by communicating the right message to your network at the right place and time. MORE
Happy holidays! The post My Gift To You This Holiday Season appeared first on MarketSmart | . A lot of people have asked me, “Can you really achieve planned gift marketing success online ?” MORE
So how to make sure your holiday appeal works for your organization? Maybe you’re an arts organization and the business case for giving is that the arts invigorate your local economy, driving up tourism, holiday spending, etc. Or perhaps you’re an environmental organization, and you can show the business concretely what they stand to gain by using environmentally friendly practices and giving to your nonprofit this holiday season. MORE
As Allyson Kapin pointed out on the FrogLoop blog , this is the perfect time of year to work on your organization’s donation page/form, because the late fall/holiday season is generally the period of greatest fundraising for charities. Not really. MORE
A special occasion like a birthday is a great time to point out the value of using special occasions, holidays and even special moments for cause marketing. Pinterest Holiday Boards (I have holiday cause marketing boards for most of the major holidays!). MORE
Here are three holiday fundraising pet peeves that make me say "Bah, humbug!" Unless you are actually working to save snowmen, reindeer, fir trees -- or any other emblem of the winter holidays, don’t use any of these as the star of your fundraising appeal. This includes: "buy now", "holiday shopping" and "shopping list" Your best bet to get me to donate to your cause in December? MORE
As my people have just celebrated the new year, my Inbox has been filled with wishes for a happy and healthy one from a variety of organizations I am associated with, have donated to or bumped into at some point. And right now I can’t remember a single one of them. MORE
Today’s New York Times has a story on charity campaigns that seek to convince shoppers to add charity to their lists this holiday. Exhibit two is Oxfam America’s “Unwrapped” holiday giving campaign with “gifts” such as water pumps for the poor. They are relevant and timely: Everyone is thinking about the holidays and gift giving, so these campaigns connect nicely with top-of-mind consumer concerns and behaviors. MORE
We all know that the holidays are a busy time of year, and not just for you and your staff, but for your supporters and volunteers as well. That''s why it''s more important than ever to make the right choices when designing your holiday and end-of-year email fundraising campaigns. MORE
Holiday Related Topics 
J Campbell Social Marketing
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
Love it or hate it, the holiday hysteria is upon us! Thankfully, there are quite a few ways you can give back and pay it forward this holiday season. Here are just 21 ways to give back through your holiday shopping. photo credit: Rev.
J Campbell Social Marketing
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
You better make sure that your website is attracting potential supporters and enticing them to donate when they reach your website this holiday season. How is your nonprofit preparing your website for holiday giving? It’s year-end giving time – the most wonderful time of the year!
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
But smart organizations are also planning ahead for another year-end tradition: increased coverage of charities during the holidays. This rush of coverage during the holidays offers some great opportunities for nonprofits that are looking to tell their stories through the media.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JANUARY 10, 2017
holiday, including that someone needed to explain, “Why we had the day off.”. Maybe she wondered why I was a little quiet at first, but she didn’t ask and I didn’t bother launching into my spiel about civil rights being a discussion-worthy topic—even if it’s not a notable leader’s holiday.
iMarketSmart
DECEMBER 21, 2015
Happy holidays! The post My Gift To You This Holiday Season appeared first on MarketSmart | . A lot of people have asked me, “Can you really achieve planned gift marketing success online ?”
Non Profit Marketing 360
DECEMBER 12, 2011
The holiday season is prime gift-giving and donation-giving season. We also reach out to family and friends to share our holiday memories and traditions. Another idea she suggests is to share some of your organization’s own holiday festivities with your Facebook Friends.
Fundraising 123
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
We all know that the holidays are a busy time of year, and not just for you and your staff, but for your supporters and volunteers as well. That''s why it''s more important than ever to make the right choices when designing your holiday and end-of-year email fundraising campaigns.
J Campbell Social Marketing
OCTOBER 7, 2014
How can your nonprofit entice more donations this holiday season by using nonprofit infographics? Fundraising Infographics Marketing Nonprofits Compassion International Gift Catalog holiday giving nonprofit infographics visual marketing year-end giving
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
If you want the best response to your outreach this holiday, focus on creating surround sound around your supporters. Here are five ways to better orchestrate your messages this holiday, inspired by his thinking. You want to project the same messages via multiple channels in a well-orchestrated marketing symphony. How do you do that? Roger Craver had some good tips in Fundraising Success that focused on retention.
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
APRIL 29, 2013
Network for Good , along with PayPal and Blackbaud, has been participating in the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s new online giving index. The Q4 2012 results are out, and you can see the data and compare it to your own experience at the Chronicle site here. The headlines: -After a sluggish summer, giving rebounded at the end of last year, with 8 percent more gifts totaling nearly 17% more dollars than the same period in 2011.
Selfish Giving
DECEMBER 13, 2011
Finally, we have a big retail chain that’s sticking its flag in the ground and saying MERRY CHRISTMAS instead of happy holidays. Radio Shack's "So Right" Foursquare holiday badge benefits LIVESTRONG. This is my digital pick for the holiday season.
Wild Woman Fundraising
AUGUST 20, 2014
We know that around the holidays, people tend to give more, both online and offline. Maybe they want the tax write-off, or because of the holiday spirit, or maybe because you only mail out one appeal letter a year. If you’re like the rest of us, you’re working hard on your appeal right now, and this might be the only paper appeal you’re sending this year. . Are you worried because your appeal didn’t bring in much last year? .
DonorDigital
OCTOBER 29, 2013
Yet many organizations avoid requesting monthly gifts during the holiday season, since single gifts offer a higher average gift and nonprofits are counting on the huge year-end bump in fundraising the holiday season brings.
Social Media Bird Brain
DECEMBER 19, 2012
retreat loss family holidaysGiven the statistics, it appears you guys very much like posts about new apps and tools that you can use to further your social outreach, so I'll keep that in mind as we move into 2013. This year has been very dramatic - I won't recount the events, since there are plenty of comics, pundits, and magazine/news shows that will do a better job - but this has been one of the toughest years for.
Fundraising 123
JANUARY 7, 2009
Email: First Name: Last Name: 13 Secrets of Holiday Fundraising Online Print this Article By Katya Andresen: Nov 26, 2007 Average: 3.4 This holiday, ask some of your biggest supporters to invite their friends and family to support you. Tis the season for email marketing. We can help.
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2011
Today’s New York Times has a story on charity campaigns that seek to convince shoppers to add charity to their lists this holiday. Exhibit two is Oxfam America’s “Unwrapped” holiday giving campaign with “gifts” such as water pumps for the poor. They are relevant and timely: Everyone is thinking about the holidays and gift giving, so these campaigns connect nicely with top-of-mind consumer concerns and behaviors.
Getting Attention
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
Strategy editorial calendar holiday-jacking newsjackingToday’s a great opportunity for your organization to be relevant, by communicating the right message to your network at the right place and time.
Fundraiser Ideas
DECEMBER 6, 2011
The following Christmas fundraising ideas are designed to not only help your organization raise much-needed funds but also spread holiday cheer in the process. There’s no need to wait for the holidays to start the second of our Christmas fundraising ideas. Add Christmas-themed raffle items for more holiday fundraising. Community members can send a little holiday musical spirit to family and friends while also supporting a good cause.
Social Media Bird Brain
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
For the friends who celebrate Thanksgiving - have a wonderful, warm holiday. gratitude Hanukkah holiday thanksgiving Thanksgivukkah trickle-down Via JewishJournal.com For my Jewish friends - may each night bring you a new blessing. For the rest of us Taoists - pass the gravy and don''t forget the wine. Extra Credit: If you have very conservative relatives, pour all the gravy onto your plate and tell them it will eventually trickle down to them!
Selfish Giving
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
A special occasion like a birthday is a great time to point out the value of using special occasions, holidays and even special moments for cause marketing. Pinterest Holiday Boards (I have holiday cause marketing boards for most of the major holidays!).
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2015
How to Create a Nonprofit Annual Report. People Will Actually Read. Presented by Kivi Leroux Miller. Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 9, 2015. 1:00 p.m. Eastern (10:00 a.m. Pacific). Registration is ONLY $20! Space is limited. Your Donors Want to See Results Before They’ll Give Again. But that doesn’t mean you have to write and design a 20+ page tome. In fact, many donors say they’d prefer something much shorter , clearer, and more direct.
Marketing for Nonprofits
DECEMBER 22, 2012
If you are thinking about starting a blog for your nonprofit next year (and you should be if you have the bandwith), read Debbie's book over the holidays. Much love to you and yours this holiday season! Hi Friends, I apologize for being MIA lately. I miss you!
Wild Woman Fundraising
DECEMBER 21, 2012
Thank you cards, letters of appreciation and holiday cards – all are a common method of communication and connection with donors. It’s such a simple thing – a holiday card or thank you note – but it’s something that many nonprofits screw up and get dead wrong.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2014
I do a lot of baking with my kids this time of year, and last week I noticed that while we had made dozens and dozens of cookies, there wasn’t one that I personally LOVED. So I decided to make up a new recipe with some of my favorite ingredients.
Seeking Grant Money Today
DECEMBER 19, 2010
Merry Christmas, belated Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kawanzaa, Happy Winter Solstice, best wishes in 2011, Happy holidays, and enjoy! This is just some good holiday fun without the hangover, family drama, or over-stuffed feeling. holiday cheer
Cause Related Marketing
MAY 27, 2013
Memorial Day is a federal holiday, but also a day to do a little cause marketing. It’s a fun campaign that just happens be on the wrong holiday. So how is Memorial Day the wrong holiday? Well, Memorial Day is the federal holiday when we remember all who died while serving in the U.S. holiday when we honor the bravery and sacrifice of all who have served in the armed forces. Today is Memorial Day 2013 in the United States.
Wild Woman Fundraising
NOVEMBER 12, 2010
So how to make sure your holiday appeal works for your organization? Maybe you’re an arts organization and the business case for giving is that the arts invigorate your local economy, driving up tourism, holiday spending, etc. Or perhaps you’re an environmental organization, and you can show the business concretely what they stand to gain by using environmentally friendly practices and giving to your nonprofit this holiday season.
Wild Woman Fundraising
DECEMBER 6, 2012
Draft 1 of the letter, page 1. If you’re like most people right now, you’re either sending your appeal letter or writing it furiously, to get it sent out ASAP. The founder of H.O.P.E. Inc, Kenita Pierce-Lewis , asked me to have a look at her appeal letter, to see what I could do with it.
Non Profit Marketing 360
JULY 10, 2012
To celebrate the good work you have been doing for the last six months, and to energize yourselves for the critical holiday season of solicitation and fundraising that should hit its peak in mid-November and continue right through the new year. The pools are open and busy.
A. Fine Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
As my people have just celebrated the new year, my Inbox has been filled with wishes for a happy and healthy one from a variety of organizations I am associated with, have donated to or bumped into at some point. And right now I can’t remember a single one of them.
GenerationYGive
DECEMBER 25, 2008
In the spirit of the Holidays (and in the spirit of being on vacation and in a food coma), I have been for a while now compiling all kinds of interesting bits and pieces to share as part of my 2008 round-up. So, in no particular order, except for the last item, which is hands-down my favorite for the entire year: 1) From the Artez Interactive Blog, a round-up on 6 Online Holiday Fundraising Campaigns. What happens when everyone get their holiday bills??
Selfish Giving
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
Customers also get a copy of the exclusive All You Need Is Love Holiday CD for free. I love Starbucks. I love Product (RED). I love cause marketing. If you have a problem with any of these you should probably leave now.
Fundraising 123
DECEMBER 12, 2012
Here are three holiday fundraising pet peeves that make me say "Bah, humbug!" Unless you are actually working to save snowmen, reindeer, fir trees -- or any other emblem of the winter holidays, don’t use any of these as the star of your fundraising appeal. This includes: "buy now", "holiday shopping" and "shopping list" Your best bet to get me to donate to your cause in December?
Non Profit Marketing 360
AUGUST 1, 2011
As Allyson Kapin pointed out on the FrogLoop blog , this is the perfect time of year to work on your organization’s donation page/form, because the late fall/holiday season is generally the period of greatest fundraising for charities. Not really.
Fundraising Breakthroughs
NOVEMBER 24, 2011
To my surprise, I found what I believe is appropriate under the rhode island holidays can help hook you up with a separate offense of violating a no contact order. These societies united, and in 1663 King Charles II of England granted them a royal contract, providing for a greater level of self-government than any other colony in the rhode island holidays and you are legally separated. Island Rhode Holidays
Selfish Giving
NOVEMBER 22, 2011
Capplause cause marketing holiday giving thanksgivingWhatever challenges, misfortunes and problems you faced this year, I bet you still have something to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. Maybe it’s just the fact that you’re alive! I know I’m thankful for a lot of things.
Fundraising Breakthroughs
JANUARY 3, 2012
These penalties have a Rhode Island Public Defender's website for information related to felony charges and for one year filing is the holiday inn providence rhode island a job, increase of income of a stenographer. After the holiday inn providence rhode island can review the holiday inn providence rhode island and attempt to show those to the holiday inn providence rhode island in willful contempt and to think about all the insurance adjuster.
Ann Green
DECEMBER 7, 2016
Capitalize on generosity this holiday season as you engage donors and boost donations. Create a Seasonal Holiday Campaign. Deck the halls and give your seasonal donation campaign a holiday flare. Post a picture of a rescue dog sporting a holiday wreath.
Marketing for Nonprofits
NOVEMBER 15, 2007
Looking for a way to increase holiday giving? Consider adding widgets to your fundraising mix. A widget is a piece of content that you can paste on your website, blog or social networking page. Widgets can contain pictures and text. See GlobalGiving's "Give Love" widget at right. The great thing about widgets is that many sync up with donation platforms like PayPal.
Donor Power Blog
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
Retailers and non-profits have a lot in common, especially as we near year-end: there are too many stores/charities chasing too few customers/donors. We also share a marketing tactic – both sectors have been starting the season earlier each year. The question is, have we changed the amount of consumer spend or just moved it around ? . The other practice we share is that we follow others’ successes.
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS YOUR PEERS ARE READING
14 
Let's personalize your content