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The American Red Cross is assisting people in Moore, Oklahoma right now and has been literally since the tornado was touching down. Red Cross of Central and Western Oklahoma is providing up to date information on the tragedy and resources available to survivors in Moore, Oklahoma. For more information on the Red Cross and its efforts in Moore, Oklahoma click this link. If you are so inclined, you can donate to the Red Cross for the Moore, Oklahoma effort at that link. MORE
Chuck fervently believes sustainers are so important that he’s labeled the imperative to enlist them as “fundraising’s last land grab” By this he means that, like the Oklahoma Land Rush, there’s only so much land and only a limited number of donors out there likely to make a monthly commitment. MORE
You can’t introduce a product to a community from North Africa like you might to the people of Ada, Oklahoma. For example, I can find out how many Oklahoma University fans are in an area and to see if I want to move to a neighborhood or not! MORE
To help get your ideas flowing, I asked a fundraising pro (and personal friend) Alexis Lux, CFRE and VP of Development for the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City , to share some donor experience ideas: Q: So why should a nonprofit host “donor experiences”? Wine and cheese tasting. Fancy dinner. MORE
For example, when the deadly Oklahoma tornadoes hit in May 2013, we created a similar resource list and did outreach to local agencies on social media to see who needed help. Here’s the hot-off-the-presses story I just received from Leili Khalessi, Communications Manager at Red Rover. MORE
Folks in Oklahoma can get some terrific fundraising training and ideas in two events organized by the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits. I'll be in Oklahoma City February 22 leading sessions on Asking Individual Donors and What's New in Fundraising. The following day, a related event will be held in Tulsa, in partnership with the Eastern Oklahoma Chapter of AFP , Growing Your Fundraising: Grassroots to Major Gifts. MORE
Liesl has spent most of her career in the non-profit sector, working for notable organizations such as KERA Channel 13/Dallas and Girl Scouts of Texas-Oklahoma Plains. Liesl Manone. We love showcasing what I like to call “New and Improved” annual reports from our readers. MORE
Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan Strand and I talk to Bill Spae , CEO of Vasari LLC , a Dairy Queen franchisee with 76+ locations in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. MORE
These bonds fund programs to reduce Oklahoma’s population of women in prison, help low-income mothers to have healthy pregnancies in South Carolina , teach refugees and immigrants English and job skills in Boston , house the homeless in Denver , and reduce storm water runoff in the District of Columbia. New thinking and new approaches are fundamental necessities for survival and growth. Not because all “old” ways are bad. Not all are. MORE
Brenda Bennett is the VP of marketing and communications for NewView Oklahoma and has held executive management positions in the media industry for more than 25 years. Brenda Bennett. Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators! MORE
Read about it at NewsOK in Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City police look into wiretapping at Feed the Children. Are things rough at your nonprofit, with rivalries, silos, and lack of communication? I bet they're not as bad as at Feed the Children , where an investigator found that three offices there were bugged. The wiretaps are just the latest in a string of travails: It is unclear whether the wiretapping is connected to the power struggle at the charity. MORE
From Equality Florida to Freedom Oklahoma to Basic Rights Oregon, we amplify the power of the state-based LGBTQ movement. June is observed as LGBTQ Pride month to commemorate the June 1969 Stonewall Riots and celebrate the vibrant and diverse LGBTQ community. MORE
Here’s part one: BEWARE: Oklahoma’s Mini-Nixon. MORE
In August last year The Agitator ran a three-part series — here , here , and here — on how some politicians and their special interest supporters are attempting to intimidate, discredit and destroy nonprofits they oppose by misapplying fundraising regulations. MORE
They have compiled and regularly update a Foundation Data Book that lists all of the foundations in each of the following states; California, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington State. Even if you're only new to grant writing and don't know how you'll learn what you need to be successful in raising grants, there's hope! There are many easily accessible resources that will get you on your way. Some resources are even free. MORE
Priority will be given to projects in regions where ConocoPhillips has an operating presence, including the following regions in North America: Western Canada; Gulf of Mexico states, including Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama; Prairie states, including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming; and Delaware Bay. From The Foundation Center. MORE
In the Playoffs: This year’s NBA MVP was Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant. The Playoffs are like the year-end giving season for NBA players. Just like your nonprofit’s staff in December, during Playoffs, athletes are busy, tired, and they have their eye on the prize. MORE
But like everyone else I heard the sad news about the tornados in Oklahoma and the terrible loss of life and property. Cause Practices boston marathon bombing business giving cause marketing corporate giving oklahoma tornados MORE
The tour has stopped in Oklahoma, where MacLaine’s character moved decades ago after giving up ballet to marry and have children. Guest Blogger Rob Blizard as Santa. Here’s a little holiday surprise for you, courtesy of my friend, movie buff, and fundraiser extraordinaire, Rob Blizard. MORE
Marsha Wiseman of Muskogee, Oklahoma, has written a letter to the editor of the Muskogee Phoenix: Don’t leave trash in the donation bin! Does your nonprofit organization take in-kind donations (used clothing, furniture, or other goods)? Do you ever get tired of people trying to dump their old, useless garbage at your door and expecting you to thank them (as well as give them a receipt for their tax deduction)? MORE
Developed by Tulsa, Oklahoma based CharityCall , Give.mobi may be the best option yet for businesses and nonprofits that want to partner and raise money via mobile technology. MORE
Priority will be given to projects in regions where ConocoPhillips has an operating presence, including the following regions in North America: western Canada; Gulf of Mexico states (including Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama); Prairie states (including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming); and the Delaware Bay. From The Foundation Center. MORE
Marketing and Communications Director Stand for Children (Oklahoma City, OK). Please post your open nonprofit marketing positions here. Change Communications Specialist and Employee Communications Specialist Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Chevy Chase, MD). Chief Communications Director Nurse-Family Partnership (Denver, CO). Communications Coordinator Bright Focus Foundation. Clarksburg, MD). Communications Coordinator New England Foundation for the Arts (Boston, MA). MORE
Boone Pickens to Oklahoma State University. [7]. I give you permission to read this list but only if you’ll count to three afterwards. Let it sink in. Then DELETE IT! Forget about it. Because your organization will probably never get a gift as large as any of these. MORE
Oh, the national championship events in Omaha and Oklahoma City can be seen on high-number cable stations, and occasionally the ‘rodeo game’ as the announcer kept referring to it will sometimes go to a few of the New York City exurbs as a novelty for the city-folks. MORE
So I pulled out a deck I presented to the AMA Oklahoma Chapter in 2005 (!). Within the past week three people from three different industries (advertising, internal branding and higher education) asked me to contribute to posts they were writing about blogs. . MORE
Oklahoma nonprofits brace for ripple effects of federal shutdown As the nation and the world are doing, the U.S. MORE
From Michael Mitchell, Director for Annual Giving at Oklahoma Christian University, here is what Michael calls their “most effective email from the last year.&# Awhile back, I proffered an email appeal by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) as an example of a well-executed appeal , and invited readers to critique it themselves. The robust discussion that ensued inspired us to try this as a regular feature. MORE
Manager, Corporate Relations, National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Based in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas or Oklahoma) 3. Just about every day someone asks for my opinion on something related to corporate partnerships. MORE
Specifically, I’m looking at a bill that’s been introduced in the Oklahoma legislature prohibiting any nonprofit working and advocating for animal rights from soliciting private funds. Here at The Agitator politicians are a never-ending source of amusement and amazement. MORE
Boone Pickens to Oklahoma State University [7]. I give you permission to read this list but only if you’ll count to three afterward. Let it sink in. Then DELETE IT! Forget about it. Because your organization will probably never get a gift as large as any of these. MORE
He had met some people who were there the day the Federal building in Oklahoma was destroyed by a bomb many years ago. I was listening to a speaker on Saturday talk about the difference a few minutes makes. He said he heard stories about how people risked their lives going into a burning, crumbling building looking for survivors. Isn’t it amazing how brave some folks become in the face of disaster? MORE
Editors Note: This is the first of a three-part series on how some politicians and their special interest supporters are attempting to intimidate, discredit and destroy nonprofits that oppose them through the misuse of fundraising regulations. MORE
Editors Note: This is the last of a three-part series on how some politicians and their special interest supporters, through the use of fundraising regulations, are attempting to intimidate and discredit nonprofits that oppose them. MORE
Oklahoma Zoo https://instagram.com/okczoo/. Looking for some good examples of nonprofits on Instagram? Grab your phone and get inspired. ANIMAL RIGHTS. Talia looks like she’s ready for her woolcut next month. That’s the real start of spring! MORE
A major meeting on "getting better at doing good" will take place in Clearwater Beach, FL 15-16 June 2012. This theme for the 22nd Annual Social Marketing Conference reflects the global reality that government institutions, not-for-profit groups, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), universities and colleges and businesses are searching for better ways to improve people's health, the environment, work force development and social welfare. MORE
Many felt that Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma, was the greatest athlete of the 20th century. All of us have been there. Sometimes we find ourselves stuck in situations that just plain suck! Think yours is worse than someone else’s? Think again. MORE
You can’t introduce a product to a community from North Africa like you might to the people of Ada, Oklahoma. For example, I can find out how many Oklahoma University fans are in an area and to see if I want to move to a neighborhood or not! MORE
Investigative Communications Manager ACLU Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK). Please post YOUR nonprofit marketing job here. Assistant Vice President, Public Relations & Communications Easter Seals (Chicago, IL). MORE
Birmingham Alabama saw the first spike of interest in the original video, and from there Oklahoma City and Noblesville Indiana quickly followed suit. Too little too late? MORE
Oklahoma – August 2013. The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits is bringing me in as part of their “National Speakers Series.” trainings, one in Oklahoma City, one in Tulsa. Oklahoma City, Wednesday, August 14 : National Speakers Series: Ask Without Fear! MORE
If your cause is a model railway museum in Fiddler’s Bend, Oklahoma you’re almost certainly barking up the wrong tree to propose a CRM campaign to American Express. MORE
Komen for the Cure chapter in central Oklahoma, Lorna Palmer… revealed that in 2010 cause marketing efforts generated about $300,000 of the $700,000 that the chapter distributed in its 10-county service area. MORE
Oklahoma Related Topics The Agitator
AUGUST 10, 2014
Editors Note: This is the first of a three-part series on how some politicians and their special interest supporters are attempting to intimidate, discredit and destroy nonprofits that oppose them through the misuse of fundraising regulations.
Selfish Giving
MAY 20, 2013
But like everyone else I heard the sad news about the tornados in Oklahoma and the terrible loss of life and property. Cause Practices boston marathon bombing business giving cause marketing corporate giving oklahoma tornados
Seeking Grant Money Today
MAY 20, 2013
The American Red Cross is assisting people in Moore, Oklahoma right now and has been literally since the tornado was touching down. Red Cross of Central and Western Oklahoma is providing up to date information on the tragedy and resources available to survivors in Moore, Oklahoma. For more information on the Red Cross and its efforts in Moore, Oklahoma click this link. If you are so inclined, you can donate to the Red Cross for the Moore, Oklahoma effort at that link.
Fundraising Breakthroughs
DECEMBER 16, 2005
Folks in Oklahoma can get some terrific fundraising training and ideas in two events organized by the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits. I'll be in Oklahoma City February 22 leading sessions on Asking Individual Donors and What's New in Fundraising. The following day, a related event will be held in Tulsa, in partnership with the Eastern Oklahoma Chapter of AFP , Growing Your Fundraising: Grassroots to Major Gifts.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
OCTOBER 29, 2018
Brenda Bennett is the VP of marketing and communications for NewView Oklahoma and has held executive management positions in the media industry for more than 25 years. Brenda Bennett. Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators!
The Agitator
AUGUST 12, 2014
Editors Note: This is the last of a three-part series on how some politicians and their special interest supporters, through the use of fundraising regulations, are attempting to intimidate and discredit nonprofits that oppose them.
The Agitator
AUGUST 11, 2014
Here’s part one: BEWARE: Oklahoma’s Mini-Nixon.
The Agitator
JANUARY 21, 2015
In August last year The Agitator ran a three-part series — here , here , and here — on how some politicians and their special interest supporters are attempting to intimidate, discredit and destroy nonprofits they oppose by misapplying fundraising regulations.
iMarketSmart
JULY 20, 2016
Many felt that Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma, was the greatest athlete of the 20th century. All of us have been there. Sometimes we find ourselves stuck in situations that just plain suck! Think yours is worse than someone else’s? Think again.
Getting Attention
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
Investigative Communications Manager ACLU Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK). Please post YOUR nonprofit marketing job here. Assistant Vice President, Public Relations & Communications Easter Seals (Chicago, IL).
The Agitator
MARCH 16, 2016
Specifically, I’m looking at a bill that’s been introduced in the Oklahoma legislature prohibiting any nonprofit working and advocating for animal rights from soliciting private funds. Here at The Agitator politicians are a never-ending source of amusement and amazement.
iMarketSmart
DECEMBER 12, 2016
Boone Pickens to Oklahoma State University [7]. I give you permission to read this list but only if you’ll count to three afterward. Let it sink in. Then DELETE IT! Forget about it. Because your organization will probably never get a gift as large as any of these.
Getting Attention
DECEMBER 15, 2014
Marketing and Communications Director Stand for Children (Oklahoma City, OK). Please post your open nonprofit marketing positions here. Change Communications Specialist and Employee Communications Specialist Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Chevy Chase, MD). Chief Communications Director Nurse-Family Partnership (Denver, CO). Communications Coordinator Bright Focus Foundation. Clarksburg, MD). Communications Coordinator New England Foundation for the Arts (Boston, MA).
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
APRIL 16, 2015
Oklahoma Zoo https://instagram.com/okczoo/. Looking for some good examples of nonprofits on Instagram? Grab your phone and get inspired. ANIMAL RIGHTS. Talia looks like she’s ready for her woolcut next month. That’s the real start of spring!
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
Liesl has spent most of her career in the non-profit sector, working for notable organizations such as KERA Channel 13/Dallas and Girl Scouts of Texas-Oklahoma Plains. Liesl Manone. We love showcasing what I like to call “New and Improved” annual reports from our readers.
Selfish Giving
AUGUST 2, 2016
Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan Strand and I talk to Bill Spae , CEO of Vasari LLC , a Dairy Queen franchisee with 76+ locations in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Fundraising Coach
JULY 17, 2013
Oklahoma – August 2013. The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits is bringing me in as part of their “National Speakers Series.” trainings, one in Oklahoma City, one in Tulsa. Oklahoma City, Wednesday, August 14 : National Speakers Series: Ask Without Fear!
Selfish Giving
JULY 25, 2018
Manager, Corporate Relations, National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Based in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas or Oklahoma) 3. Just about every day someone asks for my opinion on something related to corporate partnerships.
Donor Power Blog
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
Read about it at NewsOK in Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City police look into wiretapping at Feed the Children. Are things rough at your nonprofit, with rivalries, silos, and lack of communication? I bet they're not as bad as at Feed the Children , where an investigator found that three offices there were bugged. The wiretaps are just the latest in a string of travails: It is unclear whether the wiretapping is connected to the power struggle at the charity.
Cause Related Marketing
OCTOBER 17, 2011
Komen for the Cure chapter in central Oklahoma, Lorna Palmer… revealed that in 2010 cause marketing efforts generated about $300,000 of the $700,000 that the chapter distributed in its 10-county service area.
iMarketSmart
MARCH 7, 2013
Boone Pickens to Oklahoma State University. [7]. I give you permission to read this list but only if you’ll count to three afterwards. Let it sink in. Then DELETE IT! Forget about it. Because your organization will probably never get a gift as large as any of these.
Getting Attention
MAY 1, 2014
For example, when the deadly Oklahoma tornadoes hit in May 2013, we created a similar resource list and did outreach to local agencies on social media to see who needed help. Here’s the hot-off-the-presses story I just received from Leili Khalessi, Communications Manager at Red Rover.
Get Fully Funded
MARCH 15, 2011
He had met some people who were there the day the Federal building in Oklahoma was destroyed by a bomb many years ago. I was listening to a speaker on Saturday talk about the difference a few minutes makes. He said he heard stories about how people risked their lives going into a burning, crumbling building looking for survivors. Isn’t it amazing how brave some folks become in the face of disaster?
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
JULY 25, 2014
To help get your ideas flowing, I asked a fundraising pro (and personal friend) Alexis Lux, CFRE and VP of Development for the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City , to share some donor experience ideas: Q: So why should a nonprofit host “donor experiences”? Wine and cheese tasting. Fancy dinner.
Non Profit Marketing 360
MAY 3, 2012
You can’t introduce a product to a community from North Africa like you might to the people of Ada, Oklahoma. For example, I can find out how many Oklahoma University fans are in an area and to see if I want to move to a neighborhood or not!
Diva Marketing Blog
JANUARY 13, 2012
So I pulled out a deck I presented to the AMA Oklahoma Chapter in 2005 (!). Within the past week three people from three different industries (advertising, internal branding and higher education) asked me to contribute to posts they were writing about blogs. .
Seeking Grant Money Today
OCTOBER 6, 2013
Oklahoma nonprofits brace for ripple effects of federal shutdown As the nation and the world are doing, the U.S.
Non Profit Marketing 360
MAY 2, 2012
You can’t introduce a product to a community from North Africa like you might to the people of Ada, Oklahoma. For example, I can find out how many Oklahoma University fans are in an area and to see if I want to move to a neighborhood or not!
Cause Related Marketing
AUGUST 29, 2012
If your cause is a model railway museum in Fiddler’s Bend, Oklahoma you’re almost certainly barking up the wrong tree to propose a CRM campaign to American Express.
Cause Related Marketing
JULY 6, 2012
Oh, the national championship events in Omaha and Oklahoma City can be seen on high-number cable stations, and occasionally the ‘rodeo game’ as the announcer kept referring to it will sometimes go to a few of the New York City exurbs as a novelty for the city-folks.
Non Profit Marketing 360
APRIL 10, 2012
Birmingham Alabama saw the first spike of interest in the original video, and from there Oklahoma City and Noblesville Indiana quickly followed suit. Too little too late?
Selfish Giving
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
Developed by Tulsa, Oklahoma based CharityCall , Give.mobi may be the best option yet for businesses and nonprofits that want to partner and raise money via mobile technology.
The Agitator
AUGUST 25, 2010
From Michael Mitchell, Director for Annual Giving at Oklahoma Christian University, here is what Michael calls their “most effective email from the last year.&# Awhile back, I proffered an email appeal by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) as an example of a well-executed appeal , and invited readers to critique it themselves. The robust discussion that ensued inspired us to try this as a regular feature.
The Agitator
MARCH 25, 2018
These bonds fund programs to reduce Oklahoma’s population of women in prison, help low-income mothers to have healthy pregnancies in South Carolina , teach refugees and immigrants English and job skills in Boston , house the homeless in Denver , and reduce storm water runoff in the District of Columbia. New thinking and new approaches are fundamental necessities for survival and growth. Not because all “old” ways are bad. Not all are.
Social Marketing and Social Change
MAY 24, 2012
A major meeting on "getting better at doing good" will take place in Clearwater Beach, FL 15-16 June 2012. This theme for the 22nd Annual Social Marketing Conference reflects the global reality that government institutions, not-for-profit groups, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), universities and colleges and businesses are searching for better ways to improve people's health, the environment, work force development and social welfare.
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
MAY 12, 2014
In the Playoffs: This year’s NBA MVP was Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant. The Playoffs are like the year-end giving season for NBA players. Just like your nonprofit’s staff in December, during Playoffs, athletes are busy, tired, and they have their eye on the prize.
Nonprofit Consultant Blog
JULY 5, 2007
Marsha Wiseman of Muskogee, Oklahoma, has written a letter to the editor of the Muskogee Phoenix: Don’t leave trash in the donation bin! Does your nonprofit organization take in-kind donations (used clothing, furniture, or other goods)? Do you ever get tired of people trying to dump their old, useless garbage at your door and expecting you to thank them (as well as give them a receipt for their tax deduction)?
Seeking Grant Money Today
JUNE 29, 2008
Priority will be given to projects in regions where ConocoPhillips has an operating presence, including the following regions in North America: western Canada; Gulf of Mexico states (including Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama); Prairie states (including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming); and the Delaware Bay. From The Foundation Center.
Seeking Grant Money Today
JUNE 4, 2007
Priority will be given to projects in regions where ConocoPhillips has an operating presence, including the following regions in North America: Western Canada; Gulf of Mexico states, including Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama; Prairie states, including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming; and Delaware Bay. From The Foundation Center.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2010
The tour has stopped in Oklahoma, where MacLaine’s character moved decades ago after giving up ballet to marry and have children. Guest Blogger Rob Blizard as Santa. Here’s a little holiday surprise for you, courtesy of my friend, movie buff, and fundraiser extraordinaire, Rob Blizard.
The Agitator
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
Chuck fervently believes sustainers are so important that he’s labeled the imperative to enlist them as “fundraising’s last land grab” By this he means that, like the Oklahoma Land Rush, there’s only so much land and only a limited number of donors out there likely to make a monthly commitment.
Seeking Grant Money Today
NOVEMBER 21, 2006
They have compiled and regularly update a Foundation Data Book that lists all of the foundations in each of the following states; California, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington State. Even if you're only new to grant writing and don't know how you'll learn what you need to be successful in raising grants, there's hope! There are many easily accessible resources that will get you on your way. Some resources are even free.
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