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Effective communicators are also twice as likely to invest significant time into editorial planning as ineffective ones. It’s time to own your job and get a grip on your communications plan. We’ve always known what a difference an editorial calendar makes. MORE
You’ll learn the value a budget brings to your work as it translates the actions outlined in your marketing plan into expense. That’s my marketing plan and what I use to create my budget. A: No, Virginia, that to-do list is not your marketing plan! MORE
Have the Planning Committee Pick a Time, Date, and Venue. #4. Be sure to check out Booster’s Ultimate Guide to Planning a Fundraising Event. First of all, there are two main committees— the planning committee and the event (or host) committee. Planning Committee. MORE
Today let’s talk about the types of objectives you should have in your communications plan. Join me for Communications Planning that Works: Getting Your Goals, Strategies, Objectives, and Tactics Right in 2019, a brand-new two-part webinar series in January. The post Objectives for Your Nonprofit Communications Plan appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog. MORE
When you plan your fundraising, you know what’s coming up, and you can achieve more, and have a less stressful job! A fundraising plan can help you plan to succeed , by laying out your goals and working backwards. Have you ever made a fundraising plan? Planning backwards. MORE
You have to spend more time planning it. The post 7 Planning Steps for a Short Annual Report appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog. MORE
Would you like to plan to succeed in 2013? If your fundraising plan languished in a drawer last year, you’re not alone. And if you’ve never made a fundraising plan before, now is the perfect time to start! Have you finished your fundraising plan for the year yet? MORE
Recen tly the Intercept reported on Planned Parenthood in Colorado trying to unionbust a local organization which is trying to unionize with the SEIU, by saying well just unionize the three states around you, THEN you can unionize. . The case is Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc. MORE
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Webinar Title: Planned Giving: It’s Easier than You Think! Launching and Marketing Your Planned Giving Program. For many nonprofit professionals, planned giving sounds complicated, with its CRUTs, CRATs, CLUTs, and CLATs. Date: Friday, July 17th, 2015. MORE
How many highly qualified planned giving leads did you generate for my nonprofit last year? The post 5 questions to ask your planned giving marketing vendor appeared first on MarketSmart | . Fundraising Planned Giving best practices for planned giving Lead generation for planned giving nonprofit marketing planned giving acquisition planned giving programs for nonprofits MORE
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Too often planned giving newsletters are written by lawyers and the lawyers at nonprofits think they are just dandy. Your planned giving newsletter is designed to educate people about planned gifts, right? Smartideas planned giving newslettersConfusing? MORE
Before we get into these 7 major principles for major gift fundraising (including planned gifts), let’s review some neat stats first. The post 7 major principles for major gift fundraising (including planned gifts) appeared first on MarketSmart | . MORE
Forge Your Path to Success with a Professional Development Plan. Join us this Thursday for our next BUDGET-FRIENDLY webinar: For Nonprofit Communications Staff Only: How to Create Your Professional Development Plan. How to Create Your Plan. MORE
For some things, spontaneity is highly desirable, but any fundraising professional will tell you that planning a campaign isn’t one of them. So what makes a good fundraising plan great ? A strong fundraising strategic plan starts with a solid foundational case statement. MORE
Planned Giving is a steadily growing area of focus for nonprofit fundraisers. With such a large group of potential donors waiting to be engaged, more and more nonprofits are devoting time and resources to Planned Giving programs. In the realm of Planned Giving, as is the case for any type of fundraising, you rarely get what you don’t ask for. Asking someone to consider Planned Giving, however, is a more sensitive and complicated task than others. MORE
For some things, spontaneity is highly desirable, but any fundraising professional will tell you that planning a campaign isn’t one of them. MORE
If you’re totally new to the Instagram scene and are looking to gain quick momentum early on, one way of going about it is to tie your launch to an event or fundraiser. MORE
Here is a Fundraising Plan Checklist that you can use every time you start a new appeal, campaign, event, or grant proposal. Tags: Appeals Events Fundraising Grants Keeping a job Leadership Lean Development Measuring Effectiveness Volunteers appeal attendees checklist checks in the mail corrective action development planning e-newsletter event exceeding goals goals mazarine treyz meeting goals plan post-mortem text message training MORE
Each post containing outstanding tips that will help you develop a solid planned gift marketing strategy. First, take a look at 7 planned gift marketing strategies for a thorough overview of the directions you can take. Here’s a sort of “Greatest Hits” list. MORE
You know you need a fundraising plan, but if you’re like most, you don’t know where to start. . Although planning can seem overwhelming, it’s not really a difficult process, yet it makes all the difference in the world in the success you will enjoy in raising big money. Let me make it simple for you and share the 9 steps to creating a powerful fundraising plan. Create a plan of action. Work the plan. Take action on your plan. MORE
One of today’s biggest areas of growth for nonprofit fundraising is Planned Giving. It is estimated that over the next 25 years nearly $6 trillion will transfer to charitable organizations through bequests, trusts and other planned gifts. What is Planned Giving? MORE
If you’re expecting your organization to create your professional development plan, you are making a big mistake. During this 60-minute webinar , Kivi will show you how to create a professional development plan that puts you on the path to success. RoiAnn Phillips, Past Webinar Attendee The post Your Professional Development Plan Is Up To You #NPCOMMLIFE appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog. MORE
Recently someone told me that their current planned giving marketing efforts were not working. “Because there’s been a drop in our planned giving revenue over the past couple of years,” she replied. Start planting your seeds for planned gifts today. MORE
requests for information as they update their plans. Recorded Webinar – Inside The Mind Of The Planned Giving Donor. 10 Ways to Deliver Value to Your Major Donors and Planned Giving Prospects. How to Get All of Your Planned Giving Marketing Questions Answered for FREE. MORE
What he found was the following: The average annual gift among those studied increased by 75% ($3,171) after making a planned gift. Recommendations. >> 7 Simple Lessons to Remember from Dr. Russell James About Planned Gift Marketing. >> Words That Work: Phrases that Encourage Planned Giving. MORE
All nonprofits need a communications plan. The trouble is knowing where to begin or if the plan you are using now is still the best option for your nonprofit. Join us tomorrow for our next budget-friendly webinar: What a Nonprofit Communications Plan Should Look Like in 2018. MORE
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With any big project (and especially fundraising), it’s critical that you start with a plan. To create a quilt like this, you have to start with a plan, or at least an idea of what you want the finished quilt to look like. The answers to these questions (and more) form your plan. MORE
Today on Facebook Live I talked with special guest all about what goes into planning and executing a successful Giving Tuesday campaign at your nonprofit. The post How to Plan for a Great #GivingTuesday Campaign appeared first on marketing for the modern nonprofit. MORE
Promoting planned giving doesn’t have to be expensive. If you have traffic on your website, you have a chance to promote planned giving for pennies per click. Related Posts: >>Why you don’t need to update your planned giving web pages as much as you might think. >>The MORE
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Want a nonprofit communications training plan that meets you where you are? Get the free customized training plan that comes with our Free Membership. The customized training plan is just one benefit of having a Free Membership to our site. Happy Holidays! MORE
I often get asked how I structure my actual written strategic social media engagement plans when working with a public sector or non-profit organization. This workbook however was always only meant to serve as a guide to help my workshop participants think strategically and create a framework for their soon to be developed plans. this affects the wording I use and the amount/length of phases I incorporate into the implementation plan). MORE
As with most things in business, you’re going to need to create a plan. Timeline : A timeline will help you manage the tasks and tactics included in your plan. If you plan to send out one release a month it’s best to plan when you’ll write the release and when you’ll send it out. MORE
When put in place, these four tasks can provide your nonprofit with the peace of mind that comes with having a system and a plan for your online marketing efforts – much better than throwing stuff up against the wall to see what sticks. MORE
There are a whole bunch of so-called “marketing companies” out there that say they help nonprofits get more planned gifts. Here’s the problem with this is: Planned gift websites don’t get much traffic (rendering them relatively useless). So, absent a solid cultivation marketing plan devised to drive traffic to your PG pages, you won’t yield much in terms of a return on your investment. Check out our free webinar: How to Achieve Planned Giving Success Online. MORE
A customized plan to improve your CALM Score. A private kick-off call with me to go over your plan and another call later in the summer to keep you on track. The post I’m Planning Your Summer of CALM appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog. MORE
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I reviewed a few and gathered the Google Analytics data from a total of 2,066 planned giving site visitors in the past two months. That means that we drive a lot of folks to their planned giving websites using digital marketing (such as emails). MORE
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Recen tly the Intercept reported on Planned Parenthood in Colorado trying to unionbust a local organization which is trying to unionize with the SEIU, by saying well just unionize the three states around you, THEN you can unionize. . The case is Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc.
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Today let’s talk about the types of objectives you should have in your communications plan. Join me for Communications Planning that Works: Getting Your Goals, Strategies, Objectives, and Tactics Right in 2019, a brand-new two-part webinar series in January. The post Objectives for Your Nonprofit Communications Plan appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog.
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Are you tired of not having a plan every year? In this webinar you’ll learn: Fundraising planning 101. How NOT to make a fundraising plan. Take this webinar and plan to succeed in 2015! Is the whole “oh no we can’t make payroll” thing getting a little old?
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One of today’s biggest areas of growth for nonprofit fundraising is Planned Giving. It is estimated that over the next 25 years nearly $6 trillion will transfer to charitable organizations through bequests, trusts and other planned gifts. What is Planned Giving?
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Want a nonprofit communications training plan that meets you where you are? Get the free customized training plan that comes with our Free Membership. The customized training plan is just one benefit of having a Free Membership to our site. Happy Holidays!
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Promoting planned giving doesn’t have to be expensive. If you have traffic on your website, you have a chance to promote planned giving for pennies per click. Related Posts: >>Why you don’t need to update your planned giving web pages as much as you might think. >>The
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MAY 13, 2019
Too often planned giving newsletters are written by lawyers and the lawyers at nonprofits think they are just dandy. Your planned giving newsletter is designed to educate people about planned gifts, right? Smartideas planned giving newslettersConfusing?
EveryAction
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For some things, spontaneity is highly desirable, but any fundraising professional will tell you that planning a campaign isn’t one of them.
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Related Posts. >> 9 content offers that work well to generate planned giving leads. >> The Ultimate Planned Gift Marketing Strategy (4 simple steps). >> How to Generate More Planned Gifts with Less Money and Reduced Resources. It can’t only be about death and taxes.
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Recently someone told me that their current planned giving marketing efforts were not working. “Because there’s been a drop in our planned giving revenue over the past couple of years,” she replied. Start planting your seeds for planned gifts today.
EveryAction
JULY 2, 2018
In the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s recent report, 9 Trillion And Counting: How Charities Can Tap Into the Transfer of Wealth , researchers undertake a qualitative and quantitative study of the state of nonprofit planned giving programs. planned giving
iMarketSmart
MAY 9, 2016
What he found was the following: The average annual gift among those studied increased by 75% ($3,171) after making a planned gift. Recommendations. >> 7 Simple Lessons to Remember from Dr. Russell James About Planned Gift Marketing. >> Words That Work: Phrases that Encourage Planned Giving.
EveryAction
MAY 21, 2018
Planned Giving is a steadily growing area of focus for nonprofit fundraisers. With such a large group of potential donors waiting to be engaged, more and more nonprofits are devoting time and resources to Planned Giving programs. In the realm of Planned Giving, as is the case for any type of fundraising, you rarely get what you don’t ask for. Asking someone to consider Planned Giving, however, is a more sensitive and complicated task than others.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MARCH 5, 2018
Forge Your Path to Success with a Professional Development Plan. Join us this Thursday for our next BUDGET-FRIENDLY webinar: For Nonprofit Communications Staff Only: How to Create Your Professional Development Plan. How to Create Your Plan.
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APRIL 17, 2018
A customized plan to improve your CALM Score. A private kick-off call with me to go over your plan and another call later in the summer to keep you on track. The post I’m Planning Your Summer of CALM appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
You have to spend more time planning it. The post 7 Planning Steps for a Short Annual Report appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog.
iMarketSmart
DECEMBER 3, 2012
I reviewed a few and gathered the Google Analytics data from a total of 2,066 planned giving site visitors in the past two months. That means that we drive a lot of folks to their planned giving websites using digital marketing (such as emails).
Wild Woman Fundraising
JUNE 24, 2015
Webinar Title: Planned Giving: It’s Easier than You Think! Launching and Marketing Your Planned Giving Program. For many nonprofit professionals, planned giving sounds complicated, with its CRUTs, CRATs, CLUTs, and CLATs. Date: Friday, July 17th, 2015.
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I often get asked how I structure my actual written strategic social media engagement plans when working with a public sector or non-profit organization. This workbook however was always only meant to serve as a guide to help my workshop participants think strategically and create a framework for their soon to be developed plans. this affects the wording I use and the amount/length of phases I incorporate into the implementation plan).
Get Fully Funded
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You know you need a fundraising plan, but if you’re like most, you don’t know where to start. . Although planning can seem overwhelming, it’s not really a difficult process, yet it makes all the difference in the world in the success you will enjoy in raising big money. Let me make it simple for you and share the 9 steps to creating a powerful fundraising plan. Create a plan of action. Work the plan. Take action on your plan.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
If you’re expecting your organization to create your professional development plan, you are making a big mistake. During this 60-minute webinar , Kivi will show you how to create a professional development plan that puts you on the path to success. RoiAnn Phillips, Past Webinar Attendee The post Your Professional Development Plan Is Up To You #NPCOMMLIFE appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog.
Getting Attention
APRIL 6, 2017
You’ll learn the value a budget brings to your work as it translates the actions outlined in your marketing plan into expense. That’s my marketing plan and what I use to create my budget. A: No, Virginia, that to-do list is not your marketing plan!
iMarketSmart
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
How many highly qualified planned giving leads did you generate for my nonprofit last year? The post 5 questions to ask your planned giving marketing vendor appeared first on MarketSmart | . Fundraising Planned Giving best practices for planned giving Lead generation for planned giving nonprofit marketing planned giving acquisition planned giving programs for nonprofits
Get Fully Funded
APRIL 24, 2012
With any big project (and especially fundraising), it’s critical that you start with a plan. To create a quilt like this, you have to start with a plan, or at least an idea of what you want the finished quilt to look like. The answers to these questions (and more) form your plan.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
AUGUST 29, 2018
If you don’t have a media relations plan or your plan just isn’t working, then our next Nonprofit Marketing Accelerator is for you! Join us and you will leave with a completed Media Relations Communications Plan.
iMarketSmart
JULY 15, 2015
requests for information as they update their plans. Recorded Webinar – Inside The Mind Of The Planned Giving Donor. 10 Ways to Deliver Value to Your Major Donors and Planned Giving Prospects. How to Get All of Your Planned Giving Marketing Questions Answered for FREE.
Wild Woman Fundraising
JUNE 16, 2010
Here is a Fundraising Plan Checklist that you can use every time you start a new appeal, campaign, event, or grant proposal. Tags: Appeals Events Fundraising Grants Keeping a job Leadership Lean Development Measuring Effectiveness Volunteers appeal attendees checklist checks in the mail corrective action development planning e-newsletter event exceeding goals goals mazarine treyz meeting goals plan post-mortem text message training
iMarketSmart
AUGUST 17, 2015
Each post containing outstanding tips that will help you develop a solid planned gift marketing strategy. First, take a look at 7 planned gift marketing strategies for a thorough overview of the directions you can take. Here’s a sort of “Greatest Hits” list.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JANUARY 28, 2015
As with most things in business, you’re going to need to create a plan. Timeline : A timeline will help you manage the tasks and tactics included in your plan. If you plan to send out one release a month it’s best to plan when you’ll write the release and when you’ll send it out.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
OCTOBER 25, 2016
If you’re totally new to the Instagram scene and are looking to gain quick momentum early on, one way of going about it is to tie your launch to an event or fundraiser.
J Campbell Social Marketing
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Have the Planning Committee Pick a Time, Date, and Venue. #4. Be sure to check out Booster’s Ultimate Guide to Planning a Fundraising Event. First of all, there are two main committees— the planning committee and the event (or host) committee. Planning Committee.
iMarketSmart
DECEMBER 4, 2015
Before we get into these 7 major principles for major gift fundraising (including planned gifts), let’s review some neat stats first. The post 7 major principles for major gift fundraising (including planned gifts) appeared first on MarketSmart | .
Wild Woman Fundraising
DECEMBER 9, 2013
How do you make a development plan? How do you DO fundraising planning anyway? If you’ve never made a fundraising plan before, it doesn’t have to be difficult. Here are 6 principles of a good fundraising plan to get you started.
iMarketSmart
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
There are a whole bunch of so-called “marketing companies” out there that say they help nonprofits get more planned gifts. Here’s the problem with this is: Planned gift websites don’t get much traffic (rendering them relatively useless). So, absent a solid cultivation marketing plan devised to drive traffic to your PG pages, you won’t yield much in terms of a return on your investment. Check out our free webinar: How to Achieve Planned Giving Success Online.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Effective communicators are also twice as likely to invest significant time into editorial planning as ineffective ones. It’s time to own your job and get a grip on your communications plan. We’ve always known what a difference an editorial calendar makes.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2017
All nonprofits need a communications plan. The trouble is knowing where to begin or if the plan you are using now is still the best option for your nonprofit. Join us tomorrow for our next budget-friendly webinar: What a Nonprofit Communications Plan Should Look Like in 2018.
J Campbell Social Marketing
AUGUST 2, 2018
Today on Facebook Live I talked with special guest all about what goes into planning and executing a successful Giving Tuesday campaign at your nonprofit. The post How to Plan for a Great #GivingTuesday Campaign appeared first on marketing for the modern nonprofit.
J Campbell Social Marketing
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
When put in place, these four tasks can provide your nonprofit with the peace of mind that comes with having a system and a plan for your online marketing efforts – much better than throwing stuff up against the wall to see what sticks.
Wild Woman Fundraising
APRIL 1, 2011
Wild Woman Fundraising: With a One-Page Development Plan! A step-by-step guide to planning that magical plan that will help you raise all the money you need. When was the last time you looked at your fundraising plan? So how do you make a plan that you can stick to?
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