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Besides, winter could prove a notable setback, so we better give an extra push now. Doctors, teachers, and athletes encourage us all to get more exercise. For many of us, our springtime means the energy to start a program to get fit and overcome the initial discomforts. MORE
It’s time to banish boring marketing and communications along with the winter blues and embrace a vibrant and fresh springtime with our Marketing Makeover Magic webinar. MORE
While the weather is warming up here, winter is still coming to Westeros this Sunday. Welcome to another round of Mixed Links… Next week is National Volunteer Week and the Nonprofit Toolkit has a graphic you can download to show your appreciation. MORE
There is a really only one good reason to take a dip in the ocean off Plymouth Beach in the middle of winter. It is to raise money to help cancer patients. Jordan's Polar Plunge is a creative a-thon event. MORE
12/21: Winter Solstice. The end of the year is BUUUUSSY. Stressing out about trying to come up with social media posts or ideas for your blog or newsletter is the last thing you need to be doing. Use these writing prompts taken from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter to help you think a little more creatively about your communications for this month. If you need prompts for next year too, sign up for our the newsletter. MORE
Fundraising 101 mazarine treyz what I did winter vacation It all began when my mom called me up on December 31st. She said, “a big storm is gonna hit Boston! move your flight now!” ” and so I called up the airline and changed my flight to a day earlier. then i was wracked by doubt. Was this the right decision? Maybe the snow wasn’t going to be so bad! It was a lot of extra cost! this might have been a mistake! MORE
It's classic economics.If MORE
Protect Our Winters. Protect Our Winter’s donation page is the perfect example of a form that uses a multi-step process. Kicking off with #GivingTuesday, year-end fundraising season will be in full swing. This busy time is marked with nonprofits around the world striving for new and exciting ways to engage with potential donors. You need to launch your campaign , test your email deliverability , craft your message , and more. MORE
They are: Super Bowl… $336 million Summer Olympics…$176 million Fifa World Cup…$103 million NCAA Men’s Final Four…$90 million Winter Olympics…$82 million Rose Bowl…$72 million MLB World Series…$61 million Kentucky Derby…$59 million 9. NFL World Series Stand Up To Cancer NBA Forbes Magazine Winter Olympics Super Bowl Brett Keisel's Beard World Cup Summer Olympics MORE
Robert posted this irresistible photo in the midst of one of the horrific blizzards we had this winter. THIS is unforgettable visual storytelling. The kind we see once and don’t forget. The kind that we share with friends and family. The kind that feels good. The kind we act on. MORE
There is a really only one good reason to take a dip in the ocean off Plymouth Beach in the middle of winter. It is to raise money to help cancer patients. Jordan's Polar Plunge is a creative a-thon event. MORE
Time for me to head to Vegas. It will be a week of splitting Aces and check raising fools with air. You probably have no idea what any of that means, but trust me it's going to be exciting. New posts return on Wednesday, Dec. MORE
One final anecdote: 10 years ago this month the Winter Olympics were held in Utah. Komen for the Cure Facebook Tubbs Red Heinz Winter Olympics Romp to Stomp Twitter Activation General MillsLeading up to its Feb. MORE
We’re working with local grassroots community organizations to provide education programs, sports programs, medical aid, and winter relief. The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) works to protect the rights and improve the lives of children in the Middle East through aid, empowerment and education. This year they're celebrating 30 years of serving the region. MORE
Hygge is the Danish concept of coziness, comfort, warmth, and charm that gets Danes through the long, cold, dark winters. I am especially interested in upping the hygge factor at my office right now because I hate winter — and we all know winter is coming. MORE
Tags: Finding a job Sector-Switching barbara winter community organizing conflict management corporate social responsibility craigslist direct mail event planning executive director fed up finding a new job getting out of fundraising graphic design idealist.org indeed.com lawrence boldt making a living without a job outreach printing publishing research simplyhired social media community manager want out writing MORE
In fact, plenty of opportunities remain for outdoor events during the cold winter months. MORE
I found myself there this past winter, delighting in northern Florida rain while the rest of the country was being buried under snow. Guest blogger Mark Dessauer is Director of Communications at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation. Frank : A gathering of communicators who work for the common good (or public interest). MORE
If you're like us, you can't wait to ditch those winter layers and welcome the springtime bloom. Why not celebrate the start of spring with some terrific nonprofit events? We narrowed down our full list of conferences to some of our very favorites coming up between March and May. MORE
We apparently have six more weeks of winter left, so let’s gather around the proverbial fire and get warm by the light of the hottest articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of marketing and fundraising. New Orleans, LA. MORE
How do you get through your workday? Is it podcasts? Is it music? Is it a combo of both? I tend to go with music when I’m working, because podcasts can be distracting to me. I like podcasts when I’m driving. MORE
CMNH had an executive who spent several years as an executive at the organizing committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Stephen Covey how to sell a cause marketing sponsorship Children's Miracle Network Hospitals CMNH Winter Olympics cause marketing with other nonprofits cause marketing schemaYesterday I talked about the power and ease of working with other nonprofits who serve as sponsors. MORE
This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising and today I am talking with Barbara Winter, the author of Making a Living Without a Job. Well, you don’t wash a lot of windows in the winter time in Seattle. Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. Welcome. MORE
We want to make sure that your winter appeal letter is even better than ever, and this webinar will give you the tools to think “out of the box” around your cause. Then join us on July 2nd at 1pm ET and make your fall and winter appeal really shine! MORE
Start getting your message heard >> WINTER. Throughout 2017, our team introduced some of the most cutting-edge tools to help empower nonprofits to not only reach, but exceed their goals. Read up on some of the biggest new features we released last year, and if you want to check them out for yourself, request a demo and get your year off to a strong start. Psst, most of these tools are exclusive to EveryAction so you won’t find them anywhere else! MORE
TIRED: “After extensive rounds of negotiations with community partners, the organizing committee has gone back to the drawing board to reconsider options to secure a location for the winter workshops. Claire Meyerhoff. MORE
For many people, the value they find in what they do (after the pay raise and reputation gain) is whether they are actually making a difference. Are they improving something — their product, service, work culture, community, the world? MORE
I’m on vacation rejuvenating, clearing space, and building energy for a productive fall and winter. I hope you tdo the same, if only for a day—It’s a necessity for good creative and intellectual work, and sense of wellbeing. MORE
August 9th, 2012 3pm EDT OR September 6th, 3pm EDT. Are you worried about your next big event? Have you ever been at your wits end for finding sponsors? Are you afraid of what sponsors are thinking? Do you have a hard time justifying why they should sponsor you, other than “We’re a good cause”? MORE
The Winter Olympics are a few days away. Tags: Easy Bake Oven Winter Olympics Super Bowl World Cup An open letter to my friends in the nonprofit world. Dear Nonprofit Marketer:The Super Bowl was yesterday. MORE
I'm not a huge fan of swimming in cold weather. But it's definitely more palatable if it's done in the name of a good cause. Save the Harbor / Save the Bay's ([link] mission is to restore and preserve Boston. Fundraising Tips Online Fundraising Software for Nonprofits Third Party Fundraising Viral Fundraising Walkathon software Walkathons MORE
People can sell items at a winter market, just make sure they promote to buyers that the funds will benefit your cause. Nonprofits can benefit from many types of donations, gifts, and support from their community- particularly in the new year. MORE
Thanksgiving, the holidays, and winter can be a difficult time for some people. Some nonprofit organizations do a good job of communicating with their donors, but many do not. Often the only times you hear from organizations is when they’re asking for donations. MORE
As you know, I LOVE to help people write more effective appeal letters. Here’s an appeal letter that I just got from Medcins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders. It is a very effective appeal letter. Let’s look at why. Doctors without Borders Appeal Letter Front. MORE
In this second video interview from the 2013 Winter Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City, I talk with AVEX’s Brand Ambassador Neil Bradshaw about how this product feature figured into their decision about which charity to support when it came time to do some cause marketing. MORE
Patrick’s, Halloween, the Super Bowl, etc.According to National Retail Federation, the biggest holidays for retail sales are: the winter holidays (i.e.Christmas/Thanksgiving) by a country mile, back to school, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, followed closely by Easter.Even though Easter falls three. MORE
Right now, it’s mostly content creation to prep for our winter style challenge. Madeline Kronenberg Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators! This series lets you describe your workday in your own words. MORE
I often go back to the words of Mary Frances Winters in We Can’t Talk about That at Work!: Winters advises you to “come from your heart, learn from your mistakes, and continue to contribute to making this a more inclusive world for all.”. MORE
That’s what I needed to here—they were perfectly attuned to mindset of the moment for parents like me, closeted with hyped-up kids on a snow day without snow, tired of winter and eager for it all to change. MORE
Now I am home on the east coast for winter break. Nonprofit Consultant women 2014 2015 art buckminster fuller crazy talk ice john dewey joseph stalin karl marx neil postman rousseau stupid talk systemaphilia winter break winter vacation MORE
Did you read my first terrible appeal letter? If not, here it is! This second brutally honest appeal letter critique is brought to you by the VNSNY. This appeal letter was sent to my great aunt from the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. MORE
It was no surprise that many of them featured the weather in their subject lines, with references to winter, blizzard, polar bear, storm and snow. WNYC struck me with just the image I was looking for, providing me with a vision of sunny, sweaty, lemonade-lusting relief on a cold winter’s day. Keep in mind that this works so well here because we yearn to escape the cold winter for the 180-degree flip of a summery day. MORE
In the run-up to last year’s winter holidays I posted Don’t Eat the Poinsettia as an appropriate reminder that in fundraising — as in life — there are many myths we take for gospel. MORE
Protect Our Winters. Protect Our Winters is an expert in the art of engaging supporters to take action. There are thousands of nonprofits changing the world in big and small ways every single day. The best of these nonprofits know that one of the major keys to success is using top-notch nonprofit tools to run smart, creative, and impactful campaigns. We’re incredibly fortunate to power many of these organizations, helping raise more money and maximize their impact along the way. MORE
Winter Related Topics Wild Woman Fundraising
JANUARY 9, 2017
This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising and today I am talking with Barbara Winter, the author of Making a Living Without a Job. Well, you don’t wash a lot of windows in the winter time in Seattle. Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. Welcome.
Wild Woman Fundraising
JANUARY 8, 2014
Fundraising 101 mazarine treyz what I did winter vacation It all began when my mom called me up on December 31st. She said, “a big storm is gonna hit Boston! move your flight now!” ” and so I called up the airline and changed my flight to a day earlier. then i was wracked by doubt. Was this the right decision? Maybe the snow wasn’t going to be so bad! It was a lot of extra cost! this might have been a mistake!
Wild Woman Fundraising
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
How do you get through your workday? Is it podcasts? Is it music? Is it a combo of both? I tend to go with music when I’m working, because podcasts can be distracting to me. I like podcasts when I’m driving.
Non Profit Marketing 360
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
Besides, winter could prove a notable setback, so we better give an extra push now. Doctors, teachers, and athletes encourage us all to get more exercise. For many of us, our springtime means the energy to start a program to get fit and overcome the initial discomforts.
Cause Related Marketing
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
In fact, plenty of opportunities remain for outdoor events during the cold winter months.
Wild Woman Fundraising
DECEMBER 29, 2014
Now I am home on the east coast for winter break. Nonprofit Consultant women 2014 2015 art buckminster fuller crazy talk ice john dewey joseph stalin karl marx neil postman rousseau stupid talk systemaphilia winter break winter vacation
Blue Sky Collaborative
APRIL 11, 2011
I'm not a huge fan of swimming in cold weather. But it's definitely more palatable if it's done in the name of a good cause. Save the Harbor / Save the Bay's ([link] mission is to restore and preserve Boston. Fundraising Tips Online Fundraising Software for Nonprofits Third Party Fundraising Viral Fundraising Walkathon software Walkathons
Wild Woman Fundraising
DECEMBER 7, 2015
As you know, I LOVE to help people write more effective appeal letters. Here’s an appeal letter that I just got from Medcins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders. It is a very effective appeal letter. Let’s look at why. Doctors without Borders Appeal Letter Front.
Wild Woman Fundraising
AUGUST 17, 2015
Did you read my first terrible appeal letter? If not, here it is! This second brutally honest appeal letter critique is brought to you by the VNSNY. This appeal letter was sent to my great aunt from the Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Wild Woman Fundraising
AUGUST 2, 2012
August 9th, 2012 3pm EDT OR September 6th, 3pm EDT. Are you worried about your next big event? Have you ever been at your wits end for finding sponsors? Are you afraid of what sponsors are thinking? Do you have a hard time justifying why they should sponsor you, other than “We’re a good cause”?
Cause Related Marketing
FEBRUARY 8, 2010
The Winter Olympics are a few days away. Tags: Easy Bake Oven Winter Olympics Super Bowl World Cup An open letter to my friends in the nonprofit world. Dear Nonprofit Marketer:The Super Bowl was yesterday.
Cause Related Marketing
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
CMNH had an executive who spent several years as an executive at the organizing committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Stephen Covey how to sell a cause marketing sponsorship Children's Miracle Network Hospitals CMNH Winter Olympics cause marketing with other nonprofits cause marketing schemaYesterday I talked about the power and ease of working with other nonprofits who serve as sponsors.
Wild Woman Fundraising
APRIL 12, 2010
Tags: Finding a job Sector-Switching barbara winter community organizing conflict management corporate social responsibility craigslist direct mail event planning executive director fed up finding a new job getting out of fundraising graphic design idealist.org indeed.com lawrence boldt making a living without a job outreach printing publishing research simplyhired social media community manager want out writing
Cause Related Marketing
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
One final anecdote: 10 years ago this month the Winter Olympics were held in Utah. Komen for the Cure Facebook Tubbs Red Heinz Winter Olympics Romp to Stomp Twitter Activation General MillsLeading up to its Feb.
Cause Related Marketing
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
They are: Super Bowl… $336 million Summer Olympics…$176 million Fifa World Cup…$103 million NCAA Men’s Final Four…$90 million Winter Olympics…$82 million Rose Bowl…$72 million MLB World Series…$61 million Kentucky Derby…$59 million 9. NFL World Series Stand Up To Cancer NBA Forbes Magazine Winter Olympics Super Bowl Brett Keisel's Beard World Cup Summer Olympics
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Hygge is the Danish concept of coziness, comfort, warmth, and charm that gets Danes through the long, cold, dark winters. I am especially interested in upping the hygge factor at my office right now because I hate winter — and we all know winter is coming.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MAY 20, 2019
Right now, it’s mostly content creation to prep for our winter style challenge. Madeline Kronenberg Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators! This series lets you describe your workday in your own words.
Getting Attention
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
It was no surprise that many of them featured the weather in their subject lines, with references to winter, blizzard, polar bear, storm and snow. WNYC struck me with just the image I was looking for, providing me with a vision of sunny, sweaty, lemonade-lusting relief on a cold winter’s day. Keep in mind that this works so well here because we yearn to escape the cold winter for the 180-degree flip of a summery day.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MARCH 12, 2015
Robert posted this irresistible photo in the midst of one of the horrific blizzards we had this winter. THIS is unforgettable visual storytelling. The kind we see once and don’t forget. The kind that we share with friends and family. The kind that feels good. The kind we act on.
EveryAction
MARCH 19, 2018
Protect Our Winters. Protect Our Winters is an expert in the art of engaging supporters to take action. There are thousands of nonprofits changing the world in big and small ways every single day. The best of these nonprofits know that one of the major keys to success is using top-notch nonprofit tools to run smart, creative, and impactful campaigns. We’re incredibly fortunate to power many of these organizations, helping raise more money and maximize their impact along the way.
Wild Woman Fundraising
JUNE 19, 2014
We want to make sure that your winter appeal letter is even better than ever, and this webinar will give you the tools to think “out of the box” around your cause. Then join us on July 2nd at 1pm ET and make your fall and winter appeal really shine!
The Agitator
AUGUST 3, 2017
For many people, the value they find in what they do (after the pay raise and reputation gain) is whether they are actually making a difference. Are they improving something — their product, service, work culture, community, the world?
EveryAction
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Protect Our Winters. Protect Our Winter’s donation page is the perfect example of a form that uses a multi-step process. Kicking off with #GivingTuesday, year-end fundraising season will be in full swing. This busy time is marked with nonprofits around the world striving for new and exciting ways to engage with potential donors. You need to launch your campaign , test your email deliverability , craft your message , and more.
Blue Sky Collaborative
DECEMBER 7, 2009
There is a really only one good reason to take a dip in the ocean off Plymouth Beach in the middle of winter. It is to raise money to help cancer patients. Jordan's Polar Plunge is a creative a-thon event.
The Agitator
OCTOBER 2, 2013
In the run-up to last year’s winter holidays I posted Don’t Eat the Poinsettia as an appropriate reminder that in fundraising — as in life — there are many myths we take for gospel.
Blue Sky Collaborative
DECEMBER 7, 2009
There is a really only one good reason to take a dip in the ocean off Plymouth Beach in the middle of winter. It is to raise money to help cancer patients. Jordan's Polar Plunge is a creative a-thon event.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
APRIL 10, 2015
While the weather is warming up here, winter is still coming to Westeros this Sunday. Welcome to another round of Mixed Links… Next week is National Volunteer Week and the Nonprofit Toolkit has a graphic you can download to show your appreciation.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2018
We apparently have six more weeks of winter left, so let’s gather around the proverbial fire and get warm by the light of the hottest articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of marketing and fundraising. New Orleans, LA.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MARCH 14, 2018
I often go back to the words of Mary Frances Winters in We Can’t Talk about That at Work!: Winters advises you to “come from your heart, learn from your mistakes, and continue to contribute to making this a more inclusive world for all.”.
Getting Attention
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
That’s what I needed to here—they were perfectly attuned to mindset of the moment for parents like me, closeted with hyped-up kids on a snow day without snow, tired of winter and eager for it all to change.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2018
12/21: Winter Solstice. The end of the year is BUUUUSSY. Stressing out about trying to come up with social media posts or ideas for your blog or newsletter is the last thing you need to be doing. Use these writing prompts taken from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter to help you think a little more creatively about your communications for this month. If you need prompts for next year too, sign up for our the newsletter.
Cause Related Marketing
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
In this second video interview from the 2013 Winter Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City, I talk with AVEX’s Brand Ambassador Neil Bradshaw about how this product feature figured into their decision about which charity to support when it came time to do some cause marketing.
EveryAction
JANUARY 31, 2018
Start getting your message heard >> WINTER. Throughout 2017, our team introduced some of the most cutting-edge tools to help empower nonprofits to not only reach, but exceed their goals. Read up on some of the biggest new features we released last year, and if you want to check them out for yourself, request a demo and get your year off to a strong start. Psst, most of these tools are exclusive to EveryAction so you won’t find them anywhere else!
Getting Attention
AUGUST 24, 2016
I’m on vacation rejuvenating, clearing space, and building energy for a productive fall and winter. I hope you tdo the same, if only for a day—It’s a necessity for good creative and intellectual work, and sense of wellbeing.
Cause Related Marketing
MARCH 24, 2009
Patrick’s, Halloween, the Super Bowl, etc.According to National Retail Federation, the biggest holidays for retail sales are: the winter holidays (i.e.Christmas/Thanksgiving) by a country mile, back to school, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, followed closely by Easter.Even though Easter falls three.
EveryAction
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
We’re working with local grassroots community organizations to provide education programs, sports programs, medical aid, and winter relief. The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) works to protect the rights and improve the lives of children in the Middle East through aid, empowerment and education. This year they're celebrating 30 years of serving the region.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
APRIL 15, 2015
It’s time to banish boring marketing and communications along with the winter blues and embrace a vibrant and fresh springtime with our Marketing Makeover Magic webinar.
Getting Attention
JUNE 16, 2015
I found myself there this past winter, delighting in northern Florida rain while the rest of the country was being buried under snow. Guest blogger Mark Dessauer is Director of Communications at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation. Frank : A gathering of communicators who work for the common good (or public interest).
Ann Green
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Thanksgiving, the holidays, and winter can be a difficult time for some people. Some nonprofit organizations do a good job of communicating with their donors, but many do not. Often the only times you hear from organizations is when they’re asking for donations.
EveryAction
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
If you're like us, you can't wait to ditch those winter layers and welcome the springtime bloom. Why not celebrate the start of spring with some terrific nonprofit events? We narrowed down our full list of conferences to some of our very favorites coming up between March and May.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
TIRED: “After extensive rounds of negotiations with community partners, the organizing committee has gone back to the drawing board to reconsider options to secure a location for the winter workshops. Claire Meyerhoff.
Fundraising 123
JANUARY 8, 2014
People can sell items at a winter market, just make sure they promote to buyers that the funds will benefit your cause. Nonprofits can benefit from many types of donations, gifts, and support from their community- particularly in the new year.
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