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From Scarcity to Inspiration: Rethinking the Value of Nonprofit Facilities

NonProfit Quarterly

For years, I have directed IFF , a community development financial institution that specializes in nonprofit facilities lending. Nonprofit professionals—particularly those working in under-resourced communities—know this makeshift setup well.

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Scaling Deep, Not Up: Lessons from Detroit

NonProfit Quarterly

Leaders in many places facing economic decline—be they post-industrial cities in the Rust Belt or depleted communities in former coal mining towns—are increasingly looking to entrepreneurship as a means of revitalization. Why Scaling Deep Can Build Self-Reliance in Communities.

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How do water shutoffs impact low-income communities?

NonProfit Quarterly

The current water crisis puts communities and utilities at odds with one another. The Water Alliance is changing that question to, “How can utilities, communities, and policy makers work together to create an environment in which shutoffs for low-income families are not necessary?”.

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The Nonprofit Sector and Social Change: A Conversation between Cyndi Suarez and Claire Dunning

NonProfit Quarterly

So, the organizations were vulnerable at the same time when communities were vulnerable. So, there are all these federal publications that talk about the Bromley-Heath Public Housing Development and neighborhood patrol. Nonprofits can provide amazing community.

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How to Align Assets with Mission: Small Steps That Nonprofits Can Take

NonProfit Quarterly

Developing a sound approach to managing these assets is part of the fiduciary responsibility of nonprofit boards. A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration.

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How Land Banks and Community Land Trusts Can Partner for Racial Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

The idea that land banks and community land trusts (CLT) might both benefit by working more closely with each other is more than a decade old. The community wins because there is now permanently affordable housing that can forestall gentrification.

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Can CDFIs Rein in Capitalist Excess?

NonProfit Quarterly

Last month, the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), the nation’s leading community development financial institution (CDFI) trade association, held its first in-person national conference in three years in New York City. Image Credit: M.Emin B?L?R R on pexels. “It’s

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Facebook Marketing Webinar: Change the Way You Think About Marketing Your Business on Facebook

Pam Moore

Related Stories Why You Need an Integrated Digital Marketing and Social Media Plan Content Marketing in a Nutshell – How to Use for Real Business Results Twitter for Business – How to Develop Your Strategy, Plan, and Persona That Delivers Results. Tired of spinning your social wheels trying to market your business on Facebook? Join me for a free live training event on Thursday, August 3rd at 2pm et !

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Brand Storytelling in a Nutshell: 10 Foundations of Success

Pam Moore

It's these common foundations that weave the threads for relationships, trust and community. They say they want to build community. It's not news that people buy from people or that business and life are about personal, human relationships. People have been buying from other people, communicating with other people and connecting with other people for years, decades and centuries. It's in our DNA to want to connect with other human beings who believe in the same things we do.

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Why, What and How of an Audience First Marketing Strategy and Segmentation

Pam Moore

I developed a 2 part podcast series that puts audience marketing in a nutshell to help you understand how you leverage an audience first social media, digital marketing and branding strategy that helps you attract your ideal customer and achieve your goals. Take a listen to episode 236 and 237 of the Social Zoom Factor podcast to learn the foundations of developing an audience based marketing approach for your business. 8 Steps to Develop a Social Business Plan (white paper).

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10 Power Tips to Create Facebook Content that Owns the News Feed Like a BOSS

Pam Moore

Social Profit Factor will help you develop your plan with goals, objectives and priorities within 30-60 days! Social Profit Factor Online Training Academy + Member Community . Facebook recently announced big changes to the Facebook News Feed algorithm that impacts publishers, brands, celebrities and just about any business or human being who wants to conduct any type of business utilizing Facebook.

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Don’t Sell Your Brand’s Soul to the Facebook News Feed Algorithm and Vanity Metrics

Pam Moore

They may like to also talk with the people who work for the brand, use the brand's products or services or are simply part of the community surrounding the brand. They have an audience, fan base, community and customers who enjoy communicating on platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram with and about the brand. He liked the photos with our family, team and communities we serve. With this community, comes power.

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Facebook Groups for Business in a Nutshell

Pam Moore

Facebook Groups provide a unique opportunity for brands of all sizes to build community, increase brand awareness, generate leads and even increase sales of products or services. How to build and grow your community using a Facebook Group. How to promote your Facebook Group and Community. Importance of establishing community Guidelines for your Facebook Group. Tips to inspire natural community leaders in your Facebook Group.

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Google Analytics: Your Free Goldmine to More Leads, Sales and Human Connections

Pam Moore

We'll help you develop a solid plan with goals, metrics for success and a detailed plan for execution within 30-60 days of starting the courses! Supporting Resources: Social Profit Factor Training System + Member Community. How to Develop a Content Marketing Framework and Plan (episode 7). 8 Steps to Develop a Social Business Plan (white paper). THE Social Media Training Academy and Member Community for Business is Here!

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3 Reasons Your Boss Didn’t Approve Your Social Media Budget and Plan

Pam Moore

Do they not understand that there is also risk by ignoring social networks where their current customers, dream customers and community is hanging out? Check out our blueprint for digital marketing and social media strategy development and execution… Social Profit Factor Training Academy. Social Profit Factor will help you develop your plan with goals, objectives and priorities within 30 days! Ever feel as if your boss, c-suite and colleagues just don't “get it?”

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Power of Trust and Intention in Earning Attention of Your Ideal Customer and Audience

Pam Moore

Because attention is such a valuable resource, it is critical for marketers to maximize every second they achieve attention from their communities and audience. Welcome to the digital marketing era where attention is the absolute most scarce resource. There is clearly no lack of people and brands trying to grab your attention. Every where we turn, every device we turn on, every social network feed we scroll, there is noise. Brands want us to check out their hot deals.

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Big Announcement! THE Social Media Training Academy and Member Community for Business is Here!

Pam Moore

We have been working the past year on a game changing online social media training academy and member community to help solve your biggest problems and challenges related to social media marketing, digital marketing, and branding. I am excited to announce that TODAY we officially open the public doors to our brand new Social Profit Factor training academy and member community! We have developed your fast track to social media business success!

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Use This Awesome Worksheet to Build Your Social Media Plan, Prioritize Audiences & Customer Segments

Pam Moore

Plus chances are if you are just starting out with social media you have nobody listening to your self proclaimed “awesome buzz” as you haven’t invested the time or resource to build community. Community does not happen overnight. Loyal brand evangelists and engaged community members are earned over time, not purchased over night. Communities Create Markets: I previously wrote this post about how communities create markets.

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Marketing Nutz Launches Social Profit Factor: Social Media, Branding Training Academy for YOU!

Pam Moore

Most are filled with mass amounts of random videos and rants by people who understand social media but either don’t know how or have not taken the time to develop training that can be easily understood and digested by those new to social media. Unsure how to develop content to attract your ideal customer? Develop buyer personas that describe your ideal customer so that you can better serve, inspire and connect with them using social media.

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10 Truths Nobody Told You About Being A Social Media Marketer

Pam Moore

It is clear social media marketing is delivering real and measurable business value for companies large and small today. Marketers of all specialties from digital, content, strategy and even operations know they must not only learn, but also deeply embrace social media as a way to connect, inspire and serve their new online audiences as well as current, prospective and future customers.

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5 Ways that Social Media Marketing Software Can Fail You

Pam Moore

How to Activate Your Social Media Audience and Communities. 5 Ways that Social Media Marketing Software Can Fail You. There’s no denying that social media marketing software can be an enormous asset to businesses of all sizes, creating, publishing, and even reviewing the performance of their content easier and quicker. Many tools can help you streamline the social marketing process while making it more effective and impactful, too.

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Communities Create Markets: 13 Strategies To Build a Loyal Tribe of Brand Evangelists

Pam Moore

The heart of digital and social marketing success is community. The true power comes in the form of community. Communities are not just born overnight via a fast “pop-up” Facebook group with an intent to pursuade people to buy from you. The most powerful communities are nurtured and grown over time, not coerced or bribed. Patience is one of the hardest things to have when it comes to building online communities.

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Communities Create Markets: 13 Strategies To Build a Loyal Tribe of Brand Evangelists

Pam Moore

The heart of digital and social marketing success is community. The true power comes in the form of community. Communities are not just born overnight via a fast “pop-up” Facebook group with an intent to pursuade people to buy from you. The most powerful communities are nurtured and grown over time, not coerced or bribed. Patience is one of the hardest things to have when it comes to building online communities.

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Social Media Hashtags in a Nutshell

Pam Moore

For years many social media savvy marketers have tapped into the power of hashtags to grow their brand, community and even generate leads and sales. How to leverage hashtags to nurture community. How to Activate Your Social Media Audience and Communities Digital Marketing 2019: 5 Mindset Shifts Marketers Must Make. Hashtags are a big part of social networks such as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

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Get Down with the OPC! How to Ignite Your Brand with Other People’s Content and Community

Pam Moore

The OPC = other people's content and other people's community. Communities create markets, but only after you make the first investment in the human beings within. People who learn to do this in an authentic way can zoom straight past their competition with powerful relationships, extended reach, and multiple communities and people sitting on the edge of their seats to learn from the content they provide. Tapping into the power of other people's communities.

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7 Steps to Develop a Profitable Social Media & Digital Marketing Plan [podcast]

Pam Moore

· 7 Steps to a Profitable Digital and Social Media Marketing Plan Developing a digital marketing and social media marketing plan that delivers measurable results requires more than a few pretty visuals or snazzy bite size videos you post on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

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7 Steps to Develop a Profitable Social Media & Digital Marketing Plan [podcast]

Pam Moore

Developing a digital marketing and social media marketing plan that delivers measurable results requires more than a few pretty visuals or snazzy bite size videos you post on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. · 7 Steps to a Profitable Digital and Social Media Marketing Plan.

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Ready, Set, Activate Your Digital Audience to Fall in LOVE with your Brand

Pam Moore

We are living in exciting times with the advancements in technology, artificial intelligence, live video streaming, user behavior analysis, data measurement and analysis, communication mediums, social media marketing, social networking and the power at our fingertips to bring human beings and communities together. I provide you some solid examples, recommendations and supporting free tools for how you can activate your audience with content, value and community building.

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Sales and Marketing Conversion Funnels – The Ultimate Get Started Guide

Pam Moore

Top 3 Things You MUST Have Before Starting the Development of Your Sales and Marketing Conversion Funnel . I was building social communities online before we had the pure luxury of social networks such as Facebook.

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Nonprofits as Battlegrounds for Democracy

NonProfit Quarterly

In it, she not only traces the development of the nonprofit sector. The vehicle for the development of nonprofit infrastructure was government grants, beginning with President Lyndon B.

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Ready, Set, Action! How to Activate Your Social Media Audience and Communities

Pam Moore

We are living in exciting times with the advancements in technology, artificial intelligence, live video streaming, user behavior analysis, data measurement and analysis, communication mediums, social media marketing, social networking and the power at our fingertips to bring human beings and communities together. I provide you some solid examples, recommendations and supporting free tools for how you can activate your audience with content, value and community building.

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10 Content Marketing Holiday Survival Tips for Digital and Social Marketers

Pam Moore

We're jumping smack dab into the middle of the time of year where digital and content marketers must balance keeping their family and own soul fed while at the same time ensure they are giving their audience, community and customers the content they need and expect. Social Profit Factor will help you develop your plan with goals, objectives and priorities within 30 days! The holiday season is here.

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3 Reasons Your Boss Didn’t Approve Your Social Media Budget and Plan

Pam Moore

Do they not understand that there is also risk by ignoring social networks where their current customers, dream customers and community is hanging out? Check out our blueprint for digital marketing and social media strategy development and execution… Social Profit Factor Training Academy. Social Profit Factor will help you develop your plan with goals, objectives and priorities within 30 days! Ever feel as if your boss, c-suite and colleagues just don't “get it?”

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Meet the EveryAction Team 2018

EveryAction

nonprofit blog community DevelopmentAt EveryAction we’re on a mission to provide nonprofits with best-in-class fundraising, engagement, and advocacy tools, but we like to think that we’re a pretty fun place to work, too. We strive to promote a healthy work life balance, that’s why our team hosts things like “social fridays”, team yoga classes, company-wide bake-offs, and other activities to de-stress.

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Facebook Messenger 101: Get Started Guide for Business [download now]

Pam Moore

Are you ready to gain an unfair competitive advantage on Facebook? Would you like to stomp status quo and serve your customers quickly, personally and in a more human way by leveraging automation and a platform that more than 1.2 billion people are currently using? If you answer yes to these questions then you need to understand the power of Facebook Messenger for business and how it can easily help you serve your customers, even while you sleep.

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Comment on 7 Ways to Sabotage Your Major Gifts Program in an Instant by Wabwire Jennipher

Amy Eisenstein

Can I get one or two about community development or Environmental conservation? Can you help me get a donor. Running an organization organization without one is not a walk in the park. Will really appreciate it. Best regards Jennipher

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Remaking the Economy: Redefining Leadership

NonProfit Quarterly

Increasingly, people of color are becoming leaders of national community development organizations. Dr. Akilah Watkins is former president and CEO of the Center for Community Progress, which works to works to transform vacant properties into neighborhood assets.

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[FREE WEBINAR] Finding and Engaging Major Donors During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Join major giving expert and ACFRE, Amy Eisenstein, as she delves into the trending topics your organization needs to tune into this year including: Discovering major donors within your donor community. Developing donor relationships in the age of social-distancing.

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Community Ownership of Real Estate: A Los Angeles Story

NonProfit Quarterly

At a recent professional dinner, I struck up a fascinating conversation with a woman who has spent her legal career working in civil rights, housing, and community development. Such phenomena are root causes of many challenges facing urban communities of color today.

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How Ideology Affects Which Causes Donors Support

Nonprofit Tech for Good

International development: 6.2%. Community development: 5.2%. Community development: 5.1%. International development: 4.2%. International development: 4.9%. Community development: 4.8%. According to the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report , a donor’s ideology has more impact upon which causes and types of nonprofits they support than gender or age.

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Gumbo for the Struggle: Recipes of Liberation from the Cultural Kitchen

NonProfit Quarterly

Based in Oakland, CA, and launched in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cooperative is forging a table of Black women-led, community-based organizations so Black cultural production across the city can thrive. We build on our community’s rich history of collective efforts.

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Is Peach The New Killer App?

Care2

There’s a new social app called Peach that’s trending with the technorati and social media community. Developed by Vine co-founder Dom Hoffman, the app is a mix between Twitter and Slack. Last week it reached the top 100 apps in the Itunes store. No easy feat. It’s also received a lot of major press coverage ranging from the New York Times to CBS News and WIRED. Social Networking

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Making Food Systems Work for People of Color: Six Action Steps

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Oladimeji Odunsi on unsplash.com How do you support development across the food system in a way that builds community ownership and power for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities? EFOD stands for “equitable food-oriented development.”

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