Getting Attention

JANUARY 16, 2019

Those New Year’s resolutions—including the ones we set for marketing and fundraising work—are so hard to keep. As your marketing resolutions fade, you’re stuck in the same place you’ve been. resolutions) —start with a max of three smart, realistic, and attainable goals for the next six months.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

What do community organizing calls for police abolition and recent federal public investments like the American Rescue Plan Act (more popularly known as ARPA) have in common? Even many equity-oriented donors and foundations have at times worked at cross-purposes with the public sector.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 28, 2024

These changemakers are on the ground floor pushing initiatives forward, so you want your work environment to support their growth. Employees who continuously learn are more adaptable and can better respond to new challenges, regulatory changes, or shifts in donor expectations. Practice teamwork.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 26, 2023

7 Omnichannel Customer Engagement Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations When it comes to nonprofits, engagement is the lifeblood that fuels volunteer participation, donations, and advocacy work. This ensures that you reach a diverse range of audiences and engage with them on their preferred platforms.

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Lets Talk Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2019

Does your nonprofit want to raise more money this year? Make a New Year's Resolution to improve your donor retention rate. While that's a simple concept, it's not easy to do. I'm going to help you keep this resolution, through a series of smaller steps in upcoming posts. Every year. In the book.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Institutions, hierarchies, and forms of leadership rooted in Western colonial ideology are failing, being renegotiated, and getting deconstructed—even in the face of intense backlash. We have also reached a moment in time of almost complete co-optation of our work by the nonprofit sector.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Most modern news organizations no longer employ big photography teams and graphics desks. And many local TV news stations have fewer camera people on staff to capture live video than they did even a few years ago. Here are some tips to help you get started: Take pictures that show your work. Explore graphics.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 5, 2021

The travel industry has been booming for years. Millions upon millions of people go on vacations and trips throughout the year. Keep in mind that most people nowadays will view websites on their smartphones, tablets and even televisions at home. How to Launch Your Travel Business Digitally. About the Author. .

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 22, 2023

Image Credit: Anders Norrback Bornholm on unsplash.com In a report published last year for Just Futures , an investment advisory firm that seeks to encourage “values-based investing,” Anand Jahi indicates that the amount of money invested on Wall Street totals $71.4 This makes ESG investment easy to do—no need to sacrifice financial return.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 19, 2022

Once you’ve got a strong understanding of how the P2P process works, explore these ideas to create an engaging, productive fundraising campaign. This event works similarly to a holiday baking competition. Use your gala to recognize and thank top peer-to-peer fundraisers and donors for their hard work during previous campaigns.

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Lets Talk Nonprofit

JANUARY 1, 2020

If not, this is a great resolution for your nonprofit. Every nonprofit should strive for 100% board giving, every year. Consider these questions from real grant applications: Did every board member personally contribute financially to your organization in the most recently completed financial year? Even if you can't say "Yes!"

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The Agitator

DECEMBER 7, 2017

At the beginning of the week, Roger talked about behavioral science cues and how they can help you boost year-end giving. Today, I’m going to cheat just a bit and move the conversation a few days forward: what do you do at the beginning of the year? beginning of new week, month, year) or personal (e.g.,

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Getting Attention

JANUARY 10, 2017

This practical, doable marketing plan template takes you from goals to benchmarks, work plan, action, and impact! . Those New Year’s resolutions—including the ones we set for marketing and fundraising work—are so hard to keep. So the resolutions fade out, leaving you disappointed.

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

I imagine most of you have sent out your year-end appeal. You may think your work is done for now, but it’s not. In fact, what comes next is even more important, especially if you want to keep your donors for a long time. Some of you may already be doing what I’m going to suggest below. Kudos to you!

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Ann Green

JANUARY 4, 2018

Happy New Year! I also hope 2017 was a good year for your organization, and 2018 will be even better. If things didn’t go so well last year, here are a few ways to help you do better. If things didn’t go so well last year, here are a few ways to help you do better. Evaluate and plan.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Essential Skills for Staying Competitive in the Global Job Market With more businesses expanding their operations abroad, the global job market has grown more competitive in recent years. Almost everyone has experienced a slight expansion of boundaries; this difference is evident even when perusing job offers on LinkedIn.

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

I imagine many of you are beyond busy working on your year-end appeal, but if you think you can take a deep breath and relax once the letters have gone out, you can’t. In fact, what comes next is even more important, especially if you want to to keep your donors for a long time. Do a good job of thanking your donors.

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Many of you are immersed in your year-end appeal, but if you think you can rest easy once the letters have gone out, think again. Your work has just begun. In fact, what comes next is even more important, especially if you want to to keep your donors for a long time. Do a good job of thanking your donors.

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Ann Green

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Humans have been telling stories for at least 30,000 years. While your nonprofit won’t be recording stories on cave walls like humans did thousands of years ago, you do have an excellent tool for sharing stories related to your cause — your organization’s website , and more specifically, your donation page. By Murad Bushnaq.

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Fundraising Coach

JULY 5, 2011

Happy New Year! Yes, I know it’s not a “new year&# to everyone. But a substantial majority of FundraisingCoach.com’s readers ended their fiscal year last week. So in that spirit, here are three New Year Resolutions to help you make the next 12 months more productive and fulfilling.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JANUARY 2, 2013

Does your new year include any work-related resolutions? Mine always do. In past years, I’ve done the “ three words ” approach. This will include both work and personal choices. This week I am establishing new morning and evening routines , which comes from One Bite at a Time.

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Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 5, 2012

Whether you love or hate New Year Resolutions, millions of people use January 1 to start new habits. As a result, I’ve been asked by several bloggers and magazines what New Year resolution I would suggest people make. If you could do only one thing this year. You need to ask them.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 11, 2021

Instragram has helped the fashion indusrty to florish, but how do fashion brands take advantage of this platform? In this day and age, modern businesses must have a strong presence on social media , whether to promote their products, increase the audiences, or charm potential new clients. A New Shopping Experience.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

So how do we do this? How do we ask for money? 2] This might sound like, [1] “You have been a friend of this library for over twenty years.” 2] “You understand how a new regional history collection would preserve our shared heritage.” Because we can’t do it without the full story. But asking for money?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Five years ago, at the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact in New York City, #GivingTuesday started as a response to the Black Friday and Cyber Monday crazes that follow Thanksgiving. Over $1,640,000 in gifts were given this year, and over $177,000,000 was raised online for charities and nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. Your work is valuable and you should be compensated for it.

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Getting Attention

JANUARY 3, 2013

I’m honored to host the first Nonprofit Blog Carnival of 2013, covering your big dream for your organization, cause or the nonprofit community this year, and how you’ll get there. Changing public perception of the issue you work on. Or even a new turn for your nonprofit or the nonprofit sector.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 16, 2018

A new year means new resolutions, and for nonprofits that often falls into the category of better fundraising practices. Enter our new series, “New Year, New Heights.” So picture this, you’re starting out at your brand new job as a major gifts officer at the nonprofit of your dreams.

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Lets Talk Nonprofit

JUNE 5, 2019

There are a number of things you can do to improve your donor retention. For instance, thank your donors promptly and personally , report back to your donors on the measurable impact of your work , be donor-centric in all of your messaging - make the donor the hero , and communicate regularly - in print, online, and in person.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 11, 2014

When asked about his repeated failures to produce a working light bulb, Thomas Edison said, I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. Learning from your failure is invaluable, but that doesnt make failure any less painful. Its the chance that entrepreneurs and innovators take.

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Getting Attention

DECEMBER 10, 2012

How Do You Persuade People to Share a Precious Resource? I’ve been thinking sales a lot recently, ever since Dan Pink invited fans to join the launch team for his new book, To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others , and I was one of the lucky people selected. How Do [.] Yes, you’re in sales.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 5, 2011

Happy New Year! Okay, before you think I’ve gone batty, I mean Happy New Year to those whose fiscal year started July 1. It’s a good time to think about how you’re going to do fundraising for the next 12 months. Do you want to show up that way? There’s nothing else like it.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

JANUARY 24, 2013

.” Since one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to venture beyond what’s easy into the territory of what is profoundly uncomfortable (see #3), here goes. I post about ways I want to think, ideas I should pursue and how I could do better work. I recently heard Seth Godin tell Mitch Joel that (even he!)

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Getting Attention

AUGUST 9, 2011

We “broke the mold” on our traditional printed annual report process last year when we tried out Prezi – that was a huge change for us after more than a decade, and we received all kinds of kudos for taking some risks and trying something new. What motivated your decision to do the video format this year?

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 20, 2022

Climax and resolution. A minor inconvenience won’t work. Without this, even a catastrophic threat won’t motivate action. Researchers explain, “But then an event – screenwriters call this event the ‘inciting incident’ – throws life out of balance in the shape of a new opportunity or threat.”[2]. Threat worked.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2014

Especially with that liberal arts degree… …Despite the fact that you could gain valuable experience, confidence and the connections that make getting jobs and work experience much easier—and there’s a boat of evidence a college degree is correlated with an increase in your total lifetime earnings. Where are the short term rewards?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JANUARY 4, 2010

The first week of a new year is always one of my favorites. In addition to the typical resolutions about doing more of this and less of that, I also like to pick a theme for the new year. Sometimes it’s a few words, or a personal tagline, or even a song. 2009 was a wonderful year in many ways.

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