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Ep166: This Causepreneur Has Found the Right 'Good-to-Greed' Ratio

Selfish Giving

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan I talk to Hil Davis , founder of BeautyKind , an online retailer where consumers can shop prestige beauty brands while raising funds for charitable causes. Launched In November 2014, BeautyKind is an online beauty retailer with charitable giving at its core. Customers can shop their favorite beauty, hair, fragrance and skin care brands, while directing five percent of every purchase to causes of their choice, whether that is a local cause or a national organizati

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15 Things Smart, Social Savvy Business Marketers Never do on Facebook

Pam Moore

It’s no surprise that Facebook is still one of the hottest social networks around. Check out these statistics published by Facebook as of March, 2016. 1.09 billion daily active users on average for March 2016. 989 million mobile daily active users on average for March 2016. 1.65 billion monthly active users as of March 31, 2016. 1.51 billion mobile monthly active users as of March 31, 2016.

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Urgent Warning: Immediate Action Required

The Agitator

We’re rushing this to you over the weekend so you’re prepared and ready to act first thing Monday morning. For the sake of your organization, your clients, and your colleagues on Twitter, LinkedIn Facebook or reading your blog, we urge you to move quickly and forward this Alert to them immediately so they can also take action. ACTION ITEM: A dangerous and overreaching Bill (Assembly Bill 2855) is working its way through the California legislature.

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Is your mission statement trying too hard?

Fundraising Coach

Can you recite your nonprofit's mission statement? Does it inspire and energize? Or is is more like a laundry list of tasks? If it sounds like tasks, it's hurting your fundraising. Your nonprofit's mission is vital. It's needed. It should inspire passion. When it does, it can transform your community. Giving your mission statement a makeover In a recent Movie Monday , Lynn Harden, executive director of the Regence Foundation, describes her experience with a small nonprofit women's center helping

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Restaurant Execs: Cause Marketing, Employee Engagement Drive Bottom Line

Selfish Giving

I had a great trip to the National Restaurant Show in Chicago on Saturday. It was quick trip - in and out so I could be at New Strategies at Georgetown University on Sunday afternoon - but I had the chance to moderate a panel of speakers who were there to discuss the powerful intersection of cause marketing and employee engagement to support Share Our Strength.

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Podcasts for Nonprofit Communications Directors

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Is podcasting making a big comeback? It seems like every year, I read an article saying Yes. Despite all the interest in more visual content, there’s something very compelling about rich audio content that doesn’t require you to stare directly at it or to hold it in your hands. Pop in some earbuds or use a Bluetooth speaker and multi-task away.

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When Women Win

The Agitator

I unwrapped the package from Simone Joyoux and out fell a card bearing this moving quotation from Constance Baker Motley, the first black woman in the U.S. to become a federal judge: “Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade.”. Inside the package was a remarkable gift of a book — a book I want to tell you about.

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How to Approach a Nonprofit Job Interview with a For-Profit Attitude (and Résumé)

EveryAction

This guest post originally appeared on Idealist Careers blog. As someone who has jumped from the corporate world to the nonprofit sector and back again, I’ve learned a lot about the nuances of both, especially in terms of the all-important first interview. While I don’t claim to be an expert on interviewing (I’ve had a few terrible ones in my time), my work with nonprofits of all shapes and sizes has taught me how to understand a new audience.

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Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Happy Friday! Let’s celebrate with some Mixed Links… CauseVox has started a new podcast about online fundraising for nonprofit leaders, fundraisers, and marketers. Big Duck has a new, cost-effective way to measure how you are perceived by the public – the Brandraising Benchmark. Looking for a job in fundraising? Here are 5 Common Fundraising Resume Mistakes.

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Fundraising That Makes A Dog Sick

The Agitator

I’m somewhat amused by the debate over volume. How many appeals make you ‘donor-centric’, how many not. My frequency schedule is better and bigger than your frequency schedule. Plus, I use more ‘you’ pronouns. I think ‘you’ pronouns and all that ‘donor love’ stuff is great, but it’s beside the point.

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5 reasons fundraisers won’t call their hot leads

iMarketSmart

Here are 5 proven reasons why fundraisers won’t call their leads to ask for donations: Fear of rejection: This is the most common reason for call reluctance. It’s simple and basic. No one likes to be rejected but it is part of your job. Just reach out. Nine out of ten times, your hot lead will be glad you did. Noodling: This is when you spend too much time noodling what to say, researching past giving histories, screening for wealth, or employing any other diversion.

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10 Dos and Don’ts of Conducting Survey Research

NonProfit Hub

This post originally appeared in the Nonprofit Hub Magazine May/June Magazine. Sign up to receive our free bi-monthly magazine with content from nonprofit industry experts here. __. You’re a nonprofiteer on a mission, and a lot of the time that means learning new tasks as they come at you. If somebody told you that improving your organization was as easy as finding, tracking and utilizing the right data, wouldn’t you do it?

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How Criteria Saved the Day

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Jennifer Vander Molen. Jennifer Vander Molen is the Manager of Communications at The Colossian Forum and a participant in our Mentoring Program. Today she shares her organization’s process of creating a new tagline. ~Kristina. Guest Post by Jennifer Vander Molen of The Colossian Forum. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d sing the praises of something like criteria.

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Need: Milk And Eggs

The Agitator

I just read a fascinating article from Nielsen about impulse shopping. As it happens, fresh produce, coffee, milk and eggs are the needs (i.e., products) most likely to drive consumers to a store. Indeed, consumers buy fresh produce and milk in 40% of all trips to the store. In the non-food space, prescription medications and pet care/food drive most trips to the store.

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Words Or Video … Content Still King

The Agitator

Seth Godin blogged recently that while the web was built on words, today’s internet is built on video … “Much more difficult to create well, far more impact when it works.” He argues that professionalism still matters, even if anyone with a smartphone can make a video. But here’s his clincher point: “Great video doesn’t change the rules.

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Get UnStuck! Boost Marketing Impact w/o Extra Budget or Hires [THIS WEEK]

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Flickr: bobjagendorf. We can’t market alone, especially since our front-line colleagues are constantly talking about our organizations. Yet, all too frequently, marketers like us find ourselves frustrated and stuck—unable to “make” colleagues into the: Insight and story gatherers we depend on to accurately shape and personalize most likely to be remembered and repeated.

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Straight Talk on the Give Local Crash from a Nonprofit Tech CEO #GiveDayLessons

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

I’ve encouraged an open conversation about the long-term impact of this year’s Give Local America Day fiasco , including inviting guest commentary. Jay Love, CEO of Bloomerang , took me up on the offer with today’s post. ~Kivi. Jay Love. Online days of giving like Giving Tuesday , Brackets for Good , and Give Local America have become wonderful fundraising tools for nonprofits of every shape and size.