This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Flickr Creative Commons photo. When I advise nonprofits on how to build effective media relations strategies on a modest budget, I preach the importance of being focused. Instead of casting a wide net, nonprofits are often better served by identifying a handful of journalists who are influential in reaching their highest-value audiences – then working to build relationships with those journalists.
#GivingTuesday 2020 is December 1 and below are important data about GivingTuesday donors to help your nonprofit create a successful campaign. The data from GivingTuesday comes from their 2019 GivingTuesday Impact Report and the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report data is based on the survey responses of 2,263 GivingTuesday 2019 donors. From GivingTuesday : 1) The estimated total of online and offline giving across sixty countries on GivingTuesday 2019 is $1.97 billion. $511 was given online in
You may have started working on your year-end appeal. Just as important, if not more important, is planning how you’ll thank your donors. . Some of the themes of 2020 should be – this is more important than ever and planning ahead. Many organizations leave thanking their donors as a last-minute to-do item and it shows. You can’t do that this year, as well as in future years.
Three things to share with you today. First, join Doctors Waters and Giagrando (the Cause Docs !) for a FREE clinic that will address all your complaints, issues and problems around corporate partnerships. It's all happening tomorrow, September 24, at 2pm EDT. All the details were in last week's newsletter. You can sign up to participate here. You'll receive a reminder and a Zoom link.
Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage
This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.
A nonprofit brand and style guide is right up there with an editorial calendar as a top tool for nonprofit communications pros. Here are some of the core elements you might include in yours: Brand Guidelines (colors, fonts, logo use, etc.) Style Guide (word choices that convey voice and tone, preferred ways to say things, grammar/punctuation choices, formatting guidelines, etc.
Today's guest post is from planned giving expert Tony Martignetti. Tony is the host of Nonprofit Radio and the creator of the Planned Giving Accelerator. Both as staff and as a consultant, he's helped nonprofits raise over $100 million. You can follow him on Twitter @TonyMartignetti. 10 Tips for Creating a Highly Effective Planned Giving Appeal. By Tony Martignetti.
Strategic planning is the process—and result—of focusing the intelligence of your staff and leadership on making your organization’s optimal future a reality. The post The Why and How of Your Next Strategic Plan appeared first on Mission Minded.
Strategic planning is the process—and result—of focusing the intelligence of your staff and leadership on making your organization’s optimal future a reality. The post The Why and How of Your Next Strategic Plan appeared first on Mission Minded.
Digital Marketing In 2020: 5 Reasons Why Non-Profit Organizations Need It. Do you want to get More Donors for your Nonprofit, Charity, NGO? See how to improve your Digital Marketing efforts in 2020 and get more Donors. Digital marketing is a powerful tool that can help a business reach customers from every corner of the world. Over the years, digital marketing has enabled every size of business to establish authority in the market.
I’m starting to think about questions for the 2021 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report Survey, which we typically open in early November. This has been such a strange and different year. I’m wondering how much we should switch up our questions and how much we should leave as is. We typically alternate some questions every other year. So, we would typically ask this year about.
When 2020 began, we knew we were in for a wild ride with a presidential election cycle. Little did we know everything else this year had in store for us. With the upcoming election on everyone’s minds, many nonprofit organizations are becoming concerned about how their fundraising efforts will be affected in this already-challenging environment. The good news is that elections generally have little effect on charitable giving – with the exception of nonprofits that are tied closely to political
SocialZoomFactor · LinkedIn Marketing Engagement Strategies to Increase Leads, Sales and Brand Awareness. With more than 700 million members in more than 300 countries and regions, LinkedIn has become a power house of digital opportunity for brands and social savvy marketers who know how to build relationships and ignite their brand with authenticity.
Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business
For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.
Or, why it’s better to invest in what you need than improvise with props. When the pandemic first hit, my stepdaughter, Ali, had to make a video. As a veterinary resident, part of her job involved teaching, and that responsibility did not end with the shut-in. Ali was expected to make a training video from home on how to extract a bone marrow sample — without an examining room, without equipment, and most especially without an animal.
According to the newly released 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report , it is! This surprised me as our Nonprofit Communications Trends Surveys usually has nonprofit communicators ranking social media as more important than email. Maybe it’s time for that mindset to switch? Here is what the report says: 26% of donors worldwide say that email is the communication tool that most inspires them to give with social media coming in a close second at 25%.
Chantal Sheehan is a speaker at Cause Camp 2020. Oh, 2020. It started off strong, but by March, our world had been turned upside down by the ‘Rona. While we’re all learning how to live, work and play (at home, all together, all the time, aah!!) those of us in the nonprofit sector may soon be struggling to survive. So how can nonprofits set themselves up to thrive, not just survive, 2020 and beyond?
Today’s guest post is from the “Planned Giving evangelist,” Tony Martignetti. Tony is the host of Nonprofit Radio and the creator of the Planned Giving Accelerator. Both as frontline fundraiser and as a consultant, he’s helped nonprofits raise over $100 million. You can follow him on Twitter @TonyMartignetti. 10 Tips for Creating a Highly Effective Planned Giving Appeal.
Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.
Tips for writing a non-profit vision statement that will shape your organizations future. Are you looking to shape your organization’s future? Start with writing a Strong Vision Statement for your Nonprofit. Check out our tips for writing a Strong Statement. A vision is much more than a mere statement. It has an element of certainty attached to it, a philosophy, and a tactical tool.
Well another week of 2020 is done. How many more to go?!? Let’s distract ourselves with the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have a couple of reports with useful data, fundraising tips, misinformation traps to avoid and more. It’s time for Mixed Links… M+R shares Four Misinformation Traps Nonprofits Should Avoid in the 2020 US Elections (and Beyond).
In keeping with this year’s theme of “2020 vision,” we have covered many topics: seeing through obstacles, focusing on the path ahead, taking an inside look at your ministry, and overcoming clouded vision. This month, on the brink of planning for 2021, we bring to you: vision casting. Is your vision statement still true? Is it easy to understand? Your vision statement describes the future of where you want to go.
Here's the 5th article in the series I've written for the Chronicle of Philanthropy: " What Now: The Philanthropic Future our Democracy Needs " [link] Foundations and nonprofits exist within a set of norms and laws unique to democracy. If democracy falls, if a vengeful, authoritarian government grows, those norms and rules will be under ever more threat.
Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 27,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
337 
Let's personalize your content