NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Six staff members were laid off and a community of about 40,000 people in two cities lost their source of local news. Around two newspapers close every week, according to the New York Times , a pattern that was occurring well before the pandemic. Not if the National Trust for Local News has anything to do about it.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Presser The word presser is simply shorthand for a press conference. Hyperlocal Hyperlocal news refers to a news organization covering a relatively small geographic area, like a specific town, neighborhood, or zip code. The news was no longer truly local. They are ideally in person, but not always, post-covid.

Public and Nonprofit Management 87

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JULY 23, 2020

Many communicators overvalue the importance of press releases. Yes, a press release is an important part of your nonprofit’s media relations toolbox. Press releases can have other uses beyond getting your story covered in the local newspaper. There’s news, and then there’s what that news means.

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 2, 2023

Newsjacking is all about inserting yourself or your organization into trending news and stepping into the spotlight. This is when you insert yourself into trending news to raise money for a cause. And a single press release brought 351 million impressions." EVERYWHERE. People and brands are newsjacking the Barbie movie.

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Fundraising Leadership

MARCH 22, 2024

According to NBC News, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was sued over her promotion of a Texas dentist on social media. “In Moreover, 78 percent of employers believe that current employees should maintain a work-appropriate social media profile,” Business News Daily reports. If TikTok were banned in the U.S.,

Public and Social Policy 72

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 21, 2024

Information about the climate crisis is everywhere, from print and digital news to social media to art forms such as films and short stories or novels. In theory, more stories would mean more focus on a pressing issue, but the danger in our climate information overload is short-circuiting attention spans.

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Disaster Relief Health Environmental Universities 102

Selfish Giving

AUGUST 9, 2023

To make a bigger pie, nonprofits need to press the case for why corporate support is important and valuable to them AND their company partners. Need to deliver some bad news at work? A new service that allows people to donate now.but pay later? Don't make assumptions. ✅ Support is growing for CSR and ESG (Page 20).

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 14, 2024

Just as press releases and surveys can show us intent, foundations’ actions can best be measured by our checkbooks. Most alarming of all, after the myriad funder press releases and pledges, both racial equity and racial justice grantmaking dropped significantly between 2018 and 2021. The bad news? The good news?

Education 74

Education Education Philanthropy Foundations 74

Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The good news is that it is much easier to find out which private foundations give money to a particular nonprofit. Web sites for foundations and corporate funders: Many foundations and corporate funders list their recent grantees in a press release or “honor roll” of donors. How can I find out what foundations support an organization?

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Foundations Philanthropy Nonprofits 122

The Charity CFO

OCTOBER 26, 2022

And when people want exposure, they naturally turn to press releases. But many nonprofits are disappointed when their fundraiser or program launch doesn’t become front-page news. How can you learn to use press releases to effectively level-up your nonprofit? Get the free guide!

Finance 52

Finance Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits 52

The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Simply put, “public relations,” or “PR,” encompasses all the activities your organization does to get press coverage for your work. Smart non-profits have started to realize that a strong PR effort, and good press coverage, can lead to increased fundraising. Good press coverage is a great way to find new prospects.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

But are AVs, a new and emerging technology, being designed with disabled riders in mind? Programming Bias “Three of them have literally driven up, seeing that I’m in a wheelchair, press the cancel button on the trip and then keep driving.” And what dangers might self-driving cars pose to disabled pedestrians?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The nonprofit One Warm Coat used a virtual news conference to kick off its annual winter coat drive campaign. But while Covid-19 will make it downright impossible to host in-person fundraising events and quite difficult to bring members of the media onsite for site visits and interviews, it also creates some new opportunities.

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Communication Nonprofits Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations 89

Selfish Giving

MAY 11, 2022

This news will shock some of you. How to write reporter-friendly press releases. #3 3 is key: Write your release like a news story. Are you serious about cause marketing? If you are - and you should be! - you have to be serious about POS! Sign up now.?? ?? Yes, I want to Raise BIG MONEY with POS ?? ?? Crazy, right?

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

A 2021 Reveal News analysis of more than five million PPP loans in large metropolitan areas found that the rate of lending in majority-White neighborhoods was significantly higher than in majority-BIPOC neighborhoods. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2021; original work published 1983). See also Robin D.

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Candid

MARCH 13, 2024

More than 500 media outlets featured the report, including the Associated Press (with 400+ syndications), CBS News, Black Enterprise, BET, USA Today, Inside Higher Ed, Harvard Magazine, and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The average HBCU received about two-thirds of what philanthropy paid out to similarly situated schools.

Leadership 52

Leadership Philanthropy Universities Education 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Now, they’re expanding their philanthropy to news organizations that report on food, agriculture, and the environment and, in turn, amplifying the family’s other efforts. The Waltons aren’t the only philanthropists pumping money into the news industry, and the family, America’s richest, gives even larger sums to other interests.

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Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 116

Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Three upsides of the Zoom press conference. A new ad campaign from Special Olympics New York asks brands to “Put Your Ad Here” and support the organization as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. I especially want to thank our special guest, Lisa Anastasi from the USO. You can watch the replay on the Facebook group page.

Retail 162

Retail Food Culture Marketing 162

Jeff Brooks

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The donation got quite a lot of press coverage, so they figured everyone in town was highly aware of it. Here’s the reality: while a seven figure donation from a famous philanthropist is a big deal that dominated the minds of insiders for weeks, and was in the news for a number of days, it was not top-of-mind for many donors.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Making art and preserving stories are essential, particularly in this era of overnight erasure, when atrocities are washed away in a single news cycle. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2022), 203. These could also be art-making hours, with craft supplies for people to add decorative commemorations.

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Participation and motivation Activism Environmental Energy 138

Nonprofit Fixer

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Complete Guide to Implementing a Four-Day Workweek Wall Street Journal, AP, NPR and other news outlets are covering the new results of studies on the Four-Day Workweek. The Four-Day Workweek had quite a news cycle. New research has been released showing how successful and popular the program is.

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Public and Nonprofit Management Retention Production Energy 98

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

For others, it might mean identifying story ideas that resonate with outlets that specialize in providing news and information to Latinx, Black, Asian-American, LGBTQ, and other audiences.

Values 133

Values Nonprofits 133

Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 21, 2020

and the answers to two other pressing prospecting questions. Speaking of prospecting, join Accelerist for its NEW corporate prospecting engine launch party. ?? Opinion: the return of the MDA Telethon is unwelcome news. Who's going to break the bad news to Salesforce , the title sponsor. ?? partnership experience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

First, blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of new content use in your e-newsletter and share on social media which increases traffic to your website and awareness of your nonprofit’s brand. 6) Share commentary and CTAs about current issues in the news. Reading and seeing (include photos and videos!)

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Nonprofits Food Environmental 141

Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

P.S. Scroll to the bottom of the press release to see an example of a very clear donation disclosure. Crayola Crayons is launching a flower business that will double as a fundraising platform. How do you like those apples? How one supermarket chain is combining point-of-sale with product donations. Brain Food 1. Do you agree?

Nonprofit Administration and Development 130

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NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 1, 2023

ANNOUNCER: We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you news of an unfortunate update. Cut to Saphia sitting at a dining table, phone pressed to her ear.) Something has gone horribly wrong.) Cut to Saphia, upside down and bathed in purple light again, as in episode one.) SAPHIA: I’ve been out-gentrified.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2021

Even so, getting attention from the shrinking, but highly diversified, press pool still takes persistence and creativity. Here are 6 steps to get the press to tell your story: 1. Similarly, entrepreneurial efforts and small niche nonprofit groups often appeal most to news media. Don’t wait for them to call. Start small.

Communication 68

Communication Activism Nonprofits Marketing 68

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Kelley, Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination (Boston: Beacon Press, 2003). See Heather McGhee, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (New York: One World, 2021).

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 120

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JULY 2, 2019

That’s why online press conferences and media events are a growing trend in the busy news world. What is an online press conference or media event? An online press conference or media event allows the organizer to invite a group of attendees to watch a live online video presentation.

Technology 66

Technology Communication Foundations Nonprofits 66

Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

To some, this might feel like old news. Starting in 2020, Candid increased efforts to collect “real-time” data about grants and pledges sourced from the news, press releases, and funder websites. These webpages include news articles, grant announcements, giving trends, and organizations on the frontlines.

Foundations 124

Foundations Finance Law Energy 124

Jeff Brooks

MAY 4, 2023

Maybe she just got some bad (or good) news that crowds out your message. But some mail is junk before it rolls off the presses. The good news is -- assuming you are doing a half-way decent job with your direct mail -- you are sending out a lot of mail that's interesting, delightful, and life-affirming to a lot of donors.

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Fundraising Fundraising Communication 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Reprinted here with author and press permission. That news was the no-going-back moment from the politics of rage for me and tens of thousands. With no internet, cell phones, Twitter, or Facebook; the taking in, aggregating, and reporting back of news and information to hundreds of sites was quite a process.

Universities 57

Universities Activism Medical Recruitment 57

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MAY 1, 2020

This week we have some good news regarding the economy and fundraising, the best time to post on social, virtual meeting tips, and more. May 19: Relevant Press Releases: How to Get Attention in a Crowded News Cycle with Antionette Kerr. Nonprofit Training Opportunities for You…. The Annual All-Access Pass to Training Webinars.

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Communication Nonprofits Marketing Marketing 67

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 30, 2020

May 19: Relevant Press Releases: How to Get Attention in a Crowded News Cycle with Antionette Kerr. Budget-Friendly Webinar] Learn how to create a relevant press release that gets attention from the media no matter what is happening in the world. This year we have some good news and some bad news.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 4, 2023

The bad news is that you’ll pay 66 cents per letter for postage. The good news is that USPS will send your mail the fastest — a blessing in the crowded holiday mailbox. Exports non-variable pieces (envelopes and page 2 of your letter) to press-quality print PDFs. That ensures the donor’s address fits in the window envelope.

Organizational Development 98

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Candid’s social sector news feed uses machine learning to analyze news articles and press releases for new grant awards, requests for proposal (RFP) announcements, and identify the relevant organizations, people, and geographic locations associated with each.

Technology 98

Technology Production Activism Philanthropy 98

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MAY 12, 2020

They start next Tuesday, May 19th with: Relevant Press Releases: How to Get Attention in a Crowded News Cycle with Antionette Kerr. Learn how to create a relevant press release that gets attention from the media no matter what is happening in the world. Learn More and Register.

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