Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We have ideas for newsletters, social media, blog posts, and more. These writing ideas for March come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. The post Nonprofit Social Media and Newsletter Ideas for March 2024 appeared first on Nonprofit Marketing Guide (NPMG). Not sure what to write about next month?

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 9, 2022

Katie wrote to me: "After reading your email for several years, we were finally able to put together our own corporate e-newsletter. A newsletter is a great way to stay on a prospect's radar screen. Second Helpings' newsletter has a super-simple setup. Look no further than the Selfish Giving newsletter!

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The second most popular article in my newsletter last week was on how nonprofits could use Instagram more effectively. You can see which article was #1 at the bottom of my newsletter.?I In the Content Corner newsletter, marketing smahhty Dennis Shiao suggested an approach for X/Twitter that you could tailor for other platforms.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Need writing ideas for newsletters, social media, blog posts, etc? These writing ideas for December come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month. On the Calendar 12/4: Santa’s List Day.

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Jeff Brooks

JULY 18, 2023

Newsletter Tuesdays: A series about doing more with your donor newsletter. Great newsletters usually have great photos. Because photos tell stories, and the big story every newsletter should tell is “Good things are happening, thanks to you!” More Newsletter Tuesday posts But not all photos do the job.

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Jeff Brooks

AUGUST 15, 2023

Newsletter Tuesdays: A series about doing more with your donor newsletter. What should be in your donor newsletter? This is the main ingredient of any donor newsletter. You may want to give your organization leader the visibility of having a “column” in the newsletter. More Newsletter Tuesday posts

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

We have ideas for newsletters, social media, blog posts, and more. These writing ideas for February come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. The post Nonprofit Social Media and Newsletter Ideas for February 2024 appeared first on Nonprofit Marketing Guide. Not sure what to talk about next month?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Welcome to our monthly post where I share writing ideas for newsletters, social media, blog posts, and more! These writing ideas for November come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month. 11/4: Book Lovers Day.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Nonprofits have been doing newsletters forever, whether in print or via email. At various times, some in the nonprofit sector have suggested that the newsletter format needs to die and that emails in particular should be about one thing and one thing only. But the fact remains: Newsletters are having a moment. Maybe nothing.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Looking for social media or newsletter ideas for October? These writing ideas for October come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month. We have them!

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Hop over to your inbox and look at the salutation at the top of the email newsletter I send you ever week. At its best, this is a personal newsletter between you and me. Longtime cause marketer - and newsletter reader - Sloane Lucas recently stepped into a new role at 1-800-FLOWERS.com. WHY ARE YOU READING MY NEWSLETTER HERE?

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 31, 2024

In a 2023 newsletter, the author expressed excitement about returning to the Engage for Good Conference, mentioning that previous conferences had to be attended virtually due to scheduling conflicts. Speaking of email, my main man, Ephraim Gopin , highlights ten mistakes nonprofits make with their newsletters - and how to fix them.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The following ideas come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month. The post Newsletter Ideas for November 2021 appeared first on Nonprofit Marketing Guide. On the Calendar. 11/6: Book Lovers Day.

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Jeff Brooks

MAY 30, 2023

Newsletter Tuesdays: A series about doing more with your donor newsletter. Is your newsletter a success? Most nonprofit newsletters are not. So if your newsletter is all about your organization and your activities, it’s irrelevant to them. Make sure your newsletter is relevant and fascinating.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JULY 27, 2023

Need some help coming up with ideas for your August social media updates, blog posts, or newsletter articles? These writing ideas for August come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month. We have you covered.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Use the following writing ideas from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter for your newsletter articles, social media updates, blog posts and more. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month. Sign up now to get prompts emailed to you in advance monthly.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

and I will NOT be publishing a newsletter again until Wednesday, September 27th. Taking two weeks off from writing the newsletter is a good idea. However, if you need ANYTHING over the next couple of weeks - questions or anything related to case studies, coaching, or consulting - don't hesitate to reply to this newsletter.

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Jeff Brooks

JULY 11, 2023

Newsletter Tuesdays: A series about doing more with your donor newsletter. For donor newsletters, the inverted pyramid is not a good structure. Here’s why: A donor newsletter isn’t “news.” In a donor newsletter, the 5 Ws (who, what, where, why, when) matter, but even more important is the one big Y: you.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It’s hard coming up with things to talk about on social media or in your newsletter. Every month we share blog, social media, and newsletter ideas your nonprofit can use to produce new content. These ideas come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. We can help though!

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Tony Martignetti

APRIL 30, 2023

Patty Breech: Best & Worst Of Newsletters Patty Breech returns with the most common email marketing mistakes and how to make your print or digital newsletter stand out. She’s CEO of The Purpose Collective.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 11, 2023

For some time now, in the subject line of my newsletter I've used these emojis: ?? ? Another email newsletter I subscribe to, Marketing Examined, always uses a ? With this and other tweaks they've boosted their newsletter open rate 12%. Notice that you received my newsletter 10 minutes early today! Impressive! ?The

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MAY 31, 2022

Not sure what to talk about next month in your newsletter, blog, or on your social media channels? We’ve got all kinds of ideas from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month. On the Calendar.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

Looing for ideas for your nonprofit’s newsletter articles, social media updates, blog posts and more? Use the following writing ideas from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month. On the Calendar.

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Jeff Brooks

JUNE 20, 2023

Newsletter Tuesdays: A series about doing more with your donor newsletter. Boring headlines might be keeping donors from reading your newsletter. The headlines in a donor newsletter have to be irresistible! The headlines in a donor newsletter have to be irresistible! Nobody has time to read it.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

We’ve got you covered for social media, blog post, or newsletter ideas for July. These ideas come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month. If this summer heat is causing writer’s block, then look no further!

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 23, 2023

Here's how to use SGE RIGHT NOW to summarize articles in today's newsletter. Choose the newsletter you want to read and click the READ MORE link. This process will get more straightforward in the coming weeks! Open the Google app on your phone and type in Selfishgiving.com.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

Every month we share writing ideas your nonprofit can use to produce new content for your newsletter articles, blog posts, or social media updates. These ideas come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month.

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Selfish Giving

MAY 24, 2023

I can share my process in a series of articles via my newsletter or blog. Have you ever considered publishing a LinkedIn newsletter? has written an excellent article on how to start a LinkedIn newsletter. It might just be the right place to publish that corporate partnership newsletter you've been thinking about! ?

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Selfish Giving

MAY 3, 2023

Why turning newsletters into podcasts is a great strategy. Hmmm.should I do this with my newsletter? Even though with podcasts publishers don’t get the same clear funnel view of listeners, expanding a newsletter into a podcast is nowadays logical, and research tells us they drive loyalty by building a habit." ? Should you?

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

I'm very thankful that YOU read my newsletter every week. ?? Why do I get your newsletter on Wednesdays AND Fridays? My email service provider (ESP) is ConvertKit and it gives me the option to resend my newsletter to subscribers that didn't open it on Wednesday. Lesson for You: Send your newsletter out twice a week.

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Jeff Brooks

JUNE 13, 2023

Newsletter Tuesdays: A series about doing more with your donor newsletter. Guest blogger: Tom Ahern I have before me today a wonderful-looking newsletter. But this newsletter isn’t raising much money. Let me show you what I mean by describing the spread of pages 2 and 3 of the newsletter. It’s nicely donor-focused.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 27, 2022

I'll never understand why more nonprofits don't create curated newsletters! Here's how to start a successful curation newsletter. Once you setup that curated newsletter (or any newsletter for that matter), when should you send it? They are useful and powerful - I know because I write one! Interested? Need some help?

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Jeff Brooks

JUNE 6, 2023

Newsletter Tuesdays: A series about doing more with your donor newsletter. Your donor newsletter is really focused on donors, making clear the impact their giving has. Isn’t there a “formula” that makes donor newsletters “work”? More Newsletter Tuesday posts You’ve been paying attention. But response is low.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 27, 2021

Don’t rack your brain trying to think of clever ideas for your social media updates, blog posts, or newsletter articles. These ideas come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter*. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month.

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Selfish Giving

MAY 31, 2023

Monday is the day I usually set aside for writing the "Note from Joe" section of my newsletter. I was sad they didn't have a newsletter I could subscribe to. That's the section you are reading right now. This last Monday was different in two ways. First, Monday was Memorial Day, so it felt more like a Sunday than a Monday.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MAY 25, 2023

We’ve got you covered for social media or newsletter ideas for June! These ideas come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month. On the Calendar 6/1: Official Start of Hurricane Season in the US.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

Need some ideas for your newsletter articles, social media updates, blog posts and more? Use the following writing ideas from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month. On the Calendar. 4/1: April Fool’s Day.

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