Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 25, 2019

Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators! Tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro by filling out the form below. This series lets you describe your workday in your own words. And this is her typical day: Before 8:00 a.m. Don’t see the form?

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers, Masaoka takes on the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism. Meanwhile, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that nonprofits employed 12.8 million people who earned $873.1

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

billion) in assets under management and a 30-year track record, isnt wrong per se. That is the central conclusion of a new report released last December by Boston Impact Initiative , a nonprofit place-based investor in the Boston area and a promoter of the field nationwide. Each fund is unique.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 7, 2009

As you may know, I am in the middle of writing the full-length, printed book version of Nonprofit Marketing Guide, to be published in Spring 2010 by Jossey-Bass. Here is the my list of 10 marketing realities for nonprofits, with abridged commentary. Neither is communications or public relations.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It encompasses co-op, community land trust (CLT), mutual , and public housing, and can include a host of new and existing publicly supported models. As such, it involves dealing with the tensions between homeowners and tenants , the influence of money in politics and housing, and the public resistance to higher taxes and fees.

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Candid

JUNE 24, 2025

arts and cultural organizations have faced a global pandemic, inflationary pressures, shifting audience behaviors , and changes in public policy and government funding. Arts nonprofits will need to take immediate action to minimize the impact on working capital and preserve critical programs and human capital. Since 2019, U.S.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Image credit: Facing Race Founded in 1981, Race Forward is a nonprofit racial justice organization with a mission of “helping people take effective action toward racial equity.” I joined the staff back in 2014 to manage the production of the Facing Race conference. Leslie Grant-Spann: This year is my tenth anniversary on staff.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The SABSA cooperative team of 13 includes nurse practitioners, social psychology internists, a visiting psychiatrist, a gastroenterologist, infectious disease specialists, external general practitioners, and a public health specialist. The work of SABSA demonstrates the capacity of nurse practitioners to manage patients with these conditions.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 2, 2025

Co-produced by the Charity Reform Initiative of the Institute for Policy Studies and NPQ, this series examines how to facilitate giving while ensuring donor funds reach operating nonprofits in an efficient and effective manner. NPT reported in The 2024 DAF Report that in 2023 donors added new contributions of $59.43 billion remained.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 3, 2023

Here’s Why Tennessee Needs a Statewide Nonprofit Association. Nonprofits are Tennessee’s 6th largest industry, and the sector pays more than $13.5 Tennessee nonprofits generate over 31.6 Tennessee is one of the only states in the United States without a statewide nonprofit association. Source: Independent Sector.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

The Mid-South Nonprofit Conference + Catalyst Awards will offer a keynote address + 12 breakout sessions The Mid-South Nonprofit Conference returns for its 5th year and aims to address barriers, solutions, and best practices within the nonprofit sector.

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The Charity CFO

JUNE 1, 2022

How intentional is your nonprofit with your communication plans? Houda Elyazgi joins A Modern Nonprofit to talk about building integrated and strategic communication campaigns to help build momentum and get public support for your most important initiatives. Don't hire the wrong accountant for your nonprofit! Or here ??.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

mid-south nonprofit conference announces keynote speaker Xavier Ramey, one of the most respected voices in the DEI space, will deliver the keynote address for the 2023 Mid-South Nonprofit Conference. He is an award-winning social strategist, noted public speaker, & conflict mediator. Register here

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

AUGUST 14, 2023

This survey gathered information about the overall health and capacity of the nonprofit sector, and examined what changes, if any, had occurred since the 2020 iteration. This survey gathered information about the overall health and capacity of the nonprofit sector, and examined what changes, if any, had occurred since the 2020 iteration.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Image credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” W hat would a nonprofit sector that pursued economic justice look like? The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations. Two of them—Dr.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

To achieve this requires a deeper understanding of the current housing crisis and how nonprofits can, with policy support, implement effective solutions. A Nonprofit Solution Before the surge in private equity interest in the single-family housing market, nonprofits were the quiet pistons in the engine of affordable homeownership.

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2024

At the conference, organized by USFWC and its affiliated Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI)—a worker co-op education and research nonprofit founded by USFWC 11 years ago —worker co-op members and supporters reflected on movement growth to date and considered what steps to take next. Increasingly, worker co-ops are making public policy gains.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

By Paul Lamb , Principal at Man On A Mission Consulting , has over 25 years of experience in business, nonprofit management, technology, and public policy. But what exactly is blockchain it and how is it relevant for nonprofits? Relevant Use Cases for Nonprofits. Blockchain Simplified.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JULY 20, 2023

The Nonprofit Talent Summit, co-presented by Momentum Nonprofit Partners , Christian Brothers University Institute for Leadership Development , and Mid-South Philanthropy Network , is perfect for nonprofit executive directors, board members, HR professionals, COOs, directors, and managers.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning can help your organization meet challenges effectively and take advantage of new opportunities. Despite the many benefits that strategic planning can bring, 49 percent of nonprofits lack a strategic plan. Nonprofit strategic planning FAQs What is strategic planning for nonprofits?

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Getting Attention

JULY 29, 2014

Please post your open nonprofit marketing positions here. Communications Manager , Central Asia Institute (Bozeman, MT). Communications Manager , Grace Place for Children and Families (Naples, FL). Communications Manager , Out & Equal Workplace Advocates (San Francisco, CA). Nonprofit Marketing Jobs—July 22, 2014.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

First and foremost, food systems leadership offers opportunities for new relationships, connecting groups as diverse as farmers, emergency food providers, food waste management companies, and environmental justice advocates. This might be a community center, a church, or a public park. About 20 percent are seated within government.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 17, 2025

In many ways, the threat we face now is unprecedented: The current US administration has shown it will wield funding and nonprofit tax status as weapons of compliance against everyone from research institutions to immigrant rights groups. General operating funds allow the nonprofits we support to remain nimble in the face of changing terrain.

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MNA Association

JUNE 12, 2023

But the dust has settled on most issues – and below you will find a recap of how the session played out relative to MNA’s policy agenda. TLDR; Many anti-nonprofit proposals this session stemmed from negative perceptions of nonprofits. Perception 1: “The tax-exempt status of nonprofits is unfair.”

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Public Policy: A Hit and a Miss Are the lessons of Hurricanes Maria and Fiona being taken to heart? Officially, it is now public policy in Puerto Rico to move to 100 percent renewable power by 2050 (with intermediary goals of 40 percent renewable power by 2025—that is, a year from now—and 60 percent by 2040).

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Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2023

Honestly, this apartment would be a perfect fit for you—it’s a great area, a lovely building, and close to public transport.” “But But the fact is we also have a self-serving agenda: to secure revenue for our worthy nonprofit. The study also found that donors who are given a choice felt more connected to the nonprofit and its mission.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Advisory committees let your nonprofit work with others who want to see you succeed. As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. For more on the role of advocacy in nonprofits, check out this article. ︎

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Jack Karako is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. Jack has been a major gifts fundraiser and senior organizational executive working with or consulting to nonprofit and advocacy organizations. __. As a nonprofit professional, it is in your best interest to take advantage of all of the resources at your disposal. Bike rides.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

As Liz McKenna, an assistant professor of public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School has empha siz ed , “Social movements often operate over years, decades. A number of other nonprofits have been focused on reducing homelessness.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

Image: “No Soul to Sell” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” Public employee pension funds in the United States have $5.99 Public employee pension funds in the United States have $5.99

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

AUGUST 14, 2023

This survey gathered information about the overall health and capacity of the nonprofit sector, and examined what changes, if any, had occurred since the 2020 iteration. This survey gathered information about the overall health and capacity of the nonprofit sector, and examined what changes, if any, had occurred since the 2020 iteration.

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MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Mission and Values Montana Nonprofit Association provides leadership for Montana’s nonprofit sector and partners with Montana’s charitable nonprofits to promote a sustainable, networked, and influential sector. MNA’s staff team is engaged, collaborative, committed to growth, and passionate about MNA’s unique mission.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

For decades, nonprofits, governments, philanthropies, and corporations have been dogged by how to measure social impact. Every nonprofit is left figuring out its own way to measure and report impact. ” Do-it-yourself measurement certainly is not good for cash-strapped nonprofits, who are drowning in data. By Jason Saul.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JULY 20, 2023

The Nonprofit Talent Summit, co-presented by Momentum Nonprofit Partners , Christian Brothers University Institute for Leadership Development , and Mid-South Philanthropy Network , is perfect for nonprofit executive directors, board members, HR professionals, COOs, directors, and managers.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

According to Afrobarometer, between 2011 and 2024, levels of public satisfaction with the democratic state also plummeted to 39 percent from 60 percent. Philanthropy often supports neoliberal policies that reinforce the market power of elites—and perpetuate poverty. Meanwhile, voter turnout was only 59 percent.

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Getting Attention

DECEMBER 14, 2012

1) Communications/Policy Project Manager. 1) Communications/Policy Project Manager, Robert M. Work involves public policy research, drafting written material (issue briefs, press releases, op-eds, etc.) The successful candidate will be creative, public-interest minded, and detail-oriented.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

The complex is modest, but it houses an estimated 27 primarily immigrant-led small businesses and nonprofits. A nonprofit, the East Portland Community Investment Trust , serves as the owner and lead manager and developer of the property, and for a monthly subscription fee of $10 to $100, nearby residents can become owners themselves.

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