Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Today and tomorrow, we welcome guest blogger Sean Kosofsky to explain an important marketing concept for all nonprofits to understand: Your Unique Value Proposition (UVP). Guest Post by Sean Kosofsky. Sean Kosofsky. Think about how they find value and are transformed because of your work. Listen for pain points.

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Nonprofit Fixer

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

You can also grab the template I use myself to make the overwhelming work seem soooooo much easier by having a clear division of labor. I recommend choosing the one that will be easiest for you and your team to translate into day-to-day work plans. Here are four simple fundraising plan formats I’ve seen work especially well.

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Nonprofit Fixer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Those working in the nonprofit sector know that it’s nearly impossible to run any organization long-term without paid staff (though it is possible). The entity is designed to work in the public interest and the public good, not for private or personal gain. “ There is much debate about whether this model works.

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Nonprofit Fixer

JANUARY 31, 2024

Leadership-Related Nonprofit Mistakes Waiting too long to get feedback Many executive directors have just accepted that their boards will not do any work. ” — Sean Kosofsky Because I wasn’t getting regular feedback on my performance much of this new criticism was surprising, shocking, and hurtful. We had not.

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Nonprofit Fixer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Sean Kosofsky, The Nonprofit Fixer: That has to be a record! The staff, the board of directors, the funders and donors, the people you serve, and the media that scrutinizes your subject and work. Then suddenly, their “work mom” or their “work dad” leaves and they're bereft. Richard Burns: I'm on number 10, which is cool.

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Getting Attention

MAY 15, 2017

My husband, Sean M. What’s great about Sean’s advice is that it’s efficient and doable. I back up all my work and personal files to the cloud. Learn more about staying safe from cyber attacks in this recent interview with Sean, published in The Huffington Post. Just do it, now!

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Image Credit: Photo by Sean Bernstein on Unsplash While Maui is burning, all people care about are their vacations. When Puerto Rico had no electricity after being decimated by a hurricane, all people cared about were their vacations. This is how tourism and the framing of occupied land as “paradise” dehumanizes native populations.

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Nonprofit Fixer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

People tend to think of “firing” as reserved for paid staff or contractors, but firing is the act of severing a working relationship regardless of compensation. We simply don’t want or can’t handle the extra work. ” — Sean Kosofsky Nonprofits need to have high standards because we have very important work to do.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2020

Jacksepticeye, the YouTube handle of Irish gamer Sean McLoughlin, recently raised nearly $660,000 for COVID-19 relief in less than 12 hours. Other virtual assistants are working toward providing this feature. Currently, however, they’re limited to only working with certain nonprofits. This number is a fraction of the $1.7

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JANUARY 28, 2015

Sean Horrigan. That’s why we are excited to bring on a few new guest bloggers — including Sean Horrigan. Guest Post by Sean Horrigan of PR Guy. Feel free to shoot your PR questions and ideas to sean@prguyonline.com. Let us know what PR and media relations questions you have and we’ll get you answers.

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The Agitator

JULY 7, 2016

When we first announced the Starting Over series, the very first comment we received came from Sarah Nutbrown who works for a small nonprofit in New Zealand. Sean Triner said recently that if you don’t already have a good DM programme, don’t do DM acquisition because of the costs nowadays.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

The list created by Sean Kosofsky of Mind the Gap Consulting can be used by an executive director, board chair, or any individual board member to consider their contribution to your organization’s financial health. The term “call to action” (CTA) is used multiple times in the list. Be Informed.

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Getting Attention

MAY 15, 2017

My husband, Sean M. What’s great about Sean’s advice is that it’s efficient and doable. I back up all my work and personal files to the cloud. Learn more about staying safe from cyber attacks in this recent interview with Sean, published in The Huffington Post. Just do it, now!

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Sean King has been on our radar for about 3 years now – when he participated in our very first Mentoring Program and shared his organization’s wonderful video series. Guest Post by Sean King of Youth Education in the Arts (YEA!). Guest Post by Sean King of Youth Education in the Arts (YEA!). Many Hands.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2023

By promoting community uplift and economic opportunity, early innovators like Latifah redefined traditional philanthropic practices, paving the way for future hip-hop practitioners to build on their work. To those who aren’t down with the culture, hip-hop philanthropy might seem like a new development, but it isn’t.

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Nonprofit Fixer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Donor prospect research is the work of gathering information on a potential donor (prospect) before making a solicitation. Google Alerts are just like conducting searches – except they do the work for you around the clock. What Is Donor Prospect Research?

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Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

In most of my coaching sessions and media interviews, I find myself quoting Cialdini''s work. That took the player''s focus off what wasn''t working onto something else in the equation. And it worked. The plan for the next year becomes to work on the underperforming areas. These aren''t anecdotal stories. Think win-win.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 29, 2012

Sean King, who is also participating in our Nonprofit Marketing Guide Mentoring Program , shares some takeaways from his organization’s recent video campaign. Guest Post by Sean King of YEA! Video may not be the most widely used marketing channel, but it is definitely one of the fastest growing.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JULY 3, 2021

Most processes fall in one of these three categories: Employees do the work; Tools or algorithms do the work; People do the work ( user-generated content ). The most efficient way to run a nonprofit is by building platforms where people do the work. Employees do the work. Use tools to work more efficient.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 8, 2016

Have colleagues that never get their work to you on time? Sean Norris tackles Charity Navigator’s vision for the nonprofit industry in Who Watches the Charity Watchdogs? Happy Friday! Get some help from this podcast by Margaux O’Malley – When Colleagues Don’t Respect Deadlines.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JULY 11, 2014

Go to the session description for Paradox but Possible: How to Stay Hardcore on Work AND Maintain a Rich Personal Life—A Working Session. .” Sean Chisholm at the Stay Classy blog addresses the issue of When Effective Fundraising Means Reinforcing Negative Stereotypes. You can customize it to be more useful.

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Getting Attention

DECEMBER 17, 2013

So were those she shared from her life as a young teen (I wish I could find that picture of her playing the violin on the rooftop of their Lower East Side tenement), briefly-working young woman, and long-term mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Who could resist? But she’s left me—and so many others—with so much. Stay real!

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Nonprofit Fixer

MAY 14, 2020

30-40M people may still be out of work. We are entering into a period of time when many will head back to work. Update your technology Will work-from-home culture change your workplace? Tie your mission and your work to the moment and be authentic. Remind them you exist and that your work matters. Are you ready?

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Nonprofit Fixer

APRIL 24, 2020

In most parts of the country, people are already working from home. It doesn’t mean the work has to stop. As mentioned, letting workers adjust their hours or letting them fully work from home after the pandemic is over, may make people happier and less stressed. No more commuting or pressure to be at work on time.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

As the Chief Program Officer (CPO), Andrea works in partnership with Momentum’s CEO and COO to design and implement Momentum’s programs and services to expand outreach and business development efforts. Why are you excited to work for Momentum Nonprofit Partners? Working in the nonprofit field has been quite an amazing journey.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Celebrities such as Will Ferrell, Conan O’Brien, Kristen Bell, Sean Penn, Ian Somerhalder. ” *Disclosure: My firm Rad Campaign works with Craig Newmark and is working on the Crowdrise Holiday Challenge. The Holiday Challenge, which launched last Monday, has already raised over $200K.

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Nonprofit Fixer

AUGUST 16, 2020

And these same people are also not checking to see if existing organizations doing similar work are willing to collaborate. Some organizations work the “inside game” with legislators while other groups in the same movement, are “outside” agitators. When someone has it in their mind that they want to start a nonprofit, they are driven.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 7, 2012

Image by Sean MacEntee. Instead, I’d recommend some questions that give you some insights that you can then translate into content, rather than asking the survey recipient to do all of that work for you. Last year, I worked on a survey of friends and family of missioners serving with Franciscan Mission Service.

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The Agitator

OCTOBER 22, 2012

The result as Sean Triner makes clear in this piece is that this obsession with cost of fundraising and ROI in the end damages our ability to make the world a better place. Let’s work through a few examples of how you can use LTV to develop effective strategies to improve the bottom line. If it will, then go ahead and test it.

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Nonprofit Fixer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

But when you arrive, you are put immediately to work with no tour of the office, no introductions to key people, and no orientation to how things actually work. It’s important that each new member connects with other board members, not just staff, so they can begin to establish working relationships. Opportunity abounds!

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Fundraising Coach

MAY 6, 2013

Use Social Media for New Work. “I wish nonprofits would use it as a platform for new work, not a way to hide from doing the old work.” I think they could increase awareness and response if they worked on building the relationship throughout the year.” ” - Sean McGinnis, Founder 312digital.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

I also have been closely following the work of Lucy Bernholz , who has a recent must-read series of highly thoughtful reflections on the future of high-performance philanthropy here. Sean Stannard-Stockton of Tactical Philanthropy is pursuing these issues from the major donor side. If you want the topline take, here is what I think.

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Bloomerang

MAY 12, 2021

Today, nonprofits still have much work ahead of them to create the world we dream of. . Author information Sean Hale Owner at Sean Hale Consulting Sean has served nonprofits for more than twenty years. Her data, cleverly turned into graphs, helped change their minds and ultimately saved millions of lives.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2023

How Does Donate Now, Pay Later Work? Our clients like PETA, Sean Penn’s CORE, and the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts have more important problems to focus on than lengthy installs and onboarding processes. It’s not that Millennials want to give less, but they are constrained in ways that previous generations have not been.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This work we’re doing in food culture is ultimately healing work. People] always say, she does food systems work ,” White continued, “and I’m like, I don’t do food systems work! White frames her work as a lifelong “apprenticeship to seeds.” food is life. Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor, culinary griot.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. He offers courses, consulting, and coaching to transform your organization and your leadership. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this. Get creative. Photo and Bio.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

The first thing I suggest is to be genuine -- interview people who are affected by the work your organization does, record actions you are taking to solve problems in your community, ask YouTube users to sound off on why your issues are important. Can we expect a tipping point for nonprofit use of video or have we already passed that point?

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