Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

You can get some good free advice from me and a couple of other smart nonprofit marketing gals this week.

Free webinar on social media listening, Thursday, November 13. Register now.

On Thursday, November 13 at Noon Eastern (9:00 a.m. Pacific), I’m hosting a free half-hour webinar with Lindy Dreyer called “What’s the Buzz? Find Out Who’s Talking about Your Organization and Issues Online.” It’s free, but you do need to register.

On Friday, November 14, media maven Claire Meyerhoff and I will host another edition of Magic Keys Radio at 1:00 p.m. Eastern (10:00 a.m. Pacific). This is our live half-hour show where you can call in questions. Then it’s immediately available as a podcast.

Now, I admit, Claire and I have had a wee bit of Magic Keys scheduling trouble. We really wanted to do it on a regular schedule, but our personal and professional lives keep getting in the way. Drats! So, our current plan is to try to do it twice a month and we’ll let you know when exactly as far in advance as we can. Here is the current schedule, including this Friday’s show:

Friday, November 14 - Writing personal profiles, including how to interview people to get good quotes. This is the prelude to next week’s webinar, “How to Write Moving Personal Profiles about Donors, Clients, and Other Supporters.”  Claire will share her vast knowledge from years as a radio talk show host where she had to interview really famous important people AND your average Joes. I’ll add my spin from years of writing donor and volunteer profiles for client newsletters and websites. Listen to the show

Friday, November 21 - The “Give Thanks” Edition. We’ll be talking about what we and other nonprofit communicators should be thankful for. Come share what you are thankful for, whatever that may be . . .  certain people, resources, situations, trends, you name it. Listen to the Show

December 5 - Got an End-of-Year Giving Plan? People give away lots of money at the end of the year, looking for those tax deductions. We’ll talk about some easy ways you can throw a plan together and put it in motion, even if you don’t have a clue right now. Listen to the Show

December 12 - 2008 in Review - We’ll talk about some of the best nonprofit marketing stories of the year. Listen to the Show

Claire Meyerhoff and I are thrilled to have Nancy Schwartz of Getting Attention as our guest for the Magic Keys Radio Show and Podcast this Friday because she has just released her new Nonprofit Tagline Report. We air live from 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Eastern (10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Pacific) on Fridays on Blog Talk Radio.

You listen via the ‘net and you can call in your questions live by dialing (347) 996-3142. The recording will be available as a podcast immediately after the live show ends.

Nancy’s report is a definite must-read. During her stop by Magic Keys Radio, Nancy will share her how-tos for successful nonprofit taglines as well as her deadly sins. In this rapid-fire world where you only have seconds to grab someone’s attention, we all need to know how to boil down our messages into just a few words, which is what taglines do.

Don’t miss our interview with Nancy! When you visit our BTR page, you can even set a reminder for yourself so you don’t miss the show. Do it now while you are thinking about it.

Media maven Claire Meyerhoff and I are officially launching our Blog Talk Radio & Podcast, Magic Keys Radio, this Friday at 1:00 p.m.!

Here’s the link to listen live, along with the call-in number. You can also get the recording there after the show. This week’s topic is Press Release Dos and Don’ts. We’d love, love, love to hear from you with your great questions about getting the media’s attention.

Magic Keys Radio will be a weekly live radio show on Fridays from 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Eastern where we’ll share tons of great tips — the “Magic Keys” unlock all the secrets of nonprofit marketing. So put us in your calendar now and bookmark and/or subscribe to our blog or our BlogTalkRadio page. We’ll always save time for caller questions, so feel free to call in whether your question is directly related to that week’s topic or not — all nonprofit marketing questions are welcome!

We’ve been not-so-secretly practicing the show this summer, with three shows now available as podcasts. You can listen to them anytime over the web or download them to your mp3 player or iPod. Get the details and the links on our Magic Keys Radio blog.

Here’s what’s coming up in future shows:

Friday, August 29, 2008, 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Eastern
Magic Keys Radio: Nonprofit Press Releases - What Works, What Doesn’t

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Friday, September 5, 2008, 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Eastern
Magic Keys Radio: Telling Great Stories about Your Nonprofit’s Work

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Friday, September 12, 2008, 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Eastern
Magic Keys Radio: Hosting “the Best Party in Town” for Your Nonprofit, featuring special guest Gail Perry

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Friday, September 19, 2008, 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Eastern
Magic Keys Radio: Get to the Point with Great Taglines and Messages, featuring special guest Nancy Schwartz

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