Join us for some Mixed Links
Happy Friday! Let’s celebrate with a round of Mixed Links.
If you want to help the residents of Oklahoma who were affected by the tornado earlier this week, Network for Good has made it easy to donate to nonprofits who are helping in the disaster relief.
If you hadn’t heard Katya Andresen is leaving Network for Good after eight years. You can also read my tribute from earlier this week.
Marc Pitman, in a post that backs up a lot of what Tom Ahern said in our donor newsletter e-clinic, talks about how using statistics in fundraising doesn’t work.
Does your nonprofit enrich the lives of its volunteers? VolunteerMatch encourages you to find out what your volunteers have learned from their time with you.
Tumblr has been in the news the past week with its buy-out by Yahoo! Find out more about Tumblr and if it’s something you should consider to boost your nonprofit’s brand online.
If Tumblr isn’t your thing, then try these Five Steps to Getting Noticed on LinkedIn.
Does your organization use A/B testing for things like website design or email subject lines? Even if you think it’s not necessary, you should check out the site Which Test Won? and see if your gut instinct matches reality.
Which causes do most nonprofits serve? GuideStar answers which cause areas have the most nonprofits working in them and which have the fewest in this infographic.
Nonprofit Training
Kerri Karvetski is doing a free webinar at CharityHowTo.com on how to build your email list on June 11th.
Special Webinar:
June 6: Marketing Bequests: The Delicate Art of Asking for That Final Gift. Learn how to tactfully ask for bequests from your current donors with fundraising expert, Tom Ahern. Registration for this webinar is $75. (Free for All-Access Pass Holders)
For All-Access Pass Holders:
May 28: Taming Your Communications Calendar Six Months at a Time
June 4: Writing Short: How to Write Subject Lines, Tweets, Headlines, Facebook Updates and More
June 5: Feedback and Fine-Tuning Session: Twitter
June 11 and 18: How To Do Your Own Nonprofit Communications Audit
We are taking Monday off for Memorial Day here in the U.S. See you Tuesday, and have a great weekend!
