Happy Friday, everyone! Join me for some of the best Mixed Links around… Something that could help you with your nonprofit communiations – How to Add Color and Richness to Your Writing … Without Making Us Want to Barf. Beth Kanter reviews Julia Campbell’s book Storytelling in the Digital Age. Wild Apricot shares 49 Popular Nonprofit…
You probably know that hashtags are words or phrases with the hash symbol (#) in front of them. The hash symbol creates a link and clicking on that hashtag will bring up other posts with that tag. Hashtags are used by everyone from individuals with 10 followers to big corporations and celebrities with millions of…
Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. We’d love to feature YOU in this series! Don’t be shy – tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. Wendy Hayes is the…
How was your week, good friends? Share some Mixed Links with me…. Julia Reich shares The 5 “Dos” of Brand Personality. If you deal with sensitive issues or have haters on social media, HootSuite is doing a free webinar – Keeping Your Brand Safe on Social. QGiv answers 6 Questions You’ve Been Afraid to Ask about Donation…
Giving to charity is the neurological equivalent of winning the lottery! So why do 3 out of 4 donors not make a second gift? It may be that you aren’t taking advantage of the “post gift glow” – that feeling donors have right after they give. You know the one – you feel great about…
Don’t let your website visitors get away! Use these tips from Spencer Brooks of Brooks Digital. ~Kristina Guest Post by Spencer Brooks Last year, I uncovered some data that shocked me. I was browsing through one of our client’s Google Analytics reports when I came across an alarming trend. There, in the demographic data, lay…
Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. We’d love to feature YOU in this series! Don’t be shy – tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. Alison Zaccone is a…
Let’s dive right into our Mixed Links… Looking for photos that won’t cost an arm and a leg? M+R shares 8 Awesome Resources for Stock Photos When You’re on a Tight Budget. More tips for those of us who are not professional graphic designers, but still have to do it for our job – 20 Most…
Here’s what’s happening at Nonprofit Marketing Guide this month: Online Training: June 6 & 8: Donor Newsletters That Raise More Money, Parts 1 and 2, with Tom Ahern Learn everything you need to know about donor newsletters. Registration for Part 1 is $99 | Registration for Parts 1 and 2 is $199 Learn More and Register…
Thinking of axing your donor newsletter because it costs more than it’s worth? WAIT! It’s not the idea of the donor newsletter that’s wrong – it’s how you’re approaching it that’s wrong. Luckily we have a smart guy like Tom Ahern around to set us straight! Register for next week’s two-part webinar series presented by…
Happy Friday! My kids just got out of school so I really need some Mixed Drinks..I mean Links… Kivi is doing a free webinar for Bloomerang, June 1st, on What a Communications Plan Should Look Like. Last week Vu Le at Nonprofit AF, posted How Donor-Centrism Perpetuates Inequity, and Why We Must Move Toward Community-Centric Fundraising. This obviously…
Abby Jarvis of Qgiv is back today to talk about events with a peer-to-peer fundraising component and how to get your supporters to fundraise for you. ~ Kristina Guest Post by Abby Jarvis When running an event, it’s so easy to focus on getting tons of registrants and to neglect everything else. It’s so satisfying to…
