Happy Friday! Join me for some Mixed Links… We have opened our annual Nonprofit Communications Trends Survey, but this year we have completely revamped it. Share your thoughts with us and be the first to see the results during our Preview Webinar for survey-takers only. If you need some website design inspiration, check out this…
You need to publish an annual report. It’s a best practice. But that doesn’t mean you have to spend 100+ hours creating a tome that only your board members and close friends will read (and let’s be honest, they’ll just say they read it.). Instead, use common sense, save your nonprofit huge amounts of time…
Jason. Freddie. Michael Myers. These names used to send me hiding under my covers when I was a kid. Heck, I still get the heebie jeebies if someone makes that “chhh chhh chhh ha ha ha” sound from Friday the 13th. And I blame Nightmare on Elm Street for my night-owl insomniac tendencies to this…
How are all you nasty witches and warlocks out there in Nonprofit Communicatorland? Let’s finish the week with some frightfully good Mixed Links… A truly scary topic to kick things off – Credit Card and ACH Fraud: How Nonprofits Can Detect and Avoid It. Haters gonna hate. Learn how you should be Navigating Naysayers: Managing Difficult Social…
If you’re totally new to the Instagram scene and are looking to gain quick momentum early on, one way of going about it is to tie your launch to an event or fundraiser. Boys’ Club of New York did just that with a soft launch leading up to its fall fundraiser, during which guests were…
Here’s 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. Share your day with us! Don’t be shy – tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. Janis Walton lives in Gonavies, Haiti and is…
In honor or another week well done, let’s share some Mixed Links… Marlene Oliveira gives some tips for nonprofit communicators on how to create quality content consistently. Classy shows us How to Turn Social Media Followers Into Donors. If you would like to know which celebrities endorse which causes, there is a database for that. Beth…
We are all about helping you not only learn your job but love your job. Part of loving your job is taking care of yourself to avoid burnout. Today’s post by Beth Kanter and Aliza Sherman gives you some insight into their new book The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. ~Kristina Guest Post by…
Here’s 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. Share your day with us! Don’t be shy – tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. Carina began working with the Prince of Wales…
Hope you had a great week! Today is my birthday so let’s celebrate with some Mixed Links (among other things)… If you want to create compelling content people will read, you need to let go of these 7 Bad Writing Habits You Learned in School. Hubspot shared an infographic on What Successful Marketing Looks Like Today.…
Are you tapping into the potential of online fundraising? Online revenue grew 19% in 2015 according to the M+R Benchmarks Report. If you are ignoring online revenue you could be missing out on a major fundraising tactic. Join us tomorrow for a BRAND NEW webinar: The Very Practical Beginner’s Guide to Online Fundraising Presented by…
Communications directors, fundraisers, social media managers – anyone who communicates with supporters of a nonprofit – you are all eligible to participate in our Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator series. We started this popular series over 3 years ago to get a glimpse into the everyday, nitty-gritty things you have to do for your job…
