In honor of yesterday, I am compiling a special “Saying Thanks” edition of Mixed Links. First off, THANKS to the over 1,100 who have taken our 2016 Nonprofit Communications Trends Survey. If you haven’t taken it yet, please take a few minutes to help us out! You’ll be invited to a free preview webinar and…
Happy almost Thanksgiving for those of you in the United States! Let’s be thankful with some Mixed Links… We’ve had over 1,000 take the 2016 Nonprofit Communications Trends Survey, (THANKS!) but we’d like even more to really get the best data possible. Please take a few minutes to help us out. You’ll be invited to a…
As part of our new addition to our Day in the Life Series, Nonprofit Communications Confidential, we have been asking nonprofit communicators to share their frustrations and struggles at work with us. We’ve gotten some hilarious (and heart-breaking) responses from those of you who are trying your best to make the world a better place,…
Happy Friday the 13th! Let’s dispel any bad luck with some Mixed Links… If you aren’t one of the almost 600 who have taken the 2016 Nonprofit Communications Trends Survey, please take a few minutes to help us out. You’ll be invited to a free preview webinar as well as be among the first to receive…
At the end of September, we redesigned our weekly email newsletter to include more white space and smaller blocks of text. It’s a sleeker look that’s much easier to read (or just skim) on both desktops and mobile devices. After we sent the redesigned newsletter, we heard from several of our subscribers who liked the new…
I hope everyone had a great week! Let’s end things on a good note with some Mixed Links… Please take the 2016 Nonprofit Communications Trends Survey. You’ll be invited to a free preview webinar as well as be among the first to receive the Trends Report when we release it January. Want some free stuff?…
Last month Rob Wu, CEO of CauseVox, shared tips he learned from some successful peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. Today, Candace Cody of CauseVox joins us to talk about how to start your own peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. ~Kristina Guest Post by Candace Cody of CauseVox Peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns yield significant benefits: more donations, more awareness, more relationships,…
It’s time to take the Nonprofit Communications Trends Survey for 2016! Last year, over 1,500 nonprofit communicators took our annual Nonprofit Communications Trends Survey . . . and now it’s time to get your predictions for 2016. This report has become the “go to” source for what’s REALLY happening in the world of nonprofit communications and…
We’ll probably tackle the subject of bosses a few times in Nonprofit Communications Confidential! More than a few of you don’t feel like you have the full attention of your boss: “It is so frustrating that my boss shuts her door….I mean it is generally shut most of the time. When it’s not shut, she…
Happy Halloween! Join me for some spooky Mixed Links… First things first, if you need a little help figuring out what scary movie to watch this weekend, here are The Best Halloween Movies and Television Shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu according to Time. Join us Sunday, November 1st, as we begin another #NPCommPix photo…
Did you know organizations in the UK, Canada, and Australia raise more money with bequests than we do in the US? Fundraising expert Tom Ahern believes that the answer may be as simple as not having a marketing plan to ask for those bequests. A simple plan might include: Writing a vision statement that lets donors…
Yeah, you’ve been there. You’re cc’d on an email that has nothing to do with you. Then, to make matters worse, everyone who answers that email hits “Reply All” continuing the endless loop of suck. How about this scenario, sent in anonymously through our newest spin on our Day in the Life blog series – Nonprofit…
