Fundraising expert Tom Ahern is cranking out some great stuff for us this year! We just finished the first session of 2015 of his Ahern Writing Academy for Fundraisers including a BRAND NEW e-clinic on making the most of your landing and donation pages on your website. Tom is legendary as a guidebook author, donor-centered copywriter, and…
Happy Friday, everyone! Join me for some Mixed Links… Ever think about how you would handle a social media firestorm? Hubspot has you covered with their Social Media Crisis Management Plan Kit. Nonprofit Hub explains Why Passion Isn’t Enough for Your Board of Governance. Sorry, but it’s probably true – Half of Your Email Subscribers Are Ignoring You.…
We don’t touch on cyber security too often on this blog as it is so not in our area of expertise. But we know it’s extremely important you are doing everything you can to maintain the safety of your donor information. We were glad that Merkle reached out to us to talk to you about…
Happy, Happy Friday! Join me for some Mixed Links…. QGiv has just published its free Mobile Fundraising Field Guide. Early bird pricing for the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference ends today. Hubspot shares 11 Examples of Facebook Ads That Actually Work (And Why). If you are interested in what lies ahead for email, see 5 Expert Opinions on the Future of…
Last week, we had another great discussion on the All-Access Pass Holder private Facebook Group about tools to keep you organized at work. I want to know what you use to keep track of everything. Here’s what some of our Pass Holders use: WorkFlowy Google Drive Getting Things Done (GTD) Philosophy Asana Trello Kivi and…
I hope you had a great week! Let’s finish it up with some Mixed Links… Erik Anderson at Donor Dreams is hosting this month’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival. May’s theme is “You Are the Future of Philanthropy.” Learn more and submit your post. Change is inevitable. Just make sure you have the Three Things Your Nonprofit Needs When…
We recently had this question pop up on our All-Access Pass Holder’s private Facebook Group: “How do you respond to negative or misinformed reviews of your organization on Facebook? Do you respond to each one? Post a general statement? Would you post a response as a comment on the review, or send a private message?”…
Forget the small talk, just give me some Mixed Links… Rose Gear has 8 Strategy Basics for Nonprofit Organizations via npEngage. Facebook changed its algorithm (again). See what John Haydon has to say about it in Facebook Newsfeed Algorithm Prioritizes Posts From People Over Posts from Pages. Beth Kanter talks about Transforming Nonprofit Staff Into Champions on Social. If you…
We had such a fun time Tuesday sprucing up the communications of the brave nonprofits who submitted their work for our free webinar, Marketing Makeover Magic, that we thought we would make it available to those who were not able to register. During this 60-minute recorded webinar, you’ll learn how to take your marketing and fundraising…
How was your week? Let’s finish it off with some Mixed Links… The 2015 M+R Benchmarks Study is out! In addition to the insightful metrics you’ll find in this report, you can now enter your own data to see how it compares to the 84 nonprofits they used for the report. Worried about the new changes to the Google…
We’ve talked before about how important your headlines are – whether it’s email subject lines, newsletter headlines, or blog post titles. You only have a few minutes to capture your reader’s attention before it’s drawn elsewhere. (Squirrel!) That means you should actually be spending more time on your headlines than you do the actual content…
Happy Friday, awesome nonprofit communicators! Let’s cap off the week with some Mixed Links… If you need some ideas for Mother’s Day, Nancy Schwartz tells you How to Make the Most of Mother’s Day. John Haydon has Three Simple Donor Retention Strategies for Social Media. Not sure about participating in local giving days? Learn more in 7…
