Here’s my personal invitation to you and your communications team (if you have one): I’d love for you to join me for the Summer of CALM. Here’s how it works: You sign up your team and right away I’ll mail out three signed copies of the CALM not BUSY book. (You can order more if…
Welcome to our latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators! This series lets you describe your workday 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. Tara Collins is a Jill-of-all-Trades,…
May the 4th be with you, friends! I have used the Force to gather the best articles, posts, tips, and more from around the galaxy of marketing and fundraising. It’s time for Mixed Links… Do your colleagues respect your boundaries at work? Take this survey and let us know. Here are 100+ Social Media Demographics that…
At the end of the month author and psychotherapist Sarri Gilman is joining us for a two-part webinar series called Transform Your Boundaries and Get Better Results. It’s part of our CALM training for nonprofit communicators. We’re trying to prevent burnout, prepare you for challenges, and address the workaholic, self-martyr culture that plague many nonprofits. It’s the…
The M+R Benchmarks Study came out last week. As always, it’s jam packed with lots of insightful information that will help you better understand the online world and how it works for nonprofits. They had 154 nonprofits participating in the study who contributed data for the 2017 calendar year. They analyzed the results of almost 4.7…
Here’s what’s happening at Nonprofit Marketing Guide this month: Online Training: STARTS TOMORROW! May 1 & 2 – Creating Awesome Email Newsletters Learn how to create a newsletter worthy of the time you are investing in it. Registration is $119 for Part 1, $199 for Parts 1 and 2 or Free with an All-Access Pass Learn More…
The weekend is getting closer! Time to wind down with the best articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of marketing and fundraising. It’s time for Mixed Links… You can now download the 2018 M+R Benchmarks Study Report. Sarah Durham answers the question How Can Nonprofits Use Photography Well? on The Smart Communications Podcast.…
Media relations is a lot like fundraising. The best fundraisers at your nonprofit are successful because they take the time to understand their prospects and build personal connections. They don’t waste their donors’ time — and they are careful not to come on too strong and approach them too often. A new survey of more…
Whether you’re a veteran switching jobs or you are brand new at this nonprofit communications thing, we have recently updated our FREE e-book: The First 100 Days of Your New Nonprofit Marketing Job This free e-book is a list of 100 tasks that you should try to complete within 100 days of starting your new job. The…
CALM communications directors are Collaborative, Agile, Logical and Methodical. Ready to find your top CALM strength? Take the new quiz! Don’t see the quiz? Take it here. Why should you know your top CALM strength? I’m a “build on your success” kind of person. So if you know where you are strong, I suggest you…
I’ve been thinking about ways to work with you and your team on getting #CALMnotBUSY since the book came out, and I’m declaring Summer 2018 as the Summer of CALM! We’ll launch the free online book club and also a brand-new team coaching program in June. I haven’t worked out all the details yet, but…
A lot of my peers grew up watching the popular 90’s sitcom FRIENDS. But not me. I refused to watch because the characters lived in a diverse community in New York but looked nothing like the melting pot that I knew existed beyond their famous apartment building (Please don’t go there about Ross’ black girlfriend).…
