This question came in last week to AskKivi.com: “Should we include articles and photos of our fundraising events over the last year in our annual report? Based on your “Seven Easy Steps to Writing a Great Annual Report“, I would say no since it is an activity, not an accomplishment. What do you say?” —…
A few months ago, I got a bit huffy when I saw that my husband and I were listed in a local nonprofit’s annual report as “Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Miller” for a donation we’d made. I’ve been living in a small town in the South for five years, so I guess I should be…
This week’s host of the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants, Jeff Brooks at Donor Power Blog, issued a challenge to our contributors: Use the word “barnyard” in a post of interest to nonprofits. You’ll find insightful commentary and advice on nonprofit marketing, fundraising and management — all with barnyard references! Here’s the Carnival link. Want to…
Only 37% of nonprofits are tracking the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns, according to a new survey by Nancy Schwartz at Getting Attention. This is, of course, a real shame, because tracking is what helps you figure out what’s working, what’s not, and how you can be more effective over time. The great news is…
If you are looking for a freelance writer or editor to help with your nonprofit communications and marketing work, I will post your listing on my other blog, Writing for Nonprofits, which is read by freelancers interested in working with nonprofit clients. I want to post only links and very short descriptions, so you’ll need…
Good consultants work hard to please their clients. Good clients work hard to keep their good consultants. In other words, your relationships with your consultants should be partnerships that both parties value. In the last two weeks, I received these three notes from three separate clients after submitting work to them: From a new nonprofit…
I have to admit, I am thoroughly sick of all the nonprofit branding talk, so when I saw “Branding Is for Cattle: What Really Matters to CEOs” in the MarketingProfs e-newsletter, I clicked on it immediately. The point of the article is that marketers who get all wound up in branding often forget why they…
I’ve got a new poll question up: How would you describe the length of your first drafts when writing at work? Too long, too short or just right? Take the poll and leave a comment if you have any questions or comments about writing first drafts. {democracy:5}
This week’s edition of the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants is up at the Bamboo Project. Michele highlighted some great posts from the last week on nonprofit marketing and technology. Check it out. Tell your friends. Next week we travel over to Donor Power Blog. See you there!
It’s the first of the month, which is Blogtipping Day. This month I selected three blogs I hadn’t read before from the list at Philanthropy.com’s Give & Take section. It’s the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s section on the nonprofit blogosphere and they have a nice list of nonprofit blogs on the site. I’m also getting a…
I had to do a little digging to find some stellar posts on the opportunities to shine that many nonprofits are missing (my stated theme for the week), so the Carnival is a tad late, but still great. Check out these posts to improve the way you present your nonprofit to donors, supporters, the media,…
Whether it’s a board meeting, a seminar, or a conference, the events your organization hosts or attends can provide great fodder for newsletter articles — if you highlight the most important points and forget about the rest.When you start writing an event summary, you may be tempted to regurgitate the agenda with a few extra…
