I decided to stop writing grant applications for clients a few years ago because I simply don’t enjoy that kind of writing. To cut down my reading pile (in paper and online), I stopped paying close attention to magazines, websites, etc. related to fundraising. But I’ve decided to move one fundraising blog on to the…
Forbes.com publishes a list of the top 200 largest nonprofits. Whenever I’m researching a new communications topic or looking for samples for one of my nonprofit writing workshops, I will visit several of these sites to see what the big organizations are doing. If you are looking for samples of annual reports, newsletters, website sections,…
Wake Forest University’s business school held its Seventh Annual Elevator Competition this weekend. Teams of business school students from around the country got two minutes on an elevator ride to pitch their million-dollar idea to a venture capitalist. The winners get a cash prize, free professional services, and a real meeting with a potential investor.…
It’s annual report season for many nonprofits. Here are my top seven tips for writing a nonprofit annual report. 1. Focus on accomplishments, not activities. We want to know what you did, but more importantly, we want to know why you did it. What were the results? Why did you spend your time the way…
I come across a lot of interesting information during the course of running my websites and working with clients, but don’t currently have a good forum for sharing this information or my opinions on it. I hope this new blog will fill that void. Lots more coming soon . . .
