I am usually a dutiful recipe follower, but I’m finally competent enough at baking cookies that I have been freestyling on some recipes lately, including this new one I created this year. It’s a mashup of sorts, inspired by this recipe for Disney’s Cinnamon Glazed Almonds and this recipe for Toffee Almond Sandies. Enjoy! Cinnamon…
Does it feel like the whole world is out of the office this week? And yet there you are – sitting at your desk, picking over the remnants of the holiday goodies that one volunteer brought in. All that’s left is fruitcake though because, of course, it’s fruitcake. But you don’t have to eat that…
In October National Public Radio released an interesting analysis of how the length of lead-in text affects post performance on Facebook. The organization pulled all its link posts from the last six months — over 3,000 in all — and analyzed post performance in groups of 40-character increments. On the first look, NPR found that shorter…
Controlling your own calendar and to-do list is essential to being a CALM not BUSY communications director. Of course, you don’t have complete control, but I bet you have more than you think you do — or can get more control with some practice and discipline at saying “No” to new requests for your time…
When I added the Nonprofit Communications Confidential aspect to our Day in the Life Series, I wanted you to have a place where you could share your frustrations about your job, not only so you would have a place to vent, but also so we could understand the biggest issues you’re facing and help come up…
How to Create a Nonprofit Annual Report People Will Actually Read Presented by Kivi Leroux Miller Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 9, 2015 1:00 p.m. Eastern (10:00 a.m. Pacific) Registration is ONLY $20! Space is limited. Your Donors Want to See Results Before They’ll Give Again. But that doesn’t mean you have to write and design a…
We’re back with a new Nonprofit Communications Confidential! This week we’ll take a look at the completely unrealistic expectations your boss puts on you. It’s enough to drive you to drink! Here are a few workload frustrations you shared with us: My boss never considers my workload when assigning a new task. Also, she assigns tasks by…
Love it or hate it, #GivingTuesday has become a VERY BIG DEAL for nonprofits. By every measure, this giving day has exploded into a new, influential holiday. According to the Case Foundation, which set out this year to measure the collective reach of Giving Tuesday, total online donations processed on Giving Tuesday more than doubled from…
Are you starting to think about your annual report? It’s time! Next week, I’m presenting my webinar on How to Write an Annual Report People Will Actually Read, and throwing in our e-book too, all for a “happy holidays” price of just $20, instead of the usual $99. One important decision we’ll discuss is how…
How much is your time worth to you? What if we told you our All-Access Pass could save you at least 5-10 hours a month? The All-Access Pass can save you that much time by giving you plans, checklists, templates, and worksheets so you can stop working from scratch and making it up as you…
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…
We’ve heard from nearly 1,300 nonprofit staff via our 2016 Nonprofit Communications Trends Survey. Please take it now if you haven’t already. In one of the new questions, we ask you to fill in the blank: Our communications/marketing would be more successful if _________________. Here’s a quick word cloud with the answers to date: More…
