Here’s the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. Stacy Kocur is the director of communications and development at Fortress Youth Development Center. She is passionate about urban ministry, at-risk kids, parenting her own two tween boys, and…
To help your nonprofit understand the benefits of having a mobile marketing strategy and how to implement one, we asked the good folks at The mGive Foundation to guest blog for us. Today we start with the basics as Jenifer Snyder explains why you need to be thinking about mobile. ~Kivi Guest Post by Jenifer Snyder, Esq., Executive…
Every Wednesday for the rest of the year (or close), we’ll share another worksheet to help you implement the lessons in my new book, Content Marketing for Nonprofits (Amazon). This week’s free worksheet is really the first step in getting everyone in your organization on the same page, and getting clear yourself about some of the major…
In my book, Content Marketing for Nonprofits, I devoted a whole section to different communications channels. For each channel, we list not only “Seven Ways to Make Your Content Work Here,” but also “Seven Mistakes to Avoid.” We know trying to run a small nonprofit is hard and you have a million different things to…
Here’s the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. Sara Norton-Sanner is the Community Relations Coordinator for Rebuilding Together OKC in Oklahoma. She describes herself as the wife to her lifelong best friend Chris, mother to her…
Time for some Mixed Links – Big Easy style… Kerri Karvetski is looking for smaller nonprofits that tried a new tactic last year (sending more email, using video, doing a home page lightbox, creating a new template, etc.) that was successful. If you raised more money last year doing something new, let Kerri know so…
As part of our Six-Month Mentoring Program, we have a monthly group call where participants can ask questions or share what’s working for them. During our August group call, Esther Fraser of Rising Tide Capital shared how her organization was able to take an under-performing program and generate media coverage out of it. After Esther shared her…
[UPDATED DECEMBER, 2018. PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE MORE FULLY DEVELOPED THE MARKETING MATURITY APPROACH. PLEASE REFER TO THIS POST FOR MORE!] This week’s free worksheet will help you and others in your organization gauge your nonprofit’s marketing maturity level. It’s part of the new set of worksheets we are creating to go with Content Marketing for Nonprofits…
The founder and director of the Black River Action Team, Kelly Stettner lives in Springfield, VT with her family. She devotes time to BRAT between her family, her full-time job, and her garden. “Be somebody” is the mission statement of the BRAT, because each of us (and all of us!) can and should step up…
I’ve had a great couple of days in Austin at the Texas Nonprofit Summit, but now I’m at the airport and ready for some Mixed Links . . . Survey results are in for Young, Gifted &…a Charity Trustee? which set out to answer whether young people should be nonprofit board members. Gail Perry shares her Top 10…
Here’s your friendly reminder . . . It’s time to block out some Nonprofit Communicator Free Days (#npcommfreeday) on your calendar between now and the end of the year! These are meeting-free days where you shut the door, don’t answer the phone or email, and stay off social media too. To the outside world, it…
As I mentioned last week, we are creating a new set of worksheets to go with Content Marketing for Nonprofits (Amazon). We’ll share about one worksheet per week, compiling the workbook as we go. To follow up on last week’s worksheet on Your Nonprofit’s Voice, Tone, and Style, today I’m sharing Six Ways to Share More…
