It’s time for another free webinar, and this time it’s our ever-popular “Three Stories Every Nonprofit Should Be Telling” on Wednesday, October 24. Space is limited, to reserve your spot now. This webinar will be our annual Nonprofit Marketing Guide community fundraiser for Positive Wellness Alliance (PWA), an organization that helps low-income people with HIV/AIDS in the…
Our main goal at NonprofitMarketingGuide.com is to provide training and mentoring for nonprofits who have small communications staffs and budgets, but big enthusiasm and ideas. While we think our All-Access Pass is the most affordable and comprehensive nonprofit marketing training you can find, we understand that some of you don’t have a budget at all…
Claire Meyerhoff is back with the last post in her three-part series on writing better. Read part 1 on writing style icons and part 2 on cliches to catch up! Today Claire tackles the horrible jargon we use. ~Kivi Guest Post by Claire Meyerhoff We’re people who work in the “nonprofit sector” and we’re swimming in jargon……
Today we have more goodies from Tom Ahern on how to write more successful fundraising newsletters. Don’t forget he joins us next week for our new e-clinic Donor Newsletters That Raise More Money. We have just 8 seats left! ~Kivi Guest Post by Tom Ahern Simone Joyaux calls them “extraordinary experiences.” It’s a phrase she adopted…
On Friday, I taught a workshop called Social Media: Your On-Ramp to Future Fundraising at the annual conference of the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits. I’m sharing the deck with you here. Social Media: Your On-Ramp to Future Fundraising from Kivi Leroux Miller While everyone wants to focus on peer-to-peer fundraising in social media, you…
Last Tuesday, I presented a workshop on social media crisis communications for the Virginia Association of Fund Raising Executives and I’m sharing the deck with you here. Crisis Communications in Social Media for Nonprofits from Kivi Leroux Miller We reviewed three different case studies from the American Red Cross, the Humane Society of the United States,…
Happy Friday! It’s once again time for some delicious Mixed Links. Crisis Management and Communications Melissa Agnes has a new report on Social Media Crisis Planning For Non-Profit Organizations. The Chronicle of Philanthropy shares Why Livestrong Will Survive Lance Armstrong’s Struggles. I also recently did a presentation on nonprofit social media crisis communications for the Virginia…
Last week Claire Meyerhoff shared her writing style icon with us and encouraged you to get your own. This week she is back with how to freshen up those boring old cliches. ~ Kivi Guest Post by Claire Meyerhoff Our nonprofit writing is filled with worn-out clichés like “make a difference,” “having an impact,” “building bridges,” and…
In two weeks Tom Ahern joins us for a brand-new e-clinic called Donor Newsletters That Raise More Money. Below is a sample of what he will be discussing with nonprofits during the 5+ hours of training and newsletter coaching during the e-clinic. ~Kivi Guest Post by Tom Ahern In the 1990s, a Seattle fundraising shop…
Good Communications = Content + Channel + (Conversation, ideally). You have to have both the message/big ideas and the right communications channels for your communications to work. Great ideas or content without the proper communications channels won’t travel far beyond your desk. Lots of communications channels without real content is just annoying or meaningless noise.…
“Content is King,” they say. While that may be true, “they” don’t mention how hard it is trying to come up with fresh ideas that resonate with your readers. Inspiration can be hard to come by some days, but that’s where our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts come in. Every month we send out an e-newsletter…
My great friend Claire Meyerhoff is back with a 3-part series on writing more donor-centric communications. ~Kivi Guest Post by Claire Meyerhoff We’re nonprofit gals and guys, so for the most part, style is a matter of function and budget. Our fashion icons are…well, uh… What do you mean you don’t have one? How about Grace Kelly?…
