Let’s get ready for the weekend with some Mixed Links (and the recipe to an actual mixed drink!). Congrats and Good Luck to the fabulous Amy Sample Ward who is now the CEO for NTEN. Erik Anderson had a great response to his call for letters to board members for the May Nonprofit Blog Carnival. Lori…
Happy Friday! Let’s celebrate with a round of Mixed Links. If you want to help the residents of Oklahoma who were affected by the tornado earlier this week, Network for Good has made it easy to donate to nonprofits who are helping in the disaster relief. If you hadn’t heard Katya Andresen is leaving Network for…
Happy Friday from hot Texas! Would you like to join us for some Mixed Links? If you are having trouble getting your supporters to talk to others about your organization, Nancy Schwartz has some ideas on what you can do to Make It Easy to Spread the Word. How do you track engagement? NTEN shares…
I recently presented a webinar for GuideStar called Taming Your Communications Calendar Six Months a Time. It was sold out, so I couldn’t get to all of the questions. Guidestar asked me to do a couple of follow-up blog posts answering two questions that tended to pop up most frequently. One was “How often should we…
It’s finally starting to feel a little more like spring here in NC. Let’s celebrate with some Mixed Links! I’ve reopened the application process for our Nonprofit Marketing Guide Mentoring Program for communications directors and executive directors who do it all. The new six-month session begins July 1 and we have 10 slots open. We’ve already…
It’s been a stressful week of book editing. I could use some good Mixed Links. The Nonprofit Blog Carnival for April is up on Katya Andresen’s blog. April’s theme was “Your Best Career Advice” so you won’t want to miss it. This month’s carnival is hosted by Erik Anderson of DonorDreams and he invites you to tell…
Happy Friday! I’m back home after a great week in Alaska at the Alaska Nonprofit Summit. Let’s dive into some Mixed Links . . . Nonprofit Technology Conference Round Up, Including Some Great Sessions We Missed Cartoonist Rob Cottingham shares his Sketchnotes from 13NTC. Check out his awesome illustrations of several interesting sessions, including one I…
Cary Walski of MAP Techworks, a wonderful resource for Minnesota nonprofits, interviewed me at the Nonprofit Technology Conference about what content marketing for nonprofits is and how it’s different from traditional marketing. Here’s Cary’s original post.
Greetings from Alaska! Here’s your edition of Mixed Links for the week . . . Here are a few posts in response to the terrible events that happened in Boston earlier this week. Our hearts are with those families affected by the tragedies in Boston and in West, Texas. Nancy Schwartz: How to Communicate in the…
Have you ever had to answer the question, “What percentage of my donation goes to the cause?” Or what about, “How much do you spend on overhead?” Last Friday, Dan Pallotta was the plenary speaker at the Nonprofit Technology Conference. Dan is the author of Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential and thinks those are the…
Our latest survey is on nonprofit email newsletter strategy (please take it if you haven’t already!) and one of the questions asks if you are happy with the performance of your email newsletter. Here’s how the results shake out so far, based on answers from 484 people: That’s about a quarter who are happy, a…
Did you have a productive week? It’s hopping here (no doubt fueled by Easter candy) at Nonprofit Marketing Guide! Let’s cap the week off with some Mixed Links! Are you going to Nonprofit Technology Conference next week in Minneapolis? I am hosting a meet up with three fabulous ladies of nonprofit marketing and fundraising –…
