I’ve closed the 2011 Nonprofit Communications Trends Survey . . . thanks to the 785 people who participated! We are analyzing all the data and preparing the report this week. It’s full of really interesting information about the nonprofit sector’s communications plans for 2011, as well as what excites and scares nonprofit marketing professionals about…
Sorry I stood you up the last few weeks for our Mixed Links. If you haven’t heard, we are in the middle of a huge systems upgrade. In the end, it will be a lot easier for our Free Learning Center members and All-Access Pass holders, as well as anyone attending a webinar, to get their…
Happy Friday to you all! After a busy week of traveling to Erie, PA for three presentations at Nonprofit Day and preparing for my upcoming planning workshop with Nancy Schwartz in DC next week, I am ready for some mixed links (and drinks)! Join me, won’t you . . . Want more national exposure, but…
Claire Meyerhoff and I are hosting the second installment of our virtual book club for The Nonprofit Marketing Guide today (Friday) from 1:00 – 1:30 pm ET (10:00 – 10:30 a.m. PT) on our Magic Keys Radio & Podcast. We broadcast live over the Internet, and afterwards the recording is immediately available as a podcast.…
I’m hearing some great stories from readers of The Nonprofit Marketing Guide: High-Impact, Low-Cost Ways to Build Support for Your Good Cause (Amazon link) and I want you to be able to hear and share them too. So, Claire Meyerhoff, our resident media relations pro, and I are turning our Magic Keys Radio and Podcast into…
This month at Nonprofit Marketing Guide, we presented a series of webinars aimed at helping you get more creative with your nonprofit communications, including using metaphors and humor. I heard from many people who want to guest blog for me, so you’ll see more creative ideas here in the coming months. For now, here is…
I can’t tell you how many times in the last year I’ve heard someone explaining to a newbie how to use an RSS reader for online/social media listening, only to quickly follow it with, “But I don’t really use mine anymore, because I subscribed to too many feeds and am overwhelmed.” Not exactly the greatest…
Happy Friday! And Happy Mother’s Day to all of you Moms out there. I’m personally looking forward to French Toast in bed Sunday morning . . . but until then, let’s share some Mixed Links! Two Studies on Generations and Giving The Next Generation of American Giving: A Study on the Contrasting Charitable Habits of…
Here’s a bunch of good stuff for nonprofit communicators that I’ve come across in the last month or so . . . A Must-Download Network for Good and Sea Change Strategies have released a free e-book called Homer Simpson for Nonprofits: The Truth About How People Really Think and What It Means for Promoting Your…
With freezing rain falling and snow on the ground here in North Carolina, it’s time for some hot mixed links! Online Outreach on a Budget – Nonprofit Blog Carnival The first 2010 edition of the Nonprofit Blog Carnival is now online at Issue Lab’s Footnotes and it’s all about doing online outreach on a budget.…
Here’s some great information — a tasty cocktail of mixed links — that I’ve saved to share with you . . . Fundraising I was one of 10 guest speaker’s in Gail Perry’s 2009 Year-End Fundraising Strategy Telesummit. It’s full of advice on what you can be doing right now to make sure that you…
Here are several announcements and links that I think you’ll find helpful. Fundraising . . . For this month’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival, Nancy Schwartz shares the path to year-end communications and fundraising success. Network for Good has published a free guide called “25 Steps to Fall and Holiday Fundraising Success.” America’s Giving Challenge is back…
