Where will your organization find its next communications, marketing, or development director? In this guest post by Geri Stengel, get some tips on how to use LinkedIn to find the right candidates. Looking for a new job? Take note too! ~Kivi Guest Post by Geri Stengel, President of Ventureneer Two recent studies caught my…
When Nancy Schwartz asked me what one book had changed my professional life, I scanned my book shelf thinking I’d find something bought and read long ago. But I quickly realized that one of the most powerful books to shape my professional life was one I’m actually reading right now. It’s called Little Bets: How…
It’s a big nonprofit world, and it can get a little overwhelming and intense, especially if you work in a small nonprofit. That’s why I was really intrigued when Darian Rodriguez Heyman, former Executive Director of Craigslist Foundation, told me he was bringing together 50 of the sector’s leading experts to create the newly released guide…
When Nancy Schwartz and I first put our heads together on how to team up to help nonprofits strengthen their marketing impact, marketing planning was at the top of our list. We want to help you see how, by simply taking a little time to set some clear marketing goals, you can drastically increase your impact and…
Last week, Nancy Schwartz, Katya Andresen, Sarah Durham and I hosted a meetup for nonprofit marketing and fundraising folks attending the Nonprofit Technology Conference in DC. This is our third year hosting the event, and it’s getting bigger every year. (Note to NTEN: Give us a bigger room, and one NOT next to others, because…
Is your collection of Nonprofit Marketing Guide e-books complete? When you register for a free membership with our Learning Center, you can download all four of these e-books at no charge: 2011 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report . . . and What It All Means for Your Good Cause This 22-page report reveals what 780 nonprofits…
I woke up this morning and saw a tweet from Drew at Throwing Light, asking me if I ever deal with information overload. In his own post today, Drew talks about how he blames all the blogs he wants to read for his recent creative slump and explains what he did to overcome. Since I…
The end of one year and the start of another is always a good time to reflect on what’s important, and what’s not. Sam Davidson has a new book out that will help you do this, while also making you laugh. It’s called 50 Things Your Life Doesn’t Need (Amazon). I especially loved the sections…
From today until December 31, we are putting our Annual All-Access Pass to the Nonprofit Marketing Guide Webinar Series on sale for $365 — a dollar a day for training that makes your job easier and makes your nonprofit more effective. Over the course of a year, we present about 45 webinars in the series,…
I made a mistake when I started reading The Networked Nonprofit (Amazon link) by Allison Fine and Beth Kanter. I thought it was going to be a book about social media, and it is, of course, but it’s much bigger than that. I recently interviewed Allison about the book, which I highly recommend not only…
Nancy Schwartz and I talked this morning about how nonprofits need to stop trying to reach out to the mythical “general public” and instead focus on the specific groups of people who matter most to your success. We recorded our conversation for you. Nancy and I will be spending lots of time working closely with…
If you’ve been thinking about attending the Total Focus Marketing Plan Workshop that Nancy Schwartz and I are presenting in October, you’ll save $100 if you go ahead and register now. Friday, October 17 is the last day for Early Bird registration. The price goes up by $100 on Saturday. Look what we’ve built into…
