Happy Friday, friends! Let’s get right into the best articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have some good news, problems with leadership, how to use video to market your org, some social media scheduling tips, and more.
It’s time for Mixed Links…
Here is The good news about the COVID-19 crisis.
Find out how one organization used email with a direct mail appeal letter in #StayHomeShredLater – Combining online & offline messaging during a crisis.
Do you know The Problem with Know-it-All Nonprofit Leadership?
Find out how these two organizations made their Digital Transformation: A Tale of Two Resilient Nonprofits.
Classy shares 5 Videos That Show Creative Ways to Market Your Nonprofit.
If you have less work to do somehow and want to keep up with the industry, Nonprofit Tech for Good put together a list of 26 Fundraising & Digital Marketing Research Reports for Nonprofits.
Hootsuite shows you How to Create a Social Media Posting Schedule (Free Template and Tools).
And finally, for those of you processing a lot of different emotions (so all of us) find out How to Power Pivot Now! (6 Steps Inside!).
Catch Up on Our Content from the Week…
- What Worked for Us – A Quick Tip on Increasing Facebook Group Engagement
- A 90-Day Plan to Revamp Your Social Media Strategy
- SEO Tip: Post the Kind of Content People Will Link Back To
Nonprofit Training Opportunities for You…
The Annual All-Access Pass to Training Webinars
You can attend all of the following webinars for free as well as all of our other training webinars for 365 days with an All-Access Pass.
May 19: Relevant Press Releases: How to Get Attention in a Crowded News Cycle with Antionette Kerr
[Budget-Friendly Webinar] Learn how to create a relevant press release that gets attention from the media no matter what is happening in the world.
Registration for this webinar is $20 or free with an All-Access Pass.
May 28: Do This Not That: New Rules for Marketing Success in the Rest of 2020 with Kivi Leroux Miller
[Budget-Friendly Webinar] Learn how to find the right approach for your nonprofit’s communications pace and messaging over the next several months.
Registration for this webinar is $20 or free with an All-Access Pass. You can also attend all three webinars in this series for $50.
June 3: Multichannel Preflight: Testing Your Fundraising Comms for Success/Failure BEFORE You Send Them Out with Tom Ahern
[90-Minute Webinar] Dive into the latest research into donor behavior and learn how to self-audit your donor communications in advance for dangerous results.
Registration for this webinar is $129 or free with an All-Access Pass.
June 4: Do This Not That: Raising Awareness for Your Nonprofit and Your Cause During and After the Pandemic with Kivi Leroux Miller
[Budget-Friendly Webinar] Learn how to take the “raise awareness” mandate and run with it while avoiding the most common mistakes.
Registration for this webinar is $20 or free with an All-Access Pass. You can also attend all three webinars in this series for $50.
June 11: Do This Not That: Collaborating with Co-Workers: Problem Solving Advice for Comms Staff with Kivi Leroux Miller
[Budget-Friendly Webinar] We’ll give you lots of ideas and share experiences from other nonprofits who have overcome collaboration challenges with coworkers and managers.
Registration for this webinar is $20 or free with an All-Access Pass. You can also attend all three webinars in this series for $50.
Communications Director Mentoring Program
Registration is open for the next session of our Mentoring Program for Nonprofit Communications Directors. This six-month program is led by Kivi and lasts from July 2020 – December 2020. Space is very limited due to the personal nature of the program and usually sells out. Six spots have already been taken for this session.
