Have some gaps to fill in your editorial calendar for next month? The suggestions below should help! (If you aren’t using an editorial calendar we HIGHLY recommend you do! You can learn Everything You Need to Know about Editorial Calendars for 2021 in our next two-part webinar series.)
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*Please double-check any events to see if they have changed due to the pandemic or other current events.
On the Calendar
11/7: Book Lovers Day. Share your favorite books relating to the work your nonprofit does.
11/11: Veteran’s Day. Highlight volunteers, staff, or clients who have served in the military.
11/13: World Kindness Day. Feature those volunteers who go above and beyond making your clients feel loved. Or share how your supporters can show kindness to others in a way that aligns with your cause.
11/15: America Recycles Day. Share how your organization recycles. For a twist, try “recycling” old content that got a good response.
11/15: National Philanthropy Day. Recognize your greatest supporters.
11/20: Absurdity Day. Take the opportunity to do something crazy! Social media is great for these kinds of things. Or dispel an absurd notion people believe about your organization.
11/26: Thanksgiving (U.S.). Thank supporters, clients, and volunteers. Email messages of gratitude around Thanksgiving are a great way to kick off a series of fundraising emails in November and December.
November is also:
- National American Indian Heritage Month
- National Diabetes Awareness Month
- National Adoption Awareness Month
- National Epilepsy Month
- Peanut Butter Lovers Month
- National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
- National Caregiver Month
You also have:
- November 2: Dio De los Muertos ends
- November 19: Great American Smokeout
- November 15-24: National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
- November 16: International Day of Tolerance
- November 17: World Prematurity Day
- November 20: World Children’s Day
- November 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Metaphor of the Month
This month’s metaphor is Shopping. Think about sales, bargains, prices, Amazon, mark-downs, malls, Black Friday, close-outs, grocery lists, shopping carts, aisles, cash register, lines, secret shoppers, credit, returns, eBay, yard sales, convenience store, coupons.
How can you relate these things to your organization?
Pop Culture, Events, and News
Daylight Savings Time ends on November 1st.
Election Day in the US is November 3rd. This and its aftermath will dominate the news for quite a while.
The top November 2020 movie releases are Let Him Go, The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two, Freaky, Stillwater and Buddy Games. (Some of these are streaming and some will be in theaters that are open.)
TV shows premiering this month include The Good Doctor, B Positive, Mom, Young Sheldon, Moonbase 8, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans, Industry, Dash & Lily, A Teacher, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago PD, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, SWAT, Grey’s Anatomy, Law & Order: SVU, Station 19, The Blacklist, Chick Fight, The Crown, His Dark Materials, Big Sky, A Million Little Things, Animaniacs, and Saved By the Bell as well as LOTS of Holiday/Christmas specials.
The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak around November 17th.
The busiest shopping day of the year, Black Friday, is November 27th.
Source of the Month
Sharing Your Progress. Before kicking off your year-end giving campaigns, make sure you have properly shared your victories and highlights of the year giving your supporters credit for it all.
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