Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 29, 2022

Today I want to introduce you to a new metaphor for nonprofit communications and marketing work that I’ve been using for a while now with private coaching clients. Each of them have many different projects or campaigns that need communications support throughout the year, and these are individual planes.

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Ann Green

JULY 16, 2024

You should communicate with your donors at least once a month and that includes the summer months. Don’t make the mistake of taking a vacation from your donor communication. Communicating by mail is more effective than electronic communication. Keep communicating with your donors. They want to hear from you.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 25, 2019

Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators! Tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro by filling out the form below. This series lets you describe your workday in your own words. Want to be featured in this series? Don’t see the form?

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Ann Green

JULY 5, 2023

Something the pandemic taught us is we should communicate more during tough times. You should be communicating with your donors at least once a month and that includes the summer months. Don’t make the mistake of taking a vacation from your donor communication. Keep communicating with your donors.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 12, 2020

Communicating the Cancellations. I fully support both the organizations, their staff and leadership, and events themselves: NTC and Create Good are the two conferences I tell communications directors to attend, and that won’t change. Here’s a portion of the NTEN email, which is also available on the website and Facebook.

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

These guidelines govern how your team members handle your organization’s funding as they perform their daily tasks. Grants: Government grants, foundation grants, marketing grants. After all, to build up your organization, you first need a solid foundation! Corporate philanthropy: Matching gifts, volunteer grants, sponsorships.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The ultimate success of these young nonprofits—their ability to fulfill their missions—will depend on many things, but good governance is among the most important. Successfully experimenting with and evolving its governance structure over the last decade has been central to Jump’s success.

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Ann Green

JUNE 23, 2022

Something the pandemic taught us is we should communicate more during tough times. You should be communicating with your donors at least once a month and that includes the summer months. Don’t make the mistake of taking a vacation from your donor communication. Keep communicating with your donors. Send an update.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

For example, using code words in a communication that might be reasonably interpreted as a favorable or critical reference to a specific candidate or party during an election season might constitute prohibited electioneering.

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Its mission is to help government and businesses write clearly. There’s even a Plain Writing Act, which “requires that federal agencies use clear government communication that the public can understand and use.” Here are a few highlights and some tips to help you communicate better.

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Affnetz

APRIL 16, 2024

From scheduling meetings and distributing board materials to tracking attendance and managing communication, board management software offers a solution that saves time, enhances efficiency, and improves collaboration. Communication Capabilities: An effective board management software should have strong communication capabilities.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 27, 2025

But the sector needs a more compelling, ethical model for a brokerage that uses decentralized governance, transparency, and inclusivity. Trustful relationships increase the perceived credibility of the brokers and encourage more honest two-way communication.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2024

And then, literally, if you hear some of these private equity actors in the marketplace, they gleefully communicate that you effectively have homeowners held hostage, and so you can increase the lot rent to exorbitant degrees. They get to control the fate of their home and their community going forward.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Think your nonprofit can’t use humor in your communications? Just follow how the federal government does it. Want more examples of how even government agencies can pull off humor and other authentic, engaging approaches to social media? Check out Government Agencies Get Real, Funny, and Human on Social Media.

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Candid

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Partner with corporations and governments Establish strategic partnerships with corporations, government agencies, and other nonprofits to increase visibility and credibility. Meanwhile, health nonprofits can boost visibility and attract megadonors through a combination of strategic communication and relationship building.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

It’s a story about how a small group of dedicated professionals — in this case, rangelands professionals — are becoming communications leaders in their sector and bringing their colleagues along. They synthesized that into a 13-page communications guide for rangelands professionals. They knew they needed help.

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Image credit: Mercyships.org Disclosure: The author is a journalist and has been serving as a volunteer writer in the Communications Department on board the Global Mercy since January 2024.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2025

Nonprofits are no strangers to uncertaintywhether from economic downturns, environmental disasters, shifting donor priorities, or changes in government policy. Unlike government grants, private funding often allows for more flexibility in how you use the funds, making it easier to focus on long-term impact rather than short-term compliance.

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

First, I've talked with some of you about the government's hold on grants and funding. In a conversation on the Smart Communications Podcast , Farra Trompeter and Menaka Chandurkar from Big Duck discuss how research strengthens in-house communications, supports inclusivity, and helps organizations align with their audiences needs.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JULY 31, 2023

Funding support for training and development enables leaders to enhance their strategic planning, financial management , fundraising and board governance skills. Stronger Governance and Board Effectiveness Nonprofit boards are critical in providing oversight, strategic guidance and accountability.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Global Humanitarian ISAC serves as the central platform that enables governments, funders, technology companies, and other trusted providers to support the spectrum of information security needs of nonprofits and the communities they serve.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

When rumors of the Lower Sesan II Dam began swarming the riverside community of Kbal Romeas in 2008, the people were in a state of disbelief. Despite the community’s disapproval, government officials had apparently already approved and funded the plan.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 17, 2025

Certainly, because many nonprofits are being hamstrung by frozen or withdrawn government grants and must respond to many other policy challenges, philanthropy can play an exceedingly valuable role by investing counter-cyclically to ameliorate these headwinds. There is a growing discussion about what, exactly, that means?

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 4, 2020

It’s the number one goal for nonprofit communications professionals: Community Engagement. Our Nonprofit Communications Trends Reports show that year after year. But what does Community Engagement mean? Let’s look at these elements a bit closer. Interaction.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 26, 2023

In this guide, we’ll review expert tips for overcoming the top three nonprofit compliance challenges: Complying with governance guidelines Following fundraising requirements Reporting finances accurately Accuracy and thoroughness are key to maintaining compliance so your nonprofit can continue its important work.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Actively engage with your network and communicate your board recruitment needs. Lastly, provide opportunities for board members to continuously learn and develop their skills, as ongoing training and development will support ongoing good governance. They already have a vested interest in your organization and its mission.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 6, 2024

“Understanding a budget, equity trends, matching donor preferences to communication—all of that is so important,” Tracy emphasizes. Reflecting on her promotion, Tracy shares, “I have some footing in government relations. It was during this time that she recognized the importance of being well-rounded in the sector.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 13, 2022

PCC , you will discover your personality style and learn how to best communicate with others to avoid interpersonal conflicts — at work and in life. Competing governance models and governance trends. Self-awareness is a critical component of effective leadership. In this interactive training led by Ellen Nastir, M.Ed.,

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JULY 16, 2015

And you get free content that you can use for other communications. NOTE: Mind the rules, the laws governing giveaways and the promotional guidelines for each social network. Even though only a few people submit videos or photos, many more lurk and observe, and perhaps even share. Honor someone. Support a cause with an unselfie.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Additionally, she has worked in local government and in the corporate world. Her most previous position before joining the Don’t Forget to Feed Me team was as communications manager for the Arlington Life Shelter in Arlington, Texas. Annual Reports Graphic Design Guest Bloggers Nonprofit Communications Video'

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NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 6, 2023

It’s critical to distinguish your organization from other nonprofits and to ensure your staff and board can consistently and clearly communicate your organization’s message. Transform your board into a high-performing leadership team by getting your Board Governance Rock Star Certificate.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

She went to Uganda where she lived and worked with an NGO on strategic planning and board governance. Erin McKenney Erin says she did a lot of soul searching to determine whether she wanted to continue serving her nonprofit passion through volunteer and board involvement or pursue a complete career transition.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The evolution includes not only thinking about policy as a way to move the needle on racial justice here in the US but also looking at how people are contributing to racial justice movement making through art, culture, narrative development, communications, cultural organizing, innovation, and technology. What will it take?

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Pick an area of social, economic or political life and I can guarantee you people somewhere are trying to figure out how to govern energy systems, communication sites, health policy, economic policy, political campaigns, and nations in ways that account for our digital dependencies, something the 18th century thinkers were spared.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In particular, the Prince Georges County Council was expecting increased fundraising capacity, leading to reduced nonprofit dependence on local government funding and greater sustainability. One organization quickly improved the incorporation of new practices in year one, then saw smaller gains in capacity over the next two years.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 22, 2025

Over 20 years ago according to the Edelman Trust Barometer , more people trusted nonprofits than government or business, and this continued even as late as 2015. Only 42% trust government, but that figure has been rising. But the thank you note should be a separate communication. Its important. Its death by a thousand cuts.

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Anedot

MARCH 11, 2025

Have excellent oral and written communication skills, having significant experience in making presentations to potential grantors/donors, and having either authored external written communications and/or had final approval authority for them, ensuring appropriate and error-free style and content. Marketing & Communications a.

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