Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The Chronicle of Philanthropy has been running a great series of articles by Paul VanDeCarr on storytelling the past few months called “Storytelling Summer: Advice about Motivating Your Audience.” How do you tell an engaging story that protects participants’ privacy? Nonprofit Communications Storytelling'

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 9, 2015

I hear it all the time from nonprofits: Our e-newsletter doesn’t work. When I probe a little deeper, what people often mean is that their communications don’t seem to be motivating people to do what the nonprofit wants, whether that’s donating money, signing up to volunteer, or registering for an event.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Content marketing for nonprofits is creating and sharing relevant and valuable content that attracts, educates, motivates, and inspires your participants and supporters so that they can help you achieve your mission. Nonprofits have always embraced content marketing. We just didn’t call it that. Let’s get cooking!

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

DECEMBER 24, 2012

This week, we are highlighting free downloads and resources from Nonprofit Marketing Guide that are all FREE. Nonprofits have always embraced content marketing. Now, with the variety of ways to communicate both offline and online, the sheer volume of content that nonprofits are expected to create can feel very overwhelming.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 28, 2024

As a nonprofit professional, you understand that investing in your staff is the best way to develop your organization. While some skills are innate, many nonprofit management skills can be taught. Getting certified in the nonprofit sector makes nonprofit professionals seven times more likely to reach the director level or higher.

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Ann Green

APRIL 14, 2022

Donor engagement is vital to nonprofit success. By donating, volunteering, and spreading the word about your organization, donors fuel your nonprofit mission. . Additionally, nonprofits retain about 52% of their engaged repeat donors. Increasing donor engagement can motivate a donor to give a second gift and keep them donating.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JUNE 4, 2015

You don’t always have to produce the content yourself to participate in these fun hashtags. And some hashtags don’t mean what you think they mean. For Instagram, keep a note on your phone with groups of hashtags that you can cut and paste quickly. Search the hashtag, find a post you like, and retweet it, share it or re-gram it.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

DECEMBER 6, 2012

On Tuesday, I shared a Theory of Change for nonprofit marketing. For example, what is “content marketing” and why should nonprofits shift toward it? Creating and sharing communications that are truly relevant and valuable to others outside your organization will require a major transformation within many nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 23, 2019

The 2019 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report found that the most successful nonprofit communicators were putting significantly more emphasis on content marketing than less effective organizations. Clearly, nonprofits have some work to do to embrace content marketing fully and to get the most out of this strategy.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 6, 2024

Understanding what flips the switch for your members to transform them from participants to passionate donors is the key to boosting your fundraising efforts. This isn’t just following the crowd—it’s becoming part of a community that champions a cause. Here’s a straightforward look at what stirs the heart and opens the wallet.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 23, 2012

According to Event 360’s research, the average event participant secures at least three to four donors — the friends and family who sponsor their walk in the 5K or who come along with them to the party. But if you play it right, you can eventually transition the donor’s affinity from the participant to your organization and cause.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

We are really excited about this new training as it brings everything I have been teaching about nonprofit marketing for the last 15 years together in one program. As I mentioned in the video, the Creating a 12-Month Community Engagement and Fundraising Plan training program gives you three options to choose from. Try this. ).

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The Killoe Group

AUGUST 2, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising offers big benefits for your nonprofit. It helps to get the word out about your mission, attract new donors to your nonprofit, and deepen relationships with your existing supporters. So, let’s look at some proven tips to help your nonprofit recruit and retain more peer-to-peer participants.

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Ann Green

JULY 19, 2023

Recurring donors can provide valuable sustainable revenue for your nonprofit. By Philip Schmitz Acquiring recurring donors for your nonprofit can revolutionize your fundraising progress, helping you efficiently and effectively achieve your goals. Make it easy and convenient for them to participate.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

The Nonprofit Content Marketing Cookbook: Your Guide to Creating and Curating Content that Educates, Motivates and Inspires will be released later this month. I’ve heard from so many of you who are excited about all of the different ways that you can directly reach your participants and supporters now, both offline and online.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 31, 2011

One of the participants who worked for a conservation organization talked about a donor who worked with the nonprofit to permanently protect his land from development, rather than leaving the land to his children without restrictions. That was the provocative question I posed to the participants in the Wilmington workshop.

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Affnetz

APRIL 30, 2024

/ By Bala Guntipalli Introduction: When it comes to nonprofit fundraising, it’s not just about getting new donors. This metric holds the key to sustainable growth and impact for nonprofits. Understanding and implementing these practices can help nonprofits boost their fundraising efforts and ensure long-term success.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JUNE 12, 2012

As I’ve mentioned, I am writing my second book, and the working title is “Content Marketing for Nonprofits: The So What, Who Cares Guide to Creating Memorable Messaging that Educates, Motivates, and Raises Money.” What should it be called instead? ” What a mouthful. So what do we call this particular approach?

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

When I suggested to a Girl Scout troop that they might want to mention other leadership and community service activities targeting school-age girls in their city on their own Facebook page, there was an uncomfortable silence on the phone, followed by throat clearing and a quick change of subject. Pre-order now and you can save 33%.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 30, 2020

But one of the most prevalent has been staying motivated at work. We’re going to have to teach ourselves and our teams how to stay productive and motivated , even when we can’t be there face-to-face. . Communication, communication, communication. at least for the United States. Challenges to working online.

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Ann Green

AUGUST 16, 2017

If your organization is looking for ways to amp up your donor stewardship and build better relationships with supporters, look no further than your nonprofit Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Unfortunately, many of these features go unnoticed by nonprofits or aren’t used to their full potential. That’s right!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

By Sarah Suarez , Founder and Social Media Strategist for The Social Puzzle – a boutique social media marketing agency which solely focuses on nonprofits so they can concentrate on what really matters, their mission. Every nonprofit strives to make the world a better place, and a strong community is essential to achieving that goal.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 2, 2019

In that survey, most participants said email was the best way to get their communications out with 77% saying email was the most effective channel to drive marketing content to prospects. Email allows you to personalize communications in a way that social media can’t, and it is quicker and less expensive than print.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 14, 2023

What is the secret to nonprofit success? According to Ernest Hooper, renowned storyteller and nonprofit leader in Tampa Bay, it’s collaboration and shared knowledge. As nonprofits continue to emerge from a challenging few years, the Nonprofit Leadership Conference is like a charging station for the nonprofit sector.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Welcome to the world of nonprofit marketing, where your mission is to make the world a better place by spreading your organization’s message far and wide. Quite often, being a nonprofit marketer means juggling a million things at once. Encourage open communication and regularly provide constructive feedback.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 25, 2011

While this research is based on alumni giving, I bet it holds true for other kinds of nonprofits too. To provide education, which has been strongly associated with salary levels, employment rates, participation in civic activities, and perceptions of self worth, it takes the almighty dollar. What do you think?

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Ann Green

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Create a testimonials page that features varied quotes from community members explaining why they support your organization or are eager to receive your services. Similarly, nonprofits can feature testimonials from beneficiaries, explaining how your organization has made a difference in their lives. Let’s dig into the essentials.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Guest Post by Beth Ann Spiegel, Fund Development and Communications Associate of The Arc of Atlantic County. As nonprofit marketers, we can all probably relate to the situation Alice finds herself in during the first two chapters of Alice in Wonderland. She also set her goal even higher, and beat that too!

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 6, 2017

When she compared her research participants’ best and worst days (defined by their mood, specific emotions, and motivation levels), the best days were those where any progress on the work by either the individual or their team took place. Nonprofits are built for meaningful work almost by definition.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 14, 2019

Last week Kivi shared some Conversion Copywriting Tips for Nonprofits including advice like “only include one call to action” and “emphasize the why and why now.” Here are five mistakes nonprofits make when they ask: 1. Goals are very powerful motivators. Assuming One Size Fits All.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

I’ve been working as a volunteer board member with Positive Wellness Alliance (PWA), a small nonprofit that serves low-income people with HIV/AIDS, to incorporate more storytelling and more gratitude into their donor communications. The nursing connection was obviously a very powerful motivator for these donors too.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 30, 2014

To be successful fundraisers, we need to understand how to communicate to our audience segments in order to make the right kind of ask. And now with millennials coming of age, many of us nonprofit professionals are working to understand their giving potential and, more importantly, how to tap into it. Encourage us to volunteer.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

We’ve drawn these case studies from our own experiences working with organizations that hold the full range of organizational marketing goals from influencing policy on a particular issue to retaining volunteers and motivating program participation. We have two dates available: Wednesday, October 6 in New York City.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I presented the Thursday night keynote at the City of Jacksonville’s Board Development and Training Program last week (this North Carolina city requires nonprofit grantees to send their board members to free professional development training – a brilliant idea!). If you don’t see the video player, watch it here ).

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Ann Green

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Want to reach new audiences to expand your nonprofit’s supporter base? By Jay Love Is your nonprofit looking to reach new audiences with your fundraising appeals , volunteer events, and advocacy opportunities? The goal here isn’t that you should immediately start participating in every activity we’ve listed.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 14, 2012

Nancy and I have written dozens of nonprofit marketing plans that work. We’ll cover the the full range of nonprofit marketing goals from influencing policy on a particular issue to retaining volunteers and motivating program participation. We know the process (and the common stumbling blocks) inside out.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 22, 2023

Writing personal profiles or stories for your newsletter or website is a great way to market your nonprofit, while also recognizing the experiences and contributions of a single person. Those contributions can come in many forms, whether as a program participant, supporter, influencer, or volunteer.

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