Ann Green
MARCH 3, 2020
In a recent Grow Repor t , fundraising expert Pamela Grow wrote about a time she had just started a new development job and the donors hadn’t been thanked for over eight months (yikes!). When she expressed concern about this to an outside consultant, the consultant replied, “In my experience, donors are lucky to get a postcard.”. Really? What nonprofit organizations should be saying is, “We’re lucky to have our donors.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
MARCH 24, 2020
Nonprofit communicators are full of anxiety right now about messaging, from what to say, to how often, and where to say it. Let’s get two common questions out the way. Should we stop messaging if our work has nothing to do with coronavirus? No, you should keep talking about what you know best and what your supporters still care about too, even if it’s not necessarily top of mind right now.
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Selfish Giving
MARCH 26, 2020
We had a great webinar yesterday! We had over 300 registrants and 225 people showed up live! If you were one of those people in attendance, thank you! The team at Accelerist will be sending you a link to the FULL webinar soon. Brittany Hill had a lot of great suggestions and insights on what to do with your partnerships moving forward. My presentation, which followed hers, was all about how to strengthen fundraising for your partnerships AND your nonprofit.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 9, 2020
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Time: 1pm EDT / 10am PDT. Presented by: Jared Kylstad and Lauren Slocum , Charity Services Specialists at GoFundMe Charity. This webinar will walk you through the basics of crowdfunding for nonprofits. We will show how your nonprofit can leverage the trend of crowdfunding to increase donations and awareness for your cause.
Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker
Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.
Fundraising Coach
MARCH 11, 2020
The media is full of stories about how this Covid-19 coronavirus is impacting the economy. Gatherings are getting canceled. People are self-quarantining. And donors who are freaking out watching their investments shrink. Last month, I shared some ideas on fundraising in an age of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Since then, stock markets have been on a roller coaster and oil producers are waging an ugly pricing war.
Mission Minded
MARCH 11, 2020
Is concern over the spread of Coronavirus leading you to work from home? As more and more businesses choose to. The post How to Work From Home appeared first on Mission Minded.
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Nonprofit Marketing Guide
MARCH 26, 2020
COVID-19 is quickly rewriting the rules for how all of us are approaching our communications. It’s also forcing all nonprofits — no matter the mission — to rethink their short-term media relations strategies. Here are five tips to consider as you think about how you want to communicate with the media during the coming weeks and months: Rethink Your Calendar.
Selfish Giving
MARCH 25, 2020
Today is the day! We have 200+ people registered. At 2pm ET, Brittany Hill at Accelerist and I are presenting. Future-Proof Your Partnership Program (and Your Nonprofit) for the New Normal Brittany will be giving you a roadmap to help your partnerships survive the next two years. And I'll be showing you how to build an asset that will help you raise money NOT JUST FROM companies, but from individuals and foundations as well.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 4, 2020
By Kaley Aposporos , Content Writer at GoFundMe Charity. As a nonprofit, there are certain ways you can encourage your donors to use their phones for good. With these methods, your nonprofit can advocate for general philanthropy and altruism. In a few different instances, you can even point donors toward helping the cause that your nonprofit champions.
Socailbrite
MARCH 8, 2020
Post by Lylene Corado. Donorbox. N onprofits today have a variety of options when it comes to online fundraising. More than 30,000 organizations from 25 countries now use Donorbox’s fundraising software. Donorbox is a powerful and efficient next-generation fundraising system that allows organizations to raise more donations, implement smooth donation management, promote fundraising campaigns in a variety of ways and establish lasting relationships with donors.
Speaker: Dave Sackett
Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.
Mission Minded
MARCH 16, 2020
It’s on everyone’s minds, and most of us don’t know what to do. I’m talking about Coronavirus (or COVID-19), of. The post In Uncertain Times, Lean into your Brand appeared first on Mission Minded.
Ann Green
MARCH 10, 2020
As a nonprofit, communicating with your supporters is crucial to establishing lifelong donor relationships. Find out how you can make every message count. By Gerard Tonti. Donors are the backbone of any nonprofit. Their generosity funds both the daily tasks and the overall mission of the organization. And yet, many donors feel under-appreciated and are uninformed about the great things these nonprofits are doing with their donations!
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
MARCH 12, 2020
Last week, I shared a post highlighting how the organizers of two nonprofit conferences — NTC and Create Good — were messaging attendees regarding their decision-making in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic (now pandemic). Last night, both event organizers canceled the conferences (Create Good will be online). Today, I want to do a couple of things with this post.
Selfish Giving
MARCH 17, 2020
Make things better by making better things - Seth Godin Three BIG messages this week. 1. Brittany Hill at Accelerist and I are teaming up to present Future-Proof Your Partnership Program (and Your Nonprofit) for the New Normal. Not only will you get a roadmap to help your partnerships survive the next two years, but we'll also give you a plan so you you raise more money NOT JUST FROM companies, but from individuals and foundations as well. 2.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 26, 2020
By Kayla Matthews , writer at ProductivityTheory.com and journalist dedicated to helping others better their productivity. The rise of the livestream, combined with the growing popularity and widespread appeal of video games, has created an attractive new opportunity for charities — gaming fundraisers. These events are an exciting new kind of fundraiser in which gamers raise money for charity by livestreaming themselves playing video games.
Fundraising Coach
MARCH 24, 2020
With more and more countries, states, and cities enforcing at-home isolation and the financial markets falling, fundraising is definitely harder. But of the worst things I kept hearing from clients was "We don't think this is the right time to ask for money.". My general response? How dare you make a giving decision for a donor! It's up to the donor to tell you whether she wants to give or not.
Elevation
MARCH 10, 2020
We’re sharing a retrospective of some of our favorite marketing ideas for nonprofits from 2019 (plus a sneak peak at an amazing example of digital marketing for nonprofits from this year!). If you need help with your nonprofit marketing strategy , start by taking a moment to check out the campaigns and videos below. You’ll likely be moved to support these causes, while also gaining creative ideas you can apply to your own nonprofit marketing plan.
Ann Green
MARCH 25, 2020
Getting your messages out is never easy. But in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, just like everything else, it’s gotten a whole lot harder. Your nonprofit organization needs to continue communicating regularly with your donors. Information overload is an understatement right now. Besides, your donors are going through a lot. They may miss your initial message, if they’re even looking at their email and social media platforms at all.
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
MARCH 31, 2020
Every nonprofit communicator should have a list of what we call Core Topics or the topics you want to be known for and that you will talk about often in your content marketing strategy. Let’s say you have a list of 5-10 core topics. How do you decide when to talk about each one of them? When does Topic A get more attention than Topic B? You can’t talk about everything all the time, so you need to sort out what makes the most sense.
Selfish Giving
MARCH 11, 2020
A lighter newsletter this week as I'm busy teaching at the New Strategies Program in the Business for Impact program at Georgetown University. Yep, that's me in the duck costume.?? Curt Weeden , the founder of New Strategies and a corporate giving savant , called me a few weeks back and asked me if I would mind wearing a costume at New Strategies. I said sure!
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 22, 2020
By Annisa Wanat , an independent consultant who works to strengthen the capacity of mission-driven organizations to achieve their goals more strategically by providing customized solutions in leadership, management, and communications. Most nonprofit board members volunteer because they want to support a worthy cause. While a board’s priority is always governance, its members may also be the organization’s best spokespeople, fundraisers, volunteers, and technical experts.
NonProfit Hub
MARCH 27, 2020
Marketing and fundraising at a nonprofit is tough. . You’ve got a tight budget, a small team, a handful of tools, high expectations, and lots of people who want your organization to succeed. . Right now you’re likely dealing with a major crisis ? your most important fundraisers have been canceled or shifted online, you’re managing a remote team now, board members are growing concerned and the community you serve still needs your help. .
Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg
Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.
Mission Minded
MARCH 27, 2020
If there’s a silver lining, we’re going to find it. At Mission Minded, Amplify the Good isn’t just our tagline, The post Find the Silver Lining: Connectivity During Coronavirus appeared first on Mission Minded.
iMarketSmart
MARCH 31, 2020
1. Don’t Panic. It’s the first rule of crisis management. When we panic we make bad decisions. Many of us have been facing closures, lockdowns and other extreme measures around the pandemic for almost a month, and every organization is thinking about how they can cut nonessential costs. A lot of nonprofits are letting panic cloud their long-term thinking.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
MARCH 23, 2020
Kivi originally shared what hygge is and this helpful list back in November of 2018. But first off, let’s define hygge: Hygge is the Danish concept of coziness, comfort, warmth, and charm that gets Danes through the long, cold, dark winters. It’s about enjoying and indulging in the small things, even when the environment around you is much less hospitable or pleasurable.
Pam Moore
MARCH 30, 2020
Content marketing… I find that most business leaders either love it or they hate it. I think few business leaders actually understand what content marketing it is yet alone understand the power and benefits it can provide for their business. The purpose of this post is not to educate you on what content marketing is, but instead to help you organize it, prioritize it and maximize the investment you have already made in content marketing to date.
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Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 17, 2020
By Jean O’Brien , founder of Digital Charity Lab , a social enterprise that builds digital skills in non-profits and shares free learning resources. Jean is also a freelance consultant who works on digital strategy, marketing and design for non-profits. Facebook Ads are the channel that Digital Charity Lab gets asked for the most help with, by quite a distance.
Elevation
MARCH 3, 2020
Your organization should be using a CRM, or Customer Relationship Manager, to simplify some of the administrative demands. With a large number of people in your network, you can’t get by without a way to keep track of all of them. Especially as a nonprofit, keeping an accurate and updated record of your donors, volunteers, fundraisers, event attendees, etc. is crucial.
Mission Minded
MARCH 18, 2020
“If something is strategically important, develop and implement it using the tools at your disposal as quickly as possible. And. The post Do You Have Your Priorities Straight? appeared first on Mission Minded.
iMarketSmart
MARCH 29, 2020
We are going to get through this, and history proves it. For many of us, this is not the first economic downturn we have seen in our careers.When we look at the Great Recession of 2008, giving declined only slightly. The Giving Institute Foundation (Giving USA) found that total giving dropped by 7.0% in 2008 and by another 6.2% in 2009. However, as a percentage of GDP, giving fell minimally, dropping from 2.1% in 2008 to 2.0% in 2009, 2010, and 2011. .
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
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