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Five Lines Communications Directors Must Walk Carefully

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Much of nonprofit marketing and communications success is about finding and maintaining your balance. Think of it as walking a fine line. If you venture too far to the left or the right away from that line, you’ll end up struggling in several different ways. You could burn out, or not get good results, or end up in difficult relationships with coworkers.

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Newsletter: How to Monetize Your Content with Corporate Partnerships ; Cause Marketing Can Solve Sports’ Gen Z Problem ??? ?? ; Nonprofits That Smell Raise More Money

Selfish Giving

Build an audience. Engage with that audience. Monetize that audience (with corporate and other forms of support). For those of you who have been readers for a while, I can see your eye balls rolling.??I know. I say this all the time! It's kind of become my mantra. For newbies, welcome to what I call audience-centric fundraising. Now, when I say build an audience , many of you will think of events, which are generally excellent for building an audience.

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The Importance of Making Your New Donors Feel Welcome

Ann Green

As your year-end donations come in, you may have some new donors. If you get new donors this year, don’t take that for granted. In this tumultuous year, these donors saw a need and found a connection to your cause. Maybe you’re a food bank that’s seeing a record number of people. Perhaps you’re a beloved performing arts organization that’s temporarily closed.

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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This is the sixth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Thank you! Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. With 2.7 billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators – December 4, 2020

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Welcome to the last month of 2020! Let’s celebrate getting one step closer to a new year with the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we talk about Giving Tuesday results, how to say no, and “best of” lists from social media and more. It’s time for Mixed Links… First off, if you have ever been interested in our All-Access Pass , this a great day for you!

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Making the Most of Year End Fundraising Appeals

The Fundraising Authority

The end of the calendar year can (and should) be a bonanza for non-profit organizations looking to raised small and medium-sized gifts to round out their fundraising numbers. Whether your non-profit works on a fiscal or a calendar year, most “regular folks” in the work-a-day world work on a calendar year, and make a significant portion of their yearly donations at the end of the year.

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Top 3 Reasons Businesses Fail with Digital Marketing and Social Media

Pam Moore

· Are you a small business owner or working within a medium size company or even a large corporation struggling to get measurable positive results with your digital marketing and social marketing programs? If yes, you are not alone. Though many self proclaimed experts may tell you digital marketing and social media is fast and easy, the truth is that it's not.

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Improving Morale and Keeping Employees at Your Nonprofit #NPCOMMLIFE

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

We just received a keyword research report from the company who is helping us redesign our website and one of the search terms for our industry that stood out to me was “I hate working for a nonprofit.” It’s not even a search really. It’s just a statement: I hate working for a nonprofit. Like they just wanted someone out there to know even if that someone was Google.

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How to Do Year-End Fundraising the Right Way (Part II)

The Fundraising Authority

Last week, we started a three article series on year-end fundraising. The first part described why donors give during the year-end giving season. In this post, I want to talk about the strategy behind raising more money during the final 4-6 weeks of the year. In our next post , we’ll go over a step-by-step plan for maximizing your year-end fundraising.

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What Would You Tell Your Past Self?

Mission Minded

Organizations frequently seek someone to consult on their organization’s brand, or reputation. How would you consult yourself? The post What Would You Tell Your Past Self? appeared first on Mission Minded.

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Recognition Powers High-Performance — If You Do it Right

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.

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Top 3 Reasons Businesses Fail with Digital Marketing and Social Media

Pam Moore

·. Are you a small business owner or working within a medium size company or even a large corporation struggling to get measurable positive results with your digital marketing and social marketing programs? If yes, you are not alone. Though many self proclaimed experts may tell you digital marketing and social media is fast and easy, the truth is that it's not.

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How to Make Your Media Pitches Camera Ready

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

You know that a picture is worth 1,000 words. But did you know that a picture can also be worth thousands of eyeballs? Nonprofits that are looking for news coverage often spend considerable time crafting written pitches and news releases, but overlook an important asset when they’re sending releases and pitches: strong visuals. As a result, they’re missing some big opportunities.

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What to Do When a Major Donor Prospect Says No

The Fundraising Authority

Is there any more depressing word in the fundraiser’s lexicon than “no”? It means all of your efforts, research, and cultivation will not be resulting in a gift from this prospect. Often, it means explaining to your boss, or to a referring board member, that no, you were not able to secure a donation, and no, the donor does not want to think about it… they outright declined.

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Thanking donors is NOT an activity report

Fundraising Coach

Fundraising is filled with things that seem to make sense, but don't. One of those areas is when it comes to thanking donors. When we thank donors, we think we need to prove to them that we did great work. So we fill our donor newsletters with. Statistics (we fed X many people). Staff accomplishments (our staff earned these certificates). and awards (we received this amazing recognition).

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Why Businesses Are Choosing to Outsource More Work: story of two successful companies

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Why Businesses Are Choosing to Outsource More Work: story of two successful companies. Want to tap into the vast talent outside of your country? See how to become succesful with outsourcing work. Outsourcing is becoming a popular business solution, and it will last to be one of the most critical solutions a company can use for decades to come. According to a 2019 YouGov survey , 70 percent of British companies have outsourced key services to third parties, with the majority looking to delegate I

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Detailing December: A BIG Training Discount and How to Create Style Guides and Annual Reports

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Here’s what’s happening this month at Nonprofit Marketing Guide…. Online Training: Save $200 Off Our All-Access Training Pass NOW. Access our webinars, workshops, exclusive online courses and downloads, and our Private Facebook Group for 365 days for only $599. That’s a savings of $200 off the regular price. Sale ends January 8, 2021. Learn More and Get Your All-Access Pass Now.

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How to Do Year-End Fundraising the Right Way (Part III)

The Fundraising Authority

Welcome to the third and final article in our three-part series on year-end fundraising. In our first post , we took a look at why so many donors give during the final 4-6 weeks of the year. In the second post , we reviewed the five rules for supercharged year-end fundraising. Today, we’re going to look at a step-by-step plan for increasing year-end giving at your non-profit.

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Why Your Giving Tuesday Efforts Will Succeed Or Fail

iMarketSmart

Our sector is, once again, awaiting the results of Giving Tuesday without much thought about what value WE are giving to our supporters— and that’s really too bad. “Why,” you might ask? The answer: Because immutable laws apply when money is involved. One such law: In most cases, money only changes hands when someone who cares about your mission gains something of equal or greater value in return for their gifts.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Manage Your PDF Files With PDFBear – The Most Trusted Online PDF Software

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Manage Your PDF Files With PDFBear – The Most Trusted Online PDF Software. Do you feel lost when you think about managing tons of PDF files all at once? It creates another level of frustration for you, mainly if you handle PDF files with massive file sizes. Using the Portable Document Format or PDF will allow you to keep the best quality of images or graphics in your file; imagine organizing it better with the easy-to-use PDF software.

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6 Tips for Your Year-End Giving Campaign

NonProfit Hub

If you’ve lived even a day as a member of the nonprofit community, you know how huge the holiday season is. Temperatures are dropping and sleigh bells are ringing. Everyone’s in a more giving mood with a cup of cocoa in their hands, surrounded by their loved ones. . This is the perfect time to start your year-end giving campaign ? if you haven’t already.

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Easy Ways to Use Email to Drive End-of-Year Donations

Lets Talk Nonprofit

Yesterday was Giving Tuesday, the unofficial kickoff to the year-end charitable giving season. And so it begins! Did you know that nearly. one-third of annual giving will happen in December ? In fact, the most online giving happens the last three days of the year. Yet a lot of people will be out of the office - in fact, many nonprofits are closed - the last few days of the year.

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Thanking donors is NOT an activity report

Fundraising Coach

Fundraising is filled with things that seem to make sense, but don’t. One of those areas is when it comes to thanking donors. When we thank donors, we think we need to prove to them that we did great work. So we fill our donor newsletters with. Statistics (we fed X many people). Staff accomplishments (our staff earned these certificates). and awards (we received this amazing recognition).

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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PDFBear: Convert Your PDF Files to JPG For Free

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

PDFBear: Convert Your PDF Files to JPG For Free. People find it necessary to save files on their computers daily. Whether it’s for work, school, or personal reasons, it is essential to save files digitally for safe-keeping. Say goodbye to bulks of paper works when you can save a document online and in different formats too. There are tons of file formats that one can choose from, and among the best types is the portable document file or PDF.

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Today’s Talk with Ross Kimbarovsky

NonProfit Hub

This week, we spoke with Ross Kimbarovsky, founder of Crowdspring. For over twelve years, Crowdspring has created designs for all kinds of organizations. They are passionate about making great design affordable. They also love to help nonprofits. Give Back is a Crowdspring project helping nonprofits that can’t afford expensive design services. Learn how to apply for this program in the video!

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Free PDF to JPG Conversion On PDFBear: Why Should You Use It?

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Free PDF to JPG Conversion On PDFBear: Why Should You Use It? Anyone can now convert PDF to JPG through their web browsers. PDFBear is a functional online tool that offers PDF to JPG conversion, among other PDF converters. PDFBear also has tools for PDF editing and optimization that you can use. This article will focus on the PDF to JPG converter and how it works. .