Sat.Sep 08, 2018 - Fri.Sep 14, 2018

article thumbnail

BEYOND CUTE: Why Nonprofits Should Try Emoji In Their Digital Marketing

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Emoji! These little symbols are exploding in number and placement in our digital lives. Wired called them “the first language born of the digital world.”. In 2015, Oxford Dictionaries named emoji as its “Word” of the Year , when they moved beyond millennial messaging and exploded into the global mainstream. Today, emoji have made their way into almost all forms of digital communication, and beyond.

Marketing 205
article thumbnail

Newsletter: GameStop Aims to Score $100K TODAY for Charity ; At What Stores are Consumers Spending Money?; Nike’s Lesson for Nonprofits??

Selfish Giving

GameStop is uniting the gaming community TODAY to raise $100,000 to support Make-A-Wish Foundation and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. And I'll be watching it all on Twitter where they are having an all-day Twitter-a-thon. Here's how they describe the day: For one day only, gamers can connect with their favorite directors, developers, designers and players at the top video game and collectibles companies to benefit charity during the GameStop Gives Twitter-a-thon,” said Eric Bright,

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

5 Tips to Improve Your Online Fundraising

NonProfit Hub

Making an online ask may seem difficult if you’re not used to digitally interacting with donors, but you’d be surprised by how easy it can be. Check out these five tips for bolstering your online fundraising. 1. Develop your social media strategy. Social media has quickly become the most popular way to engage with your community. Your first step is to determine where to focus your energy.

article thumbnail

Why you should worry less about reducing overhead and more about delivering value.

iMarketSmart

Fundraisers and donors are in a pickle. They have been unfairly subjected to a broken system for decades. It isn’t their fault, but it is their problem. Charities are saddled with extra pressure to meet formulas for how much they should spend to raise money. This policing of business practices stifles the actual mission. Critics often preach that charities need to act more like businesses, but then they refuse to let them.

Values 56
article thumbnail

What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

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.

article thumbnail

Expert Advice about Online Newsrooms, Part 1: Great Content

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Throughout my years as a reporter with stressful deadlines, I’ve learned to appreciate companies with good online newsrooms on their websites. So I wasn’t surprised to find when we began conducting interviews with journalists for our Modern Media Relations book that vibrant online press rooms are more likely to make you a media darling and treasured source.

article thumbnail

6 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Rebranding Your Nonprofit

Mission Minded

If you’re wondering whether or not rebranding your nonprofit is the right move, our 6-question guide will help you consider the question more deeply. Branding energizes your nonprofit, and provides you with clarity about your identity, purpose, and message to the world. Creating the right brand strategy can also be challenging, time-consuming, and a significant financial […].

More Trending

article thumbnail

4 Ways Your Business Should NOT Respond to an Online Petition

Care2

Last April, 69-year-old pulmonologist David Dao was dragged, wounded and bleeding, off of a United Airlines plane after refusing to voluntarily relinquish his seat on an overbooked flight. That cringe-worthy incident was captured on fellow passengers’ phones, quickly going viral and turning into a notorious PR disaster. The consequences for United were swift and severe.

42
article thumbnail

Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators – September 14, 2018

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Happy Friday! Once again, I have scoured the web, only occasionally being distracted by cute puppies and Buzzfeed quizzes, to bring you the best articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of marketing and fundraising. It’s time for Mixed Links… First things first, I hope everyone is safe and if you are interested, here are ways to Donate to Hurricane Florence Relief Efforts.

article thumbnail

Stop Listening to Social Media Gurus and Build Your Own Digital and Social Marketing Plan

Pam Moore

How much time have you spent the past 12 months watching videos, reading blog posts, listening to podcasts, attending webinars, participating at live in person industry events with a goal of hoping to learn the path to success in the online world? There’s no doubt you could spend your every waking hour listening and watching others to learn what they suggest you should do to be super successful, rich and famous (or so they say.).

Marketing 163
article thumbnail

Media Relations Without Reporters?!?

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

If you are…. Tired of begging for media coverage. Wondering how to engage social media activists and citizen journalists. Or wanting more control over telling your own stories. Then I have some good news! You don’t have to rely on journalists to cover your nonprofit and hope they get your story right. In addition to that “Earned Media” you get from chasing after reporters, you can also focus on your “Paid Media” like advertising and “Owned Media” which includes your website, newsletter, blogs, a

article thumbnail

Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them

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.

article thumbnail

Avoiding Dealing with GDPR? Here Are Some Easy Reads to Get Started

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

U.S. nonprofits might think they don’t have to worry about spam and privacy legislation elsewhere, but that’s not true. The reality is that if you are communicating online (and who isn’t?) you should really stay abreast of how the rules in other countries, like Canada and the European Union, are changing best practices everywhere. It may not happen immediately, but odds are extremely high that the software providers you use will eventually expect you to comply with these rules,

article thumbnail

Stop Listening to Social Media Gurus and Build Your Own Digital and Social Marketing Plan

Pam Moore

How much time have you spent the past 12 months watching videos, reading blog posts, listening to podcasts, attending webinars, participating at live in person industry events with a goal of hoping to learn the path to success in the online world? There’s no doubt you could spend your every waking hour listening and watching others to learn what they suggest you should do to be super successful, rich and famous (or so they say.).

Marketing 103