Now that we've entered a new decade (by that I mean it's now the 2020s; I know there wasn't a year zero or whatever), an ever-popular theme for fundraising events has renewed life: the 1920s or Great Gatsby-themed gala. Not since 2013 when the Leonardo DiCaprio-led movie adaptation was released [...]
Stop colluding with your donors in the art of procrastination. Give to donors now. If you wait to be a giving friend, they’ll do the same. You don’t want donors who’ve just given to you to wait until next year at this time to give to you again. Do you? [...]
With the demand for content today, everyone is a writer. You can craft a whole sentence using emoticons 😎 and acronyms IMHO (in my humble opinion). But unambiguous writing requires a strong command of language. Good news: nonprofit writing tools can help you, whether you're a best-selling author or just [...]
In Not Using Content Marketing Wisely? Your Nonprofit’s Leaving Money on the Table I defined ‘content marketing’ so you could better understand the centrality of this concept to the success of your overall fundraising and marketing communications strategy. We talked about how to create a nonprofit content marketing plan, and [...]
Let’s begin by defining ‘content marketing’ so you better understand how central this concept is to the success of your overall fundraising and marketing communications strategy. [Emphases below are my own.] Wikipedia says “Content marketing attracts prospects and transforms prospects into customers by creating and sharing valuable free content. Content [...]
Content comes in many forms. Some are more digestible… interesting… inspiring… persuasive than others. Others are a bit hard to take. When you serve up content to your constituents, you want it to go down easily. You want folks to enjoy what’s on your menu. Yummy, not yucky. Here’s what’s [...]
Does your nonprofit have a blog? If not, why not? I happen to be a huge fan of nonprofit blogging, which is why I’ve put together this quick guide touting a ‘Top Ten’ list of benefits. What? You say you have a nonprofit newsletter? They’re not equivalent. Blogs are fresh, [...]
You've seen them around the office, at the coffee shop, and while you're driving around town. They're on laptops, water bottles, and bumpers. And they might just be your nonprofit's secret weapon. What am I talking about? STICKERS! Yes, this is a blog post about stickers, and why they're another [...]
Wondering how to increase your nonprofit’s reach on social media? Let’s face it, the social media space today is a noisy one. It’s hard to cut through the clutter. Social media influencer strategies can help without resorting to paid advertising. In fact, these social media influencer strategies can be more [...]
It does you no good to drive folks to your website… have them follow you on social media… or even hear about you in the news – unless they take an action that furthers your mission. Trust me, I know. At one nonprofit where I worked we asked folks to [...]
You’ve got questions about nonprofit SWOT analyses; we’ve got answers! Specifically, these are questions we didn’t have time to answer in a webinar I recently presented for Bloomerang: “SWOT’s Up? How to Do a Strategic Self-Audit of Nonprofit Strengths & Weaknesses." In the webinar, we covered What a SWOT accomplishes [...]
What’s in a nonprofit brand? Everything. Think about the most popular and well-known charities. What comes to mind? I’ll bet you’re able to envision who they are, why they do what they do, and what they do in an instant. For example, Charity: water. The ASPCA. The ACLU. Red Cross. [...]