How to Use Trello for Your Editorial Calendar [Video]
Here’s our third video in this week’s series on editorial calendars for nonprofits. See the earlier videos on using Excel and Google Calendars for editorial calendars and using Asana. If you prefer a...
View ArticleNew Report Sheds Light on How NGOs WorldWide Use Technology
Not too shabby, North America. A new research project by the Public Interest Registry and Nonprofit Tech for Good surveyed over 2,700 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide to gain a better...
View ArticleMixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators
Happy Friday, everyone! Let’s wrap things up for the week with some Mixed Links… Erica Mills lets us know how much words for nonprofits matter in Great Mission. Bad Statement. Wild Apricot asked what...
View ArticleWhere I am Speaking February – April: Come Say Hi!
I love getting to meet our blog readers in person, so if you will be attending any of these events, please find me and say Hello! I’m usually around for awhile both before and after I speak. February...
View ArticleThe Four Types of Productivity Styles
Carson Tate Next Thursday, February 11th at 1:00 p.m. Eastern (10:00 a.m. Pacific) Carson Tate, author of Work Simply, will join us for a FREE webinar – Work Simply: Embracing the Power of Your...
View ArticleFeeling the Love for Twitter
Twitter. The second fiddle. Always the bridesmaid. The step-child. Pick whatever metaphor you like, but Twitter is always coming in as the runner-up to big bad Facebook. But guess who’s there for...
View ArticleThe 5 Things You Need In Your Nonprofit’s Online Newsroom
Photo by Jurg Vollmer When nonprofit communicators think about media relations, they often focus on proactively pitching stories and reaching out to reporters and editors. But effective media relations...
View ArticleDay in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Let’s Get This Going Again
We’re ready to get back into our highly popular Day in the Life blog series, but we need to hear from you. Our Day in the Life series has 2 features: A Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator...
View ArticleHow to Recognize and Manage Different Work Styles
Carson Tate This Thursday, February 11th at 1:00 p.m. Eastern (10:00 a.m. Pacific) Carson Tate, author of Work Simply, will join us for a FREE webinar – Work Simply: Embracing the Power of Your...
View ArticleHow Long Does It Take? Track Your Time to Find Out!
How long should you spend working on an email newsletter? How much time do you need to invest in Facebook or Twitter to improve your engagement? While we can give you rough, anecdotal answers to...
View ArticleNonprofits @ the Oscars: How to Photobomb, Newsjack and Steal the Spotlight...
Nonprofits, are you ready for your moment in the spotlight? The 88th Academy Awards air Feb. 28 and the world will be watching. (Also, some of the world WON’T be watching, in an #OscarsSoWhite protest...
View ArticleMixed Links for Nonprofit Marketers and Fundraisers
How was your week? Care to join me for some Mixed Links? Beth Kanter hosted January’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival and got us heading in the right direction with her theme What Are You Doing to Be Happier...
View ArticleBefore You Reprint This Blog Post . . .
We’ve found several instances lately of other bloggers reprinting content from this site without permission. While we are flattered that people like our work, and the work of our guest bloggers, and...
View ArticleAll Your 2016 Goals Start with This Statement [Only Chance in 2016]
If you want to raise more money in 2016, you first need to have a fabulous case for support or case statement. Your case for support explains what your organization does, why you do it, and why others...
View ArticleStay Focused at Work: 4 Ideas You Can Try
Feel like you’d be more productive if you could just manage your own attention better and limit distractions? I’ve got a challenge for you . . . pick one of the four tactics below and use it every day...
View ArticlePress Release 101: Why You Need a Good ‘Nut Graph’
Your nonprofit faces long odds whenever it sends a press release to a reporter or editor. Even under the best of circumstances, your release is competing with dozens of other releases and story ideas...
View ArticleMixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators
Happy Friday, everyone! Join me for some Mixed Links… If you want to know the difference a story can make, watch this video about six photographers who were each given different background stories for...
View ArticleNonprofit Communications Confidential – Deadlines
Does this sound familiar: If you feel like no one cares about your deadlines, you aren’t alone! In this edition of Nonprofit Communications Confidential, we hear from those of you who just can’t seem...
View ArticleA New Way to Train with Us
While our Annual All-Access Pass is a great deal for live trainings, recorded webinars, e-books, and other exclusive resources, we know not every organization can come up with $699 at one time. But now...
View Article3 Reasons to Invest in Your Monthly Giving Program
How many of your donors came back last year? Do you know? If your nonprofit is anything like the 8,000+ organizations that participated in the 2015 Fundraising Effectiveness Project Survey, the answer...
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