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Resources and News for NonprofitsWeekly Roundup – Creating Content Variety
Nonprofit organizations that are active in the social media space are often focused on increasing like counts, engagement metrics, and chasing the elusive virality. Deanna Zandt from Forbes wrote a great piece about writing a variety of content that speaks to all of...
Social Media – Confusing Tools with Strategy
Oftentimes smaller organizations, and nonprofits especially, confuse using a tool with crafting a strategy. As it relates to social media especially, nonprofits have a tendency to believe that they need a separate strategy for each tool or platform they use, instead...
Weekly Roundup – Asking Funders for Feedback
When was the last time your organization asked a foundation, corporate, or individual donor for feedback on why you didn’t get their funds? How often do they provide that feedback? Krista Donaldson, CEO of D-Rev: Design Revolution wrote an insightful blog post on...
Nonprofit Communications – Focusing on the WHY
“Why should I support your nonprofit?” A simple question with a potentially loaded answer. Elevator pitches, email communications, social media campaigns, and major gift solicitations are all essentially created from this singular question. But something oftentimes...
Weekly Roundup – Nonprofit Collaboration
The Foundation Center recently released a searchable database and map of nonprofit organizations collaborating in the US. It is a great resource for anyone looking for real-life examples and best practices on how nonprofit organizations can work better together. All...
Weekly Roundup – Google Grants for Nonprofits
On the heels of Google I/O this week, comes an interesting article tackling some of the biggest concerns smaller nonprofits have about participating in the Google Grants program. We thought it might be helpful to expand a bit further on the hesitations we face most in...
Yelp Advice for Nonprofit Organizations
Yelp is an online resource that many individual use to research restaurants, coffee shop, or hair salon. If your nonprofit organization provides services to the community, you may also be listed on Yelp. Below are a few tips to help you ensure that you’re maintaining...
Weekly Roundup – Avoiding Age-Based Stereotypes
Time Magazine got attention this week by releasing an issue with a cover story about the Me Me Me Generation. The premise of the article is that millennials are a selfish and narcissistic generation that will ultimately provide positive output. Since Time published...
A Woman’s Nonprofit Worth
While women comprise a large percentage of the workforce and are having a great impact on charities through donations and participation, there is still a surprising gender gap when it comes to leadership positions and giving potential in nonprofits. With Mother’s Day...
Weekly Roundup – Helping Your Supporters Tag Your Organization
Yesterday Instagram announced that users now have the ability to tag any person or brand in their own photos. Instagram spent over a year building the new tagging and Photos Of You section. The obvious advantage for nonprofit organizations that operate an Instagram...