Listen to the full episode at NonprofitNationPodcast.com or look up Nonprofit Nation on your favorite podcast app! Storytelling can be a huge struggle for nonprofits – especially when serving vulnerable populations and dealing with difficult-to-discuss topics, like end-of-life care. As nonprofit professionals, how do we start? Where do we get stories, if we are working on tough topics? How do …
Digital Advocacy Strategies: 5 Tips for Online Engagement
Guest Blog by Russ Oster Advocacy campaigns offer a new, exciting way for nonprofits to engage their donors and build an expansive community around fulfilling their mission. Advocacy has evolved over the years, and few organizations rely solely on paper flyers and door-to-door campaigns anymore. While traditional advocacy strategies still have their merits, nonprofit organizations and other advocacy groups can …
How to Create Impactful Corporate Partnerships
Listen to the full episode at NonprofitNationPodcast.com or look up Nonprofit Nation on your favorite podcast app! You may think the first step in building a corporate relations program is prospecting and calling businesses. But what about truly understanding the problem that you are solving, and the community that you serve? Creating effective corporate relationships is more than just a …
Should Your Nonprofit Offer Online Courses to Engage Donors?
Guest Blog by Asaf Darash While those outside the nonprofit sector commonly think of nonprofit revenue solely as donations and government grants, the truth is that many nonprofits earn a significant amount of their revenue from services. In fact, in 2019 it was reported that 49% of nonprofit revenue was earned through fees for services. As nonprofit fundraising strategies change, …
Stronger Than Stigma – Talking About Mental Health in the Workplace
Listen to the full episode at NonprofitNationPodcast.com or look up Nonprofit Nation on your favorite podcast app! Nonprofit leaders and staff alike face unique challenges that often place a strain on their mental health. With everything that we have our plates, how can we prioritize wellness? How can we create safe places at work to have these conversations, even when …
4 Strategies to Drive Traffic to Your Nonprofit Online Donation Page
Guest Blog by Anne Stefanyk Your nonprofit’s donation page is the end product of a lot of hard work from your fundraising and marketing teams. They deliberated every aspect of the page’s design, fine-tuning the wording and imagery until it looked just right. But building (or revamping) your online giving form is only half the battle—now, it’s time to create …
5 Habits of Successful Nonprofit Social Media Managers in 2022
Social Media for Social Good Academy is open! Will you be one of my students? Click here to find out more. In the world of nonprofit social media, the landscape is changing so rapidly, and it’s becoming harder and harder to build community in our hyper-connected world. Three billion people, around 40% of the world’s population, use social media – …
What’s the Fundraising Outlook for 2022?
In September of 2021, OneCause conducted a survey to better understand how event and online fundraising has evolved this past year, and how nonprofits are preparing for a post-pandemic future. This report looks at some of the year’s biggest challenges, where nonprofits are finding success, and the outlook for 2022. Results are based on an online survey of 1,954 nonprofit …
Fearless Fundraising and Being Unapologetically You
Listen to the full episode at NonprofitNationPodcast.com or look up Nonprofit Nation on your favorite podcast app! What does it really take to start and to lead a nonprofit? How can we overcome the fear that comes with asking people for money? What about the “haters” – the people that will never believe in what you do? Let’s learn from …