Thanks to Keela for pulling together this wonderful free virtual conference for nonprofits, Plugged In: Nonprofit Tech and Transformation! Since the 2015 debut of Facebook charitable giving tools, people have raised $1 billion+ on Facebook for causes they care about. With the exploding popularity of Facebook Fundraisers, several important questions persist: How do we know who is fundraising for us? …
How to Tackle Nonprofit Social Media in the Time of Coronavirus – #NPCOVID19
Watch the recording: Nonprofit Social Media in the Time of Coronavirus Get the slides here. How can your nonprofit continue to post on social media during the coronavirus pandemic? What’s too much, too little, insensitive? How to stay focused on mission-related content while still addressing COVID-19? Join the #NonprofitNerds for a live webinar and Q&A session. Josh Hirsch, Director of Mission and …
How to Communicate with Your Donors, Members, and Online Community Right Now – #NPCOVID19
I’ve been thinking about you. I want you to be safe. You ARE social distancing, right? Ok. Just checking. Many of you have reached out asking me what to do RIGHT NOW. What to post on social media? Should we even post? Should we talk about COVID-19? Or post happy things? How much email to send? Should we fundraise? First: …
Join John Haydon’s Online Book Launch Party!
Please join us for the virtual book launch for Donor CARE on Wednesday, March 18th! You can purchase your copy (or copies!) on Amazon right now: Donor Care: How to Keep Donors Coming Back after the First Gift. John Haydon was one of the most sought-after digital marketing experts for nonprofits and charities. For over 10 years, he helped thousands of nonprofits realize …
Nonprofit Coronavirus Resources – #NPCOVID19
Rather than send a bunch of emails and post random things in random places, I have created a Nonprofit Coronavirus Resources hub that I can easily update. There is a TON of information flowing around out there and I want to keep it all in one place. Need ideas, inspiration, and examples of how nonprofits are communicating right now? I …
My Advice On Working From Home – After 10 Years of Doing It Successfully
Hard to believe that I’ve been in business for myself and working from home for 10 years this month. In 2009, I was 8 months pregnant, the stock market was melting down, my husband had just started a new job, and I got laid off. I had been asking for a formal performance review for YEARS – since I started …
10 Ways to Re-purpose Content on Digital Channels
This is a small excerpt from my book, How to Build and Mobilize a Social Media Community for Your Nonprofit in 90 Days, out now! Unless your nonprofit just formed yesterday, you most likely have at least a few photos, videos, appeal letters, annual reports, grant proposals, and the like cluttering up your hard drive and your filing cabinets. You …
A Wake-Up Call for P2P Fundraisers
Keynote sponsored by DonorDrive It’s NOT business as usual for nonprofits. Yesterday’s growth drivers are becoming increasingly obsolete; demographic shifts are resetting donor and participant expectations; and the promise of technology to reach new donors has never been more real. In my presentation, I walk nonprofits through the three ways to thrive in the new normal for NPOs. Check out …
How to Measure Nonprofit Social Media Success and Document Results
This is a small excerpt from my book, How to Build and Mobilize a Social Media Community for Your Nonprofit in 90 Days, out now! Don’t get me wrong. I think it’s fantastic when nonprofits want to measure social media success and document their results. In fact, it’s vital – consistent measurement is something I strongly recommend (a.k.a. require) of …








