You’ve been told that time is precious. So why don’t we treat it like the invaluable, nonrenewable resource it is? I was thrilled to have Jenny Blake on my podcast – not just because I love her books, her podcast, her newsletter – but mostly, her philosophy on time, on work, and on managing it all. Jenny is an award-winning …
How to Build Nonprofit Memberships That Stick with Yolanda F. Johnson
Listen to the full episode in your favorite podcast app – search Nonprofit Nation – or listen here. Building and growing a strong membership community during a pandemic can be challenging. If we can’t get together in person, how can we foster strong connections? In the digital and virtual age, how can we effectively engage our members and encourage them …
2 Mobile Apps that Will Change the Nonprofit Sector
Love it or hate it – Americans are addicted to their phones. The vast majority of us – 95% – now own a cellphone of some kind. 77% of Americans own smartphones, those extremely powerful mini-computers in the palm of our hands. This is up from just 35% in Pew Research Center’s first survey in 2011 of smartphone ownership. Rather …
How To Build Raving Fans, A Huge Email List & Facebook Ads That Work: Lessons from #AOC2014
The 2014 Agents of Change Conference was packed with insightful, useful information that I cannot wait to fully digest and use! The speakers all know their stuff and walk the social media walk. It was a pleasure to watch them speak and learn from their experiences. If you couldn’t be there, I do pity you. There are still digital passes …
What I learned about social media from a sword swallower, a YouTube sensation and a multi-millionaire
The fantastic Agents of Change Digital Marketing Conference was last week, and I needed a full seven days to process all that I learned in order to impart this wisdom on to you. Here are my top 8 takeaways from AOC2013. Please add yours in the comments section. 1) Always, and I mean always, open your conference with a sword …
“Today, we’re never finished, and that’s okay.”
I opened my email this morning to a very prescient blog post from Seth Godin. Somehow, he always seems to know what’s on my mind. I’m not sure how he gets into my brain like that, but he always does! The post is here. While his posts are often focused on marketing and growing a business, this one spoke directly …
Welcome SCORE members and counselors!
This morning I’m giving an exciting presentation to the local chapter of SCORE Northeastern Massachusetts! The topic is how and why a small business should develop a social media plan. SCORE helps aspiring entrepreneurs and existing business owners translate their dreams and ideas into reality through planning sessions, mentoring and counseling. They do great work, and I am happy to support …
13 Signs You Are Meant To Be Self-Employed
Happy Friday the 13th! In honor of the 13th day of the month, I present to you my Guest Post on Forbes.com! Many thanks to Jeff Bard for the inspiration for this post. Read it here, and please share, tweet, like and post for your followers! Thanks.