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In my years as a full-time nonprofit employee, I was often a one-woman Marketing, Communications, Development, Outreach, Kitchen Sink department. In one position, I was all of those things plus the Volunteer Recruiter and Coordinator! Not surprisingly (as I am sure this has happened to many of you or may be happening right now) I became burned out and disillusioned …
It’s official – email is more widely read on mobile devices than on desktop email clients. Recent studies found that 54% of email is now opened on a mobile device. While that may seem staggering, Pew Internet found that a whopping 50% of charitable donors are already using mobile devices to access nonprofit websites and emails. Another 40% of those surveyed …
Are you a newbie to Twitter? Do you often ask the questions: What is the best way to set up my Twitter profile? How can I find people to follow? What’s a hashtag, and how can I use it? What in the world should I tweet? How often should I tweet and retweet? Where do I find topics to tweet …
Love it or hate it, Facebook reigns supreme over the social media landscape. Pew Internet reported that nearly eight-in-ten online Americans (79%) now use Facebook. The key to getting your message out on Facebook is having a fully engaged audience of fans that are willing to like, comment, share, and click on your posts. As we all know (and frequently lament), …
This past year was certainly an explosive one for digital marketing and online fundraising. Many nonprofits upped their efforts on digital channels, and reaped the benefits. I worked with nonprofits on a diverse array of online campaigns designed to drive awareness, engagement, fundraising, and more. What I found was that while the majority of nonprofits are able to do inspiring …
Giving Common Webinar: 10 Steps to a Successful Nonprofit Social Media Strategy The Giving Common, an initiative of the Boston Foundation, was pleased to offer this webinar on Thursday, October 20, 2016 to its nonprofit partners engaged with GivingCommon.org. In this webinar, Julia Campbell, world-renowned digital marketing strategist and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits, …
The friendly folks at Facebook have tweaked the News Feed algorithm again, now putting an explicit priority on posts from family and friends over pages. However, as with all changes to the Facebook News Feed, I encourage you to breathe and do not panic. This is nothing new, but as with every other algorithm update, it requires some strategizing and …
Do you feel that your nonprofit is spinning its wheels when it comes to communicating with supporters and potential donors? Do you feel overwhelmed by all of the tools available–from Facebook to YouTube to mobile messaging to blogging? Are you using social media at your organization right now but not seeing any tangible results? In today’s increasingly competitive landscape for …
I have heard the same complaint from every single nonprofit client that I work with – they are feeling overwhelmed and stressed out by their always-growing marketing and fundraising To Do list. You are not alone in feeling this way! There are constantly emails to send out, a website to update, a Facebook page and Twitter feed to manage, Instagram and …