Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Blogging”
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 …
In this presentation, called Make Blogging a Part of Your Social Media Strategy, I show how smaller nonprofits can get on board with blogging and create a dynamic outlet that grows their supporters and helps them accomplish their goals. Despite the popularity of bite-size content on social media channels like Facebook and Instagram, maintaining a blog attached to your website is …
Blogging is a vital piece of the online fundraising and digital marketing puzzle for nonprofit organizations, yet so many do it poorly. “But I don’t have the time keep up with the blog!” I have heard this all too often. The benefits of nonprofit blogging are vast, but it still seems too overwhelming for organizations short on time, staff and …
On November 5, I will be presenting a FREE webinar with Nonprofit Webinars (a service of 4Good). I hope you can join me! The topic will be Nonprofit Blogging Best Practices: Why Your Nonprofit Needs a Blog and How to Create a Great One. Webinar Description: Despite the popularity of social media including “micro-blogging” sites like Tumblr and twitter, traditional blogging …
I love blogging. Coming up with ideas for blog posts has never been my problem – it’s finding the time to write that’s challenging! Recently I’ve been asked by clients how they can keep their blog fresh and full of interesting, relevant content every week. Some of them have bloggers block, others have no idea where to start. Here are …
OK. We need to have a serious sit down discussion about your blog. (NOTE: If you have a wonderful, perfect blog with thousands of regular readers, then this post is not for you.) Your blog can use some improvement. Sorry to say it, but it can. I’m here to tell you why. Disclaimer! I am certainly not the be all, …
This post is about my decision to stop blogging… every day. (Not completely. Got ya!) On March 8, I attended a fantastic seminar at The Enterprise Center at Salem State University called “How To Build A Better Blog”. The presenter was Jennifer Powell from The Excellent Writers Group. During the two hours session, I took copious notes. Powell discussed how …
Yesterday I gave you my 5 tips on how to get a blog up and running. Today I will explain what happens next – i.e., how to get anyone to care. Here are my 6 quick and dirty tips to promoting your blog: 1) Let your email list know. If it’s a blog that you created for work, send it …
People always ask me, how can you write a blog post every single day? (Answer: IT’S REALLY HARD.) Fortunately, I have three big things going for me that lend themselves well to blogging: I love to write (look Mom and Dad – that expensive journalism degree is working out after all!) I have a lot to share. (Perhaps you didn’t …