Real success in fundraising happens when you become a trusted advisor, a person who is sought out for his advice and support. This happened for me when companies started calling me between cause marketing programs for all sorts of cause marketing, social media, and giving advice. I was happy to help them. Being a trusted […]
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A few weeks ago, craigsconnects and Rad Campaign published an infographic on how the top 50 nonprofits stack up for their use of social media. Yesterday, Craig Newmark (craigslist.com founder) and his team published another infograph that parses this data by cause areas. They looked at how often these orgs were posting updates on different
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If your organization is still trying to figure out how to use social media, you are not alone! Every organization, from the Red Cross on down to the single-person nonprofit, is struggling to figure out how social media fits into their overall communications strategy. Fortunately for everyone, a wide variety of research is becoming increasingly
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A few weeks ago we asked our Facebook friends what obstacles they saw in online fundraising. One friend noted that some nonprofits make it hard for donors to donate on their website, with too many clicks in the middle. There are simple solutions to this, so if you’re thinking about revamping your nonprofit’s website,
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If you’ve built up a strong following on Facebook and Twitter, but don’t know how to start fundraising, check out the eBook from CauseVox titled “7 Habits of Effective Personal Fundraisers”. I know what you’re thinking. Yet another eBook that I have to read… I already have The Networked Nonprofit, Welcome to the Fifth Estate
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