It’s Not Just About Social Media

Posted by on Jan 30, 2018

Nonprofits that have a good handle on email communications have seen a steady uptick in money raised: https://www.fastcompany.com/40520117/why-inbox-inundation-may-be-the-best-fundraising-tactic-for-nonprofits

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Mission Drift

Posted by on Jan 30, 2018

This lesson can’t be taught enough—don’t chase foundation funding that takes your nonprofit off course because it’s just not worth it:  https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?e=c43990c969&u=86ea69664802a0541ae4385f8&id=42f21b3291

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Is Rage Fundraising Losing Steam?

Posted by on Jan 30, 2018

Nonprofits that turned sharply political after the presidential election experienced exceptionally strong year-end growth in 2016, setting a very high bar—but their year-end numbers in 2017 had a hard time keeping up: http://www.mrss.com/lab/everything-in-2017-was-terrible-except-december-fundraising/?utm_source=newpost&utm_medium=emaildigest&utm_campaign=Lab

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Is Your Board on Board?

Posted by on Jan 30, 2018

If your nonprofit gets into advocacy, everyone needs to be on the same page, so your first goal is to ensure internal alignment—here’s an example of an executive director who jumped head first into the Resistance, but didn’t bring along her board: ...

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