NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 7, 2021

A blog is an indispensable digital marketing tool. Many businesses and organizations use blogs to share compelling stories and connect with their audience. Blogging should be part of most nonprofit’s content marketing plans. The following are some best blogging practices for your nonprofit. . Mix up post length.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

If you would like more information on email marketing check out our blog post on Do’s and Don’ts of Email Marketing During a Crisis. All the best for all future email marketing endeavors !

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 28, 2021

Eighty percent of responders said that they would rather tune in to live video than read a blog. According to a survey conducted by Vimeo , these digital trends are expected to stay.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Website: Post your fundraising video prominently on your website or on your blog. Go where your audience is. If your audience skews young and your video has a fun vibe, TikTok could be worthwhile. You may want to post your video in a few places to make sure people who visit your site don’t miss it.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2021

We have some great in-depth resources on our corporate solutions blog to get you started. Set-Up: Know what options you have. This can come from doing more research or working with a third-party provider like E4E Relief.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 20, 2021

Create an event hashtag, run live polling, share videos from past events and blog posts from your branded event website. Using social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, you can prime the audience and get them excited about what they are about to experience. The more excited they are to attend, the more engaged they are likely to be.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2021

A photo of me on my fake commute. We are living in traumatic times, and we need to prioritize building resilience. As the COVID-19 vaccines begin to roll out (although not as fast as we’d like), we know there will be an end to the pandemic. But work from home (if we are lucky enough to have a job) will probably continue well into 2021.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2021

Today is January 21st, the 21st day of 2021. I don’t know about you, but I feel some optimism that we will make through COVID. However, it will take some time to vaccinate all who need to be vaccinated to keep us safe. And, that means work for home is going to be the norm for most of 2021.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 20, 2021

Create an event hashtag, run live polling, share videos from past events and blog posts from your branded event website. Using social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, you can prime the audience and get them excited about what they are about to experience. The more excited they are to attend, the more engaged they are likely to be.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 28, 2021

Eighty percent of responders said that they would rather tune in to live video than read a blog. According to a survey conducted by Vimeo , these digital trends are expected to stay.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2021

These quotes truly inspire me : “The three common characteristics of best companies -- they care, they have fun, they have high performance expectations.” -- Brad Hams “The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.” -- Michael Phelps “It is amazing what you can accomplish (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2021

Today, the following expert business and leadership book authors shared their advice for how to effectively lead during 2021. My question to them was: What is your advice for leaders as we enter what is surely to be a challenging 2021 for most businesses?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 21, 2021

"Today's customers demand something unlike anything they have ever wanted in the past -- a connection with your business," explains Noah Fleming , author of the must-read book , Evergreen.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2021

According to Ron Ricci and Carl Wiese , authors of the book, The Collaboration Imperative , high-performing teams have the following characteristics: People have solid and deep trust in each other and in the team's purpose--they feel free to express feelings and ideas. Everybody is working toward the same goals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2021

Mid-February brings the beautifully presented, coffee-table-styled book, Fast Times: How Digital Winners Set Direction, Learn, and Adapt , written for senior executives who are frustrated by the slow pace and limited return on investment (ROI) of their digital transformation, and are unsure what’s holding them back.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 29, 2021

According to entrepreneur and author Margaret Hefferman , as reported a few years ago in Inc. magazine, the secrets of the most productive people are that they do these three things : They take breaks. Breaks refresh the mind and allow you to see new situations. They are great collaborators. They have lives outside work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Here is some good advice from Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal , authors of the book, How Great Leaders Think : Good thinking is the starting point for good leadership. Leaders who can reframe—look at the same thing from multiple perspectives—think better.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2021

Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. If I put together the best of each, here is what made those environments effective: Leaders led by example on a consistent basis and were willing to roll up their sleeves, particularly during tight deadlines or challenging times.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2021

In Susanne Madsen’s book, The Power Of Project Leadership , she recommends that you do not fall prey to these three most common traps in project management: Managing tasks, events and processes at the expense of leading people. Being reactive and focusing on the urgent rather than the important.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 25, 2021

High-functioning and effective teams can disagree and still produce excellent products and results. Team members can also disagree and still care about each other. And, they can challenge each other to think differently. Best-selling leadership book authors Scott J.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 24, 2021

Asking Why multiple times helps you get to the root cause and helps your company to prevent undesirable results from occurring again or allows you to repeat a desirable results, explains author Michael Kallett in his book, T hink Smarter: Critical Thinking To Improve Problem-Solving And Decision-Making Skills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 23, 2021

“By understanding how their own mind works and training it for the most essential qualities, leaders can lead themselves effectively first, in order to better lead their people and tap into their human need for meaning, fulfillment and human connectedness,” explain Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter , authors of the book, The Mind Of The Leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 22, 2021

Here are the 12 golden rules of effective communication from Paul Falcone , as highlighted in his book, 2600 Phrases for Setting Effective Performance Goals. Always remember to: Recognize achievements and accomplishments often. Celebrate success. Deliver bad news quickly, constructively, and in a spirit of professional development.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2021

Next week brings the new book, Exit Rich, The 6 P Method To Sell Your Business For High Profit , by Michelle Seiler Tucker and Sharon Lechter. Read this invaluable book if you are an entrepreneur or business owner preparing to sell your business.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2021

You can't lead if your employees, team or followers don't trust you. Building trust takes energy, effort and constant attention to how you act. To help build trust, follow these 16 tips , recommended by author Susan H.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 18, 2021

Brand new is the book, Eat That Frog! For Students , adapted from Brian Tracy ’s time-management bestseller, Eat That Frog , which has sold more than 2.4 million copies around the world.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2021

As the nation honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 18, volunteer or make the decision to volunteer in your community. King routinely asked “What are you doing for others,” and January 18th is the ideal day to ask yourself that question.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2021

Stumped for what leadership and business books to add to your winter reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2021

Here is some great advice from the book, Anticipate, the Art of Leading by Looking Ahead , by Rob-Jan De Jong.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2021

The book subtitle in the headline above convinced me to read, Humanocracy , by Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini.

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Blue Fox

JANUARY 7, 2021

Here’s Why Cash is King for Your Nonprofit During the 2020/2021 Economic Crisis In our latest blog post, [ Chills, Thrills, and Dollar Bill, Part 1] we talked about what a cash flow is, and why it's important for your nonprofit. Now let's dive deeper into 12 ways to steward your organization’s position during tough times.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2021

If your nonprofit doesn’t yet have a blog to post updates and discuss your mission, create one now. Your blog is the ideal place to create and post engaging multimedia content that you can then share across email and social media, driving more visitors to your site.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 28, 2021

With the help of donor partners like Microsoft, Adobe, Intuit, Symantec, and Cisco, TechSoup offers more than 400 IT products and services to nonprofits and charities, plus free learning resources including articles, blogs, webinars, and community forums led by expert hosts. We want to know what you think!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2021

The purpose of this blog was to describe “how to convert emotional donors into monthly donors.” Your brand isn’t what people know about your organization; it’s what they feel about your organization. And what they feel – trust, community, etc. – is in your hands through how you communicate with them. So Hey, What About Monthly Donors?

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