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Is it a movement or a moment?

Candid

When it comes to raising visibility on a given issue, nonprofits often strive to achieve broader impact—the kind of change that comes through collective action. And, their impacts last. The champions transform local attitudes and behaviors related to nutrition, help foster collaboration, and engage decision-makers.

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Millennials and Direct Mail Campaigns: A Crash Course

Achieve

Changing marketing tactics to keep up with shifting trends and attitudes can be a full-time job, which is where crash courses like this article can help. Postcards are short snapshots of your nonprofit, and your marketing team can decorate them with photos of your constituents, volunteers, events, or graphical elements.

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How To Stop Your Nonprofit’s After Hours Email Habit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I recently taught several leadership development workshops at the Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership based on my new book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Set up internal chat lines for sharing photos or brief social updates. Here’s a good guide to writing precise emails.

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Doing More by Doing Less

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo Jakob Montrasio. There have been a lot of conversations about what funders can do to support nonprofits to scale impact. But I think what has really driven this is the continued impact of the prolonged economic instability. Less ‘we know better’ attitudes. Less restrictive funding.

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Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Can Drive Donors and Increase Volunteers

ASU Lodestar Center

It doesn't matter how complex your mission is, or if your work covers some issues, you can still deliver a simple story by concentrating on one aspect, or you can narrow down your goal to a particular impact. Assets, like approved photos, images, and logos to keep your message and brand focused on your audience. Tell Them to Have Fun.

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Don’t Abuse Self-Care at Your Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Annamatic3000. He urges nonprofit staff to consider the impact of self-care on your productivity (does it increase or not?), impact on your co-workers (does it create more stress for them?) This places a burden on other staff with the accompanying additional stress.

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6 Steps to a Successful Celebrity Fundraising Partnership

Connection Cafe

As an organization, you should provide talking points around the campaign and its impact, as well as pre-determined calls to action (donate $10, create a fundraising page , share on social media, etc). When you combine a fundraising call to action with a celebrity influence, the impact can be so meaningful to your mission.