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The Power of Executive Communications for Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

They draw on critical communication tools that will help build and nurture relationships that ultimately bring awareness and support to their causes. Nonprofit leaders are both cheerleaders and salespeople for their organizations. Here are some ways to do that.

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How an Employer Brand Communications Strategy Can Support Recruitment Efforts

NonProfit PRO

The best nonprofits are the ones that know the value of an employer brand communications plan. They understand a strategic plan can help attract and retain the top talent and avoid facing the current struggles of today’s competitive job market.

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How to Execute Your Peer-to-Peer Email Communications Plan

NonProfit PRO

So, you’ve created a strategy for your peer-to-peer email communications. You’ve segmented your audience, built compelling content and prepared to design emails that will grab your readers’ attention. Now there’s one thing left to do: Start executing on your plan (and find ways to improve it).

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An Essential Guide for Healthcare Hospitality Organizations: SMS Text Communications

NonProfit PRO

Powerful Strategies for Communicating with Guests, Donors, Volunteers, and More!

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Budget for Communications and Marketing When Proposing New Initiatives

The MatrixFiles

Last week, I attended and spoke at the International Foundation’s Technology and Benefit Communications Conference, held in Boston, MA. I spoke on the topic of “Next-Generation Tools to Enhance Your Communications,” or next-gen tools to communicate benefits to employees. Her advice? Megan’s advice is brilliant.

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Effective Nonprofit Communications Starts With ‘Why’

NonProfit PRO

The communications teams at the most successful nonprofits are laser focused on showing people how their work transforms lives — and they can clearly articulate their vision.

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Strategic Communication: External Nonprofit Communication

Bloomerang

Once you and your team have worked together to fine-tune your internal nonprofit strategic communication initiatives by constructing a mission statement, vision statement, and identifying your core values, you can now start to strategize your external nonprofit communication efforts. Newsletter. Understanding Your Audience.

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Donor Communication Guide: Creating the Ideal Communications Cadence

One Cause

The post Donor Communication Guide: Creating the Ideal Communications Cadence appeared first on OneCause.

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The Complete Guide to Volunteer Engagement and Communication

Bloomerang

The post The Complete Guide to Volunteer Engagement and Communication appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Successful Communication for Virtual & Hybrid Events

Cadmium CD

How to Improve Communication Between Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees. To make these connections possible, good communication is required. In this article, we’ll expand on Bill’s observation and consider the different types of communication that lead to a successful event. Challenges with Communication.

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How Storytelling Can Help Personalize Donor Communications

NonProfit PRO

Storytelling can entertain, educate and entice people to act. Nonprofits have more stories at their fingertips than any other organization. Nonprofits that create an internal storytelling culture can excite staff and volunteers, entice new supporters, strengthen relationships with donors, and raise more funds.

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6 Ways to Prepare Your Communications for Successful End-of-Year Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

With so much to keep track of, it can be hard to know where to start aligning your communications so your fundraising initiatives are successful and support your brand. 1) Audit Last Year’s Communications. Your brand strategy and key messages should form the foundation for all of your donor communications, new and old.

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Tech Tools Working Together: How Text-To-Donate Paves the Way for Text Message Communication

Nonprofit Tech for Good

So it may not come as a surprise that text message communication is on the rise as doctors’ offices, retail operations, schools—even job recruiters are sending reminders, coupons, and employment opportunities via text. Yet, some nonprofits are still hesitant to communicate that way. But times are changing. Opting In & Opting Out.

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3 ways to become a better communicator

Big Duck

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90-day plan for new Communications Directors

Big Duck

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How to Bundle Your Nonprofit’s Donor Communications

Bloomerang

In a previous blog post , I wrote about how bundling your donor communications can save your nonprofit time and money. You can bundle your donor communications in two ways: going all in or bundling in batches. We recommend that you bundle a minimum of 3 months of donor communications in one batch. . Create your bundling plan. .

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What are the latest nonprofit communications trends?

Big Duck

The post What are the latest nonprofit communications trends? appeared first on Big Duck.

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Successful Communication for Virtual & Hybrid Events

Cadmium CD

How to Improve Communication Between Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees. To make these connections possible, good communication is required. In this article, we’ll expand on Bill’s observation and consider the different types of communication that lead to a successful event. Challenges with Communication.

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Nonprofit Email Communication Truth: Quantity Is As Important As Quality

Bloomerang

The post Nonprofit Email Communication Truth: Quantity Is As Important As Quality appeared first on Bloomerang. If you’re still getting resistance from your “powers that be,” gently lead them toward the truth of what is most effective in fundraising. Share articles like this one with them.

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How to Create an Effective Email Communications Strategy for Your Next Peer-to-Peer Event

NonProfit PRO

Peer-to-peer fundraising alone made substantial gains with millions more raised thanks to its e-communications strategy. For Pieta House, its Darkness into Light event began in 2009 with 400 participants at its signature Dublin event and evolved to 200,000 participants across 200 events in 16 countries a decade later.

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Thursday Thoughts | Best Practices for Sustainer Program Communications

EveryAction

Given this trend, we asked some of our partners, what are some messaging and communications best practices to help nonprofit fundraising and engagement staff recruit and retain more recurring donors? With testing, nonprofits can experiment and improve on what communications work best for their sustainer audience. Alras Digital.

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Identifying and Mitigating Nonprofit Risk with a Six-Step Crisis Communication Plan

Blue Avocado

Nonprofit leaders must be proactive in identifying risks, take steps to prevent them, and be prepared with a communications plan in the event of a crisis. The post Identifying and Mitigating Nonprofit Risk with a Six-Step Crisis Communication Plan appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Nonprofit Communications Plan: How-To Package Your Message

Bloomerang

Communications plans help offer structure and strategy that can save you time and energy in the long run, while getting your desired objectives accomplished. Having a coherent communications plan where you package your message will help ensure each piece of content you share is part of a greater story you are telling.

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7 Tips for Keeping Donors Engaged Using Fundraising Communications

Get Fully Funded

Keeping donors feeling connected to your work through fundraising communications is critical to your fundraising success. Start with your fundraising communications. In short, your fundraising communications should build trust and confidence for your donor. What Good Fundraising Communications Look Like.

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Nonprofit Strategic Communication: Internal Branding and Messaging

Bloomerang

But really, good nonprofit strategic communication begins within an organization before ever setting out to share with everyone else. . Before you communicate with an audience, get together with your board and staff and get your stuff straight. Before mass nonprofit strategic communication communication, get….

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Is Your Organization Risking a Member Communications Nightmare?

Wild Apricot

One small association thought so, until last week when an unexpected event revealed a major flaw in how the group was communicating with its members. Could your organization get a message to all your members within 48 hours? This is a real-life example.

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Top 10 Social Media Tools for Your Nonprofit Communication

NonProfit PRO

Let's review some of the best social media tools you should consider for your nonprofit to help you focus on your donors and prospects, and alleviate much of the stress in making sure you're doing well on social media.

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Top Insights: Our Donor Communications Panel with NXUnite

One Cause

Everybody is familiar with the phrase, “Communication is key,” and this is especially true in the realm of fundraising. Without proper communication, nonprofits can’t share their missions with the world. When asked, “What would you tell someone just entering the world of donor communications?” Keeping Communications Accessible.

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Follow This Sentence Structure To Effectively Communicate Fundraising Goals

Bloomerang

During a campaign, communication is key. In fact, communication is key in most instances (relationships, operations, ordering at a restaurant) but I digress. There are several ways to communicate goals to your audience but this blog will cover two of the most common: Impact Goals and Financial Goals.

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How can you manage burnout and fatigue as a communications professional?

Big Duck

The post How can you manage burnout and fatigue as a communications professional? appeared first on Big Duck.

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The Importance of DEI in Your Marketing and Communications Strategy

NonProfit PRO

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are becoming increasingly important to donors and should be at the forefront of nonprofits’ marketing efforts. Having DEI incorporated into your marketing strategy can help alleviate that uncertainty and make you feel confident in what you are putting out in your marketing efforts.

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How to Create a Crisis Communications Plan for Your Nonprofit

Wild Apricot

When a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic strikes, is your nonprofit ready with a well thought out communications plan? Here's how to put one together.

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LetsAllDoGood App Democratizes Smartphone Communications for Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

Universal "do good" smartphone app LetsAllDoGood recently launched, enabling organizations of all sizes to reach their supporters directly on their smartphones with rich, actionable content and push notifications.

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How can development and communications teams work better together?

Big Duck

The post How can development and communications teams work better together? appeared first on Big Duck.

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How Bundling Your Donor Communications Can Save Your Nonprofit Time and Money

Bloomerang

In short, bundling involves taking most or all of your donor communications you plan to send for the year and working on them all at one time. . Why consider bundling your donor communications? Let’s look at the positive outcomes that can come from bundling your donor communications. . What is bundling? .

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How to Effectively Communicate With Donors When Fundraising Online

CauseVox

Everyone knows that effective communication with donors is essential to successful online fundraising. But you may be left wondering what effective communication on the internet looks like. How can you make sure that your communication with donors is helping you bring in gifts? Value Proposition: What Is It?

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Why should you prioritize internal communications?

Big Duck

The post Why should you prioritize internal communications? appeared first on Big Duck.

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The 990: From Compliance to Communication 

sgEngage

Only 10% of philanthropic foundations have a website to communicate their work. What that statistic means is that for 90% of foundations, the 990-PF is often the only means for communicating their work. Largely considered a document prepared for tax compliance, its important role as a principal vehicle of communication is overlooked.

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Intro to Volunteer Communication: Best Practices for Building Meaningful Relationships with Your Volunteers

Bloomerang

The post Intro to Volunteer Communication: Best Practices for Building Meaningful Relationships with Your Volunteers appeared first on Bloomerang.

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5 Elements of a Donor Communications Plan to Build Loyalty

The Storytelling Non-profit

And one of the areas that can give non-profits the biggest bang for their buck is donor communications. So, when I map out a retention strategy donor stewardship is a part of that, but I also look at the bigger picture of donor communication. 5 Elements of a Stellar Donor Communications Plan that Builds Loyalty. Click to Tweet.

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