article thumbnail

What Kate Spade and a Dog Named Sarah Can Teach Us about Giving Tuesday Emails

Connection Cafe

My favorite email came from the Maryland SPCA. I received an email in the morning from the Maryland SPCA, and I must admit that I didn’t open it. I received another email from the Maryland SPCA at 5:21pm – this one I opened. Keep in mind it’s not the number of emails you send that’s important. Why did I decide to open it?

article thumbnail

Check Out the 2014 Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference

NTEN

The 9th Annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference is coming this July 9-11 to the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. At Bridge, you will network with the best minds in direct marketing and fundraising, and be inspired by amazing speakers and innovative ideas.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How can social innovation and enterprise help nonprofits create sustainable solutions to community issues?

ASU Lodestar Center

It’s important to keep in mind that this isn’t what you think they need. Mary’s University in Maryland. To get on the right path, you need to first find out where you’re going. Fowler, Coffey, and Dixon-Fowler explain that the first step toward a meaningful solution is finding out what the community needs.

Issue 52
article thumbnail

Ex-Navy SEAL Mark Divine Shares Insights From His Leadership Book, The Way Of The SEAL

Eric Jacobsen Blog

In The Way of the SEAL : Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed , ex-Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine reveals exercises, meditations, and focusing techniques to train your mind for mental toughness, emotional resilience, and uncanny intuition. This is primarily because they have never been taught how to use their whole minds.

article thumbnail

Craft the Perfect Tagline for Your Organization

NonProfit Hub

But most nonprofits offer tangible benefits, too: The Maryland SPCA’s “Feel the warmth of a cold nose,” strikes the perfect emotional chord. The goal is to be memorable: plant a seed in people’s minds, not a full-grown Redwood. What separates you from competitors? A bank shouldn’t use the word “bank” or even “money” in its tagline.

article thumbnail

Think Like An Elite Warrior To Lead And Succeed

Eric Jacobsen Blog

In The Way of the SEAL : Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed , ex-Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine reveals exercises, meditations, and focusing techniques to train your mind for mental toughness, emotional resilience, and uncanny intuition. This is primarily because they have never been taught how to use their whole minds.

article thumbnail

Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Areas served: Baltimore/Maryland. The letter should tell them about your organization, the project you have in mind, the issue or need you seek to address and the amount of support you will need from them. The Boston Foundation. The Boston Foundation is the largest public charity and the largest grantmaker in New England.

Education 111