As the shift to digital marketing and fundraising continues to rapidly increase in the nonprofit sector, it is inevitable that your nonprofit will need to invest in professional graphic design. Below is a list of recommended graphic designers that have experience working with nonprofits, NGOs, and charities. For your reference: ⭐ = $50 USD/hour ⭐⭐ = $100 USD/hour ⭐⭐⭐...
By Allison Weber, founder of Allison Weber Consulting, a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. Stories are windows into new worlds. They whisk people away from their everyday lives and connect them with ideas that can revolutionize how they think. Now more than ever, nonprofits need to share stories of how they’re making...
Written by Findjoo, this is the second post in a series of three about best practices in digital marketing and fundraising for membership organizations and associations. Post 1: 12 Features Membership Organizations & Associations Should Look for in a CRM There are dozens of ways to attract new members for your association, however one of the most effective methods...
By Robin L. Cabral, MA, CFRE, MFIA, founder of Development Consulting Services, which serves both fundraising professionals and executive directors new to fundraising, wanting to excel in their fundraising role, or advance in their career. She provides proven fundraising strategies, tactics, and tools including coaching, training, and content for fundraising success. Development audit after development audit of small- to...
By Kristina Brunnler, Marketing Manager at MobileCause In 2019, more than 20 billion social media impressions were made on #GivingTuesday. With so much noise on social channels during this global day of giving, you may be wondering how your nonprofit can stand out and more effectively fundraise for its mission. Below are simple, yet often overlooked, social media tips...
101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits is a blog and webinar series offered by Nonprofit Tech for Good. Those who register and attend all three webinars in the series will earn a “Certificate of Completion” in Digital Marketing & Fundraising from Nonprofit Tech for Good. The required three webinars are: Website & Email Best Practices for Nonprofits Online...
By Moree Lambeth, Senior Content Creator at Water.org The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way organizations execute their social media plans. Posting without a mindfulness of the trending topics and conversations can cause organizations to appear insensitive and tone-deaf. The current social media environment has caused non-profit marketers to re-evaluate their content aware of the acute conversations being...
By Katie Casillas, director of marketing at GolfStatus.org, an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers. There’s no doubting it: 2020 has forced organizations, industries, and entire sectors to adapt. Event fundraising is no exception and, within the category, the golf fundraiser has become especially critical. With other major events going completely virtual and, in many cases, being altogether canceled, nonprofits...
By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience. The pandemic has drastically altered the ways nonprofits interact with their supporters. While social media is now a common part of every nonprofit’s communication strategy, a common...
By Elizabeth Ngonzi, is an Adjunct Faculty at New York University Center for Global Affairs where she teaches Digital Storytelling, Innovation and Fundraising. She is also the Founder and CEO of Liz Ngonzi Transforms, a boutique international consulting firm that provides consulting, executive coaching, and training services that enable social sector leaders and entrepreneurs to increase their impact and...
By Dana Bakich, Founder and CEO of Positive Equation – a digital consultancy focused on equipping nonprofits with the tools and resources to build impactful digital strategies. She’s worked with Movember, Dress for Success, USTA, American Idol, The Gary Sinise Foundation, Hashtag Lunchbag, and many more. With in-person events postponed for the foreseeable future, digital opportunities own the stage. ...
The bad news? Tens of millions are out of work worldwide due to the COVID-19 crisis. The good news? The economy will eventually bounce back and a record number of new employment opportunities will be available and many of these future jobs will be remote. Nonprofits that embrace the flexible work movement experience many benefits, such as increased productivity...
By Josh Kashorek, Director of Marketing at Journity, and advocate for using data to create high-performance nonprofit marketing campaigns. Every nonprofit has the goal of extending their impact as far as they can by helping as many people as possible. They also have a responsibility to their donors to spend their resources wisely – especially when it comes to things like...