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Entries in Marketing (33)

Wednesday
Dec062023

Habitat Sees More Than 4X Increase to Its 2023 #GivingTuesday Donations. Find out what made the difference.

As the CEO of your nonprofit organization, you may not feel 100% confident about your ability to guide your marketing team. However, that doesn't mean your marketing has to remain lackluster. Find out what this organization did for stronger results and renewed staff enthusiasm.

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Monday
Jul102023

3 Perspectives You Need When Launching a New Event or Initiative

Are you like many leaders I’m hearing from who are planning to launch new events or initiatives? If so, here are three perspectives to keep in mind and guide your thinking and execution.

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Tuesday
Jun142022

Economic storm clouds coming?

With financial storm clouds brewing, many leaders are about to do the same thing to their organizations that those floodwaters did to the park. In an effort to prepare for difficult times, they will eliminate costs. But in the process, they will indiscriminately eliminate programs, people, operations, and systems that will dramatically and deleteriously change the organization. Read on to explore what to do instead.

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Monday
Dec202021

Outreach or just reaching out? How to get serious about growth Part 2

We can have this same discombobulating feeling when attempting outreach without proper design. Your intentions may be positive—especially when your nonprofit offers a free service. However, without the right words, actions, and sense of timing, you may not see the results you want.

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Tuesday
Dec142021

Outreach or just reaching out? How to get serious about growth Part 1

No one would argue that growing your organization, expanding your audiences, and serving more people are activities critical to your future. Yet in the nonprofit sector, organizations have a tendency to use a rather ambiguous and lightweight word to describe this function—“outreach.” Are you seeing results? Learn more about what works better.

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