In no particular order, here’s my incomplete list of what we all need to be thinking about if we want to make things happen for nonprofits and ministries in this new decade of ours. Think bonding not branding. Think engagement not fundraising. Think experiences not events. Think reporters pursuing not public relations. Think connections not […]
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We spent some time last week with one of our favorite people. She’s brilliant, wise and a terrific nonprofit marketing strategist. The discussion turned to fundraising for Haiti. We’re all in the business, so the discussion went deep and to the details very quickly. One of the topics that we batted around was the phenomenon
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The buzz about the Haiti-effect on fundraising in 2010 is growing nearly as fast the number of dollars that are being raised for relief. We’ve been drawn into several questions and discussions about how the massive relief and fundraising efforts will impact income for 2010. Interestingly, I’ve heard and read several in our business who
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2009 is in your rearview mirror now and you’re stepping out boldly into 2010. I suspect that you’re beginning to have some feel for how the 4th Quarter 09 performed. For most, it is too early to know for what some of the most critical metrics are: net income, ROI, etc. I’m curious about your
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Think back on 2009 — ups, downs, trends, events — the whole year as you experienced it. If this were January 4, 2009 (yep, 2009), what would you do differently, knowing what you know about the year ahead? Would you be bolder? Would you be more cautious? Would you hire? Would you not hire more
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Unless you’re working in gift processing, this was probably a little calmer week for you than many of the previous weeks in recent months. In addition to returning all those unanswered emails and wondering (worrying?) exactly how 2009 will total out, here’s one thing you can do today that will make 2010 better. Make a
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Mondays are special here at Oneicity. We do a “Good Job Monday” shout out and call attention to someone you should know about who we think is doing a “good job.” Today we’re combining a blog post and our Good Job Monday because I think you’ll be inspired. This week’s Good Job Monday goes to
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Your lists are getting longer. Your “To-Do” list is overwhelming. Everyone needs “it” NOW. Really, RIGHT NOW! Everything is overdue. Disaster will occur if you don’t do this right now. And now you can’t even find your To Do List. The stacks are getting bigger. And people all around you are saying things like: “Income
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Whoa, Seth Godin fired off one of his usually insightful and provocative posts. Seth typically writes about marketing, advertising and general business topics, but this time he strayed into talking about nonprofits (and to some degree the leadership of nonprofits). Pop over to Seth’s blog and check it out here. I will say that I
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What should you know to be a great nonprofit leader in this time? We regularly hear from people who either want to break into the nonprofit sector or who are looking to advance in nonprofit leadership. People also touch base who have just started their nonprofit and are wondering… “now what?” We’re asked: What should
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