Ready to level up your annual donation solicitation letter? Then check out these tops tips in the live appeal letters workshop! This workshop is complete with actionable tips and tricks to raise more money with your annual appeal letter - by reviewing actual nonprofit appeal letters.
Read MoreTuesday, November 14, 2023 marks the kickoff with weekly YouTube videos. We're talking advice, strategies, and those 'aha' moments that can help level up your marketing and storytelling game. And hey, there's a special treat waiting…
Read MoreIn case you haven’t figured it out already, nonprofit leadership isn’t a walk in the park. But if you have the ambition and the tools, starting a nonprofit can be a deeply rewarding experience for everyone involved.
Read MoreOne of the key ways to get your nonprofit on the right track for 2024 is to make sure you and your board are on the same page - and engaged. Take action on these 7 things to move your nonprofit organization forward.
Read MoreWhen things get messy, people (including you) need to focus on the important things. So how do you promote your business when there are clearly bigger issues at play? Here are some tips to keep you connected to your community in a positive way.
Read MoreThe only think certain in life - right now - is uncertainty and constant change given COVID-19 and its effects on individuals and communities. This is the true test of your leadership ability!
Read MoreWhat does a nonprofit board of directors do? What are the primary roles and responsibilities of a board member of a nonprofit organization? What does effective board governance look like? The answers to these questions are not intuitive.
Read MoreWe've all been there. Boring conference chicken. Even more dry speakers. And, we're sitting at the fundraiser just waiting to write a check and run home to catch up on this season of The Bachelor. Are you ready to improve your next nonprofit fundraiser? Or even better - turn your fundraising attendees into regular donors?
Read MoreMaintaining an effective nonprofit board isn’t rocket science, but it does involve intention. And, although you might tell yourself “they’re technically my boss,” if you want to have a badass nonprofit and move your agency to the next level, YOU need to know what might be going “wrong” with your board so you can develop strategies to fix the board issues!
Read MoreSo if you're like most nonprofits, you've probably done this Giving Tuesday thing over and over again and, potentially, unsuccessfully. So, before you get started diving into Giving Tuesday this year, I want you to ask yourself these six questions about whether Giving Tuesday is right for your organization.
Read MoreFor almost all nonprofits, the last 3 months of the year are THE MOST important. 31% of all annual gifts come in in December. With Giving Season Just around the corner, check out these 10 tips to do Giving Season right as a nonprofit fundraiser!
Read MoreSo, your board just had a discussion about the organization’s allocation of staff and resources over the coming months? They’re debating whether the proposed new service fits into your mission?
These meetings start out fine. But then, someone goes deep. They give an example of a potential problem, or they ask how we should handle this minor detail, or they give their opinion about some small item. That’s where it starts. And, then we get drawn into “the enticing complexity of operations.”
Read MoreMost fundraising content I read doesn’t have a story. But to increase donations during your next nonprofit fundraising campaign, you need to tell the story. Stories evoke feelings from your potential donors. So you should use storytelling to evoke feelings in your next fundraising campaigns.
Read MoreDonor messaging is such a vague space people oftentimes don’t know what to do or where to start. Sometimes it’s because nonprofits want to cut corners, get creative, and forget about their branding. But the truth is, your agency’s branding should guide what kind of messaging you need to show donors, what that messaging looks like, and how you'll do it.
Read MoreIn Caye Caulker, Belize there is wi-fi everywhere! Every Belizian restaurant, every hostel, and every touristy place has wi-fi.
Read MoreWhen I launched Grit HQ a little over a year ago, I knew I needed to develop my audience.
So, I decided to do the social media thing. Create a Facebook page, start tweeting, changing my personal Instagram to business...
Read MoreI've spent 12+ hours editing videos and then $60 boosting Facebook videos that I charged less than $250 total. I've done the math. There are projects I am LOSING money on.
Read MoreNeed a trifold brochure? No you don’t. You need a 30-minute brand consultation. Erica was one of my first clients when I launched Grit in April 2017. She is a woman with a marketing background in corporate America who also happened to have a pretty rad style.
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