On November 28th we’ll celebrate this years’ Giving Tuesday. Since 2012, this has become a day to encourage radical generosity and bring people together from all around the world through advocacy and generosity in support of their communities. I’ve written about this from the donor perspective, and here is some advice for nonprofit organizations to
I’ve served on several nonprofit boards in marketing and communications roles and have seen first-hand that marketing is often an afterthought. Even for nonprofits lucky enough to have healthy budgets, it’s often the most misunderstood function. Board members can have expertise in ANY function and still support the marketing effort to set an example for
Like many of you, since the pandemic began I frequently attend online events, workshops, and webinars. In addition, I also have responsibility for the development and execution of events (which includes marketing and promoting these) as part of my consulting work for two different mission-driven organizations. While it’s taken for granted that these events include
I challenge the stereotypical image of philanthropists, venture capitalists, angel investors, and others as being solely male. There are uber-successful women using their money and influence to change the world. 64% of donations are made by women, Huffington Post NPR dubbed 2020 the Year of the Woman Donor for backing political candidates Funding focused on
Today we celebrate Giving Tuesday. You’ve probably seen hundreds of social media posts about it in the last few days – most of them asking for donations, but do you know what it is? Created in 2012, Giving Tuesday is a day that encourages radical generosity. Created in New York City at the 92nd
For the causes I believe in, I make sure that I donate money to show my support and do my part to help those organizations carry out their missions. I’m sure this is why everyone donates to their personal causes — to see their money put to good use. I used to write checks
As the Marketing Director for an arts nonprofit, I see first-hand the challenges that nonprofits face. Combine tight budgets with skills gaps and time constraints, and the marketing function often falls into the ‘too hard’ category. Nonprofits always mean well. I wrote about this in a previous article, but they’re often not marketing-driven, nor