A checklist, for that one aspect of Giving Tuesday that doesn’t get discussed enough.
Hello! Consider this your friendly reminder that Giving Tuesday is only 7 weeks away.
Some orgs prep for this day months in advance. So if your org defied the odds of 2020 and already has a complete plan, I tip my hat to you.
But if that’s not your org, don’t worry. That’s why we’re talking about this now.
Continue reading “How to Organize Your Marketing Ops for a Successful Giving Tuesday”A prospect researcher and a database admin walk into a bar.
This week, I teamed up with prospect researcher Joan Ogwumike to share tips on what what makes for a great fundraiser/database manager working relationship. Check it out over on her blog, A Researcher’s Diary!
A framework for getting all those moving pieces in order.
Okay gang! Who’s getting ready to send an email on behalf of their org?
If there’s one project that unifies (or divides) departments most, it’s the email campaign. Volunteer managers, fundraisers, & program staff all have constituents to engage.
Even the ops staff don’t get a break here. They’re often the ones pulling those lists!
But whether this is your first campaign or your fiftieth, it doesn’t have to be chaos. A good process never hurt nobody, and you’ll definitely need one to execute something this important.
There’s a method to this particular nonprofit madness. Let’s talk email.
Continue reading “How to Coordinate Your Nonprofit’s Next Big Email Campaign”I’m an introvert with a background in operations. Here’s what happened when I decided to try out external facing work for the first time.
INFP. The Myers Briggs test didn’t tell me anything I didn’t know. But it gave me a way to fit my skills, professional experience and personal interests into a neat little framework. Nearly 10 years later, I don’t think much has changed.
Continue reading “An Introvert’s Nonprofit Career Story: 5 Lessons from My Switch to External Facing Work”It really is the little things.
Event planning isn’t everyone’s cup of tea.
Continue reading “10 Easy, Affordable Ways to Spruce Up Your Nonprofit Event”
