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Adapting Crisis Management Principles for Small Nonprofits
Crisis prevention is doubly important for small public entities, companies and nonprofit organizations. Small organizations often have fewer resources to draw on when a crisis erupts, and insurance and other risk financing tools may not be an available due to the organization’s meager financial resources. But every organization, from the smallest to the largest can and should take steps to prevent the preventable and prepare for the unavoidable.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics offers valuable insights into your website activity to help you make informed decision on your communications, marketing, and engagement.
Overview of RFP Process for Nonprofits, Charities, and Libraries
TechSoup offers some basic considerations for each phase of the Request for Proposal process.
Advice and Tips for Nonprofits on Social Media
Whether you are just starting out with social media or you've been using it for a while, NonprofitMarketingGuide offers tips and advice on mastering it.
Social Media Strategy to Supplement Volunteer Recruitment
Lays out a step-by-step plan to set benchmarks for, and monitor progress on, your outreach efforts.
Best Practices for Gift Acknowledgement
Guide for designing and implementing a system to provide donors with timely and meaningful thank yous and acknowledgments.
Donor Thank You Mini-Guide
A short guide to help you create efficacious donor thank yous.
Dissolving a Nonprofit
Nonprofit Dissolution: What to Do When Closing the Doors outlines the steps and tasks involved in dissolving a nonprofit with honor and integrity.
When Do I Need a Model Release?
Kivi Leroux Miller shares a true story and provides a sample release you can rework for your organization.
What Do All Good Stories Have In Common?
What's one common message that all good stories have?
Use Email to Build Relationships and Achieve Marketing Glory
Consider how often you check your email every day versus how often you visit other organizations' websites. Other people spend more time in their own inboxes, too. When it comes to cultivation, email marketing is king.
The Five Parts of the Perfect Pitch
You've got a handful of minutes to pitch your nonprofit. What do you say?
Stories or Data: Which Makes the Stronger Case?
A case-study from storytelling expert Andy Goodman details which works more: stories or data?
Smart Chart for Communications 3.0
The Smart Chart 3.0(TM) will help you assess your strategic decisions to ensure that your communications strategy delivers high impact.
9 Truths about Black Holes and Dark Risks
This Common Ground article, 9 Truths about Black Holes and Dark Risks, outlines nonprofits' dark risks - the controversial risks that cause many nonprofit leaders to look away - and strategies to shed light on them.