Today's Featured Blog Posts
How to Win Grants and Influence Funders
"The two key questions for grant-seekers are: (1) how do you know what you are doing is working (what is your level of evidence?); and (2) how is it innovative (how are you doing it differently with better results)? From these questions, talking points emerge that can be used to share a story with funders and others. This story captures the organizational or cause identity, and is essential to help others get to know that organization or cause — especially potential funders." Read the full post.
2012 Nonprofit Marketing Communications: A Recap of Trends, Tools, and Tactics
"Budgets are barely budging, staffing is scarce, and there’s a growing arsenal of tools & techniques to be tinkered with. I surveyed the nonprofit marketing communications scene to find out which strategies, tactics, and activities worked — and which didn’t — this past year. How did your efforts stack up?" Read the full post.