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Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Amanda Mahan

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Amanda Mahan Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators! On this particular day, I rush out the door to attend the monthly Communications Convening hosted by the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida. This series lets you describe your workday in your own words. to 12:00 p.m.

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Talk about Family and Tradition, Not Raking Leaves

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

I presented the Thursday night keynote at the City of Jacksonville’s Board Development and Training Program last week (this North Carolina city requires nonprofit grantees to send their board members to free professional development training – a brilliant idea!).

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Mixed Links for This Week

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Welcome to another edition of Mixed Links, a weekly roundup of good stuff for nonprofit communicators. Survey respondents ranked membership engagement and communications as the top issue they are facing. I am in Jacksonville, NC this morning and Wilmington, NC this afternoon doing storytelling workshops. Love the daily blogging?

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When Your Audience Won’t Listen

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

When I was in Jacksonville, NC last week, which is home to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, a woman who works for a women’s center that does educational programs on domestic violence asked me this question: How can you make them listen? She described her predicament this way.

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7 Things Brown Can Show Your Association?

SCD Group

Shippers did not adequately communicate issue to consumers. If you discover you can’t meet expectations, communicate fast and accurately. Barry Tesh, 52, of Jacksonville, said in an interview, "A lot of these employees keep saying ''It''s the weather'' or ''It''s some kind of a backlog.'' Communicate early and often.

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An Integrated Digital Strategy Is a Lifeboat in Turbulent Water

.orgCommunity

When a hurricane hit Jacksonville, AACE didn’t worry about the accessibility or safety of their data because it was already in the cloud. They’re also advising us on best practices for team communication. With the arrival of COVID-19, a phased plan to move to a 100 percent virtual office was immediately accelerated. “But

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How to Be a Real Change Agent in Your Association

Tom Morrison

One of the biggest challenges associations face today is motivating and inspiring their Boards to face the facts, and take steps to move their association’s communication strategy, value propositions, and member service models into the future. ” Over 97% of all under 30-year olds communicate through a social network.

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