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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

Nancy Schwartz over at Getting Attention.org has released her 2011 Guide to Nonprofit Marketing Wisdom. It features 127, yes 127, lessons learned from other nonprofit marketers. I am in Jacksonville, NC this morning and Wilmington, NC this afternoon doing storytelling workshops. It’s how people perceive you.&#.

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Report: Meetings Bring More Than Money to Host Cities

Associations Now

For instance, Jacksonville, Florida, is an expert in aerospace, while Portland, Oregon, is mission-control for cleantech, and San Diego is a center for life sciences. “[M]eetings and events help drive travel and tourism into communities and are often the lifeblood of visitor spending, jobs, and revenue,” said the report. “It

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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. Get Your Annual Pass Now.

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Members Were My Mentors: Building Consensus Among the Folks Who Build

Association Adviser

What our members tend to have in common is that they’re strong entrepreneurial personalities who work in a very challenging market. . After eight years in Louisiana, I ran a chapter in Jacksonville, Florida for six years and then came up to Atlanta to run this chapter in 1995 where I’ve been ever since.

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Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Amanda Mahan

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Amanda Mahan is the Marketing Specialist for Operation New Hope, a nonprofit organization in Jacksonville, Florida that provides support, life and job skills training for people with a history of involvement with the criminal justice system, and places them in employment that offers a sustainable quality of life.

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Crowdsourcing Strategies, Your Key to Member Engagement

Tom Morrison

Whether you want market information, choose a new logo for your organization, or engage in industry discussions, Crowdsourcing is the ultimate member engagement tool to find innovative solutions that reach your members where they are. Chief Marketing Officer. Jacksonville Beach, FL. Monday, June 28, 2010. DeAnna Helton.