There’s been so much attention focused on the negative actions of a few athletes lately, that it seemed a good time to bring focus to those who do good, and illustrate how sports philanthropy can have impact. Additionally, it provides a great lesson to any type or size nonprofit who is interested in finding a […]
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Double the Donation recently published the advice of 30 experts on how to prepare for a successful #GivingTuesday campaign on their blog —and included Third Sector Today’s founder, Amy DeVita among them. The most common piece of advice was to start planning as soon as possible. Getting a head start on promotions, social media trends, marketing materials, and getting in […]
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If you’ve spent any amount of time on Third Sector Today, you have seen mentions, references and shout outs to NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network. This organization is a membership of nonprofit technology professionals, guided by belief that “…technology allows nonprofits to work with greater social impact. [We] enable [our] members to strategically use technology to […]
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Amy Devita, Third Sector Today Founder and CEO, hosted Father of Cause Marketing Bruce Burtch, who presented the webinar: How to Orchestrate Successful Cross-Sector Partnerships. Bruce Burtch promises: “There is nothing in business today that provides as much economic and social benefit, on as many levels, to as many stakeholders, as a strategic […]
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Are you familiar with the likes of Smosh, The Fine Brothers, and PewDiePie? If you are not, no worries-I’m getting to it— and what valuable tips they have for nonprofits. Full disclosure: I have two children, ages 14 and 11, who are home for the summer and have given me ample time to consider what nonprofits can learn from YouTubers […]
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Look at the bright side Sure, for-profits usually have big advantages when it comes to big marketing budgets, but there’s an angle that is unique to nonprofits that they cannot touch.Nonprofits can use certain marketing approaches that for-profits generally can’t. Remember the ASPCA campaign featuring Sara McLachlan? If a for-profit created a similar campaign, […]
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Are you a nonprofit that is consistently fundraising and seeing little outcome? How important are mobile sites when fundraising? What mobile giving myths are standing in the way of increasing your organization’s mobile fundraising channel? Amy DeVita, Third Sector Today Founder and CEO, and guest Dale Knoop, RAZ Mobile CEO, presented 4 Mobile Giving Myths: Debunked! Dale […]
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Perhaps it’s the term “Net Neutrality”, itself, that almost immediately induces boredom and disinterest. (Yawn) And that is just fine by the internet service providers who would prefer that you be distracted by something shiny and look away. But if you strive to see your organization become or remain one of the best nonprofits to work for or […]
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The NonProfit Times just published its annual report of the “Best Nonprofits to Work For”. It inspired us to pick the brains of some of the brightest folks we know and get their advice on How a nonprofit can become a place that people flock to, take pride in, and make it onto lists […]
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Introducing our featured Executive Director for this month: Karen Gager, Executive Director at HeadsUp in Rhode Island. Here Karen shares some advice relative to common struggles cited by many of our readers: limited financial and human resources. We think you’ll relate to Karen’s challenges and hope you’ll be able to benefit from her tips on how to think […]
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