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It’s Not About You

by Ephraim | Feb 22, 2021 | data, marketing, website

When you’re designing your fundraising and marketing materials, you need to remember it’s not about you and your wants. Think of what users need and want!

Four Lessons From For-Profits

by Ephraim | Feb 9, 2021 | communications, for-profit, strategy

There is plenty of overlap in how businesses and nonprofits function and operate. Here are four lessons from for-profits that nonprofits should learn from.

Lessons Learned From Twitter Jail

by Ephraim | Feb 1, 2021 | communications, social media, Twitter

I was in Twitter jail for a few days. Sharing with you lessons I learned that affect your organization’s social media guidelines.

An Appeal To Humanity

by Ephraim | Jan 25, 2021 | content, customer service, Twitter

Twitter flagged a tweet of mine for violating their rules. I don’t think it does. Their robots don’t get sarcasm. So I sent an appeal to humanity.

Can You Trust Nonprofits?

by Ephraim | Jan 18, 2021 | communications, data, fundraising, reputation management

Can you trust nonprofits? Can they be trusted to do the right thing? The latest Edelman Trust Barometer Report has some bad news for the Third Sector.

Visuals Plus Verbiage

by Ephraim | Jan 11, 2021 | content, social media, storytelling

When storytelling to your online audience, a picture may not be enough. Fantastic visuals plus verbiage that engages is the winning formula.

Stop Cutting Corners

by Ephraim | Jan 4, 2021 | leadership, marketing, nonprofit

Free does not mean free- there is a cost associated with it. Is free work helping or hurting your nonprofit? It might be time to stop cutting corners.

Looking Outside The Application

by Ephraim | Dec 15, 2020 | email, grants, social media

Foundations don’t just read what you submitted for the grant proposal. They’re looking outside the application at your website, social media and more.