Posts tagged digital strategy
533. Growing Red Nose Day's Impact: How to Leverage Media and Turn Moments into Momentum - Alison Moore, Comic Relief US

Meet Alison. She’s the CEO of Comic Relief US, which you might know from Red Nose Day (happening May 23!)🤡 Their work is serious - breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty, but they do it with so much joy and levity. Alison is back to share her insights into the power of transforming entertainment into a vehicle for social impact. Learn how Comic Relief US engages audiences across different media channels to maximize engagement and support for their mission - reaching people where they are📱 Don’t miss this heartening conversation that proves serious work can be seriously fun🎉

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Designing Tomorrow: The Modern Playbook for Social Impact Brands

Why do some social impact brands thrive, while so many others fail to get traction, build support for their cause, and make meaningful progress towards their mission? Meet Designing Tomorrow, the show for modern social impact leaders and brands, hosted by Eric Ressler, Founder & Creative Director of Cosmic.

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522. Building Digital Communities: A Roadmap for Community-First Nonprofit Marketing - Cameron Ripley

Meet Cameron. He’s the CEO of Community Boost, which has served more than 1,000 nonprofit clients and helped raise more than $100 million💸 The Community Boost team has also built the Nonprofit Marketing Summit, the world's largest nonprofit conference, driving more than 50,000 nonprofit professional registrations annually. Together, we’re peeling back the layers of digital marketing strategies that resonate with authenticity, creating communities that propel our missions forward. Tune in to chart your path toward mission-driven communities​​🗺️

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516. 9 Nonprofit Trends That Matter in 2024: Engage dimensionally. - Jon McCoy, Becky Endicott, and Justin McCord

Welcome back to our 9️⃣ Nonprofit Trends that Matter in 2024 Series! Ever wondered what it takes to really connect with your supporters on a level that goes beyond a single data point? Enter: the opportunity to engage dimensionally — it's about creating deep, meaningful connections with your supporters informed by data 📊 Justin McCord, SVP of Marketing and Communications at RKD Group, joins us to discuss how engaging dimensionally is about understanding donors through multiple data points and dimensions beyond just transactions. If you're ready to take your supporter experience to the next level, this is the episode you won't want to miss!

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514. 9 Nonprofit Trends That Matter in 2024: Tap creators. Grow influence. - Jon McCoy, Becky Endicott, and Nick Lynch

We’re back with another trend during our  9️⃣ Nonprofit Trends that Matter in 2024 Series: Tap creators. Grow influence.  Discover how you can supercharge your nonprofit's impact with the power of the creator economy—this episode zeroes in on this transformative force! Our special guest today, Nick Lynch, Co-Founder and CEO of Collidescope.io, is an expert of influencers and he’s here to guide us through this pivotal moment. Get ready to explore the art of partnering with like-minded creators to grow your influence and why saying 'yes' to asking for help can unlock doors you didn't even know existed🔑

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508. 9 Nonprofit Trends That Matter in 2024: Upskill in the Age of AI + New Tech - Jon McCoy, Becky Endicott, and Shereese Floyd

Welcome back to another week of the 9️⃣ Nonprofit Trends that Matter in 2024 Series! This week, we're delving into upskilling in the age of AI and new tech With technology advancing rapidly, it's essential to work smarter, not harder. Join us as we explore the power of AI, its ethical use, and how to balance it with your human empathy and lived experience. Special guest Shereese Floyd, Founder of AI Consultants for Nonprofits, is sharing her expertise on how we can upskill our teams in this modern era. We’re talking about doubling fundraising with laser-targeted campaigns, streamlining operations with automated tasks and unlocking deeper donor connections. No matter where you are in the AI adoption curve, there's a path forward tailored to your organization's unique needs - you’ve got this📣

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486. Unlocking Your Working Genius for Innovation + Impact - Dave Raley

Meet Dave. He’s an expert in sustainable innovation🚀 helping nonprofits and businesses create profitable growth. He’s the founder of Imago Consulting, the author of a weekly trendspotting report called 🌊The Wave Report, and the co-founder of the Purpose & Profit Podcast with co-host Carly Berna. On the podcast today, he’s guiding us through the Working Genius framework sharing how it can enable effective collaboration and foster innovation. We’re also diving into how the subscription economy has opened doors for nonprofits to tap into recurring revenue models. Get ready to work in a new way filled with joy and growth. Tune in for insights into how you can elevate collaboration🤝 and innovation⚡ in your workplace.

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485. Saving Time + Engaging Your Rabid Fans: Automation Tips from SODA - Nicole Nidea

Meet Nicole. Her passion for educating others about organ donation started in 2015💚 That passion has continued to grow as she helped lead the original Student Organ Donation Advocates (SODA) chapter at Washington University in St. Louis 🎓 She then Nicole joined the SODA National Team in 2020 as the volunteer Director of Development and the next year their first full-time employee. This small but mighty team leans into automation to support more than 50 chapters and 20 community partnerships across the country 🤖 She’s sharing lessons learned along the way about how automation can transform an organization with everything from donor engagement to internal processes.

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480. How Smart Tech is Changing Fundraising + How to Harness Its Power for Your Mission (Replay) - Nejeed Kassam

Meet Nejeed. He empowers nonprofits with AI-powered technology while also highlighting the positive impact that adopting smart technology WILL have on the sector. Friends, technology can be simple AND revolutionary. Believe us, this is the convo you've been waiting for to get jazzed about your data! 🤩

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447. How to Create a Compelling Donor Journey to Grow Engagement (Replay) - Cameron Bartlett

Meet Cameron. This digital marketer and fundraiser helps hundreds of nonprofits fundraise more by creating journeys that guide donors from their first interaction to becoming lifelong advocates. And the answer isn't a complicated one. It's threaded through an intentional donor journey. Cameron believes too many people neglect the power of capturing an email and using it the right way to build this journey. So he's helping us map one out to get started. His personal story of philanthropy is reason enough to tune in 🎧

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446. Evolved Digital Strategy Panel: How to Foster Connections and Drive Impact Using Digital Strategies - Carolina Garcia Jayaram, Eric Ressler, Nick Lynch and Sarah Adolphson

Join this panel of modern impact thinkers as we explore how to build evolved methods to grow the digital influence of your organization. We’re diving into marketing and branding, working with influencers, flexing content in various mediums and platforms, leveraging the power of media to build digital community, and helping nonprofits look to the horizon for evolved methods to grow their digital influence. This is the panel you’ve been waiting for to get your mission’s story out in the wild.

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419. LIVE from New Orleans: Put the Good Back Into Marketing - Noah Barnett

While at AFP ICON, Jon and Becky were thrilled to sit down with some of our favorite people (live and in person!) including Noah Barnett, VP of Marketing at Feathr. Tune in for key findings from Feathr’s recently released State of Nonprofit Marketing Report. This report is 24 pages full of statistics and insights built directly off responses from over 400 marketers, fundraisers, leaders, and experts in the nonprofit and association sectors. One big discovery? Nonprofits who began by investing in understanding their community are having the greatest returns as they understand the power of discovery. Remember: Discovery first, strategy second. Tune in for more incredible insights👏

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418. Building Effective Email Marketing (spoiler: small nonprofits are killing it!) - Tim Sarrantonio

Meet Tim. Not only is he Director of Corporate Brand at Neon One, but he’s also the Vice Chair of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, which helps nonprofit organizations increase giving at a faster pace by providing them with tools for tracking and evaluating their annual growth in giving. He’s bringing his expertise and insights from recent fundraising reports and sharing the role email marketing plays in successful fundraising strategies right now. If you tuned in for Episode 417, you might be asking yourself, “Two email convos in one week?” Yup! It’s really that important. Don’t miss it!

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417. Your Email Marketing Masterclass - Katelyn Baughan

Meet Katelyn. After working with leading nonprofits and managing multi-million dollar digital fundraising campaigns, she fell in love with email marketing and its power to raise funds and increase ROI. She’s walking us through a mini email marketing masterclass and how to stand out in overflowing email accounts. Tune in as we dive into the marketing channel that has the highest return on investment 📧

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412. How Cornell Reimagined Donor Engagement at Massive Scale - Ashley Budd

Meet Ashley. Ya’ll. We gotta talk about the jaw-dropping + disruptive + groundbreaking way Cornell reimagined its team structure to unleash radical engagement. Reorganizing teams can be anxiety-inducing, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Cornell’s restructure led to a paradigm-shifting ripple in engagement - like moving from raising $600M to nearly $1B in less than three years🤯 This is a brilliant case study in how to radically unlock the potential of the bottom of your donor pyramid to yield big gains not just financially, but in engagement, story, awareness, event attendance, and loyalty🤝

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411. The Do's and Dont's of Crafting Purposeful Fundraising Events - Cody Hays

Meet Cody. Who wants to make events easier ane more streamlined? 🙋We brought this incredible nonprofit events + marketing expert onto the pod, because Cody understands how marketing strategies lessen the overwhelm and overwork nonprofiters experience when building events. Tune in to learn how to integrate your mission’s values into your event theme, how to develop a virtual event strategy, and how to flex smart marketing to develop an event that lives and breathes before, during and long after the event confetti falls.  Don’t miss his playbook for elevating your event theme and raising more money💰

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407. Nonprofit Digital Marketing 101 - Jon McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE, Dana Snyder and Noah Barnett

Join Jon and Becky alongside two brilliant nonprofit digital marketers - Noah Barnett and Dana Snyder for a robust discussion about the basics of digital marketing📣 At a time when 97% of Americans own a mobile device and 85% own a smartphone, it’s clear we’re in a time of 24/7 connectivity. As a result, digital marketing strategies are no longer “nice to have” - they are absolutely essential for impact-driven organizations to meet this digital moment of connectivity. And it’s not too late to jump in the game! So let’s take a breath and get back to basics with the experts. 

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402. How to Build Donor Trust with Authentic Marketing - Javan Van Gronigen

Meet Javan. He’s on a mission to help nonprofits achieve the same level of impact and recognition as major brands. While working as an art director, he found himself pulled toward mission-focused work where his skills could make an even bigger difference. This led him to work with Invisible Children, an org gained worldwide attention through their creation of the Kony 2012 campaign. Javan then founded Donately and Fifty & Fifty to support the many causes and organizations that need that same level of storytelling and digital support. Javan is speaking out language in this episode and has so much wisdom to share with the We Are For Good community 👏Tune in for the playbook on how to take your nonprofit's brand to the next level🚀

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399. Using TikTok to Grow Your Impact -for Good - Brett Peters

Meet Brett. He’s the Global Lead for TikTok for Good, TikTok’s social impact content program that inspires and encourages users to have a positive impact on the planet and those around them😍 The TikTok for Good account highlights organizations that have used TikTok to grow their audience, activate supporters and raise awareness around specific causes. You don’t have to learn any dances or lip-sync to share your voice on TikTok. 📷 Join us for the conversation that makes leaning into the power of TikTok accessible and even fun!

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394. Building a Strong Nonprofit Brand: Strategies for Lasting Impact -Valerie Brown

Meet Valerie. This proud New Yorker is an accomplished marketing and technology leader with over 20 years of experience across sectors. While working in media and entertainment (Project Runway marketing royalty here🤩), Valerie discovered her true passion while driving NBC Universal to implement corporate social responsibility efforts. Now, she’s the Nonprofit Industry Advisor at Salesforce where she continues to help orgs successfully implement and adopt technology to scale their marketing efforts. Don’t miss her expert tips to move your organization’s brand forward with marketing 

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