Claim OwnershipSmart Marketing for Small Nonprofits
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How do I market my nonprofits mission with heart not hype? Increase donations without increasing my marketing budget? Regularly attract and retain new donors? These are just some of the big questions that Nonprofit Marketing expert Cindy May from CindyMayMarketing.com answers on the enlightening Smart Marketing for Small Nonprofits podcast. Providing marketing tips, tools, resources and ideas that will help you generate greater awareness and fundraising support for your cause, each episode is designed to help you take immediate action on the most important marketing strategies that will help you move your mission forward. Don’t have the time, money or marketing expertise to confidently market your mission? Want to learn how to use email marketing to retain donors? Interested in learning how to use Facebook ads to exceed your fundraising campaign goals? Discover why small nonprofits turn to Cindy May to implement the best nonprofit marketing strategies that really get results, help accelerate their growth and create the impact they most want in this world.
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Keeping your email subscribers engaged is always a challenge for nonprofits. Your supporters are dealing with inboxes that are not only full; they’re bursting. It’s estimated that over time, you’ll lose 1-in-4 subscribers to churn. These aren’t people who unsubscribe; they just ignore your emails. Before cutting them loose and eliminating them from your email list, however, try one more campaign to win them back: a re-engagement campaign.
Email campaigns continue to be one of the most cost effective methods of getting support for your nonprofit. In fact, on average they show a return on investment of $42, far outstripping social media and direct mail. In this podcast, we talk about what makes email marketing campaigns so successful, how to leverage them for all your content needs and tips on maximizing their success for your nonprofit.
One of the reasons I’ve always highlighted what I call "Women on a Mission" is to inspire you with the stories of nonprofit leaders who are tackling the big issues fearlessly. Today I want to update you about the work of Debbie DiCarlo, who is not only working to make sure that no-one has to face cancer alone, she's also working hard to make sure that her organization is reaching everyone who needs it by focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Nonprofits spend a lot of time thinking about how to attract new supporters. Worried about donor churn or dwindling ranks or volunteers, they are on the lookout for new people who share their passion and are willing to commit their time, talent and treasure for a cause. One of the best methods to pave the way for these new supporters is to first get them to subscribe to your nonprofit’s emails. Here’s five ways to grow your email list and nurture new subscribers today so they can become tomorrow’s donors, volunteers and advocates.
Is time your enemy or your asset? It’s all about how you choose to use it. Today’s episode asks a hard question: Are you spending your time wisely? Listen to suggestions on how to re-evaluate what you spend your time on, the duties you might want to delegate to others, and strategies to use so that you are managing your day (instead of having your day manage you).
2When there’s an opportunity to make our nonprofit emails more exciting, more likely to be opened and more clickable, we should take full advantage of it. And the thing that is accomplishing all of the above (and making our emails messages way more memorable) is video. It’s what people want and they’ll reward you when you include a video link in your campaigns with better open and conversion rates. Plus, creating a video is now easier than ever. In this episode, Cindy takes a deep dive into the why and how of incorporating more video into your e-communications.
How do you stay motivated? What makes you able to be the superhero of your nonprofit? What enables you to combat the negative self-talk and turn “we can’t” into “we must.” In this podcast, Cindy explores ways for nonprofit leaders to reset their mindset and stay inspired in 2022.
Every year we hear that email for nonprofits is dead. Old fashioned, not working, can’t do the job. And then every year we get the numbers and - surprise! - email is still one of the best ways to connect with your audiences. That doesn’t mean that email is easy - changes to spam algorithms, operating systems and more can be a challenge. In this podcast, we talk about the latest changes and detail nine ways to improve the chances that your nonprofit’s emails will not only be opened but drive your supporters to action.
For the new year, I’d like to tell you a story. It’s got high points and low valleys, a few plot twists, and - fortunately - a happy ending. Hopefully, it will inspire you, because it’s all about why nonprofits like yours are so important to me and the entire team at Cindy May Marketing.
Data can be dull. That’s why I counsel my nonprofit clients to steer clear of numbers when discussing their mission; stories of impact are just so much more engaging. But one set of numbers nonprofits should be concerned with is their marketing numbers. From the reach of your Facebook posts to the number of people who clicked on the call to action in your latest e-newsletter, those numbers will help you become more effective in your outreach - and that will get you more of the support you need. Make 2022 your data-driven year for marketing
#GivingTuesday is just around the corner. In this podcast, Cindy talks about how to maximize your fundraising success with emails before, during and after the event, and 21 of her favorite #GivingTuesday subject lines for 2021.
Get to know your donors! Reaching out through surveys, tours, coffee get-togethers, phone calls and more will increase the likelihood that they’ll give again, plus they will give you new insights and appreciation about your organization.
#GivingTuesday is just around the corner. In this podcast, Cindy talks about how to maximize your fundraising success with emails before, during and after the event, and 21 of her favorite #GivingTuesday subject lines for 2021.
Here’s a resolution for 2022 that you can start working on now. Identify the fellow nonprofits and corporations that would be good allies for your nonprofit and start building those partnerships. Too many of the problems that nonprofits are trying to solve are too complex to rest on one organization’s shoulders. Partnerships can help broaden your reach, have more impact, and - if the marketing is done strategically and smart - make everyone feel appreciated for the good work they are doing.
If you are looking to connect with a younger audience, there’s no better place to go than Instagram. More than 60% of Instagram’s 1.3 billion users are between the ages of 18 and 34 and if you are looking to be discovered on the app, there’s no better tool than Instagram reels. But what do you need to do to make these “micro-content” videos? Podcast guest Breece May dives into how to create Instagram reels and why it’s important for your nonprofit.
Want to get recharged and renew your excitement about how you market your mission? This episode is about how to address those times when marketing feels more like a grind. Do you need to change up your message? Or do you need to create some processes that will make marketing easier? Learn how to get your marketing mojo back in this podcast.
Today it’s all about the tips that make your email communications more successful. Things that will keep you from winding up in the spam folder; ways to make your subject lines more compelling and best practices to make your email campaigns easier to build and more likely to get results.
This is a busy time of year for nonprofits, but don’t let a big to-do list from now to the end of the year prevent you from doing a little planning - and a little dreaming. Before ringing in the New Year, give yourself a chance to imagine what 2022 could be for your organization. What new things are on the horizon? What changes do you want to implement? And how will you generate the support you need to grow your mission?
Nonprofits are eager to share the stories of the people, groups and causes they help and it’s easy to understand why - these are some of the most compelling ways to illustrate their impact. But those aren’t the only stories you should tell. Sharing your organization’s story is also important to building feelings of trust that engender support for your cause. Learn how here.
There’s a lot of strong, negative feelings about marketing for nonprofits out there. It ranges from thinking of it as a “necessary evil” to viewing all marketing as, for lack of a better word, “icky” - sleazy, inauthentic or chock-full of hype. But marketing isn't a dirty word. It’s not a punishment. It’s just a tool and - when you embrace the best aspects of it - it might very well be the most important job you are doing for your organization.
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