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Posted by Reikob, on February 3rd, 2012, Reiko Beach, President of The Toolbox, Inc., Web/Social Media Speaker for The Non-Profit Toolbox, TRB Design, Inc.
 Image via Wikipedia It’s been feeling a little like spring here…I know we are not there yet, but a nice thought considering it is the first week in Feb  This week’s theme seems to be fundraising.
1. 9 Ways Board Members Can Raise Money Without Fundraising from Social Velocity, By Nell Edgington
The good news is that there are lots of other things board members can do to bring money in the door. And remember, if you are financing not fundraising your organization, your definition of “bringing money in the door” should be very broad.
Here are 9 things you could ask your fundraising-shy board members to do
2. 5 Ways Your Brand Can Destroy Your Fundraising Results from Fundraising Fundamentals by AndrewOlsenCFRE
I’ve been talking about nonprofit branding a lot lately with organizations all over the country. Seems brand strategy is top of mind once again for organizations trying to raise their community profile and generate more money for their causes.
There’s only one problem. Brands and fundraising don’t always mix. In fact, often when a nonprofit makes changes to their brand strategy, it ends up killing their fundraising results.
Don’t let this happen to your organization. Watch out for these five ways branding can kill your fundraising results.
3. 5 Tips for Successful Nonprofit Fundraising in 2012 from Marital Solutions
…there are steps nonprofits can take – regardless of size and scope – that will optimize their engagement and contribution opportunities in 2012 while remaining true to their cause and keeping their mission at the forefront. I have compiled the following 5 tips through my ongoing research of the latest studies, reports, podcasts and webinars relating to nonprofit and (to a lesser degree) for-profit business and marketing strategies that are worth considering.
4. Nonprofit Governance: What Are Your Three Duties? from scHammond, by Susan Hammond:
True of all nonprofit boards our legal responsibilities can be defined as:
- Duty of Care
- Duty of Loyalty
- Duty of Obedience
5. Just in case you haven’t heard: Pinterest Becomes Top Traffic Driver for Retailers [INFOGRAPHIC] from Mashable
The site’s popularity is quickly growing. Pinterest’s traffic increased more than fourfold between September 2011 and December 2011, bringing in 7.51 million unique visitors in December alone, data from Compete indicates. The amount of traffic Pinterest sent elsewhere has risen accordingly, becoming a top five referrer for several apparel retailers, according to internal data from Monetate, which provided the infographic below.
- Around the Web Jan 27 (thenon-profittoolbox.com)
- Around the Web Jan 21 for NPO’s (thenon-profittoolbox.com)
Posted by Reikob, on January 30th, 2012, Reiko Beach, President of The Toolbox, Inc., Web/Social Media Speaker for The Non-Profit Toolbox, TRB Design, Inc.
Sunday, February 5
1:00-2:30pm
Meet Spike and some of her rain forest friends and enjoy games, crafts, and cake!
Pre-registration requested. Limit 60 people.
Tuesday- Friday, February 21-24 - Flexible! Choose one day or all 4 days!
Options for children ages 4-6 and grades 1-3.
Tuesday: Animals Around the World
Wednesday: Cultures Around the World
Thursday: Finding Your Way
Friday: Prehistoric Life
Pre-registration & Pre-payment Required.
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The James Library:
THINK SPRING!
Books in Bloom returns in May
Exhibiters wanted
Are you a book lover, a flower enthusiast or a creative soul ?
Exhibitors are needed to create festive flower arrangements depictingbooks for Books in Bloom.
Call Caroline Chapin or Tracey Kelly at the James Library (781-659-7100). We can’t wait to hear your ideas!
~ Books in Bloom ~
A celebration of books and flowers
Live Music- Light Fare- Displays of live arrangements depicting favorite books.
Benefit party Friday, May 11
Displays only Saturday, May 12
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South Shore Elder Services:
Please Join Us In Gratitude and Support
Enjoy an Evening of Chat – Cheers – Chocolate
To help us accomplish our mission of assisting frail elders to remain in their homes
When: Thursday February 9, 2012 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p. m.
Where: South Shore Elder Services
1515 Washington Street (Braintree Office Park)
Braintree, MA 02184
Please RSVP by February 1, 2012 (suggested donations of : $25, $50 or other)
To: Michelle 781-848-3939 ext. 351 or by Email: msofi@sselder.org
Posted by Reikob, on January 27th, 2012, Reiko Beach, President of The Toolbox, Inc., Web/Social Media Speaker for The Non-Profit Toolbox, TRB Design, Inc.
Practical seems to be the theme for today:
 Image via Wikipedia 1. Board Governance Resources great list of eight resources from Susan Hammond, sc Hammond Advisors
2. Free nonprofit tools from 10 different experts! from the Fundraising Coach
10 of us have gotten together to offer:
- 5 free ebooks including the Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising and my own Ask Without Fear!,
- 2 free workbooks,
- 2 free trainings, and
- one free Donor Map.
On the Nonprofit Goodies Giveaway site there are tools to help with your major gifts, annual fund, grant fundraising, storytelling and presentations. There’s even a training to help you with your benefit auctions.
But hurry these goodies are only available until January 31!
3. 22 Must-Circle Nonprofits on Google+ from Non-Profit 2.0
To me, the Google+ Stream feels like a mixture of Twitter and Facebook. Like Twitter, you have to post or share content frequently to get exposure in the feed since there is no Edgerank-like algorithm to filter out (boring) posts/tweets.
4. Facebook Timeline Apps are Ultimately About The Future of Mobile Devices from John Haydon
Last week, Facebook announced the release of more than 60 new Timeline apps which allow Facebook users to automatically share application actions on their timeline.
5. 7 Totally Surprising Brain Tricks to Sell Your Cause from N-Ten:
Neuromarketing experts like Roger Dooley (author of the new book Brainfluence) want to change all that. They have studied how to appeal to the massive subconscious mind, and there are some interesting and sometimes bizarre takeaways for those of us engaged in social good. Here are seven of the most surprising ways to sell your cause.
Posted by Reikob, on January 26th, 2012, Reiko Beach, President of The Toolbox, Inc., Web/Social Media Speaker for The Non-Profit Toolbox, TRB Design, Inc.
So last week, out of the blue, I got a phone call from our exchange student. In 2000-01 school year, while our children were a freshman and a senior at the high school, we decided to host an AFS exchange student. It was a great experience, but we have not talked much since his year here. Every year I send a Christmas card, we connected on Facebook a couple of years back, last year he was in San Francisco, and he had coffee with my daughter -so we quazi-kept in touch.
He and his brother got tickets for the Pat’s AFC playoff game, and they were coming in from Mexico on Saturday, and leaving Monday morning. Quick trip, but we had enough time to “catch-up” on things, and he settled in nicely to our house – his “room” is now our office, and many things were the same, but a little different for him.
In the last couple of years, his family has opened a small boutique hotel in his home town, and he and his brother talked about it with us. – humm it thought, the Norwell Women’s Club was looking for a destination silent auction item…this could be perfect…couldn’t hurt to ask, so I did, and we now have a great, unique item for our Wine Tasting Dinner and Fundraiser.
So I guess the motto to this story is that you never know where or when your connections might help you out
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