Posts by Ifdy

May

14th

2012

Why Integrated Marketing is Important for Nonprofits

May 14th, 2012 by ifdy
Photo by Guillaume Paumier

Have you ever sat in a meeting, looked around the room, and seen the evidence of massive disconnect between departments or staff members at your nonprofit? Or just think what it would be like when an organization, working for the same mission, had siloes built around each department, each budget, and didn’t communicate well even when they…

May

7th

2012

The (Mini) Social Media Fundraising Toolbox

May 7th, 2012 by ifdy
Photo by bradley j

There is a lot of good information in this blog, so I compiled a list of what I think are the most useful ones to get your nonprofit started in online fundraising. Ready? Narrowing Your Online Priorities First, take some time to find out which social media platform will help you promote your nonprofit. This…

April

30th

2012

Money Can Buy Happiness

April 30th, 2012 by ifdy
Photo by ^@^ina (Irina Patrascu)

A colleague recently sent this video from Michael Norton’s TEDxCambridge talk whether or not people can buy happiness. See what Michael had to say. It’s interesting to see that people were happier when they were social with their money, and that wasn’t about the amount of money they spent, just the fact that they spent…

April

23rd

2012

Is it over with Pinterest?

April 23rd, 2012 by ifdy
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The online community has been full of chatter the past couple days about the latest Pinterest usage report. The numbers show users dropping off this month after a slow growth in March, meanwhile articles and blog posts about Pinterest went up. (I guess this post counts as one of those too, huh?) So the question…

April

16th

2012

Finding Balance: Personal vs. Pro in Social Media

April 16th, 2012 by ifdy
Photo by D Sharon Pruitt

Finding the balance between your personal and professional life is hard, but finding it in the way you use social media is tricky in of itself. Social media is something employers are trying to figure out and adjust to. Some organizations have strict policies where they require interviewees to fork over their Facebook passwords while…