Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

05/18/2019

More goodness from 19NTC on Nonprofit Radio this week!

First, "Nobody Reads Your PDFs" with Genie Gratto at Gwrites; Meghan Hess from Campaign Legal Center ; and Nathan Gasser with Report Kitchen. Then, “Map Your Data” with Salim Sawaya at Esri. My takeaways:

Genie, Meghan & Nathan
—who is this content for and what do you want them to do with it?
—written reports will turn off some constituencies; look to storytelling
—use metrics to get buy-in from colleagues to consider new formats
—look to work flows to figure out when you can insert creativity
—consider infogram for creating graphics; also Report Kitchen
—informal focus group questioning (anecdata), of your audiences will help

Salim
—visualizing your data will help you learn from it
—using maps you’ll find gaps in service, fundraising, need, impact, etc.
—you need an element of location in your CRM to map
—with geocoding you’ll go from location to dots on a map
—then, what do you want to overlay on top of location for greater context?
—answer the question, “How do we find more people like our X?”

Bon weekend!
—Tony

05/17/2019

Today, May 10 at 1pm ET, on a new #NonprofitRadio:
- Getting your reports read with Genie Gratto, Gwrites; Meghan Hess, Campaign Legal Center; and Nathan Gasser, Report Kitchen
- Mapping your data with Salim Sawaya of Esri
https://tony.ma/NonprofitRadio439

05/16/2019

Nonprofit Radio at #18NTC: Working Virtually

If you're working with a remote team, then here is some advice on working well virtually from the 2018 NTEN conference. #TBT #ThrowbackThursday

We talk through the issues encountered when managing remote staff: technological; generational; emotional; measurement; recruiting and retaining. Our panel i...

05/15/2019

#NonprofitRadio is new this Friday, May 10 at 1pm ET with more from the 2019 NTEN conference, including:
- Getting your reports read with Genie Gratto, Gwrites; Meghan Hess, Campaign Legal Center; and Nathan Gasser, Report Kitchen
- Mapping your data with Salim Sawaya of Esri
https://tony.ma/NonprofitRadio439

05/14/2019

[FREE DOWNLOAD] Donor Management Software Data Policies and Procedures Template

Does your nonprofit have a policy for organizing donor data? Then download this free template from Bloomerang.

Clear, concise data entry policies and procedures are critical to keeping your database clean and usable.You can’t run a donor report by constituent type if information is not consistent. You can’t filter a report by a city, or a town if you’ve entered

05/13/2019

2 Ways To Be The Good American Abroad

Are you making travel abroad plans for the summer? Then watch this quick video from #NonprofitRadio.

Traveling to another country? Bring your passport and good manners. I’ve got two tips for you.

05/11/2019

It's another week of 19NTC insights with two great, free resources for nonprofits. First up, it was all about Google Ad Grants with Michael Rasko, Rasko Digital Marketing; Jason King, Google Ad Grant Management by Jason King; and Michelle Hurtado, Google. Then highlights from the 2019 Digital Outlook Report were shared by Elena Francis and Charly Jarrett of hjc and Jennifer Jones Ingram of Care2.

Google Ad Grants:
- Google offers nonprofits up to $10k per month for digital advertising
- Google Ad Grants can help your nonprofit show up higher in search results
- Identifying the best keywords is critical to making your ad grants campaign work
- Think about your org mission when identifying search terms for your campaign
- Develop goals when building your campaign to measure success
- Google offers tools to help launch ad grants campaigns including videos on its YouTube channel
- If you can’t afford an expert to help you set up and optimize your Google Ad Grants account, Google can help match you up with university students building their marketing experience

The 2019 Digital Outlook Report:
- Find the full report on DigitalOutlookReport.com
- Results cover 200 nonprofits representing a cross-section of small to large nonprofits from 170 different countries
- Many nonprofits still don’t know how much to allocate to digital marketing, how much staff they need, or what their strategy is
- Too many nonprofits are still not collaborating internally to produce successful fundraising campaigns
- Many nonprofits are reinventing the wheel with various aspects of their marketing by not documenting information about tools they use and how they’re used
- 60% of new donors are coming in through Facebook
- Use social media, specifically Facebook, as a referral tool instead of a fundraising tool since you won’t be able to get donor data
- Donors increasingly want to give how they want yet 44% of nonprofits are not embracing peer-to-peer fundraising

Next week:
More from 19NTC, the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference

Bon weekend!
— Tony

05/10/2019

Don't forget to tune into a new #NonprofitRadio today, May 10 at 1pm ET! On today's show:
- Google Ad Grants with Michael Rasko, Rasko Digital Marketing; Jason King, Google Ad Grants Certified Professional, and Michelle Hurtado, Google
- the 2019 Digital Outlook Report with Elena Francis and Charly Jarrett of hjc and Jennifer Jones Ingram of Care2
https://tony.ma/NonprofitRadio438

05/09/2019

Nonprofit Radio at #18NTC: Stay Out of Email Jail . . .

Are your emails getting delivered to your supporters? Make sure they are with advice from the 2018 NTEN conference on this #ThrowbackThursday. #TBT

and avoid deliverability death traps. Segment. Re-engage. Analyze. What’s a pristine? Our 2018 Nonprofit Technology Conference panel breaks it all down. They...

05/08/2019

#NonprofitRadio is new this Friday, May 10 at 1pm ET! Join and learn about:
- Google Ad Grants with Michael Rasko, Rasko Digital Marketing; Jason King, Google Ad Grants Certified Professional, and Michelle Hurtado, Google
- the 2019 Digital Outlook Report with Elena Francis and Charly Jarrett of hjc and Jennifer Jones Ingram of Care2
https://tony.ma/NonprofitRadio438

05/07/2019

Spring cleaning your CRM – NTEN

Are you keeping your donor information up-to-date? Here's some valuable advice from NTEN to make sure your donor database is in the right shape to support your fundraising.

April 17, 2019 Spring cleaning your CRM By Simone Price Share this post Enter your details to sign up for NTEN updates. We'll send you about 3-5 emails a month and you can change your preferences at any time by clicking on a link in the footer of our emails. First Name First name required. Last Name...

05/06/2019

2 Ways To Be The Good American Abroad

Here's some advice from #NonprofitRadio for anyone who plans to travel abroad.

Traveling to another country? Bring your passport and good manners. I’ve got two tips for you.

05/03/2019

Today, May 3 at 1pm ET, on a new #NonprofitRadio:
- Reducing donor abandonment during the online donation process with Matt Scott of CauseMic and David DeParolesa of Give Lively
- Welcoming donors the right way with Brenna Holmes with Chapman Cubine and Hussey and Chrissy Hyre from Innovation
https://tony.ma/NonprofitRadio437

05/02/2019

Nonprofit Radio at #18NTC: Grants for Newbies

Are you new to grants? Here's some very useful advice on this #ThrowbackThursday from the 2018 NTEN conference. #TBT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AItXcQ13bcU

Janice Chan and Danielle Faulkner cover the basics of researching and submitting grants. They reveal free resources to find out what’s available, share tips ...

05/01/2019

#NonprofitRadio is new on Friday, May 3 at 1pm ET with more from the recent NTEN conference including:
- Reducing donor abandonment during the online donation process with Matt Scott of CauseMic and David DeParolesa of Give Lively
- Welcoming donors the right way with Brenna Holmes with Chapman Cubine and Hussey and Chrissy Hyre from Innovation
https://tony.ma/NonprofitRadio437

04/30/2019

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04/29/2019

Be The One

As you start the week, remember to be the One.

Lots of your friends talk about it. They lament it doesn’t occur. Be the one who makes it happen.

04/27/2019

Apra : Apra - Insight | Philanthropy | Results

It’s 19NTC and Maria Semple this week on Nonprofit Radio! Returning guests Dar Veverka from Urban Teachers and Janice Chan with Shift and Scaffold are our NTC panel on Strategic Knowledge Management. Then Maria, The Prospect Finder LLC, shares her wisdom on Ethics In Your Prospect Research. Here’s highlights:

Strategic Knowledge Management
— Knowledge Management gets info to the people who need it, when they need it, in the form they need it
— elements are docs, data, projects, governance, training
— padlet.com for diagramming processes
— shadowing a person is valuable way to document process
— have a shared taxonomy: a consistent language for reference and search
— have a culture of learning & sharing info

Ethics In Your Prospect Research
— aprahome.org has helpful ethics statement & toolkit
— to know net worth, you gotta know liabilities, which are private in credit reports
— donors can look at the data you have on them
— you probably want to stay away from looking at divorce records
— National Council of Nonprofits has lots of sample policies
— there’s a lot more, you need to listen!

Next week:
More from 19NTC, the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference

Bon weekend!
— Tony

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04/26/2019

Today, April 26 at 1pm ET, don't miss a new #NonprofitRadio on:
- Strategic Nonprofit Knowledge Management Dar Veverka of Urban Teachers and Janice Chan of Shift and Scaffold
- Prospect Research Ethics with Maria Semple, The Prospect Finder LLC
https://tony.ma/NonprofitRadio436

04/25/2019

Nonprofit Radio at #18NTC: IT/C-Suite Crosstalk

How can your IT department and leadership communicate better to help operations? Get ideas in this #ThrowbackThursday video from last year's NTEN conference featuring Joshua Peskay at RoundTable Technology and Robin Jenkins with The Hope Program. #TBT

How do we improve the relationship between IT and management? Our panel from the 2018 Nonprofit Technology Conference is Joshua Peskay at RoundTable Technolo...

04/24/2019

Catch a new #NonprofitRadio this Friday, April 26 at 1pm ET on:
- Strategic Nonprofit Knowledge Management Dar Veverka of Urban Teachers and Janice Chan of Shift and Scaffold
- Prospect Research Ethics with Maria Semple, The Prospect Finder LLC
https://tony.ma/NonprofitRadio436

04/23/2019

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04/22/2019

Be The One

Are you the one?

Lots of your friends talk about it. They lament it doesn’t occur. Be the one who makes it happen.

04/20/2019

It’s “Grit" and "Great Ideas” on Nonprofit Radio this week. Our first panel from #19NTC is Grit: Succeeding As A Woman In Tech. They’re Marisa Lopez, Sara Chieco and Tami Lau from Presence Product Group and Aparna Kothary, from Global Citizen Year. Then, Great Ideas, with Graziella Jackson at Echo&Co and Marcy Rye from Wire Media Let’s takeaway!

Marisa, Sara, Tami & Aparna: Grit: Succeeding As A Woman In Tech
— lots of stories about wage gap, power, compensating where men needn’t, stereotypes
— don’t fight every battle; only where it counts
— find a mentor & be a mentor
— don’t threaten to quit unless you’re ready to
— toot your own horn
— disparities in leadership need to be addressed
— don’t be afraid to ask for help

Graziella & Marcy: Great Ideas
— include all in ideating, not only leadership
— great ideas emanate from a spirit of play, attempting, equality
— everyone doesn’t think well immediately; structure to empower all
— leadership buy-in is essential
— better ideas create cost savings
— the best ideas are often undiscovered

Next week:
Maria Semple on ethics

Bon weekend!
— Tony

04/19/2019

Today, April 19 at 1pm ET a new #NonprofitRadio:
- Succeeding as women in technology from Marisa Lopez and Tami Lau of Presence Product Group , Sara Chieco of Now It Matters and Aparna Kothary of Global Citizen Year
- Developing great ideas with Graziella Jackson of Echo&Co and Company and Marcy Rye of Wire Media.
https://tony.ma/NonprofitRadio435

04/18/2019

Nonprofit Radio at #18NTC: Tech Mindfulness

Are you feeling overwhelmed at work? Here's some advice on mindfulness for nonprofit professionals from the 2018 NTEN conference on this #ThrowbackThursday. #TBT

Our 2018 Nonprofit Technology Conference panel wants you to avoid technology burnout or overcome it if you’re already there. They have mindfulness advice for...

04/17/2019

Mark your calendars for a new #NonprofitRadio this Friday, April 19 at 1pm ET. Get insight on succeeding as women in technology from Marisa Lopez and Tami Lau of Presence Product Group, Sara Chieco of Now It Matters, and Aparna Kothary of Global Citizen Year. And learn about developing great ideas with Graziella Jackson of Echo&Co and Marcy Rye of Wire Media.
https://tony.ma/NonprofitRadio435

04/16/2019

To Pitch Nonprofit Radio, Make It About Nonprofits

Do you think you have an idea that's worth featuring on #NonprofitRadio? Before you submit your pitch, here's what I'm looking for.

Our listeners are in small- and mid-size charities. That’s who I produce the show for each week. If you want to be a guest you need to be relevant to our aud...

04/13/2019

WAVE Web Accessibility Tool

This week on Nonprofit Radio: Be Accessible and Go Bilingual. James Kinser from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Cyndi Rowland with WebAIM open with website accessibility. Then Oliver DelGado from Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles on why you need to look at bilingualism. Here are the highlights:

James & Cyndi: Be Accessible

-- site accessibility helps everyone & improves your SEO outcomes

-- there are accessibility guidelines

-- WebAIM has a free tool at wave.webaim.org

-- format your content with accessibility in mind

-- shortened line length is an example of a change that helps all

-- you’re never done with accessibility implementation

-- buy-in from leadership is critical

Oliver: Go Bilingual
-- look at the demographics of your communities to find secondary languages

-- all your platforms and channels need to be consistent

-- in house or outsource? You need expertise in the culture, not only language

-- give folks the option to receive communications in a different language

-- consider making your ads bilingual

-- make relationships with media in the second language

Next week: Grit: Succeeding as a Woman in Tech & Great Ideas

Bon weekend!

— Tony

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04/12/2019

Today at 1pm ET on a new #NonprofitRadio:
- Website accessibility with James Kinser of the MacArthur Foundation and Cyndi Rowland of WEB-AiM
- Effective bilingual communications for nonprofits with Oliver DelGado of Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles
https://tony.ma/NonprofitRadio434

04/11/2019

Nonprofit Radio at #18NTC: Test Quest

Is your nonprofit testing its emails, web pages, and online ads? On this #ThrowbackThursday, here's some advice from last year's NTEN conference. #TBT

Email, landing page and digital ad testing: What it is; how to do it; and what to do with your results. Nick Garcia and Jack Hilson are with Mal Warwick Dono...

04/10/2019

#NonprofitRadio is new on Friday, April 12 at 1pm ET! Tune in and learn about:
- Website accessibility with James Kinser of the MacArthur Foundation and Cyndi Rowland of WEB-AiM
- Effective bilingual communications for nonprofits with Oliver DelGado of Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles
https://tony.ma/NonprofitRadio434

04/09/2019

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04/09/2019

There’s Grieving In Your Planned Giving Program

Here's some very important advice to remember as you work with planned giving donors.

Here are my tips for working with—and helping—a donor’s grieving relative when they contact you. This is a part of Planned Giving fundraising and you want to...

04/06/2019

We kick off our 19NTC coverage with Amy Sample Ward, NTEN’s CEO and our social media & technology contributor. She dishes on this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, food, NTEN and DEI. Then George Weiner, co-founder of Power Poetry, with “Strong Social Ads On $100 A Month.”

Amy Sample Ward: 19NTC & NTEN
-- 2,400 people at this year’s NTC; 180 sessions; 300 speakers
-- keynote speaker works at the intersection of grassroots work & tech
-- 20NTC in Baltimore; 21NTC in Pittsburgh; 22NTC in Denver
-- inaugurated 30-minute tactical sessions this year
-- DEI prominent at 19NTC: prayer rooms; gender ribbons; speaker training; more

George Weiner: Strong Social Ads On $100 A Month
-- starting with Facebook & Google, where your audiences likely are
-- Facebook is not a social media platform; it’s an advertising platform
-- it may be advantageous to spend money on Google, despite AdGrants
-- use FB Pixel for retargeting your ads; start at business.facebook.com
-- “boost post” is a waste of money 95% of the time
-- FB and Google both have highly valuable analytics

Next week:
Be Accessible & Go Bilingual

Bon weekend!
— Tony