Well it’s that time of year where Hoots and Thomas celebrate our combined birthdays — it’s a little thing we call “Birthdaypalooza.” Birthdaypalooza last year marked our combined 100th birthday, so we threw a party for 100 of our closest family, friends and clients. This year in lieu of a big honking party, and inspired …
Everyone is trying to figure out how to connect with high-value donors…and even asking the question: “what is a high value donor?” In the not-completely, self-promoting category, we want to let you know that we’ve been thinking a lot about this issue and are even teaching a course on it. We’d love for you to …
Today we had a blast hanging out at Christian Leadership Alliance Conference in Dallas. Carol Patterson of CityTeam Ministries teamed up with us to present “Social Media Strategies: Building High Value Donor Relationships.” Great group in our session with great thinking and terrific questions. Here’s the slide deck from the presentation. CLA 2011: Connect with …
We’re always on the lookout for great fundraising appeals, it’s our passion and our business. So we were surprised when we received this great email appeal. Here it is exactly as we received it: Hi – this is Justin. My mom and I are walking in our first marathon! We are very excited. It’s just …
Ch Ch Changes. Ready or not… Facebook continues to change and updates its user interface. In our continuing quest to stay up-to-date on the latest and greatest from Facebook, we wanted to dedicate this post to some key changes that have occurred for Facebook Pages.This past week Facebook began rolling out a full redesign …
Two years today ago we jumped into the whole blog-o-sphere thing! It was our Inauguration Day. We had no idea how much fun we’d have. We also had no idea how tough it would be. One of the best outcomes from blogging was all the great people we’ve met and heard from. The Oneicity blog …
Since it’s the week of Christmas we’re allowed to get all mushy and sentimental. Those of you who stop by the blog or the Oneicity Facebook page have become family. You ask questions. You poke us. You challenge us. You give answers. We share the journey. As our new friend Seth Godin would say, a …
Seth Godin and I go way back. Not that I’ve actually met him yet but I’ve been reading Seth Godin’s books since about 2000. The book that changed the way I communicated for organizations and nonprofits was Purple Cow (how’s that for a killer title?). What I’ve always appreciated about Seth is that he’s a …
We’re continuing our 8 in 8 book giveaway that we think you should read. And because we’re not content to just tell you to read a book, we’re giving away the books we recommend. The next book we’re giving away is a little different than you might expect. The book is titled: “The Twenty-Piece Shuffle” …
Your nonprofit has a website. You have social media. You’re ready…now what? Where’s all the traffic? Where’s the online giving? How do you get your donors to show up on your website? It’s sort of like being all dressed up for the party at your house, but no one is showing up. Some will tell …
So it turns out that much of what you and I spend our time on doesn’t matter. In particular, if you’re trying to reduce the suffering of people impacted by poverty, hunger or homelessness…at least according to Carlos Slim. Carlos Slim is ranked by Forbes magazine as the richest man in the world. Mr. Slim …
What do urban legends, email hoaxes, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, stories and the power of detail have in common? These are a few of the unexpected themes authors Chip and Dan Heath examine in their book “Made to Stick.” “Made to Stick” is about why some ideas survive and other ideas fade away. If you …
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