FastCompany ran an interesting post last week about Steve Jobs. Because Jobs announced that he’s stepping down from his post at Apple, there have been a flurry of posts on Jobs’ impact on Apple, technology, design and even the world. I thought FastCompany’s take was perfect, people reflecting on their first meeting with this iconic […]
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That’s a pretty unusual title coming from me, considering that I’m doing seminars in the next few weeks on using Social Media for nonprofits. Maybe a little disconcerting for clients who’ve asked Oneicity to help with their Social Media strategies. And candidly, my title is not 100% true. Here’s what I really mean: “3 Reasons
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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
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Can you tell we are excited about this? The kick-off of the Socialicity Series is about much more than just a monthly free webinar. Socialicity is about taking the Oneicity philosophy It’s all about relationships® and applying our knowledge, strategy, and neato social media tools to equip nonprofits to genuinely connect with their supporters and
We here at Oneicity love all things social. We follow great thinkers, learn new technologies, and spend hours creating ways to make social media work for nonprofits. So as a natural extension of this, we want to spread the love. It is all about relationships after all! Introducing the Socialicity Series! We will be hosting
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“Multitasking is the alchemy of the 21st Century.” How’s that for a killer quote? That’s from Sherry Turkle, an MIT professor and the author of “Alone Together: Why we Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other.” One of my friends who’s a serious thinker sent me the link to a podcast from the
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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
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Just found out about a fascinating syndrome: Impostor Syndrome. This, according to my vast and extensive research on Wikipedia and the Internet (who can argue with those sources), is a “psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments.” In other words these people feel like fakes or feel like they’re fooling everyone.
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Steven Pressfield has written a wonderful new book titled: “Do the Work.” If you are trying to create anything, build anything, overcome anything…really trying to do anything at all, I recommend you find a copy of the book and devour it. I gobbled mine up the afternoon Amazon dropped it in the mailbox. One long
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If you want to know what the future of nonprofit marketing/fundraising looks like, take a look at the “See Your Impact” website. I’m not endorsing See Your Impact and I only know what I’ve read about them on their website and some basic research. I am certain that “See Your Impact” is on the right
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The Academy Awards are on in the background as I’m writing this. Hoots and I are movie people and when we have the opportunity to watch the Oscars, we do. I have a terrible track record of picking winners, but that doesn’t stop me from trying. What I enjoy most about the Oscars are the
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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
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