Here at Oneicity we are big fans of Facebook. Facebook drives conversation around your ministry, builds community with your donors, and supports conversion of online income. The ministries we work with that are seeing 30-40% growth in online giving are able to achieve those results only by leveraging and investing in social media as part of their digital …
After my post on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, a couple of people pointed out to me that I hadn’t really drawn a conclusion or called out the lesson we should learn. Yep, you got me on that. I love the tribe that hangs around here because you’re always looking to learn what’s next, how …
You really should love the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Really. I’ve done my best to sit on the sidelines of this one. But then I saw this meme (“Let me get this straight” boy) come through my social media feed, not once, not twice, but three times. And that did it. I can’t not say …
Wouldn’t it be great if you could know how long the perfect piece of online content should be? What’s the best number of words, or better yet, the perfect number of characters to engage your donors online? You can find experts all over the place that will cite one study or another telling you what’s …
Hey there, I know you’re busy. Me, too. So why are you asking me to attend your regular, business as usual fundraising event? Better yet, why are you even having an event? Ok . . . so that’s harsh — and Hoots and I actually do love being a part of several fundraising events each year. But …
Happy Monday to you! I hope last week was calmer for you than it was around the Oneicity offices. We have lots of fun stuff to tell you about soon, but for now let’s talk about Christian Leadership Alliance. Lindsey, Hoots and I are headed to Anaheim to hook up with some of the best …
This week I heard 2 words that will impact fundraising, nonprofit marketing and thought leadership in the next few years. You better have these 2 words on your mind if you plan on being a thought leader in the years ahead. Sunday afternoon Hoots and I headed to San Diego to attend Social Media Examiner’s …
Seems a bit odd that such a big advocate of social media and integrated marketing would tell you NOT to push your ministry into the “age of engage.” Seems foolish since that’s how I make my living. But these things keep me up at night, so here you have it; the three times you should …
I’ve become a fan of “automatic” and I think you should become one too. It wasn’t long ago that anything operating on “autopilot” or “automatic” was automatically bad in my mind. I would have said, “If it’s important, put your hands on it and make sure it happens right. Automate only the unimportant tasks.” Well, …
You’ve certainly heard of the wonderful visually-based social media tool called Instagram (assuming you’ve had electricity in the last 6 months). But have you heard about the “instastorm” (my term)? Word bubbling through the web and social media is that come January Instagram will beginning selling your children’s photos! Scary! But stay with me . …
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December! A month of Christmas buying, ho-ho-hoing, and sale shopping. The US Postal Service is
It’s worth your time today to grab an Instagram app and get an Instagram account for your charity, ministry or nonprofit. Instagram announced this week that Instagram profiles are finally and officially on the web. You can read about it on their blog. Previously, there were unofficial apps that allowed web browsing for Instagram photos, …
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