Comments for Duck Call http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog Smart communications, brandraising, and good times for nonprofits Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:04:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 Comment on Who should manage communications at your nonprofit? by Sarah Durham http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2738&cpage=1#comment-8254 Sarah Durham Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:04:39 +0000 http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2738#comment-8254 Jimmy, I think your staffing needs might depend a lot on the type of policy change you're trying to create. It'll be interesting to see if any other advocacy orgs respond here... I'd be happy to talk about it if you'd like to set up some time. I'm Sarah (at) Bigducknyc (dot) com if you'd like to email me and we can connect directly. Jimmy, I think your staffing needs might depend a lot on the type of policy change you’re trying to create. It’ll be interesting to see if any other advocacy orgs respond here…

I’d be happy to talk about it if you’d like to set up some time. I’m Sarah (at) Bigducknyc (dot) com if you’d like to email me and we can connect directly.

]]> Comment on Spice up your subject lines | Weekly Roundup by Fundraiser ideas http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2988&cpage=1#comment-8253 Fundraiser ideas Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:28:12 +0000 http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2988#comment-8253 Facebook is an excellent tool for fundraising since it bring the mix of social media. However, rather thatn just the Red Cross, in this case, having it on their facebook page, it would grow virally. The people who would put this on their facebook pages would be considered the influencers, bringing in their friends and family.. simply brilliant if Red Cross or any non-profit would green light that type of social media marketing Facebook is an excellent tool for fundraising since it bring the mix of social media. However, rather thatn just the Red Cross, in this case, having it on their facebook page, it would grow virally. The people who would put this on their facebook pages would be considered the influencers, bringing in their friends and family..

simply brilliant if Red Cross or any non-profit would green light that type of social media marketing

]]> Comment on Who should manage communications at your nonprofit? by Jimmy http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2738&cpage=1#comment-8247 Jimmy Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:29:46 +0000 http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2738#comment-8247 I work for a policy change (as contrasted to service provision) organization that has strong ties to a family foundation. We are just getting started in other development work. Rightly or wrongly, we don't perceive a great need for public support as we work on policy change, so we don't focus on mass communications. We seem to get meetings with most of the donors and policymakers we think we need to target, but have great difficulty creating change. What kind of communications staff would you think would do most for this kind of org? Or what kind of questions would help answer this question? Sometimes it seems that all we need is presentation coaching, as it's not clear what research would help us. Any thoughts? I work for a policy change (as contrasted to service provision) organization that has strong ties to a family foundation. We are just getting started in other development work. Rightly or wrongly, we don’t perceive a great need for public support as we work on policy change, so we don’t focus on mass communications. We seem to get meetings with most of the donors and policymakers we think we need to target, but have great difficulty creating change. What kind of communications staff would you think would do most for this kind of org? Or what kind of questions would help answer this question? Sometimes it seems that all we need is presentation coaching, as it’s not clear what research would help us. Any thoughts?

]]> Comment on A picture’s worth 1,000 words: information graphics for nonprofits by Calvin Lamont http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2576&cpage=1#comment-8219 Calvin Lamont Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:03:53 +0000 http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2576#comment-8219 Hello Rebecca, I am a computer information systems major who is very interested in infographics. I would like to know if there is any advice yo could give me in the form of starting a career in this field. I have some computer graphic and web design skills, but mostly I work from intuition. Any advice you can give will be deeply appreciated. Hello Rebecca, I am a computer information systems major who is very interested in infographics. I would like to know if there is any advice yo could give me in the form of starting a career in this field. I have some computer graphic and web design skills, but mostly I work from intuition. Any advice you can give will be deeply appreciated.

]]> Comment on Social media organizing for nonprofits by Bryan http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2958&cpage=1#comment-8020 Bryan Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:05:25 +0000 http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2958#comment-8020 We were happy to host, thanks for summary, Farra! It\'s hard to take notes when you\'re trying to keep up the live twitter stream. I thought it was a good overview of the big picture concepts. One thing that didn\'t come up but was a topic at Charles\' Organizing 2.0 meetup, was the idea of embracing experimentation and failure as an organization. I think it was either you or Deanna who said \"apologize later.\" I\'m all for it, because if you\'re not failing, you\'re not trying. We were happy to host, thanks for summary, Farra! It\’s hard to take notes when you\’re trying to keep up the live twitter stream. I thought it was a good overview of the big picture concepts. One thing that didn\’t come up but was a topic at Charles\’ Organizing 2.0 meetup, was the idea of embracing experimentation and failure as an organization. I think it was either you or Deanna who said \"apologize later.\" I\’m all for it, because if you\’re not failing, you\’re not trying.

]]> Comment on Social media organizing for nonprofits by Charles http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2958&cpage=1#comment-8017 Charles Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:21:09 +0000 http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2958#comment-8017 Great recap. Thanks Farra! Great recap. Thanks Farra!

]]> Comment on What nonprofits can learn from the Old Spice guy. by Jane Taylor http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2918&cpage=1#comment-7780 Jane Taylor Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:54:25 +0000 http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2918#comment-7780 I loved the Old Spice guy and learned a great lesson about the immediacy of posting your thoughts as soon as possible: http://daylightwebsites.com/tag/the-urgency-of-now/ thanks I loved the Old Spice guy and learned a great lesson about the immediacy of posting your thoughts as soon as possible: http://daylightwebsites.com/tag/the-urgency-of-now/

thanks

]]> Comment on Have you warmed up your online voice lately? | Weekly Roundup by Joanne Fritz http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2902&cpage=1#comment-7635 Joanne Fritz Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:30:24 +0000 http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2902#comment-7635 Elizabeth...Thanks for mentioning the Nonprofit Blog Carnival in your roundup. The current call for submissions for Aug (hosted by Kivi Leroux Miller) is up at http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2010/08/05/share-your-creative-ideas-this-month/ Thanks! Elizabeth…Thanks for mentioning the Nonprofit Blog Carnival in your roundup. The current call for submissions for Aug (hosted by Kivi Leroux Miller) is up at http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2010/08/05/share-your-creative-ideas-this-month/

Thanks!

]]> Comment on Ducks Pick Design by Susie Bowie http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2785&cpage=1#comment-7600 Susie Bowie Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:48:25 +0000 http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2785#comment-7600 I've love the Girl Effect website as well. Very profound. I’ve love the Girl Effect website as well. Very profound.

]]> Comment on Take a dip in the refreshing waters of social media by Sarah Durham http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2830&cpage=1#comment-7098 Sarah Durham Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:38:57 +0000 http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/?p=2830#comment-7098 Thanks, Beth. Hope you enjoy Brandraising! Thanks, Beth. Hope you enjoy Brandraising!

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