DO THIS. TLDR: Thank donors immediately and through multiple means. NOT THIS. Often times raising the money is the big priority. So all activities are focused on getting the funds “in.” And thanking donors gets a back seat. Since there is no tangible immediate feedback (or penalty) felt after sending thank you notes and making […]
It’s That TIME Again
The One Day Your Team Can’t Afford To Ignore
I recently shared a couple dozen statistics about the growing efforts behind #GivingTuesday for nonprofit fundraising. If you haven’t seen any of them, take a moment to click through and browse through some of the compelling facts about the growing giving event for nonprofits. 27 #GivingTuesday Stats That Will Make You Wish It Was Tuesday […]
INTERVIEW: Why You Should Take Notice Of UNreasonable Churches
Today I had a chance to catch-up with Rich Birch, founder of UnSeminary.com resource site and podcast for church leaders as well as author of the new book, UNreasonable Churches. Turn up your sound and click to play the interview video: Rich cites a stat that 94% of churches are loosing ground against the growth the […]
5 Ways To Reach 81% New People In Your Community For Christmas
CHRISTMAS! Nearly everyone loves it. Quite literally nearly everyone apparently. And is your church communications taking advantage of that fact? FIRST THE FACTS According to Pew research, clearly the major major major majority of Americans (92%) and nearly all Christians (96%) say they celebrate Christmas <Pew Research Ctr survey>. You could have guessed that, right? But […]
The Most Meaningful Conversations Your Church Can Have
Do you see this group having a conversation together? Can you see who’s in that mass of people? Can you tell what they’re talking about? Can you tell me if you can easily join that group if you wanted to? Why am I asking these questions? Because I think your church is stuck in a […]
4 Ways Churches Can Use A Website Landing Page
Most church communications teams understand the need to have a website. But many don’t know how to maximize the web presence and the traffic coming into the site. Building a landing page is key. In fact, many people don’t know the difference between the homepage and a landing page. But if you want to have […]
Facebook Timeline Cover Images For Churches And the One Option To Avoid
What do you use for your Facebook Timeline Cover Image? It’s seems to be one of those controversial questions that doesn’t seem to have the right answer. But if you if you ask me, it is not as trivial as the age-old question of over-the-top or under: Generally speaking, you will see many churches use […]
Use Google Maps Photos To Gain Thousands of Web Views
A recent post shared how to optimize a Google Maps with Photos and the listing itself. The recommendations in that post is something every church or nonprofit consider doing immediately. Here’s the link again if you haven’t seen it yet: Easiest Way to Win on Google: 5 Key Ranking Factors on a Google Maps Listing Today […]
Start Using Social Media For What It’s Made For : Connect Directly With Every Catalyst East Atlanta 2016 Main Stage Speaker
Do you follow any of the Catalyst conference speakers on social media? Are you in the Catalyst tribe? Are you headed to the Infinity Energy Center in Atlanta this week? Here’s the most important question: HAVE YOU EVER CONNECTED WITH ANY OF THE SPEAKERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA BEFORE? Why not? (I am assuming you have […]