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The 1 thing you can learn from Gritty

Association Success

Created by Brian Allen of Flyland Designs in 2018, Gritty is the official mascot for the Philadelphia Flyers National Hockey League team. Fabulous social media marketing. . With a Twitter account that has gained over 307,000 followers, Gritty’s social media team must be doing something right.

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Don’t Manage Social Media Like the NFL

Associations Now

The National Football League in recent weeks has arguably earned more attention for its unusually tight social media policy than anything happening on the field. The league is starting to reverse course, but it nonetheless remains a great example of how not to manage a social strategy.

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Tuesday Buzz: Can Social Media Surface New Member Leads?

Associations Now

Use your social media presence to attract new member leads for your organization—but don’t forget the strategy. In fact, when it comes to social strategy, a few more steps are needed to turn your plan into something that drives new membership, advises Brie Ragland, social media account manager at MultiView.

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Ringing the Bell for Member Engagement

YourMembership

Being in Philadelphia I couldn’t help but think of the Liberty Bell as an analogy for the challenge of driving member engagement. If you have some ideas or strategies you would like to share, drop me a line.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

Published Book Three: In 2016, I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman. I have different color codes for different types of work that also correspond with color codes on my google calendar and my hard drive/google drive files. Year in Review.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

ChatterBachs

As many of you know, the priority of engaging and connecting is a big one for me- a soapbox- if you will, and I don’t understand those who simply look at social media as a way to promote their agenda, products, and/or services. cagedether - Daryl Pereira; San Francisco; Web and Social Media Manager at IBM.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth Kanter

I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. Fundraising with social media (particularly Facebook) means under- standing that donors don’t separate liking, sharing, or pledging, from donating,” explained John.

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