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The Real Life Nonprofit Social Media Marketing Strategies of Julia Campbell, who swears by the Funky Grandma

#029 – Today I am speaking with Julia Campbell.  Julia is a Speaker, Author, Nonprofit Consultant and self proclaimed Activist.  She started the recycling program in her middle school when she was just in the 6th grade.  She started her business 11 years ago to help more nonprofits figure out the digital age.  Today, she shares her nonprofit social media marketing ideas that can be used by both beginners and pros alike.

“…stop thinking of social media as a transactional tool and really start thinking of it as a community building tool. It is not a money spigot you can just turn on. It is not an ATM…. 

….social media is a value exchange. People give you their time and attention and you give them something of value to them. So to build, start building a social media community, you have to know who is in your community and who do you want to attract to your community”.

Social media is Julia’s super power, but she also offers resources on:  

1 Storytelling

2 Fundraising AND

3 Email Marketing

Check out Julia’s resources on her website – https://jcsocialmarketing.com/

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Resources

  • Website
  • Books
  • Courses
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram

4 Key Takeaways  

#1 Social media is NOT a transactional tool; it is a community building one;

#2 Social media is a place where you educate your audience and get them excited about what you do;

#3 Your message and content has to be strategically crafted for each channel; AND

#4 The 90-9-1 Rule: 90% of users are lurkers, 9% contribute a little, 1% contribute A LOT!

Show Notes

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[2:00] Social Media is your front door
[2:52] Stop thinking of social media as a transactional tool
[3:19] Social Media is a value exchange
[4:00] Be clear on your goals
[5:02] Give more than you get
[5:35] Social Media is a place to start a 2-way conversation
[7:03] Don't focus on the tool first
[9:45] Start experimenting
[10:57] You need to strategically craft your message for each channel
[12:14] You have to understand each channel
[12:55] 90-9-1 Rule
[14:24] Curse of Knowledge
[16:38] The FUNKY GRANDMA
[18:52] Get niche and granular in identifying your target audience
[20:50] Be clear on your social media policies
[22:38] One of Julia's success stories

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Posted in PodcastTagged 501c3, COVID, Email Marketing, Facebook, Funding, fundraising, Instagram, Marketing, new non profit, nonprofit, Nonprofit Leaders, social media, Storytelling, Twitter, Value Exchange

Little known hacks on how to apply for grants for nonprofit organizations – with Dr. Bev Browning

#028 – Today I am speaking with Dr. Beverly Browning. Dr. Bev is the author of 44 grant-related publications, including six editions of Grant Writing For Dummies and Nonprofit Kit For Dummies.  Her online courses are taught to thousands of students annually.  She also has a 16-week virtual Coaching/Mentoring Program.  Dr Bev says….

“You will not get funded if you are not innovative, creative, and unique.”

Dr. Bev offers resources on:

1 Grant Writing and Funding

2 Board of Directors Training

3 Strategic Needs Assessment

4 Professional Development Training

5 Proposal Development and

6 Internal Peer Review

Check out Dr. Bev’s free resources on her website – https://bevbrowning.com/nonprofit-resources/

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Resources

  • Website
  • Grant Writing Suite
  • Linkedin

4 Key Takeaways  

#1 Funders are looking for nonprofit organizations that are filling gaps.

#2 Check in with your local United Way to find potential funders .

#3 The work is 80% research / 20% writing.

#4 Don’t go for funding until you’ve built a relationship with the funder.

Show Notes

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[2:00] The first step is to do an organizational assessment
[3:01] Volunteers should ease the Executive Director's responsibilities
[3:22] Give or get policy
[4:50] Executive Director should NOT be leading the SWOT analysis
[6:36] Volunteers can have greater insights than paid staff
[7:40] Nonprofit leaders may have vision but may lack organizational management
[8:37] Funders are looking for organizations that fill gaps
[9:37] You will NOT get funded if you are NOT innovative, creative, and unique
[10:00] Look at the United Way for gaps in your community
[12:55] A grant is 80% research / 20% writing
[13:35] Look for buzzwords on the funder's website
[14:20] Don't apply for funding before you've developed a relationship with the funder
[16:25] The best board members put in 15-20 hours per month
[17:20] Good relationships can overcome bad writing
[18:13] Typical foundation proposals could take 1-2 weeks for a newbie
[19:23] Most new nonprofits cannot get federal grants
[23:25] A plan for building relationships with funders

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Posted in PodcastTagged 501c3, Board Development, community, Foundations, funder, Funders, Funding, fundraiser, fundraising, fundraising for nonprofits, grant writing, Grants, group, leader, mindset, mission-driven organization, nonprofit, Nonprofit fundraising

A few secrets everyone should know before starting a new nonprofit organization – with Gigi Lawrence

#027 – Today I am speaking with Gigi Lawrence. Gigi founded Nonprofit for Newbies,  a consulting and networking community, to help people start new nonprofits.  Gigi is a mompreneur who started off in the financial consulting world, but didn’t feel fulfilled. She knew she wanted to help others, but was unsure how.  After she took a job as a nonprofit financial literacy program director she knew she had found her calling.  Gigi says….

“If your foundation isn’t structured correctly and you don’t know how to explain your process. You don’t know how to explain your programs in a way that others are going to understand and be motivated to move forward with those services or that program and being involved…..

…you have to be able to sell yourself, sell your organization, and in order to sell it, you have to know what you’re selling and you have to believe in it.”

Nonprofit for Newbies either advises or refers “newbies” to one of the independent contractors in their network on:

  1. Starting their nonprofit
  2. Grant writing
  3. Writing their business plan
  4. Fundraising
  5. Marketing
  6. Accounting
  7. Board Development, and
  8. Mindset

As of this interview, her Facebook Group has over 10k members.

Gigi has a ton of free resources on her website

https://www.nonprofitfornewbies.com/social

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Resources

  • Website
  • Facebook
  • Linkedin
  • Instagram
  • Voices of Color

4 Key Takeaways  

#1 Be able to clearly explain your programs and what you do.

#2 Get board members who will help you execute your mission.

#3 Have people you are serving represented on your board.

#4 Get local high school or college students to help with your social media at little or no cost.

Check out Groupfinity.com for the show notes and links for this episode.  

Show Notes

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[3:45] We have a vetted consultant netwrok
[5:30] It comes down to getting your foundation right....
[7:20] Most questions I get when people start
[8:12] Considerations when forming your board
[11:40] Have representation on your board
[12:40] Changes since the pandemic
[15:30] Use college students to help with social media
[16:45] Focus on the tasks that are a good use of your time
[17:27] Make sure you spend some time budgeting
[19:33] Voices of Color
[20:51] How Gigi got started

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Posted in PodcastTagged 501c3, Accounting, Board Development, Budgeting, community, COVID, Foundations, Funding, fundraising, grant writing, Grants, Marketing, new non profit, nonprofit
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