This presentation:

We will give you a game plan for handling social media. We’ll explore how to craft appropriate messages on social media, highlight some important benefits of a social presence, and explore the power of using social to “Listen”.  We will take a look at the right ingredients for social media messaging and how to monitor and respond to follower comments. We will also look at some of the benefits for social, such as:  fund raising, attracting new donors/volunteers/advocates, promoting events, providing information, and ultimately fulfilling your mission through awareness and education.  Finally, we’ll explore Case Studies of various non-profits and companies that Leadify has worked with that are shining examples of successful social media marketing.

Key Learning Points:

• Gain insight into the value of Social Branding including how to Find and Engage customers
• Understand the basic formula of designing and implementing an effective social media strategy including
  • Being an authority
  • Growing your reach
  • Influencing and prompting decisions
  • Understanding how to leverage social media to Listen and Learn from conversation
  • Tips on how the social networks really work and the myths that exist

Doesn’t every organization want to find new donors and constituents?

People (prospective donors, volunteers and constituents) are congregating and discovering through Social Media.  Today Nonprofits have no option to not participate in Social Media.

To learn more about how to leverage and thrive in Social Media, please join us:

Finding: Marketing in the Age of Social Media

Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 1:00c/2:00e

There is cost but you must register – click here

This presentation will give you a game plan for handling social media.  We’ll explore how to craft appropriate messages on social media, highlight some important benefits of a social presence, and explore the power of using social to Listen.

Key Learning Points:

• Gain insight into the value of Social Branding including how find and engage constituents
• Understand the basic formula of designing and implementing an effective social media strategy including:
  • Being an authority
  • Growing your reach
  • Influencing and prompting decisions
• Understand how to leverage social media to Listen and Learn from conversation
• Tips on how the social networks really work and the myths that exist

We are pleased to Leadify Founder Joe Stradinger as our presenter.  Joe has provided social strategy consultation to executive teams including Viking Range, HomeAway, Match.com and the New Orleans Saints.  Facebook used his work for Viking as an internal case study in social branding excellence.

Register Here

In August there will be two sessions:

Thursday, August 22 1:00c: Finding: Marketing in the Age of Social Media
Presented by Joe Stradinger, Founder, Leadify: The Find Engine
Register Here 

Thursday, August 29 1:00c: Say What You Need to Say: 11 Principles of Effective Communication
Presented by Erin Feldman of Write Right Words
Register Here 

Maximizing Board Engagement & Effectiveness – Shine Brighter Series from Orange Leap on Vimeo.

Maximizing Board Engagement & Effectiveness – Thursday, July 25 1:00 Central

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Presented by Adam Roth, CEO of StreamLink Software

A 2013 survey conducted by StreamLink Software and the Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management uncovers how board members perceive engagement within their organizations.

In “Maximizing Board Engagement & Effectiveness,” we summarize what results revealed about the motivations and drivers of board members, outline the symptoms (and underlying causes) of board member complacency, debunk myths, and share steps you can take to increase engagement and future-proof your nonprofit board.

• How Do Board Members Engage With The Organization’s Mission?
• Do board members feel engaged, heard, and effective?
• How Do Board Members View & Promote The Strategic Direction?
• Discover how you can future-proof your board by better engaging today’s board and effectively recruiting tomorrow’s board.

Power your Fundraising with Orange Leap

Register Here

Presented by Kevin Wells, Orange Leap

This presentation is an overview of the Orange Leap product and designed for nonprofits who would like an introduction to Orange Leap.  Cloud-based, easy-to-use, budget-friendly subscription pricing make Orange Leap Constituent Relationship Management solution a great choice for vibrant Nonprofits.

Among the topics covered in this product overview:
-Cloud-based fundraising
-Building donor loyalty through more strategic communication
-Robust reporting at your fingertips
-Powerful business rules engines that can/will automate much of your unique business processes

21st Century Philanthropy from Orange Leap on Vimeo.

Are You Among the Best Nonprofits to Work for?

Here’s an opportunity to showcase the excellence of your nonprofit as a workplace.  We know of the great things you do for constituents and the community – but you probably do great things for your employees as well.

Here’s a brief description of eligibility and the assessment process, for complete information visit the website:   http://www.bestnonprofitstoworkfor.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

To be eligible for consideration, nonprofits must meet the following criteria:

• Must be in business a minimum of 1 year
• Must be a nonprofit organization with 501 (c) 3 status*
• Have a facility in the United States
• Have a minimum of 15 employees in the United States**
• An organization may enter as a group of nonprofits or as an individual organization as long as each participating organization is a separate legal entity (separate subsidiary).  Branch offices may not enter separately from their parent nonprofit unless they are separate legal entities.

The assessment is a two-part process designed to gather detailed data about each participating nonprofit.  In part one, the employer completes a questionnaire and in part two, employees of the nonprofit complete an employee survey.

The collected information from the two instruments will be combined to produce a detailed set of data enabling the analysts to determine the strengths and opportunities of the participating nonprofits.

The registration deadline is October 11, 2013.

We’ll let you think about that for a moment, before we ask the next question.

OK, next question:  What if your landlord said there was some extra space in your building and you were welcome to utilize the space any way you wished.  How would you use the space?  A much needed conference room?  A couple of new offices?  A staging area? Storage space?

JMT Consulting Group moved their business applications to the cloud and the result was they were no longer spending significant amounts on supporting a collection of on premise business solutions.  And, by ridding themselves of on premise solutions, they opened up more space in their office to better accomodate their team.  Here’s the full story:  What If You Didn’t Have a Server Room?

Based in New York, JMT Consulting Group is an Orange Leap Reselling Partner and has been serving nonprofits for over 20 years.

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Richard Blackmon, CEO, Fulcrum Philanthropy Systems

There is no charge for this webcast – but you must register here.

June 25, 2013, Tuesday at 1:00c/2:00e

In this webinar, Richard Blackmon, co-founder of Fulcrum Philanthropy Systems, will introduce you to 21^st-century tools that will forever change your operations. You will learn how to maximize your time through online donor marketing and tracking, and how to use technology to learn about best practices in major donor and planned giving efforts. Then you as a leader can have more time for what matters most, touching lives and changing the world.

Attendees of this webinar will:

· gain a clear understanding of implementing authentic philanthropy in today’s culture by learning how to use technology to serve their donor base no matter what the size of their organization.

· learn practical strategies for surfacing extraordinary results through business sales and asset gifts.

· learn about Fulcrum’s online tools, My Legacy Planner and The Giving Crowd, which are both transforming the way organizations approach development

We hope you’ll join us on the 25th – be sure to register here.

With Orange Leap you have a fresh new choice!

Cloud-based, easy-to-use, budget-friendly subscription pricing make Orange Leap Constituent Relationship Management solution a great choice for vibrant Nonprofits.

We’ll be having a product tour webcast on June 27, Thursday at 1:00 central.

If you are routinely frustrated by your current donor management system and struggle with its expense, complexity, and failure to meet your day to day needs – you are not alone.  Join other nonprofit professionals who are also interested in learning about a cloud-based alternative that comes with lower cost of ownership and far more flexibility than legacy, on-premise solutions.

Among the topics covered in this product overview:
-Cloud-based fundraising
-Building donor loyalty through more strategic communication
-Robust reporting at your fingertips
-Powerful business rules engines that can/will automate much of your unique business processes

Please register here  

We hope to see you there!