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Is Your Marketing Missing the Mark?

Is Your Marketing Missing the Mark?

By: Valeria Basso Symphonic Communications Consulting Here is a fact you most likely don’t want to hear but need to: 98% of your marketing is a waste of money. It’s just noise and your audience is hardly noticing it. The truth is that most non-profits miss the mark with their marketing because their message fails to answer a simple question: What’s in it for the donors? You can tell uplifting stories about how your organization is changing lives but if you don’t show your donors how your work impacts and matters to them, those stories are going to be largely...

How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media to Meet Goals

How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media to Meet Goals

8 Ways Social Media Can Further Your Mission By: Melissa Lagowski CEO, Founder and Queen Bee, Big Buzz Idea Group When to-do lists run long, social media management is often one of the first things to fall off a busy nonprofit team’s plate. While it’s crucial to stay focused on organizational strategy, building and maintaining a social media presence is a tactic that can help your nonprofit successfully execute that big-picture strategy and meet next-level goals. Social media may seem small-reaching, especially if you’re still working to build a following, but with consistent, engaging content, it has limitless potential. How...

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Insights Blog Archive

  • Is Your Marketing Missing the Mark?
  • If You’re Feeling Hopeless of Late, Remember That Your Work Matters and You Do, Too
  • Nonprofit Event Venues 101
  • To Be Successful, Nonprofits and Associations Must Be Forward-Thinking
  • Spend Less. Do More. Your Guide to Effective Outsourcing
  • Big Buzz Idea Group Launches Additional Services
  • Client Spotlight: Old Town School of Folk Music
  • Our Top Five Free Online Tools for Nonprofit Management Teams
  • Defining Your Value: Reclaiming Relevance to the Community You Serve
  • Why Your Nonprofit Needs Brand Guidelines
  • The Benefits of Outsourcing
  • Four Step Process to Building Better Buy-In
  • What’s Your Nonprofit’s Story
  • The Importance of Authenticity in Sales and Networking
  • 5 Ways to Generate Sponsor Leads
  • Client Spotlight: Hope For The Day
  • Best Practices For Nonprofit Management
  • Celebrate You and Avoid Nonprofit Burnout
  • SPONSORSHIP 101: Growing Nonprofit Revenues
  • Gen Z is the Next Wave of Donors—How Can Nonprofits Engage Them?
  • How to Secure Mega Sponsorships For Your Fundraising Event!
  • Team Culture Exists Beyond the Office Walls
  • Grateful for Nonprofit Leaders
  • Does Your Mission Have a Compelling Voice?
  • Why Is My Organization Not Growing?
  • The 3 Mistakes I Made Managing a Nonprofit
  • These Red Flags Scream That You Need a New Bookkeeper
  • How to Develop Your Nonprofit’s Audience Persona
  • Tips for Virtual Event Success
  • SPONSORSHIP 101: To Package or Not to Package
  • The Keys to Presenting Your Nonprofit Online
  • Virtual Fundraising: 18 Ideas for Nonprofit Revenue
  • Client Spotlight: Illinois Theatre Association
  • 9 Lessons Learned from Our First Virtual Conference
  • 8 Tips For Leading Productive Meetings
  • Fostering Board Engagement in Virtual Times
  • An Interim Leader Isn’t a “Temp:” Interim Leadership in NPOs as a Management Profession
  • Optimize Your Contact List for Nonprofit Growth
  • Making the Most Out of Event Centerpieces
  • Becoming a Virtual Event Planner in an Instant
  • Board Nominating: A Better Way
  • The Need to Go Beyond Surveys
  • 50 Content Promotion Tactics: How to Drive Traffic to Your Next Article
  • Leveraging E-Newsletters For Nonprofit Growth
  • Transparency and Nonprofit Organizations
  • Losing Control? Reclaim Your Time!
  • Securing Help from Your Board: Are You Ready?
  • 10 Cybersecurity Tips to Protect Your Nonprofit from Cyber Threats
  • Client Spotlight: Cyberjutsu
  • DIY Event Photos
  • Six Things Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About Sales Tax
  • 3 Reasons Why Your Organization Should Use Canva
  • Board or Bored Leadership – Enter the Magnificent Seven
  • Why Identifying and Communicating Your Core Values Is Important
  • 10 Tips to Cultivate Sponsor Relationships
  • Post-Pandemic Event Lessons
  • Tips to Ensure Event Safety
  • The Birth of a New Vision
  • Nonprofit Form 990: Friend or Foe?
  • Want To Retain Your Employees? Wellness in the Workplace Matters!
  • Keep Your Mission in Mind to Maximize Results
  • Engage Your Board – Start with Recruiting and End with A High-Performance Culture
  • Making a Case for Strategic Planning
  • Mastering Client Expectations: 6 Essential Tips for Success
  • Strategies for Membership Based Associations to Flourish in Face-to-Face Interactions
  • Talk to Me! Prioritizing Internal Communications During Times of Transition
  • Tips For Meaningful #GivingTuesday Follow-Up
  • Four Pillars to Attracting and Retaining Ideal Employees
  • How to Manage Your Organization During an Election Year Without Violating Your Nonprofit Status
  • Why You Need to Establish Gratitude as a Pillar at Your Nonprofit
  • Clearer Communication Is the Secret to Better Outcomes
  • Innovative Approach to Volunteer Recruitment
  • 4 Productivity Tips to Elevate Your Nonprofit
  • Fresh Funding Ideas Are Blooming
  • Interim Directors Provide Strength in Times of Transition
  • Organizational Operations Versus Organizational Strategy
  • Client Spotlight: Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce
  • Boost Your Daily Productivity
  • Promotion Ideas to Benefit Your Nonprofit – Part I
  • Communication Tips to Advance Your Organization
  • Leadership Starts with You
  • 2020: A Lesson in Gratitude
  • Nonprofit Hiring: Best Practices for Building Your Team in 2024
  • 6 Tips for Recruiting Ideal Board Members
  • Word of the Year: Manifestation
  • Cancelling or Postponing Your Events in Light of COVID-19
  • Something Good: Building Your Team’s Connection
  • Put Some Zing in Your Zoom (Or Any Other Virtual Meeting)
  • Why Nonprofits Need to Evaluate Their Budgets Every Year
  • Are You Leading With Impact?
  • How to Keep Your Visuals On-Brand
  • Please Send a Hi-res Copy of Your Logo
  • Time to Assess Your Year-End Campaigns
  • Advantages of Donor Database Software for Charitable Organizations
  • Holding On When You Feel Like Throwing In the Towel
  • Never Overlook the Value of Gratitude
  • Communicating With Your Nonprofit’s Supporters During Times of Unease
  • Lessons Learned in Nonprofit Management
  • Client Spotlight: Center for Changing Lives
  • Employee Retention Tax Credit Yields Powerful Opportunity
  • The Compelling Case to Renew
  • Cyber Security: How To Protect Yourself In Today’s “Connected” World
  • Big Buzz Idea Group Named One of America’s Top 100 Small Businesses
  • How to Rewire Your Brain with Positive Thinking
  • The Taxman Cometh (Yes, Even For Your Exempt Organization)
  • Promotion Ideas to Benefit Your Nonprofit – Part II
  • Life After COVID-19: Next Steps for Your Nonprofit
  • 7 Tips for Managing Hybrid Events
  • Crisis Management: Are You Ready?
  • Goal-Setting For Successful Events
  • Navigating Uncertainty: How Nonprofits Can Protect Funding and Advocate for Change
  • How to Hire a Consultant
  • Cross-Train Your Team for Better Outcomes
  • Implementing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Your Nonprofit
  • 5 Secrets to Streamlining Your Administrative Tasks
  • How Big Is Your Fire?
  • Should Sponsorships Include Membership Dues?
  • 5 Tips for Prioritizing Your Mental Health in the Workplace
  • 6 Tips for Cultivating Gratitude in the Workplace
  • Networking for Personal and Professional Growth
  • 3 Tips For Maintaining Your NPO’s Digital Assets
  • Fundraising: Creating a Straighter Path to Revenue Growth
  • Seven Tips to a More Productive Year for Your Organization
  • Chart a Path for Nonprofit Success
  • Re-Imagine the Possibilities to Better Serve Your Mission
  • Take Time to Evaluate Your Events
  • Navigating Nonprofit Finances: How to Effectively Manage Your Bookkeeper
  • Apply the Spoon Theory to Run Your Nonprofit
  • Silver Linings Discovered Amidst a Pandemic
  • Tips for Nonprofit Success
  • DEI, DEIB, Equity & Inclusion for All: Ways to Advance the Work in 2025
  • 11 Tips to Make Your Newsletter More Readable
  • 3 Questions to Ask If You Hope to Grow Your Membership
  • Should You Ever Cover Board Member Expenses?
  • 6 Tips for Healthy Collaboration with Your Board Chair
  • The Board’s Hot (Summer) Topics
  • Meet Big Buzz, the Creators of Ribfest Chicago
  • What’s Your Nonprofit’s First Impression?
  • Big Buzz Has COVID-19 Resources For You!
  • How To Secure More Donor Dollars
  • Outsourcing: The Only Solution To Staffing Shortages
  • Leveraging AI For Time Management
  • Real Progress Requires Intention: What Do You Want to Achieve in 2020 for Your Nonprofit?
  • 5 Reasons to Outsource Instead of Rely on Volunteers
  • 4 Ways Outsourcing Your Development Work Can Provide Value
  • The Hidden Costs Behind Your Fundraiser
  • Conference Call Hero – 6 Tips to Master the Art of Video and Audio Conferencing
  • A Job Gone Wrong
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  • Financial Planning for Uncertain Times
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  • Streamlining Success: Using a Consent Agenda for Nonprofit Board Meetings
  • Organic Methods to Cultivate Sponsorship Leads
  • From Awareness to Action: Using Social Media to Reach Your Goals
  • Are You Leaving Money On The Table?
  • New Year’s Resolutions for Board Members
  • Melissa Lagowski Named Faculty Member at Institute for Organization Management

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