Marion Conway - Nonprofit Consultant

08/29/2021

The use of social media for story telling, keeping constituents informed about your work, and saying thank you is vastly underused by small nonprofits. It is a cost and time efficient way of accomplishing so much. Check out this Guide to Social Media for Small Nonprofits.

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02/18/2021

Johns-Hopkins' Center for Civil Society Studies has published this sobering article about the impact of the pandemic on employment in the nonprofit sector. There have been nearly 960,000 nonprofit jobs lost and the overall employment recovery timeframe is estimated to be 2 years. This varies widely by type of nonprofit. The article is based on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. See more in the article here:

In our continuing effort to track the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on nonprofit employment, this report documents our estimates of COVID-induced nonprofit job losses through January 2021, as reflected in the January BLS Employment Situation Report.1In accordance with standard Bureau of...

02/08/2021

I have never worked with an Executive Director who didn't complain that the Board did not participate enough in fundraising. So ...if you too have that complaint, this is for you. You know what, even if you don't have that complaint, there is something here for you. How do I know that? I know because I know that Amy Eisenstein won't disappoint.

Whether you're raising major gifts, working on a capital campaign, or working on annual funds, Capital Campaign Expert Amy Eisenstein will give concrete ways your board can support your development goals. Space is limited, register today!

10/26/2020

Is this happening in the city where your nonprofit is located? It should be.

10/22/2019

Maria Mattei Semple has made this excellent short presentation on how to use LinkedIn to find nonprofit board members and volunteers. It is very easy to follow and understand. and it can be very helpful in identifying people you know that you may not have thought of asking. Thanks Maria.

Learn how to use LinkedIn to find volunteers for your nonprofit organization. Maria Semple of The Prospect Finder LLC shows you step-by-step how to prospect ...

09/21/2019

Thanks John Haydon for sharing this. I had no idea...

Facebook's announcement that it has now raised $2 billion shows how the platform continues to transform the world of peer-to-peer fundraising.

06/20/2019

There is always very insightful information in this report. I especially am always interested in the state specific data.

The Data Book ranks each state on child well-being.

04/08/2019

It is National Volunteer Week. Don't forget to say thank you to your volunteers this week.

It's National Volunteer Week!

04/08/2019

03/08/2019

The industry standard 2019 Nonprofit Organizations Salary Report