Before and After: How to improve your annual report cover
So a very long time ago, I made an annual report. It was… special. I showed it to a board member and she actually burst out laughing. I showed it to a friend of mine and she smirked and said, “nice annual report Mazarine.” I was so proud of it. I said, “You see, I […]
What makes a good annual report letter from a director?
Are you starting to write your annual report? Do you want to know how to write a better letter from your director? What makes a good letter from a director in your annual report? Well, here’s a letter from the board chair in the first annual report I made, in 2007. Let’s take a critical […]
There’s a new virtual volunteer website in town
And it’s called Grassroots.org! You may have heard of Skills for Change, Global Giving, and Koodoo nation, but check out what a volunteer at Grassroots.org did! Kenita Pierce-Lewis, CEO of HOPE Inc, posted her annual report design to this site. Here’s what she said. […]
Want more donations? The SHAPE of your flyer matters!
Studies have shown that physical cues, presented in the immediate environment of an individual, influence his/her behavior later.
[SLIDES] How to get your nonprofit e-newsletters opened
If you missed my webinar on how to get more people to open your nonprofit e-newsletters last year, it’s coming up again on June 6th! Click here to learn more. For a free preview of what you’ll learn, check out these slides here: [raw] How to Get People to Open Your Nonprofit E-newsletter Webinar Preview […]
Re-designing your nonprofit website and other things that are sent to try us
Oh man. Have you ever tried to redesign your nonprofit website? Was that fun? No? Why not? Is it because you were trying to skimp on people who knew what they were doing, and decided to DIY? Is it because you trusted people who said they knew what they were doing, and then they didn’t […]