“We use 1 week experiements…somebody will have an idea and we will figure out a way to prove if the idea is going to work.” I love the idea of one week experiments to test the quality of an idea! Can’t see the video? Click here to view it on the web. Tweet
Steve Blank, a lifetime entrepreneur and Professor at recently blogged about his visit to Finland and the start-up culture in the country. “What makes Finland such a wonderful place to live and raise a family may ultimately be what kills it as a startup hub. There’s a safety net in almost every part of one’s …
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This tweet I sent the other day resonated with a variety of people as it received a series of @ replies and RT’s within a couple hours of posting. Apparently many others enjoy Twitter over Facebook these days. I was at the airport preparing to board a flight and an announcement came that the crew …
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“They lost sight, in their excitement, of the continuing importance of creative messaging and the context of the media placement. Knowing who to talk to is important, but doing that in the right environment and with the right story really matters.”–source
“Influence isn’t spawning retweets. Influence is getting people to do what you want. Justin Bieber doesn’t want you to retweet him, he wants you to buy his music and pay to see his concerts.”–Tom Webster from a recent post on Online Influence I spoke with an author of a recently published book who spent a …
Coordinated, Thoughtful, Multichannel. These come from Katya’s Non-Profit Marketing blog post on Mastering Multi-Channel Marketing. If you recently started using online channels such as email or Facebook for fundraising then the entire post is worth a read. It’s easy in a crisis to look to Facebook or a new website as the answer, but in …
“While the hit to fundraising has hurt many not-for-profits, the more fundamental core problem is strategic. These institutions lack a strategy for connecting their mission with their ability to deliver. In short, this is a crisis of coherence.”—Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi from a recent Harvard Business Review article. The article notes how many non-profits …
This is from a presentation by Hugo Manila on Optimizing Web Content Delivery and Interaction for Multiple Platforms. There are plenty of implications for how ministry leaders can prepare for the absolute saturation of smart devices coming very soon! Hope mobile is on your radar!
Ronin Research wrote recently on 11 Principles for Responding to Disruption. I found the diagram the chart they shared that synthesized the steps needed to effectively react to the ever changing culture. The entire article is well worth a read. Here’s some of my thoughts in reaction: 3-Gather Intelligence. Let’s end the days of gut …
While giving towards religious efforts has stayed the same (0.8% to be exact).–source If you are a fundraiser have you noticed an increased amount of gifts (either in size or frequency) towards international efforts? What are you doing as a fundraiser in response to this trend?
