
www.philanthropyjournal.org
By following a few simple strategies, nonprofits can stand out from the crowd and have their message heard.

AFP Indiana I love this post!
www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com
How can crafting the perfect thank you letter lead to life-long donors?

AFP Indiana It doesn't take an Oscar winning director to tell a moving story about your organization.
www.techsoup.org
Digital storytelling tends to be a powerful, evocative, and emotional way of communicating themes and stories. Read tips culled from digital storytelling experts.

AFP Indiana Deadline April 1st.
infuseinitiative.com
Infuse Initiative is a business grant contest with $100,000 value in total prizes in professional pro-bono services for marketing, accounting, technology and legal services.

AFP Indiana Are you mobile? "The benefit with mobile for these types of campaigns is that consumers don't have to wait to take action..." (link via Kyle Lacy )
Charities turn to mobile social network advertising to increase donations - Mobile Marketer - Advert
www.mobilemarketer.com
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation have teamed up with Cellufun for a mobile public service announcement campaign.

AFP Indiana Great recent post from Achieve, also printed in the latest IBJ...
www.achieveguidance.com

AFP Indiana "The Ask" looks like a great book! Finally, a novel about our awesome profession.
www.npr.org
Novelist Tash Aw takes us to Indonesia on the eve of violent civil war; a history of Austen appreciation, Jane's Fame, traces the author's rise from obscurity to ubiquity; Sam Lipsyte brings the funny ...

AFP Indiana Join AFP's Small Shop group at Noon TODAY at Keep Indianapolis Beautiful for Donor Cultivation and Stewardship: A Success Story. Presenters will be Chuck Webster, Head of School and Jeannie Sager, Dir. of Dev., University High School. Please RSVP to Teresa Rhodes, at trhodes@kibi.org or (317) 264- 7555 , ext. 115 to attend.

AFP Indiana Is it wishful thinking or are you on the same track?
Charities Expect More Hiring in 2010 - Jobs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofi
philanthropy.com
Despite tough times for charities, a trio of new surveys of charities in New York, New Jersey, and Washington shows that most plan to hire in the year ahead—and that the overwhelming majority plan to raise staff salaries in 2010 or at least hold them steady.

AFP Indiana What's new facebook fundraisers?

AFP Indiana
Rock-Star Branding for Nonprofits - "...grant proposals bear dense academic language and references to
"populations" and "thought leadership" and "operationalization." But in
the B2C arena, defined by the down-and-dirty business of getting money
out of people, the language of the people has far greater potential to
win hea...rts and minds and thus dollars."
www.editorialemergency.com

AFP Indiana Coming to you from one of last year's Spring Conference speakers Kyle Lacy and his company Brandswag Corp: New Media Marketing // Identity Design
socialdonation.eventbrite.com
Brandswag Corp presents Using Social Media for Increasing Donations -- Thursday, March 04, 2010 -- Indianapolis, IN

AFP Indiana The latest direct mail stats from DMA - how is your DM doing?
DMA Direct Mail Stats | The Agitator - Fundraising, Direct Marketing and Advocacy Strategies for Non
www.theagitator.net
Ethan Boldt at Inside Direct Mail reports these U.S. direct mail stats from the DMA's new 2010 Statistical Fact Book: Direct mail accounts for 52% of all mail

AFP Indiana did you see this? (via Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) )
www.afpnet.org
(Feb. 16, 2010) President Obama has included in the FY2011 budget a proposal to limit the value of itemized deductions for charitable contributions. AFP and several other organizations have co-signed a letter urging President Obama not to set limits on important tax incentives for giving.


















