With Daylight Saving Time weekend officially over, it’s time to look ahead and start planning for the upcoming Fall events. Thanksgiving is something all church communities should be planning messaging around, especially on social media. It’s a great time of year to engage people with themes of gratitude, grace and thankfulness. Here’s some professionally […]
9 Ways to Thank Donors Creatively and Quickly
DO THIS. TLDR: Thank donors immediately and through multiple means. NOT THIS. Often times raising the money is the big priority. So all activities are focused on getting the funds “in.” And thanking donors gets a back seat. Since there is no tangible immediate feedback (or penalty) felt after sending thank you notes and making […]
How Frequently Should I Be Posting To Each Social Media Platform?
EVERYONE HAS THE SAME QUESTION ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA PUBLISHING One of the most common questions I get from people who are getting a handle on social media for the organization is: how frequently should I be posting stuff on social media? And can I just copy what I post on one network and put it on […]
The One Day Your Team Can’t Afford To Ignore
I recently shared a couple dozen statistics about the growing efforts behind #GivingTuesday for nonprofit fundraising. If you haven’t seen any of them, take a moment to click through and browse through some of the compelling facts about the growing giving event for nonprofits. 27 #GivingTuesday Stats That Will Make You Wish It Was Tuesday […]
INTERVIEW: Why You Should Take Notice Of UNreasonable Churches
Today I had a chance to catch-up with Rich Birch, founder of UnSeminary.com resource site and podcast for church leaders as well as author of the new book, UNreasonable Churches. Turn up your sound and click to play the interview video: Rich cites a stat that 94% of churches are loosing ground against the growth the […]
5 Ways To Reach 81% New People In Your Community For Christmas
CHRISTMAS! Nearly everyone loves it. Quite literally nearly everyone apparently. And is your church communications taking advantage of that fact? FIRST THE FACTS According to Pew research, clearly the major major major majority of Americans (92%) and nearly all Christians (96%) say they celebrate Christmas <Pew Research Ctr survey>. You could have guessed that, right? But […]
The Most Meaningful Conversations Your Church Can Have
Do you see this group having a conversation together? Can you see who’s in that mass of people? Can you tell what they’re talking about? Can you tell me if you can easily join that group if you wanted to? Why am I asking these questions? Because I think your church is stuck in a […]
4 Ways Churches Can Use A Website Landing Page
Most church communications teams understand the need to have a website. But many don’t know how to maximize the web presence and the traffic coming into the site. Building a landing page is key. In fact, many people don’t know the difference between the homepage and a landing page. But if you want to have […]
Facebook Timeline Cover Images For Churches And the One Option To Avoid
What do you use for your Facebook Timeline Cover Image? It’s seems to be one of those controversial questions that doesn’t seem to have the right answer. But if you if you ask me, it is not as trivial as the age-old question of over-the-top or under: Generally speaking, you will see many churches use […]
10 End of Year Giving Campaign Best Practices
THE END OF YEAR IS HERE Can you believe it? We are in the last quarter of the year. The countdown has begun! Soon we will be in the full throes of end of your giving campaigns. Here is an infographic with a list of 10 best practices for when you were sitting down to […]