Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Maggie Combs Nonprofits today are solving some of the world’s most complex and challenging problems. However, these mission-driven organizations are facing internal challenges of their own, with less access to the financial...
How Nonprofits Can Break into Consumer Events
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jolynn Berk It’s easy for nonprofits to stay in their lane when it comes to trade shows, conferences and industry events – however, there’s much to be gained by dipping your toe into a for-profit event that’s relevant to your...
Experiencing Information Overload?
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Marshéle Carter and Olivia Ballard Are you drowning in the online sea of information? There are more than 180 million blogs out there, which makes finding helpful, relevant guidance difficult and time-consuming to find....
The Amplifying Power of a Story Well-Told
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Katie Prentiss Onsager, Executive Producer Video-based storytelling is vital for non-profits, no matter your budget or mission. However, for many nonprofits, taking the first step towards creating effective video content can seem...
Empowering Nonprofits Through Technology and Communications Tools
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Amanda Schwartz What are the most important tools nonprofits need to scale their work? That’s a question that we ask ourselves constantly here at WAKE. We’re dedicated to identifying technology and communications tools and...
Are News Releases a Thing of the Past?
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Emily Magnus and Marshéle Carter Rumor has it that releases are relics. However, statistics tell us that well-written, newsy, press releases still make journalists happy and, more importantly, score positive coverage for diligent...
The new Facebook algorithm: Why the change is so good for nonprofits
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Gary Wohlfeill No one likes change. It’s scary. It’s disruptive. So when Facebook announced last month that they were making more changes to their algorithm and what content users would be seeing in their Facebook feeds, we...
The Old Annual Report in the New Digital Age
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By David Chatham The nonprofit annual report has been around since the first nonprofits were established in the late 1800's. And it seems like not much has changed since then with this tried and true vehicle for communicating the...
What Nonprofits Need to Know about Blockchain: Humanitarian Use Cases
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Desiree Dickerson Over the past year, blockchain technology has been touted as the miracle solution to all of society’s pressing ailments. From food supply chains and insurance claims, to art authentication and DNA sequencing,...
Building Brand Identities
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Alan Siegel, Founder and President, Siegelvision The rapid, unrelenting pace and overwhelming quantity of information in our society makes it a difficult time to communicate, to cut through noise, clutter and falsehoods. It is...