For Nonprofit CEOs
The Weekly Brief
Marketing leadership insights for nonprofit CEOs.
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Nonprofit marketing doesn't fail because of effort or talent.
It fails when it isn't clearly directed and led from the executive seat.
Here you'll find weekly notes on how to close that gap ā written with real-time insight from the seats we've sat in: nonprofit CEO, VP of Marketing, Board Chair, Marketing Committee Chair, and nearly two decades leading a digital marketing agency built solely for nonprofits.
Read the Latest Briefs
Mid-Week Marketing Signal & Saturday Marketing Shift
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Subject
Date
Cindy & Breece
Saturday Brief
ā The question every nonprofit CEO can ask
You don't have to bring the marketing to the marketing meeting.
October 3
Cindy
Mid-Week Brief
When your brain says, āIāve got nothingā
When youāre carrying everything you carry as a CEO, coming up with something interesting to talk about in a marketing meeting probably isnāt very high on your priority list.
September 30
Cindy & Breece
Saturday Brief
ā When you donāt know what to do
Confidence that depends on circumstances cooperating isn't really the kind of confidence leadership requires.
September 26
Cindy
Mid-Week Brief
Strong leaders get unsteady too
You don't know exactly how donors will respond as you move into year-end.
September 23
Cindy & Breece
Saturday Brief
ā What Legacy Leaders buildā¦
Budgets require it. Strategic plans require it. Boards expect it.
September 19
Cindy
Mid-Week Brief
Are you leading beyond today?
We're deep into year-end fundraising planning with several of our nonprofit clients right now, and I'm seeing two very different realities.
September 16
Cindy & Breece
Saturday Brief
ā Do you really trust your team?
It's a little harder when someone on that team makes an important decision differently than you would have.
September 12
Cindy & Breece
Saturday Brief
ā What your future CEO will need to know
Some of the most important things inside an organization can be surprisingly easy to lose.
September 5
Leadership Perspectives
Most nonprofit marketing writing is for the marketing team. This is for the leader who's responsible for it.
