Subscribe to These 5 Nonprofit Marketing News Updates

One of my New Year’s resolutions was to stay even more aware of nonprofit marketing news, so before 2015’s year-end, I sought out to uncover some of the best nonprofit newsletters to subscribe to for 2016.

1. NPQ

This is the place to come for a general overview of all things nonprofit. This includes some best practices for keeping up with the latest nonprofit trends, but also a hub of the latest nonprofit-related headlines.

2. Idealware

For a more tech-oriented update, Idealware is my go-to. With each newsletter, Karen & Laura point you to one big event or resource such as a 90 minute webinar or nonprofit guide. One of my favorite blogs to keep in an eye on is their “Best of the Web” each month. This includes a layout of resources from the month, including announcements that occurred that month, ways to keep up with new best practices out there, and general inspiration for a nonprofit.

3. John Haydon

After attending his webinar (packed with useful information on setting up a year-end publishing social strategy) and having him tweet back at me (promptly and authentically I might add), I became another John Haydon fan. He has not failed me and I love his weekly emails – especially since he promises just one email a week. If you ever have additional time, you or a member of your nonprofit can also sign up for one of his weekly coffee breaks for a free 15 minute presentation with 15 min of Q/A afterwards. His Twitter account is also a notable one (@johnhaydon).

4. Beth Kanter “Beth’s Blog“

Coming in as one of the top nonprofit influencers on Twitter (@kanter), I trust Beth Kanter is sending out news people are wanting to receive. She writes with upbeat and insightful voice, providing innovative ways to promote your nonprofit and also just general fun life advice (like staying stress-free with adult coloring books). She even has published a few books, especially oriented around networking for nonprofits.

5. M+R

Reading through M&R’s content feels like you’re actually sitting down with a group of fun people with intelligent advice. Their tone throughout their site and content is consistently light-hearted and friendly. On their site they also include free tools for nonprofits like a benchmark tool to see how your online metrics compare to other nonprofits’ and “social media calisthenics” which offer exercises for your social media team to practice.

Of course, you should definitely subscribe to The Nerdy Nonprofit blog for our own two cents. We send our newsletter out once a month, with a few blogs from our own site as well as our favorites from others from both the nonprofit tech and marketing realm.