Like you, I am tired of living in unprecedented times. In addition to the daily onslaught on our civil rights, all of us, and our organizations, are in more precarious positions than before. I’ve been consulting for over a decade now and I’ve made countless communications plans for clients, most of whom are small nonprofits […]| Allison Carney Consulting
The Chronicle of Philanthropy published an article this week about the Generosity Commission, a $3.8 million bipartisan commission from the nation’s biggest foundations. The commission’s purpose is simple: to investigate why giving has declined and to spur more generosity among middle- and low-income individuals. If you’re anything like me, you just blinked a few times […]| Allison Carney Consulting
It’s no secret that I’m a loud person. I have a boisterous laugh, I yell constantly, and at every performance I have ever attended, I’m always cheering at the top of my lungs, regardless of the format. Sorry, Seattle Symphony. Probably for the good of society, not everyone is like me. There are quiet people […]| Allison Carney Consulting
I was sheepish when I said it, looking down the table of white faces in our first strategic planning committee meeting, “I think it’s a problem that we’re all white people here, that our leadership is majority white, and we’re making these decisions on behalf of the community, which is mostly people of color.” The board […]| Allison Carney Consulting
Facebook is an obvious choice to market your event, with its 1.7 billion users. But with 38 million other Facebook events to compete with, how do you make yours stand out? Here are a few suggestions: Make it look good The best thing you can do to help your event take off on Facebook is to make […]| Allison Carney Consulting
Everyone hates spam e-mails. We’ve all gotten more cash offers in our inbox that we care to remember and who knows how many Nigerian princes have waited patiently for responses to their carefully-w…| Allison Carney Consulting
As a nonprofit communicator, you’re wearing too many hats. There are emails to send, images to post, stories to collect, with no end in sight. And while no one wants to add a new technology to their life (must I remember yet another password?), an investment up front can save a lot of time in […]| Allison Carney Consulting
As a communications professional, I have a few tenets I keep close to my heart. Simple language is best. Awareness is not a goal. The Oxford comma is a requirement, not a suggestion. And perhaps th…| Allison Carney Consulting
Right now, the feeling I hear most about is powerlessness. We feel powerless to end a deadly pandemic. We feel powerless to end police brutality. We feel powerless in comforting or supporting our B…| Allison Carney Consulting
We all know that early January is the time to make New Year’s resolutions that we (hopefully) keep. Changing behavior is always hard, but this time of year makes us feel like it’s a little easier, …| Allison Carney Consulting
Every organization wants to improve their website’s SEO (search engine optimization). We work hard to create engaging content, and improving the SEO for your nonprofit website is the best way to ge…| Allison Carney Consulting
