Enhancing Your Nonprofit’s Brand Identity

By |2024-11-22T14:08:07-05:00September 26th, 2023|

By now, most nonprofits have taken the necessary steps towards establishing their brand. Let’s take a moment to revisit what a brand truly encompasses. A brand is not limited to just a logo or a set of colors; it is an entity that fosters immediate visual recognition. Your brand is what sets you apart from others. Therefore, it is crucial to periodically assess and ensure that your organization remains strong and conveys a consistent message across all channels. […]

How to Develop Interconnected Nonprofits in the All-Digital World

By |2024-11-13T12:53:48-05:00November 30th, 2021|

With a multitude of online platforms to monitor, along with a variety of constituents to engage, it’s enough to make even the most dynamic nonprofit leader feel withdrawn. This begs the question: “In a time when we are all more “connected” than ever, how can we feel so disconnected?” […]

Nonprofit Donor Communication: Stop Summer Slide

By |2024-11-13T12:58:15-05:00July 23rd, 2021|

The dog days of summer. While this phrase conjures up images of fun in the sun and backyard barbecues, it’s also synonymous with a period of heat-induced sluggishness that coincides with the heliacal rising of Sirius, also known as the “dog star”. […]

Values Matter: Core Values and What They Mean

By |2024-11-13T12:53:27-05:00March 22nd, 2021|

StratusLIVE focuses on three core values: excellence, integrity, and innovation. In all aspects of business, whether in creating new enhancements for our Nonprofit CRM or Online Giving platforms or in the content we produce to help the nonprofit community tackle a topic they may be struggling to overcome, we want to be sure that we stay true to those core values consistently.   What are your organizations’ core values? […]

7 Story Types To Make Your Appeals More Appealing

By |2024-11-13T12:58:26-05:00May 13th, 2019|

To engage donors and inspire them to get involved in your nonprofit—whether by fundraising, word-of-mouth advertising, or volunteering—they need to become invested in your story. What makes your nonprofit tick? What are its goals? Who does it help? And why? […]