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5-Minute Impact Amplifier Checklist: Boost Your Mission-Driven Marketing In just 5 minutes, assess and improve your organization's marketing and communications efforts.

This checklist will help you identify areas of strength and opportunities for growth to amplify your impact.

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Visibility is key in the digital world 💻

Once an organization has reached a certain operational size, it will develop a marketing department or hire a fractional marketing team – while the individual still has to find clients.

This poses a different problem for the individual who also has to develop knowledge and set aside time to do things that are typically outside their expertise. The good news is it is knowledge so it can be learned.

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The Power of One: How Individual Professionals Can Market Like Giants - Lead Grow Thrive The Power of One: How Individual Professionals Can Market Like Giants by Nicolay Kreidler | Jul 17, 2024 Every idea starts small. Sometimes, they grow into large organizations; sometimes, they don’t. It really depends. Take those in the complementary medicine professions. More often than not, they...

In the world of non-profit marketing, it’s easy to get lost in a sea of numbers. But which metrics truly matter when it comes to measuring your organization’s impact and marketing effectiveness?

Let’s dive into the key performance indicators (KPIs) that can help your mission-driven organization make data-informed decisions and amplify your impact.

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Measuring What Matters Most: Key Marketing Metrics for Non-Profits - Lead Grow Thrive Measuring What Matters Most: Key Marketing Metrics for Non-Profits by Nicolay Kreidler | Jul 3, 2024 In the world of non-profit marketing, it’s easy to get lost in a sea of numbers. But which metrics truly matter when it comes to measuring your organization’s impact and marketing effectiveness? ...

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In the age of social media and instant messaging, you might think email is a relic of the digital past. But here’s a surprise: email marketing remains one of the most powerful tools in a mission-driven organization’s communication arsenal. 📧💪

In fact, it’s often the unsung hero, quietly but effectively driving engagement, donations, and action.

Let’s dive into why email marketing is crucial for non-profits and how to harness its full potential.

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Email Marketing: The Unsung Hero of Non-Profit Communications - Lead Grow Thrive Email Marketing: The Unsung Hero of Non-Profit Communications by Nicolay Kreidler | Jun 30, 2024 In the age of social media and instant messaging, you might think email is a relic of the digital past. But here’s a surprise: email marketing remains one of the most powerful tools in a mission-driven...

In the bustling digital marketplace of ideas, non-profits and mission-driven organizations face a unique challenge: how to cut through the noise and make their voices heard. 📢

This is where content creation and strategy come into play, serving as the megaphone for your mission and the bridge between your organization and the hearts of your supporters.

Let’s dive into why content is king, especially for those striving to make a difference.

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The Power of Content: Crafting Stories That Change the World - Lead Grow Thrive The Power of Content: Crafting Stories That Change the World by Nicolay Kreidler | Jun 28, 2024 | Uncategorized In the bustling digital marketplace of ideas, non-profits and mission-driven organizations face a unique challenge: how to cut through the noise and make their voices heard. This is where....

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An organization that fails to leverage social media effectively is potentially neglecting its duty to its cause and beneficiaries. In a world where attention is currency, not maximizing your digital reach could be seen as a form of resource waste, akin to mismanaging funds or underutilizing volunteer time.

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The Ethical Imperative of Social Media for Mission-Driven Organizations - Learn Grow Thrive The Ethical Imperative of Social Media for Mission-Driven Organizations by Nicolay Kreidler | Jun 26, 2024 | Uncategorized In the realm of non-profits and social impact organizations, we often discuss ethical obligations in terms of program delivery, financial transparency, and stakeholder accountab...

In today’s digital age, effective marketing is crucial for non-profits to amplify impact, engage supporters, and drive change. Yet, building and maintaining a strong marketing team remains a challenge for smaller organizations.

Let’s dive into why this is such a persistent issue and explore potential solutions. 💼🌟

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Beyond the Juggle and Patchwork: A New Approach to Non-Profit Marketing Excellence - Learn Grow Thrive Beyond the Juggle and Patchwork: A New Approach to Non-Profit Marketing Excellence by Nicolay Kreidler | Jun 22, 2024 | Uncategorized In today’s digital age, effective marketing and communications are crucial for non-profit and mission-driven organizations to amplify their impact, engage supporter...

Social media isn’t just a communications tool; it’s a force multiplier for your mission. Here’s why:

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The Ethical Imperative of Social Media for Mission-Driven Organizations - Learn Grow Thrive The Ethical Imperative of Social Media for Mission-Driven Organizations by Nicolay Kreidler | Jun 26, 2024 | Uncategorized In the realm of non-profits and social impact organizations, we often discuss ethical obligations in terms of program delivery, financial transparency, and stakeholder accountab...

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The challenges facing mission-driven organizations in marketing and communications are real and significant.

The key lies in shifting our mindset – from viewing marketing as a necessary evil to seeing it as an integral part of achieving our mission.

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The Marketing Tightrope: Navigating Challenges and Finding Solutions in Mission-Driven Organizations - Learn Grow Thrive The Marketing Tightrope: Navigating Challenges and Finding Solutions in Mission-Driven Organizations by Nicolay Kreidler | Apr 23, 2024 | Uncategorized Picture this: It’s 2 AM, and Sarah, the Executive Director of a small environmental non-profit, is still awake. She’s not burning the midnight o...

Fractional marketing is a flexible model that allows organizations to access high-level marketing expertise on a part-time or project basis.

Instead of hiring a full-time Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) or building an entire in-house team, you can engage experienced marketing professionals for a fraction of the time and cost. 💼

https://lead-grow-thrive.com/unleashing-the-power-of-fractional-marketing-a-game-changer-for-non-profits-and-mission-driven-organizations/

Unleashing the Power of Fractional Marketing: A Game-Changer for Non-Profits and Mission-Driven Organizations - Learn Grow Thrive Unleashing the Power of Fractional Marketing: A Game-Changer for Non-Profits and Mission-Driven Organizations by Nicolay Kreidler | May 22, 2024 | Uncategorized In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, effective marketing and communications are more crucial than ever for non-profits and mission-dr...

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Surgeon General: More Evidence Social Media Use is Bad for Kids Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy issued a report encouraging parents to reduce online time for children and encouraging scientists to do more research.

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The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health - Neuroscience News The U.S. Surgeon General has issued an urgent advisory addressing the potential dangers of social media on the mental health of young people.

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If we weren’t aware that many people in our culture have wounded boundaries, 2020 sure made that obvious. So what’s all that about? Why do so many of us have wounded boundaries, and what does it mean to have healthy ones?

Understanding boundaries evokes a lot of confusing questions:
• Can I be a nice, likable person and still have good boundaries?
• Can I keep my mind and heart open but still shore up my boundaries?
• Do boundaries interfere with intimacy or support it?
• What’s the difference between walls and boundaries?
• Why do some people feel entitled to things they’re not entitled to, while others don’t feel like they deserve even the most basic kinds of protection?
• Why do some people seem incapable of saying no, while others seem incapable of hearing or respecting no?
• Why do some people say no to caring for others when kindness and intimacy would require them to show up for their loved ones while others pretzel themselves to say yes?
• Why do some say no to receiving care, even when others genuinely want to support them?
• Is there a way to set and enforce boundaries (without being controlling or abusive) that includes the needs of yourself and other people, and if so, how do we practice that kind of boundary setting?

I can relate to the confusion around boundaries on a personal level. When my therapist first started talking to me about my loose boundaries back in my thirties, I tuned her out. I judged her as rigid, inflexible, judgmental, overly serious, spiritually handicapped, and missing out on all the fun, love, connection, and playfulness that loose boundaries let you enjoy! In other words, I hadn’t yet gotten hurt enough by my loose boundaries (or realized how I was hurting others) to fully understand the risks I would come to know all too well.

It’s only now that I’m really learning to understand how boundary injuries happen through childhood trauma- and how the overly loose boundaries or overly rigid, inflexible ones that result, through no fault of our own- can cripple our lives. The good news is that trauma can be healed, boundary injuries can be repaired, healthy boundaries that are neither too rigid nor too porous can be restored and enforced, and two people with good boundaries can learn to negotiate needs, desires, and preferences in healthy ways. Yeah!

Therapists, self-help books, and recovery programs hammer into us the importance of healthy boundaries, and rightfully so. Without boundaries to protect us from mistreatment and boundaries to contain us from mistreating others, relationships are often unsafe, trust erodes, and the intimacy we all crave is hard to find and sustain.

The problem is that when people first learn boundaries, they often erect walls that push away the very intimacy our hearts yearn for. While a hit of empowerment can definitely help protect you from abusive relationships, it can also convert you from a disempowered doormat into an empowered jerk. Likewise, rigid boundaries or ultimatums (which can sometimes be one-sided demands) can be misused in controlling or even abusive ways.

Rigid, one-sided boundaries meant to protect the person setting the boundary, which I like to call “Boundaries 1.0,” may be necessary to keep you safe, even if they hurt others. And that’s okay. Sometimes those kinds of boundaries are the best we’re going to get. But if two boundary-wounded people are both in recovery together from the traumas that harm our boundaries in the first place, a whole new level of intimacy is possible with what I call “Boundaries 2.0,” an Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed way to negotiate boundaries so both parties can cooperate and compromise to get their needs met relationally.

While many helpful communication tools intended to help us set boundaries, manage triggers and negotiate conflict exist, most of us forget all the “rules” the moment we’re triggered. While it can be helpful to teach our rational brains good communication tools and rules about boundaries, the reality is that our emotional brains are often not so rational in the event of a traumatic trigger.

Why? Because when we get triggered, the prefrontal cortex tends to go offline, and now we’re reacting from our lizard brains, and reactive, irrational, emotional parts of us that are less well behaved may jump in. While those reactive parts may think they’re protecting us, they may also cause harm in our relationships when we’re in distress. Because we either freeze and fail to protect our boundaries, fight in ways that may not be fair, flee in a manner that can feel like abandonment to someone else, or fawn when we should be standing up for ourselves, all those great tools can go out the window when we’re under stress.

From the Internal Family Systems (IFS) perspective, if we can let our Divine “Self” negotiate and enforce healthy boundaries instead of relying solely on the rational mind to memorize all the rules and remember them when we’re triggered, we’re more likely to be able to navigate challenging relational dynamics, even in the heat of boundary violations and the painful emotions that can accompany them.

Boundaries don’t have to be one-sided or harsh ultimatums. They don’t have to be closed-off walls that keep intimacy out. They can be mutually negotiated, relational, and intimacy-building in ways that draw people together rather than dividing them or destroying intimacy. Although it’s important to learn the basics of Boundaries 1.0 before learning more advanced, trauma-informed, relational boundary setting, IFS-informed Boundaries 2.0 can help us set and maintain boundaries that honor all of our “parts” inside while also honoring all the “parts” of someone else who wants to be a safe, intimate practice partner for learning healthy boundaries together.

This kind of boundary setting applies not only to romantic or familial relationships. Healthy boundaries are also crucial for close friendships, successful business negotiations, and conflict mediations of all kinds, including addressing collective traumas and cultural conflicts. Because you’ll learn to know your own “parts” before engaging in any relational boundary, it’s also a profoundly healing tool for personal growth, self-awareness, spiritual development, and intimacy-building.

To impart the tools, practices, and psycho-education necessary to teach you what it took me a decade of therapy to learn and integrate, we’re offering anyone interested in learning more our next workshop: Heal Your Wounded Boundaries, along with a new full-length book I’ve just written, The Boundaries Handbook.

Join me and preeminent guest faculty trauma therapists Resmaa Menakem - New York Times bestselling author, and anti-racist activist and author, Derek Scott, the founder of IFS Canada, for over 22 live hours of discovering, learning, and healing.

Learn more in the link in the comments below. We start with a weekend Zoom retreat on October 1 & 2, then we'll be meeting for six two hour Zoom sessions after that. All sessions, including the retreat, will be recorded. We hope to see those of you who might benefit from this material soon! We had to close our last online course two weeks early because we can only hold so many people safe on Zoom when we're addressing traumatic material, so please register early if you're sure you want to participate to avoid being disappointed.

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