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For nonprofits—as well as all organizations—a brand includes who you are intrinsically, what you look like (i.e. your visual identity), and how others perceive you. Brand development is about creating and maintaining alignment between these various dimensions.
6 ideas for ways you can connect with supporters and improve donor retention, all while building a more engaged and positive culture at your nonprofit.
What donor personas are, how to create effective ones, and how you can leverage them to serve your nonprofit’s goals and mission.
As nonprofit fundraisers, it’s crucial that we learn to communicate not just with compassion, but with a deeper, more ethical intention.
Increase donations with a campaign-specific donation page that tells your story, engages supporters, and converts visitors.
Effective events are a lot of work, but in the end, they pay for themselves both financially and in the support and memories you create. Here’s provided a 10 step guide that your nonprofit can use to plan and host a successful fundraising event.
Maximize your nonprofit's impact by avoiding donor fatigue. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain supporters with these funnel strategies.
Learn the basics of good storytelling and how to structure your campaign to build emphasis at the right moments.
Discover how the latest AI language model can help jumpstart your creativity and streamline your content creation.
Here are 6 tips on how to make the most of #GivingTuesday and support a cause you care about. Get involved and make a difference in 2023!
Discover how you can leverage storytelling, online and offline giving, and promotional assets to maximize your end-of-year fundraising campaign.
Learn how to connect with audiences by identifying your brand's unique qualities and developing an authentic tone of voice.
From outdated design to poor performance, learn how to determine whether it's time to invest in a new website.
Learn how one client surpassed their fundraising goal by incorporating visuals, telling a story, and keeping donors updated.
Discover how to interview staff and donors, mine data from your CRM, and survey your donor base to craft well-rounded donor personas.
Learn how inbound marketing can help your organization attract quality leads and build lasting relationships.
Discover which key performance indicators (KPIs) to focus on and how to track them using social media analytics.
Green Gate Marketing Newsletter
We're committed to supporting your impact in the world. In the Green Gate newsletter, we bring the conversation to you with industry news, design showcases, and plenty of tips and ideas for how you can level up your nonprofit's marketing.
Client Impact
In honor of National Volunteer Month, we’re showcasing some volunteer opportunities with clients who are truly making a difference in Atlanta.
As the only non-sectarian girls’ school in Atlanta, Atlanta Girls’ School provides something special. It’s one of the few single-sex environments that doesn’t exist to discourage girls from doing something, but rather to encourage them.
Year-end fundraising is critical for nonprofits. See how we're helping our clients plan and execute unique campaigns to support incredible organizations.
Atlanta Girls’ School hosted a community fundraising luncheon. Check out some of the work we created to help support their mission.
Raising Expectations provides holistic, long-term support to marginalized youth in Atlanta with quality programming that meets the moment.
Focal Point magazine is an award-winning publication that explores faith through storytelling.
Discover how we helped Covenant Community celebrate recent graduates of their recovery program at their annual Celebration of Memories and Hope.
HouseProud Atlanta recently launched a program to provide 1,000 Atlanta seniors with Ring devices for added safety and peace of mind.
Our integrated fundraising campaign helped Emmaus House raise more than $47,000 for their CDF Freedom Schools® program.
Discover how you can celebrate Mother's Day by giving back to moms in need. Check out these organizations serving mothers and families this Mother's Day.
Discover how these three organizations are making a difference in their global and local communities.
These women remind us that each individual has the power to make a difference in the world.
Random Acts of Kindness Day celebrates how small gestures can brighten someone's day and make a positive impact on the world.
Green Gate News
Katherine Branch will be leading a session at this year’s Nonprofit Marketing Summit March 5 - 7. We hope you can join!
Over the years, I’ve come to realize that our ability to question is also what makes us good at our work. Questions help ground everything we do in strategy, allowing us to be more than just order-takers for our clients; by asking the right questions, we become partners in their missions.
Green Gate was recently honored with a silver Anthem Award for Nonprofit Fundraising Campaign in the category of Education, Arts, and Culture.
Green Gate’s Founder and CEO, Katherine Branch, recently sat down with Kristen Rocco for a wide-ranging interview on Bold Moves: How Did You Know.
Both our CEO/Founder, Katherine Branch, and our Director of Strategy, Christian Carerra, recently attended this year’s Association of Fundraising Professionals ICON event in New Orleans.
Green Gate's Founder and CEO is helping AFP’s Greater Atlanta Chapter promote opportunity, equality, and stewardship through effective communications.
Learn how a coaching workshop for women helped our founder identify her top personal values and use them to guide her life.
Nonprofit Leader Series: Greg Cole, Emmaus House
Greg Cole is the executive director of Emmaus House, an organization that has been helping residents of Atlanta’s historic Peoplestown community overcome poverty, racism, and other barriers to opportunity for more than 55 years.
Join Green Gate at the 2024 Nonprofit Marketing Summit
Katherine Branch will be leading a session at this year’s Nonprofit Marketing Summit March 5 - 7. We hope you can join!
How a Strong Brand Can Help Your Nonprofit’s Messaging Take Flight/Root
Strong messaging is important, but far too many organizations want to skip to what they’re saying (messaging) without giving serious thought to who is speaking (your brand). Now more than ever, having a strong brand is crucial if you want your communications to have an impact on audiences.
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