It’s the time of year when I have a look at what people read most on my blogs. It helps me to know what resonates and what I might need to do a better job of promoting. Blogs that get a lot of traffic are the result of people who post about them on their own social media, or refer to them in a workshop they are doing, so if that’s you, THANK YOU.
I was quite pleased to see a lot of my blogs that have to do with communications, with community relations and with ethics end up in my list of most popular blogs this year – usually, the list is dominated by blogs related to volunteer engagement, which is fine, but I pour just as much energy into those blogs about outreach, so it’s nice to see that, this year, that reached a good number of folks.
In case you are wondering, I promote my blog through my Twitter account, my Facebook account, my LinkedIn account, some Subreddits, and some LinkedIn groups. I’m a one-person shop and create and promote these resources entirely on my own – and it’s getting harder and harder to get my voice out there in a sea of noise.
The visitor numbers are great – but the emails and comments on resources are what really keep me going, so please keep them coming!
What did I write that got people’s attention in 2019? Here’s the list:
- Tearing down women who dare to lead
- Signs that a nonprofit idea is doomed – a blog inspired by Anthony Bourdain
- review of latest data on volunteering in the USA
- Consequences for faking community service
- Tools for project managers with remote teams
- Do you want volunteer feedback? Not if you don’t ask for it.
- The Trust Crisis
- Ethical question for nonprofits: should you delete your Facebook account?
- United Nations scales back online volunteering program – and this was my most commented-on blog this year as well
- Call for papers on Marketing to Cultivate & Retain Donors, Members & Volunteers
- Poverty porn, survivor porn, inspiration porn – and how to avoid it in your imagery
Here’s to 2020!
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