How to Build a Non-Profit Blog Editorial Calendar

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How to Build a Non-Profit Blog Editorial Calendar

A blog is a great tool for non-profits. It gives you control over your own news channel essentially.

Without a blog, you can put out press releases and photos all day long, but if the news outlets don’t pick it up, it feels like the news never happened. If you have your own blog, you can post the press release there, along with photos, links, and more materials, then share all of that on social media, on your website, and in an e-newsletter. But if you’re thinking of starting a blog and don’t have a lot of content, you may wonder how to get started.

A blog editorial calendar will help you with timing, messaging, and management. Here’s how to build one:

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Using Google Calendar to Prompt the Big Questions

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Using Google Calendar to Prompt the Big Questions

Did you know, if you put a numerical list in a blog title, you’ll get more hits?

  • “7 tips to…”
  • “30 lessons from my 30th year…”
  • “100 affirmations for…”

Some of these lists can be very hard to process in one sitting. How do you work your way through 100 affirmations for a full life? Or 40 questions to ask yourself to find out if the entrepreneurial life is for you?

I’ve tried to sit down with a few lists before and journal my way through the answers, but my interest fades shortly after question #7, like a drawn-out homework assignment.

I needed a way to take these valuable lists a bit more slowly and intentionally.

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