The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Here is what my typical writing process looks like: Understand the goal and calls to action for the campaign. Brainstorm hooks and key messaging ( Here’s an in-depth guide on creating messages for fundraising campaigns ). Vanessa circa 2012 would let this phase turn into full on procrastination. Source stories. That’s right.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Started in 2012 by Henry Timms, chief executive officer (CEO) of the 92Y: Cultural Institution and Community Center. Follow these great planning tips from HubSpot to successfully launch your nonprofit’s #GivingTuesday campaign. Pre-Campaign Action. Set Your Goal. Develop Your Strategy. Where is your audience?

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

Whether you look at GivingTuesday campaigns from organizations in your hometown or charities on the other side of the world, there’s no shortage of nonprofits who are doing amazing things. Tens of millions of donors in the United States supported their favorite causes last year, with a whopping 20 million donating money on GivingTuesday.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

While generational cutoffs aren’t set in stone, Gen Z includes individuals born between 1997 and 2012. To best leverage collective impact and technology, peer-to-peer (P2P) campaigns are a popular way to engage and influence others – especially when shared across social media platforms. Who is Generation Z? The Bottom Line.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The first GivingTuesday took place in 2012, and since then it’s grown into a global movement. Don’t wait until the week before GivingTuesday to start spreading the word about your campaign! Your GivingTuesday campaign will be a success if you can make it easy for people to find, read and act on your donation page.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

To put that in perspective, the year before the first #GivingTuesday in 2012, there were just $6.6 Follow these steps to create your campaign: 1. Whether you’re large or small—whether this is your first Giving Tuesday campaign or 6 th —the point is that you must decide on your strategy. Campaign updates. Email sends.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Getting Attention suggests outlining these important elements in a plan that accounts for: Detailed campaign goals and key performance indicators (KPIs). Partnering with an influencer with a significant following and reputation can draw attention to your cause and establish the quality of your events.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Getting Attention suggests outlining these important elements in a plan that accounts for: Detailed campaign goals and key performance indicators (KPIs). Partnering with an influencer with a significant following and reputation can draw attention to your cause and establish the quality of your events.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 13, 2022

Generation Z (or Gen-Z for short), represents individuals born between 1997 and 2012. Sprout Social has some great tips for developing a social media strategy that reach Gen-Z users. Here are some tips on how to create skill-based volunteer learning opportunities. Who is Generation Z? Provide Learning Opportunities. Confidence.

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Classy

JUNE 7, 2021

In 2012, Operation Broken Silence launched a recurring giving program out of necessity to establish a consistent stream of revenue due to a lack of support from grantmakers. Your call to action sets the tone for your campaign, so be sure to emphasize why support is critical and timely right now.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

CONTENT MARKETING PRO TIP : Figure out how to turn the unique ways your organization is changing the world into content that can be used online. More recently they decided to harness the power of the web and content marketing by allowing people to follow the life of their 2012 national ambassador.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In particular, they have a track record of running incredible #GivingTuesday campaigns, exceeding their goal year after year. Started in 2012, this movement inspires millions of individuals to donate to their favorite causes annually. To put this in perspective, in 2018, 3.6 CauseVox Helps You Raise More On Mobile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

There are plenty of other websites where they can spew their hate and negativity, but believe me – they are toxic and can easily destroy the good will and good vibe of the communities your nonprofit has spent years building for your cause. Tips for handling social media burnout? Engaging them just makes it worse. Troll stories?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

One of the main causes is the advancement of smartphones and their camera technology. A study by EdgeRank documented that organic reach has declined from 16 percent reach per fan (meaning an average post reached 16 percent of a total fan base) in February 2012. Tips to Engaging Your Facebook Audience. percent in March 2014.

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Qgiv

MARCH 9, 2022

For example, a 2012 article published by American Health and Drug Benefits found that stable housing contributes significantly to better health outcomes and less utilization of the healthcare system. In this article, we’ll highlight some organizations who have had success combatting poverty and homelessness using peer-to-peer campaigns.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

your cause - without leaving your desk." Come share your challenges, learnings, great tips, and plans for global expansion. Come share your challenges, learnings, great tips, and plans for global expansion. Tips and Tools for Technology Planning. your peers and learn the skills you need to put technology to work for.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2016

Social media listening (or social media monitoring) is the practice of paying close attention to digital channels when conversations relevant to your cause are being discussed. This provides the context you need to understand how your most important advocates and future donors talk about your cause. What Should You Listen For?

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We rummage through troughs of data to tweak campaigns, make minor adjustments to landing pages, and obsess over A/B testing email subject lines all in the name of incremental improvement. Persuasion on the other hand, as Kivi Leroux Miller puts it, is key to running successful nonprofit marketing and fundraising campaigns.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We rummage through troughs of data to tweak campaigns, make minor adjustments to landing pages, and obsess over A/B testing email subject lines all in the name of incremental improvement. Persuasion on the other hand, as Kivi Leroux Miller puts it, is key to running successful nonprofit marketing and fundraising campaigns.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to share my best tips for managing an online crisis, with Allison Fine, for a podcast on the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The next time your organization makes a mistake, use these tips to handle the crisis ASAP, so it doesn’t bubble up and explode.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 31, 2016

We’re all asking ourselves: are our supporters even going to engage with us during a big campaign year, or are they already overwhelmed with messages and asks? Blackbaud just released a study on G iving in an Election Year that showed fascinating results from the 2012 election. Have content prepared. Become a part of the debate.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2014

This day of giving is truly becoming an international movement and tradition gaining momentum each year since its founding in 2012. Start your campaign early. Unlike a Black Friday coupon or Cyber Monday email, your cause is one that deserves attention 365 days of the year, not one that expires at Midnight. Build upon the Buzz.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

The episode examined some of the ways technology and social media can be harnessed to support causes. Telling Better Stories: Fundraising Tips from #12NTC : People don’t give just because you ask them — they give because they find your message and organization’s mission compelling.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

in 2012 to $142.05 Camp Kesem Marketing Manager Mai-Lan Pham told me this was their biggest social media campaign to date! Here are a 5 fundraising tips inspired from Camp Kesem’s #GivingTuesday success: 1. Camp Kesem geared their strategy towards Millenials by creating a campaign that empowered students.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Volunteer recruitment, fundraising, campaigns, all are overwhelming nonprofits in this period. Online donations seem to be on the raise, according to The 2012 Charitable Giving Report made by Blackbaud, “online giving grew 10.7% in 2012 compared to 2011”. in 2012 compared to 2011”. 3. Keep it simple.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

I think Adora Svitak, a 16 year-old education activist, whose 2012 Ted Talk, “ What Adults Can Learn from Kids , has almost 4 million views said it best when describing the impact that these “kids” will have and why we should pay attention to them: “New generations grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

” Organizations are always looking to attract more people to their cause and want their website and social media presence to support that goal. To offer something as backing to a cause or aim. It has been described as the ladder of engagement, and has been used to famous effect by the Obama campaign in 2012.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

This annual “Global Day of Giving” event takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving (this year it’s Nov 30 which might feel late but is sneaking up fast) and has helped to amplify year-end fundraising efforts for nonprofits and charitable causes since 2012. Use #GivingTuesday Campaign Resources. But that’s not the case.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2012

From the arts to youth, and everything in between – you’re passionate about your cause and the world is a better place because of it. Now, it’s the nearing the end of 2012. and Canadian nonprofits (as of October 1, 2012 – it’s growing by approximately 1 million donations per month). and Canada.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2015

She was inspired to create her project in 2012 when she met a man named Juan in a Soup Kitchen in Washington, DC. Says Makehaja, “After the tipping point in my life when I met Juan, the passion and determination for the cause of poverty alleviation became something I discovered myself as well as the value of paying it forward.”.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2011

The 2012 Summer Reading List for me included some light reading like The Confession (ok maybe that one wasn't so light.) Employ Lacey’s content marketing tips to help make your site front page news. Now you know: people like personal/social fundraising and you need to help them do it for your cause. Author: Cheryl Black.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the June 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. Promoting Promoting your own campaigns, events and fundraising appeals is an important part of your external communications. Don’t be shy about promoting your own cause—presumably, that’s why people are on your list to begin with.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 19, 2013

I highlighted important tips on Step 1: Get your participants to access their fundraising tools. Whether you are using Teamraiser or Friends Asking Friends to power your event fundraising, it is critical to keep your event fundraisers excited so they stay committed and driven to raise donations for your cause.

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Neon CRM

JULY 19, 2023

Here are 10 year-end giving statistics that show just how important the final month of the year can be—and how your nonprofit can leverage these trends to make your end-of-year campaign a success. That’s why it’s critical that your nonprofit find success with its end-of-year campaign. Get the guide 2.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Since 2012, #GivingTuesday has become a worldwide day of (mostly) online giving. One of our top #GivingTuesday best practices for 2021 is to start preparing your campaign early (aka, now). Campaign planning is the ideal way to ensure your campaign goals align with your organization’s goals. On GivingTuesday 2020, $2.47

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Donors afford the causes they support a great deal of leniency on December 31st. The New England Aquarium did just that in 2012. If you choose to use message filters in the email campaign, the groups rebuild over night so scheduling in advance is not an option. After all, it is the biggest fundraising day of the year.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Whether big, small or mid-sized, nonprofits are looking for ways to better understand donors and focus their fundraising on creating opportunities for donors to support the particular causes and interests they care about. In a just-ended capital campaign that raised $97 million, exceeding its goal by $7 million, Darlington School in Rome, Ga.,

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