The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

However, just because your nonprofit has an active Facebook doesn’t mean you can automatically utilize Twitter or LinkedIn effectively. billion active users. Facebook is a great tool for sharing photos and videos, spreading news of events and sharing company updates. Keep in mind good storytelling techniques.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

You might want to hire a photographer for events, then get participant’s permission to tag them in photos on social media. You can run a competition, giving away free perks to the member that contributes to the best photo. This will give people an added incentive to actively engage with you on social media.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The word “gala” conjures images of glittering ballrooms, elegant attendees, and a night dedicated to supporting a worthy cause. Create engaging activities for your guests to participate in. Focus on storytelling. It’s a crucial time for guests to be welcomed,mingle, and network. Set realistic goals. Balance is key.

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Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

The massive generosity movement is largely driven by an active online community. Launch a Storytelling Campaign Studies have proven that storytelling is much more effective than fact-sharing alone. You could even try live-streaming updates, appeals, and behind-the-scenes looks at your activities. billion that year.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

With all the details ironed out, all that’s left is to upload your image or video with your text copy and publish your Facebook Ad. Photo Ads Photo ads are one of the most common types of promotion on Facebook. Use high-quality images for ads. Unclear visuals look unprofessional, so be critical when selecting your images.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Your nonprofit can have your best year-end campaign by incorporating data-driven planning, tapping into overlooked segments, crafting impactful storytelling strategies, maximizing digital fundraising channels, and cultivating donor fundraising and stewardship throughout the year. Keep reading to find out more! #1

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Optimize your photos. The two most important pictures on your profile will be your profile picture and header image. When choosing your header image, pick a photo that best represents the work your organization does. Network and create an outreach strategy. Take advantage of sponsored content.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Are you shocked to find out that uploading photos is the number one activity on Facebook, or that Pinterest is the number one growing social platform these days? So, whether you are a social wallflower or a busy bee, visual storytelling allows your audience to see and engage with what you want them to. You are the storyteller.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Show the real impacts that year-round donations can have on your mission by using compelling images within your website. Choose images that show interactions between people, whether it’s your volunteers and constituents or your donors mingling at previous fundraising events. Intuitive user experience. A fast load speed.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

After amassing 800 million active users worldwide, TikTok is now used for much more than dance challenges and quick recipe videos. . Like any other marketing tool or social media platform, TikTok’s value is in its storytelling ability. Next, you’ll be prompted to create or upload a cover photo for your live stream and a title.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 23, 2022

Use a few impactful images as well to enhance your storytelling. Some social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook are primarily geared towards visual storytelling, so make sure you have impactful, attention-grabbing photos and videos to share with. However, these images aren’t just useful for bidding.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

Using an online platform, set each volunteer up with their own campaign page , which they can personalize with a photo and description of their connection with your cause. Along with using your holiday-aligned campaign message as a basis for how you frame your fundraiser, consider: Adding themed images to your emails and website.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Video storytelling: Emotionally compelling videos showcasing your organization’s impact can help humanize your cause by showing the real people behind your organization’s efforts. That means that you assign them to specific groups based on their activity with your organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

It’s useful to have your photos and links (to your website, a blog post, a news article etc) ready in a folder or folders so that when you want to schedule new posts, it’s easy to access the content. There’s no need to be active on all social channels if you don’t get ROI from them. 10 Steps to Create a Content Calendar.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

volunteer fundraisers to brush up on your storytelling abilities. . Add a visual element with images and videos. Communicate with your audience by showing engaging photos of your work or a testimonial. are active on social media due to their strong desire to connect and socialize with others. Millennial Impact Report.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Social media: Maintain an active presence on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Share photos and videos of the animals in your care and use relevant hashtags to expand your reach. Text: Encourage supporters to opt in for text updates to stay informed about your nonprofit’s activities.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Visual storytelling through images and videos from the field helps make the crisis tangible and show donors their dollars at work. Follow up with a private message re-making the monthly ask to any emergency donors active on that platform. Include impact stories and photos showing how their support made a difference.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

What platforms are they active on? While it’s ideal to be active wherever you can expand your reach and where your donors are active, when you don’t have the resources to maintain a social media presence on every platform, your nonprofit’s social media strategy will suffer. Focus on storytelling. What do they like?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s marketable, it’s ripe for good storytelling, and can ease the process of coming up with a fresh campaign concept. Activity or Event: An event is a great way to raise funds for your year-end campaign on the spot. For more storytelling tips, check out our guide, How To Tell Stories that Connect, Move, And Inspire Everyone.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Yet many nonprofit leaders are intimidated by videos and more comfortable with traditional stories and photos to tell your organization’s stories. Promo video: This type of video gets supporters excited about an upcoming event, fundraiser, or activity. There are many sites with free and low-cost images and music.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

In the last year we've extended our reach as follows: Number of active groups: 48. Number of countries with active groups: 20. Digital Storytelling Challenge. NetSquared organizers were jazzed by the Digital Storytelling Challenge. NetSquared organizers were jazzed by the Digital Storytelling Challenge.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In the world of nonprofit fundraising, stories are more than just words on a page or images on a screen; they are the beating heart of your mission. The Power of Storytelling in Fundraising Humans are meaning-making creatures. It demonstrates that your cause is tangible and that your organization is actively making a difference.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2015

The nonprofit sector thrives on a community of rich storytelling. Whatever form that storytelling takes, from photo essay to member video, story-driven content is dynamic, shows impact, and can attract new potential donors. Image : luckyraccoon / Shutterstock. spanhidden.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

We have cases with museum objects that people told stories about, with large images of those storytellers adjacent to the object, and in the middle of the gallery is a long rectangular table with touchscreens where people can access all the stories that have been recorded. Photos are fun.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

Storytelling Isn't Enough – You Have to Tell Good Stories. The most surprising thing Steve Daigneault shared was M+R Strategic Service's tests on the effectiveness of storytelling. Use images and humor in storytelling. Making everyone at your organization a better storyteller. Photo: gfpeck.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2013

If you're not active on the technology your community is using, how can you reach them? We're all about photo- video-sharing apps here at TechSoup and think it is a great way for nonprofits to tell their story. Apps like Vine or Instagram (which now has video) let you experiment with storytelling in a shorter format.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling. Perhaps improved storytelling (text, images, videos, polls, stickers, etc.)

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Each year, we host a Nonprofit Digital Storytelling Challenge where nonprofits and libraries around the world submit short, digital stories about their organizations. At one end of the continuum, highly active project owners visited the Restart Romania Platform , registering and entering their project details on the site for all to see.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Define user habits, outline behavior, document social activity, note their tendency to be tech savvy (what percentage are using a mobile platform, etc.), By going through card sorting activities with your audience groups, you will be sure to create an intuitive navigation and content flow that makes sense to your users.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pinterest has a lot of potential, especially for organizations whose stories lend themselved to visual storytelling. Pinterest is a new(ish) and growing a image based social network and the newest darling of social media marketers. Pin images of endangered species. Pin images of different kinds of military awards and metals.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Basic peer-to-peer planning looks like this: [This image describes the basic steps of a peer-to-peer fundraiser: 1. Here is an example of how a faith-based organization leveraged storytelling in a fundraising appeal.]. Social media offers the opportunity to post different kinds of content like photos and videos. Track progress].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

With one billion active monthly users, Instagram is a very powerful social network used by nonprofits worldwide. 1) Maximize your Instagram Profile Photo and Bio. First, make sure that your nonprofit uses a well-designed, visually-striking profile photo a.k.a. Post Eye-catching Photos. Write Good Captions.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

We have cases with museum objects that people told stories about, with large images of those storytellers adjacent to the object, and in the middle of the gallery is a long rectangular table with touchscreens where people can access all the stories that have been recorded. Photos are fun.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Prioritize storytelling over marketing. If you make storytelling a higher priority than marketing, then over time your nonprofit’s brand becomes synonymous with the cause(s) you advocate. If you make storytelling a higher priority than marketing, then over time your nonprofit’s brand becomes synonymous with the cause(s) you advocate.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

But in order to leverage both of those methods, your campaign will need to include fundraising activities that go beyond the annual appeal letter. Add Images Whether you use one powerful photo or choose multiple, a good image will make your annual appeal more … well … appealing. Most emails are read on phones!

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Make it easy to skim, but irresistible read Use images with every post. Notes, photos and presentations from events. Notes and photos from your work in the field. Ask readers to share opinions, resources, and content (blog posts, photos, audio, video). posts, photos, video). nonprofit blog activism

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

But the thing that stood out most was the sense that Zealandia is a place of action, where projects are actively underway. Zealandia’s signage opened with an unambiguous image: a black and white photo of the valley pre-nature preserve—barren, clear-cut, devoid of natural life.

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