Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2015

When I began working with nonprofits, I realized that there is a very common parallel between recruiting and fundraising: storytelling. She’s worked the early morning shift and has served breakfast to and seen many, many children off to school over those years. Target your audience! We all chimed in “ Why no t!?”

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

When your page is visually appealing, you’re more likely to wow your audience. Understand Your Audience Once you’ve chosen your platform, it’s time to get a better understanding of your audience. These are fictional representations of different segments of your audience. Start with creating donor personas.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Captivating blog content is a prime opportunity to engage supporters and get them more invested in your cause. In this post, we’ll highlight nine captivating content ideas for your nonprofit’s blog. If your nonprofit has an environmental focus, nature photos can also be captivating. Think again!

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Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2007

The five types Elaine defines are: object-centered (focus on STUFF) narrative (focus on STORY) client-centered (focus on AUDIENCE, children's and science museums fall here) community (focus on SELF-EXPRESSION, community and cultural centers fall here) national (government-sponsored) Each of these types has its strengths and challenges.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 19, 2014

It’s with this simple formula, known as the story arc, that storytellers across centuries have attracted, captivated, and motivated audiences. In doing so, they’re are able to connect audiences to their story’s characters, navigating them together from conflict to resolution – leaving everyone changed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 12, 2020

You don’t want to bore your audience right from the start of your relationship. In other words, you should communicate to each audience group – including donors, members, volunteers, event attendees, and subscribers – in a way that is relevant to them. This is the first step in creating strong, steady audience engagement.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). Consistently finding and creating content that resonates with your audience can be a struggle.

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