Achieve

MARCH 1, 2024

A few topics you might consider for your nonprofit podcast include: Nonprofit news Marketing tips Volunteer management Donor stewardship Corporate partnerships Donor-advised funds Grant preparation Capital campaigns Nonprofit sustainability On top of the podcast topic, you should also decide on its format. Audio interface.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

This could include beneficiaries, donors, volunteers, or partners. Diversify Testimonial Sources: Including a range of testimonials from different stakeholders (clients, donors, volunteers, partners) provides a holistic view of your organization’s impact. Who are your target storytellers?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This is natural in any line of work, but in non-profit storytelling I find that it mostly impacts my process for writing and telling stories. One of the changes I’ve recently made is simplifying my personal definition of storytelling to this: Storytelling is the process of sharing facts, which are told with emotions and details.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

So when it comes to inspiring your donors to support your cause, you might consider creating a nonprofit explainer video for your organization. Examine your donor database, social media channels, or even survey data to answer questions, like the following: Why is your mission relevant to your audience’s direct interests?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 21, 2021

Audio-based entertainment is flexible. Clubhouse is an audio-based social media platform that is gaining significant attention. Clubhouse is an audio-based social media platform that has grown quickly to 10 million users. It’s a potential recruiting ground for volunteers, pro-bono support, donors and even new employees. .

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

4 Enhanced Fundraising and Donor Engagement AI prompts can help you personalize and scale your fundraising and donor engagement efforts. For example, chatbots can answer frequently asked questions, provide donation options, and even help donors set up recurring gifts. This can lead to increased donor retention and revenue.

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VisionLink

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Last night, a couple of us from the VisionLink team attended another wonderfully informative Tech4Good forum on the power and execution of video storytelling. Consider an audio slideshow Can even use an iPhone camera Ask corporate partners to donate/lend equipment Reach out and ask for free/cheap help from experts and students.

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

I also had the privilege of speaking on another Online Storytelling panel with Roger Burks and Jay Davis. This live session rounded out our Online Storytelling Bootcamp webinar series with a focus on how to create a culture of storytelling within one's organization. Have everyone buy into the idea that storytelling matters!

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

Board members are often connected with people who can help you raise money in a variety of ways: they may have connections at other nonprofits, or they might be able to introduce you to potential donors through their own personal networks. They can provide funding, in-kind donations and other resources that will help you achieve your goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

So, be sure to regularly retweet partners, chapters, staff, activists, donors, and sponsors. For example, @nonprofitorgs/lists : Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Rich Storytelling Experiences, Planned Parenthood & National Geographic Society. As we continue to see our traditional acquisition channels struggling with privacy restrictions, we constantly need to find new ways to engage with potential donors. Native ads helped drive additional traffic and future donors to NRDC’s website.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Our second guest, Cheryl Porro, Chief Technology Officer at Curve Health, addressed the challenge of explaining to donors that investing in technology is essential to achieving nonprofit missions, and why it should be a strategic consideration for all organizations. It’s a product that your members and constituents use to connect with you.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge is back and there are some great prizes in store for organizations with the most creative, compelling, and entertaining stories. Fortunately, TechSoup’s generous donors offer the following range of tools to create powerful digital stories. So pick your tools and get started!

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

That’s where nonprofit storytelling comes into play. Crafting a strong narrative that explains your mission, why it’s so crucial, and how donors and volunteers can help is key in making a case for supporting your nonprofit. 7 Tips for Effective Storytelling for Nonprofits Using Digital Marketing. Let’s get started. Volunteers.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 25, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Power Up Your Content: Mastering the Art of Compelling Storytelling Discover the secrets of storytelling that make your nonprofit stand out! Introduction Storytelling is an essential part of any nonprofit fundraising campaign. Use Visuals : Visuals are a powerful tool in storytelling.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

An effective nonprofit video can be as simple as a Flickr photo stream set to an audio track or a really great interview. Nonprofits and libraries can also gauge the success of their movies but monitoring viewer comments, measuring how many new volunteers or donors have been gained or how much donations have increased after a video campaign.

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

As charities, we tell stories all the time—it’s how we show our donors their money is making a difference! Use the first column for imagery and the second column for audio. Whether it’s a voiceover or background music, adding audio to your video can enhance your message and deeply effect the emotions of your audience.

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NTEN

MARCH 6, 2009

Some nonprofits are starting to deploy it to help engage their communities: The San Francisco Zoo used it in a fundraising campaign last spring, combining it with images of their new-born critters to add to their storytelling strategy. They ended up increasing their donor conversion rate over an earlier email-only campaign.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

However, when approached with creativity and strategic thinking, it can serve as a powerful instrument for storytelling, showcasing impact, and inspiring donors and supporters to take action. Highlighting key achievements Remember, there are two reasons why donors give! How does your organization solve that problem?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2020

With more of your donor engagement taking place online due to social distancing guidelines, it’s a good time to take a look at your nonprofit’s website and determine if it’s doing all it can to support your virtual fundraising efforts. Let’s first walk through the different audiences that might visit your website: Past donors.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

There are only three more days left to get your donation matched by an anonymous donor. Research has found that emotion-based storytelling in communications can trigger positive reactions through the release of brain chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin. Consider donating to support our mission. Tell compelling stories.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Interviews (written, audio, video). Ask readers to share opinions, resources, and content (blog posts, photos, audio, video). New donors, volunteers, or members who found you through your blog. If you receive a comment, acknowledge it, even if your reply is brief. Post about a range topics (i.e. Staff and supporters' opinions.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 27, 2011

You can add flash animation, audio narration, YouTube videos, and polls to your presentations. " Admittedly, he's talking about using SlideRocket in a corporate context, but the same holds true for nonprofits and libraries: outreach to patrons, donors, and constituents can happen anywhere. Cloud-Based and Offline Access.

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Classy

JULY 19, 2021

Livestreaming on social media quickly became the standard for nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic, and donors loved it. Takeaway: Poor visuals and audio for a livestream video can substantially decrease engagement. Livestreaming exploded in popularity and is now the dominant form of video content.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Without the generosity of your current donors and your consistent effort to acquire new ones, it would be impossible for your team to continue working toward accomplishing your mission. Up your storytelling game. Ask your donors to spread the word. Learn your donors’ names and use them. Find more major gifts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

His list of benefits include: Video is a powerful storytelling medium and has the potential to engage people and build relationship, particularly if using some of the video/social networking sites. They make it somewhat difficult to incorporate storytelling techniques. Attracts a younger (and perhaps more generous audience?).

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2007

I found myself listening to the audio pieces not so much for the information as for an excuse to keep standing there, to combat my body’s readiness to “shuffle on.” Sometimes I listened to the audio pieces meant for visitors who are blind. Sometimes I listened to the audio pieces meant for visitors who are blind.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Consider the groups you will want to track or by which you will want to arrange members: donors, activists, organizers, stakeholders, partners, volunteers, supporters, and so on. Did you know you can embed an audio file in Google Earth?) Think carefully about your constituents when setting up your database or management tool.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

It's no secret that we are advocates of digital storytelling at TechSoup. This April our 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge offers resources to sharpen your skills and an opportunity to enter your short video or five-image slide show by April 30 to win awesome prizes! A Jamboree of Tools. Want to move your images into motion?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Second, we're hearing from most organizations that despite the huge membership of MySpace and Facebook, only 5-15% of their current donors are on either site. So nonprofits that focus exclusively on these sites are failing to fully engage 85% of their existing donors ???

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Approach your video with the intention of making a compelling case for why donors should give to your nonprofit. You should be telling a true story about the impact your work has had on others, casting the donor as the hero. For most effective storytelling, consider an interview style that features one person.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

No matter your donors’ reasons for giving, the stats above show that at the end of the year, they’re ready and willing to give. Show the impact your donors are having. Plan a special email welcome series for new donors. As you review these best practices, remember to keep your donors’ needs top of mind.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

Consider the groups you will want to track or by which you will want to arrange members: donors, activists, organizers, stakeholders, partners, volunteers, supporters, and so on. Did you know you can embed an audio file in Google Earth?) Think carefully about your constituents when setting up your database or management tool.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Our fundraising for storytelling page includes the very best of our Storymakers learning resources, from online trainings in which experts share the basics of video editing and publishing, to quick tips on shooting video and optimizing audio, to expert advice on how to make a super-short video. Learn More. spanhidden.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang, we are a provider of donor management software. So like you said, the four-step plan to get more donors to grow your fundraising results. What are you offering or promising to your donors and your audience? What is the value that you give to supporters, donors, volunteers?

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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). More and more donors are giving online, especially towards the end of year. Checklists.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

With YouTube’s resources behind the project and tablets changing the way donors and supporters consume Web content, you’d be wise to spend two minutes reserving and protecting your nonprofit’s Zeen username. Vinepeek gives you a glimpse of Vine’s potential for visual storytelling. Wufoo :: wufoo.com.

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