Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Stories are powerful. It’s incredibly important for nonprofits to tell stories about their organization and the people they serve. Telling a good story can also give your donors confidence that your nonprofit is making an impact and that their donations are used effectively. What is Nonprofit Storytelling?

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. The good news is that great stories are all around you. EVERY nonprofit has stories to tell! What Makes a Good Story? What is happening in your hero’s life?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Write tweets in clear, concise language. Embrace a writing style known as plain language which is becoming an increasingly important skill for social media managers. There is a need for that on Twitter, but framing your Twitter story a little more on the positive side can definitely increase your engagement. Twitter Spaces.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

And I wonder if you could share a little bit about how it’s been for you to be working with this imagery, this visual language that you’re creating? And so I’m kind of a radio producer and audio nerd, and I just thought it would be amazing to bring in sounds from the natural environment to accompany her words.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

Tell your organization’s story. Tell your organization’s story. Kanopi’s healthcare website design guide recommends unifying your site’s design and branding decisions around a core message or story. Avoid jargon and idioms, use straightforward language, and keep your navigational mechanisms the same across all pages.

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2012

Use the right language. Is your school’s unique story clear? Telling your school’s story clearly and succinctly will give you the opportunity to differentiate yourself, gain clarity and earn trust. There are many ways to interact with your constituents: Ask them to share their stories: Why did they choose to apply?

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Forum One

APRIL 6, 2021

Your brand narrative is a set of tools that staff and key stakeholders can use to tell your brand story beyond visuals. How are other organizations in this space describing their work and how can we ensure we use language that explains what we do? When they start to break down, so does your ability to tell your brand story effectively.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Or, if they’re not getting out out, at least they must be front-and-center with their camera and audio turned on so they can connect face-to-face via a digital platform convenient for the donor. . You can do just about anything you can do in person in terms of active listening and tuning into the donor’s facial expressions and body language.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Today was a cleaning day (until the sink started leaking, but that's another story). You can listen to TED Talks on the TED website , or download them from iTunes with video , or with just audio ). One of the most interesting, was Amy Cuddy's: Your body language shapes who you are.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 31, 2008

Founded by Indian Institute of Management professor Brij Kothari, the first concept was same language subtitling. They first created original visual story content, and then added different languages. In addition to a print book, they have multimedia content that animates the characters and adds audio narration.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Make them stand out on the page and use language that inspires action, such as “Give Today” or “Support Our Mission.” Use concise language and engaging visuals to effectively convey your message and capture the interest of your audience.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

on how to get your organization started telling stories digitally. Blumenfeld also suggests that organizations move from classic corporate-speak to more natural, emotional language. Getting to natural, emotional language is possible by asking staff about their proudest moments fulfilling your organization's mission.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2015

This means that the rules for consent apply not only to photos, but also to videos and audio recordings. For pictures that you use for current news stories. How to Get Consent for Photos, Videos, and Audio. Newsletters, blog posts, or recent events sections on websites are considered news. Teen Retreat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages. Its] mission is to make books affordable for every child in India.”

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

It includes a CPU, graphics processor, RAM, USB port (multiple ports in later models), audio and video ports, and an Ethernet port (later models only), and runs a Linux-based operating system. Students can create interactive stories, games, and animations to understand the basic concepts of programming before learning actual code.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

The print book doesn’t work for people who are blind, partially sighted, dyslexic, have physical limitations, people who haven’t learned to read, or people who can’t read the particular language of a specific book is written in. Lack of access to the knowledge in books perpetuates ignorance, generates poverty and squanders human potential.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Freedom Fone leverages audio as a mobile function using IVR, a technology that allows a system to detect voice and keyboard input. IVR allows a user to call, enter or say specific numbers, and listen to or contribute audio content. The station received “wonderful stories from the field,” lasting anywhere from 10 seconds to 3 minutes.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2016

These goals need to be in a language everyone can understand. To ensure that the written content, images, audio, and video on the site contribute to an effective presentation, your content team should understand the organization's brand strategy and be able to answer the following: What content do we have? For a website, it means.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

More importantly, how can you bring them in beyond being passive listeners or re-tweeters but engage in the discussion? Finally, having just returned from the Middle East working with social media/NGO trainers , how can you create a global back channel so that language isn’t a barrier to learning? That means I need a T.V.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

This process produces data broadly defined, whether numeric, textual, or audio-visual, structured or unstructured. But what if I tell her in a language she doesn't understand? This is well-addressed in a 2010 Economist cover story "Data, data everywhere." See, for example, Lucy Bernholz's "What Kind of Data are we Talking About?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

Here’s an example of hyperlinking (click on each to see why I used): Larry Ferlazzo says Scribd is a great tool for English Language Learners (he’s voted it fourth best tool for 2007 for ELL ). AVOID using underlining when writing posts because your readers expect all underlined text is hyperlinked. #4

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2005

(I've been wanting to do audio and video for a long time, but it wasn't until my blogher experience that I actually got moving and picked up the knowledge to try my first one. Jotted down a story board (introduce each toy in collection) 3.) And, I just had to experiment with some more and made my first Khmer language vlog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But if you are using their language or really innovative elements, you should credit them. Send a video or audio “thank you” through social media or email. You can create a new benefit for donors simply by choosing to use language about their donation that deepens their commitment. Get creative. Welcome packet. Hear me out.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 25, 2023

It’s not just about telling the story of your organization or cause; it’s also about connecting with donors and potential donors in a way that feels personal, real, and authentic–and inspires them to take action on behalf of your cause. This helps build trust with your audience and makes your story more relatable.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 20, 2009

Nor does hitting different buttons on an audio guide or even a cellphone feel entirely natural in the context of the physical and visual exploration of exhibits. Unlike an audio tour, the light-based interpretative material can be shared socially. But they are also in control of the content experience, revealing stories on demand.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

Through Spot.Us, the public can commission journalists to do investigations on important, and perhaps overlooked stories. Freelancers literally put their story ideas and their pitches up on our site, and they say, "This is the story I want to tackle." Just let us know what stories you're even starting to think of working on."

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Keep your board invested Your presentation should tell the story of your organization and how new strategies will increase the good you can accomplish. Use clear and concise language Don’t overcomplicate your nonprofit board presentation! Some of your board may call via audio or video call instead of sitting in the room.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Here’s what their donation page looked like: Notice how the language on the donation page encourages donors to take advantage of the opportunity to increase their impact! Make sure there are just a few differences between the forms so you can accurately identify if any particular calls to action, images, or stories are making a difference.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 7, 2021

Many businesses and organizations use blogs to share compelling stories and connect with their audience. Used properly, it can leverage a nonprofit’s efforts by engaging its target audience with stories that speak directly about its mission and cause. This could be anything from sharing quality stories, videos, photos, etc.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 22, 2013

The Mobile Martus prototype allows users to send crucial data from the field—text, photographs, audio and video—to the Martus network of secure servers. Here’s why this grant is so important to us: Gathering the stories of victims and witnesses puts human rights fieldworkers and their sources at grave risk.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Use an emotionally compelling image or a short story at the top of your form that illustrates what kind of positive impact your donors are having on your beneficiaries. You might tell a story about a person affected by your organization or about a particularly dedicated volunteer. Show the impact of each donation.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Communications and development teams pore over donation page language and messaging, but too often they’ll leave the details of “donation confirmation” up to their donation tool. Pull out the big guns to share your most inspiring story of impact. Audio Message. Here’s how we’re having an impact today.” can do the trick.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2017

But what makes this bot most engaging is good storytelling shared in a conversational way, matching the pope’s tone of voice and illustrated with photos, video, and audio. The stories are about missionary projects such as helping nuns care for the kids in the slums of Nairobi. Health Information Support and Counseling. Momconnect.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

What I did for them when they finally decided to do it is pull the audio from it and they can make that a podcast and they put it on their website. So how do you tell your nonprofit story through a computer screen if you do not have a staple nonprofit story? How do we tell this story as one story?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Skeptics doubted the iPod in 2001 , but it went on to help revolutionize how people consume music and audio content. 2) Storytelling: The iPad offers a new format for one-on-one sharing of compelling interactive stories. It's a great way to create better understanding across language and cultural barriers.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2014

Duolingo – is a free language-learning app and website that is also a crowdsourced web translation service. It also allows you to follow particular stories of interest by getting updates. Overdrive media console – is an audio and ebook downloader and reader app which is especially useful for ebooks you get from the library.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Story Swag :: iTunes. Story Swag is a mobile app that specializes in easy-to-create story videos for social media. Wistia is a video and audio creation tool that allows you to add email pop-ups to your videos and podcasts. Dulingo provides access to free language learning tools. Lumen5 :: lumen5.com.

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