Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Repeat what works – Run successful ads repeatedly until they stop selling. Repeat what works – Keep using effective stories, calls to action, and emotional appeals. Focus on participation – Judge success by number of donors versus just total dollars raised. Personal stories, donor benefits, time sensitivity?

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Organizing a successful event involves a delicate balance of meticulous planning, creative vision, and a touch of magic. Your keen eye for detail, artistic flair, and passion for creating visually stunning experiences will play a crucial role in the success of the event. You evoke joy, anticipation, and wonderment.

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Qgiv

MARCH 9, 2022

In this article, we’ll highlight some organizations who have had success combatting poverty and homelessness using peer-to-peer campaigns. 3 Successful Peer-to-Peer Events. Obviously, for a peer-to-peer event to be as successful as possible, you need to recruit enthusiastic participants to help support your cause. Fact Sheets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Moment—Using your data to tell stories, make decisions, and change the world.” ” An infographic (short of information graphic) is a picture that blends data with design, storytelling, and insights that helps nonprofits concisely communicate messages to their audiences. Please share your story in the comments!

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

It is his mission to help clients transform their data into strategy and provide an integrated approach that blends creativity with technological sophistication. He is constantly searching for new opportunities clients can leverage to achieve differentiation, develop competitive advantages, and better communicate their brand story.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Think of your nonprofit’s leaders, long-time volunteers, or beneficiaries who might have an inspiring story to tell. When not blending media with software he is at home playing video games with his son or denying that he’s too old to learn a new tech stack.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

The book suggests that those who want to reach their goals and be successful whether it is for good, bad, or the trivial, need to know how to best channel this participatory energy. How can your organization internalize new power values like radical transparency or constant feedback to achieve success? How do you blend?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 30, 2012

The ESI Award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations whose innovations blend methods from the worlds of business and philanthropy, and that challenge the status quo to create sustainable social value with a potential for large-scale impact.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2010

What’s your story; how did you get started with nonprofit marketing? What are the biggest obstacles organizations face when it comes to successful marketing? It’s like they just want to quietly blend in, when what they really need to do with their marketing is stand out!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 19, 2018

And successful mid-level programs are borrowing and blending the best of both disciplines. The strengths of each discipline are blending. We have just released the 2018 follow up study , and the relationship between major gifts and direct marketing has evolved dramatically. Unique staffing models are emerging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2013

From the Harlem Shake to the Rutgers basketball coach abusing his players, hardly a week goes by without some video or news story going viral. Blender company Blendtec’s sales shot up more than 700% a few years ago after videos of the CEO blending things like iPhones spread like wildfire. But what makes something go viral?

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New York City New York Phone Analytics 110

Achieve

AUGUST 13, 2015

Historically, the media spread the generation gap story. Show them the story. They also like to blend their personal and professional interests, so leveraging a service opportunity with the availability to network and meet new people will increase participation. The power of feedback . One example is. Generosity Water. ,

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2011

Following the first successful Nonprofits Live (NPLive) event on the Future of Fundraising , the second edition of TechSoup’s NPLive covered the topic of social video. a nonprofit dedicated to helping and educating cause-driven organizations use video to tell their stories. Connect with Volunteer Pros.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The event blended virtual video speaker conferencing; online presentation and video; and live audience chatting and social networking, including conversation on Twitter using the #NPLive hashtag. Causes' fundraising platform allows nonprofits to tell their story and engage donors.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Step 1: Give Them Feedback and Show Them the Story. Tell them the story. They also like to blend their personal and professional interests, so leveraging a service opportunity with the availability to network and meet new people will increase participation. Show them what actions are occurring on their behalf.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 25, 2017

But those that come to town hall meetings with thoughtful arguments, good data, and persuasive stories are more likely to be remembered. Tell a Personal Story. Whether the congressman supports you or not, they want to hear your story. They may seem to blend into the woodwork, but a sharp citizen seeks them out.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2017

But I reserve for Don Hughes that particular blend of admiration and fear that comes when encountering uncompromised brilliance. The building and the exhibitions have a unique and historically successful relationship. Maintain this success by replacing worn or failing elements with materials as similar to the original as possible.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Success is about building relationships–not building numbers. Allison made a great point in response to this topic and reiterated her earlier comments about taking down the walls and letting it blend. Several times she said we need to ‘tear down the walls’ and allow the lines to blur between what happens internally and externally.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

But it’s not just about aesthetics; your design should have a purpose and tell a story. Images, videos, and infographics are your allies in creating a compelling story. Design elements should work together to guide your visitors through your campaign’s story – all the way to your donation form.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Santa Cruz Collects is based on collections and stories from people throughout our county. We wanted diversity along several axes--stories, types and sizes and scales of collections, perception of value, age of collector, gender, and geographic home base of collector.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

Rallying Board Members for Fundraising Success Board members —ah, they’re so much more than just ruling figures in your nonprofit! Goals – Blending Aspiration with Pragmatism Here’s where board members roll up their sleeves. They’re the tip of the spear, leading and fanning the flames of fundraising efforts.

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Impact Fundraising Nonprofit Fund 105

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 14, 2009

As people of good will tackle these challenges of the status quo, we’re gathered here in New Orleans to talk about a new and exciting movement that offers a chance to blend some of the best of those three different sectors and to create innovative solutions to the problems at hand. Right now it seems like we can’t afford government as usual.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. David Armano's " The Collective Focus Group:Listen, Learn, and Adapt " was written for the business audience in mind, but the concept and techniques can be used by nonprofits and more importantly lead to success. Secret sauce of social media success. ROI Story Telling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

At the beginning of your presentation, it’s wonderful to tell your own story that relates to the organization’s cause or mission. If you don’t have your own story — retell someone else’s. Stories, data, and explanations are your tools. Use the perfect blend of visual and verbal. Well, that depends.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 26, 2009

It's a small space that features stories of recent and current genocides and encourages visitors to "take action" via an interactive pledge wall. The USHMM pledge wall is notable for its blending of digital and analog technologies. The exhibit doesn't provide answers--it mostly provides devastating stories about the challenges.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

At the beginning of your presentation, it’s wonderful to tell your own story that relates to the organization’s cause or mission. If you don’t have your own story — retell someone else’s. Stories, data, and explanations are your tools. Use the perfect blend of visual and verbal. Well, that depends.

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Professional Tips Online Slides 204

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 27, 2007

The real story here isn’t about Americans’ continued fascination with shriveled heads; it’s about the extent to which we’ve moved beyond them. Their shows have complex and layered stories, music, and visual effects. Ripley’s is not the ultimate manifestation of what the public wants. Ripley’s is a circus.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

If your race is a success, you can pretty easily turn it into an annual tradition—one that your community will love! Here are nine arts and culture-related nonprofit events that blend entertainment, education, and appreciation while creating strong connections in local communities—and raising some funds to boot.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Of course, a lot goes into hosting a successful silent auction event. Without an exciting collection of auction items, your event may not be the success you hope it is. Coffee lovers will jump at the chance to try new coffee blends or brewing methods for their morning, afternoon, or evening cup of joe.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. Most nonprofits typically have a number of diverse audiences that hold the keys to their success. What metrics will you use to measure success? Social Strategies.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 31, 2007

I’m working on a game design project now that involves an interesting experiment: a blend of real-time and on-demand gaming. Arguably the TV series Lost is a highly successful real-time game in which the viewers/players have the challenge of figuring out what the heck is going on. What's more important: convenience or realism?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Do you have any favorite Tranquil Teens success stories? I would say my favorite stories for the Foundation so far have really been the organizations that we've granted money to who come and share what they've done with it, how it has made an impact on their organization, and how grateful they are.

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Care2

MAY 2, 2014

It concludes with seven traits of a successful nonprofit crowdfunding campaign. Tell engaging and personal stories to connect people to their fundraiser in an authentic way. Everyone has a story and anything can be used to tell stories -- advertising and marketing professionals do this well to sell products.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

9 Steps to a Successful Fundraising Campaign. Lori has found that one thing creates a successful individual donor fundraising program. This workshop will dive deep into the lessons and real stories found in the free eBook Nine Steps to a Successful Fundraising Campaign. That’s what we love about stories.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

In the multi-player version, the power of online discussion blends into the gameplay and the virtual Chinatown becomes an interactive 3D town hall meeting - creating a collaborative environment that would not be possible at a traditional venue. #

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

I got the full, media-saturated story on Katrina as the events themselves unfolded. Everything is a blend of people, flavors, sights and sounds; all are welcome. NOLA roots for its people, for their success, for their happiness…which creates community and closeness. After all, every February I got to hear all about Mardi Gras.

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Learning San Diego Lesson Louisiana 85

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Diane told me several stories about teens who came in thinking of themselves as dumb but changed their perspective as their confidence grew in two areas they associated with intelligence--knowing science and being able to teach. Diane told an amazing story in response. YES students defy expectations.

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