TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

You can collect fantastic, compelling stories, but if no one hears or sees them, they fall flat. You can manage 10 social media accounts, but if you are not telling great stories and cutting through the online clutter, your audience will not engage. The key is using stories to get people’s attention on social media channels.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Packing all of your organization’s efforts into a thoughtful, easy-to-digest story can be remarkably challenging. With engaging visuals, a compelling narrative, and thoughtful editing, you can tell your story in a way that sticks with people. An organization focused on the health, wellbeing, and dignity of children with disabilities.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Whether you have a #GivingTuesday strategy in the works or you’re starting fresh, check out some #GivingTuesday insights gleaned from The Fiver’s Children Foundation. About The Fiver Children’s Foundation. Fiver’s goal is to empower children to make positive life choices, to become engaged citizens, and to succeed in school and beyond.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Save the Children’s Ettoré Rossetti, Director of Digital Marketing & Social Media for Save the Children USA, emailed me an infographic on the impact of the Syria crisis on children. There’s enough children impacted by the crisis in Syria to fill every professional baseball and professional football stadium in the US.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Offer a Match: Blogger Marion Conway ,whose children are now grown, recommended the book Raising Charitable Children by Carol Wiseman. Children for Children Foundation. What other stories, tips, or resources would you add to this post? And it can be a rewarding experience. Youth in Philanthropy. Youth Noise.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Growing up in the 1960''s sometimes my parents would say to me, "now, don''t tell stories," heading off what they anticipated might be an untruthful account of events. Truthful stories, of course. Stories demand attention of listeners. Stories demand attention of listeners. Stories inspire. Stories are contagious.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2012

While the exhibit was emotionally wrenching, not to mention disturbing, the most poignant was the children’s memorial that tells the story of innocent child victims of the genocide. They wanted to share their stories on my blog and through video and photos. Here is their stories.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It is often much more effective to use as few words as possible and let images tell the stories for us. When we use images that are based on real data and facts, our story, and more importantly – our conclusions – become self-evident. Our audience is no longer taking our word for it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

Highlight authentic stories: Share real-life examples of the impact your nonprofit has made. Stories of individuals or communities that have benefited from your work can be powerful in connecting with your audience. jpg could be “children-learning-to-grow-food-community-garden-seattle.jpg.” But you can change that.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 24, 2022

By: Kate Ginn, Senior Communications Editor, Cambodian Children’s Fund. Their fate seems set from a young age: Children living in some of the most deprived communities in Cambodia are often denied the chance of an education, trapped in a cycle of poverty with no escape. Hong Kong, and Australia.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Starlight Childrens Foundation Starlight Gowns are a perfect gift for a child going into the hospital. The Reading League The Little Learners decodable fiction and nonfiction books are delightful stories aligned with reading science that children can read by applying their phonics knowledge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 4, 2021

In April 2020, Instagram rolled out “Donate” stickers for stories and shortly thereafter, Instagram Live Donations and “Donate” buttons for profiles. This will be available in countries that support nonprofit fundraisers. . For now, they are not visible on Instagram Desktop.

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DipJar

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Letting your supporters know the costs of keeping water clean, mentoring children, changing laws, or helping veterans is equally important. Sharing costs alone can be dry and uninspiring but when your money story is combined with a story about one person – people listen. What is a money story.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 18, 2022

When writing a story to raise money, an essential part of the story is a conflict. A problem or conflict in a story naturally builds a case for giving. However, many students and clients I work with compare their cause with others and doubt that they have a compelling enough conflict for a story.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 20, 2009

Couric wanted our help getting the word out about the issues being covered in CBS Reports' new series, Children of the Recession. According to Couric's post, Katie Couric's Notebook: Children of the Recession : "Since the recession began, more than one million children have lost health insurance as their parents lose their jobs.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Use Your Impact to Drive Your Stories. For example, your output of 3,000 meals and food security for 300 families may have given: Parents the energy to take care of their children. Children a full stomach so they could thrive at school. How many children won’t be successful at school because they are hungry?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Children love their freedom. Technology can be a window to the outside world that gives these children back some of their freedom, and becomes a companion in the process. Technology can be a window to the outside world that gives these children back some of their freedom, and becomes a companion in the process. He was wrong.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

I believe that our children’s generation is key to creating lasting change in equality, justice, climate change, and human rights. It’s the gift of having my children teach me that everyday actions can make a world of difference. Children are teaching their parents that everyday actions can make a world of difference.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2016

That's because these aren't just children's nursery rhymes; they're sticky stories, or stories that stick with you for decades. When we were children, we all knew how important stories were. And I don't mean rhymes, but really high-impact, emotional stories, true stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

What a great way to teach your children to become more thoughtful and responsible about the world we live in. I reached out to my readers for suggestions about how to raise more charitable and socially aware children. Network Solutions partnered with a 12-year old Connor who was raising money for hunger by selling popcorn.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2017

As The Children’s Center in Detroit learned first-hand, their unique and compelling brand story was the secret sauce for touching the hearts and moving the minds of donors. If your leadership, staff and key stakeholders don’t know your brand story, how can they share it with others? What is a brand story?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Children love their freedom. Technology can be a window to the outside world that gives these children back some of their freedom, and becomes a companion in the process. Technology can be a window to the outside world that gives these children back some of their freedom, and becomes a companion in the process. He was wrong.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

These efforts will directly benefit children in Gambia, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia. They will share the recipients’ stories and photos with the social web. ChildFund wants to show folks how their efforts and these items benefit children and their communities. The organization has served children since 1938 and helps 15.2

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

We tell stories. Stories are the most effective form of communication available because they immediately engage the reader on an emotional level and in a way that is interesting to them. Our neural activity increases 5X when listening to a story. 6 steps to telling your nonprofit’s stories. Act one – Set Up.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

To do that, you have to connect with them emotionally through a story, a photo, and hero language that makes them feel special and important, like they personally stepped in and made a difference through their gift. This story should be short and to the point. But there is so much more to properly thanking donors.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2023

Let’s say you begin with: Instead of “Today I’m sharing Amelia’s story with you.” Say “Today I’m sharing Amelia’s story with you because she needs your help.” Say “Yes, I want to give because children need me.” Say “Please consider a gift of $500 because children need your help.” Instead of “Yes, I want to give.”

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 29, 2022

You May Also Enjoy: Success Story: Creating Equity In Education With Teach For America + Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Success Story: Helping Children Heal With Riley Children’s Foundation +Salesforce. Success Story: The University of Alabama at Birmingham: Transforming Student Journeys Through Salesforce.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2022

Who they are: Nemours Children’s Health leads important pediatric research and clinical trials. They work to prevent and reverse the course of childhood diseases, improve health care delivery, and keep children safe and healthy. What they did: Nemours Children’s Health got creative with Qgiv’s peer-to-peer platform.

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Care2

JUNE 12, 2012

Whereas they invest incredible resources in creating and perfecting their static logo, when it comes time to make the logo an integrated part of a dynamic, compelling video, they haven’t thought at all about how their logo can complement and reinforce the story the video tells.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 8, 2021

From there, identify and align variables like stories, voices, ask ladders, donation form appeals, and aesthetics that align best with each segment of your target audience. The stories of Riley kids, Caiden, Caroline and Harry (featured above) were shared across digital channels, resulting in a 19% increase in campaign performance.

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Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Over 14 million people, primarily women and children, have fled to other countries or locations inside Ukraine and are currently unsheltered. You May Also Enjoy: Success Story: How Cloud for Good Is Innovating The Indiana University Advancement Experience With Salesforce. Supporting the Global Community to Create a Lasting Impact.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Once you identify the message of your fundraising email, you can add the stories, photos, and videos that drive the message home. Your list might look something like this: Andrea’s success story. Jamie’s success story. Part 1: Start your email with a success story. . Keep the story short and to the point.

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M+R

MARCH 9, 2023

When the governor of Florida signs a homophobic and transphobic law , banning public school teachers from giving age appropriate instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, but your children do not attend public schools or you do not have children or you’re not a Florida resident, will you Say Gay anyway?

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Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

According to the 2020 Smithsonian Magazine article, The Storied History of Giving in America , the practice of philanthropy can reflect and reinforce inequity. Most philanthropic initiatives are based on what should be done for the Black community, often without input from the Black community.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

As a result, The Dougy Center—a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon that helps children dealing with grief and loss—raised enough money to support their programs for another year, and saw participation from donors around the US, North America, and across the globe. The Dougy Center reported new donors from all over the world.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

To kick off our new success stories. section of TechSoup.org we launched a contest last month for great digital inclusion stories. We called it the TechSoup ‘Digital Connector’ Story Challenge. The challenge was that organizations had to tell their story with very few words – under 1,000 characters to be exact.

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