The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

One of the best storytelling tips I can give you is to set yourself up for measurement success from the very beginning. You’ll start with your initial “investment” costs like staff time and additional costs (ie photos). I say this because getting a pure A/B test can be a challenge. This could be a quarter, month or week.

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Global Giving

APRIL 10, 2020

If you are suddenly tasked with turning an event into a webinar, these nonprofit video conferencing tips are for you. Here are my top six tips for Zoom (or your favorite video conferencing platform): 1. If you have speakers, schedule a test run before to ensure they are effectively communicating their points. Best of luck!

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

This guide will review these tips for bringing in more donations: Prioritize building strong supporter relationships. As you incorporate these tips, work at fostering genuine supporter relationships, and strategize ways to improve the donor experience, you can generate more reliable revenue streams over time. Leverage A/B testing.

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Byte Technology

MAY 16, 2017

How many times have you browsed a website with content you really liked and, wishing to stay abreast of new developments or additions, you searched in vain for a contact page only to find there wasn’t one? To make your contact form page more personable add, well, personable content.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Unfortunately, subpar formatting, uninspiring content, and other mishaps could be holding back your fundraising efforts. Donation Page Tips for Skyrocketing Conversions 1. Ideally, your page should, in 30 seconds, make clear to donors the ins-and-outs of your cause through engaging text, enthralling photos, videos, and graphics.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

So, it’s worth taking the time now to make sure everything is working and in tip top condition before guests arrive at your online door. Greg Adkins of New Frame Creative says that “crafting a successful landing page is a bit of an art form,” and he offers some tips: a. All content should be in small bite-sized chunks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

From Twitter to Pinterest to Instagram to LinkedIn, social networks are becoming environments where video content not only thrives, but is expected. Consumers ranked video as their favorite form of content from brands. Consumers expect brands of all kinds to create video content on social.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Photos, videos, selfies, and personal stories allow us to embed emotional content in fundraising campaigns. Below are six tips for nonprofits that want to use digital storytelling to engage donors and boost giving. Tip 1: Create a Strategy. What photos and videos can you use to tell your campaign story?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In this post, I’m sharing my slides , resources , and practical engagement tips with a higher purpose. In this Twitter example below, the school is also encouraging the alumni network to RT this alum’s accomplishment. Be sure to use compelling photos and other visuals. pic.twitter.com/PXdIUl0IIQ. ” 3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

But, if you use reflection, documentation,pilot tests, and iteration, it is like tasting your soup while there’s still time to make adjustments. I use both. Here are six tips that will help you deliver highly successful technology training workshops by using effective evaluation techniques. Use Learning Theory.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Here’s a summary of tips, tools, examples, and resources for getting the most of our your nonprofit event with social media. (Here’s a curated link list used to create this post). You also need to post inviting content on your social channels that builds excitement, anticipation, and engagement about the event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2015

(Having 300 people and doing a participatory style of teaching gave me an opportunity to use some of my facilitation techniques for large groups that are in my tool set – and because colleagues have asked me to share tips about it, expect that in another blog post next week.). You can test it for free for two weeks here.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2014

tips on creating a good mobile web site. Prioritize content, put the most. If you’re using several photos, make sure they’re. Like too much text or too many photos, a cluttered design is a turnoff on. Seven Tips for Nonprofits Going Mobile. tips on creating a good mobile web site. from Google.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

One last pro tip: Make sure you have a reliable text fundraising tool to make your text campaign successful! Pro tip: Get as many of your sponsors involved as possible, whether that means donating items or providing a venue for the day of. Pro tip: Include some questions about Giving Tuesday—just don’t make them too hard!

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Not to worry, here are some tips that Avi Kaplan and I of Rad Campaign compiled to help nonprofits rock your online presence. Plan for any additional staff and budget needed for technology, design, content, online advertising, and other implementation costs for the year. How you will reach your target audiences?

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

A strategy will keep you on top of your marketing goals and tell you when to post your social media content for the highest impact. Include your ad campaigns in your content calendar to maximize their return on investment. Photo Ads Photo ads are one of the most common types of promotion on Facebook.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 27, 2022

In this guide, we’ll review proven tips for creating more inspirational calls to action, including: . Use A/B testing to assess the effectiveness of your CTAs. Let’s take a closer look at each tip. Also, use text and photo CTAs throughout your blog posts or informational pages to direct readers to take certain actions.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

Our society is marked by inequities of race, gender, ability, and more—and the content we create can either challenge these inequities or reinforce them. As well-intentioned as content may be, when done wrong it can disempower, objectify, or misrepresent those we intend to serve. The good news? Captions . And heads up!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

Historypin is a new (and free) application for Android, iPhone, or the web that arranges photos, videos, and text in the context of time and location (leveraging the Google Maps API). I also have been taking photos of buildings and locations and sharing them back to the community to continue documenting the world around us.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Use these tried and true best practices to turn your website into a fundraising tool you can count on year-round: Optimize your donation page Streamline your navigation Create an engaging blog Before you dive into these tips, ensure that you’re working with the best tech stack possible to bring your web design dreams to life.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Mission Moments Photo of your mission in action Quote from service recipient At-home activities (ex. Tim made an A on his math test!) Fundraising Thank you to one specific donor Thank you to corporate donor Thank you to foundation donor Photo from your most recent fundraiser Next fundraiser Special event save the date (ex.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With the internet saturated with different content and experiences, how can you ensure that your own volunteer opportunities reach the right people and inspire them to participate? This guide will walk you through some of the top tips we have for recruiting volunteers during this time and even a list of top virtual volunteer ideas to try out.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

But it’s really not hard, thanks to some great tools available on the market and the tips I’m about to give you. All About Your Brand: Logo, Typography, Colors, Photos, and Tone What do you want the look and feel of your site to be? and it is communicated through your logo, typography, colors, photo style, and tone or voice.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Sprucing up the landing page : Because overloading the audience is an invitation to click away, they made the site less complicated, more attractive, and easier to navigate with only enough content to keep up interest in the registration process. It could be tips and tricks via email.

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Global Giving

MARCH 7, 2019

What We Tested. With all the upsides, why did we even need to bother with a test like this? Our test focused on GlobalGiving donors based in countries using the euro. When a user from a euro-using location arrived on the GlobalGiving website during the test, they were randomly placed into one of two groups. Our Method.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Facebook is pretty picky about what you can and cannot do on their platform, but the available tools and options are beginning to shift as they test what works for people and orgs, and what doesn''t. Embedded Posts are a simple way to place public posts - by a Page or an individual on Facebook - into the content of your web site or web page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

Then I build out the content and discussion questions. In reviewing the data and themes from the audience input, some terrific questions about engagement popped out: How can we become better at using social media so that our channels experience more engagement and convert people to get involved? The common tip? Be visual. “If

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Canva lets you edit photos and upload them straight from your mobile device, instantly reaching supporters! Google Optimize — Top Fundraising App for A/B Testing Google Optimize allows organizations to test different website variations to best appeal to the expectations of their audience. Split URL testing. The best part?

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

Think about goals and audience: Before you create content, first think about the ultimate goal and the target audience. To learn this, test as much as you can in order to get to know your audience well and understand what resonates with them. Channels such as social media can really help with this.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Plug your URL into Google’s Mobile-Friendly Test to see how compatible your website is and adjust it based on the feedback you get. Whenever you update, revise or post on your site, keep in mind how the content will look on a cell phone or tablet, too. High-resolution photos. Last year, 63 percent of all web traffic was mobile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Note From Beth: Here’s some quick tips on using Facebook Ads. If after reading these tips, you want to want some more case studies and indepth resources, please see this post: ” How A Small Nonprofit Used Facebook Ads Effectively “ Six Things Nonprofits Should Know About Facebook Ads – guest post by Taryn Degnan.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 2, 2019

Use photos, stories, videos, charts, graphs—whatever it takes to cement your value, tell your story, and demonstrate your unique personality. If you don’t have it, consider user experience testing to let you know where you could do better. Update Content Regularly. Share What Makes You Unique. Who are your students? Professors?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Yet many nonprofit leaders are intimidated by videos and more comfortable with traditional stories and photos to tell your organization’s stories. Photo or video montage: This is a popular type of fundraising video designed to tug at the heartstrings. In short, videos make an impression. For a longer, talking-head video, use a tripod.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In this guide, we’ll highlight the following tips to help you improve your nonprofit website’s emotional appeals: Tell compelling stories. Multimedia elements like photos, videos, and audio break up long text blocks and allow readers to form a deeper connection with the subjects of your stories. Conduct A/B testing.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Use A/B testing to determine which images are most effective for engaging visitors. A/B testing involves creating two different versions of a webpage and assessing which drives more engagement and conversions. Accessible content. Resize your photos so they don’t appear distorted in the mobile view. ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2011

Flickr Photo by Robert Couse-Baker. Last month, our theme was measurement and we shared a summary of the best measurement tips and resources here , here , and here. We’ll share tips, resources, and tools for saving time on engaging in conversations, listening, content strategy, measurement, tools and more.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Pro tip: Another outstanding aspect of AFP ICON is the emphasis on networking. Pro tip: The “NTC Beer” meet up the night before the conference starts is the unofficial kickoff for the whole thing. Pro tip: Take advantage of the happy hours, receptions, roundtables, and workshops. Hang onto them!

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