Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As such, consider showcasing your mission statement as a sub-headline on your nonprofit’s homepage, appearing just after your nonprofit’s tagline or name, to immediately grab your audience’s attention. Impact stories. Remember, you can always leverage Candid’s nonprofit profile to tell the story of your organization.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

A connected throughline of our shared humanity With that in mind, as I reflect on the influences, changes, and overall trends we have seen in employee engagement, philanthropy, and CSR in 2023, and those that are to come in 2024, I cannot help but be struck by the notion that it is not about specific trends or actions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

The first question that probably comes to your mind when reading this headline is – “Pinterest? Tip: Share stories about your impact and the different ways to get involved with your cause. She regularly provides useful tips and resources to the nonprofit sector through her blog, #501SocialBlog.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

We review the flurry of news stories, press releases, and announcements, and we actively search websites to identify and record grantmaking data. We also made the data publicly available through special issue pages about the war in Ukraine and coronavirus , where users can access the data, alongside news stories and additional resources.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

By telling the right stories in the right way, you can lure visitors to your donation page and inspire them to give. Something in the organization’s story stirs my heart, and the next thing I know I am on their donation page filling in my credit card number. It’s best to start with a short story.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2021

With that in mind, the focus should be on them, not on you or your organization. . This is why there are all sorts of readability tips you want to keep in mind, beginning with the Flesch-Kincaid Grade level test. There are only two headlines which, if read alone, give the following message: Bar pass rate continues to climb.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

With that in mind, here are nine marketing lessons other nonprofits can take away from charity: water. They employ numbers throughout their site to make people feel aligned with thousands of others, and they give a face and a voice to those thousands with pictures, videos and written stories. Harness the Power of Storytelling.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

We are surrounded by stories: our own story, the stories of our families and friends, and the stories of the work we do every day. These stories simply exist in our minds until we add language and share them with others. And, as we all know, a story you share with others has the power to change the world.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Repeat what works – Keep using effective stories, calls to action, and emotional appeals. This engineering insight became his headline: “At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in a Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.” This could involve: Running digital ads on a consistent daily/weekly basis to stay top-of-mind.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. Stories are windows into new worlds. Now more than ever, nonprofits need to share stories of how they’re making the world better.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

My mind wanders after a couple of paragraphs even when reading New York Times Bestsellers. You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories. In 2013, keep these two words at the forefront of your mind. Before Myspace then Facebook and then Twitter, I was a voracious reader. Reading books does that.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

The fewer words you use the better, but you will need words to tell your story. You can also emphasize your headlines and key phrases by bolding them, increasing the font size, and capitalizing the letters. Experiment with photos and short videos to find the right mix that tell your nonprofit’s story. We like Arial and Calibri.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. Your organization’s name is featured in their headlines and your organization’s page is listed and linked on their profiles. Keep that in mind! For example: 1. Should your nonprofit create a LinkedIn Group?

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2017

It could be a photo, a short story, an op-ed—anything. We’ve all seen those horribly clickbait-y headlines , which always seem to include “You’ll Never Believe What Happens Next!!” We’ve all seen those horribly clickbait-y headlines , which always seem to include “You’ll Never Believe What Happens Next!!”

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GivingTuesday 2023 by the Numbers Most leading headlines focus on the overall total dollars raised on GivingTuesday. With those statistics in mind, let’s take a look at what this reveals about donors. With that in mind, we can remove that from the general understanding of donor behavior for the rest of the day. Who Is Giving?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Here are a few of the big headlines we keep on our minds (and on sticky notes on our desk when our minds are full) to make sure we’re keeping our urgent work from drowning out our most important work. At Common Impact , we take goal setting and goal achieving seriously.

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See3

OCTOBER 3, 2014

By keeping your audience and their search interests in mind when uploading your video, you can increase the chances people will find it and watch. Upworthy headlines are a good source of inspiration.) Keep in mind that what people are searching isn’t always an accurate description of the video. Your video has to be seen!

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Keep in mind that advocacy campaigns are long-term efforts, and nonprofits with dedicated advocacy initiatives plan and launch new campaigns as needed to respond to upcoming and ongoing legislation. Stay up to date with current advocacy trends. Use your CRM to track relationships with supporters. Focus on volunteer retention. Direct mail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2018

In our interviews, we heard stories of physical attacks on clinics, on individuals being served, and on staff. This includes creating opportunities for staff to unwind, practicing mindfulness, developing sabbatical programs, and planning for succession as more staff burn out.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2015

Voices are constantly peppering you with how to simplify your donation form, employ stronger calls to action, and use headlines that even a 15-year-old playing a video game wouldn't be able to ignore. Watch a video (could be a training or story of impact in the community). She likes your Facebook page. Download a member directory.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2018

While the ultimate owner—from a program accountability and budget perspective—of a company’s cause marketing initiative usually sits in the marketing department, we believe you need a variety of minds in the room to set the cause marketing strategy and reinforce cross-team alignment. Look for: Your most strategic brand champion.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2016

Keep in mind that we don’t use the term “easy” lightly around here (hence the parentheticals in our title). Keep the purpose of your mail piece in mind that we discussed in step one. Think of it as sort of headline or teaser. He suggests that we’re telling the reader’s story, not our own.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

The art of writing good teaser headlines is critical to getting more interaction. Human interest stories and good news from the organizations generated more interaction than others. So, do businesses then need to turn to ads/sponsored stories? And now to end with a shaggy dog story.

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sgEngage

MARCH 28, 2023

Here are five ways you can make sure you are communicating your organization’s financial information in a single, efficient story to help your board make effective data-driven decisions. Tell One Story You have a lot to cover during your time with the board, and only one sliver of the agenda in which to cover it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2010

The project was a success, but I felt that it lacked real engagement between the public and the museums and Ask a Curator came to mind. In February 2010 I organised an event called Follow a Museum , this was prompted by the low number of followers which I felt most museums had on Twitter and simply aimed to boost those numbers.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Keep in mind that not everyone donates through the mail. 8 Keys to Writing the Perfect Fundraising Letter Your fundraising letter must quickly grab the reader’s attention, tell a story , and ask for a gift. Keep in mind that your readers are busy people and probably won’t read every word of your letter.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2015

Relevant information is ripped from the headlines, hot hot hot. I look forward to your examples, amplifications, and disagreements shaping the story ahead. Here's my first question for you: what's the biggest question on your mind about relevance and cultural institutions? In pop culture contexts, relevance is about currency.

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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. Tell compelling stories. Make your storytelling more emotional by using the following techniques: Include direct quotes or video interviews of your story’s protagonists.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Keep this in mind when you begin prioritizing the messages and ask(s) on your homepage. . Conclusions indicate that the upper left of a page is the highest viewed area, headlines draw the eye before pictures, and more. Visually prime locations are the same for everyone. Colors are important : Not all people see things the same way.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

Set her heart on fire with stories of real lives and real change – it’s what she wants to know after giving. ONE Success story. Kick off your newsletter by sharing one good story that shows how your nonprofit is making a difference. Use hero language like “we couldn’t have done it without you” to engage the donor. Save the date.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2005

Place your message in context to others by directly linking to an existing article, post, story, web site, resource, or whatever. Find like minds, and comment directly on their sites. Find dissenting minds, and comment directly on their sites. Make your mission clear. Ping the powers that be.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

Person] is a person whose story I am going to tell you now A powerful way to communicate authenticity is to tell a true story about a real person and provide real details about the way your reader’s action will have an impact. I don’t mind telling you I was nervous. Rip from the headlines The news is urgent, tangible, and real.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

News outlets ran stories on the doc and its exposé. It’s a ripple effect, a tiny drop that falls in the mind of the documentarian and crashes waves through all the documentary characters and industry experts, that reaches a crescendo of news outlet headlines, public policy creation and privatized reform.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

News outlets ran stories on the doc and its exposé. It’s a ripple effect, a tiny drop that falls in the mind of the documentarian and crashes waves through all the documentary characters and industry experts, that reaches a crescendo of news outlet headlines, public policy creation and privatized reform.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I skim through headlines, looking for items that interest me, read the first few paragraphs of an article that catches my eye, and then decide if it's worth my time. " Think about your own reading habits. How often do you pick up a newspaper or magazine -- just to be retro-chic, of course -- and read it cover to cover?

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Classy

AUGUST 23, 2021

Step 1: Upload a custom image to use as your headline. . Use a headline image on your landing page instead of a simple text headline to add visual appeal and give you more control over how your page looks. Tell your story with a sense of urgency to motivate immediate action. Try It on Classy.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

We help you all tell your story to the masses and raise more funds faster. And I’ve been able to see other people’s make that shift in their minds, other nonprofits and leaders. That’s kind of a part of my story. So number one, step one, craft your core story. Essentially, what do we do?

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