See3

APRIL 9, 2024

Many nonprofits fall into the trap of believing that their audience is the general public, when the truth is that your supporters are much more nuanced than that. Audience personas are fictional people that you create who represent your audience, based on real aggregate audience data.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 29, 2021

We’ve all heard how important stories are to fundraising communications. But how do you actually pick a great story? And more importantly, how do you take a great story and turn it into a great fundraising story? . To have a great fundraising story, you need a few key things. You need one person. .

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 9, 2023

Your words matter when you’re trying to get people to donate. If you inspire people, you’ll get a gift. If you bore people or confuse them, you won’t. How do you motivate people to take action so you’ll get the results you’re looking for? The right words are critical, especially when your goal is to get people to donate!

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

We’ve curated a nonprofit reading list to help your organization make the most out of this charitable time of year. These nonprofit books provide sample messaging and practical guidance to help you write appeals that resonate with your donors and compel them to support your organization.

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VisionLink

MARCH 22, 2020

Deployed by the State of Colorado, a new site for volunteers and donors is engaging helpful people across the state--by the thousands--who are heeding the Governor's call to volunteer and donate. Or catch up on the announcement from the Governor, and stories in the press. You can join them here.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2023

To run a successful nonprofit organization, you need to convince people to support you and help you raise funds to further your cause. These tasks require providing a compelling fundraising case for support and using it as the basis of your marketing and promotional efforts. Where Should You Use Nonprofit Storytelling?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Lola’s story: Turning volunteers into super supporters When Lola Woods went into the Idaho Youth Ranch thrift store she wasn’t thinking about runaway or homeless youth. As she waited in line with her item she overheard an ad on the instore radio about the ways Idaho Youth Ranch helps struggling kids and families.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 17, 2022

The power of sharing a personal story is well documented. We love hearing stories. They also help us feel connected to the world around us. And during these times, stories have the power to help us feel less alone in our very human experiences. Hearing people’s stories is a source of constant inspiration for me.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Your nonprofit has worked diligently to build programs, events, and campaigns that help make the world a better place. No matter the details of your story, you can leverage that sense of empathy to solicit a response from your audience. Your story goes far beyond simply telling the tale of how you got started.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Arts and cultural organizations are the sources of some of our favorite DipJar stories. Today’s story comes from the small but mighty state of Rhode Island, where The Gamm Theatre has been providing great cultural programming for almost 40 years. They are literally all over the map. That isn’t to say it couldn’t use more, however.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

million people sustain a TBI in the U.S. These numbers highlight a desperate need for support and care. The American Brain Foundation , supported by the prestigious American Academy of Neurology, funds research into these interrelated brain diseases. They’re making real, tangible differences in people’s lives.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

HubSpot’s recent research helps to answer this question: branded video content is the most memorable. So when it comes to inspiring your donors to support your cause, you might consider creating a nonprofit explainer video for your organization. This will help viewers emotionally connect to your work. Explain your process.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

By applying these helpful ways to measure and optimize nonprofit performance, you can drive positive change for your organization. Data analysis tools are helping organizations of all sizes to automate, streamline, and standardize processes so they can measure and optimize performance. That’s where technology can make a real impact.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes 6 Tips for Writing A Winning Crowdfunding Story. How you pitch your nonprofit to potential supporters through your crowdfunding page is very important. This guide will help you write a winning nonprofit crowdfunding story that’ll help you raise enough funds for your organization.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Passionate in its belief that people with additional needs shouldn’t have to compromise their hopes and aspirations, the organisation strives to take a whole-person approach to beneficiaries, supporting every aspect of their lives. Supporting the Individual Through Person-Centred Care.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

Working with NGOs, thought leaders, and policymakers in DC for the last decade, she specializes in getting people to care about complex issues that might otherwise get ignored. Individual giving has seen a steep decline, with donors becoming more selective about the causes they support. Make eye contact with your audience.

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Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2021

Imagine a story where someone was born, everything went perfectly from beginning to end, and then the story was over. When it comes to a good nonprofit story, struggle and overcoming are at the center. Knowing what struggle your nonprofit helps solve will help you get good at identifying which stories you should be sharing.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters As nonprofit professionals, we are all too familiar with the cycle of emergency fundraising. Visual storytelling through images and videos from the field helps make the crisis tangible and show donors their dollars at work.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Few things connect people together better than stories, which is why it’s important that your nonprofit showcases as many diverse and inclusive stories as possible. . How do you tell stories that are influenced by and meet your standards for your diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives ? Why is this important?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 12, 2022

Telling great stories helps your non-profit get its message out into the world, connect with new audiences and motivate people to take action like making a donation. In this article, I want to take it back to basics so you understand what is a story and why they matter for your non-profit. What is a Story?

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

To learn more about their mission to be the world’s most innovative experience-creators (and find out how they’ve helped 200 nonprofits raise over $30 million in the last 3 years) visit utopiaexperience.com. When people hear the word “social sustainability,” they’re likely to think of coordinated efforts to protect the environment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2017

We have read the harrowing news reports about a lack of food, electricity, and water and people dying. Even if you don’t have a lot of money to donate, every little bit helps. As we watch reports of a disaster, we can give directly to people on the ground. How do you decide which organizations to support?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Excellent year-end campaigns need to strike a balance between hitting uplifting emotional beats that are relevant to your mission and delivering a compelling case for why people should support your nonprofit. Include inspiring stories and testimonials. Give your supporters a simple and obvious path forward.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 18, 2020

In Part I of this article , we talked about the importance of your non-profit case for support (also called a “case statement”). In this part, we’re going to look at the statement itself… including what concepts should go into your case for support as well as the actual process of writing the document. Why should people care?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2023

It aims to remove barriers for people with visual, auditory, cognitive, mobility, and other permanent or temporary limitations so they can effectively receive, understand, and respond to email communications. Download Firefly Partners’ Email Accessibility Checklist to ensure that all your supporters can connect and engage with your work.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Good communication is the key to being an effective fundraiser, building strong relationships, leading well, and serving the people you’re working to help. Stories help embed a message into context and, often, entertainment. The message is the medication , and the story is the peanut butter. I have good news!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 4, 2021

But as Goodwill’s new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Onney Crawley, told me during a virtual fireside chat conversation last month, most people still don’t know that the organization’s biggest focus of work is on its comprehensive workforce development program. So there’s a big divide between what people think we do and what we actually do.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove – a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. But it’s worth it, because when you optimize your content, it acts as a kind of sleeper agent working to bring more awareness and support your way.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

For organizations that are trying to connect with their supporters, telling a compelling story is essential. Whether you’re planning an advocacy or fundraising campaign, using a storytelling framework to create your calls to action can help you make emotional connections with your audience and ultimately move them to act.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In the first part of this series, I talked about why you need to define your goals, your brand and voice, and your audience before crafting your story. At the root of every story is a struggle or conflict. This is true of the stories you’ll share about your nonprofit’s work too. . Consider all the angles of your story. .

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Whole Whale

MAY 23, 2022

Giving your supporters a way to celebrate their Dad and give back can be a wonderful tradition to start in a community. Also, Father’s day actually owes its history to nonprofits for its creation, so supporting charity is in the day’s DNA. More on that after the tips to get people to donate. Use social media. Offer incentives.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 27, 2021

By sharing the stories and achievements of people with autism, we aim to help people understand the impact of autism and offer meaningful ways to be better, more supportive co-workers. Some common challenges for people with autism include communication, social cues, and flexibility to changing environments.

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EveryAction

MAY 1, 2017

Storytelling is a constant drumbeat that resonates throughout the nonprofit community, but increasingly, stories are getting hard to tell. We asked nonprofit storytelling expert Vanessa Chase Lockshin about telling stories amid a noisy, negative newscycle that leaves donors (and everyone else) feeling fatigued - here's her advice.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Are they just empty buzzwords, or actual tools that can help your nonprofit raise money online? You can collect fantastic, compelling stories, but if no one hears or sees them, they fall flat. The key is using stories to get people’s attention on social media channels. Your employees have great stories to share!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

At the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), we believe anyone can become a philanthropist by rallying friends, family, and local businesses to support the causes they care about. In this blog, you’ll find a list of principles for optimizing people-powered philanthropy in a post-pandemic world. Support Authentic Experiences.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

You’ve heard that the power of storytelling is essential when it comes to educating people about your cause and converting people into supporters. It is often much more effective to use as few words as possible and let images tell the stories for us. Show Donors the Impact of Their Contributions with Maps.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

With fewer people picking up their phone for unknown callers, phone-a-thons appear to be waning in effectiveness. The thank-a-thon concept is a simple one: set aside a time to have volunteers call donors to thank them for their support of the organization. Let the donor know that their support is really, truly appreciated.

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