Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Because of the unique factors that come into play with each and every project, the Media Cause creative team uses several different approaches to help explore, establish, and implement a common visual language with our clients and development teams: m oodboards, style tiles, style guides, and stylescapes. . Moodboards. Style tiles.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Plot/Desire: In any good story, there’s a problem that becomes part of the plot of the story. And the hero has a desire to overcome that problem. For nonprofit storytelling, conflict really refers to the challenges that need to be overcome or maybe the circumstances that perpetuate the problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2019

This week I interviewed long-time blog reader, Alison Lowndes who I first met via my blog as a regular commenter. She is now working the field of Artificial Intelligence, working AI-based solutions to planetary-scale problems. But now, AI can analyze many more scans in less time with a great deal of precision.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 13, 2022

Once you have written this proposal it is time to find great vendors to send you bids. References (1<5). Talk to at least 2 references they list. In your initial conversations about the aesthetic you’re after, does the agency staff communicate in language that you can understand? Homerun factor (1<5). Experience.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The WCAG “define how to make Web content more accessible to people with disabilities, ranging from visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning, and neurological.” . As a designer for nonprofits, I constantly reference these guidelines when making design decisions. Web Accessibility Checker – For Chrome.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This is also the time when many organizations host their year-end gala or another major event to drive even more donations. As the digital hub of your nonprofit’s fundraising efforts, your website should be optimized to continuously engage donors for year-round donations, no matter what time of year it is. Motivational imagery.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

These stories simply exist in our minds until we add language and share them with others. When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems. Consider this story, which has changed state laws throughout the U.S.:

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NTEN

AUGUST 8, 2011

Then, when it's time to hire, take a look through the cards you've collected for people who either would be a good fit or can pass along the word about the position to others. Value your time & your team's time Start with the premise that your time, and your team's time, is valuable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2013

Last week, I went to the Personal Democracy Forum conference for the first time, and I came away brimming with new ideas for my work. Enough that I could understand the language, but where the speakers were new and I was drawing parallels to my own work rather than knowing the script by heart. The 50% conference rule.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

It wasn’t simply about throwing money at an international issue - it was about listening to local problems, local solutions, and local thought. Local problems, local solutions. Yet there seemed no concern for the dire condition of a dangerous bench, threatening to injure a student at any time. I got this. But that bench.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

I was nervous because I've never been to Romania, so I didn't have a lot of time or a frame of reference to tweak and customize. This particular training required multi-dimensional thinking on our toes because it was being done in another language with simultaneous translation. I messed up a few times. I hate that.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

That's a problem for the accidental marketing professionals and the accidental career coaches.) We're also good at translating tech-geek into language that the average program-focused person can understand, even if we can't write a line of code ourselves. We're not bogged down by a complete PHP reference manual in our head.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

It’s that time again—Words to Avoid, 2023. As you might have guessed, the phrase “boots on the ground” originated in reference to soldiers, law enforcement, and related personnel who were “physically present in a military or police operation.” Not as catchy? Okay, we’ll stick with what we have. But this wasn’t always the case.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2024

She couldn’t stand the focus on metrics as the reference point against which her work was evaluated. Just because people have money, or whatever privilege you ascribe to them, does not mean they don’t have problems. Nothing can really come of it, because it’s a one-time thing. “ All of us, at some time or other, need help.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 17, 2016

Like most nonprofits, you’re going to spend a lot of time, attention, and money on fundraising to reap the rewards of a giving season that’s expected to see more than $30 billion in donations. And, like most organizations, I’m guessing you don’t have a lot of extra time or money. Not a problem. Can you do this with spreadsheets?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

There are now even natural language prompts powered by AI. See How Bennington College Uses Low-Code to Automate Reporting AI is a broad and quickly adapting term that refers to the use of data and machine learning to create new content or make predictions from it. Did you know you’re doing this stuff already?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2010

But the best participatory projects don't suffer from this problem, because they solicit visitors' contributions toward a very specific outcome. Some viewers might enjoy populating a video with frames that feature references to Christ; others might prefer highly photorealistic images.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

And, despite the constant focus on social media, research shows time and time again that email remains a potent communications tool for those audiences who use it (e.g. Despite the fact that we had invested a lot of time and sweat in learning the tool and making it work for us, we felt that we couldn’t rely on it.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

When reviewing performance statistics in your account or within reports, identify problem areas (whether they be individual keywords or ads or even entire campaigns or ad groups). Don't worry, we'll go into detail on a few of these problem areas and how to identify them below!) It is likely that your terms are too broad. Impressions.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2011

If your site talked about a "put yourself on the pathway towards victory" program, but users often search for "buy a brick", then you maybe you need to add user-centered language to your promotions. Depending on the nature of your site, that might be a high or low number, but pay attention if it changes significantly over time.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 23, 2022

That’s usually when they start complaining and say that Giving Tuesday is a waste of time. They ARE wasting their time by showing up at the last minute, lamely posting a link asking for money. That planning must include a specific goal focused on a solvable problem. They shouldn’t even bother. See the difference?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

The nonprofit will most likely not have a full-time IT or web manager staff person. Or, if they do, the nonprofit will not have a full-time Web Analyst , although might work with a web analyst on a consulting basis. You'll face that problem with any tool you ultimatley use. This is a one time or one-session browsing a web site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

What type of language should i use? How much time does it take? Not that much time. The big time investment is getting people to contribute. How you ever encountered problems related to your funding and what you're doing on the site? References Lee LeFever's Common Craft Videos for basic introductions.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As the end of the fiscal year approaches, December is the time when many donors are finally able to take full stock of their financial situation (which may or may not involve actual stocks) and give accordingly to their favorite causes. As a nonprofit organization, December is the time for your staff to make a major fundraising push.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 11, 2024

We’ll provide insight into five common problems nonprofits run into with their websites and how you can resolve these issues. Engagement rate refers to the percentage of visitors who interact with your website in meaningful ways, such as clicking, completing a form, or viewing multiple pages. and directs them to your donation page.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

This can take time, but it pays off. Are you tackling a problem in an innovative way? . The worst time to pitch about the event is after it happened. A retiring long-time Executive Director. Write the release in a straightforward manner, including relevant information with no sentimental language.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 7, 2023

The next time you are chatting away, give some of these refining prompts a try to increase to quality of the final product. Enhancing Clarity Pinpoint confusing phrases, vague language, and complex sentences in the previous reply. Increasing Approachability Pinpoint any overly academic language, jargon, or complex vocabulary.

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Qgiv

MAY 23, 2022

SMART goals are goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time bound. Maintaining a strong social media presence can be difficult if you’re splitting your time between more platforms than you can handle. Ask yourself where your supporters and donors spend their time. Do they prefer Instagram to Facebook?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2005

One of the problems with tagging is the ambiguity of language that we use for tags. Show your terms in their language.??? Right now, delicious blocks out google page reference and spammers want to get page rank. If you bookmark something six months ago and over time more people bookmark it? large number.

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

If you didn’t get that reference…well, I just dated myself.) Allow your agency team time to unpack the problem before jumping to solutions . Are you speaking my language? NOTE: If you’re working on a “moment in time” campaign, you don’t really need to ask this question.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

Thanks to Michael Stein for referring me to Caitlin. Sigida Keneyali means “Health in Our Homes” in Bambara, the most common language in Mali. Certain members of the community want to get as much money out of the project as they can, expecting that we will not be around in two years time. The real problem is social exclusion.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

If you think about it, there are two reasons to tag things: to bookmark them for yourself so you can use them later to describe them for a large group of users who might find them helpful in finding things later I tag things on the Web all the time using Delicious. But here's the problem: visitors don't see the same opportunity.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Offering a virtual option means you can eliminate travel expenses and minimize time commitments for attendees. Any time you transmit confidential information over the internet, there’s an inherent risk of a data breach. There are two sources you’ll want to reference: state regulations and your organization’s bylaws.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

We’re going to save some time at the end for Q&A. This is a really good one for you to join in on for the first time. We’re going to talk about the difference between securing a one-time gift versus reliable, recurring, major funders. So we would love to hear from you.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

We’re going to save some time at the end for Q&A. This is a really good one for you to join in on for the first time. We’re going to talk about the difference between securing a one-time gift versus reliable, recurring, major funders. So we would love to hear from you. But don’t be shy, don’t sit on those hands.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

You should have it by dinner time, that’s my promise to you. We’re going to try to save a little bit of time for Q&A at the end, but don’t be shy about that. dang, this is a great topic, this is so timely as people are, you know, perhaps getting annual reports together. So how do we know what to track?

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Donor management refers to the strategies and processes a nonprofit organization uses to cultivate and maintain relationships with donors. No money (or time) is changing hands yet; this step includes actions like responding to your latest Facebook post or signing up for your newsletter. What is Donor Management?

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