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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Care2

OCTOBER 17, 2011

In preparation for the November 9 Give to the Max Day , nonprofits in the DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia communities participated in person or tuned into the live stream of a one-day online fundraising workshop with the industry’s top experts. Then be prepared to be surprised,” she said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

They enlisted help from board members on Twitter, but being organized with a plan and timeline for asks was critical to their success. They have successfully used Facebook to identify and cultivate donors.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Secret Sauce to Social Media Fundraising: DC’s Give to the Max Day Story. Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington raised $2,017,196 with 17,838 donations for over 1,000 nonprofits in the DC, suburban Maryland, and northern Virginia areas. So what’s the secret to this event’s success? Location: AARP.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 5, 2013

Nonprofit organizations can use WordPress , an easy to use application, for blogging and websites, making telling your riveting story and engaging your supporter’s interest easier and with far less expense. Can’t make it to Virginia? Always remember what it was that lit the fires under you and you will always be successful.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2017

Take the Obici Healthcare Foundation , an independent foundation focused on improving the health status of the people living in Virginia. This is just one story of how data is at the center of fueling greater collaboration and outcomes. After all, the best data scientists are also great storytellers.

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2011

Community fundraisers create an excellent opportunity for networking, providing you with a venue to explain your mission, share stories, and make an emotional appeal to event attendees by showing how they can make a difference through their participation and donations. Highmark Inc.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

It's not enough to just share stories about your impact — how do you mobilize and engage people who are passionate about issues you're working on? Put People at the Forefront of Your Stories. Your audience will respond to stories that immediately grab their attention. Share their stories with your audience.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

An effective advocacy initiative can result in a series of successful, sustainable campaigns , helping your nonprofit appear both effective and professional to supporters, all while making a difference in the world. Just like your nonprofit’s usual peer-to-peer campaigns, your advocacy campaigns will need: Peer-to-peer software.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

And while video games like Zoo Tycoon or online games can teach them all sorts of skills that will need to be successful adults (and this has been validated recently by a MacArthur Foundation funded study ,) I was excited to discover this wonderful list of games for change. They created the Popcorn For Kids Campaign.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Readers'' favorites included those written by or about sports coaches, athletes, CEOs, scholars, religious leaders, governmental and military leaders.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 27, 2011

With keynote speakers Travis Manzione (Director of Assessment Tools for The Center for Effective Philanthropy ) and Charles Best (Founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org ), and a panel representing local nonprofits and funders (including Ear Candy , Phoenix Youth at Risk , SRP , and Virginia G. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2012

Readers' favorites included those written by or about sports coaches, athletes, CEOs, scholars, religious leaders, governmental and military leaders.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Richmond, Virginia Graduate! There were many impressive demonstrations of success among the applications that were truly awe-inspiring. One of the coolest things about The Collaboration Prize is that the organizers don’t want any of these success stories to be kept a secret. Kellogg Foundation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Readers'' favorites included those written by or about sports coaches, athletes, CEOs, scholars, religious leaders, governmental and military leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

We know that success in social media depends on deep engagement as Charlene Li's research has uncovered. Ordinary people can and do have extraordinary stories and ideas to share.” For nonprofits, that means moving from the transactional to the constant relationships. That is what they crave and appreciate the most.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Readers' favorites included those written by or about sports coaches, athletes, CEOs, scholars, religious leaders, governmental and military leaders.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 22, 2007

I like using them as an example of a successful use of social web tools for advocacy because the tools were integrated into their overall campaign strategy: 1. Starbucks responded with their own video with their side of the story, which raised Oxfam's profile and the story because the Oxfam video sat up at the top along with Starbucks' video.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Here are just two examples from organizations that I found to be most successful and effective. Then, CMMB sends a welcome e-mail to the user that includes a thank-you and a story about where the package, along with other packages, is going. The e-mail is updated with a new story each month to keep the content and news fresh.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I've covered arts organizations and social media here and there over the past three years and last winter co-wrote a cover story article with Rebecca Krause-Hardie for ArtsReach. Note that this is a research/learning approach that is key to success of Web2.0 More at TechCrunch and Technology in the Arts Blog. Another theme of web2.o

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sgEngage

MAY 17, 2021

Sue Cunningham, president and CEO of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), shares her perspective to help higher education advancement professionals position their institutions for future success. Are there any strategies that will continue to be successful in a post-pandemic world?

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

They boast a success rate of over 90% for youth that complete their programs and now live in the community and stay in school. Aside from their successful healthcare programs, the thing that really stands out about Uplift Family Service’s website is its storytelling. The Village Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

This will trigger the purchase of a matching rig by a longtime donor Virginia Clay and effectively double the contributions of all our campaigners. For example, for my personal birthday fundraiser , I’ve been communicating regularly with my closest friends and family to connect them with the story of the rig. To pass our $1.2

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 8, 2007

This an exciting story. The phenomenal woman with the giant CODEPINK truck, Sam Zanne Joi, and I traveled through the deep South and Southwest, weaving our way through little towns in the Appalachian mountains with names like War, West Virginia, and Truth and Consequences, Texas. What is Code Pink's biggest success story?

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