Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2015

Whatever form that storytelling takes, from photo essay to member video, story-driven content is dynamic, shows impact, and can attract new potential donors. Many of these stories, however, are only as good as their delivery strategy or the platforms used to connect them to wider audiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Photo by Fensterbme on Flickr. Note from Beth: I’m planning a year-end campaign for one of my favorite charities and wanted some good tips on incorporating video. Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising by Michael Hoffman. How big is video online? Explore Personalized Video.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Flickr Photo by SMEX Beirut. I’ll be Jordan and Morocco in March, 2011). I’ve culling through different videos and blog posts from the in-country teams – and it is so exciting to their learning products on online and hear about some of their success stories. View more documents from E-Mediat.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Recently, we''ve been talking at our museum about techniques for capturing compelling audio/video content with visitors. It made me dig up this 2011 interview with Tina Olsen (then at the Portland Art Museum) about their extraordinary Object Stories project. How and why did Object Stories come to be?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

This year's focus is how to create stories that stand out. Our webinars will cover how to create impact stories, super-short storytelling and how to get your story noticed. More than 135 social good organizations sent us their digital stories. 2011 Challenge. 2011 Digital Storytelling Challenge Winners.

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Nonprofits are taking advantage of this technology; according to the Nonprofit Social Networking Survey by NTEN, Common Knowledge & Blackbaud, the average nonprofit’s fan or follower base grew by 30 percent on Facebook and 81 percent on Twitter in 2011. Their YouTube page has 29 videos, accumulating 1000s of views.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

We’ve all experienced videos, blogs, photos, or topics “going viral” online before our eyes – the number of views increases, our Facebook timeline fills with reposts of the story, or a hashtag rises up the trending charts. Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots. At SXSW, there….

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2011

we are looking at the current field of social video - what is working. now for nonprofits creating videos with impact? Video production is a. In the meantime, here are answers to a few of the frequently asked questions we receive about social video: What Is Social Video? Is It Different from Digital Storytelling?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2022

These events aim to showcase the work that the nonprofit has accomplished on behalf of the donors, and is also a great opportunity to involve beneficiaries to share their stories. Auction websites can offer detailed descriptions of auction items and many photos. Online allows bidders to bid from the comfort of their own location.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

Last month, the Japan earthquake and tsunami occurred on March 11th 2011, the first day of the conference. That morning, I saw the jaw-dropping photos and videos from the Japan tsunami disaster. Media – The campaign featured compelling video footage of the disaster and testimonies from Japanese attendees.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 11, 2012

As a nonprofit, your message is most likely tailored toward a specific cause, whether it’s through news, links, or photos. Your ultimate breadwinner for social media engagement is photos. People LOVE photos and that’s the way it has always been. Do you remember being younger and loving books packed full of photos?

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NTEN

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Teaser: Flickr photo: niallkennedy. Also cat videos. Blog Content: Flickr photo: niallkennedy. In our last few fact finding missions, the answer has been pretty resounding: more stories, research, and case studies from the field. Look for the inaugural issue at the 2011 NTC !). Also cat videos.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Flickr photo: niallkennedy. In our last few fact finding missions, the answer has been pretty resounding: more stories, research, and case studies from the field. Look for the inaugural issue at the 2011 NTC !). Also cat videos. 2010 has been a good year for NTEN. We listen to what you say you want from NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The Cute Dog Theory or more precisely the Cute Animal Theory states that including cute animals in your social media content inspires more people to share the content. If don’t believe that is true, check out this YouTube video from VW of dogs barking the theme from Star Wars as a Superbowl Teaser. Increase post sharability.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Streetfootballworld supports a worldwide network of organizations in well over 50 countries.The photo above is of one of their programs in Brazil. Through Stifter-helfen.de, the organization received donations from Microsoft, SurveyMonkey, as well as 18 Flip Video Mino-HD cameras. Supporting Families of Visually Impaired Children.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

Now, at just 23 years old, Maggie’s work has been featured in the New York Times, and her remarkable story has earned her the DoSomething & CosmoGirl awards. Please share the stories, insights, and lessons on the heartspace wall. And now I hope you’ll join me! To Mama With Love is an open, community campaign.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

UPDATED 1/8/12: Thanks to the launch of Google+ Pages for brands, Google+ traffic hit an all time high in December 2011 and it’s likely that the trend will continue in 2012. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Does it tell our nonprofit’s story? Does it inspire?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

Google has also developed other online resources such as educational videos , case studies and better ways for you to connect with other nonprofits. The demo also showed a new 3D map feature and how you can take a photo and have it return google search results. All in all, a packed day before the official start of the 2011 NTC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. Photo by Microsoft Global Citizenship. Watech4good Summit.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

We've all experienced videos, blogs, photos, or topics "going viral" online before our eyes - the number of views increases, our Facebook timeline fills with reposts of the story, or a hashtag rises up the trending charts. Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots. At SXSW, there…. I've been….

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Provide fundraising success stories. While success stories may have provided ideas, these sessions will let fundraisers “ask the experts” and get their questions answered. Add a great default photo to fundraising pages. Your photo may inspire others to donate. Make your default “My Story” compelling on fundraising pages.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

We’ve been inspired and moved by your stories. Erinn joined the GuideStar team when Philanthropedia was acquired in 2011. She founded The Storytelling Nonprofit to help nonprofits connect in more meaningful ways with donors through stories and stewardship. Vanessa Chase. Bailey Rosser.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 5, 2019

My first year on staff, I nearly quadrupled our growth, going from $64,000 in annual revenue in 2011 to $244,000 in 2012. The organization’s impact is felt through inspiring stories; participants see how they can weave their own stories into appeals. And we more than doubled again the year after that — to $575,000.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

A request from an individual opens up the opportunity for them to share a personal story. Implementing online fundraising software tools should allow participants to create their own personalized fundraising webpage, a place for them to tell their stories. Upload a personal photo. Show them your smiling face!

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. We'd aslo love to hear YOUR tips, strategies, or #FAIL stories about engaging volunteers for your organization via online communities. Cravens recommends avoiding direct appeals. It doesn’t speak to anyone.”

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

Find the newsworthy stories within your event. Well played, the second angle can garner news crews with video cameras to cover your event. Write your posts like a news story. Write your posts like a news story. Original quotes make your story read like news. Photos that help tell your story.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. I’m talking to organization that have inspiring stories, are doing incredibly important work, and have very real opportunities for the community to join in action. The full keynote and presentation are below.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Now we have smartphones, whose data, when strung together forms the story of our lives. I can’t remember when I first heard, our identity is the story we repeat to ourselves. Our Stories. Today we have a wild abundance to the ways we collect our stories. What emerges is a story – your story. Photos matter.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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NTEN

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Photographs and videos create options for supporters to share your message with their networks, exponentially building your audience. With a successful photo-essay or multimedia piece, organizations can attract partners, appeal to donors and grantmakers, influence policymakers, and perhaps most importantly, drive a movement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

Increase mentions by 20% on Twitter before, during, and after performances for 2011. Increase number of retweets and @replies on Twitter by 20% by September, 30, 2011. Utilize Facebook to increase Festival attendance and online program views by 5% by September 2011. Increase views on YouTube Channel by 50% by January, 2012.

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Achieve

JULY 14, 2022

Then, over the course of 3-5 more emails, they will learn about your organization’s mission, available resources, and stories of impact. Email 2: Share a video of conservationists working in the field. Add new information to each email newsletter, such as a success story, upcoming event, donor spotlight, or recent blog post. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

The 2011 September Campaign. Our 5-year-anniversary video from charity: water on Vimeo. We also keep a close eye on the video views for the campaign trailer as well as referrals – we think it’s a great piece of content so we hope a lot of people will watch it! Tell me a little about your strategy and tactics.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

We will have maps telling the stories of our impact for us (for examples of this already in use, check out google earth’s nonprofit stories). 350 is an excellent example: people around the world used a tag “350ppm” to start uniting their content whether it was blog posts or analysis or videos. Holistic Tools. Organizations.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2011

Causes' goals for 2011 include a redesign and a deeper focus on key features. Last month, unbeknownst to Causes, they set up a fundraising project in response to the 2011 quakes. The JCCCNC continues to maintain their page with bulletins, posts, and videos of donations in action. Video content, copy, calls to action.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Back in 2011, I started collecting all the emails that nonprofits sent me during the month of December and reviewed what was in my inbox. Be sure to check out 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 too. The year in photos: Time to be bold. 10 photos that inspired us this year. Stories that haunt me. Seasons Greetings!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 18, 2011

Mission: WITNESS uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. WITNESS currently utilizes the following social media tools: YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and “Video for Change” (blog). YouTube is also a key part of our social media strategy, it is the platform we rely on for sharing our videos.

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