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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

For our fictitious story, the plot is that many children only eat one meal a day — dinner. For example, our plot is that many children eat one meal a day and do poorly in school. They’re just overall happier children, and their success at school sets them up for success later in life! What is happening in your hero’s life?

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Annual Calendar of Social Good and Cause Campaigns

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If you know of such a campaign and would like it listed below, please post a comment on this blog post with the date, name and website URL of the campaign. 14: International Day of Action for Rivers. 12: International Day for Street Children. 20: Universal Children’s Day || #ChildrensDay.

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5 Nonprofit Blog Best Practices to Engage Readers

Neon CRM

5 Nonprofit Blog Best Practices We’re all pretty familiar with the basics of blogging best practices—post regularly, use spelling and grammar editors, include a compelling image, and call your reader to action. Now, let’s switch gears to the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF).

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5 Proven Tips for Building Your Nonprofits Email List

NetWits

With a call to action. Long Island Children’s Museum has “Join Our Email List” at the top of their website. Subscribe to posts and/or comments on the Tenement Museum blog. Let’s discuss in the comments below or start a conversation in the Altru community !

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4 Tips for Year-End Campaigns

Roundtree

Don’t just tell me your organization served 4,000 children. Your support enabled us to serve 4,000 children just like Patrick.”. People need multiple touchpoints before they will take action. Organization Comments CAPTCHA. You’re not trying to provide an organizational overview. The story doesn’t have to be long.

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7 Spring Fundraising Ideas to Enhance Your Relationship With Current Donors

CauseVox

If urgency is the instinct to act, purpose is the thought behind the action to give. Then, on the day of the campaign, share a powerful nonprofit story, the purpose of your quick campaign (the intended impact), the deadline to give, and a strong call-to-action. or comment on your posts. It’s the same concept.

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More than Clicking the "Like" Button: Social Media Integration & Nonprofit Websites

NTEN

For the social web to come alive and really spark change, users need to be given other actions to take beyond standard sharing. We’re constantly exploring new and improved ways to mobilize communities; here are three sites that ask users to do more than simply hit share, but instead to take an action and to be part of something real.