sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

A connected throughline of our shared humanity With that in mind, as I reflect on the influences, changes, and overall trends we have seen in employee engagement, philanthropy, and CSR in 2023, and those that are to come in 2024, I cannot help but be struck by the notion that it is not about specific trends or actions.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

When you book a headliner act or keynote speaker, feature them in a sneak preview of your lineup. Allow event headliners or speakers to do an Instagram takeover. Give one of your event headliners or emcees the reins of your Instagram story for the day. Tag your account in a story. Conduct a lineup countdown.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2023

You’ll want to tell a compelling story that breathes life into your cause and paints a vivid picture of the powerful difference every donation makes. Have a clear message Kick off your giving page with an attention-grabbing headline that captures your mission and what you’re asking for. Rest easy, your donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

The first question that probably comes to your mind when reading this headline is – “Pinterest? Tip: Share stories about your impact and the different ways to get involved with your cause. She regularly provides useful tips and resources to the nonprofit sector through her blog, #501SocialBlog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

Then I build out the content and discussion questions. In reviewing the data and themes from the audience input, some terrific questions about engagement popped out: How can we become better at using social media so that our channels experience more engagement and convert people to get involved? Craft good headlines.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

headlining our first-ever Nonprofit Summit. But we’re thrilled to announce a third Summit headliner: Amal Clooney. With over 30 sessions across four unique content tracks, you’re guaranteed to find a wide range of thought-provoking discussions, practical takeaways, and actionable best practices from your industry peers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

One communications director shared that she scans the headlines every morning and only goes deep into stories that are relevant to their communications strategy and limits her time. In the last few weeks, we have been pummeled with disturbing headlines about the current events. These are just a few ideas.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

By telling the right stories in the right way, you can lure visitors to your donation page and inspire them to give. Something in the organization’s story stirs my heart, and the next thing I know I am on their donation page filling in my credit card number. It’s best to start with a short story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Dreadful disaster stories are still making headlines; isn’t the public tired of giving? We approached the question from several angles, and we’re not seeing the public’s giving interest or ability waning. Appeals that are very specific, actionable, and emotionally manageable are more effective. Don’t get discouraged!

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Puerto Rico Sierra Leone Disaster Donor 108

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. Every action and interaction that your staff make inside the LinkedIn community helps increase your nonprofit’s brand credibility and exposure. Every action you take in LinkedIn Groups reflects your personal brand and the brand of your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2013

This story became a case study in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” to illustrate the value of crowdsourcing and how to measure the return. Taryn Degnan picks up on this them of using social media to save lives to share her observations about the use of social media to find organ donors and her own personal story.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

For each major marketing initiative answer the following questions. What actions do you want people to take? Share a story, donate money, sign up for a contest, watch a video, etc.). Look for opportunities to test different calls-to-action and other key content that is important to your organization. Call to Action.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

is commonly the first question people encounter when they start a redesign, but I beg to differ. So, my recommendation for the first questions to ask in your planning process are: “What is our 30-second pitch?” Make it clear what the call to action is and you'll find your users gravitating towards it. Keep the content updated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

We received copies of his Luma’s book and cards, “Innovation for People,” which is a synthesis of landscape analysis of design-thinking and human centered design methods. He told a story that someone in one of his workshops to teach these methods asked him, “So what are the skills that we need to practice for 10,000 hours?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2015

Voices are constantly peppering you with how to simplify your donation form, employ stronger calls to action, and use headlines that even a 15-year-old playing a video game wouldn't be able to ignore. But I can give you a list of actions to pick from, and you can take it from there. Website Actions. Post on a forum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

Michael has a nice story telling approach to sharing his thinking. I think the stories belong to his clients, but here are my takeaways. front page headline about the issue? Sometimes after intense outcomes focused action the network will settle back into just networking. Coordinate ? Would it be a new health minister?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

grist.org has succeeded in connecting with a younger audience that not only reads its content but is also inspired to take action. We’re getting results because a large percentage of our readers have told us that they have taken action based on reading grist.org content.”. Source: grist.org.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2016

Ask yourself—what caused you to take action? Think of it as sort of headline or teaser. The Value: Words have the power to invoke action and leave a lasting impression. He suggests that we’re telling the reader’s story, not our own. Step Five: Invoke Action. Include your call-to-action somewhere on the piece.

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sgEngage

MARCH 28, 2023

Here are five ways you can make sure you are communicating your organization’s financial information in a single, efficient story to help your board make effective data-driven decisions. Tell One Story You have a lot to cover during your time with the board, and only one sliver of the agenda in which to cover it.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

Just two weeks later, having received a ton of thoughtful comments on that original post, her new headline was Join the Monthly Community Building Chats ! It is their stories and examples and lessons that really resonate with me,” says BJ Wishinsky, who most recently led a chat called Calling All Calls to Action.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And then we’ll have some time for question and answers to make sure that we can do our best to address some of the things that you and your teams and your boards are facing today. Second is to develop some action-oriented strategies to recruit and retain and engage diverse board members in fundraising activity broadly.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

On the other hand, the second example uses urgency, a timeline, and power words to inspire immediate action. In this guide, we’ll highlight the following tips to help you improve your nonprofit website’s emotional appeals: Tell compelling stories. Tell compelling stories. What key ingredient is missing in the first example?

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

Just two weeks later, having received a ton of thoughtful comments on that original post, her new headline was Join the Monthly Community Building Chats ! It is their stories and examples and lessons that really resonate with me,” says BJ Wishinsky, who most recently led a chat called Calling All Calls to Action.

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Facilitation Guidelines Hosting Twitter 60

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

Set her heart on fire with stories of real lives and real change – it’s what she wants to know after giving. ONE Success story. Kick off your newsletter by sharing one good story that shows how your nonprofit is making a difference. Use hero language like “we couldn’t have done it without you” to engage the donor.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

Person] is a person whose story I am going to tell you now A powerful way to communicate authenticity is to tell a true story about a real person and provide real details about the way your reader’s action will have an impact. Have you ever heard of rhetorical questions? And she’s not the only one who is worried.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2007

Kira: From talking about this last week, the biggest question this has stuck with me is how relevant ROI is for judging the value of a tactic that might serve goals other than fundraising. Justin The metric boils down to cost per action as applied to advocacy or outreach (branding, education, etc) campaigns.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 15, 2015

Last week, I got to see Deborah''s vision in action. The Fringe was a tentacle that lapped you in, a teaser that enticed people into stories they didn''t know they wanted. ANSWERING THE MOST BASIC QUESTION One of the most frequent questions I heard along Market Street was: "What''s going on here?" They were open books.

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See3

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Use your organization’s stories to bring people in, and then connect it to an “ask&#. Whether it’s human rights, veterans’ issues, the economy, health care, or education, relate your message to a headline and talk about why your issue matters now. Link to video. Don’t live in a bubble.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

We’ve got an expert on here over the next hour or so, and we’ll try to answer as many questions as we can before the 2:00 Eastern hour here. You can also send in your questions on Twitter. We want to hear your questions and we want to see your comments. That’s kind of a part of my story. I just know it.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

You can also see how that translates into cost per action or email viewed (opened). Reader Comments (24) Hey, Justin, dig the slick interface. :-) From talking about this last week, the biggest question this has stuck with me is how relevant ROI is for judging the value of a tactic that might serve goals other than fundraising.

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Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Classy

APRIL 5, 2021

A fully customized donation page with a compelling appeal and branded call to action can be the difference between converting a visitor or losing a donation. Use high-quality images or graphics to support your call to action. Be strategic and purposeful with custom questions on your form. Consistency is key.

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M+R

JUNE 7, 2023

to consider the following questions: Who needs to hear more about the advocacy work for a given issue? Whose stories need to be told? Where could those stories make the most difference? If we all asked these questions at the outset of every new project, our media strategies would probably look quite different.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

You can also see how that translates into cost per action or email viewed (opened). Reader Comments (24) Hey, Justin, dig the slick interface. :-) From talking about this last week, the biggest question this has stuck with me is how relevant ROI is for judging the value of a tactic that might serve goals other than fundraising.

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Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

You can also see how that translates into cost per action or email viewed (opened). Reader Comments (24) Hey, Justin, dig the slick interface. :-) From talking about this last week, the biggest question this has stuck with me is how relevant ROI is for judging the value of a tactic that might serve goals other than fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

" I would appreciate any suggestions, improvements, pointers to other resources or if your organization has a story to tell about web analytics. To understand how to identify actionable reports from the complex sea of information collected in an analytics tool. The 3 Most Frequently Asked Google Analytics Questions.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Web publishers use RSS to easily create and distribute news feeds that include links, headlines, and summaries. March of Dimes' Share Your Story blog allows families with children in NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) to share their experiences with one another.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

We’re getting in the action a bit early. So send in your questions and comments along the way. If you use the Q&A box, it might be a little bit easier, a little higher chance that we get to that question as insider tip for you, but we won’t discriminate. So type your questions in any time today.

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