Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

Successful nonprofits know that humans respond to stories. The right story catches our attention and makes us more willing to listen to the hard numbers and details that ultimately convince us to take action. Storytelling matters in grant writing for two key reasons: Stories help you stand out. Stories make things real.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

If your audience and supporters include women (especially those in their mid-thirties to mid-forties) you definitely want to explore a presence on Pinterest. They created a pin board with expert advice on how to “Green Your Home” that is filled with beautiful visuals and helpful content. Pinterest is growing fast, and women love it.

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Achieve

AUGUST 14, 2017

telling the story of someone who has directly benefited from an organization’s services is the most effective way to move a potential donor to action. Finding such a story can be difficult, of course, but that doesn’t mean you should take the easy route. Use a board member’s story. Your internal team is not the audience.

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NTEN

JUNE 14, 2012

Last summer, we pulled together data from some of the country’s leading nonprofits to bring you the 2011 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook report, laying out basic benchmarks for nonprofit pages on Facebook. You’ll have exclusive access to valuable findings and advice. Have questions about the Benchmarks Extra: Facebook report?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

As discovered in the Global Trends in Giving Report , the.org domain is by far the most trusted domain for nonprofit website and email communications. Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. Gmail, Yahoo, etc. Once you have claimed or created your LinkedIn Page, the set up process is straightforward.

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

Benefit concerts provide mutually beneficial promotion for both your nonprofit and the musicians who choose to perform at your concert by combining both of your audiences. You should also consider what type of security you’ll need for your venue to keep your audience safe. Find your performers There’s no event without the talent!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

The audience laughed. The moderator, Marcelo Jamberio, organized a set of questions that other Marcelo and I responded to with slides and audience interaction. Stories are social. The importance of digital reputation management – stories last forever and can spread quickly. Everyone loves a good story.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Meaning, as print news becomes obsolete, nuanced approaches to information-sharing will emerge that will meet the intended goals of journalism; consumption of information will change; and reporters will no longer be the only ones who are breaking news. According to the 2013 Foundation Center report , U.S. and James L. “As

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2015

Li has worked extensively with leadership level executives in this digital transformation and the book distill hers advice to help them develop digital skills and strategies. Her advice boils down to three steps: listen, share, and engage. This means sharing stories and visuals. What won’t you share?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I was lucky enough to get a preview of the Money for Good 2015 report and it’s full of surprising (and not so surprising) data, insights and recommendations for organizations, funders and vendors. Unlike other benchmark reports, this one actually gives concrete recommendations that everyone can apply to move the giving needle.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

With an effective and sustainable nonprofit fundraising campaign, charities have the potential to engage broad audiences and increase their impact as their funding grows. Sustainable fundraising practices can help you grow, ensure long-term support, and even aid larger projects like funding research. Use a CRM to help w ith donor research .

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Watch this video to hear Woodrow Rosenbaum, Giving Tuesday’s Chief Data Officer, share advice for setting your goals for this year. [On You can’t have a successful campaign without communicating with your audience. 4 Steps To Telling Your Nonprofit’s Story Through Email. Giving Tuesday Communications & Marketing.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

TechSoup's own social media team weigh in on the report and offer their advice for making wise social media decisions. Keep in mind that a user on Flickr consumes and engages with media differently than the audience that engages on Instagram simply because of how the platforms of engagement are set up. Simply Measured touts.

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Classy

AUGUST 9, 2021

PRO TIP: Crowdfunding campaigns are best for story-driven and time-bound direct giving appeals like Giving Tuesday. After all, strong storytelling can help build meaningful connections with your audience and even move them to rally around your cause. Every touchpoint with your donors will bring them closer to your Giving Tuesday story.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

“Map out the story you need to tell. Make this an everyday habit so that you become the master storyteller of the insights within your reports and help a broad audience understand complex data. This is great for us as social media and internet users, but as advertisers it makes it harder for us to target our audience.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2022

In this roundup, I compiled the best year-end fundraising advice from several nonprofit consultants in my network. If you had one piece of advice for successful end-of-year fundraising what would it be? It’s okay if it’s simple if you’re telling the right story. Are you prepared? Start earlier.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Annual reports are, well, an annual topic of conversation (or contention) at most nonprofit organizations, and the majority of for-profit companies and corporations. Pt 1 Why did an agency create an Impact Report, anyway? Pt 1 Why did an agency create an Impact Report, anyway? Inspired by insights. Informed by data.

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2015

The theme of MCON 2015 is “The Power of Influence: Art, Media, Business and Place” and an incredible lineup of speakers from the corporate, nonprofit and public sectors will share stories of the successes and failures they’ve encountered while changing the world. MOVING DOCUMENTARIES FOR THE ONLINE AUDIENCE. The Art Assignment.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

million words of online and printed fund-raising texts to determine how effectively fund raisers communicate with their audiences." million words of online and printed fund-raising texts to determine how effectively fund raisers communicate with their audiences." Tip 2: Tell stories. Tip 1: Be warm and friendly.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 22, 2024

Member community and customer relationships Build trust and create meaningful connections by demonstrating that you are knowledgeable about audience preferences. Employees should be able to see information across platforms and to analyze, report, and act on the behavior they discover. Solis’ advice sounds complex.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

Does the imagery we’re using visually tell our story? . Does your audience already understand your mission? When speaking to your audience it’s also important to: . Share impact stories. should be effectively sharing your story while laddering up to your goals. . Mistake #5: Not Engaging With Your Audience .

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2015

calling on the NFL team to release its complete discrimination investigation report to the public. Before long, Justin grew the NBA’s international outreach initiatives through NBA Cares, hosting events and telling stories about the good things the league was doing around the world. Why is this issue important?

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 31, 2023

Save the longer stories for your “About Us” tab or your blog and try using calls to action on your homepage instead. If you already have an audience in front of you, don’t be afraid to promote your upcoming events—whether you’re planning a dance-a-thon or participating in a webinar or panel. A little self-promotion can go a long way!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

They crowdsourced questions that we discussed and then we opened it up for audience q/a. Advice for Nonprofits To Get Started with Measurement. janemeseck says stories are gold but hard to collect. Audience shouting “I failed!” “Reporting requirements should be commiserate with the size of the grant.”

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

Globally, 34 percent of people report owning smartphones. Telling Better Stories: Fundraising Tips from #12NTC : People don’t give just because you ask them — they give because they find your message and organization’s mission compelling. Find out more and download the report in its entirety.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Causes posted this description of the potential impact on nonprofits : Causes will be fully integrated into Timeline with “reports.” These reports will add up all of a person’s related actions on Causes into a larger story of how they are helping your organization. Be careful who you friend.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2011

NPLive, for the unfamiliar, blends virtual video speaker conferencing; online presentation and video; and live audience chatting and social networking, including conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #NPLive. a nonprofit dedicated to helping and educating cause-driven organizations use video to tell their stories. The Experts.

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BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Thanks Tapp Network for all the great free advice this week! This is one of the more interesting graphs from HubSpot’s 2015 benchmarks report. The moral of the story here? In addition, the number of social posts is also greatly effected by the different audience personas your nonprofit is seeking to reach and convert.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

One advice – be very clear to your audience, if you are running a three week campaign, none of the orders are processed until the campaign ends.” I can run a report quickly and it will tell me how much we’ve sold of what item and it has saved so much time compared to our previous system.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

I spoke to a group of nonprofit in Seattle a few weeks ago at Pyramid Communications who found the advice for taking incremental steps towards improvement very useful. It’s still scary to set quantifiable goals for a project and report on whether we reached them. Stories from their peers? Work intervened. Kitten photos?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Stephen’s Story was a campaign launched by Teenage cancer fundraiser Stephen Sutton who passed away from cancer, but not before raising several million pounds for the charity as part of his bucket list. The Second Time Around: What did you learn from trying to replicate it? .

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2019

So, not only do your target audiences have shorter attention spans than ever, there’s ever more stuff to distract them online. Keep Your Audience (and Their Needs) Front and Center. That you should focus on your target audience’s needs seems like an obvious idea. A ‘lede’ is the first sentence of a new story.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Social love is thoughtful engagement (liking, retweeting, commenting, following) with your social media audience. By combining forces with other nonprofits or YouTube Creators who care about your cause and creating a video together, you can extend the reach of your message to new audiences and move these people to action.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Instead of starting with the story, start with the data. 2) Know Your Audience. Knowing your audience is critical. If you know whom you want to consume your infographic, you’re able to tailor the language, imagery, focus, and key points used to appeal to this target audience. 4) Craft Your Story.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

One of my biggest takeaways from last year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco was this oft-repeated advice on social networking, specifically Facebook and Twitter: you can't make them come to you. Social media became another place to tell our story, to engage readers and attract new supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2015

Then, instead of everyone trying to capitalize on the moments after a tragedy and exhausting donors, we get some nice alignment and focus and both the cause and the audience end up benefiting more over time.” Regine Webster, VP of CDP wrote a terrific blog post a couple of days ago providing thoughtful advice for donors: [link].

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NTEN

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They are the same exact words and sentiments that fill reports and brochures buried in dusty drawers, often transcribed verbatim onto websites — and your readers know it. Their vision is quite a bit different: they want their blog to reflect the stories, lives, struggles, and triumphs of the entire Thalassemia community.

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