The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 25, 2022

Source: Campaign Monitor Tip #3 Find your non-profit’s unique voice When you read your organization’s thank you letter, does it sound like something you would actually say to someone? If not, chances are your letter sounds too formal or not human enough. But I do think there is a point at which it can start to sound a bit insincere.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In less technical terms, the software took into account the words we fed it and gave us a numeric representation of how positive, negative, or neutral the mission statement sounds. Advice for crafting your mission statement. We then compared how that emotional polarity score interacted with the organizations’ financial data. .

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Here are this week’s nonprofit highlights: What’s the sound of your nonprofit’s brand? Colleen Fahey’s article, How Audio Enhances Your Brand Content: Find Your Signature Sound , provides guidance for how your nonprofit can strengthen its voice. Have you ever thought about it? You should. Yours truly, MaddieT.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

alone, over £20m was donated to good causes for Giving Tuesday, a 43% increase in giving from 2019 — that’s more than £14k every minute! Check out our Gaming for Good podcast series, which offers tons of advice from gamers, streamers, and nonprofits on how to get started. Last year , in the U.K. About the Author. Oliver Shiel.

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Candid

APRIL 19, 2022

They generously decided to make a $125,000 donation (representing approximately 20% of our yearly budget). My advice to other organizations in similar positions is don’t give up! It may sound simple but allow yourself to be creative and try new ways to fund your programs.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Community Yard Sales Gather donated items from the community and hold a low-cost sale. By using volunteers and donated goods, your overhead costs will be pretty much near zero. All you have to do is gather prizes donated by local businesses and sponsors, then sell low-cost tickets for the chance to win them in your drawing.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 27, 2021

You encourage stock donations and you are even learning about cryptocurrency. Think about the personal finance advice professionals dole out. Your nonprofit should take that advice, too. If even a few months of cash reserves sounds insurmountable, take a breath. You spend a lot of time on one-on-one stewardship.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 18, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on ways to stay in touch with potential donors who have major donor potential. . Dear Charity Clairity, Do you have advice on ways to stay in touch with a possible donor who has indicated an interest in making a major gift? Try to really stay in listening mode.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Do you feel like you’ve been on the receiving end of the same marketing advice for years? Whenever someone offers marketing advice like this, my first impulse is to ask: “Do you have a study you can point me to that offers evidence in support of that claim?” Stop sounding like other nonprofits. Please donate.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Sounds great, right? Then ask them to run a peer-to-peer campaign , sharing the message with 10 friends or family members who might be interested in donating $100 and follow up with each person individually. Here’s the link where you can make a donation: [link]. They introduce you to people they know who can be helpful to you.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Kindful + Double The Donation: Giving Tuesday Matching Funds: Strategies for Driving Donations. In this post, you’ll find some ideas to help your organization generate more donations and plan a campaign with long-lasting benefits. Digital marketing may sound complicated, but it’s more accessible than you might think.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Major donors make a major impact on your nonprofit, but it can be a bit scary to ask major donors for a donation. But how do you get to know someone when all you know is that they gave your organization a bigger-than-average donation in the last year? Contact them and thank them again for their donation. Start With Gratitude.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 2, 2022

It can help you cultivate relationships, provide valuable content, and ultimately drive donations and support for your cause. This can be especially helpful for donation appeals. “Hey, I need your advice on something!” ” -> Direct ask that sounds like it is coming from someone who knows you. .

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

A bit of advice about setting goals. It may sound hokey, but SMART goals make sure everyone is clear about what you’re trying to accomplish and by when you’d like to do it. Also, consider the monthly impact of each donation as well as a cumulative impact of a donor over one year. What are you trying to do, anyway?

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

A bit of advice about setting goals. It may sound hokey, but SMART goals make sure everyone is clear about what you’re trying to accomplish and by when you’d like to do it. Also, consider the monthly impact of each donation as well as a cumulative impact of a donor over one year. What are you trying to do, anyway?

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

A benefit concert is a musical event used to raise money or awareness for a charitable cause through ticket sales and other donations during the event. Any musicians who’ve shown support for your cause or donated to your mission should be at the top of your list. What is a benefit concert? Hybrid Events | A Guide for Nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 21, 2023

Keep reading to find out what advice she has for you. There has to be something there that will help them meet their goals because sponsorships are a marketing tool, not just a donation. In this post, we speak with Mariah Monique, a sponsorship strategy coach and educator. Looking for a sponsorship or new source of funding this year?

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Greater Giving

JUNE 29, 2022

Creating an item donation form (online or print) to record what’s been committed and who donated it. Entering donations and item donors into an event software or database. Bundling donated items into packages/lots. Special roles for tracking item donations, making bid sheets or designing and displaying auction packages.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

A stellar toolkit: to help out their fundraisers, they put together a resource that answered common questions, provided basic fundraising advice, and laid out scripts for fundraisers to use. It was incredibly easy to set up a fundraiser or make a donation. It was their passion that inspired their family and friends to donate.

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BoardAssist

OCTOBER 6, 2014

For some terrific advice on how to do just that, we turned in this week’s guest blog post to Philadelphia’s Tech Impact for guidance on how to keep your volunteers coming back. Their donated time runs countless events, fundraisers, and help nonprofits get one step closer to completing their mission every day. Say thank you.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 14, 2017

We hope you find their terrific advice as useful as we did. Thanks once again to Alice Antonelli, Director for Advisory Services at NFF, for her great advice! property and equipment): purchase of new lights and/or upgrading sound technology. Volunteer hours are considered an in-kind donation of services.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 29, 2018

Whether it’s emailing your supporters, re-engaging lapsed donors, or soliciting donations - all nonprofits rely on good emails. If you don’t have mobile-optimized emails and donations forms, you’re losing out on those donor dollars. While this may sound super complex, it’s actually an easy practice to implement. Reengagement.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

This sounds even more ridiculous when we acknowledge that we’re working with human beings who are infinitely complex, and we are operating in a space to address systems, structures, and practices that in many cases have been intentionally designed for hundreds of years to limit the possibilities and success of huge segments of our population.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Sound advice on how to evaluate which tech projects need to be done the exact same way that a for-profit would and which ones can be done creatively, with a deep dive into what “creatively” means. Objectives: increase mission awareness, increase donations, increase communication. Measures: eCRM analytics, donations.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

This sounds so obvious, but not planning ahead is easily one of the most frequent mistakes I see organizations making. Increase online donations? Mistake #6: Not Taking Advantage Of Donation Tools . I know, I know, I know – everyone is freaking out over Facebook donations on both the pro and con side. What are your goals?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Sounds scary? The generic piece of advice for taking online classes is that they're "only as good as the effort you put into them." " As somebody who has almost completed their Master's degree through an online program, here's my advice: online classes are only as good as you think you are.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 2, 2017

In this nonprofit marketing roundup, we assembled the best of our nonprofit marketing advice, going from a broad view all the way down to the nitty-gritty details. Time spent on your website pays off, too—online donations were 7% of all fundraising last year. 5 Ways to Make Your Email Fundraising Appeals Sound More Human.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Does that sound good? If that sounds like you, put “me” in the chat. So I want you to tell me which one of these sounds most like you, related to getting 10k gifts. Number 1, if this sounds like you, put a 1 in the chat. If that sounds like you, put it in the chat. So I want this to be interactive.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 9, 2014

This is where nonprofits can go for highly discounted and donate software and services. The program they have with Microsoft donates millions of dollars in software each year. There are so many great resources available for technology in the nonprofit sector. Start by looking at TechSoup ( www.techsoup.org ).

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

That helps get more eyes on your event, which means more registrants and more donations for your cause. If that sounds like your organization, don’t discount the power of organic reach! Conversion Rate: This is a measure of how many people clicked through to your website then registered or donated to your event. Conclusion.

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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. But the best advice out there, if you haven't already started experimenting with visual storytelling, is to just do it. If so, these types of comments probably sound familiar: “Are we on Tumblr?”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

Update your donation form and include the opportunity for a donor to leave a note about their gift. Take a look at this donation form. You’d get the idea that they’re interested in nature education and in supporting students, at least—what other details could you glean from their donation? Periodically review those notes.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2016

When asked about what I think the future of fundraising looks like, my best advice? It might sound like I am just trying to be confrontational by giving this advice, but I assure you this approach is rooted in the very fabric of philanthropy. This sounds overwhelming, but stay with me. STOP FUNDRAISING!

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Care2

JUNE 14, 2010

We want our advocates and our volunteers to not only take action on our issues, but we want them to donate money and time to our organizations, recruit their friends, family and colleagues to our causes. In other words we want them to help us build a movement.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

One of the most important pieces of advice I can give to growing nonprofits is something that I heard years ago from a business consultant: be slow to hire and quick to fire. It may sound heartless, but we often rush to fill open positions and then are slow to act when we realize we’ve made a hiring mistake.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

If outsourcing the work sounds like an offer you can’t refuse, take the time to find an agency that offers the exact services and expertise your team needs. Getting your website in front of plenty of prospects is key to driving more digital donations. Some Google Grants managers offer landing page optimization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

Or if you’re using a desktop client, disable the pop-up alerts and sound effects and close or minimize the application until you’re ready to focus on email. What’s your advice to nonprofit professionals? What is your advice about consuming the news these days and how to be an activist but also balance self-care.

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