The Storytelling Non-profit

AUGUST 4, 2020

Have people actually stopped donating? Your task in this situation is to try to identify why things aren’t working and that requires you to do some kind of critical analysis by asking questions. How much of that traffic is going to the donation page? appeared first on The Storytelling Non-Profit. Yes, the facts!

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The Storytelling Non-profit

MAY 3, 2022

donations start coming in. The post How to Run a Successful Fundraising Campaign appeared first on The Storytelling Non-Profit. All of those things that you can do ahead of time to prepare, leave you with space, to be flexible and to really adjust to what's happening in your campaign in real time once it goes live.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

We analyzed everything from donors’ preferred contact methods to total donation volume given to-date to inform our strategy.” – Liz Liston. Hannah is an experienced content specialist at Classy.org with a demonstrated history of storytelling, market research, and data analysis within the fundraising technology space.

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Forum One

JULY 27, 2021

When it comes to fundraising, the more information you can gather about how, why and when your supporters choose (or choose not) to donate, the better you’ll be placed to improve how you implement your fundraising strategy. Which digital channels get you the most traction? Discover what you do best, and then do it better. .

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

3 Better Data Collection and Analysis AI prompts can collect and analyze large amounts of data in real-time, providing insights into user behavior and preferences. For example, chatbots can answer frequently asked questions, provide donation options, and even help donors set up recurring gifts.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. Or if a certain donation thank-you gift reliably increases donor retention, offer it in campaign after campaign. Lean into what works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

The storytelling was engaging and compelling. I donated and am frankly fascinated by what I see as a lurch forward in our society’s evolution towards a greater connectedness.” There is more analysis of the problems over simplification like this cogent analysis from Ethan Zuckerman. What was your source?

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

For the nonprofit sector, while there is a lot that can be done within SEO and organic social media, “pay-to-play” is, for better or worse, becoming a more valuable avenue to get audiences to engage, volunteer, and donate. was a huge part of knowing what digital tools and platforms mattered.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Nonprofits can expect 60% of their donations to come in between Christmas and New Year’s.&#. Public ‘want to know how money is spent’ – Third Sector – “More than half of the general public would donate more money to charity if they knew exactly how it was spent, a new survey of 2,000 people indicates.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Storytelling can play a key role in a #GivingTuesday campaign, so here are eight tips to consider. By spending time thinking of the narrative and how it can develop, it becomes easier to use your storytelling skills to build a connection with your supporters. This is where inspiring storytelling can be useful.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Julia: My framework that I use with my clients is 80/20: 80% of your posts should be informative, educational, inspirational, helpful, valuable, shedding light on your programs, storytelling, etc. Donations can certainly be part of that online group, but it shouldn’t be the focus. 20% can be promotional. Final Thoughts.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Office 365 — how nonprofits can take leverage Microsoft's donated suite of tools to modernize their organizations and embrace the cloud. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Participatory Analysis with Data Placemats in Nonprofits. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Tuesday, April 4, 2017.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 17, 2015

Baby Boomers are living longer, but eventually the inevitable will happen and there won’t be any more donations from this generation, so we have to look toward the future. Become a storyteller. Reading industry publications lately, I’m starting to think that there’s a rumor that we just invented storytelling a few years ago.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

With his analysis of "Give to the Max DC", Geoff hits on some important points that make the entire paper well worth a read, but here are a few things that stood out to me. Learn, learn, learn. Usually, you need to find them, but in this case, they came to the participants. It pays to cooperate, even in a competition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Wordle of Words Participants Use To Define ROI Yesterday I taught the fifth and final webinar as part of NTEN/TechSoup Global Webinar Series: Social Media and Storytelling. Corey Pudhorodsky, Podcasting and Storytelling. Ryanne Hodson and Jay Dedman, Video and Storytelling. Ryanne Hodson and Jay Dedman, Video and Storytelling.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Hosting an in-kind donation drive is a great way to provide some support. While monetary donations are helpful for keeping nonprofits going, donation drives are great for helping nonprofits meet specific needs, especially during times when supply shortages are common. Donation Drive Ideas. Organizing a Donation Drive.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

Outdated or invalid addresses, deceased supporters, missing phone numbers, and more can cost your organization time and money by sending out appeals for donations to people who can't receive them. " and includes modeling statistical analysis. Obey the Simple Truths of Digital Storytelling. Accessibility. Engagement.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Orlando's October event explores donation platforms for Giving Tuesday , and in Vancouver, the focus will be on creating effective matching donation campaigns. Orlando, Florida: Donation Platforms for #GivingTuesday. Vancouver, British Columbia: A Match Made in Heaven: Integrating Matching Donations into Your Campaigns.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Storytelling is our focus for May, but every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 50 cities.

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The Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Debriefing Giving Tuesday: Why It Matters Post-campaign analysis is not just a retrospective exercise; it’s a forward-looking approach to refine your nonprofit’s fundraising tactics. The Power of Storytelling Successful Giving Tuesday campaigns have a common factor: they tell a clear, compelling story.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Morrisville, North Carolina: Does Your Donation Page Need Work? Victoria, British Columbia: Effective Data Analysis for Everyone. Seattle, Washington: Storytelling Through Data Visualization. . ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Thursday, October 16, 2014. Naples, Florida.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2016

Most often, nonprofit storytelling is referenced in terms of organizations creating and sharing their own stories. Sometimes it’s best to be the first one with an opinion or analysis than it is to wait until you have something perfect to say. If your organization is not involved in policy work, your ask should be for a donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. PostRank scoring is based on analysis of the " 5 Cs " of engagement: creating, critiquing, chatting, collecting, and clicking. This analysis took all of five minutes. If your organization Tweets, will they donate?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Every day, American nonprofits, charities, and libraries rely on TechSoup's product donation program for the information they need to make smart decisions about technology. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Morrisville, North Carolina: Nonprofit Storytelling: What You Need to Know.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

And that starts kind of with a readiness assessment and a gap analysis. ” And they donated 90% of their design fees. All the engineers that we helped recruit to the project donated their services, tens of thousands of dollars. But I think fundraising and capital campaigns are all about storytelling.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Detailed analysis of the needs your mission seeks to help. Analysis of your environment. This SWOT analysis will help you identify the key challenges and opportunities facing your organization, and will serve as the foundation for your business plan. Competition for donations or volunteers from other similar organizations.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

There are a number of reasons for this end-of-year surge in donations, including: Generosity stemming from the holiday season A desire to turn over a new leaf going into the new year The opportunity to take advantage of tax benefits for donating before the end of the year. Optimize your donation form.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

I was up too late editing a screencast to do a content analysis yesterday, instead I found a great thread on Nonprofits and Vlogging over at Social Edge facilitated by Patrick O'Heffernan. They make it somewhat difficult to incorporate storytelling techniques. It's called Web Video for the Social Benefit Sector.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Over the years, as we’ve spent more time on our phones and computers, peer-to-peer fundraising has become one of the core avenues through which individuals donate to and advocate for the nonprofits they love. The volunteers then reach out to their network of friends and family to collect donations for their campaigns. .

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

In fact, 55% of people who engage with nonprofits on social media end up taking an action, while 59% of those people make an online donation. In an average peer-to-peer fundraising campaign, 15-18% of donations are referred directly from Facebook. of traffic to donation pages on #GivingTuesday. $45 Facebook updates per day.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

There was also a session on creating email campaigns that increase donations and optimizing emails for mobile phones , which leads into the next takeaway. Storytelling Tips from the Pros at @12NTC by Debra Askanase. Key Takeaway : Email should be a critical part of every nonprofits communication strategy. 6) Gaming for Good.

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Achieve

JULY 23, 2017

On the website side, make sure you have a program like Google Analytics in place and built out to track goals, conversions, donations and more. How many people donate through your website versus other channels, and how did they get there? What messaging and creative have produced the best results with your constituents?

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Each Friday in December, we asked people to donate the cost of a package of frozen peas to help fight breast cancer. ThePort, Ning) Multimedia content sharing is a powerful tool for storytelling, providing content that is easy to share and embed. Adding fundraising to social media campaigns is another key focus area for nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Data—the capture, analysis, and use—can be overwhelming. The analysis of our fundraising programs’ performance helped set the foundation for embracing big data and creating the cultural shift needed at Project HOPE. The analysis moved beyond short-term metrics such as annual net revenue and took a macro view of our program.

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