ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Storytelling is a strategic tool that has been used since the beginning of humanity to transmit a meaningful message to others. Nonprofits can also make use of storytelling to engage their audience , get their attention, and influence them to change their behavior and take action. posted by Chris Giarratana Digital Strategy Consultant.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Unfortunately, “thinking about it” has little applied impact. You can get some of the same impact from embellishing a digital document with colors, shapes, arrows and other personal flairs. For fundraisers, I recommend you keep a donor gratitude journal. Take the time to thoughtfully articulate them. Values are powerful.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

All prospects and donors can get involved, despite age, race, location, gender, disposable income, or affiliation. Recently, in The Tipping Point from the Blackbaud Institute , we found that more than one-third of donors say they increased their giving during the pandemic. Share the impact. Every dollar from everyone counts.

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Kindful

APRIL 5, 2021

Video is beneficial in demonstrating the impact your organization has on the community. Having a mission-focused nonprofit video can help boost donor giving and volunteer involvement. Or are you simply trying to show your appreciation to loyal donors? Testimonials show the impact your organization has on real people.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 31, 2022

Financial Reasons (Tax-year-end) – The IRS allows donors to deduct a portion of their charitable contributions from their overall taxable income. Instead of the government redistributing wealth, charitable giving provides donors with autonomy to choose where to allocate their otherwise would-be-tax dollars.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 29, 2020

Articulate Your Brand Vision. Speak to donors, board members, and stakeholders to gather their input. Highlighting Influential Donors. Donors keep nonprofit organizations on their feet and in business. So, organizations need to be aware of major donors when planning a new project. Credible, Recognizable Leadership.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Being only a small recurring donor to the Clinton Foundation, I was excited to find myself sitting across the desk of the former president at his New York office and hearing firsthand about the impact of the foundation's work in East Africa. Virtual Reality Is the Future of Storytelling. What VR Can Do. spanhidden.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

Guest post by Vanessa Chase : Fundraising & Communications Strategist, Storytelling Enthusiast and Philanthropy Advocate. Donor retention is an on-going conversation in our sector and any time it comes up, people start to panic. We all know what we have donor retention troubles. I think this is especially true for donors.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

connect with donors who care. Effectively inspiring millennial donors to get involved in your next peer-to-peer campaign requires. Millennial donors are known for demonstrating a clear passion and commitment to worthwhile causes. Millennial Impact Report. Peer-to-peer campaigns lend the perfect opportunity to.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Whether you’re striving to make a difference in your community, protect the environment, or provide a lifeline to those in need, your storytelling ability can mean the difference between a thriving and well-funded program and one that falls flat. The Power of Storytelling in Fundraising Humans are meaning-making creatures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Encourage Donors to Spread the Word by Sharing Their Personal Experiences With Your Organization. We want our donors to be advocates. We want them to share content, we want them to feel really connected to their impact and we want them to represent that to all their friends and family.”. Tap Into the Power of Social Proof.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

By tapping into the power of storytelling, you can connect with your audience emotionally, thereby motivating action and support. We’ll provide five tips on how you can utilize storytelling to level up your nonprofit’s marketing materials and make a lasting impression. Consider the following donor data points: Age. Occupation.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

With so many moving parts and new considerations for philanthropic organizations, it is more important than ever to understand where you want to drive impact, and the specific ways you can get there. Takeaway #3: Impact m easurement is no longer an option. . Takeaway #2: All decision-making should be powered by data .

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinar series, we are also a provider of donor management software. And my mission is really to educate and empower nonprofit leaders and their teams with the knowledge and tools to scale their revenue and amplify their impact. So 62% of donors are also volunteers.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Volunteers help nonprofits expand their donor networks. This means that volunteers can help you find new donors (and other volunteers) as they spread the word about your work to their family, friends, and professional connections. Offer to speak to the group’s members about your mission and your impact.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Government funding and donor support. Try to articulate your organization’s long-term goals and aspirations in high definition. If your organization is already established then feedback from donors and those your mission reaches will inform this stage. Financial projections. Strategies for achieving those goals.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey McKinnon and Andy Robinson will discuss how to build stronger donor relationships and how you can use this strategy to improve every kind of fundraising. But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang besides the webinars, we are a provider of donor management software. Is it okay, if I go ahead and kick things off officially?

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Qgiv

JUNE 12, 2023

Donors gravitate toward different opportunities (infrastructure, people, endowments, etc.) Donors also differ in terms of their interest in current vs. aspirational needs. For more on engaging with donors, see 4 Tips to Build Strong Donor Relationships.) and the statements need to address that diversity of interest.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang, we are a provider of donor management software. So like you said, the four-step plan to get more donors to grow your fundraising results. What are you offering or promising to your donors and your audience? What is the value that you give to supporters, donors, volunteers?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2017

This conference brings together some of the top minds in nptech and gives attendees a chance to discuss what’s happening across the industry and share best practices for how to work smarter and create bigger, lasting impact with technology. Here are the top 11 tips for nonprofits to embrace technology for even greater impact.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

After years of fundraising in the “trenches,” as well as coaching and training thousands of organizations to raise money from individual donors, Lori L. Lori has found that one thing creates a successful individual donor fundraising program. Why donors will pay more attention to nonprofits with great landing pages. What gives?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2014

The art part is how you articulate your organization’s measure of success and formulate strategies to realize that success. The science part of the equation starts with a solid methodology and tools. It’s also having a clean, complete, and accurate data and the discipline to make sense of the data and use what you learn to improve results.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2017

Here’s where we stand: nonprofit feasibility studies are valuable tools that can help you strengthen donor relationships, build your internal operations and prepare for a fundraising campaign with the most direct information available to your organization. Cultivate donors by making genuine connections. Planned gift donors.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). More and more donors are giving online, especially towards the end of year. Checklists.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This is your “what” Be specific about what you’re raising funds for and the impact it will make. Inspiration: The African Wildlife Foundation does a great job of articulating urgency in both its appeal language and its CTA. Don’t make these storytelling mistakes. Do include visuals and a video.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This is your “what” Be specific about what you’re raising funds for and the impact it will make. Inspiration: The African Wildlife Foundation does a great job of articulating urgency in both their appeal language and on their CTA. Don’t make these storytelling mistakes. The first step is to set a goal.

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