Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The thinking goes something like this: if they won’t pay attention to what we have to say about climate change, homelessness, or education in written form, maybe they will if we say it in pictures. So, they hire a graphic designer (if they have some extra change in their pockets) or they use DIY with programs like Canva or Spark.

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.orgSource

APRIL 8, 2024

We call that type of change innovation. No worthwhile innovation or change ever happened unless someone was willing to step forward and say something hard for others to hear. But it means we have to change. I asked Greg what strategies he recommends for a market where there is so much competition for people’s time and attention.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Both parties, as well as numerous political action committees and other related groups, will compete for attention in display, search and social ads. If the cost to acquire new donors gets too high, let the political groups duke it out for attention. Narrow your audience. Increase your budget. Highlight the good.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2023

Here’s why storytelling is so vital: 1) Creating an Emotional Connection: Stories have the power to evoke emotions and connect with audiences on a personal level. By showcasing the real stories of those they assist, they create an emotional connection with their audience, evoking empathy and compassion.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In this moment, the intersection of logic and emotion deserves our focused attention. The intersection of logic and emotion deserves our focused attention. Changing member demographics adds to the complexity.” In other words, know when you have the audience in your pocket and what to do if they are clearly not in your camp.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Learn to Reinvent By definition, transformation means a dramatic change. And the key to managing people through change is emotional intelligence.” They make the cultural shifts that enable thinking and problem-solving in ways that are compatible with rapid change. And what do people fear most? ” That’s a tall order.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 25, 2024

You’ve only got a few brief seconds to engage attendees as they browse item displays, making item descriptions one of the best ways to catch their attention. For example, let’s say that your auction event attracts an audience of individuals drawn to trips and travel. But how do you write a great description?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2015

The book shares how and why our mind pays attention to some events, ideas, or people and not others. Parr uses the metaphor of building a fire to describe how capturing attention works. There are three stages starting with ignition, what captures immediate attention.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The pandemic will not be the last catastrophic disruption or paradigm-changing event. Initiatives that impact a broad audience or community Outcomes that deliver strategic goals and objectives for all participants. Broaden your audience and increase your visibility. Ongoing cross-functional activities that deliver lasting value.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Understanding your nonprofit audiences—their hearts and minds, wallets and worlds—is critical to successfully communicating in an election year. One —Acknowledge Your Environment + Lead with Your Mission Yes, the presidential election is important and will be commanding the attention of the media and masses alike.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Audience-centered for me is a subset of human-centered. Audiences are a portion of the humans in the museum ecosystem. As first-time parents, they are the focus of most attention, almost to a fault. The reason I think of a museum as human-centered is that to become audience-centered your organization has to center people.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Here’s what one expert fundraiser declares: “ If your fundraising emails didn’t get opened there’s one big thing you can do to fix that: change your subject line. Differentiation : In a crowded inbox, your email competes for attention with numerous other messages. The subject lines of your GivingTuesday emails are incredibly important.

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Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

At this sea-change moment, we’re working with organizations to set holistic AI strategies and governance as part of their core organizational strategies, not just digital strategy. AI may fundamentally change how we interact with information—even what we think a website looks like may be totally different in a year or two.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

We’ll share more after the session and dive into some of the questions we’ll tackle here: Everything’s changing so fast, is everyone already using AI? Ask a generative AI model to act as your target audience (giving it as much anonymized context as possible). For example: I want you to act as an average college student in the Midwest.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 9, 2020

Also, every story told through the digital ecosystem, irrespective of audience, should include the following four elements: In telling its story, an organization should: Express what makes it unique and worthy of attention / support. Enable the audience to identify with it. Transparency.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

Before you commit to a complete overhaul of your nonprofit’s branding , make sure you understand what a rebrand entails: Your audience’s perception of your nonprofit will change. Your audience’s perception of your nonprofit will change. The scope of your nonprofit’s rebrand will depend on your goals.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A holistic nonprofit digital marketing plan involves weaving together multiple channels and strategies into a unified approach that resonates with your target audience. Segment your audience. Include clear calls to action (CTAs) to prompt audiences to take the intended next step. Outline your digital marketing goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

While these techniques can’t change the past, here are some design ideas to help your organization adjust and optimize your website in the future. Know your audience’s goals and mindset. Still, understanding your audience is the foundation of all other design strategies and directly influences the success or failure of a website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

With average email open rates at 20% for nonprofits , many organizations struggle to grab the attention of supporters, volunteers, and donors. But times are changing. We have large audiences at our events that enable us to regenerate our list often. Maybe there’s an intimacy to text messaging that email lacks.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

While there’s often increased attention on issues affecting the community during Pride month, meaningful and lasting change happens when advocacy happens year-round. Creating change is not a “one-size-fits-all” effort—there’s room for many voices.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Both large and small nonprofits earned top honors this week for their attention-getting taglines, demonstrating again that an organization of any size can craft a powerful, pithy motto to build awareness and connect with its key audiences. For your free copy on publication, subscribe to the free Getting Attention e-update.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

Transmedia – Making Change Across Mediums by Danny Alpert, Executive Director, Kindling Group and Executive Producer, See3 Communications. I became a documentary filmmaker to tell meaningful stories that explore social issues and inspire change. ” Enjoy. Today, it’s a whole new ballgame.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

I often tell folks that making a practice of self-editing is a great way to level up : finish your draft (email appeal, social media post, video script, or whatever else), walk away from it for a minute, and then go back and make changes as an editor would. How can I give myself useful writing feedback?

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 3, 2024

Marketing campaigns dedicated to membership recruitment can help you build brand recognition, reach the right audience, and grow your networking opportunities — increasing your membership’s value in the process. As for choosing new recruitment channels, start with the ones your target audience prefers. Communicate benefits.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Telling a good story can influence the mindset of the audience, and this explains why a lot of businesses today are using this tool to market their brands to their potential customers. Nonprofits can also make use of storytelling to engage their audience , get their attention, and influence them to change their behavior and take action.

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M+R

JANUARY 24, 2022

Good creative is essential because it’s how we seize attention in incredibly busy spaces. It’s how we connect on the deeply personal, emotional, human level that inspires people to support the causes that change the world. Other times, relevance is not about the ways an audience is directly impacted. Source: Girls Inc.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Our goal for these videos has always been to reach younger audiences and those with a preference for video content, as well as captivate our existing followers on social media. But they also bring attention to our entire social platform’s content. As long as your video is under 60 seconds, it is easy to repost across platforms.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Since negative information draws greater attention, many may believe it has greater validity. This might be why bad news seems to garner more attention. While all three approaches communicate the same story to the audience , the tone or language changes how the nonprofit connects or attracts the audience.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Before we get to tips, it is important to note that the biggest change to search is here with Search Generated Experience (SGE). The keyword planner makes it easy to find places which your audience is likely to visit and suggests new ways to connect with them using all of the targeting options available on the Google Display Network.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It also requires strategic planning, effective communication, and innovative marketing techniques to reach your target audience and inspire them to take action. Leverage Multiple Marketing Channels If you want to attract the attention of as many supporters as possible, develop a multichannel marketing strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes. People pay attention more, they learn something, they retain it better, and there is a better chance of them applying what they learned. Energizers are activities designed to awaken a sleeping audience or activate a jaded one.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The first thing that you’ll need to do is start creating content that will attract your target audience. As this first impression can be hard to change, it’s worth taking your time to think about what you want to convey. This will give you the best chance of getting your posts in front of your target audience.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

At one point, the discussion around using Facebook revolved around how to build an audience on the platform and then direct that audience to another digital location such as your online donation page. Hook, Line, Sinker: Reeling in Your Audience with Cut-Through Content. 3 Ways Social Media Fundraising Is Changing for 2021.

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Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2021

This is especially effective when trying to convince an audience why the mission of your organization is an important one. Stories are a form of communication that really shows an audience why something matters by giving an issue a context, a face, and a name. . Struggles can be big or small. character against nature. relationships).

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Autumn brings more than a colorful display of leaves changing, though. The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change by Beth Kanter and Allison H. Move beyond how to reach your audience on social media and learn why being connected online with your supporters matters. From So What? To So Funded!

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Social media has changed the marketing world, and Facebook Ads for nonprofits are an easy tool to increase your organization’s presence online. How do you target the right audience for Facebook Ads for nonprofits? How do you target the right audience for Facebook Ads for nonprofits? How do nonprofits use Facebook Ads?

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DipJar

JANUARY 21, 2021

The first step to improve your donor relations is to separate your donors into three audiences: New Donors : Donors who have made less than two donations to your organization. Now that you’ve identified these three audiences, it’s time to talk about how to best communicate with each group. New Donors.

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