Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. Stories are windows into new worlds. Now more than ever, nonprofits need to share stories of how they’re making the world better.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A winning strategy for spreading the word about your organization’s work is getting your nonprofit’s story in the news. . A news story gets your organization in front of a large audience of potential supporters and gives your organization instant credibility. . And, getting your story in the news still carries a lot of weight.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

We are surrounded by stories: our own story, the stories of our families and friends, and the stories of the work we do every day. These stories simply exist in our minds until we add language and share them with others. And, as we all know, a story you share with others has the power to change the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

Conversation starters are questions, visuals, anecdotes, stories, or other snippets of content that you share on social channels to ignite engagement. This list should be with you when you are planning out your content and engagement for your social media channels. Craft good headlines. Avoid giving it all away in the headlines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

Photo in Flickr - CC "by/nc" license - Mr.GluSniffer. Lamb links to another story: "wireless network might be used by terrorists," the headline screams. " What is with these scare stories? That's how much we pay attention when we're subjected to a long one-way lecture. Well, yeah.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2017

It could be a photo, a short story, an op-ed—anything. We’ve all seen those horribly clickbait-y headlines , which always seem to include “You’ll Never Believe What Happens Next!!” Instead of writing baiting headlines, try reorganizing your content to increase readability. Don’t sacrifice good content for going viral.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2014

But when Facebook comes out with a new app, you should probably pay attention to it. I added "Headlines," "Tech," "Equality," and a few others. To read a story, you swipe up. To look at a larger version of a photo, you tilt your phone. At the moment, the categories are pretty limited.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Share a story, donate money, sign up for a contest, watch a video, etc.). Site Insights: 10 most visited pages on the site, top 10 referring sites, and top 10 exit pages (How can you improve the content on pages where you are loosing people’s attention?). topic, draft headline, and bulleted ideas to expand on. Constantly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

Photo by Bart Maguire Note from Beth: I invited Stephanie to publish her blog post about the network evaluation discussion we had with Michael Quinn Patton yesterday. Michael has a nice story telling approach to sharing his thinking. I think the stories belong to his clients, but here are my takeaways. Coordinate ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

Post a variety of different media types, photographs and visuals get attention, shorter status updates, and curated links. The art of writing good teaser headlines is critical to getting more interaction. Human interest stories and good news from the organizations generated more interaction than others.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Your goal in the first part of the letter is to get your reader’s attention. Start with a story to draw your readers in. Use a sad story that transforms into a happy one. Use stories in your copy but only one story. One story is more powerful than three stories. (~Tom Tom Ahern). Tom Ahern).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The steps include reading, commenting, and sharing stories of personal behavior change. The tag trended on Twitter, capturing the attention of many new visitors to the site to read and to take action on changing federal policy about supporting younger farmers. We pay attention to these only 6 key indicators.”

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

In short, you don’t have much time to catch your donor’s attention and get opened. 8 Keys to Writing the Perfect Fundraising Letter Your fundraising letter must quickly grab the reader’s attention, tell a story , and ask for a gift. They’ll skim through photos, images, and quotes that stand out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Ning, which lets you set up your own custom social network, has attracted attention for its ability to create communities that are more functional than those created through competing services from Google and Yahoo listservs. Users can import their Flickr photos from their account and promote their profile pages and widgets on Facebook.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 9, 2015

15 Puppy Photos That Will Make You Just Die”. Don’t get me wrong, it’s important for your organization to pay attention to some trends—hell, we even published two of those headlines above (not the puppy one). Realize right now that what you do is important to the community, and you need to let people know your story.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

But hey, I’m sure you’ve opted out from things that just no longer captured your attention. Set her heart on fire with stories of real lives and real change – it’s what she wants to know after giving. ONE Success story. Kick off your newsletter by sharing one good story that shows how your nonprofit is making a difference.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Using a theme helps you craft a story across your annual report and ensures members and stakeholders connect with your report. In addition to including the statistics, highlight some of your new members, featuring a Q&A that tells their membership stories. For example, did membership increase this year?

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

The only true currency on social media is trust and attention, and the only way to get it is through valuable communication that is craved – that people would miss if it went away. Grab Attention. As a general rule, social media algorithms prioritize posts and tweets that receive a lot of discussion, engagement, and attention.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Showcase your mission statement as a sub-headline beneath your nonprofit’s name to grab your visitors’ attention and let them know what your organization is about right off the bat. Bring attention to the various issue areas that your nonprofit is working to solve to emphasize your nonprofit’s purpose.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

We help you all tell your story to the masses and raise more funds faster. I’m also a girl dad and I can’t miss an opportunity to show photos of my three daughters. That’s kind of a part of my story. However, my story didn’t end there, and I want to kind of quickly tell you what happened next.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

They counteract this by telling the stories of people both past and present who have connections with the American Red Cross. Don’t be afraid to share people’s stories because it will make your organization feel a lot more friendly and open. Like the American Red Cross, they know how to use personal stories to promote their brand.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

The blog also kept people informed during the second trial, when media coverage had diminished, and eventually drew attention to the trial when the blog got news coverage. Web publishers use RSS to easily create and distribute news feeds that include links, headlines, and summaries.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 30, 2015

It’s vital, therefore, that a group’s website—and especially any blog component to that website—be designed in a completely attractive and functional manner that captures a visitor’s attention immediately, holds that attention and encourages action. So what should a designer be stressing when crafting a blog page?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

million tweets and 914,000 photos shared, the Movember movement did something right. On Friday alone, there were 78,000 tweets and 10,000 photos shared of him. With the ever declining attention span of your audience, it’s necessary that you start appealing to a broader range of senses. And I want more. And we talked.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

3: Socialize your content with compelling stories that inspire people to donate. What’s the story you’re telling about how you will use the money raised to reach your outcomes? The Local Story: This is about a specific local community and how your project serves them. And the moral of the story is…. Social Strategies.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Not only do you need to convey value in your article, but also retain reader’s attention. Seeing as humans have the attention span less than that of a goldfish , you may need the extra time to focus on storytelling. This article does so well because: The headline entices a positive emotion from readers.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2015

Perhaps you’ve heard the stories in the news about celebrities having their photos and other personal information stolen from SaaS providers. Nevertheless, the reasons these stories make headlines is because they are the exception, not the rule. Even the National Security Agency was shown to be vulnerable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Now, more than ever before, we need to secure the attention and devotion of our colleagues, most important donors, and supporters. The longer you keep a slide on screen, the greater the chance of losing your audience’s attention — no matter how good a speaker you might be. Pay close attention to legibility. 5) Divider slides.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 5, 2021

But what I really want to highlight is how they divide up the newsletter sections with great headlines. They use very catchy headlines that show the organization’s work. Unlike some of the other emails that we’ve looked at, this one does not use headlines or varying weights of text to make the copy easier to read.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

There’s writer’s block, competition for our attention in the form of social media or our phones, and who can forget about the 50 other responsibilities we have on our plate. There’s just one problem… You have about 8-seconds to grab and retain a visitor’s attention before they leave your site.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Without in-person events and amid increased competition for attention online, being able to reach, engage, and convert new donors online effectively is critical. Let’s explore a few ways that this site promotes engagement through creativity and attention to detail: Responsiveness. Why This Nonprofit Website Stands Out. Mission page.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 31, 2022

Whether you’re educating them about your mission, sharing success stories, or urging them to donate, having a central hub for information and resources is essential. The site should capture users’ attention to keep them on the page and provide information that helps the organization meet its goals. Choose just a few images.

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