The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 1, 2022

But for any of that to happen, you must have content to put into your newsletter. Content is the backbone of your newsletter and it’s in your organization’s best interest to select great content. A great strategy that I recommend is to create a list of broad content ideas for your non-profit newsletters.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Press Forward seeks to reverse the dramatic decline in local news that has coincided with an increasingly divided America and weakening trust in institutions. Around 2,200 local newspapers have closed since 2005, resulting in 20 percent of Americans living in “news deserts” with little to no reliable coverage of important local events.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Mastering relevant content marketing. Master relevant content marketing. That means that you must work to make relevant content marketing more readily accessible to your constituents. . Make your content something with which they’ll want to engage. Where do you find that content? Something useful to them.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 25, 2024

In this article, you’ll find four tips to keep in mind when building your newsletter and 14 ideas for your newsletter’s content. Consider Your Audience The key to creating a member newsletter that people keep opening and reading is to offer content that’s beneficial to them in some way. Let’s get started!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Fresh, timely content is more vital to the success of your nonprofit’s digital campaigns than it has ever been. First, blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of new content use in your e-newsletter and share on social media which increases traffic to your website and awareness of your nonprofit’s brand.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. 3) Tweet content that inspires engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2012

Post consistent content that your audience loves and your social media will be successful. But if you want to get better results, you need a content strategy, strong creation and curation skills, and a robust measurement process. I know from my past data that my audience also loves practical cheat sheets too.

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Forum One

APRIL 27, 2021

It’s not enough to build a new website—organizations need to create meaningful, cohesive, and sustainable content to attract and engage audiences. With a well-thought-out content strategy. What your content strategy is—and is not. Benefits of a content strategy. How do you achieve this?

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

Your association can also learn what membership benefits and opportunities resonate most amongst your various audience segments. Marketing – This person targets specific audiences with messaging about opportunities or activities that aim to increase member participation, and subsequently, scores.

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TechImpact

MARCH 3, 2014

The simple truth is, your nonprofit needs to be engaging in content marketing. Content marketing is for whatever you make it. It all comes down to what content you make public, and what your goals are. 92% of nonprofits use content marketing. 25% of nonprofit professionals have a documented content strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Here’s the good news: with preparation and a pulse on the right data and information, it is possible to get a handle on the task and get a big picture of your organization’s needs. Step 1: Conduct a Content Inventory and Site Audit. A content inventory is a list of all the content on your site. Content to be rewritten.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The good news is there is an invisible string connecting all the positive experiences above, so measuring your event’s success , reach , and therefore, growth can be a domino effect. Understand Your Audience. Entertained? Compelled to give? A part of something bigger? Ok, you’re likely asking where’s the “all of the above” option?

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

So, how do we help our audiences find the information they need? Before identifying which menu approach is appropriate, make sure your team is aligned on overall goals, audiences, and content needs. Audiences: Which audience groups are you prioritizing? Remember: you are not your audience.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

This advice is especially relevant for anyone looking to attract a younger audience. Thought leadership is a powerful way to engage an audience that prefers to be educated versus sold to. Companies often make the mistake of trying to sell through the lens of what’s best for them, versus what’s best for their audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2014

Content curation – the process of finding, organizing, and sharing topical, relevant content for your audience that supports your nonprofit’s engagement or campaign goals (or your professional learning) begins with “ Spotting the Awesome.” Flickr Photo by Soyignatius. Take Crowdtangle as an example.

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.orgSource

JULY 25, 2023

For communicators who would rather write sentences than algorithms, finding the phrases that will viralize your posts seems like a New York Times word game gone wrong. AI, your new marketing assistant, is happy to help. Yet, if you are a wizard with keywords, your audience will hear you. Oh, those pesky keywords.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2014

One of the case studies was about from the Monterrey Bay Aquarium’s content strategy and it featured a cute otter. Someone in the audience asked, “But what if your nonprofit doesn’t have cute animals for its content?” Pick quotes that resonate with your audience. One option: Use quotes.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

The good news is that many tools are incredibly user-friendly, and experimentation can be one of the best ways to learn what works for you. Here are a few use cases we’ve seen (and used ourselves): Brainstorming content topics. Ask a generative AI model to act as your target audience (giving it as much anonymized context as possible).

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

The good news is that nonprofit organizations, advocacy organizations, businesses, individuals, and other changemakers can successfully advocate for a better future for LGBTQ+ people with support from the right strategies and tools. The good news is that you don’t need to spend hours on end searching for relevant news or updates.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Yesterday we talked about the importance of content marketing for nonprofits. Create content that attracts the audience you’re targeting with the goal of getting them to interact with you. Here are 5 nonprofit content marketing examples. Now that’s content marketing in action! Hopefully you caught it.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Additionally, every organization has their own social media priorities, strategy, and audiences to consider. Stay on top of the news, but don’t get too invested. . We’re also focused only on content that involves a lower level of investment on our end, such as resharing blog content and news. Reducing posts.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

And, according to Bridget Colling, director of content strategy for nonprofit strategist See3, today it’s all about “reaching people where they are, instead of expecting them to come to you.” But with Snapchat, users are accustomed to holding their devices vertically, and most won’t turn said devices to view content in a different direction.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

That said, it’s important to understand that the type of content that performs best on LinkedIn is a bit different than Facebook and more similar to Twitter. Content that focuses on thought leadership, rather than inspirational storytelling, best serves the tone of the LinkedIn community. Curated content relevant to your mission.

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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. Marketing is not just about producing powerful content and sharing it on your platforms. Outline your digital marketing goals.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

The best blogs engage audiences by making personal connections with readers and sharing insider mission information. This guide will explore best practices for creating a blogging and content strategy that drives audience engagement, encourages donations, and makes readers feel like part of your nonprofit’s community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

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. How they use this technique : They understand their audience is ready to help and offer relevant choices. 3) Bushfire Help.

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M+R

JULY 6, 2023

But we do need a place where we can reach supporters, share content, and look at pictures of other people’s dogs — preferably without being subjected to harassment, trolling, misinformation, and attacks on our democracy. Maybe you (or your audiences) are still waiting on an invitation to Bluesky. So the search continues.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

Does it still reflect your mission, purpose, strategic goals, and the ways your audiences use the internet? Race Forward’s digital footprint now includes four main properties, including Colorlines , a daily news site. A few years ago, Hunger Solutions New York (HSNY) targeted service providers as their primary audience.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

How to create your end-of-year fundraising content to maximize the campaign impact. It contains all your key supporters, near and far, old and new. Don’t conceal bad news, use it to build trust with your donors. Year-end fundraising is about specific disciplines and key decisions of content and process.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 4, 2021

You can get creative with what you post when you post, and how you interact with supporter responses, discussions, and content from other organizations and thought leaders. Know Your Audience. Once you know your audience, your content goals can be refined and set. Keep in mind what platforms fit your audience.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2023

By now you’ve probably heard that short-form video on social media is an important tool for reaching new and younger audiences. This is not groundbreaking news, yet many nonprofit organizations (Candid included) have hesitated to jump in for a variety of reasons. Creating video content takes time, energy, and enthusiasm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Last month, I had the pleasure of doing a session on Content Curation called “ What Can Nonprofits Learn from the Best Content Curator on the Planet: Robin Good? But remember, covering breaking news is not about aggregating and pushing out more noise related to the event. Is your organization using news discovery tools?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2012

A debate in content marketing circles is whether or not you should simply focus on creating original content and forget content curation. Let’s be clear as my fellow content curator, Jan Gordon, says : There is no curation without original content. Curated Content Formats. It is a both/and.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 8, 2021

It’s important to determine goals and objectives , understand your audience , and develop a coherent message as first steps because having these pieces in place will help you identify the best medium or communication channel for each nonprofit message. . Your channel is the vessel in which you choose to share your content.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 21, 2023

Caveat: We don’t recommend taking Swift’s lead when it comes to posting at midnight unless your audience is also awake and donating at that time. It’s better to share exciting news when your supporters will see it. This exposed her work to new audiences and served as a way to increase awareness in general.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

Instead editing is, or should be, a collaboration — where multiple perspectives combine to shape content so that it can better connect with audiences. What brand guidelines do you need to follow to be transparent and honest with your audiences? Your audience, on the other hand, is mostly full of normal people.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Just like identifying an ideal donor profile is useful for fundraising, your social media presence should cater to your defined target audience. Understand your audience As the old saying goes, you can’t be all things to all people. The content you post should be crafted with your platform and audience in mind.

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