Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2023

As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, keep an eye toward how your internal and external reports can blend data-driven stories of impact. If you can’t do something with the data, it’s not supporting the story you need it to tell.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2023

Your organization’s brand story holds immense power, especially for nonprofits striving to engage donors, volunteers, and partners. 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.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Arts and cultural organizations are the sources of some of our favorite DipJar stories. Today’s story comes from the small but mighty state of Rhode Island, where The Gamm Theatre has been providing great cultural programming for almost 40 years. They are literally all over the map. That work is expansive and goes far beyond the stage.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Valentine’s Day is a great time to give your audience a little extra sugar! Share a personal story: Ask your clients or beneficiaries for feedback on how your nonprofit’s programs have positively affected their lives. Alternatively, you can highlight your supporters’ stories! Get in touch at FreshEyesDigital.com !

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Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2021

Any experienced marketer would tell you that understanding one’s audience is key to success in communication. After you identify the goals and objectives of your communication efforts, you can identify an audience. Brainstorm different groups of people you hope to reach that can help you accomplish your organization’s objectives.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

To help you maximize your fundraising efforts this month, I’m here with advice on how to tell stories that raise money in December. Why Tell Stories in December. There are so many reasons why your non-profit should tell stories. Stories help you explain your theory of change in a clear, tangible way. The Future Story.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

The YouTubers who manage those channels know how to tell a story and they are experts in their field. 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. For one compelling reason.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I’ve told these stories before, but I’m referring to them again because they highlight advice that can help associations find stability when chaos threatens. Nancy’s Story “Working with public institutions was especially important during the early days,” Nancy recalled. “We As the pandemic continued, the focus evolved.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. It can be tough to know how to move forward since your donors have different communication goals than your nonprofit. Feeding America.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 20, 2020

Introducing Nonprofit Digital Sponsorships: Creating a live or on-demand co-branded online content series that provides value and shares impactful stories for viewers. . When you’re live, there’s a true authenticity created that helps build trust and likeability with an audience. So, how do we monetize this?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

While it can be hugely helpful, AI doesn’t do an amazing job writing for the searcher’s intent or your audience. Tailor content to your audience: For instance, Eventgroove enables nonprofits to easily run online raffles. Highlight authentic stories: Share real-life examples of the impact your nonprofit has made.

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Classy

JUNE 2, 2021

That’s why we sought to uncover trends among successful nonprofits on the platform and what they do differently early on. Direct services can share client testimonials that help you to tell the story of your nonprofit. The post 7 Fundraising Actions That Successful Nonprofits Do Differently appeared first on Classy.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In this post on limiting beliefs, I want to talk about a common one I hear from nonprofit professionals: the fear that their story doesn’t matter. As nonprofit professionals, we have the power to make a real difference in the lives of those we serve and in our communities in general. Just on the basis of that alone: Your story matters!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Today, we look back to 2016 : 2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. I'm a big fan of Paul's earlier best-sellers, including Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story. It causes buyers to put down their defenses.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

Instagram can be a powerful tool for nonprofits wanting to connect to a broader audience. The platform, however, is different than Facebook or Twitter. These posts provide both an emotional connection for the audience and a material demonstration of the impact the nonprofit’s work is having. Work With Influencers.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We all know versions of this story. The good news is, the story had a happy ending. It became clear that while we needed more staff in several areas of our work, I advocated for someone to help with our social media and audience engagement. Our audience engagement director learned quickly and shared everything we had to offer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2018

How and Why Stories Can Bust Nonprofit Silos – Guest Post by Miriam Brosseau and Stephanie Corleto . Stories are for people. Worse is the impact of siloed organizations on nonprofit audiences – cuz really, how many emails can you get from the same organization before you go a little nuts? Silos are for corn.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

We love hearing about nonprofits’ successful fundraising strategies in action, and sharing these stories allows nonprofits to learn from each other. One of the best ways to become a fundraising success story is to leverage the data in your nonprofit donor database to better reach and personalize donor outreach.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2016

That's because these aren't just children's nursery rhymes; they're sticky stories, or stories that stick with you for decades. When we were children, we all knew how important stories were. So, isn't it obvious that's how you should be reaching your audience? Understand Your Audience.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Today, we look back to 2016 : 2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. I'm a big fan of Paul's earlier best-sellers, including Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story. It causes buyers to put down their defenses.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

While advocating for survivors in San Francisco, I witnessed first-hand how critical stories are in tapping into people’s empathy. However, it wasn’t until my career took a turn into strategic communications and marketing that I learned just how integral a winning story is to the success of an advocacy campaign. .

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It is often much more effective to use as few words as possible and let images tell the stories for us. When we use images that are based on real data and facts, our story, and more importantly – our conclusions – become self-evident. Our audience is no longer taking our word for it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

1) Multi-Channel Strategy Employing a multi-channel strategy helps nonprofits reach a wider audience with their year-end campaign. Data on donor behavior, preferences, and interactions provides audience insights that can be used to improve fundraising strategies and optimize future campaigns. Create your year-end campaign calendar.

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See3

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Many nonprofits fall into the trap of believing that their audience is the general public, when the truth is that your supporters are much more nuanced than that. A great way to narrow in on your organization’s audience is to develop audience personas. How Make-A-Wish is Using Audience Personas .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 9, 2020

After determining which categories of donors to approach, an international organization must select from among four different legal paths for accessing those donors: Fiscal Sponsorship. The next step is for the organization to craft and disseminate a story through the “digital storytelling ecosystem:”. Equivalency Determination.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Fiver used their story of Camp WiFiver to inform their 2021 #GivingTuesday campaign. Engage A Wide Audience/Create A Culture Of Giving. Instead, spread the word by engaging a diverse audience. A good story is an incredible tool and whatever quote or story you decide to use, make sure it’s relatable and clear.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

It gives your audience a tangible transformation to observe through the sharing of the written word, photos, testimonials, and videos. We tell stories. Stories are the most effective form of communication available because they immediately engage the reader on an emotional level and in a way that is interesting to them.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing refers to all of the different strategies your organization uses across the various channels of communication to spread awareness about your cause and gain new supporters for your mission. Raises more funds by sharing compelling stories about your mission. For-profit marketing is heavily focused on making a profit.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Through stories, people can speak out their minds, share wisdom, and pass information to others. 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. Select Your Audience. Know Your Goals.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Create content that attracts the audience you’re targeting with the goal of getting them to interact with you. Big Brothers Big Sisters – Leverage video to tell your story. Along the way they’ve used content in the form of life changing stories to help shed light on how they’re making a difference.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Let’s dive into the art of creating compelling stories that resonate and inspire action. The Power of Nonprofit Storytelling In a world inundated with information, your nonprofit’s story is what sets you apart. Know Your Audience Before penning down your story, it’s imperative to understand your audience.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

To share your mission with a wide audience. What are our best stories to tell? Where will we tell our key messages in different ways (Executive Director letter, photo captions, etc.)? To recognize important people (volunteers, donors, major funders, partners). To provide an account of your organization's work for the past year.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

The way you tell your story and engage people in your message can make or break your fundraising efforts. And how do you tell a good story? Stories are interactive, bonding. Shared stories can tie whole cultures and groups together. Shared stories bind all sorts of people, from families to religious groups.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This message is going to be different from any other advertising or marketing message as PSAs have stipulations. . You can still tell a story and it should have a hook and conclusion, but it cannot include opinions or words such as “best” “fun” “entertaining” etc. You also need to talk to everyone, not a specific audience.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2021

Having a coherent communications plan where you package your message will help ensure each piece of content you share is part of a greater story you are telling. In Parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, we discussed identifying your objectives and discussed how to better understand your audience. Stories are relatable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

” My answer is: ”Don’t ask me, ask your audience.” ” That to say that you need to know your audience and how they get their information. Even more importantly, what motivates them. So, was delighted when Darren Barefoot asked if he share a guest post about how to do audience analysis.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

As technology evolves, your nonprofit should expand to tell your story in more engaging, shareable, and innovative ways, such as podcasting. With nearly half a billion podcast listeners worldwide today, the format is very promising for nonprofit professionals who have detailed stories to tell. Produce content for a low cost.

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