Forum One

AUGUST 3, 2023

The dotCOMM Awards winners have been announced, and we are thrilled to say that Forum One has been awarded 5 dotComm awards in the categories of nonprofit websites and virtual events! Overall, this work has helped to empower NRDC’s content managers, engage their audience, and amplify their impact.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

As you quickly grow and engage your audience , it can be easy to lose track of your campaign plan. Leverage storytelling to build a base. Clear goals and a detailed timeline will give the necessary direction and structure to your advocacy campaign. Be clear on: Your target audience. Rely on established relationships.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Many organizations have to strategize around limited budgets while trying to reach the largest audience possible to get their mission out there. Most businesses are trying to sell something with their marketing campaigns and don’t need as much of a personal connection with their audiences as a nonprofit would.

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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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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. This will give you the best chance of getting your posts in front of your target audience. You might want to hire a photographer for events, then get participant’s permission to tag them in photos on social media.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Your organization’s social media strategy should be a carefully structured plan with SMART goals, posting frequency, key dates (like an awareness month tied to your mission), and content guidelines for posts. With the power of shares and the possibility to go viral, even the smallest organization can reach a global audience.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Forum One has partnered with NRDC to develop its website as well as additional digital assets, such as an immersive storytelling experience to celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary in 2020 and an offshore drilling position tracking tool to help constituents easily find their legislators’ positions on offshore drilling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Content that focuses on thought leadership, rather than inspirational storytelling, best serves the tone of the LinkedIn community. Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Use these to build your event ticketing plan and get selling! Here are several types of tickets you can consider offering, each with its unique advantages: General Admission Tickets : These are the standard tickets that grant entry to the event. Attendees may purchase these tickets alongside their event tickets.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

From traditional fundraising methods like membership drives and community events to embracing crowdfunding or corporate partnerships , your plan should include a variety of revenue sources that go beyond simply collecting membership dues. Webinar Next-Level Storytelling Tactics for Nonprofits Learn More 5. Don’t stop there!

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2016

So, isn't it obvious that's how you should be reaching your audience? Now I know storytelling is a buzzword right now, and buzzwords come and go. Storytelling has been a buzzword before, and will be again. But even when storytelling is not a buzzword, your story needs to be told. Understand Your Audience.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Utilize storytelling in your communications. Utilize storytelling in your communications You have probably heard this advice before but it’s not always clear exactly how you actually achieve it. Storytelling is important because it helps your audience better understand and connect with the work you’re doing.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 30, 2022

Utilize storytelling in your communications. Utilize storytelling in your communications You have probably heard this advice before but it’s not always clear exactly how you actually achieve it. Storytelling is important because it helps your audience better understand and connect with the work you’re doing.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In September, the San Francisco Online Community Meetup welcomed Cara Jones , founder of Storytellers for Good , and JD Lasica , chief strategist at Socialbrite. Jones and Lasica spoke on the topic of using storytelling for community building. Principles of Storytelling. Give structure to your story. Aim for the heart.

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Forum One

APRIL 8, 2021

Start by understanding your audiences and tailoring content and outreach to their needs. Walk: Collect data and determine what it is telling you about your audiences. Chatbots give your existing audiences new channels to discover your existing services and are also a new way to serve key audiences you’re trying to reach.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is NTEN’s signature technology event. Create Impact with Inclusive Audience Research. Many organizations understand the value of speaking directly to their audiences. You may even be planning some audience research in the near future. Enter the service blueprint!

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Additionally, audiences are likely to open and engage with direct mail. Direct mail reaches different audiences. The first step in creating any marketing campaign is to conduct preliminary research that investigates and explores data about your organization’s current audience and past campaigns.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This is also the time when many organizations host their year-end gala or another major event to drive even more donations. However, with the rise of online fundraising technology and virtual events, nonprofits are moving away from the traditional strategy of hosting just one larger event each year. Inspiring calls to action.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Remember, storytelling is a powerful way to share your message. The best way to foster engagement and build a community around your planned giving program is to give your efforts structure with a dedicated membership. The smaller size of this audience makes one-on-one outreach a much more feasible task for your team.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Your nonprofit can have your best year-end campaign by incorporating data-driven planning, tapping into overlooked segments, crafting impactful storytelling strategies, maximizing digital fundraising channels, and cultivating donor fundraising and stewardship throughout the year. Keep reading to find out more! #1

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Examining what makes video have an impact was the topic of TechSoup’s recent Digital Storytelling Challenge tweet chat. Effective storytelling requires distilling the message you want to get across without diluting its importance. The deadline for submissions is February 29 at 11:59 p.m.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

Set SMART goals Build your audience persona Develop your brand Determine what channels to use Put together a content strategy Drive engagement Track your results. Build your audience persona. Instead, build an audience persona to guide the creation of your social media posts and content. Focus on storytelling.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Use Storytelling To Drive Your Year-End Fundraising. If you’re not sure how to get started with your storytelling, ask your donors! Just like when you’re prepping for an event, make sure that you’re identifying your key stakeholders. Use Facebook + Instagram Ads To Reach A Wider Audience. Who doesn’t love a good story?

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

First use this year’s revenue to establish a baseline for all your expected revenue, including but not limited to individual giving, major gifts, events income, expected pledges, and grants. Development Officer Annual Gala Event CLOSE DOWN Reallocate resources to digital fundraising campaigns that offer broader reach and lower overhead.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

You can also add individual tickets for the event’s kickoff party at Sawmill Creek Resort for $45 per person. The conference favors networking opportunities over speaker-led sessions and utilizes the “Liberating Structures” facilitation technique to spark conversation and empower innovation.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

For example, when the world shut down, we had to think of new ways to help our clients raise funds when in-person events were no longer available. we had to quickly pivot and learn new technologies and platforms to move their galas and events virtual. What would the structure be like? fancy food! silent auctions!

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Share your organization’s mission, who you serve, the influence your organization has on its audience(s), and the role it plays in the larger conversation around your issue area. Don’t forget - despite the structured, sometimes mechanical feel a fundraising plan can have, storytelling does have a place in the planning process.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

That’s where nonprofit storytelling comes into play. However, without clear guidance around how to structure that narrative, you can easily end up with a rambling, incohesive cluster of text that’s more confusing than anything. 7 Tips for Effective Storytelling for Nonprofits Using Digital Marketing. Let’s get started.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2012

After our last Nonprofits Live event on gaming, our social media team received many questions and requests — many of you in the TechSoup community are excited about the future of creating games for nonprofit causes! Game Audiences. Think about your intended audience first when creating a social impact game. Design Process.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2013

In Made to Stick , Chip and Dan Heath mention that there are three types of plot structures that you can use to develop or craft your own story. They were able to do this by recruiting 100 champions that served as fundraisers, event organizers, and true believers for the cause. This allows for compelling storytelling.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Throughout the year we'll be updating this calendar with even more conferences, updated ticket prices, and event hashtags. Did your event make the list? This event continues and builds on the legacy of the COOL National Conference and the Idealist Campus Conference, spanning an incredible 32+ year history. So don't wait!

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2021

A list curated by MobileCause – a nonprofit technology company that pioneered text-to-donate and also offers an extensive suite of online, mobile, and event fundraising solutions. As you review your fundraising plans and goals for the past year, it’s easy to look back and see a year marked by postponed and cancelled events.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Perhaps you reached out to a local coffee shop and asked them to provide funding for your annual event in exchange for including their name and logo on event flyers and signs. Hone your storytelling skills. Digital marketing allows you to reach broader audiences, amplifying the message behind your partnership.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Does your nonprofit have a plan for storytelling this year ? The truth is that nonprofits are still not using storytelling as strategically as they could be. In other words, storytelling is an ad-hoc activity that happens on the side. In other words, storytelling is an ad-hoc activity that happens on the side.

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Bloomerang

MAY 18, 2021

The effort lacks clear communication objectives and no specified audience has been identified. The content could be great, but lacking clarity in the other two categories (goals and audience) can really limit success. And this blog series will help to offer a little step-by-step structure to develop a nonprofit communications plan.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

As this collection of fantastic conferences continues to grow, we'll be updating event details like ticket prices and event hashtags - you're welcome! Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Fundraising. Donor relations. Accounting. Nonprofit technology, and more! What are you waiting for?

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