Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

1) Master the art of Plain Language. . Plain language is communication your audience can understand the first time they read or hear it. The Plain Language Movement started in the 1970s based on the idea to make it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications. Plain language is concise.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2021

A fundraising campaign soft launch—the release of your campaign to a limited audience prior to the general public—allows your organization to establish early momentum on your campaign. Use language that creates a sense of exclusivity. Use language that makes each donor feel special. Explain your motivation.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

These will support your business case by aligning with your goals: Consistent, trusted data with standard interactive reports using a common language that employees throughout your organization easily understand – all in a secure data warehouse. Communicate to leadership and staff in their language. Take action!

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

Integrated planning gives departments, like membership and marketing, a format for collaboration on agendas and goals. They will reward you by crafting messages that move the hearts and minds of your most important audiences and reinforce brand identity. Integrated goals, objectives, and tactics keep everyone on point.

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Candid

MAY 10, 2023

To spread the word about a new initiative or build awareness around your mission-driven work, effective communication with your audiences is key. Step 1: Set objectives and goals Start by outlining your campaign’s strategic purpose and objectives. This is where a communications campaign can come in handy. Outline the solution.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A product, whether in the for-profit, nonprofit, or government sector, is a powerful tool that delivers a valuable service to a specific audience. Read the AARP case study Applying a product mindset—with or without a product Whether or not your end goal is a true product, product-focused strategies can be useful in many ways.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2024

We are customer service experts working in multiple languages, usually with the help of Google Translate. Now grants managers are expected to digest the minutiae of API integrations, currency exchange protocols, and language translation tools—for an entire organization and for their primary grants database.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

To kick off 2023, we asked our partners, what are some new habits nonprofit practitioners should build with their donors, volunteers, and other supporters to help them meet their long-term organizational goals? Building these habits now will help organizations meet more of their goals in 2023. Here’s what they said.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

1) Creating Custom Donation Appeals in Minutes Use ChatGPT to craft a sequence of donation appeals with the goal of encouraging your stakeholders to make a donation. 6) Sharing Impact With just a few details about your organization, ChatGPT can write boilerplate language about your impact, mission, and programs.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Successful branding helps make your nonprofit recognizable, legitimate, and trustworthy to your audience. Branding includes cultivating a specific language and aesthetic style with assets that are used in all your marketing materials. Your specific set of goals distinguish you from other organizations out there. Stay consistent.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The audience needs to hear the message but wants to consume the peanut butter, so to speak. . Setting goals and objectives for telling your story. When setting your goals and objectives for telling your story, ask yourself these two questions : . What are the short-term goals of sharing this story? I have good news!

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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. The reason I think of a museum as human-centered is that to become audience-centered your organization has to center people. Without an internal understanding of humanity, it’s hard to be audience-centered.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Here are our top recommendations for generating effective CTAs: Make sure the language reflects the intended next step: There’s nothing more frustrating than being taken to a resource that doesn’t match up with the language of the CTA. Create a sense of urgency: Time is of the essence when it comes to meeting your nonprofit’s goals.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In part two of this series on the skills you need to be a great nonprofit storyteller, I talk about how to engage your audience emotionally through creative storytelling. In the first part of this series, I talked about why you need to define your goals, your brand and voice, and your audience before crafting your story.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Highly organized racist, anti-Semitic, and transphobic trolling campaigns on social media by the Alt-Right, including racial slurs, hate speech, and abusive language and behavior, are part of larger efforts to push the Right’s ideas into mainstream acceptance. Center language justice in your content strategies.

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Media Cause

JULY 14, 2023

Digital marketing is a powerful tool for businesses of all sizes to reach their target audience and achieve their goals. This knowledge will guide you in tailoring your campaigns to resonate with your audience and create meaningful connections. Consider expanding beyond those platforms to test and reach a wider audience.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

If your organization requires the translation of content to languages other than English, it means that your audience is multicultural, multilingual, and diverse. Translating content from English to any other language presents challenges that go beyond the selection of accurate words. Understand your multicultural audiences.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

It helps if they’re easy to understand, shareable, and engaging across a broad audience. You don’t have to jam all of these components into your annual report if they don’t reflect your goals. They’re a powerful tool for communicating your impact, but what makes an annual report effective?

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

It can be a challenge to get everyone on board with one language when things have been done differently in the past. Different words can have different meanings depending on the person, and not everyone will be fluent in the same jargon or technical language. Make it simple for your audience. Member engagement is everyone’s job.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Unlock the fundraising potential of your nonprofit by understanding your target audience. Define your mission and goals Begin by clearly outlining your organization’s mission and the specific goals you aim to achieve. This purpose should be the core of your mission statement.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Mission statements are typically short and to the point, briefly communicating the nature of the organization’s work, impact , goals, and values. Next, ask about what language resonates with them. Be sure to use active voice and descriptive language. Think about what would best speak to your audience.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 6, 2024

As we review these techniques, keep your nonprofit’s current recruitment approach in mind and consider how these strategies can help achieve your recruiting goals. Implement inclusive language and content. Using these strategies helps you highlight your unique value proposition over competitors to a wider audience.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

The theme should resonate with both the AAPI community and also general audiences. This galvanizes the community around your fundraising goals. It’s a wonderful way to include everyone and still work towards your fundraising goals. Ensure your call to action and messaging speaks to a wide audience.

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Candid

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Take the time to clarify your goals, potential audiences, and basic messaging first. We tailored one-sheets to our partners’ audiences and provided social media guidelines with general language about the campaign, encouraging partners to customize posts. This time, we argued for a different approach.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Overall, this work has helped to empower NRDC’s content managers, engage their audience, and amplify their impact. Their goals are to end preventable maternal health risks and deaths, end preventable preterm birth and infant death, and close the health equity gap. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Define Goals and Objectives In storytelling for nonprofits, one of the most important questions you can ask is “why?” Create goals that are specific and measurable to ensure that the stories you tell are purposeful (“specific” and “measurable” just so happen to be the first two letters in the S.M.A.R.T. goals acronym).

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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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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Once you’ve identified your organization’s “why”, you can create an even more compelling story for your audience. #2. Understand Your Audience Knowing who you’re trying to reach and what they’re about is key to crafting a winning story. Which audience is key in taking the actions needed to achieve your advocacy goal?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2021

In Parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, we discussed identifying your objectives and discussed how to better understand your audience. Your organization or brand may have a slightly different approach than that of another organization—but it’s important your audience learns what to expect from you. People act on emotion !

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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. Q: Do I know what my goals and guidelines are? What brand guidelines do you need to follow to be transparent and honest with your audiences? Fair enough.

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

You can reach a more diverse audience if you are including different voices in the planning process. As event professionals, you should put together a lineup that is as diverse as the audience you hope to reach. Look for companies and brands that share your goals in their day-to-day operations. Use Inclusive Language.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2022

One final bit of context: we recognize that language is subject to regional differences as well, meaning that even though we are sticking to English here, there are still undoubtedly many English words that we might have missed or not addressed. Many organizations that use this language exist because there is something that can be done.

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Forum One

AUGUST 3, 2023

Their goals are to end preventable maternal health risks and deaths, end preventable preterm birth and infant death, and close the health equity gap. Forum One helped the AARP Livability Index meet the needs of their audiences with an easier-to-use website and accessible data that informs consumer and policy decisions nationwide.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

Moreover, funders, evaluators, and program managers can have different goals related to programs’ implementations. The results allowed the executive team to launch a video channel, rather than sending text updates, in order to reach the numerous indigenous language speakers whose languages did not have a written form.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 16, 2023

Use vivid language and sensory details to create a narrative that evokes strong emotions in your audience. Use a variety of formats to tell your story and reach a broader audience. Share their stories in a way that is engaging, emotional, and authentic. Donors want to know that their contributions make a difference.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

A strategy will keep you on top of your marketing goals and tell you when to post your social media content for the highest impact. How do you target the right audience for Facebook Ads for nonprofits? Once you’ve chosen which post you want to boost, pick a target audience, a budget, and the duration of time the boosted post will run.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For example, if you are making an app that is highly graphics-intensive, building your app using a native programming language of each operating system is the way to go. The limitations of PWAs are most noticeable on iOS devices, which most likely at least half of your audience uses. Native apps.

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