CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

Let’s dive in and explore how creating donor personas can help us engage and resonate with our target audience better, so that in turn, we can create more impact in our areas of work. The process of creating donor personas is important because it helps you truly understand and connect with your supporters on a personal level.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 16, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Creating Unforgettable Nonprofit Events for Maximum Impact Ever been to a nonprofit event that left you in awe and inspired to make a difference? Create awareness : Events give you a stage to share your story, educate people about your cause, and inspire them to take action. Well, guess what?

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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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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2023

To run a successful nonprofit organization, you need to convince people to support you and help you raise funds to further your cause. These tasks require providing a compelling fundraising case for support and using it as the basis of your marketing and promotional efforts. Social media posts. Email newsletters. Annual reports.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

So, you get to work and land on one text-heavy website and another website with a prominent video that describes a nonprofit’s work, mission, and impact. So when it comes to inspiring your donors to support your cause, you might consider creating a nonprofit explainer video for your organization. Get to know your audience.

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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. Partner for Support Healthcare and restaurant workers were among the most severely affected by the pandemic. We advocated fiercely for our members to get protective resources.

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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? To provide an account of your organization's work for the past year. To generate new donations, retain donors and grow partnerships. Do we need to engage an external freelancer (writing and/or design)? Is our donor list accurate and up-to-date?

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Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2021

Imagine a story where someone was born, everything went perfectly from beginning to end, and then the story was over. When it comes to a good nonprofit story, struggle and overcoming are at the center. This is especially effective when trying to convince an audience why the mission of your organization is an important one.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2023

Moreover, nonprofits can expand their reach and engage with a wider audience by improving the overall user experience with accessible communications. Download Firefly Partners’ Email Accessibility Checklist to ensure that all your supporters can connect and engage with your work. Spread the word!

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories. Know your audience. The City Health Dashboard team regularly considers more than ten primary and secondary audiences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

A well-crafted year-end fundraising plan helps nonprofits define clear and specific fundraising goals, identify potential donors, and tailor their messaging better to resonate with their supporters. 1) Multi-Channel Strategy Employing a multi-channel strategy helps nonprofits reach a wider audience with their year-end campaign.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

But it’s worth it, because when you optimize your content, it acts as a kind of sleeper agent working to bring more awareness and support your way. While it can be hugely helpful, AI doesn’t do an amazing job writing for the searcher’s intent or your audience. But, just in case, here’s a couple pointers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

With so much to keep track of, it can be hard to know where to start aligning your communications so your fundraising initiatives are successful and support your brand. This analysis can help guide you towards what best engages your target audiences. You might think they’re redundant—but your audience won’t. Hint: they should!)

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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. They can make a huge impact as they provide significant support across areas including grantmaking, employee engagement and cause marketing. Feeding America.

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CauseVox

MARCH 24, 2022

You’re struggling to connect with your target audience and gain or retain their support. It was created with you in mind — the nonprofit director or marketer that is overwhelmed and under-resourced, trying to make an impact through content. You’ve hit a wall with your marketing strategy. You’re frustrated and tired.

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Candid

MARCH 22, 2022

So many things are competing for your supporters’ (and potential supporters’) attention, from the latest meme to their endless email queue—how can you capture their interest amidst all that noise? The answer: tell an engaging story. I mean, so it's pretty, very important part of what an organization uses to tell a story.

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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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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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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

You’ve heard that the power of storytelling is essential when it comes to educating people about your cause and converting people into supporters. It is often much more effective to use as few words as possible and let images tell the stories for us. Our audience is no longer taking our word for it.

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Forum One

APRIL 8, 2021

When a complete website redesign is not an option, there are small tweaks and improvements that can help you quickly optimize your website’s impact today. 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.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

Impact numbers are a great way to demonstrate the positive changes your organization has provided. But, to the outside world, impact numbers can be challenging to conceptualize. That’s why we recommend contextualizing your impact numbers with a powerful story. That rings true when it comes to telling stories.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Your supporters remember how you made them feel. Ask yourself, your leadership, and your trusted lead volunteers to fill in the blank: At the end of our event, we want our supporters (or) attendees to leave feeling __. Understand Your Audience. Remind your committee members specifically and often of the impact they’re making.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

Motivations for their giving include receiving tax deductions and understanding the impact their investment is making. Studies show that donors ask less about where their money is spent and more about the impact their donation is making. So, how can nonprofit leaders effectively communicate impact to stakeholders?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 12, 2022

Telling great stories helps your non-profit get its message out into the world, connect with new audiences and motivate people to take action like making a donation. In this article, I want to take it back to basics so you understand what is a story and why they matter for your non-profit. What is a Story?

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing is one of the key components of getting your organization seen by potential supporters! While many may think of marketing as a for-profit pursuit, it’s also the backbone for nonprofits connecting with supporters and spreading awareness about your mission. For-profit marketing is heavily focused on making a profit.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

You can collect fantastic, compelling stories, but if no one hears or sees them, they fall flat. You can manage 10 social media accounts, but if you are not telling great stories and cutting through the online clutter, your audience will not engage. The key is using stories to get people’s attention on social media channels.

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2022

It’s the foundation that enables you to articulate your organization’s mission and channel the inspiring stories of those whom you’ve helped. Becoming a supporter is a process, and not everyone is at the same point in that process. By contrast, longstanding supporters will want to know your future plans and how to be a part of them.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

Targeting them with your next peer-to-peer campaign is a smart way to build a sustainable support network for years to come. Millennial Impact Report. Ask a volunteer to share a personal story from their time serving the organization, or ask one of your clients to share an example of how your organization has benefitted them.

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Forum One

APRIL 21, 2021

Telling the story of 50 years of impact. To mark its anniversary, NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories and moments from the last 50 years. Crafting a compelling story. To help the site win, be sure to cast your vote today! CAST YOUR VOTE. Designing an easy-to-use experience.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Segment your audience. If email or mail appeals are a part of your GivingTuesday strategy, segmenting your audience could make a big difference for return on investment (ROI.) Make sure you tell your supporters about it! Get specific about how a gift today will translate to impact tomorrow—and wherever possible, quantify!

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

They’re a powerful tool for communicating your impact, but what makes an annual report effective? It helps if they’re easy to understand, shareable, and engaging across a broad audience. In fact, you can customize your annual report to only include the information relevant to what your donors and prospective supporters want to know.

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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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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 31, 2023

As we gear up for GivingTuesday, the perfect opportunity to engage supporters and boost fundraising efforts, it’s crucial to refine your narrative strategy. Let’s dive into the art of creating compelling stories that resonate and inspire action. Craft short, impactful videos that showcase your organization’s story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

She is also the Founder and CEO of Liz Ngonzi Transforms , a boutique international consulting firm that provides consulting, executive coaching, and training services that enable social sector leaders and entrepreneurs to increase their impact and reach their potential. Physical distance from audience. Limited budget.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This year, the focus is on building unique experiences to drive mission impact. How International Justice Mission is Using Salesforce to Drive Impact. Stories of Impact from Our Customers. Six years ago, he co-founded his own non-profit, Piedmont Makers, dedicated to support and inspire K-12 S.T.E.A.M.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2022

While these elements may feel like minor details that are easy to skip, they may in fact be very powerful in engaging your audiences and effectively sharing your organization’s story. . Dedicating time and resources to the following areas will create a solid foundation to maximize the impact of your communications activities. .

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