Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Storytelling is the currency of fundraising. In the digital environment of email, social media, and mobile, we can use storytelling in innovative ways to inspire supporters and donors — and raise more money. Below are six tips for nonprofits that want to use digital storytelling to engage donors and boost giving.

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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. 6) Use video and live streaming for storytelling. on Twitter and $5.26 There might also be smaller sites. on LinkedIn.

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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. . It helps solidify your nonprofit brand and build rapport with your audience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. If you have an engaged audience on Instagram, encouraging them to donate at year-end by promoting specific posts can get real results. 5) Raise money using Facebook Live.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

RSVP now for TechSoup's fourth annual Digital Storytelling Screening and Awards Party on Tuesday, May 28 at 7 p.m. You can also watch the awards ceremony live streamed on uSTREAM online for our global audience. Follow the action on Twitter with the hashtag #TSDIGS.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

For now, LinkedIn Pages outperform Facebook and Twitter in organic reach and engagement. These numbers are based on the performance of Nonprofit Tech for Good, and of course, vary depending upon how your nonprofit uses Facebook and Twitter. For example: 1. Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 1, 2022

This may mean abandoning “traditional” newsletter content (like an update letter from your Executive Director) in favor of content that engages and inspires your audience to action. Share an impact story A great non-profit newsletter idea is to use storytelling. Be kitschy – personify inanimate objects Sue the T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Storytelling is an essential fundraising skill for nonprofits. One of the most amazing nonprofit storytellers I ever heard in my life is Alberto Cairo (International Committee of the Red Cross) who delivered a truly inspirational speech during the International Fundraising Congress closing plenary. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Storytelling skills are also a prerequisite to successful advocacy. Take Part in the Digital Storytelling Challenge! Ladies and gentlemen, Storymakers 2016 is here.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

On Monday, April 16, TechSoup took its Digital Storytelling global with a full-day tweet chat spanning 10 time zones. Each tweet chat covered a different facet of digital storytelling and featured storytelling experts and nonprofit and library participants.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Storytelling skills are also a prerequisite to successful advocacy. Take Part in the Digital Storytelling Challenge! Ladies and gentlemen, Storymakers 2016 is here.

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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. Be clear on: Your target audience. Where does your target audience spend their time online? Twitter is great for quick updates; Instagram is great for sharing photos.

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EveryAction

MAY 1, 2017

Storytelling is a constant drumbeat that resonates throughout the nonprofit community, but increasingly, stories are getting hard to tell. We asked nonprofit storytelling expert Vanessa Chase Lockshin about telling stories amid a noisy, negative newscycle that leaves donors (and everyone else) feeling fatigued - here's her advice.

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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

AUGUST 29, 2019

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. While Facebook and Twitter may be waning a bit in popularity and usage, visual storytelling platform Instagram keeps growing in engagement and daily time spent on the site. .

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Whether your nonprofit already has a devoted following that likes and shares your posts, or you’re still building your presence on social media, here are some tips will help you expand your social audience and, ultimately, your donor base. Promote the deadline and your progress with frequent posts on Facebook and Twitter.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

However, just because your nonprofit has an active Facebook doesn’t mean you can automatically utilize Twitter or LinkedIn effectively. It’s important to consider your audience as well as the different use capabilities of each network when it comes to deciding which kinds of accounts to maintain. Get People Talking on: Twitter.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2016

Since our last storytelling Twitter chat , both the opportunities and challenges in producing a great digital story have increased. As organizations begin wading into this cluttered storytelling landscape, and begin picking platforms, tools, and narratives, excitement can quickly evaporate. New Zealand Standard Time (3 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Join me for a Twitter Chat about #MyGivingStory at 1pmPST/4pmEST on Tuesday, December 13 th , 2016. During the chat, @GivingTues will start with welcomes, and then lead a discussion about storytelling best practices. Here’s a curated list of examples, tips, and tools that can help any nonprofit improve their storytelling skills.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

And data storytelling is at the forefront of such initiatives. At first thought, data and storytelling sound like an odd mix. "Data" sounds dry, while storytelling weaves narratives aimed at appealing to people's emotions. And sometimes it can seem inaccessible or too complex for your audience.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. You can also share Instagram videos on Facebook, Twitter, and other channels. Here's what we learned. Sign up here.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2012

Submissions for the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have closed, but the fun has just begun! While our community is busy from March 6 – 12 picking their favorites for the Audience Choice Awards , our panel of expert judges will be selecting the top digital stories from among hundreds of entries. As the Dean of Story.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Like any other marketing tool or social media platform, TikTok’s value is in its storytelling ability. Does the tool help you reach your target audience? If you’re considering creating a TikTok account for your nonprofit, it’s important for you to evaluate if you’ll be able to reach your target audience on the platform.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

You can’t have a successful campaign without communicating with your audience. Make your emails are unique and effective with these email storytelling tips. The Power Of Storytelling For Fundraising. The most powerful tool you have to build a connection with prospective donors is storytelling.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Storytelling and social media – these terms have certainly been thrown around a lot this year! Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected. 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.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

This special digital storytelling episode of Nonprofits Live will include secrets from the pros for nonprofits submitting photo and video stories to the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge in February. He has spoken publicly about his work to audiences at the Smithsonian, UC. conferences and public events around the world.

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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. This will help you understand the types of supporters that are most likely to be interested in your cause and guide your efforts in targeting the right audience.

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TechImpact

APRIL 28, 2014

It is important when doing any social media campaign that your define a target audience. With over 1 billion users on Twitter and Facebook, you need to target a demographic to influence to start your campaign. General Mobile Social Tech facebook nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech social media storytelling' During the even.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Sidenote: if you weren't able to join us for this month's webinar, make sure to follow EveryAction on Twitter + keep up with our virtual and in-person events to join us next time! If your goal is to engage + build relationships with your audience (hopefully it is!), About Wistia. How did it do at what ?". Ready to start posting?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

One of my biggest takeaways from last year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco was this oft-repeated advice on social networking, specifically Facebook and Twitter: you can't make them come to you. We simply needed to make Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube an extension of what we were already doing and saying.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

They simply need to be good storytellers. Storytelling opens doors and creates interest and can be coupled with an invitation to “take action” on the organization’s website which hopefully helps them acquire email addresses. Getting covered by the media immediately expands your audience and interest in your issues.

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sgEngage

JUNE 30, 2023

Digital Marketing Nonprofits use digital marketing to reach a wider audience online to communicate to specific demographics with targeted messaging. Social Media Marketing Social media provides a platform for nonprofits to reach a wider, often younger audience. Email Marketing Email is an effective communication tool for nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

There’s both an art and science to effectively using social media and by implementing the best practices below your NGO’s ability to reach a global audience is significantly increased. Donors and supporters are increasing overwhelmed by text-heavy storytelling – especially on mobile devices.

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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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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

In conjunction with the third annual TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , we are offering three free webinars to ensure you know the nuts and bolts of all the stages of production — and get your questions answered by the experts. The last portion of the webinar will be dedicated to distributing your story to your audience.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 21, 2014

What we do know, is that marketers around the world, in the for profit and nonprofit world alike, are turning to storytelling, content marketing, and social media to engage and connect with target audiences. Yes, 80% of social sharing happens on Facebook and Twitter. Social sharing.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 21, 2021

This enables you to curate organic, moderated conversations across a variety of topics to an audience of your choosing. . It’s like participating in a panel about a topic that you are deeply interested in with experts and engaged audiences from around the world — and you don’t even have to change out of your sweatpants. Devi Thomas.

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