NTEN

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Officially the first 2012 NTC registrant, David kicked off his fundraising page , shared his NTEN story and sent out too many #NTENThanks tweets to count during the first week of Member Appreciation Month.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The landing page is not the place to talk about your newest board member’s qualifications, awards you’ve won, or how long you’ve been around. When the donor clicks through to the donation page, a call to action should be prominent like “Your gift helps us feed the homeless!” Tell a heart-tugging story. Make it easy to donate!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. Habitat for Humanity focuses on periodically posting curated content relevant to the cause of homelessness and housing. List all languages spoken, honors and awards received, and publications. For example: 1. Curated content relevant to your mission.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 6, 2018

Review the mission statement - cure cancer, end homelessness, provide affordable housing for working families - whatever it is, ask yourself if the programs from last year helped the organization reach its goals. What will you do differently this year? From WHY comes strategic planning and goal setting.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

I may want to help end homelessness, but not have a clue how to make a difference on a scale that moves the needle. 2) Does it have design elements that tell a story with words and pictures? (3) Her award-winning blog showcases her practical approach, which earned her the AFP “Outstanding Fundraising Professional of the Year” award.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 13, 2018

It was like a paid internship where I would learn about nonprofit organizations, and receive an education award at the end. At first, we think of race, culture and ethnicity without thinking about each other’s’ individual stories. I came across Public Allies and it looked like a great program. I was more than excited to apply.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

The organization with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the Lenovo IdeaPad AND will be featured as the "Youth Impact" story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). The stories on the LIM are highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. b) Story Submission.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

Our story challenges get lots of attention. However, as we share stories of one child, one women, one community, then our donors and friends realize that they can make a difference in the life of one person; and that makes all the difference in the world! We appreciated the opportunity to work with TechSoup and tell our story.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

And there is also an award category for individual champion, whether board members, volunteers, or a free agent. NStreet Village : N Street Village is a community of empowerment and recovery for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C. Image by Codilicious from Flickr.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 29, 2007

In my surfing around for adoption opportunities, I came across the incredible story of Pali Boucher, the founder of Rocket Dog Rescue in San Francisco. Hayden of How to Become a Hero tells part of Pali's story in her post, The Call to Heroism in the Howl of a Dog. After a short time in a foster home, she ended up on the street herself.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Road trips are an excellent platform for causes to tell important stories, engage volunteers, and fundraise in an innovative way. telling the stories of homeless individuals across the United States has been well documented. Boaz ran his trip as a free agent story teller. Diverse Goals. Trail-blazing Road Warriors.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. Charlotte Cooper. Future Sheroes. Jazz Jennings.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Additionally, some organizations, like Wal-Mart , award grants to nonprofits based on how many staff help on the day of an event or how many collective service hours they log. No matter what outlet you think might suit your target audience best, here are two tips that can help you work with the media to recruit volunteers: Pitch a story.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

Over the past week though, there have been little glimpses of happiness amid the disasters, scandals and economic bad news - stories about the CNN Heroes: Ordinary People Extraordinary Impact. Anne Mahlum "Used to run by homeless men each morning. It's kinda depressing, but I'm trying to stay informed.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Telling one person’s emotionally compelling success story through an appeal video can be the single most powerful way to inspire donors to give generously. How can we help people share their stories in ways that empower them and inspire donors without exploiting their struggle and pain? Don’t try to tell someone’s story for them.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

Then around being an advocate, share their personal stories. You have to teach them to share their personal stories, and we’re going to get into that in more detail in what I’m talking about around sharing the personal story. I’m elevating the story each time, you know how we exaggerate. not a jet.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

They feed the hungry, provide medicine for the sick, shelter the homeless, educate our youth, protect the environment, prevent animal cruelty, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. And that is the whole point of the Impact Awards : recognizing nonprofits that use technology to make our world a better place. Read the case study.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

John Center for Homeless Men recently did their own virtual house party peer-to-peer event called Raisin’ the Rent , with some of their participants raising over $10,000 in their house party. The winners are then awarded with their prizes! You’ll need an entertaining emcee and some prizes, trophies, or certificates as awards.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The Taylor Center is run by Diane Miller , who launched its award-winning Youth Exploring Science program in 1997. Diane told me several stories about teens who came in thinking of themselves as dumb but changed their perspective as their confidence grew in two areas they associated with intelligence--knowing science and being able to teach.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

You can put this in Excel and you can have all these different criteria, areas of interest, the award amounts, similar grantees in the same space, if there’s an organizational connection so that you can cultivate a relationship. However, others might be looking at higher high five-figure, six-figure awards. Steven: Got it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. t doing something different - same staff, same tasks - but you are doing it a bit differently. Adding a new data point to it. Another example.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

The Taylor Center is run by Diane Miller , who launched its award-winning Youth Exploring Science program in 1997. Diane told me several stories about teens who came in thinking of themselves as dumb but changed their perspective as their confidence grew in two areas they associated with intelligence--knowing science and being able to teach.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

It’s important to tell the same basic story to every funder so that you can be clear in who your program serves, what your goals and outcomes are, and your overall messaging. But you still want to be sharing the same basic overall story. And they can also be settings, things like schools or homeless shelters. .

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

There's the "program" side that wants to tell you all the amazing ways your programs help save homeless pets, feed the hungry, find cures, protect our children, or empower women. Covenant House is the largest privately-funded agency in the Americas providing food, shelter, crisis care, and essential services to homeless and at-risk kids.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Best Subject Line Award goes to Oxfam America Ambassador Aziz Ansari for his “Bad fruitcake news, Steve” message. The Humane Society of the United States gets the award for Best-Email-That-Looked-Like-The-CEO-Sent-It-From-An-iPhone message. Stories that haunt me. Here are the best of the best from 2015!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 16, 2019

This is why testimonials and awards are such great credibility boosters. They need a story, even a little one. Stories are the most effective way to communicate ideas and prompt action. Stories are how we, as a species, have learned about the world from our beginning. Why are stories so persuasive? Unexpected.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2015

My multichannel award goes to The Nature Conservancy. Field Report: All gifts matched, success stories & more! Beaten for Being Gay in Russia – Andrey’s Story. Thank you – we’ll end pet homelessness, the seal hunt, and more. ? Everything from the email design to the donation form experience was spot on.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

When Sophia contacted me and asked if I would talk here, my first thought was, "You know, I could talk here, but I just know so many amazing women who have stories that I want to share." So when I was asked to do this panel and learned what this conference was about, I thought, "Well, I should have them come and tell their stories to you."

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